As September drifts into October, fall has definitely landed, which can only mean one thing… It is NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice season!
It’s the one scent that instantly evokes fall, with its warm cinnamon notes, sweet, heady cloves, and toasty nutmeg aroma. It will transform any space into an instant cozy retreat.
Luckily for you, NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice is VINEVIDA’s Oil of the Month for October, so take advantage of limited-time offers.
Effortless & Time Saving
I don’t know about you, but I am struggling to keep up with myself at this time of year. I still have such an abundance of harvest coming in from the allotment, including these beautiful, rotund pumpkins that need to be cured before I can store them for the winter. Preserving such an abundance of this product feels like a full-time job.
No wonder then I’ve found myself turning to quick fragrance fixes that take less time and energy. So that got me thinking about how I could put together some lightning-quick recipes for you all, too. Recipes that take less than five minutes to put together and give glorious results instantly!
In this article, we’ll break down the fragrance notes in No.65 Pumpkin Spice, and I’ll offer my ideas on how you could blend it with other fragrance oils if you wanted. Then I’ve included five great recipes for you, a simmer pot, some potpourri, and emergency scented candles for when unexpected guests arrive. Scent the car by making a yummy air freshener, and last but not least, so really lovely sugar scrubs for the ultimate languishing experience in the bath.
A Quick Introduction To NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice
If you have never come across VINEVIDA’s NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice fragrance oil, fall is the perfect time to discover its delicious aromatics and fill your home with its warm and spicy fragrance. Let’s take a closer look at its wonderful attributes.
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Fragrance Type |
Who is it for? |
Season |
Intensity |
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Woody Oriental |
Women & Men |
Autumn & Winter |
Bold |
Fragrance Notes
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- Top: Citrus
- Heart: Coffee, Pumpkin Spice
- Base: Cinnamon Sugar
Uplifting, enlivening citrus freshness welcomes you into this evocative autumn fragrance. The heartspace is inviting with warm, tempting, sugar-coated spices. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, and Cloves.
Faint wafts of Roses weave through the heart, too, then meld into aromatic rivulets of hot Coffee. The blend is finished with an alluring nutty Vanilla and a balsamic flourish.
Masterfully balanced, perfectly pitched for the season, and cleverly designed to make your mouth water and ooze delicious feelings of warm and cozy comfort.
Key Highlights
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Spicy Rich Bold |
Warm Earthy Glowing |
Comforting Inviting Cozy |
Sounds really rather tempting, doesn’t it?
No. 65 Pumpkin Spice had a really innate versatility for blending to give you a whole host of its winning combinations to scent your home through the changing of the leaves, through Hallowe’en, and all the way to Thanksgiving.
Blending NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice
Finally, let's take a look at how to get the most out of blending NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice. With its gourmand style aroma, Pumpkin Spice can be easily blended with other fragrance oils.
TOP TIP: Just remember to mix ‘like for like’ fragrance oils.
Soaps and Candles, fragrance oils, and Diffuser fragrance oils should only be mixed with another of the same type.
Fragrance Notes
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- Top: Citrus
- Heart: Coffee, Pumpkin Spice
- Base: Cinnamon Sugar
Citrus Uplift
Try blending it with fragrances that are heavily citrus-based for invigorating and uplifting the aroma and creating a more enlivened ambiance.
Sweet and Spicy
Fragrance oils based on warm spices and sweet, sticky aromas will pair wonderfully with NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice. Combine them to create welcoming and inviting scents to literally sink into.
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- NO. 40 - Gingerbread
- NO. 108 - Maple Honey Harvest
- NO. 190 Wicked Pumpkin
- Coffee and Cream
Coffee aromas seem to blend seamlessly with Pumpkin Spice for a synergistic relationship. They complement one another without overpowering the other for a mouthwatering and tempting combination.
Spirited
Pair NO. 65 with the mouthwatering notes of dark spirits, bourbon, whisky, and rum for distinctly grown-up and more masculine themes.
Drop things down a notch and add in the beautifully rich, dark, aromatic of precious woods and golden rivulets of Amber.
