How do you make your houses smell amazing?

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I always have candles on the go and love a really rich Christmassy smell. More spices/Oudh kind of smell than anything sweet. Two Christmas candles I’ve bought so far smell of absolutely nothing! (Sainsbury’s & H&M)
We do have more expensive ones but I like them burning pretty constantly throughout the winter so looking for an economical alternative.

I also read about putting drops of oil into your radiators which wafts the smell about when they’re on but I’m not sure if that’s recommended

Any great ideas?

I have a wax melt type of thing, currently burning cinnamon wax and my house smells amazing (if you like cinnamon ). The other thing I use is one of those things you put oils in water and it’s vaporises it, I forgot what it’s called 🙈 I like candles but I prefer my smells stronger than candles normally give.

I’ve got a Yankee electric wax warmer. It takes those wax melt cups and I really love it. I have it downstairs and can smell it all through the house. Currently have a Christmas one on the go! It’s got a timer so I usually do 3 hours in the morning then sometimes put it back on in the evening.

(Though I also have a massive Christmas candle I bought from dunelm burning too and that smells nice)

DIFFUSER!

B&m and Home Bargains both sell seasonal candles (possibly the same brand but unsure) that are very cheap and smell really nice.
Festive Zoflora also makes the house smell nice

Oohh I’ve never tried a wax burner, will give that a go.
I do actually have an electric diffuser but never really fancied the smells that came with it. I hadn’t considered Christmassy oils......off to browse Amazon

I buy diffusers, lamp fragrances and candles from Ashleigh and Burwood, these seem to have the nicest smells.

Open the windows 🤷🏻‍♀️

I get bad headaches from
Fragrances so can't do any of the above.

But I'm happy with fresh air and a slight sense of shampoo/soap etc.

I swear by St Eval candles, especially their winter fragrances - absolutely glorious and fill the house.

Cinnamon stick in 1cm of water. Microwave for 30s. Ditto vanilla essence.

The White Company and M&S have some good Christmassy scents as fragrance oil that you can use in diffusers. If you can track some down, the discontinued Crabtree & Evelyn Noel is amazing.

I have ceramic stars that I hang on radiators that have unglazed backs that you pour a few drops of oil on. They are meant to be Christmas decorations. I think I got them from the Body Shop.

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Christmas difuser with the White Company' Fir or Winter oils.

Most smelly things give me a head ache. Best way to make the house smell Christmasy is by cooking mince pies and ginger bread. I usually dry orange slices and place them in a bowl on the coffee table with some cinnamon sticks. I can’t really burn or melt anything due to having pets in the room.

I get the DC to make pomanders. House smells gorgeous and Christmassy.

@tywysoges
Which brand of wax have you got? I love cinnamon and I'm always looking for a nice smelly melt!

We have one of those air freshers that spray when someone walks past, think it might be a glade one? I found a new 'candy cane' fragrance for it and it's beautiful! Peppermint and vanilla. Going to stock up.

Also you can't beat the smell of homemade gingerbread!

@Moonflower12 I think it’s Yankee, but I bought it from Asda so not sure. Will look!

Zoflora inspired Wax melts and my Christmas memories Yankee candle at Christmas!

Essential oils in electric diffusers. Absolutely not the synthetic blends. I use cinammon, orange, nutmeg, clove and that type of thing in winter.

There's loads of lovely smells like yalang yalang or rosewood for the rest of the year.

Since the arrival of the cats ( who like to throw things on the floor ) no candles , not safe

We've got a plug in burner , I bought some Neales Yard Oils ( Mandarin Oil and Cinnamon Oil) just vary the ratio and not to let ot burn dry .

THE most amazing spray I've had which blew everything out the water, candles every thing... Was a pine forest spray by Michel? M from tk max so... I could never find it again.

Hi everyone , I’m looking for Christmas crackers that are good but reasonably priced any ideas please ? Also I’m looking for a good Xmas tree but everywhere I’ve looks are over priced and sparse

Oops sorry I posted in the wrong place 🙈

I don’t know about others, but opening my windows does not make my house smell amazing.

I also use a humidifier, and I use essential oils in it. My current favourite is a mix of amber and ylang ylang. Everyone comments on it. I had guests at the weekend and many comments of it smells lovely in here, what is that.

Candles are great but humidifiers give you a constant smell for hours, so you get longevity, and they are also a very cost effective way to do it.