Styling With Scent
There are countless articles advising how to "style your home with scent," what to use in our living room, bedroom, etc. But smell is so intimately related to our personal experiences and memories, it's impossible to tell someone what scent would be relaxing.
For example, I have trouble sleeping. So I went with the invariable recommendation: lavender. Even though it didn't help me sleep, I enjoyed the scent and kept using it. I gave it over a year, because I never considered it was a choice.
Then I read about the link between the power of scent and memories. I thought maybe lavender didn't have dreamy memories for me.
So I started experimenting. Not anything technical: I just smelled loads of things. I thought the Pure Placid Cashmere Sweater Soy Candle with cream, jasmine, and vanilla was soothing.
No one can tell us how to use our sense of smell or what scents are right for what space. But hard facts tell us that scent is powerful, and we can use this power to our advantage. If you don't believe me, try it.
Pay attention to how different scents make you feel and choose some to use throughout the day. Use a refreshing scent in your shampoo or body wash, spritz your kitchen at breakfast, use a relaxing scent in your car while stuck in traffic, put a fragrant plant in your cubicle, light a candle at dinner, pick another one for the living room, and spray your bedding before sleep.
Written By Dawn Cardinale