In summer the house smells different. Open windows let the street in, the air conditioning dries the room out, the kitchen works harder and clothes take less time to pick up an odour. Changing fragrance in June and going back to your usual one in October is one of the cheapest things you can do to make a home feel different.
These are the eight scents in our catalogue that work best in summer, and where each one makes sense.
1. Lemon
Citrus, straight to the point. It gives an immediate sense of clean and clears a stuffy room. It is the most rewarding scent for entrance halls, kitchens and circulation areas, and the one that best withstands the middle of the day.
2. Mint
Cold in the nose. It works very well in the bathroom and in the work area, above all in the morning. With mint it pays to keep the intensity low: it saturates sooner than a citrus.
3. Green Tea
Fresh but without the sharpness, more discreet than lemon. It is the all-rounder for the living room and the bedroom when you want freshness without the scent being too noticeable. It is also the easiest to live with all day long.
4. Coconut
The holiday scent par excellence. It is sweet, so it calls for low intensity and well-ventilated spaces. It suits covered terraces, pool areas and bathrooms.
5. Mango
Fruity and bright, a little fresher than coconut. It works well in kitchens, children's areas and informal spaces. If you find coconut cloying, this is its replacement.
6. Fig
Green and fruity, with a milky, woody base. It is the most “grown-up” of the fruity scents and the one that works best at night, when the temperature drops. Living room and dining room.
7. Orange Blossom
A white floral of the Mediterranean summer. Very rewarding in hallways and bedrooms, and a good option if you find citrus scents too energising.
8. Nº3
The most summery of the numbered range: aquatic and citrus, with that sense of clean air and salt. It is the one we would choose for a home with the air conditioning on all day, because it offsets that dry, closed-in feeling.
How to choose without overthinking it
- You want it to smell clean: Lemon or Mint.
- You want it to smell like a holiday: Coconut, Mango or Nº3.
- You want something discreet all day: Green Tea or Orange Blossom.
- You want something more serious for the evening: Fig.
Three adjustments specific to summer
- Turn the intensity down. In the heat the fragrance disperses sooner and is perceived more strongly. The same setting you used in January will saturate the room in August.
- Make the most of the air conditioning. Place the unit where the air moves: the scent distributes itself. In a closed room with no draught, it stays in one corner.
- On an open terrace, forget ambient scenting. Outdoors there is nothing to scent; what does work is treating the covered area or the enclosed porch.
An honest note
These fragrances are exactly that: fragrances. They are not pure essential oils, they have no therapeutic effects, and they are no substitute for airing the house or cleaning it. If there is an underlying smell at home (damp, the bin, a pet), deal with that first; adding fragrance on top of a bad smell gives you a worse mix.
You can see all the fragrances in the catalogue and the units for the home in home. If you are torn between two, write to us through contact and we will tell you which one fits your space better.
