Information on essential oils, diffuser recipes, creating moods with scent, scent styling and design.
Our sense of smell still remains the most neglected of our senses. The aim of this blog is to act as a catalyst to increase awareness of the role played by our sense of smell and aromas in how our home functions and makes us feel and how scent is an important part of our history, culture, identity and the way we live our life.
Let's educate our nose and be enriched by the experience!
Nature and gardens come alive with colours and scents in the Spring, intensifying our feelings for change, optimism and enjoyment after the hibernation of Winter.
The captivating neroli essential oil is extracted from fragrant citrus blossoms of the bitter orange tree.
Mandarins have their origin in China, native to the countries of South East Asia and the Philippines. The fruit spread through Asia and eventually in the 19th century to the Western world.
The bathroom, once a forgotten area of the home, is moving away from a purely functional role to becoming a space of retreat and wellbeing.
The sense of smell is a neglected and undervalued sense in our visually dominated world.
Myrrh is a natural exudate or gum resin collected from Commiphora trees that inhabit the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula.
The bedroom is a place of shelter and pause, a private sanctuary for relaxing and romance.
Scent can play a part in a well designed bedroom to enhance our experience and can be employed to reflect its role as a restorative space.
A member of the hardy Sage herbal family, clary sage is native to the Northern Mediterranean, growing both in the wild and cultivated.
Colours and scents affect our behaviour and emotions. Following from previous posts on the inter-relationship between colours and aromas, the focus will now be on the colour blue.
The elegant cypress tree is an evergreen conifer, originating from the Eastern Mediterranean.
