Smell Your Way to a Better Mood!
In a world where we’ve exchanged business suits for sweatpants, and dates to the movies for HBOmax, upkeeping your beauty routine just to go to “club couch” can seem like an overkill.
But after two years of a pandemic and still no clear answers about when and how we’re getting out of this, I decided to embrace every day as the special occasion that it is.
After peeling off my comfort sweats and “doing something with my hair”, I finish of my routine with a spritz of Brown Girl Jane’s Casablanca perfume. But not just any perfume, this fragrance contains neuroscientifically proven technology proven to improve your mood!
I know we’re all looking for a little escape anywhere we can get it, and luckily that can start inside our own beauty cabinets!
Choose your mood, choose your scent-
My new favorite scent is a part of Brown Girl Jane’s “Wanderlust Collection”. The collection has three scents (Bahia, Lamu and of course my girl Casablanca) all with unique notes that have been created to access the parts of the brain that relate to pleasure and comfort.
Bahia:
Described as a “retreat for the mind, body and spirit”, Bahia has base notes of Vanilla Bean, Cedarwood and Cashmere Musks. Base notes are the scents that will stay with the fragrance the longest.
Try this scent when you’re ready for your next vacation, but your pockets are not.
Lamu:
The sparkliest one of the trio has top notes of Bergamot, Coastal Sage and Italian Lemon, yum! Top notes are what you first smell when you spray your fragrance. Lamu is bright, fresh and elicits feelings of revitalization and enthusiasm.
Try this scent to uplift your mood and get your ready to face your day!
Casablanca:
My personal favorite fragrance elicits the spirit of Morocco with mid notes of Saffron, Soft Suede and Vanilla Orchid. Mid notes are the second layer of a fragrance and will remain on your body for up to an hour!
Try this scent when trying to evoke feelings of sensuality and serenity.
Be Intentional about when your use the fragrance -
So how exactly can a fragrance improve your mood, you ask?
Smells connect us to our memories and moments.
Close your eyes and imagine your favorite childhood dish being cooked right now?
Along with memories of how delicious it tastes, you’re probably thinking about who made it and how you felt in those moments.
*Studies show that “odors that evoke positive autobiographical memories have the potential to increase positive emotions, decrease negative mood states, disrupt cravings, and reduce physiological indices of stress, including systemic markers of inflammation.”
With so many uplifting attributes, it’s no wonder that having a go-to scent has been a part of beauty routines for decades!
Tip:
Try pairing your favorite Wanderlust Collection fragrance with a situation where you’ll need a lot of courage, sensuality or lightness. Then every time you wear that scent you’ll be drawn back to a place of confidence and comfort!
Layer for a signature effect -
The best part about using the Wanderlust Collection is that they are meant to be layered!
Combine a spritz of Casablanca with the warm floral scent of Bahia to create a mood all your own.
It’s like your own personal perfumery!
Have fun mixing and matching scents or wear one at a time as a final layer for the bangin outfit that makes you feel confident and just like yourself.
Finding pockets of sweet moments have become everything to me. Baths, good books and great scents are my comfort. If you’ve been looking for a small vacation that you can carry with you, Brown Girl Jane’s Wanderlust Collection is for you.
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