The scent of waffles reminds me of home.
Warm, enveloping, sweet. Since my parents bought a waffle maker at least 10 years ago, Sunday mornings (and sometimes nights) would be waffle day - sometimes sweet waffles with chocolate chips and occasionally savoury waffles with green onions... I'd take waffles over pancakes any day.
Even after I moved out to university 5 years ago, my Dad took the time to make waffles for the family every time I was home.
According to Demeter Fragrance Library, our strongest emotional response is to that of our sense of smell, especially the scents of everyday objects and life experiences. I chose waffles because they evoke feelings of home and family and childhood.
That being said, WAFFLES is one of the most absurd scents that I've ever heard of. And the icing on the cake (or should I say maple syrup on the waffles?) was that the Demeter Fragrance Library team was kind enough to pair my choice of Waffles with Vanilla Cake Batter and Cinnamon Bun. Though I was hoping to get a pairing like Waffles with Orange Juice and Bacon, I guess the former set works better together.
Demeter's Waffles scent wasn't what I expected. After the slight alcohol scent wafts away, you're left with something warm and subtly spicy. It wasn't waffles for me. But after layering Vanilla Cake Batter on top - spot on. The Vanilla Cake Batter adds the sweetness that the Waffles scent on its own was missing. I don't usually put Cinnamon in my Waffles but I do also love Cinnamon buns. I prefer not to layer all three scents together as it makes my waffles to cinnamon scented and less vanilla-y.
Cinnamon Buns are also one of my favourite treats. I found the scent on its own was much spicier than that of Waffles, so again, adding Vanilla Cake Batter on top reminded me of the aroma that is passing by a Cinnabon at the mall... and made me want to lick my arm.
Overall, the Demeter Fragrance Library Scent Blending experience was an interesting one. I definitely prefer blended scents rather than a single scent, as the only one I found that matched my expectations was Vanilla Cake Batter but in general I'm super happy with my blends.
To profess my love for waffles.. I've curated a few waffle photos from my instagram feed:
Waffles or pancakes? Have you tried Demeter?
Press samples featured. Demeter Fragrances are available online at www.DemeterFragrance.com (1 oz for $20USD) and at the Real Canadian Super Store (30 mL for $15CAD)
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