Remember that wet wipes commercial where the woman says, “It’s time we talk about what really happens in the bathroom” and then she recounts the woes of toilet paper that doesn’t really get you clean down there? Well, instead of talking about that part of what “really happens in the bathroom,” let’s talk about how Read More
View more March 21st is International Fragrance Day, and here at TheGiftofScent.Com, to say we love fragrances would be an understatement. From home fragrances to aromatherapy, fragrance is a way of life for us, and we want to help make your life a little more fragrant and fun with our home and travel fragrance products! Read More
As we’re making our way out of the cold winter months, I could really use a pick-me-up in my mood. I feel stressed from constantly shielding myself from the cold and from being holed up inside because the weather outside is so frigid. I never feel fully myself toward the end of the winter. I Read More
If you live anywhere north of U.S. Interstate 80, which runs across the country, you know it hasn’t stopped snowing for months. Nor has it melted. And with snow and the cold it brings, irregular weather patterns bring wind. A lot of it. If you live in the Midwest, the windiest states in the U.S., Read More
This year, I can’t WAIT for Spring to arrive. It has been a long, cold winter. After the holiday cheer and the new year refreshing and the cozy-by-the-fire feelings wore off, my home felt heavy with cold, negative energy. I enjoy snow and the chill in the air for a few weeks—or even a few Read More
When you’re living in a small, downtown apartment (like I am), you might assume you don’t need much in the way of home fragrance products to keep your small space smelling fresh. But what I’ve discovered after years of living in an apartment is that the smaller the space, the more need there is for Read More
Even though I grew up with a very kind-hearted and loving father, he smoked cigars. There’s no way I found anything he did off-putting, but I disliked the smell of his cigar smoke. There’s nothing pleasing for me about it today either, though I do think of my Dad the moment my nose detects it. Read More
I don’t know about you, but I have an extreme aversion to bad smells…dirty socks, smelly sink drains, anything in the bathroom (lol): can’t stand them! And on Valentine’s Day, nothing kills the romantic mood like a foul stench in the air… I’ve used almost every fragrance product out there to get rid of any Read More
Any other Parks & Recreation fans here? Parks & Recreation is one of my go-to, watch on repeat TV shows. When they took it off Netflix in 2020, I purchased the full series on DVD. It’s kind of an obsession. I often think about how much I’d love to have a best friend like Leslie Read More
If you haven’t noticed, I’m in a “love songs” mood as I’m writing this series of blog posts for the Valentine’s Season. Today’s post is an ode to Adele’s “Make You Feel My Love.” Music is one of my favorite things, and as excited as I get for Christmas Music each year, I may get Read More