When choosing candles to light during the showing of your home it is absolutely vital to be aware of what scent you will be releasing. Think about the many people that will be interested in your home. Think about how different people can be. Think about what you like and then think about another person and consider what they like. No two people are the same; of course that is no news to you. However, it is imperative that you consider the clients while showing your home as potentially their own. We have discussed making it as distant from you and your family as possible, but how should it smell? Well I have found that the majority of people like the scent of warm, cozy, "homey" type scents. The way I can describe these is usually by the color of their wax. Most often the candles that smell like cinnamon buns, pancakes, fresh coffee, apple pie, pumpkin pie or another cozy scent, will be colored in autumn hues: deep oranges, reds, maroons, dark yellows, browns, chestnut (etc.) On the contrary if you yourself cannot stand the smell of any of those, or perhaps you are showing your home during a happier season and would like an aroma of that mood, I have a cure for that too! Scientists did a research study and they were able to narrow it down to five most enjoyable fragrances: oranges, apples, strawberries, grapefruit and lime. These waxes are bound to be dyed a much brighter hue with a happier effect. My only downfall to this cure is that the scent of fruit is not pungent. It often does not linger along throughout the course of the time a candle is burning. I say that lightly because there are exceptions, but for the most part after the first ten minutes of smelling the sweetness of fruit it kind of does an osmosis effect and disintegrates. The homier scents tend to linger on the furniture within your home or sink into the pores of the wood behind your walls and loiter for hours. While that may just be the effect it has on me, it is certainly worth trying!
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