There are some days, when the sun is shining and the birds are singing, the coffee is strong and all is well with the world.
But, there are some days when life just leaves you a bit, frankly, exhausted. Whether it's unmanageable workloads, family pressures, or the unrelenting drain of fighting long-term illness. Whatever it is, some seasons leave you depleted.
In truth we must all endure a mixture of both sorts of days. Sometimes the natural season impacts how we feel and we must grit our teeth and wait for the next solstice. Or, maybe it's your season of life and for a while at least you just have to survive a really tough thing.
Incredibly scent can be a powerful ally in these moments. Out of all of our senses scent is the most directly connected to our emotions and our memories. So, you really can use something as simple as a scented candle to change how you feel.
Here we've pulled together our recommendation for the scents to help restore, sustain and build you back up.
Scents To Restore You When You Feel Depleted
Restore
Original Scent Recipe: Bergamot, Turmeric, Chamomile and Clary Sage.
We wrote this scent recipe with those rock bottom moments in mind. We all have them and this scent, complex and layered as it is, is a simple way to lead yourself back to feeling energised, relaxed and hopeful.
Calm
Original Scent Recipe: Orange Blossom, Chamomile, Geranium and Rose Geranium.
The pace of modern day life and the endless things we all juggle can make slowing down and calming down difficult. We wrote this candle recipe to help slow down anxious thoughts and send signals to your brain that it’s time to embrace Calm.
Love
Original Scent Recipe: Rose Geranium, Chamomile, Vetiver, Rose and Palo Santo.
Connecting with Love in times of fear and worry is powerful. This scent recipe is sweet, soothing and a wonderful way to encourage yourself to down tools and relax.
Seasonal Living Through Scent
Another powerful way to use scent to help restore you during a draining season is to use it to connect to nature. We live attuned to seasonal rhythms here on our little Welsh farm and every season still find ourselves deeply impacted by just how life-giving seasonal living is.
Our Seasons and our Candle Almanac range are both fragrant expressions of seasonal living, inviting you to connect to the season at hand through scent. This helps to root you in the moment and bring your body, soul and spirit into better connection with the season.