What Do You Use to Make Your House Smell Nice? Candles vs Reed Diffuser vs Mist Diffuser?

partymix on 04/02/2017 - 22:58

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to see if anyone had any tips to share on a cost efficient way to make your house smell nice? I'm not trying to mask bad smells, I just want the house to smell good.

I previously used Scented Space reed diffusers which I used to get from Myer because they were very subtle and the oil lasted quite a long time, but recently they've changed their packaging and their prices have gone up 50%! Also, I'm trying to be a bit more environmentally friendly and am thinking of finding ones that offer refills instead of having to buy a new reed diffuser each time. I've also tried Dusk reed diffusers although I find the smells can be quite strong, I prefer something that is subtle and lingers.

I'm considering a mist diffuser, does anyone have any advice on this? Any other recommendations?

Thanks in advance!

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Comments

  • scrimshaw on 04/02/2017 - 23:14
    +1

    Commercial air fresheners are too expensive IMO. For true Ozbargainer spirit, try using your own using herbs and spices and fruits like citrus. Things like:

    Orange
    Lemon
    Cinnamon
    Cloves
    Vanilla extract
    Peppermint
    coconut extract
    almond extract
    basil
    tea leaves (e.g earl grey)

    You can boil all that crap in a saucepan or stick it into one of those tea light thingies to evaporate it slowly. Or turn it into a room spray. Or make your own diffuse refills.

    • [Deactivated] on 05/02/2017 - 00:45
      +4

      all that crap

      lol

      I was at a friend's house the other day and she had a bunch of dried home-grown lavender tied up and hanging on the wall of the bathroom. Smelled so goooood. Subtle, soothing, and natural.

    • partymix on 05/02/2017 - 22:35

      Thanks I'm going to google some DIY stuff

  • PVA on 04/02/2017 - 23:18

    The dusk ones are ok.. if it's too strong just try one reed only.

    We also have one of the auto spray units, I don't like them as the scent is too strong. And the longest setting is like every 15 minutes. I would rather it spray every hour or two but that's not an option, it's like 15 min, 8, 5, 3.

    Best I think is a bunch of real flowers.

    • partymix on 05/02/2017 - 22:14

      I get really bad hayfever so flowers are no go haha.
      Actually I might try using less reeds, so the smell is not so strong and hopefully that makes it last longer too.
      Thanks

      • PVA on 06/02/2017 - 09:47

        Certain flowers make me have a hayfever problem, the spray is the same, to strong for me and makes me sneeze (I would also rather not have something spraying every 15 minutes into the air I breathe.

        • partymix on 07/02/2017 - 09:37

          I don't like those automatic spray things either… most things in a can smells a bit too chemically.

  • Diji1 on 05/02/2017 - 01:23
    +4

    I find no smell nice. A radical position I know but there you have it.

    • nocure on 05/02/2017 - 01:26

      Freshly cut grass?

    • coin saver on 05/02/2017 - 08:04

      Totally agree a clean house that has not been smoked in or had any type of fragrance added for me.I feel that most people use scents in their homes do so to hide the stale scents that they have used before that have embedded in their furnishings.

  • outlander on 05/02/2017 - 01:37
    +9

    I have a perfume made up of the scents of 13 different women, all captivating beauties in their own distinct way, that I capture and distill into a single, perfect smell, which I then diffuse throughout the whole house.

    It smells good, has the benefit of turning people into willing slaves, but it is rather difficult to obtain so I don't recommend it.

    • kerfuffle on 05/02/2017 - 01:49
      +2

      Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, is that you?

      • outlander on 05/02/2017 - 11:04
        +1

        Ahm makin' ah purrfume!

    • PJC on 05/02/2017 - 02:27
      +2

      Do you have a very large freezer?

    • supnigs super skids on 05/02/2017 - 08:35

      Oh. Is this the legendary salted milk and coins trick?

  • altomic on 05/02/2017 - 08:46

    obtain one of those essential oil burners that has a tea light under it.

    vanilla essence works well.

    • lupiter on 05/02/2017 - 11:46

      Yep I do the same with lavender oil when smoke from our neighbours gets in. Works a treat, still haven't finished my first bottle of oil.

  • shadowarrior on 05/02/2017 - 16:07
    +1

    My Mrs runs around with a glen20 can every time I fart… I don't know if it helps or make things worse…
    I like the smell of my house to be personal…smell of me, my dogs, it tells me am home. :) However, waking up to freshly ground coffee beans is pretty darn good. I have my coffee machine on a timer and it kicks off it's cycle and everything is ready by 6 am for a refreshing start to another mundane day.

    • partymix on 05/02/2017 - 22:20

      I love the smell of fresh coffee, sometimes I squeeze the packet and some of the coffee bean smell comes through the one way airlock !!
      Unfortunately my partner hates coffee so I doubt he'd appreciate a house that smells like coffee haha

  • Darron65 on 05/02/2017 - 21:48

    Instead of devices like candles or diffusers, I prefer naturally occurring fragrances like coffee or bacon in my house. Mmm, bacon.

    • D6C1 on 06/02/2017 - 16:28

      Hi Homer..

  • D6C1 on 06/02/2017 - 16:28

    surprised no one has mentioned this.. open windows or doors and let the air flow through.

  • Archi on 07/02/2017 - 12:35

    just bake bread

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