Christmas in Australia rarely looks like the cards. It's 34 degrees, the cricket is on, and someone is arguing about whether prawns count as lunch. Our two Christmas scents are built for that kind of day. Each one comes from a real Australian Christmas memory, and each suits a different part of the house.
Christmas: a timber cabin in the highlands
Not every Australian Christmas is hot. Up in the Tasmanian highlands, December nights can still run cool, and that's where this scent starts: a timber cabin among old Huon Pine, cedar leaf hung on the door, citrus peel drying by the fire and cranberries simmering on the stove with clove and bay.
The notes: Huon Pine and cedar leaf with lemon, orange and cranberry. Bay rum and clove add warmth, jasmine and lavender sit in the heart, and cedarwood finishes it.
- Best room: the entry or hallway, so it's the first thing guests notice.
- Formats: reed diffuser (200ml), room spray (50ml), 15ml oil for the Micro or Element, 100ml Aura Oil for the Beacon or Pillar and a 220g candle.
- Gift it to: anyone who loves a real tree. The 50ml room spray fits in a stocking.
Christmas Pudding: Grandma's kitchen
The pudding has been on the stove since early morning, wrapped in cloth and heavy with plum and malt. Grandma zests an orange into the custard and drops in a vanilla pod. Almonds are toasting in a dry pan, and nobody can find the cinnamon stick. On the bench a plate of lamingtons is slowly going soft in the heat, and one by one the family wanders in, following the smell.
The notes: orange and toasted almond, then cinnamon, clove and ripe plum, with vanilla, malt and cream to finish.
- Best room: the kitchen or dining area, where the table gets set.
- Formats: reed diffuser (200ml), room spray (50ml) and 15ml oil for the Micro or Element, 100ml Aura Oil for the Beacon or Pillar and a 220g candle. See the full Christmas range.
- Gift it to: the family cook, or whoever hosts Christmas lunch every year.
Which format for which room?
- Reed diffuser: set and forget. A 200ml bottle typically lasts 1 to 6 months, so one bought in early December should see you past New Year. Keep it out of direct sun, as summer heat uses the oil faster.
- Room spray: for the moment before guests arrive, or after the prawns. A few sprays in the dining room or bathroom is plenty.
- Element with a 15ml oil: good for the living room. On hot days, start on delicate or subtle in the kirri app and turn it up in the evening.
- Beacon or Pillar: for big open-plan spaces where the whole family gathers. Both scents come in a 100ml Aura Oil for these.
Gifting ideas
- Stocking filler: the Christmas Pudding room spray (50ml).
- For the host: a Christmas Pudding reed diffuser to take to lunch instead of another bottle of wine.
- Room by room: Christmas in the entry, Christmas Pudding in the kitchen. Two scents, one house, and they sit well together because both share orange and clove.
Our Christmas scents are seasonal, so stock changes through the year. Browse the Christmas range to see what's available now.