Home fragrance comes in different forms. It could be plug ins, candles, wax melts or even room sprays. There’s a product out there that suits everyone’s needs and home. One that I’ve been enjoying for the last few years is diffusers. I was so excited my Glow’s Christmas 2022 Wax Melt Advent included a diffuser as Day 25 because I’ve wanted to try this product for AGES! (the diffuser included in the Advent is not the usual size sold, it’s a smaller version). It’s taken me a few weeks to finally open the box, but I can safely say I’ve been using Glow’s Snapdragon & Patchouli Diffuser and I think I’m in love…..
What is this and how does it look?
Glow’s diffusers work in the same way a traditional reed diffuser does but with a difference. This diffuser houses it’s oil in a sleek, clean and simple white bottle with a black rim round the top. There are no reeds to place into this. Instead, this came with what I would describe as a flower head shaped (cream in colour) looking piece, which has a string attached to it. This string is what you place into the bottle (like with a reed diffuser), and this sucks up the oil. The oil goes through the string, into the ‘flower’ head and releases fragrance.
Fragrance
I could never have guessed how this fragrance would smell from it’s name alone. It’s quite fresh, having a marine like scent to it with a slight floral sweetness thrown in. There’s a hint of musk and woodiness to this (that’s why I mention the marine smell) which makes this fragrance quite sophisticated and beautiful. This equally could be masculine or feminine in scent.
In Use
Taking the little stopper out of the bottle (this keeps the oil safely contained in it) was actually not bad at all. Normally it’s a struggle getting these out of other diffusers but this was ok. I put the rim back onto it and popped the string into the bottle so the flower sat on the top of the bottle, which made it like a little ornament. It looked super cute!
I placed Glow’s Snapdragon & Patchouli Diffuser in my son’s bedroom, which is small in size. It took a couple of hours for the fragrance to come through. When I looked at the diffuser the flower had turned into a soft mint green colour. I came back a few hours later and the scent was intensified and the flower even darker in colour.
Every time I’ve been in my son’s room the scent is there and it’s stunning! It’s actually the perfect fragrance because it has that fresh and clean smell to it (needed for stinky boy teens!). And having a diffuser that looks pretty and colour changes is an added bonus.
Strength & Longevity
Strength is fabulous! It’s strong but not overpowering in my son’s bedroom and a medium in mine (my bedroom is larger). Longevity? I’ve only been using this for the last 5 days but the strength, scent and quality is not fading and it’s consistently great. I walk into his room and despite the clothes on the floor, half drunk water bottle on the side, this scent makes me smile when I’m in there.
Recommended?
I’m going to be honest. The size of this is quite small (the bottle is just over 4cm in height). I’ve used reed diffusers this size before, and they are classed as mini, and they didn’t deliver a good strength of fragrance. But this DID NOT DISAPPOINT! Strength is even better than larger sized diffusers I’ve used in the past. Fragrance is amazing, unusual and utterly gorgeous. This is the BEST diffuser I’ve ever used and it’s not even the full sized version! So recommended 110%!
What I love about getting these types of products from small business such as Glow, you will get fragrances you won’t find on the high street. Dupes for well known fragrances and some other stand out fragrances are available, making your home smell great and not like anyone else’s. This diffuser costs £11.00 (for the full sized version of 100ml). This maybe more than what you pay in a discount store, but you are paying for something special and worth it!
Visit Glow’s website here (website is being restocked at time of writing this post so may not be live) if you need a diffuser just as much as I need more!
