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    How-to: smell lovely for less

    Updated:18 Apr 2016 1:42 PM | Posted by
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    So you really want a perfume but you just can’t afford it? Why not make your own! Homemade fragrances can smell just as lovely as the real thing but they only cost a fraction of the price – and if you (or your nana) has a pretty decent flowerbed handy, you can usually make one for free

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    Here’s how…

    Making your own perfume
    What you’ll need:
    ½ cup of rose petals
    ¼ cup lavender flower petals
    ½ cup of water
    A mortar and pestle
    A strainer
    A funnel
    A small spray bottle

    Step 1: Combine all the flower petals in the mortar and grind up with the pestle until all mushy.

    Step 2: Add in water and mix well.

    Step 3: Using your strainer and funnel, strain into the spray bottle.

    Step 4: Shake the bottle up well to mix the scent then spritz as much and as often as you like for an instantly sweet, fresh scent that smells like you’ve just been rolling in a bed of flowers! Heavenly!
     

    14 Member Comments

    talk-a-lot 2 May 2020 8:40 PM

    I have to be honest I think I prefer to buy my perfume rather than make one.

    J_01 17 Jan 2017 7:25 PM

    that sounds pretty cool!!

    hannah_g21 14 Jun 2016 11:49 AM

    Really helpful!

    itslinda 4 Apr 2016 8:55 PM

    great article!

    isla_xx 29 Mar 2016 8:08 PM

    not sure how this would work, probably better off just popping into nearest shop and buying one of the $10 perfumes?

    Brinsley 17 Dec 2014 8:52 PM

    That sounds like a fun thing to do over the Christmas holidays if you have daughters ... or nieces ... or just to do yourself! I'd like the rose version best :D

    MoonStone 10 Nov 2014 8:07 AM

    How interesting. I've never considered making my own fragrances. I do love natural perfumes so its worth a try. I think they would make pretty homemade gifts too.

    Blink182 30 Jul 2013 12:02 PM

    sounds a little risky

    Evanescencessy 25 Jul 2013 9:12 AM

    I don't like lavender and don't imagine I would like this recipe unless I just remove the lavender altogether. I love rose though.

    AmberB 7 Feb 2013 12:25 PM

    would be fun to try

    FeatheredBeauty 22 May 2012 10:18 AM

    This sounds like a lot of fun. I'd substitute something else though since I don't really like lavender or rose.

    Chicklet 8 Mar 2012 8:03 AM

    What a great idea, it sounds like it would smell gorgeous and make a nice gift as well.

    theRhen34 16 Jan 2012 10:12 PM

    thanks, will try this for sure :)

    Cupcake752 13 Sep 2011 12:10 PM

    sounds fun to try :D

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