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How to choose the ideal scent for your home? Expert gives tips!

Mels Brushes' home fragrance specialist gives tips on how to choose the best fragrance to perfume your home

By Redação

Submitted at Aug 25, 2021, 12:00 PM

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How to choose the ideal scent for your home? Expert gives tips!
la vie em fleur casa de aromas casacor florianopolis 2019

La Vie em Fleur - Cris Araújo e Linda Martins. A loja de fragrâncias foi pensada como um ambiente instagramável e monocromático. E o pantone Rose Quartz foi uma escolha certeira. O mobiliário é totalmente autoral e desenhado pelo escritório, assim como a delicada luminária central com superfície de quase 30 metros quadrados. (Lio Simas/CASACOR)

To bring comfort to internal spaces, it is necessary to maximize the senses, be it touch, visual or olfactory appeal. After all, comfort is not just associated with furniture and lighting – aromas also count a lot in this equation . This is what specialist Scheila Gonçalves Froehner , one of the partners in charge of Mels Brushes , who is present at CASACOR Santa Catarina 2021 , defends. She shares five tips to help when choosing a fragrance for your home, check them out!

1. The fragrance must respect the resident’s style


Just like the colors chosen to decorate, it can be said that the fragrance also awakens different sensations depending on its notes and intensities . For example, residents who opt for lighter colors tend to like fresher, lighter scents, such as Dolce Vita and Rosemary Supreme . On the other hand, people who opt for a darker palette tend to choose fuller-bodied fragrances, with notes of spices, wood, leather such as Black Leather and Monet . For environments with a romantic and Provençal style, a great choice are floral scents, which tend to please easily . Suggestions are Tulip or Cedar and Magnolia .
Casa de Aromas - Leandro Sumar. Projeto da CASACOR Santa Catarina 2021.

Casa de Aromas - Leandro Sumar. No ambiente monocromático, não é possível distinguir cores e estilos, mas a harmonia entre os elementos usados é soberana. O espaço foi pensado para despertar e instigar sensações, sejam visuais ou olfativas. A estrutura metálica aparente vai de encontro aos acabamentos sofisticados e as molduras de gesso e as pedras brutas naturais completam o mix de estilos. (Lio Simas/CASACOR)

2. Choose the most appropriate way to perfume


To perfume a room properly, it is necessary to take into account information such as room size, ventilation and air flow . In these cases, stick diffusers are preferred by most people due to the practicality of effortless continuous perfuming: just turn the sticks a few times a day. Electric diffusers or humidifiers are recommended for environments measuring around 30 m2. The Home spray causes intense aromatization for a short time and requires a little more effort to keep the environment fragrant, being perfect for moments when a specific perfume is desired. Water for fabrics , as the name suggests, provides scent to fabrics. Widely used in bedding, pillows, curtains, carpets, towels. This modality is normally used in conjunction with a stick diffuser or home spray, when the intention is to leave the fragrance clearly present in the environment .
For rooms and environments to relax, it is recommended to use fragrances that bring a feeling of comfort and calm , such as Lavender and Bamboo . Kitchens and gourmet areas typically use more citrus fragrances , as this style tends to “camouflage” the smell of food, such as White Tea . Living rooms are usually the environment that attracts the most attention, as it is the place where friends and family are usually received. Therefore, the recommendation is for versatile fragrances, which are easy to please , avoiding smells with a specific taste. Some fruits tend to please easily, such as Cherry and Hazelnut or Fig and Bergamot , woody florals also tend to be successful in this type of environment, such as Cedar and Magnolia . In bathrooms and washrooms, it is recommended to always have a super-smelling liquid soap with the same fragrance as the stick diffuser on the counter. Suggestion of liquid soap and Rosemary Supreme aroma diffuser.
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(Lio Simas/CASACOR)

4. Pay attention to the weather or season


As Brazil is quite large, you can clearly see the differences in fragrances chosen by cities in hot regions compared to those in the south or mountains. Hot cities tend to consume fragrances that bring freshness and lightness, such as Capim Limão citrus fruits. While residents of colder cities look for fuller-bodied, spicy, woody fragrances, which make the environment “warmer” like Whiskey .

5. Olfactory accommodation


Who has never been fooled by olfactory accommodation? Many times we think that our house no longer smells so good , even when using the usual air freshener. This happens not only with home fragrances, but also with perfumes for personal use, as the sense of smell becomes “accustomed” to the aroma. Therefore, do not make the mistake of spraying more and more home spray , as the effect can be unbearable for someone who is not used to it. Believe me, it still smells as good as before. [April-see-also]W3siaWQiOjExMjI3MiwidGl0bGUiOiJDQVNBQ09SIFNhbnRhIENhdGFyaW5hIDIwMjE6IHF1YWwgJiN4RTk7IHNldSBhbWJpZW50ZSBwcmVmZXJpZG8/In0seyJpZCI6MTEyMzgzLC J0aXRsZSI6IkNBU0FDT1IsIENvcmFsIGUgRmF6ZW5kaW5oYW5kbyBmYXplbSBhJiN4RTc7JiN4RTM7 OiI5IGNvemluaGFzIHJlZmxldGVtIG8gbm92byBtb3JhciBuYSBDQVNBQ09SIFNhbnRhIENhdGFyaW5hIDIwMjEifV0=[/abril-see-also]