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Like quicker-acting scented candles, room sprays are your best friend when it comes to instantly freshening up a room.
We all love the ritual of lighting a scented candle in the evening, but there are a few minor downsides. For one thing, a slow-burning candle can take a while to fill a room with its scent, and we’ve all experienced the disappointment of lighting a new candle to discover the fragrance is so subtle you can hardly smell it at all.
Then there’s the risk of forgetting to extinguish the flame before heading out or going to bed, and lighting candles around pets can be a hazard.
Hooray, then, for room sprays. Room sprays and mists are the perfect way to instantly freshen up a room with a delightful scent; plus, you can control the potency by gauging how much or how little you spray.
When you’ve got friends coming over and you want to mask the smell of your dinner in an instant, a scented candle might not cut it, but spritzing a room spray will do the job perfectly.
Many brands carry their bestselling candle scents as room sprays, so if you have a signature fragrance you love to fill your home with, use a room spray to layer the scent throughout your home.
Whether you enjoy fresh, clean scents or warming and cosy notes, we’ve found room sprays that suit all tastes.
Malin + Goetz Tomato Home Spray
Like a ripe San Marzano tomato plucked fresh from the vine, Malin + Goetz’s signature tomato scent is well-loved for good reason. With notes of basil, green ivy and mint, the fresh, verdant scent is perfect for refreshing the kitchen when the aromas of a particularly fragrant dinner overstay their welcome.
With odour-neutralising technology, this room spray doesn’t just mask odours, it neutralises them for a more powerful and lasting effect.
Earl Of East Shinrin-Yoku Home Mist
Fill your home with Earl Of East’s bestselling candle scent in just a few sprays. Inspired by the Japanese ritual of forest bathing, let its earthy blend of cedar wood, oakmoss and black pepper transport you to the earthy atmosphere of the forest.
Neom 'Feel Refreshed' Home Mist
With essential oils like Sicilian lemon and fresh basil, Neom’s home mist is designed to lift your spirits and boost your energy. It’s made with a potent combination of 17 pure essential oils, all picked for their ability to energise, refresh and inspire alertness.
Aery Persian Thyme Room Mist
If you want to create a warm and cosy vibe, Aery’s Persian Thyme room mist is a soft and luxurious scent that will do the job. Layered with cumin, thyme, saffron and neroli essential oils, a spritz or two of this on cushions and around your home will set the tone for a relaxing night in.
The White Company Seychelles Home Spray
With scents of bergamot, amber, orange and coconut, The White Company’s Seychelles scent is said to smell like a ‘warm Indian Ocean breeze’, and who wouldn’t want their home to smell like that? Keep within reach so you can keep spritzing for an all-day sensory experience.
Juliette Has A Gun Not A Room Spray
If you love Juliette Has A Gun’s Not A Perfume, you’ll love filling your home with the same clean, pure and unique scent. Perfect for refreshing stale air, this long-lasting fragrance is great for those who want to freshen up a room or linen rather than overwhelming it with a heady scent.
Jo Malone London English Pear And Freesia Room Spray
One of Jo Malone’s most popular and enduring fragrances reimagined as a room spray. If you too have a love affair with the fruity-floral scent, you’ll enjoy filling your home with the luscious and golden scent of just-ripe pears and white freesias.
Shop Jo Malone London English pear & freesia room spray at John Lewis, £45
Chase And Wonder 'The Library' Room Fragrance
With aromas of rich wood, amber, pink pepper and pomegranate, this fragrance brings the cosy charm of a mahogany-clad library filled with leather-bound books to your home. A refined and classic scent that brings a subtle warmth to your surroundings.
M&S Warmth Room and Linen Spray
For a budget-friendly room spray that you won’t mind spritzing around your home all day, M&S’s Warmth spray employs notes of cardamom, cinnamon leaf, cedar and sandalwood to create a sweet, spicy and woody fragrance.
Aesop Olous Aromatique Room Spray
Inject your living space with uplifting botanical notes with Aesop’s Olous Aromatique room spray. Galbanum, grapefruit and jasmine mingle for a fresh, woody and citrusy scent. It might be at the pricier end, but a choice spritz here and there will ensure you can enjoy its delicious scent for a long time.
Shop Aesop olous aromatique room spray at Look Fantastic, £47
Muji Green Fig and Vetiver Room Spray
For a grounding scent that brings a sense of calm to your home, try Muji’s earthy room spray with notes of fig tree leaves, coconut water and cedar. The purse-friendly price tag means you can spritz liberally and banish stale smells forever.
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