3 Scents That Make Us Feel Peaceful

Perfumes that make you feel peaceful: L'Occitane Cocon de Serenite Relaxing Candle, Anna Sui Sky Eau de Toilette, Vivienne Westwood Naughty Alice

We get it: feeling peaceful can often be a struggle. Whether we’re rushing to make sure we don’t miss the train to work, or struggling to juggle the 101 tasks we have to sort when we get home, it often feels like peace is out and stress is in.

As a result, it’s incredibly important to set time aside to look after yourself and support your well-being. Whatever your method – from grabbing a coffee with a friend to sticking on your favourite comedy or popping on a face mask – taking time out to rest and feel at peace is essential. Here at Escentual, we all have our own ways that work best for us. And for a few of us, that includes turning to fragrance, so we thought we’d share some of our personal favourites. Read on to discover the scents that always make us feel peaceful…

 

1. L’Occitane Cocon de Serenite

Peaceful scents: L'Occitane Cocon de Serenite Relaxing Candle

Which Fragrance Makes You Feel Peaceful? L’Occitane Cocon de Serenite Relaxing Candle

Why Does It Make You Feel Peaceful? The L’Occitane Cocon de Serenite home collection releases a blissfully relaxing aroma, so there’s no surprise that the candle is my go-to for a peaceful evening.

When I’ve had a stressful or busy day, I love to come home, get into fresh clean sheets, snuggle up with my dogs and light my Cocon de Serenite Candle. The flickering flame fills my room with soothing scents of lavender, sweet orange, bright bergamot, honeyed mandarin and geranium for a cosy, tranquil mood.

 

2. Anna Sui Sky

Perfumes that make you feel peaceful: Anna Sui Sky Eau de Toilette

Which Fragrance Makes You Feel Peaceful? Anna Sui Sky Eau de Toilette

Why Does It Make You Feel Peaceful? At first, Sky is very fresh and airy – and nothing makes me feel calm, collected and content quite like a deep breath of clean air does on a bright spring day. This initial light-as-a-feather freshness warms through pretty quickly, though, as the scent develops.

Sky’s base is made up of musk, vanilla and popcorn. On my skin, it’s very much a warm, nutty and buttery popcorn fragrance, which makes me feel cosy, comforted and peaceful – probably because it reminds me of being at my happy place: the cinema, fully engrossed in a movie that allows me to forget about the stresses of the outside world!

Anna Sui Sky Eau de Toilette Review

 

3. Vivienne Westwood Naughty Alice

Do certain scents make you peaceful: Vivienne Westwood Naughty Alice

Which Fragrance Makes You Feel Peaceful? Vivienne Westwood Naughty Alice

Why Does It Make You Feel Peaceful?

Naughty Alice is a fragrance icon; I’m devastated it’s discontinued.

Naughty Alice is sentimental to me for many reasons. My grandmother wore it; it was the only perfume she ever wanted and loved. Naughty Alice is also sentimental to my grandmother, as her late mother’s name was Alice. She chose to wear this perfume because it reminded her of her mum, and that made me feel so content for her. We tried to get her on to every other musk perfume, but nothing compared to Naughty Alice. Before my grandfather passed, he bought every bottle available in Central Pharmacy to ensure she never went without it; a lasting memory of him I forever cherish. It makes me feel at peace because it reminds me of how happy there were together.

Because he bought so much, he got given an incredible Vivienne Westwood notebook, which I ironically started using on my first day at Escentual. It ties together so nicely, hence why Naughty Alice is such a positive memory for me.

If anyone knows where I can find more bottles, please let me know!

 

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