Fragrances have the strong power to trigger memories and emotions inside a person. They can make and break an impression and unconsciously form a focal part of a person, who they are, and their identity.
And it's a challenging task to find a scent that adds a layer to a persona. It mainly comes down to knowing what you want and enjoy, but that's not all. You also need to find the right base note and tone for a room.
Why? Because there are different types of fragrances. And how they work together and interact with your body is a crucial step in the journey.
How to Understand the Scent of A Reed Diffuser?
Reed Diffusers' descriptions mostly include a brief overview of the kind of fragrance notes they carry. It's an easy way to communicate the elements that create the scent.
Most scents include three categories: Top note, Middle note, and Base note.
Top note
A reed diffuser's first impression is the top note of the scent. It's the first whiff you experience when spraying the perfume. With a lighter scent that fades away soon after the spray, most top notes contain a spicy, herbal, or citrus tone.
Middle note
Middle Notes last longer than the top note and are slightly stronger than the latter. Middle notes are like the body of the reed diffuser. The scent stays for a while and contains a hint of floral and fresh notes.
Base note
However, when it comes to understanding the depth of a scent, it is the base note that usually determines the intensity. Base notes are less noticeable at first, but they tend to linger and develop gradually over time.
All these three notes work together to create the scent that your reed diffuser will release into your room.
To find the scent that suits your taste perfectly, it's important to consider all of these notes in harmony.
Understanding the Scent Category
After understanding the elements of the reed diffuser, the next step to understanding its scent is to know its category and see if it aligns with your personality, style, and preferences.
It can be overwhelming to score through the list of scents, but here's a list of the top three scents reed diffusers carry along with their description.
Floral Fragrance
Feminine and fresh, floral fragrances are the most common reed diffuser scent around the globe. Soft, sweet, and rejuvenating like a bouquet, this scent can add a hint of lightness, romance, and charm to the air.
Woody Fragrance
Woody fragrances include a tinge of earth notes. More masculine, these scents are mixed with softer notes to give a mixture of a bold but soft scent that reminds you of a forest on a summer day. Normally, a wood fragrance will have a tone of cedar, sandalwood, and patchouli in its scent.
Citrus Fragrance
Light, fresh and tangy, citrus fragrances come with a fruity note. This is because the essence of the scent is based on a fruit. It's a crispy, strong scent with a tinge of orange, clementine, lemon, tangerine, and other tangy fruits available. It's a refreshing scent, perfect to add an element of lightness to your room.
How to Test The Scent?
If you can smell the diffuser bottle firsthand, you can choose to smell the scent of the reed diffuser then and there.
(Keep caution to not place the diffuser next to a heating source as this can cause the oil in the diffuser to evaporate quicker).
To get a better idea of the scent, gently swirl the bottle of the diffuser to mix the oils inside it evenly so that the diffuser can release the fragrance more effectively.
You can flip the reeds inside the diffuser if the scent seems weak to get a better idea of the scent.
When inhaling the scent of your diffuser, place your nose a few inches away from the reeds before smelling them. To get a better idea of how the scent will smell inside a room, however, place the diffuser inside and let it sit for some time so that it can diffuse in the air properly before giving it a whiff.
Conclusion
In the world of scents, the smell of your reed diffuser can be bold, chill, professional, chic, outdoorsy, and even beachy. To find the perfect scent, don't forget to consider your lifestyle, hobbies, personality, and preferences when you decide to choose the diffuser.
And remember, it's all about the harmony between the notes and the tone that scent portrays.