Creating Glimmers with Natural Home Fragrance
Glimmers by Nadia Narain and Katya Narain
The Power of Glimmers: How Natural Fragrance Can Bring Calm to Everyday Life
In a world that often feels busy and overwhelming, calm can feel like something we have to search for. But sometimes, calm finds us in the smallest, quietest moments.
Recently, I discovered the word glimmers. My friend gifted me Glimmers by Nadia Narain and Katya Narain Phillips for my birthday and I was hooked! Glimmers are small sensory moments that bring a feeling of peace, comfort, or gentle joy. They are the opposite of triggers. They help the nervous system settle and remind us that we are safe. It got me thinking how aromatherapy and natural fragrance can help bring glimmers into our day.
A glimmer might be morning light through the window. The warmth of a cup of tea. The soft flicker of a candle. Or the familiar scent of pure essential oils filling your space.
These moments may seem small, but they have the power to transform how we feel.
At Flicker & Scent, this belief sits at the heart of everything I create. Natural home fragrance and aromatherapy products are more than just beautiful objects. They are tools for creating moments of calm, presence, and wellbeing.
Why small sensory moments matter for wellbeing
Our senses are constantly responding to our environment. When life feels fast or stressful, the body can remain in a state of tension without us even noticing. Creating small self care rituals using natural fragrance can help signal to the body that it is safe to relax.
Lighting an essential oil candle at the end of the day. Using essential oil wax melts to create a peaceful atmosphere. Applying a natural body balm infused with aromatherapy oils. These simple rituals help create gentle transitions between doing and resting.
Over time, these moments become anchors of calm.
The powerful connection between scent and emotion
Scent is one of the most powerful senses connected to memory, mood, and emotional wellbeing. Natural essential oils interact directly with the parts of the brain that regulate emotion and stress response.
This is why natural home fragrance made with pure essential oils can help support relaxation, grounding, and emotional balance.
Lavender can bring softness and rest. Citrus oils can uplift and brighten. Frankincense and woods can help create a sense of grounding and stillness.
Using aromatherapy candles, essential oil wax melts, and natural diffusers allows scent to gently support your wellbeing throughout the day.
Creating daily glimmers through simple self care rituals
You do not need hours of free time to create calm. Often, it begins with one small moment of intention.
You might light a an aromatherapy candle as evening begins. Allow the gentle glow and scent to signal to your body that the day is ending.
Alternatively use essential oil wax melts to create a calm, welcoming atmosphere in your home. Or
pause for a moment, breathe deeply, and allow yourself to simply be present.
These small rituals are not about adding more to your day. They are about creating space within it.
Natural fragrance as part of a slower, more mindful life
The Glimmers book suggests you create a space such as a corner by a window, a welcoming armchair or a desk adorned with personal treasures. When you carve out the smallest nook for yourself, filled with textures and objects that make you feel safe, your nervous system finds its base.
Choosing natural home fragrance made with natural essential oils allows you to bring these moments of calm into your daily environment in a meaningful way.
Every candle, wax melt, and aromatherapy blend becomes an invitation to slow down. To reconnect. To find calm in the present moment.
These are glimmers.
And often, they are already waiting for us.
Introducing Glimmers: a blend inspired by light
Glimmers is a new essential oil blend I created from this very idea.
Glimmers is a radiant citrus blend inspired by fleeting moments of light and clarity. Sparkling grapefruit and bergamot awaken the senses with afresh, vibrant brightness, while a gentle touch of basil and petitgrain adds a natural green softness. At its heart, delicate neroli and rose geranium bring an airy floral glow, resting on a warm, grounding base of cedarwood and frankincense. Bright yet balanced, Glimmers fills your space with a feeling of lightness, calm and quiet uplift.
The result is a natural home fragrance that feels both energising and peaceful. Light-filled yet grounding.
Scent notes
Top: Grapefruit, Bergamot, Sweet Orange, Basil
Heart: Neroli, Rose Geranium, Petitgrain
Base: Cedarwood, Frankincense
This layered composition allows the fragrance to evolve slowly, creating a continuous sensory experience that supports emotional wellbeing and presence.
