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October 8th, 2022 
Awake Goy 
First impressions are more than just looking good and acting like a fine, young, gentleman (or gentlewoman, or gentleperson). Things have gotta smell good, mate. Your (hopefully enchanting) bodily aroma is your first priority when it comes to passing the smell test, to be sure, but your living quarters are just as important. You know that laundry-detergent-commercial-like sigh and whiff you take when you walk into a hotel lobby that faintly smells like geranium, or the “hellllllll yeah” feeling you get when you step into a home where someone has clearly been baking a GGBO-worthy batch of scones? We want you to have that, but with minimal effort.
Say what you will about overpriced products or meme-worthy fragrances, you’ll be a lot closer to getting laid if your place smells like your nearest Le Labo retail location. Don’t worry, we found everything you need on how to make your house smell good. Candles, room spray, diffusers—yep the gang's all here. Read on and take in the aroma.
Dripping wax
It’s not rocket science to get things smelling fresh at home. Sometimes you just need the basics: a great-smelling candle. ( You can’t go wrong with the smell of French roast, and who doesn’t enjoy the roasty, comforting scent of a coffee shop? Anecdote’s Coffee Break candle is perfect for mimicking the aura of Central Perk from Friends.
Diptyque’s “34 Boulevard Saint Germain” is a stroll through Paris in autumn for your nasal passages, with its notes of woodsy moss and crushed blackcurrant leaves pumped up by an enhanced spiciness for autumn. There’s also a matching diffuser and room spray. Sorry, pumpkin spice.
That said, if you are firmly engrossed in the cult of pumpkin spice, Glade’s pumpkin spice candle (not to mention all of its massive selection of scents) embodies bang-for-your-buck potential. The scent is potent and will fill your room with spooky-season delight. Not to mention, it’s affordable AF???
And, of course, keeping a massage candle with a sexy scent on your nightstand can really help set the ambiance in more ways than one. Grab this candle from Maude to set the mood.
Perfume for your sexy dungeon
Room spray is a hit or miss. Sometimes it lasts for hours, while other times the scent is gone faster than a left swipe on Tinder. But we found the gewd stuff. Nest is a pioneer in home fragrance, and the ratings prove it. The room and linen spray in Wild Mint and Eucalyptus has a 4.4-star rating on its website, and gets loads of acclaim for its fresh, relaxing aroma. “Soft, subtle fragrance, somewhat energizing and very ‘spa’ like,” wrote one reviewer.
Beside’s top-tier bedding, sheets, robes, and silk eye masks, Brooklinen also makes room spray. The invigorating scent Bright Idea turns on our noggin light bulbs with its notes of cardamom, germanium, and vetiver. Happy Hour makes us want to wait in line at Le Bain for an hour with its infusion of mandarin, lavender, and oak.
Rid negative energy with… potpourri?
Hear us out—potpourri isn’t just in the sale bin at strip-mall home-goods stores; your grandma knows what she’s doing when she puts a bowl of this magical scented stuff. These crystals aren’t just for charging under the moon or whatever; they’re scented. Transform your body’s aura (lol), get things smellin’ good, and banish any bad vibes in your casa with this box of healing energy from Anthropologie. The crystals are infused with woodsy, musky notes of crisp fig leaf, sweet cassis, fig milk, and white cyclamen petals. They’re molded with “love and craftsmanship” by local French artisans themselves.Dare we say potpourr-oui? (Don’t worry, we’ll show ourselves out).
Potpourri may be associated with old ladies, but we’ll happily channel wholesome grandma vibes with a regular, old fashioned bag of potpourri. We found cooler editions than those you’ll stumble across at Home Goods, such as this bag of “Dragon’s Blood” with a potent blend of cedarwood, orange, clove, and patchouli essential oils.
There’s nothing wrong with scented pinecones
It’s the 21st-century, my guy; if someone calls you a soft boi for having a bowl of scented pinecones sitting on your coffee table, they are the ones with issues, not you. They’re festive, au naturel, and smell good as hell. Check out these cinnamon and berry variations.
Lost in the reeds
If you’ve noticed a small vase full of sticks in a nice-smelling bathroom and wondered, uhhh, what that whole setup is, those are diffuser sticks, dummy—they soak up scented oils from the bottom of the vessel and slowly diffuse it into the room’s air over time, and they’re a great way to make your home smell good. Apotheke’s Sea Salt Grapefruit Reed Diffuser emits tangy ripe grapefruit, black pepper, sea salt, and tarragon into your lovely dwelling. Shedding that unending feeling that the world is slowly crumbling around us… well, that’s something you’ll need to work out on your own time.
This white linen scent from Amazon is also a great one given its very affordable price point. It has a four-star rating from over 3,700 customer reviews claiming the scent gasp actually lasts, and makes your home smell like fresh laundry (washed with expensive detergent). Looks like you can’t beat a classic.
If you’ve made it this far, know you’re now well-equipped to keep your dwelling smelling incredible (just remember to shower, please.)
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