This Makes Perfect Scents

I’ve never been a super fan of scented stuff like a lot of other girls. I went through an incense and petrouli oil phase back in high school, when Phish was really popular, but other than that, scented candles, fragrances and room sprays have a tendency to make me sneeze or nauseous. That was, until, I discovered the lovely scents of Pier 1.

By CC Staff

The last office I worked in had candles everywhere. There were tons of people coming in and out constantly (it was a sound production studio where actors would “lay down” voice overs and audition for commercials). I’m not exaggerating when I say this – every single female, (and the occasional male more in touch with his feminine side) would comment on how awesome the candles smelled. Each person would walk over to the candle, bend down to the flame, gush over it as if they had never even seen a candle before, and ask where this waxy anomaly came from. These things are chick magnets.

Pier 1 candles are pretty affordable (you may have to skip just one meal during the week) and perfect for any dorm room or apartment – the subtle, soft scents are enough to block out your roommates’ nastiest habits. The most popular in particular is an online-exsculsive called “Ginger Peach,” a blend of fruity and spicy scents. It comes in three sizes and ranges from $6 to $16. Another good one is “Plumtopia” ranging from $10 to $20. From the sweet to the more natural blends, you really can’t go wrong with any of the thirty-plus varieties.

Another Pier 1 treat-for-the-nostrils are the Reed Diffusers – clear bottles filled with the smelly stuff, the smelly stuff is absorbed by long reeds, and the aroma lingers from the reeds and fills a large space. It’s very scientific. These give any bathroom an aesthetic touch of girly style, and they smell great, too. They go for either $12 or $25, and my personal fave is “Mango Papaya.”

Check out all Pier 1 smells at Pier1.com. Next time your roommate stumbles home at 3 in the morning, cooks stew, and leaves it sitting on the stove all night, you’ll be grateful you did.