Looking for a good reed diffuser to effortlessly scent your home and complement your interiors? We've rounded up the most impressively elegant buys for every corner of your house, based on aesthetics, scent family, and price point — because the best reed diffusers don't only smell good, they look good too. From floral to fruity, spicy to woody, and even fresh and oriental, the reed diffusers featured below have got everything you may be after and much more.
Place one of them in an entryway to greet guests, inside your bathroom to mask odors and air in the room, or atop a shelf in your bedroom or living room for constant freshness and a senses-revitalizing atmosphere. Within this list, you'll spot some of the best home fragrance options currently available on the market, so, if you are looking for candles or room sprays to complement your new reed diffuser, rest assured we can assist.
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Size: 5.9oz
Scent: Citrus
Highly rated by reviewers, this citrus reed diffuser is fit for year-round use, whether it's fall, mid-summer, or deep in the wintertime. It will ensure your home smells fresh all day long, and we say to place it in an entryway for uninterrupted fragrance. It arrives inside an elegant glass vessel etched with frosted stripes and comes complete with eight rattan reeds. Use all of them inside a large room, or start with four in smaller spaces, adding more if needed. Fragranced with a delicate grapefruit scent, this reed diffuser is well-balanced with watery green notes, lily of the valley fragrance, and some coriander blossom. Reviewers say it's energetic and refreshing albeit subtle, and that it will add long-lasting fragrance to your home.
Size: 12.31oz
Scent: Fruity, Citrus
Fragrances reminiscent of food are your ultimate ally in the kitchen, and if it's Celine Roux, the brand's Head of Fragrance and Lifestyle, to say that, as she did in a recent interview on scentscaping at dinner parties, you got to believe her. Fresh, floral, and charged with the zingy-ness of citrus fruit, it's a great all-round reed diffuser, but a particularly adapt one if you're looking to cover any unwanted smells while prepping dinner for your guests. No other scent, however woody or sweet, will fit as seamlessly as this tomato vine one on the shelves of your counter. Because, rather than overpowering the fragrance of your delicacies and any other smell-filled object in the room, this reed diffuser will gently complement your cooking extravaganza.
Size: 7.03oz
Scent: Fruity
The iconic Diptyque Baies candle also comes in reed diffuser form, effortlessly releasing this gorgeous fragrance into your home all day long. The Baies diffuser looks as good as it smells since it's poured into a faceted oval glass vessel. It's elegant and its soft-looking rattan reeds gradually spread the scent into the air. The perfect fruity blend, this diffuser is designed for large spaces, and we love using it in our living rooms. It's imbued with tangy blackcurrant notes blended with rose for a unique combination. Made in France and endlessly refillable, this diffuser works even better with the Baies candle burning next door — because, yes, if you weren't aware already, we're all about scent-layering.
Size: 6.7oz
Scent: Fresh, Fruity
Forget synthetic ways of covering up unwanted bathroom odors: this Apotheke sea salt and grapefruit diffuser will keep your room fresh all day long, starting with just two to three reed sticks. Designed to last for up to four months, reviewers have praised it for the consistency with which it seamlessly revives your room, without ever feeling too overpowering. Pairing the fruitiness of grapefruit with smoky black pepper and ocean sea salt, this beautifully designed option will evoke memories of time spent at the beach while maintaining your bathroom guest-ready and pleasantly scented. Simply flip the reeds once a week when you feel the fragrance starts to wear off, and add up to 12 reed sticks if you choose to use it in larger rooms.
Size: 3.38oz
Scent: Sweet
The uplifting aroma of Floral Street's Vanilla Bloom reed diffuser is one that has the power to turn a room from drab-looking to fab-smelling. It can immediately lighten an otherwise tired-looking space, making it perfect for every bedroom needing a revamp. Its bright yellow design adds a happy pop of color to a console table or surface. Scented with vanilla beans, liquid musk, and crisp amber for warmth, and balanced with juicy plums for good measure, this scent is undeniably delicate. It emanates a distinctive scent your nose will enjoy. Five reeds come included, but add as you wish to suit your room size. This reed diffuser is cruelty-free and created using sustainably sourced ingredients — plus, its packaging is entirely recyclable. An important bonus!
Size: 3.38oz
Scent: Fresh
Who doesn't want a perfect night's sleep? Thanks to the NEOM Wellbeing-engineered essential oil blend of the same name, incorporating fresh lavender, chamomile, and patchouli along with other relaxation-aiding notes, getting one is now possible. All you have to do is place the brand's acclaimed reed diffuser on your bedside table, for a more direct scenting experience, or at the feet of your bed, sit back, and unwind in its senses-caressing fragrance. Want to know how to get the most of it? NEOM Wellbeing experts recommend turning its reeds right before going to bed and combining the diffuser with the Perfect Night's Sleep Pillow Mist for enhanced peacefulness.
