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The cosy winter home scents we're coveting

Snuggle weather worthy

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / July 06 2020

With people spending more time at home, fragrancing our humble abode has never been more pertinent. And as we carefully select an appropriate scent for creating that WFH balance between efficiency and ambience, we find ourselves drawn to the cosy corner of fragrance land.

This year’s toasty notes of winter lean less towards pumpkin spice latte and more to warm, modern and clean influences. Not quite so sickly sweet, but delicious all the same, we’re sure you’ll love our top picks as much as we do...

BYREDO Chai Candle

Peppery notes of cardamom and clove anchor this deliciously warm scent, providing a welcome hint of masculinity to balance out the sweet and smoky flavours of ginger, incense and violet. Speaking from personal experience, this candle is addictive, so we suggest burning sporadically for prolonged enjoyment of this masala-inspired lituation.

VITRUVI Terracotta Stone Diffuser + Sleep Blend Essential Oil

With a scent that intends to evoke the physical sensation of caressing cashmere and a minimalist ceramic stone delivery system, the VITRUVI essential oil diffuser is a way to bring the spa vibes home with you. We’re talking notes that remind you of fresh linens and florals, a soothing and powdery blend of lavender, frankincense, ylang ylang, roman chamomile, and vetiver.

Lola James Harper #16 Woody Office Room Spray

Miss the smell of more studious environments? Let a few spritzes of this room spray instantly transport you to nostalgic dreams of ancient libraries, with notes of mahogany, sandalwood, vetiver and cedar at the heart of this conveniently packaged fragrance.

Maison Balzac Le Soleil Incense + The Glass Pebble Incense Holder

This is not your average hippy incense: housed in a minimalist, monogrammed white box, this blend has an uplifting sandalwood and hydrangea tea scent. Plus with a 25 minute burn time, lingering fragrance, and a sleek, amber glass holder, there’s something special and ritualistic about taking time out of your day to burn one of these sticks.

Eau d'Italie Le Sirenuse Scent Diffuser

If you find the idea of being confined to one country, let alone the indoors abhorrent, Eau d’Italie’s latest reed diffuser will take you straight to the beaches of the Amalfi coast with notes of musk, incense, bergamont, blackcurrant buds and yellow sweet clover. Think: a cool ocean breeze, citrus groves and the European summer sun. Ahh, the serenity.

Well now, your house smells good, what about you? These are the sweet yet sultry scents you should snap up.

Main image credit: @flammedepigalle

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).