HOW TO SCENT YOUR HOME

WANT A PEACEFUL, SNUGGLY SUNDAY IN, OR HAVING FRIENDS OVER FOR DRINKS? SCENT YOUR HOME TO SUIT THE MOOD YOU WANT TO RECREATE. “FRAGRANCE IS SO IMPORTANT FOR CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE AND EMOTION IN THE HOME,” SAYS NEOM’S NICOLA ELLIOTT. “TRY SOMETHING RELAXING IN THE BEDROOM AND BATHROOM, BUT AN UPLIFTING SCENT IN THE KITCHEN AND HALLWAY. IF YOU’RE NEW TO HOME FRAGRANCE, START OUT WITH ONE CANDLE OR DIFFUSER IN THE BEDROOM AND SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR MOOD AFTER A GREAT NIGHT’S SLEEP!”

SPRAY IT OVER BED LINEN, CURTAINS, NAPKINS AND EVEN YOUR TABLECLOTH AL FRESCO. CHOOSE A MOOD-ENHANCING ESSENTIAL OIL-BASED SPRAY, BODY MIST OR FLOWER WATER THAT IS ALCOHOL FREE. AVOID USING ANY CHEMICAL-BASED ROOM SPRAYS. THAT WAY, IF IT FALLS ON YOUR SKIN, THAT’S OK, AND I THINK DISINFECTING IN THE HOME IS OVERRATED. I LOVE TO USE Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist, £18, AND MY FAVOURITE TO SPRITZ ON THE DUVET IS This Works Sleep Plus+ Pillow Spray, £26, WHICH HAS LAVENDER, VETIVERT AND CAMOMILE – WORKS

LIKE A DREAM!

DIFFUSE IT REED DIFFUSERS ARE A MORE

ELEGANT AND EFFORTLESS VERSION OF AIR FRESHENERS, GENTLY PERMEATING A FRAGRANCE YOU LOVE THROUGHOUT THE HOME. THE TRICK IS TO TURN THE WOODEN STICKS EVERY FIVE DAYS TO GET THE FULL IMPACT. I ADORE THE SPICY WOODS IN Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir Scent Surround Diffuser, £62.

HEAT IT AN ESSENTIAL

OIL BURNER IS STILL A RATHER GENTLE WAY TO SCENT A ROOM. I USE AN AromaStone, £30 at nealsyardremedies.com, IN MY OFFICE AT HOME, WITH MY

OWN BLEND OF LEMONGRASS, BERGAMOT AND FRANKINCENSE ESSENTIAL OILS THAT I’VE NAMED GOJO.

SMOKE IT INCENSE

STICKS, CONES AND FLAT COILS ARE A FABULOUS, TRADITIONAL WAY TO SMOULDER AROMA IN YOUR HOME. MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITES ARE Nitiraj Incense in Parvati, £2.50 for 10, from wildeones.com, WITH, YEP, YOU GUESSED IT… SANDALWOOD, CINNAMON AND PATCHOULI; AND Ila Incense for an Aroma of Purity and Peace, £12, WITH JASMINE AND SANDALWOOD. I TOOK THESE ON HOLIDAY TO GREECE

LAST YEAR AND NOW WHEN I LIGHT ONE AT HOME, THE WHOLE FAMILY FEEL THE VIBE!

BURN IT MORE THAN A QUARTER OF BRITISH HOMES

NOW REGULARLY BURN A CANDLE. IT’S IN OUR BLOOD. “HAVING A SIGNATURE HOME SCENT IS AS ESSENTIAL AS HAVING A ‘SIGNATURE SCENT’ FOR YOUR SKIN,” SAYS ROJA DOVE OF

ROJA PARFUMS. “IT IS A WAY OF REALLY OWNING YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND IT IS MORE PERSONAL THAN SIMPLY WEARING A SCENT, SINCE PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INVITED INTO YOUR HOME TO EXPERIENCE IT.” >>