Date: 2006-08-17 11:04 Subject: Scent & Emotion Security: Public Location: My writing desk Mood: optimistic Music: Brain Powerd Soundtrack Tags: candles, scent

No one in my family or friends is really "into" home fragrance stuff, except for me. They ask, "What's the point?" I tried to explain to my friend why candles, room spray, and linen spray are so cool, but I couldn't really say it well. Now, of course, I've thought about it and can give a better answer.

For lots of people, scent *is* emotion and memory. When I make scented stuff for myself, I don't just pick fragrances that smell nice. I choose ones that impact my mood and make me remember (good) things. That's why my descriptions on Etsy are so personal - that's what the fragrances mean to *me.*

Sure, it's nice to make your house smell good, but the real reason I use and make home fragrances stuff is to enrich my life experience. This is also the reason my scents are kind of out-of-touch with traditional seasonal scents. For example, nothing says December like Tide - as in, when I used to come home from college at U of I and lug tons of laundry home!