How To Smell Like A Warm, Sweet Treat All Winter Long
As the air gets colder, we start to crave all things warm, cosy and irresistibly sweet.
As the whimsical season of winter makes its entrance into our lives, we feel the desire to snuggle up to our loved ones, reflect and reminisce about the good times.
We also feel the feminine need to smell like a delicious, freshly baked treat right out of the oven.
My hands are up, I'm guilty :)
I love the warm, rich, sweet scents that this magical season brings, but a simple perfume this year will not do me justice in smelling all things winter-ready.
So, if this is you too, here are 12 dreamy ways to smell like fresh-baked cookies, birthday cake and all things desserts.
Here are easy ways you can smell like a warm, sweet treat all winter long.
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Build Your Winter Sweetness Profile
Winter is finally here, and so are the lingering scents of hot chocolate, marshmallows, vanilla, candy canes and gingerbread tempting our noses everywhere we go.
These staple scents come around every year during this whimsical season, but as delightful as they are, they aren’t everyone’s first choice.
If this is you, you can still enjoy the toasty feeling of winter but with scents that reflect your unique glow rather than smelling like everyone else during this cosy time.
So, by no surprise, the first thing on this list is to choose your own kind of winter sweetness, and I’ve created 3 categories to help you get started:
Scent 1: ‘Warm Bakery Sweet’
If smelling like a sweet, baked dessert sounds good to you, then keep an eye on products with these kinds of fragrance notes:
Vanilla bean
Sugar cookie
Warm cinnamon
Honeybutter
Marshmallow sugar
Caramel drizzle
Vanilla toffee
Brown sugar
Scent 2: ‘Fruity Dessert Sweet’
These are for those who crave a more girly scent but still appreciate a soft and cosy vibe:
Strawberry cake
Winter berry jam
Frosted cranberry
Sugared plum
Apple crumble
Sweet cherry
Vanilla peach
Scent 3: ‘Vanilla Sugar Sweet’
Vanilla scents really do become the It-girl of winter. She truly cannot be outshone, and I love that for her. We’re talking:
Vanilla bean
Sugar cookie
Tonka bean
Marshmallow
Whipped cream
2. Start With An Unscented Base When Bathing
Ironic.
We all love smelling amazing, and some even consider it the ultimate compliment to receive from strangers.
But smelling truly gorgeous and divine doesn’t start with applying a multitude of products. It begins with being clean.
After showering, start with unscented or lightly scented products, as they tend to be less harsh and are sensitive to the nature of our skin. This makes them the perfect base for feeling and smelling gorgeous!
Products That Should Always Be Unscented Or Lightly Scented Are:
Your deodorant (should be focused on adding freshness and killing bacteria)
Your main bar soap for bathing (should be focused on cleaning and washing off dirt)
Your main moisturiser (should be focused on deeply enriching the skin with moisture and hydration)
3. Smell Like Frosted Sugar With Body Wash & Body Scrub
If you really want to start smelling edible right out of the shower, I totally understand.
The warm water hitting your back like a cosy blanket and the sweet, delicious scent of your body wash filling the room can be truly therapeutic. It’s a little piece of happiness that you want to enjoy just a little bit longer.
If this sounds amazing to you, then be sure to choose fragrances that are light and not too overbearing.
This can often be a telltale sign of whether a product is more gimmicky and aesthetically performative or efficient at cleansing your skin while adding sweet-smelling beauty to your shower routine.
Recommended Body Wash & Body Scrubs That Will Take You To Winter Wonderland:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
4. Use A Sweet, Silky Body Lotion
Body lotion or body butter is a must if you want to smell like a winter fairy or princess every single day this winter.
Not only do our noses find a rich, sweet-scented body lotion very delightful and appealing, but our skin loves the soft, smooth and supple feel it gets.
Sometimes you may forget to spray your signature perfume, but a good body lotion knows how to do a double shift and get the job done, making you smell absolutely delicious.
Recommended Body Lotions For A Lasting Winter Scent:
Warm Bakery Sweet
‘Fruity Dessert Sweet’
‘Vanilla Sugar Sweet’
5. Apply A Body Mist That Smells Divine
It’s important to use a body mist that works well with your lotion and does not clash... especially since they will both be applied to your skin.
