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  • The Winter Collection of Reed Diffusers From Cristalinas

    Reed diffusers are a great way to fragrance rooms in the home. Not everyone can or wants to use candles, wax melts or plug ins. Reed diffusers don’t need tea lights or need to be powered by electricity. So they can be put in various places and rooms. I like the fact that lots of reed diffusers actually look quite nice and can add something aesthetic to an area. One reed diffuser I’ve used and liked is by Cristalinas. There’s a variety of different fragrances available in Home Bargains. So what’s available, what are they like and how much do they cost?

    The Winter Collection of Reed Diffusers From Cristalinas
    Packaging

    Each reed diffuser comes boxed. Vibrantly coloured with images on the box depicting the fragrance it comes in. What I like the most about how these are presented, which is good, is the fact it makes a note of how intense the strength is from 1 to 5. You can also get an idea on what the fragrance is like because there’s a section you can smell close to the reeds to get the scent the diffuser is in.

    The reed diffuser itself comes in a small, clear and labelled bottled with reed diffusers separately packaged in the box.

    Cosy Apple & Cinnamon Reed Diffuser
    Fragrances available

    Candy Canes, Mistletoe & Pine, Cosy Apple & Cinnamon (all part of the Winter Collection), Salted Caramel Mocha, Spiced Vanilla Latte and Warm Pear Crackling Cider Fall Collection).

    Candy Canes Reed Diffuser
    Have I used any of these?

    I actually have! I’ve bought Salted Caramel Mocha TWICE. I used this in my small downstairs toilet. I didn’t think it would perform so well because it’s small. But it actually performed well and made this area smell gorgeous, almost bakery like. One day I went into my son’s bedroom and thought…oh it smells nice in here. Only to find he took this from the toilet and moved it into his room! Considering his room is a lot bigger than our downstairs toilet, this was quite strong and lasted for ages. When it ran out I had to buy him another one! So scent and performance was this one was great! I’ve also got the Spiced Vanilla Latte reed diffuser but not used it.

    Mistletoe & Pine Reed Diffuser
    Size & prize

    25ml and only £1.99. I say ‘only’ because I’ve seen these diffusers priced much higher in supermarkets, so £1.99 is a good price.

    Recommended?

    Packaging wise these look like a good quality reed diffuser. The fragrances are ideal for the different seasons they are themed as and having varied strengths, makes these tailor made for what you need. And the scents I’ve smelt have been so good, its hard not to want to buy them all. The price is budget friendly so an affordable purchase. So if you see these in your local Home Bargains, give them a try, you might like these reed diffusers as much as I do!

  • Limited Edition Winter Scented Air Fresheners By Glade

    After celebrating Christmas and New Year, many of us are trying to get our homes in order. Decluttering, general cleaning, all seem to be on the list of things to do. A part of changing our homes from chaos to calm and clean, is using home fragrance products. Whether that’s wax melts, air freshener gels or automatic air fresheners, it seems the perfect time to make rooms not only look clean but smell it too. I found two aerosol air fresheners by Glade in Home Bargains in limited edition fragrances Warm Apple Pie and Berry Festive Kiss for 99p each. So what are they like?

    Glade’s Limited Edition Berry Festive Kiss & Warm Apple Pie Air Fresheners
    Packaging

    Tall, easy push down aerosol cannisters with each festively coloured with images reflecting the fragrances e.g Berry Festive Kiss, purple with raspberry and blackcurrant images. Warm Apple Pie red in colour with images of cinnamon sticks and apples. Both very festive in look, wintery and appealing.

    Glade’s Warm Apple Pie Air Freshener
    Fragrance

    Warm Apple Pie is that traditional mix of warming spicy slightly woody cinnamon with a crisp red apple scent underneath it. The spicy element is stronger than apple making it distinctively seasonal. I would have loved this to have been a touch sweeter but overall it’s a nice fragrance.