Join that lovely, warm spice with the more natural, outdoorsy aromas of fall for an inviting and welcoming blend. Balance the warmth with a little coniferous cool and the spice with a dash of citrus to create uplifting and vivifying effects. It’s a great way to ‘bring the outside in’ to meet and balance the warmth and comfort of home.
Super Quick and Easy DIY Recipes with NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice
These simple recipes are shortcuts to an immediate autumn ambiance for your home.
Fill your home with those warm and cozy autumn vibes instantly and enjoy curling up by the fire with your loved ones in all that time you’ll save.
Autumnal Pine Cone Bowl
So, we’ll begin with a beautiful potpourri, a natural, elegant look for any room, but these lovely seasonal bowls make great seasonal gifts too. You can use them for any holiday occasion from now, right through to the holidays. I’ve used them as lovely fragrant gift toppers in the past too, just to make the gift that little bit more memorable for the recipient, you know?
Keep your eyes peeled for pine cones you find on the floor, and you can start gathering and getting ahead with How to Make Scented Pine Cones with Essential Oil. Once that’s done, it's quick and easy to put this project together.
IFRA Safety
Pot Pourri falls into IFRA Category 10A, where NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice has a maximum skin safety dilution rate of 2.74%. This means you will need to dilute your NO.65 for this project using no more than 2.74ml per 100ml of base fluid/carrier oil.
How To:
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- Pop a large bucketful of clean and dry pine cones into a couple of extra-large ziplock bags
- Simply mix 5 drops of NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice Soaps & Candles fragrance oil with 10 ml of carrier oil and mix well.
- Divide the oil mix evenly between the pinecones in the ziplock bags.
- Zip up the bags and shake well until the oil is evenly dispersed.
- Leave for a couple of hours and tip out into a decorative bowl, and fill your home with its warm, comforting fragrance.
- Refreshing by stirring regularly with your hand as you pass.
- When the fragrance fades, refresh by repeating this process.
Scented Candle Cheat
This super-easy cheat is perfect for when unexpected guests arrive out of the blue.
Turn inexpensive plain candles and tealights into deliciously scented candles in a jiffy!
IFRA and Flashpoint Safety
Scented Candles fall into IFRA Category 12, where NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice has no maximum skin safety dilution rate. This means you can use as much as you like, within reason.
However, before doing this, always check the flashpoint of your fragrance oil and make sure it has a high flashpoint. A high flashpoint means the oil will tolerate that level of temperature before it will flash into flame and burn itself.
How To:
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- Simply light an unscented candle and wait for a small pool of wax to form.
- BLOW THE FLAME OUT!
- Drip a couple of drops of NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice Soaps and Candles fragrance oil into the molten wax and stir in with a toothpick until evenly distributed.
- Make sure there is no pooled fragrance oil on the surface before carefully re-lighting the candle.
The glorious, cozy autumnal scent will soon fill your room with its warm and inviting aroma.
You can find more clever hacks with Creative Uses of Fragrance Oils for Wax Melts.
Sensational Scented Simmer Pot
Every real estate agent should know this trick…immediately cozy atmosphere, just from a pan of water!
If you have never tried a simmer pot, you are going to be blown away by how easy it is to fill your home with tempting autumn fragrance, and there’s not an ounce of sugar anywhere!
For this recipe, I paired the delicious Pumpkin Spice fragrance of NO. 65 here with a couple of others to give it a bit more complexity. Somehow this has made it even more inviting and a bit more uplifting, too, and I think you’ll love experimenting to try out your own warm, cozy fall blends.
IFRA Safety
Simmer Pots falls into IFRA Category 10A, where NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice has a maximum safety dilution rate of 2.74%. This means you will need to dilute your NO.65 for this project using no more than 2.74ml per 100ml of base fluid/carrier oil.
How To:
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- I do recommend that you use a large old stainless steel pan. You want one that you keep just for these types of produce and won’t use for food purposes.
- Fill the pan ⅔ of the way full with hot water. (At least 500 ml of water).
- Add a variety of fragrant ingredients such as orange or lemon peel, cinnamon sticks, cloves, nutmeg, coriander seeds, or cardamom pods. The choice is yours.
- Add a few drops of just NO. 65 or use the gorgeous Scent of Autumn blend (below).
- Bring to a very gentle simmer; never let it boil vigorously.
