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Find a scent you'll love: a kirri scent-matching guide

Most people find one kirri scent they love and then stall on what to try next. This guide is here to help. For each of our popular scents we've picked two or three others that share key notes, so the next bottle feels familiar without being the same thing again.

A tip before you start: a 50ml room spray or a 15ml oil in an Element diffuser is an easy way to test a new scent. Once you know you love it, move up to a reed diffuser or a 100ml Aura oil.

If you love Santal Woods

Santal Woods (formerly Santal 66) is creamy sandalwood and Virginia cedar with cardamom, papyrus, violet, iris and amber.

  • Rose Gold: the same cedar and amber warmth, with saffron, jasmine, fig and resin on top. A little richer and more floral.
  • Fig Tree: cedarwood and musk in common, with fresh fig, citrus and lavender for a greener feel.

If you love Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens opens with bergamot and orange blossom, then rose, peony and jasmine over cedarwood, amber and musk.

  • Rose Gold: shares the jasmine and cedar, with saffron and amberwood for a deeper evening feel.
  • Country Linen: rose and jasmine at the heart, with lemon, peach, sandalwood, honey and tonka bean. Lighter and more everyday.

If you love Bondi

Bondi is mandarin and watery ozone with green cardamom, black pepper and soft musk.

  • Coral: another fresh citrus opening. Bergamot and pink pepper, eucalyptus, white flowers and violet, then benzoin, modern woods and white musk.
  • Zen Garden: water fruits and a soft musk base, with peony, lotus and iris. Quieter and more floral.

If you love Dream

Dream is citrus and bergamot, jasmine and tea, finishing on musk and amber.

  • Country Linen: lemon, rose and jasmine, then sandalwood, honey and tonka. Softer and more everyday.
  • Botanical Gardens: bergamot and jasmine in common, with orange blossom, rose and peony.

If you love Zen Garden

Zen Garden is peony, water fruits, lotus and iris over driftwood and musk.

  • Bondi: watery ozone and soft musk, with mandarin, cardamom and black pepper.
  • Coral: white flowers, violet and white musk give it the same airy, clean finish.

If you love Kiwi Coconut Vanilla

Kiwi Coconut Vanilla is pineapple, apple and coconut, softened by kiwi and vanilla.

  • Dream: citrus and bergamot over musk and amber, for a sunny feel without the sweetness.
  • Country Linen: peach and honey give it the same soft sweetness, with rose, jasmine and sandalwood.

If you love Fig Tree

Fig Tree is fresh fig, citrus, lavender and leafy greens, with cedarwood, ripe plum, cyclamen and musk.

  • Rose Gold: fig and cedar in common, made warmer with saffron, amberwood and resin.
  • Santal Woods: cedar and musk in common, warmer with sandalwood, cardamom and amber.

If you love Rose Gold

Rose Gold (formerly Baccarat) is saffron and jasmine, amberwood and ambergris, then fig, resin and cedar.

  • Santal Woods: shares the cedar and amber, but creamier, with sandalwood, cardamom and iris.
  • Botanical Gardens: jasmine, cedarwood and amber in common, with more flowers.

If you love Country Linen

Country Linen opens with lemon and peach, then carnation, rose and jasmine over sandalwood, honey and tonka bean.

  • Botanical Gardens: the same rose and jasmine heart, brighter with bergamot and orange blossom.
  • Dream: jasmine at the heart, with citrus, tea, musk and amber.

If you love Christmas

Christmas is Huon Pine and cedar leaf with lemon, orange and cranberry, warmed by bay rum and clove, with jasmine and lavender at the heart.

  • Christmas Pudding: shares the orange and clove, then goes sweet with toasted almond, cinnamon, plum, vanilla, malt and cream.

If you love Melbourne

Melbourne (formerly New York) is lavender, bergamot and pimento with dry tobacco leaves, tonka, guaiacwood, leather, patchouli and amber. It's currently sold through stockists only, so email help@houseofkirri.com to find one near you.

  • Santal Woods: amber and woods in common, creamier and less smoky.
  • Rose Gold: amber, resin and cedar for a similar warm evening feel.

Choosing a format for your next scent

  • Room spray (50ml): the easiest way to try a scent before you commit. Browse room sprays.
  • Reed diffuser (200ml): no flame and no power, and typically lasts 1 to 6 months. Browse reed diffusers.
  • Element with a 15ml oil: typically 1 to 3 months per bottle, with intensity set in the kirri app.
  • Beacon or Pillar with a 100ml Aura oil: typically 6 to 12 months per bottle, for larger or open-plan rooms. Browse all oils.

Christmas and Christmas Pudding are seasonal, so availability changes through the year. If you can't find a scent, email help@houseofkirri.com and we'll point you to the closest match in stock.

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