Welcome to the House of ECOYA

Walk into most homes and you can tell within a few seconds whether someone has thought about how it smells. Not in an overpowering way. Just a clean kitchen, fresh linen, a candle lit in the lounge before friends arrive. Ecoya covers the whole house, with candles and diffusers alongside dish wash, laundry liquid and body care in matching scents. That makes it easy to build a home where each room has its own character without the fragrances fighting each other.

So here is our room-by-room guide, using the Ecoya pieces we have in the shop right now.

The entry: French Pear

The entry is where a home makes its first impression, so we like a scent that is fresh and friendly rather than heavy. French Pear is Ecoya's signature for good reason: crisp, fruity and easy to like. A Fragranced Reed Diffuser on the hall table keeps it going quietly all day, and the large size can be topped up with a 200ml refill rather than replaced. For a quick lift before guests arrive, a few sprays of the French Pear Room Spray does the job in seconds.

The living room: White Musk & Warm Vanilla for gatherings

The lounge and dining table are where people gather, so this is where we would use Ecoya's Celebration fragrance, White Musk & Warm Vanilla. Ecoya describes it as opening with bergamot and lemon over a floral heart, and it is warm and soft rather than sweet. The Celebration Candle comes in a deco-inspired white cut glass vessel that looks good long after the wax is gone, and the Celebration Mini Candle is a lovely small gift. For a room where you would rather not have a flame, the Celebration Reed Diffuser comes in small and large, and the Celebration Room Spray is the one to reach for just before the doorbell goes.

The bedroom: Sweet Pea & Jasmine or Vanilla & Tonka Bean

Bedrooms suit softer scents, and Ecoya has two that work beautifully. Sweet Pea & Jasmine is bright and floral, and Vanilla & Tonka Bean is warmer and cosier, lovely in the colder months. A Madison Jar Soy Candle on the bedside table, in the mini or large size, is the classic Ecoya piece: hand-poured soy wax in a glass jar with a silver lid. If you would like to try Sweet Pea & Jasmine before committing, the Sweet Pea & Jasmine Mini Gift Set pairs a Mini Madison candle with a matching mini diffuser. Always blow the candle out before you drift off.

The bathroom: body care that matches the room

In the bathroom, fragrance comes from the things you use every day. Ecoya's Hand and Body Wash and Hand and Body Lotion come in 450ml pump bottles in a range of the house fragrances, and the wash has a 1L refill pouch so the good-looking bottle stays on the vanity. For a finished look, the Bathroom Edit Gift Set puts a matching wash and lotion on a soft touch tray. Sandalwood & Amber works especially well here, and it carries through to the shower in Ecoya's Sandalwood & Amber shampoo and conditioner. If you would like the room to smell good between uses, the Plug-In Diffuser is a tidy option for a bathroom, hallway or laundry: choose the unit, then a fragrance flask.

The kitchen: Tahitian Lime & Grapefruit

The kitchen works hard, so we want a scent that is bright and clean. Ecoya's Tahitian Lime & Grapefruit range covers the whole bench. The Dish Wash is described by Ecoya as plant-based, and it is the one we would choose if you wash up by hand every night. Add the Hand Wash by the sink and the Surface Spray for wiping down, and top up from the 1L Dish Wash Refill and Hand Wash Refill pouches. If you are giving it as a gift, the Kitchen Gift Set brings the hand wash, dish wash and surface spray together on a matching tray.

The laundry: Wild Sage & Citrus

Laundry is where Ecoya goes further than most fragrance brands. Everything is in Wild Sage & Citrus, a fresh, herbal scent that suits clean linen. Start with the Laundry Liquid and its refill pouch. If you use a dryer, the Dryer Ball Set is made from 100% New Zealand wool and Ecoya rates the balls for up to a thousand uses; top up the scent with Fragrance Drops. The Linen Spray refreshes sheets, towels and cushion covers between washes, and the Closet Tag Set hangs in the wardrobe or linen cupboard, where Ecoya says each tag lasts up to two months. We cover the whole range in The Ecoya Laundry Collection.

The study: Lotus Flower

For a desk or home office, Lotus Flower is floral with a bright, spicy edge, a good choice for a room where you want to feel awake. A Mini Madison Jar candle or a mini reed diffuser in Lotus Flower takes up very little desk space. Many people like lighting the same candle each time they sit down to work, a small cue that it is time to start.

The car

Not a room, but it might as well be for the amount of time some of us spend in it. The Car Diffuser is a small metal vent clip with no liquid to spill. It comes with a Lotus Flower pod, and refill pods are available in other Ecoya fragrances.

Looking after your candles

A candle burns more cleanly and evenly with a little care. Trim the wick before each lighting with a tool like Ecoya's Daily Ritual Wick Trimmer, let the first burn go long enough for the melted wax to reach the edge of the jar, and never leave a lit candle unattended. There are more tips in Candle Rituals.

Frequently asked questions

Can I refill an Ecoya reed diffuser?

Yes. We stock a 200ml refill for the Fragranced Reed Diffuser in several fragrances, so you can keep the vessel and top it up.

What do I need to get started with the Plug-In Diffuser?

You need the diffuser unit and a fragrance flask. They are sold separately, so you can choose your scent, then change it later with a new flask.

Will different Ecoya scents clash if I use them in different rooms?

Keeping to one fragrance per room, and keeping each one light, is the simplest way to avoid clashes. A fresh kitchen, a floral bedroom and a warm lounge can sit comfortably in the same house.

In essence

Ecoya makes it easy to give each room its own scent without anything clashing: French Pear at the door, White Musk & Warm Vanilla where people gather, Sweet Pea & Jasmine or Vanilla & Tonka Bean in the bedroom, Tahitian Lime & Grapefruit in the kitchen and Wild Sage & Citrus in the laundry. Start with the room you use most, choose one piece, and add from there. Come and smell them in store at 270 Maunganui Road, or browse the full range online.