This might be the happiest purchase I’ve made this month. It was a little pricey and I was a bit skeptical, but I bit the bullet and ordered a reed diffuser for the house (and since have bought one more). It is absolutely amazing.
If your home, like mine, suffers from the smell of dogs, babies and husband feet, and you’ve tried every nose adjusting cure from here to this side of the moon, this is the missing link.
I promise this isn’t a sponsored post. I’m just that enamored with my little diffuser at the moment.
I’ve tried candles (I eventually grew tired of the fire hazard – once leaving a vanilla candle to burn while running errands (!) and the growing cost of purchasing more and more), plug in air fresheners (which Kevin declared to be absolutely horrible smelling much to my chagrin) and the little motion detector mechanism that poufs Glade into the air when you walk by (my almost-best solution).
But then one day while house shopping with my parents (they’re moving to San Diego!!) I came across the most fabulous, refreshing, neutralizing fragrance. While everyone else pointed out decorative molding and beamed ceilings, I snooped around for plug-ins, candles and potpourri. How did they do it? How did the house smell so darn fresh and delicious? And then I saw it. A little glass bottle full of a lavender-vanilla oil with little reeds poking out of the top. And the house was covered in them. Sure enough, this was the smell-infusing device that my nose had fallen in love with.
My first thought – how did I not know about this magic??
That night I did a little Amazon review research and settled on Nest Fragrances in Moss & Mint (which smells nothing like moss or mint but instead a delicious ‘clean’ that makes you want to float. The reviewers were right). One week later and my second for the back of the house has just arrived in the mail and I couldn’t keep it a secret any longer.
I’ve heard that I can sub out these economically priced reeds when the Nest versions dry up. And that will make my new smell solution price-point perfect and will keep me in happy spirits when I pass by the little glass bottle every day (and every day thus far it makes me sigh and smile). Stinky construction socks, diaper pails and dog food bowl smells be gone.
PS My fiddle leaf fig is healing well! Just a few bruises left but I think she’s going to turn out just fine.
And yesterday was Labor Day! Hope you had a great one. We spent ours with Kevin’s family in Phoenix and this coppertone-baby shot about sums it up:
Liv was hop-skipping with joy over a giant inflatable water slide, while I dug the handmade wood fired pizza, cold lemonade and time with friends.
How are you keeping your fig alive? I found one at Home Depot but for some reason it didn’t fare well. So sad!
Hi Jen, actually, I came home from four weeks away to a very sad fiddle leaf fig so I’m on the search for a cure. I will keep you posted on how/if I’m able to revive it back to an all-green state!
I’ve been diffusing a lot of lavender as of late. It is supposed to be good at combating some viruses (even MRSA) as well annoying flies. Plus its calming.
That’s a great idea – I should look into oils that have aromatic benefits!
That’s awesome. I’ve never tried a diffuser before… How long does the liquid last before drying up?
That is a very good question! I will keep you posted. I hope that they last a looong time!
Husband feet – ha! I can relate, unfortunately. :) I’ll have to look into the diffusers!
Love Coppertone Baby Olivia!! Too cute! It was so great to see your family this weekend!
I love reed diffusers, too, though I have to be careful about what fragrances I use, thanks to migraines. Liv is adorable and steals the show yet again. :)
Thanks, Sheila! I’m prone to migraines too, I’ll have to watch out for that.