Let's make Body Sprays!

When spring hits I open windows and freshen the whole house. This, of course, starts my never ending search for the perfect new scent to spritz in the drawers and on the curtains to stretch that fresh feeling....sounds like deodorant, eh?

You might be going through some of the same things and drinking from the same well of frustration, especially when it comes to new body sprays and perfumes. Don't you hate spending money for a scent that smells like any other woman who can pay for it? When guy gets that hint of scent, you don't want it to remind him of his ex, you want him to focus on current events, meaning you!

Using fragrance oils is less expensive that upscale perfumes and body sprays!

Try blending your own body sprays and colognes! Most of the time, it is less expensive than buying from the perfume counter, and the scent is all yours. With a fresh spray bottle, some distilled water or inexpensive vodka and a fragrance oil or two, you can blend a scent that makes you stand out without being over bearing.

Body sprays are the easiest to begin with as you are looking for a light scent that doesn't have to carry the burden of top notes and bottom notes. Buy distilled water at your grocery store, and vodka at the liquor store, then choose the fragrance oil you would like to start with. Essential oils can be used also, but unless you are already accustomed to working with them, fragrance oils are best.



Five drops of fragrance oil go into about 1/4 cup vodka, then add distilled water. This blend has a shelf life of several weeks, allowing you time to adjust the intensity of the scent with distilled water. Why distilled water? Because tap water has chlorine, which kills scent!

This is a basic "once over lightly" for a body spray. There are several sources and recipes that can be just as satisfying and more complex, just surf the web.

Enjoy!!!!!