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Making Scents of It All
TIPS FOR CURATING OLFACTORY EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME
BY LIZA GRANT SMITH
According to a study conducted by Mood Media, 75 percent of all emotions generated every day are due to smell. It’s perhaps one of the reasons why more and more luxury hotels are developing signature fragrances and why the concept of home scenting has fl ourished in recent years. Here’s a cheat sheet on how to cultivate a desired mood in your home’s primary spaces.
THREE TECHNIQUES
1. Burning scented candles, such as those by Boynton Beach–based Wax Buddha (waxbuddha.com) is an easy way to scent a room with the bonus of instant ambience. Mixologist Courtney Siegel and food product creator Robin Alpert founded the company during the pandemic, combining their expertise and creativity to create artisan candles in signature scents such as Good Vibes Only, a blend of sage, palo santo, and rosemary.
2. Scent diff using has gone high tech, with companies like Aroma360 (aroma360.com) off ering both standalone and HVACconnected systems that can scent spaces measuring up to 6,000 square feet. The company has designed more than 90 signature scents for hotels and high-end brands, and it sells oils reminiscent of many of those mixtures. Sample their intoxicating bouquets at Aroma360 showrooms in Wynwood, Boca Raton, and Palm Beach.
3. Fresh fl owers serve as a source of fragrance and as a decor accent. With shops in New York and Palm Beach, Renny & Reed (rennyandreed.com) is known for crafting arrangements for the home and special events that have a visual “wow” factor as well as aromas that evoke emotions.
THREE SPACES
1. THE KITCHEN
The key in the kitchen is to not compete with the food. Instead, opt for scents that play to culinary fl avors such as herbs, sweet fruit, fresh citrus, and baking spices.
Candle Pick: The Recipe by Wax Buddha has hints of berry, cinnamon, and vanilla. Diff user Pick: Inspired by the W Hotel, Aroma360’s 24K Magic entices with bergamot, lemon, and lemongrass, before developing into a bouquet of magnolia, jasmine, and lily on a base of koa wood and white musk. Flower Pick: “Combine herbs such as rosemary, thyme, and lavender, accented with scented geranium foliage, vegetables, and fruits,” says Reed McIlvaine of Renny & Reed. “Then combine the herbs with nonfragrant fl owers such as tulips to prevent them from overpowering the food.”
2. THE LIVING ROOM
The desired mood in a living room often changes depending on the day and occasion.
Create a vibe that is inviting, cozy, and a bit alluring with warm wood scents, like cedar or sandalwood mixed with vanilla. Or go for a more fresh and lively approach (i.e., garden fl owers) that encourages socialization and boosts energy.
Candle Pick: Wax Buddha’s Enchanted Forest is a nod to the hills and beaches of Malibu, with marine sea salt and eucalyptus drifting into cinnamon, redwood, and sugary clove. Diff user Pick: Designed for Margaritaville, Mother Ocean from Aroma360 has hints of bergamot, ivy, and ocean plus notes of peony, magnolia, and sweet honeysuckle, and a fi nish of oud, warm amber, and sandalwood. Flower Pick: “Avoid flowers that have an earthy smell, such as tree peonies and fritillaria,” says McIlvaine. “We recommend a pleasant, mildly fragrant array of fresh scents, such as lilac, garden roses, peonies, and sweet pea.”
3. THE BEDROOM
In addition to being tranquil and balancing, the bedroom is also the most critical room to personalize. Determine scents that soothe you—whether they be herbal and spalike, deep and sultry, or delicate and sweet.
Candle Pick: It Was All a Dream by Wax Buddha was made for the bedroom, with a profi le of lavender, eucalyptus, and driftwood. Diff user Pick: An homage to Nest’s cedar leaf and lavender scent, Aroma360’s Blue Moon combines deep blue cedar and lavender for a relaxing aroma that becomes even more soothing with notes of lilac, sandalwood, and eucalyptus. Flower Pick: “Look for sweet, soft fragrances such as lily of the valley, lilac, and sweet pea to create a romantic, fragrant eff ect,” advises McIlvaine. However, “we recommend avoiding Casa Blanca lilies, which have a tendency to overwhelm the room with their strong scent.”
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