The refined life
Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 8:11AM Earlier this morning I was looking for two wayward lipsticks that I haven't seen for months now. I did not find them. What I did find though was this shimmery perfumed hand cream, at which I snorted "What a sad useless thing!" I mean, really, who wants a shimmery perfumed hand cream? Had to stop and think about that. Who?
Apparently, that would be me. I realized that it's these small, seemingly unneccessary things that make life a finer thing to live. You don't need 'em, but when you do have 'em the things around you are a little more exquisite, stylish - refined. I think our grandparents understood this, with their ornate powder cases, silk robes, and hand-rolled cigars.
What do we have? Shimmery perfumed hand creams. And linen sprays and room diffusers.
Ever since I tried the Daphne Home Scents I can't go back to a diffuser-less condo. Like what Raymond Guttierez said before, we spend a lot on our clothes, but we forget to touch up our home. A diffuser is my small bit of indulgence in much the same way I would wear perfume or accessories.
Anyway, I like this Zen Zest Fragrance Diffuser better than the Daphne scents. Zen Zest's smells more noticeable and long-lasting, meaning I don't have to turn the reed sticks as often. Oh I also love the scent - Orange & Spices - because it's like I perpetually have fresh peeled oranges in my condo. It's more expensive though at P600 something (if I'm not mistaken!) so that's something to consider (versus Daphne at P350).
I am also loving these Zen Zest Linen and Room Fragrances. I think these are under P200? Gah I really need to look at the price list. I'm sure they're inexpensive though because they're part of Zen Zest's regular line.
Every morning and before I sleep at night I spray this duo everywhere. I kid you not, my mood is always better with them around! The Linen Fragrance in Stimulating is more soft and sweet (yuuum bed), while the Room Fragrance has a peppermint tang. I kinda expected them to smell the same but then I realized they're designed to contrast with each other for a more complex scent overall.
I guess the downside would be that these fragrances don't last very long. An hour and they would have evaporated completely as they're alcohol-based. Still, for the price and how little you need, they're pretty good.
I would definitely buy these three home-refiners when I run out! :)
Disclaimer - I work with Zen Zest for their blogger activities but this review isn't sponsored or requested by my client.
Reader Comments (7)
I thought of Majolica Majorca's Dress Glove Cream when you said shimmery perfumed hand cream hahaha I honestly wouldn't have bought it for myself, so good thing it was a freebie. After using it, it does make me feel happy to have that extra accessory around.
Anyway, I like using reed diffusers for my condo too. This one from Zen Zest looks interesting :D I also have a linen spray from Messy Bessy. Have you tried Messy Bessy products?
I tried the lavender room and linen spray from Zen Zest before and it smelled alright in the mall, but upon spraying in my space, the scent transformed to a chemical-ish explosion. Suffice to say, I was very disappointed and have never tried any Zen Zest product afterwards.
I'm tempted with the reed diffuser though, if it's really as good as you say it is. But considering that I'm already a fan of Daphne home scents (bought the lavender one just last week) and it's way cheaper than Zen Zest, I think I'll try out her lemon version first, because I also prefer having a citrus scented kitchen (to get rid of the amoy ulam smell).
This seemed a pretty good alternative for my scented candles and safer too. Will try them and see if this works for me, Thanks for sharing Liz.
When you said shimmery perfumed hand cream, I thought of Majolica Majorca's Dress Glove Cream! hahaha It's something I wouldn't buy for myself, but I got to try it because it's a freebie. And when I first used it, it felt like a nice extra thing for me to put on.
I like using reed diffusers for my condo too. It kinda makes my "house" feel even more like a home. For linen sprays, I have one from Messy Bessy. Have you tried using their products?
Me and my husband have tried Citronella diffuser & mosquito repellant fr Zen Zest. It has the best fresh scent thats not so overpowering and drives away mosquitos too. Really cheap too at less than 500 bucks! highly recommend it!
I've been to Zen Zest Festival Mall stall and I inquired about these! The biggest diffuser is 600 but they have small one for half the price around 280 pesos I think. The Linen and Room spray are for 180 pesos each :D Thanks for this post, I'm thinking of getting these three too but I think I'll go first with the diffuser then linen spray :)
Very interesting product! A fragarance diffuser! However kinda expensive huh? :) well, will still try on that good product! :)