Gift of Scent

When you’re living in a small, downtown apartment (like I am), you might assume you don’t need much in the way of home fragrance products to keep your small space smelling fresh. But what I’ve discovered after years of living in an apartment is that the smaller the space, the more need there is for home fragrance products because a small space puts you in closer proximity to all things smelly! P-U! Gym clothes in the hamper, outerwear in the closet with smelly pits, the rug the dog loves to sleep on, a stale-smelling trash can, the musty kitchen sink and disposal, the bathroom (just in general), your husband’s rank shoes…If your sense of smell is intact, you smell all of those nasties when you’re confined to a small apartment. #MaskFaceEmoji You could launder, scrub, and power-wash everything you own and everything in the apartment overall, but that takes way too much time and probably won’t keep the stink at bay for longer than a few days. Instead, you can curb your...

Even though I grew up with a very kind-hearted and loving father, he smoked cigars. There’s no way I found anything he did off-putting, but I disliked the smell of his cigar smoke. There’s nothing pleasing for me about it today either, though I do think of my Dad the moment my nose detects it. Now, the smell of roses is another matter. My first recognition of rose smells took place in the garden of a daycare center where I vociferously protested attending. While I find their smell heavenly, it takes me to a place of melancholy, so I never seek them out in a fragrance product. This phenomenon is predicted in the study of aromachology, the effects of smell on human behavior, feelings, and emotions. The study of aromachology suggests I can’t “unsmell” or “unmake” any of these smell associations, whether positive or negative. Coined in 1982 by the Olfactory Research Fund, now known as the Sense of Smell Institute, a division of...

I don’t know about you, but I have an extreme aversion to bad smells…dirty socks, smelly sink drains, anything in the bathroom (lol): can’t stand them! And on Valentine’s Day, nothing kills the romantic mood like a foul stench in the air… I’ve used almost every fragrance product out there to get rid of any of the stinky aromas that crop up in my home, but my favorite by far is essential oils . I have an Ultrasonic Diffuser in each room. Ultrasonic diffusers work by atomizing and breaking water and essential oil particles into micro-molecules and diffusing them into the air. I just add water to the specified level, add drops of whichever essential oil I want to diffuse (or multiple different oils to create a fragrance blend), and press the on button to enjoy long-lasting, pure Belle Aroma ® essential oils . This Valentine’s Day, say “I love You” with all-natural Belle Aroma Essential Oils from The Gift of Scent. Create an atmosphere of love by adding the essentia...

Any other Parks & Recreation fans here? Parks & Recreation is one of my go-to, watch on repeat TV shows. When they took it off Netflix in 2020, I purchased the full series on DVD. It’s kind of an obsession. I often think about how much I’d love to have a best friend like Leslie Knope, a boss like Ron Swanson, or Chris Traeger for a fitness coach. Two of my favorite episodes in the whole series are the Galentine’s Day episodes, which are about a holiday Leslie Knope, the main character of the show, invents to celebrate the ladies in her life. Galentine’s Day is on February 13th, the day before Valentine’s Day. Leslie and the ladies in her life get together over brunch, talk about their love lives, and receive gifts Leslie made or purchased specially for each individual woman. Throughout the show, Leslie Knope inspires all her best girlfriends to do two things: 1. be authentically themselves at all times, and 2. to never stop working toward their biggest, most o...

If you haven’t noticed, I’m in a “love songs” mood as I’m writing this series of blog posts for the Valentine’s Season. Today’s post is an ode to Adele’s “Make You Feel My Love.” Music is one of my favorite things, and as excited as I get for Christmas Music each year, I may get even more excited for love songs in February. Nothing beats a good love song. I think almost every artist in nearly every genre has tried his or her hand at writing the quintessential love song. Whether it’s a ballad or an upbeat, hopeful ditty, or a dramatic confession of eternal devotion, love songs are about one thing: showering the subject of the musician’s devotion with attention and adoration. This Valentine’s Day, pamper your Valentine with essential oil, aromatherapy products from The Gift of Scent that say, I love you… “Just the Way You Are” (a Bruno Mars love song). Aromatherapy Scent Pendant with Essential Oil I’ve been talking about this product a ton beca...