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Choosing a Home Fragrance
Discover how to choose the perfect scent for you and your home.
Finding the perfect home fragrance is more than just choosing a pleasant smell, it's about creating an environment that resonates with your style and the atmosphere you're looking for.
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With so many options it's often hard to know where to start, but with Kind Melts handy guide to assist you.
We'll help you to find a fragrance that aligns with your personal style, the mood you want to create, and also recommend some of our popular scents.
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Already have an idea of what you're looking for? Check out our fragrance list to find your favourite scent.
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Kind Melts home fragrances are handcrafted with an eco conscious ethos, carefully created to fill your home with long lasting and luxurious scents.
Imagine walking into a room and being greeted by a fragrance that captures your mood.
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When choosing a home fragrance
(or any type of fragrance), it is important to consider the type of scent that you want.
Are you looking to refresh a space, giving a bright and airy feel with citrus scents? Perhaps you want to create a calming oasis to relax in with the aromas of lavender or vanilla.
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Once you know what type of scent you are looking for, the fragrance wheel can help you find scents that are similar to the ones you are interested in.
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The fragrance wheel is a tool which can help you to understand and explore different fragrances. ​
It groups scents into four main categories Floral, Oriental, Woody and Fresh. Using the fragrance wheel can help you find new fragrances that are perfect for you.
How to use a fragrance wheel to find your perfect home fragrance.​
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Think about scents you like. Do you love the freshness of lemons, calming lavender, or the aromas of a forest walk?
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Find which fragrance category your favourite scent fits into on the fragrance wheel. It will belong to one of the four main families, Floral, Oriental, Woody, or Fresh.
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Explore the category, Scents in the same family often share similarities. If you like lavender (Floral), you may enjoy rose or jasmine. If you like Vanilla (Oriental), you might also like cinnamon.
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Once you've found a fragrance family you enjoy explore the neighbouring scent types on the wheel. So if you like floral scents, you might also enjoy fresh scents.
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The fragrance wheel is a starting point to finding your perfect scent. Don't be afraid to try new scents across the categories. You might be surprised and find something you love!
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Oriental
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Atmosphere
Warm and luxurious.
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Oriental scents are sensual and exotic, with rich scents that feature sweet, resins and spicy notes.
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Oriental fragrance subcategories
Soft Oriental, Oriental, Woody Oriental
Recommendations:
Antique Bookstore
Asteria
Oriental Blossom
Twilight Whisper
Woody
Atmosphere
Grounding and cosy.
A woody fragrance is typically one that contains notes of wood, moss or earth.
Woody fragrance Subcategories
Woody, Mossy, Dry woods
Recommendations
Petrichor
Cosy Cabin
Ebony and Tonka
The Elements - Fire
Fresh​
Atmosphere
Clean and Refreshed
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A fresh fragrance is bright crisp and energetic. It contains Aromatics, Citrus, Green and watery notes.
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Fresh fragrance subcategories
Aromatics, Citrus, Green, Watery
Recommendations
The Elements - Air
Freshly cut grass
Wilderness
The Elements - Water
Floral
Atmosphere
Comforting and Sophisticated
A floral scent contains one or more flower based aromas. They can be powdery, delicate, sharp or sweet.
Floral fragrance subcategories
Fruity, Floral, Soft floral, Floral oriental
Recommendations
Amore
Bloom
Pear & Freesia
Lychee & Guava
By understanding the fragrance wheel, you can find the perfect home fragrance to suit your mood or personality.
From there, it's simply a matter of finding the perfect scent that speaks to you.
For example, if you love the smell of roses, you would choose a floral scent.
If you prefer the smell of cedar, you would choose a woody scent. And so on.
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The fragrance wheel is a great way to narrow down your choices and find a fragrance that you'll love.
Give it a try the next time you're choosing your Kind Melts products!