FANTASY BRUNCH

September 30, 2009

Combining Scents

aromatherapy-for-better-living-482x402Perfumes and different scents are not only a part of hygiene but it boosts more the personality of a person. One’s scent can describe a certain mood or a character of an individual. Here are some guidelines that will help us to appreciate fragrances and be inspired in combining different essential oils.

Yardley linear scents are a combination of note rose, lavender and sandal wood. It should have five drops of one of the mentioned oil. A complex scent is by combining two oils or all of the scents together. Putting these oils together can create an energizing, calm and romantic fragrant.
In making a complex scent, there are three categories that should be considered. These categories are called top notes, heart notes and base notes. Top notes are oils of orange, orange blossom, mint, lime, mint, lime, bergamot, sage, basil, ilang-ilang and grapefruit. On the other hand, heart notes are those of rose, jasmine, neroli, chamomile, ginger, juniper, marjoram, may chang, rosemary and rosewood. Patchouli, cedar, musk, vanilla, benzoin, black pepper, frankincense are all base notes.

It is just a matter of discovery. Trying and putting oils together will create varieties of unique scents that will enhance mood and style. So let us all glam up by wearing different fragrances everyday.

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