    Berry Festive Kiss is a bowl of mixed berries with a sprinkle of sugar on top! Fruity, sweet, almost frosted in scent. Out of the two my favourite fragrance and great to use all year round.

    Glade’s Berry Festive Kiss
    Strength & Longevity

    Both of these fragrances are noticeable when sprayed as you get the scents straight away. Not too strong and not too weak so perfect medium strength. The fragrances linger in the air for awhile and combats odours immediately e.g cooking. It lasts a decent amount of time but does disappear and not everlasting, but what air freshener IS everlasting?

    Recommended?

    Having traditional seasonally scents are great to use at certain times of the year and these are great for right now. They are both very different scents. One being spicy one being fruity, but both really good with decent strength and longevity. For only 99p for 300ml each and by the brand Glade, this is great value. So if these types of fragrances are what you like, they need purchasing before they disappear. Definitely recommended!

  • Autumn & Winter Scented Wax Melts By Home of Honey

    Do I have a favourite season for using home fragrance? Autumn and Winter are my favourite times. I spend more time at home wanting to feel snug and cosy, and home fragrance products help to maintain that vibe. Autumn and Winter scents tend to be more richer, heavier, and spicier than scents geared towards Spring and Summer, and I love it! So having a package of wax melts kindly sent to me by wax vendor Home of Honey Candle Co, filled with these types of fragrances, was a welcomed delivery. So what wax melts did I receive?

    Home of Honey’s Autumn & Winter Scented Wax Melts
    Fragrances

    These wax melts scream Autumn and Winter! A great mix of fragrances which are traditional and well known for these seasons. So very much tried, tested and loved. They would appeal to the majority of people, that’s why they are popular in general. I received:

    Caramel Pumpkin, Golden Autumn, Cinnamon & Vanilla, Apple Spice, Vanilla Bean Noel, Candy Cane and 12 Days of Christmas.

    12 Days of Christmas Wax Melts
    What type of wax melts are these?

    All of these wax melts, except one, come in a wax melt snap bar. Long and rectangular, and you snap off how much you want to use and melt. 12 Days of Christmas is a selection of individual wax melt shapes. No need for snapping, just put directly into your wax warmer and go!

    Apple Spice Wax Melt Snap Bar
    How do they look?

    Each wax melt snap bar, although shaped the same, look different. All have a creamy base colour to them, but each have embedded on the front different coloured glitter that nicely reflects the fragrance.

    Caramel Pumpkin is covered in a mix of red and gold glitter. Golden Autumn is gold. Cinnamon & Vanilla is gold with iridescent shards on the top. Apple Spice green. Vanilla Bean Noel is multiple glitter all in pastel shades. Candy Cane festive red. And finally, each wax melt is coloured differently (pink, orange, yellow, blue, cream etc) in 12 Days of Christmas Part 1, but no glitter visible that I can see.

    Candy Cane Wax Melt Snap Bar

    The wax melt snap bars are all in clear sleeves finished off with white bows, which is very cute. 12 Days of Christmas Part 1 wax melts are housed in a large, clear plastic case finished off also with a ribbon. On the front each of the scents of the wax melts are mentioned. What I like about the labels on these wax melts is the Autumn scented ones have a pumpkin on the label and the Winter/Christmas ones have trees on them. Such a lovely idea and good attention to detail.

    Gingerbread Wax Melt Snap Bar
    First impressions?

    Beautifully presented and packaged. The wax melts themselves look so good you want to melt them immediately and from what I can smell with some of these (not opened them all yet), they smell as good as they look! Great mix of fragrances, all perfectly themed for the seasons, easy to use wax melt forms. What is there not to love so far?

    To purchase Home of Honey’s wax melt snap bars, they only cost £2.50 and come in a variety of fragrances. 12 Days of Christmas Part 1 costs £8.99 which is great value for 12 differently fragranced wax melts. If the seasonal wax melts aren’t what you are looking for, there are plenty of other fragrance types and wax melt shapes on the website to purchase here.

    Caramel Pumpkin Wax Melt Snap Bar