Tuesday, November 25, 2008

From Faux to Fir in under a minute

I don't know if anyone has ever tried this before or not, but I had an awakening this year, and I wanted to share it.


There is a wonderful Blog Carnival, hosted by Shannon at Rocks in my Dryer, and I thought I would get involved this week and share a tip that's "worked for me".


I am a big Bath-and-Body Works fan.


I also am a big fan of real live Christmas trees--but, for many reasons, we put up a fake one every year. I must say, I do miss that light pine smell that a real Douglas Fir Christmas tree gives off.


A couple of weeks ago, I had a coupon at Bath-and-Body and I decided to try a new fragrance of room spray. As I was browsing the vast selection, I came upon this:



Tree Room Spray. And, an idea came to me.


Now, let me preface this by saying that I am generally not a huge lover of room sprays. They are great when you need a quick burst of fragrance, but they just do not last long.


The reason, though, that they don't last a long time is that you spray them up into the air. They dissipate, and then there goes your yummy smell in a matter of minutes.


"Why not," I thought to myself, "spray my fake tree with this stuff, in the hopes that it will smell like there is a real tree in my house?"


I am happy to report that this has worked like a charm! By spraying the tree and not the air, the fragrance has something to "stick" to, and therefore lasts and lasts. I respray it every few days, just three or four squirts or so, and my house has been smelling all Christmasey ever since!



5 comments:

Julie said...

What an awesome idea! We put up a fake tree (probably for many of the same reasons you do), but I do so love the smell of a "real" tree.

Thanks for sharing!

Julie said...

That is a great idea! We get a real tree and always have. My sister is really alergic (which is why she was always sick at Christmas!) so she does fake tress. I am totally going to have to tell her about this!

Julie said...

Ha! I just remembered she can't smell anymore! Maybe I'll smell it for her, then if I think she will like it she can spray her tree so it will smell good for everyone else!

Julie said...

Not that I need to leave ANOTHER comment! But I remember spraying the room sprays on my light bulbs, then when they warm up it lets out the scent. I don't know if it actually works, but I used to do this all the time. We used to do it at camp with Malibu Musk!

Rachel said...

Good idea! We have a fake tree b/c I am allergic, but I miss the smell so much. I'm going to go out and get some spray today! :)