I grew up in a real Christmas tree house, so when people say ‘you can’t beat the smell of a real tree,’ trust me I get it. However, when I switched to an artificial Christmas tree a few years ago I discovered the next best thing: The White Company’s Fir Tree room spray and diffuser.

I invested in an artificial Christmas tree two years ago. It was a practical choice as a London dweller who doesn’t have a car (or driving licence) to cart a real tree in and out of my house. I opted for one of the most realistic and best artificial Christmas trees you can buy from The White Company in a cute 4.5ft. However, it was just missing that Christmas tree smell…

Fir Tree is a lovely woody scent with notes of eucalyptus, pine and cedar. It is one of the only scents I’ve come across that smells just like that moment when you cut the netting off a real tree at home. There’s no fake sweet undertones, just the perfect refreshing pine scent.

Spritzing my faux tree with the room spray, which costs £18 a bottle, is how I first started our fooling myself and guests into thinking my little one was the real deal (I fooled quite a few of them too!).

However, for a longer lasting scent, last year I opted for the home scent gift set which included the fir tree diffuser, a candle and the room spray. The combination of the three meant my living room smelt like a fresh Christmas tree for the whole of December. I even used the spray to spritz my wreath for an extra scent boost when I walked in the front door.

If £18 is too steep, an option I’m going to trial this year is investing in the £12 fragrance oil which can be tapped onto ceramic decorations, like this set of 6 at The White Company. These then act as tiny (mess free) diffusers which you can top up with more scent next year.

If you have a faux tree will you be giving this scenting hack a go?

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