Our November issue, on newsstands October 18, features a story about fragrance: How different scents can affect your mood, what they mean psychologically, and how to choose a perfume you'll love.
Natural perfumer Mandy Aftel was a great resource for this story, and after we interviewed her, she offered to make a brand-new scent for Whole Living, based on the theme of optimism. “Optimism seemed to me to be a combination of cheer and hope—moving forward in a positive way,” says Aftel.
The fragrance, which Aftel named Candide after Voltaire’s glass-half-full hero, blends pink grapefruit, blood orange, and black pepper with jasmine and frankincense, the two dominant notes. We wore Candide for days, and it did smell uplifting—sweet but not cloying (the pepper and frankincense provide a smoky undertone), upbeat but not manic.
Now, we're spreading the optimism by giving away eight mini bottles!
Update: This contest is now closed.
From: lori dixon | 10/3/10 at 10:18 am
i would love to win this
From: lori dixon | 10/3/10 at 10:19 am
would love to win this
From: Kelley S | 10/3/10 at 6:30 pm
I would like to win this.
From: JOSIE VITAGLIANO | 10/3/10 at 6:37 pm
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THE PERFUME, BECAUSE, FRAGRANCE
IS SUCH A PART OF FEELING GLAMAROUS AND ENHANCING THE DAY FOR YOU AND OTHERS THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY. EVERY DAY I TRY TO PUT ON A WONDERFUL FRAGRANCE TO MAKE IT A "GREAT DAY". THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO WIN.
From: Dan Covaleski | 10/5/10 at 12:47 pm
I would like to win this.
From: sueli | 10/10/10 at 1:39 am
I want to win this
From: Ed Maneval | 10/14/10 at 6:27 pm
Scents are a vital part of our every day existence, whether it's the fragrance you are wearing or the scent of your home. This holiday season (and year round) keep safety in mind when filling your home with scents that create memories. Avoid candles, using electric, wickless, flameless warmers instead. If you must use candles. Keep them out of reach of children, pets, and flammables. And NEVER leave a candle unattended, even for a few minutes.
From: Mel Thryselius | 10/17/10 at 4:08 pm
Scents play a huge part in how we react to our surroundings... something smells wonderful and it brightens your mood. That's the best!
From: Susan Caaterina | 10/18/10 at 2:47 pm
I would like to enter to win the perfume
From: Terry W. | 10/19/10 at 9:08 am
Ahhh.... the best of all possible worlds. In a bottle. Fabulous. Thanks for the chance to win it!
From: Inside (and Outside) our November Issue: Vote on Our Covers - Whole Living Daily : Whole Living | 10/20/10 at 10:38 am
[...] on Thanksgiving. We've also got a beginner's guide for meditation, a feature on scents and perfume (enter to win our custom-made scent!), and a look at how dreams can boost our health and brain [...]
From: Sherry Hale | 10/26/10 at 4:11 pm
Whole living is wonderful!
From: Lorie Ohadugha | 10/28/10 at 7:49 am
I have purchased fragrance from Mandy Aftel, and I love it.
From: Lorie Ohadugha | 10/28/10 at 7:51 am
Aftel fragrances are great, I love the scent I purchased.
Lorie
From: Kathy Allen | 10/28/10 at 7:50 pm
The first sense that comes alive when you face an illness for me is scent. It helps one come back to life once again. I would enjoy winning a bottle.
From: Kathy Allen | 10/28/10 at 7:52 pm
It would be an honor to win an Aftelier perfume.
From: Kimberly K Armstrong | 10/28/10 at 9:03 pm
I hope I can win this. I could really use this. I have just moved from North to the South. Almost six states away.
From: Veda C. Odom | 10/28/10 at 10:36 pm
This fragrance sounds simply charming, I hope I win so I can experience it's wonderful scent, thank you for the opportunity.
From: carol kearney | 11/2/10 at 3:30 pm
I would love to win a little bottle of brightness!! Good luck to me!!
From: LINDA HARRINGTON | 11/11/10 at 12:21 pm
I FEEL MORE GLAMOURS WITH AGE. IT TAKES A WHILE TO REALLY APPRICIATE LIFE AND YOURSELF. WINNING WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER WAY TO CELEBRATE. THANKS A BUNCH IN ADVANCE !
LINDA LEE
From: dean shuck | 11/17/10 at 2:10 pm
i bet this smells great
From: Darlene Smith | 11/26/10 at 9:08 pm
I hope I win!
From: Maja Meza | 11/30/10 at 4:22 pm
i would love to win it
From: Teresa Abert | 1/31/11 at 6:30 pm
I truly would love to win this.
Thank you .
Teresa