Size: 6.76oz
Scent: Fruity, Fresh
Not all reed diffusers are equally aesthetic, particularly if they are packaged in plastic-y vessels. This AERY Living alternative, fragranced with a regenerating blend of citrus fruit and apple with undertones of patchouli, cedar, and musk, isn't just great to look at but will also serve as the perfect scenting addition to any room of your house. Thanks to its Japanese-style clay work and neutral color scheme, it doubles as a crafty home accessory, as is barely recognizable as a reed diffuser while still doing its job just right. Reviewers have pointed to its ability to not only relax you, but also energize you, while AERY Living experts recommend pairing it with their Serene scented candle "for a fresh and uplifting" combo.
Size: N/A as liquid-less. Package includes five "Kyoto in Bloom" and five "Lost in Amalfi" scent stems
Scent: "Lost in Amalfi": Fresh. "Kyoto in Bloom": Floral
Speaking of aesthetic reed diffuser, Glasshouse Fragrances' "liquid-less" one is unlike any other model I have seen before, but passes both the style and the fragrance test. It is ideal to add a scented touch to small rooms where larger, more powerful reed diffusers would easily become overpowering, and can easily be hidden behind the objects that sit on your shelf should you wish to do so. Because no essential oils are present in the package, but only a selection of ten scented stems, five per available fragrance, this sleek-looking option is totally leak-free. With every set of reeds designed to last for about a month, it also allows you to swap scents around and keep the atmosphere just as enjoyable as day one of use.
Size: 4.06oz
Scent: Fruity
This elegant, affordable H&M diffuser doesn't promise to hit you with the best fragrance you've ever smelled, but currently starting at only $16.99, it makes a great compromise for people only just approaching scentscaping. Think it this way: perhaps you've been wanting to give home fragrance a go for a while now, but given you still don't know whether it's going to prove your thing in the long run, you might want to use this reed diffuser as a little ice-breaker. Packaged in a modern rustic glass and cork bottle, its yuzu blossom, floral freesia, grapefruit, and tangerine scent mixture would turn every entryway into a thriving garden, or evoke the freshness of a bouquet when placed in a living room. Not keen on the fruitiness? Choose another of its five fragrance blends.
Why Should You Buy a Reed Diffuser?
A reed diffuser is a safe way to permeate fragrance into the air inside your home. This method is preferred by many over candles, mostly because it doesn't require a strike of a match, but also it's controllable: you can add and remove reeds to your fragrance to suit your room size. Simply flip these reeds for a scent boost before guests arrive to make a good impression.
In our eyes, reed diffusers are an integral part of your home décor. It's one of the best ways to ensure that your house always smells nice, and usually come in many aesthetically pleasing designs so that you can perch them on a coffee table or atop a shelf. Floral Street's founder Michelle Feeney agrees with us: "Scenting your spaces can make you feel good about life, by creating the right atmosphere to reflect how you want to feel," she says.
Not sold on reed diffusers? Explore more scentscaping options with our curated edit of the best candles and the best essential oil diffusers.
What Factors Should You Consider When Buying a Reed Diffuser?
Besides the scent and the look of its glass vessel, there are a few more things to consider when looking for the best reed diffuser for your home. We've rounded them up for you below:
What size is your diffuser? It goes without saying that the larger the reed diffuser, the longer it should last in your home. Also, the bigger the room, the bigger you want the diffuser. This is because you will need to use more reeds to scent a larger room, therefore the fragrance will soak up through the reeds faster.
What are the reeds made from? We've found that thin reeds and wooden reeds aren't the best options, as they prevent the diffuser from emitting as much fragrance. Opt for thicker reeds or ones that are made of rattan. This is also a sign of a high-quality reed diffuser.
How many reeds come included? A reed diffuser that only comes with five reeds may not be the best for larger homes or rooms. With this in mind, it would be beneficial to opt for a diffuser with five or more reeds included, and you can always take some out should the fragrance be too strong.
Can you buy refills? This is important if you've set your eye on a diffuser that is a high price, as it means you need only buy the diffuser vessel once, and after it's finished, you can simply buy a (more affordable) refill. This also makes for less waste on the environment.
How Can You Get the Most Out of Your Reed Diffuser?
You've picked the reed diffuser that suits your home and scent preference best. So what now? Here are just a couple of tips to ensure you know how to look after your purchase, so that it lasts longer, works better, and will make you want to reuse it once its first essential oil supply runs out.
Firstly, you'll want to start with fewer sticks and add them as you require. Don't use all of the reeds that come with the fragrance at once, or you might end up with a very overpowering fragrance. The number of reeds you will want to use will depend on the size of the room it will sit inside, as well as how airy this room is.
Reed diffusers usually prefer to sit in the middle of a room. Selected reed diffusers can be placed pretty much anywhere, although we always recommend placing a reed diffuser close to the center of a room. This way, the scent will flood its fragrance around the entire room, without missing a corner.
You'll want to flip the reeds in your diffuser once every three or four days, depending on how strong its fragrance is. Otherwise, as a rule, you can just flip them every time they begin to stop smelling.
Last but not least, selected reed diffusers will prefer warmer rooms. So, if yours isn't doing its job and you can't smell it, then try moving it around your home until you find somewhere it works. Most importantly, don't give up.
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