It should be soft, airy, but still rich and lingering.
Recommended Body Mists To Smell Like A Sweet Treat:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
6. Choose A Signature “Sweet Treat” Perfume
When people think of smelling nice, the first thing they reach for is perfumes, and they’re not entirely wrong.
While it shouldn’t exactly be the first thing they reach for, perfume is a beautiful way to smell amazing and radiate a welcoming aura to those around.
So after you’ve completed your main routine, perfume is the perfect feminine touch to subtly enhance your beauty and bless the noses of those around you.
Recommended Perfumes For Sweet Smelling Winter:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
7. Make Your Hair Smell Sweetly Delicious This Winter
A hair mist might seem so unnecessary, and in the grand scheme of things, it is.
However,
Leaving behind a delicious, sweet, irresistible and enchanting scent trail whenever your hair flickers as you move is the ultimate quiet-confidence move.
It’s so faint yet so alluring.
Recommended Hair Mists To Smell Sweetly Delicious This Winter:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
8. Use A Rollerball Perfume On The Go
You don’t just want to smell gorgeously amazing during your morning routine or your night routine; you want to smell like a warm, sweet treat all day, every day.
As great as all of the recommended products are, they don’t last forever, so a rollerball perfume for on-the-go use is absolutely perfect for this.
Key places you would want to apply your rollerball perfume or mini mist are:
Your wrists
Behind your ears
On your cleavage
Inside your elbows
And behind your knee
Take a look at my recommended products for online purchases for rollerball perfumes, but I typically purchase them from my local market or street vendor.
They honestly cannot be beat when it comes to their price, smell or longevity.
Nevertheless…
Recommended Rollerball Perfumes Or Spray For A ‘Sweet Treat’ Trail:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
9. Apply A Sweet Smelling Body Oil For Extra Longevity
Personally, I like to apply my ‘Vaseline Cocoa Radiant Body Oil’ as the first base before applying my scented lotion as the second base, and that works for me.
But this winter, I would definitely like to switch up the order a little bit and also try a different scented body oil to see if the scent lasts longer. I’m thinking ‘Fruity Dessert Sweet’.
Let’s try together!
Recommended Body Oils For Winter Sweetness
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
10. Keep Your Hands Smelling Sweet With A Handy-Dandy Hand Sanitiser
Don’t forget that hand sanitiser. It will do you good.
It doesn’t have to be rich in fragrance, but a light scent will make you feel a little bit more luxurious, feminine and always put together.
Recommended Hand Sanitisers For The Winter ‘It-Girl’:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
10. Make Your Space Smell Like You With Candles
You don’t have to do too much.
Don’t worry about the diffusers, the plug-ins or the sprays. Sometimes all you need is a good candle to give warmth, inner peace and soft girl energy.
Recommended Sweet Scented Candles That You’ll Love:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
11. Keep Your Lips Smelling Sweet With Lip Balm
Not only will a good lip balm nourish your lips, smooth cracks and add moisture to dryness, it will also enhance your beauty not just by looks but by its sweet smell.
Your lips are now prepped and ready for long conversations and kisses on the cheeks, forehead and lips.
Recommended Sweet Smelling Lip Balms For This Winter:
Warm Bakery Sweet
Fruity Dessert Sweet
Vanilla Sugar Sweet
12. Breath Freshness
Days are unpredictable, and so is our breath.
We never want to end up in a situation where our breath poses a threat to others as we converse, yawn or exhale while walking past individuals.
Regardless of your splendid toothbrushing routine, ensure that you carry a packet of mints, chewing gum or breath-freshener spray for those unexpected moments that catch you off guard.
Recommended Breath Fresheners For Smelling Fresh All Winter Long:
Just head to your local shop!
8 Things You Shouldn’t Do If You Want To Smell Like A Warm, Sweet Treat This Winter.
Don’t wear dirty, unwashed clothes.
Don’t forget to constantly hydrate with water.
Don’t spray too many scents onto your clothes.
Don’t eat unhealthily.
Don’t use scented products for everything.
Don’t rotate scents everyday.
Don’t apply deodorant, perfume, lotion or mist on dirty skin.
Don’t overwash with stripping body washes .
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