Thoughts on Air Freshner

Normally I am the sort of person who runs through the ground floor of Myer with my hands over my mouth & nose, screeching 'Please don't spray perfume samples on me!!!!'  I don't wear perfume (or even perfumed deodorant) myself, I am that sensitive to chemical smells. I really dislike them. Mr BC is on strict instructions to never apply deodorant in my presence. I almost always get asthma, & one time when I thought I'd get all fancy for the school run, a wasp stung me. So when Airwick Aqua Mist recently sent me alot of their new Aqua Mist range to try out, I wasn't too hopeful.

But.

These chemical smells are not too bad. Not too bad at all. There are 3 fragrances - Magnolia & Cherry Blossom, Wild Lavender & Mountain Breeze, & my favourite, Fresh Waters. The scent is really subtle, & because the are part of the Aqua Essences range, it is completely water based so the fragrances just dissipate gently, leaving freshness in the air, without hitting you in the head & making your sinus's bleed.

I have been spraying this around various people to get their reactions, as follows.

• My mother - Yes, I already use this. It's water based so the smell goes really quickly. You have to keep sprayng it.
• My sister, Cheryl Ann - Yes, that's nice. Yes. Yes, OK. OMG I can't smell that now! I have a hangover & I am trying to clean this toilet before everyone arrives!
• The Gentleman - after sneezing violently at Magnolia & Cherry Blossom, loved Fresh Waters. He especially loved the easy trigger pump, & happily sprayed it around, alot..
• Teenage Daughter - Sad face at Magnolia & Cherry Blossom, with the claim it burnt her nostrils. Wild Lavender & Mountain Breeze got the quavering hand. Liked Fresh Waters alot, thumbs up.

I am loving Fresh Waters, because 2 months ago when Monkey boy turned 4, he announced that now that he was a big boy, he no longer needed to wear pull ups at night. And therefor he doesn't. I wish he would tell his bladder this, because every night since his birthday he has wet his own bed, then gotten up, changed his pyjamas (sometimes) & come into Mummy & Daddy's bed, which he also wets. I am not at all loving this, or the resulting laundry, but I am loving spraying mattresses with some water based air freshener.

Next stop, the family car which has it's own particular odour after the family drive to Sydney & back last weekend. And then, this Friday I will be treating my Mothers Group/Park Wino/Gunt Club friends to a blind smell test, so stay tuned for the results of that. I promise lots of pictures. And a pretty nice giveaway.

See you then!

xx

Disclaimer - Yes, the product was sent to me for review but all thoughts, opinions & words are mine, even that little gem about leaving freshness in the air. I know, I should be a copywriter.