- Leave barely simmering for 15-25 minutes to fill your home with its wonderfully inviting aroma.
Scent of Autumn Fragrance Oil Blend
TOP TIP: It’s easy to get so relaxed and cozy, so it helps to set a reminder that your simmer pot is on the stove. You can either top it up with recently boiled water or turn it off for now. You might get another use from it, but it will be worth refreshing the oils.
If you want to explore How to Make Your House Smell Good Naturally, simmer pots are a great way to do this.
Scrumptious Sugar Scrub
Pumpkin Spice aroma doesn’t have to be confined to home products, either, of course. They make really fantastic body and beauty products.
I’ve used NO. 65 to make really luscious sugar scrubs in the past. They are so cute, packaged in pretty containers with seasonal labels. Why not whip up a whole batch and get ready for the holiday season!
Perfect for languishing in long baths for that ultimate experience in relaxation.
This is pure autumn indulgence made in less than five minutes!
IFRA Safety
Sugar Scrub falls into IFRA Category 9, where NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice has a maximum skin safety dilution rate of 2.74%. This means you will need to dilute your NO.65 for this project using no more than 2.74ml per 100ml of sugar scrub base.
How To:
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- Mix 2 ml of NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil with ¼ cup of Sweet Almond carrier oil (Prunus dulcis), and combine well.
- Measure out ¼ cup of soft brown cane sugar (Saccharum Officinarum Extract) into a bowl and pour over the oil and mixing thoroughly until the sugar is evenly coated in the oil.
- Store in an airtight container and use within three months.
- After a patch test, simply apply to the body in gentle circular motions and rinse with clean water. Use soapy water if you wish to remove the oil.
If you really enjoyed this project, delve deeper into How to Make Bath Scrubs With Essential Oils and learn how to choose between salt and sugar scrubs.
Car Freshener
Did you know you can simply dilute some No. 65 and use it on felt shapes, cotton balls, or clothespins in your car?
Why not try it for a beautifully fragrant car air freshener that doesn’t cost the earth!
Simply swap fragrances out to suit your mood; you could have a new fragrance every day if you wanted!
IFRA Safety
Car Air Freshener falls into IFRA Category 10A, where NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice has a maximum skin safety dilution rate of 2.74%. This means you will need to dilute your NO.65 for this project using no more than 2.74ml per 100ml of base fluid/carrier oil.
How To:
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- Simply dilute your NO. 65 in line with IFRA safety, in this case, no more than 2.74ml per 100ml of base fluid/carrier oil.
- Apply the diluted oil to your chosen method. I simply place a few drops on a wooden clothespin attached to the vent in my car. But you can add it to a cotton wad or ball, or hang a felt pad instead. You can even buy those tiny hanging containers and fill them up time and again. The world is your oyster here!
Explore new horizons and learn more about How To Make Car Air Freshener With Essential And Fragrance Oils
Final Words
Grab a big bottle of NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice today! It doesn’t have to be complicated to create an instant fall ambiance in your home; all you need is your trusty bottle of fragrance oil and a few household basics.
Once you start filling your home with its tempting, mouthwatering aroma and surrounding yourself with the cozy essence of October, you simply won’t want to stop!
Sink yourself into the refreshing notes of zingy citrus as they collide with the warm spiced heart of Cinnamon and Clove. Soft Rose notes are sprinkled with Nutmeg and masterfully finished with a balsamic and Vanilla flourish.
Beautifully warm and inviting, it exudes calm, serene comfort, encouraging you to relax and unwind.
Low Effort, High Reward
Start gaining confidence with these super quick and easy projects. They all require very little effort on your part but offer a high reward for your endeavors. They are perfect for beginners and should easily take you less than five minutes to put together. Build your skills and follow the given links to similar projects with full tutorials and exciting recipes.
Whether you are welcoming guests, simply relaxing after a busy day, or just craving that festive fall ambiance, these quick DIY recipes will deliver autumn bliss.
No time to play? Try VINEVIDA’s NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice Reed Diffuser and NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice Diffuser Fragrance Oil, let your diffuser do all the hard work instead!
So…. grab that bottle of NO. 65 - Pumpkin Spice Soaps & Candles Fragrance Oil and let October work its cozy and cosseting magic upon you.
