The year’s spookiest celebration looms upon us. Ghosts and ghouls roam the land, and witches cackle on every street. Don’t mind though. We’ll be frightfully busy creating fun things with fragrance oils this Halloween.
Here’s a quick and easy list of ways to use fragrance oils to craft a spooky ambiance. Be the envy of the block with your wickedly ingenious and creative fragrance ideas!
We Love A Party With A Spooky Atmosphere!
Whether you’re creating dastardly darkness or a romantic harvest atmosphere, we’ve got you covered with VINEVIDA’s extensive fragrance oil collections. Let me show you how! Terrorize the neighbors with canny potions and weird blends for a night they won’t forget!
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- Begin as you mean to go on. Set the aromatic stage. Tempt adults into your lair with, invitations with invitations spritzed with NO. 1103 - Inspired by: Black Cherry Merlot by Bath & Body Works or NO. 101 - Coffee & Whiskey.
- For the younger members, take lessons from Hansel and Gretel’s with and coax them into your web with NO. 118 - Pumpkin Cupcake and NO. 180 - Enchanted Candy.
- Weave magic into your dreadful decor and bring crummy craft projects to life with a sprinkle of moon dust and a tiny wisp of scent. Fragrance fake cobwebs and garlands by dabbing NO. 76 - Moonflower Garden fragrance oil onto cotton balls tucked behind the decor.
- Delight trick or treaters with the realistic aroma of fallen leaves on your decorated porch with NO. 1115 - Inspired by: Leaves by Bath & Body Works
- Add NO. 189 - Twilight Grove to your fog machine fluid (use oil-compatible fluid only!) for that eerie graveyard ambiance, or NO. 179 - Moonlight in your diffuser.
- Ramp up the scents of harvest with NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice. Add a drop of NO. 90 - Orange Pumpkin Bread oil inside the lid of your jack-o’-lantern before you light the candle. Sprinkle a few drops of NO. 190 - Wicked Pumpkin onto the melted wax of tealight burners for that extra cozy glow and scent.
Crafts To Get Ahead Of The Game
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- Enchant potpourri cauldrons with dried fruit and pinecones, adding an extra enticing NO. 66 - Roasted Pine Cone or NO. 23 - Cinnamon Roll fragrance oils.
- Dab NO. 83 - Library fragrance oil onto page corners of spooky-looking books to beguile with an “old library” aroma.
- Craft wax melts into bat shapes, pumpkins, or skulls, then magic in some Halloween warmth with NO. 100 - Sweater Weather fragrance oil.
- No kid’s Halloween would be complete without some truly vile slime! If you choose Add NO. 136 - Pink Fairy Soaps& Candles fragrance oil, you can safely add a good amount to get a really exciting smell. (We chose this one because it has a 3.94% dilution rate for use in baby products, but of course, you could choose others, just be sure to check that use IFRA skin-safe guidance).
- The perfect end to the sweetly stinkiest party ever has surely got to party favors scented with a sprinkle of NO. 97 - Toffee Apple or NO. 92 - Hot Cocoa & Caramel fragrance oils. Eye of newt and toe of frog is so last week, guys. Add a couple of drops of wadding to your bags and you’ll have sweet compliments for weeks.
- Make scented Halloween stickers to share. Add a diluted drop of NO. 182 - Obsidian to paper before sealing with clear tape.
Preparing The Feast
Use fragrance to bring to life your horrendous home ideas, add a spooky aromatic ambiance to scary movies, or a mysterious vibe to your party. Before guests arrive…
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- Add a couple of drops of NO. 184 - Walk In The Woods to your vacuum filter or bag before cleaning for a ‘fall fresh’ scent.
- Place a paper towel diluted with NO. 1116 - Inspired by: Marshmallow Fireside by Bath & Body Works under your welcome mat.
- Scent throw pillows or blankets with cozy autumn oils like NO. 186 - Cashmere & Suede and NO. 178 - Buttery Pecan.
- Scatter a few drops of NO. 21 - Cedarwood & Amber or NO. 16 - Campfire between your fireplace logs for a true Halloween night ambiance.
- Mist the room with NO. 74 - Mystic Oud for a spooky and mystical ambiance (Find our most effective Room Mist recipe base here)
- Have your diffuser prepped and ready with NO. 1203 - Inspired by: Feu de Bois by Diptyque or NO. 112 - Charcoal for a shocker of realism for scary movies.
Who Dares Approach The Treat Table?
Make your Treat Table the most terrifying in the street by adding wafts of tempting Candy and Gingerbread aromas and then capturing your prey before stuffing them in the oven! Oops, sorry, you are not allowed to do that anymore! Come close only if you dare…
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- Make the kitchen smell boozy and magical with candles scented with NO. 108 - Maple Honey Harvest or NO. 95 - Cranberry Cider.
- Bubble, bubble toil and trouble simmer pots with water, orange slices, cloves, and a few drops of NO. 80 - Fleur De Vanille oil.
- Mix an “Earth Witch’s Brew” scent blend and blend equal parts of NO. 59 - Patchouli, NO. 21 - Cedarwood & Amber, and NO. 79 - Vanilla Luxe fragrance oil for a strangely comforting and deeply earthy vibe.
The Morticia Moment Make Up!
Make your costumes stinky and your makeup truly horrendous using VINEVIDA’s Soaps and Candles fragrance oil, which can be used on the skin, provided you follow IFRA skin safety dilution rates. (Find out how here.) Make your costumes stratospheric with this extra aromatic element.
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- Prepare for your party by soaking in a Witch’s Potion Bath with Sea Salt, Epsom Salts + a few drops of NO. 76 - Moonflower Garden. After all that work, you deserve it.
- Make sure you shimmer in the candlelight with a body lotion of NO. 63 - Pink Sugar Soaps & Candles fragrance oil with a little bit of opalescent mica stirred in.
- Weave magic into your homemade face paints and skin balms. (Follow IFRA Skin Safety guidelines). Embody that Halloween vibe! Our favorite is NO. 1119 - Inspired by: Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow by Bath & Body Works.
- Aromatically dress with perfume rollers of NO. 180 - Enchanted Candy or NO. 74 - Mystic Oud
- Make linen mists of NO. 181 - Ethereal or NO. 185 - Fall Is In The Air to give Halloween costumes that extra special twinkle.
- Trail NO. 189 - Twilight Grove and NO. 179 - Moonlight behind you by lightly scenting your wigs with a diluted hair oil spray of your scents.
Let’s Not Have Any Horrors!
A serious word for a moment…
Candles and Heat
When you are using fragrance oils with, or near, candles or heat sources, make sure you know what the flashpoint of the fragrance oil is, and that it is a high enough flashpoint. You can find this on the fragrance oils' individual webpage.
Always practice good candle safety.
Skin Safe
VINEVIDA’s Soaps and Candles range is specifically designed for topical use, and they can be safely used with children. However, if you are using fragrance oils on the skin or hair, you must follow IFRA skin safety guidance and always do a patch test first.
Find more details here: How To Find Safety Information On The VINEVIDA Website
Fragrance Oils Can Stain
Fragrance oils are well…oils, and they can stain just like any other oil. Always use an appropriate dispersant when applying to the skin, clothes, and fabrics, or using a room mist. Always do a patch test first.
Enjoy exploring all the frightfully fun ways to use fragrance oils this Halloween and have a spooktastic time!
