The Fragrance of Home

Scent Trail – Episode 7: Provence

There are scents that mark us forever.

The dry sweetness of lavender baking under the summer sun. The earthy quiet of old stone homes. Figs bursting open on warm branches. These are not just smells, they’re memories, anchors, doorways. For me, they are Provence.

In the latest episode of Scent Trail, titled « The Fragrance of Home », I return—spiritually, sensorially—to the landscapes that shaped me. Provence is not my birthplace, but it has always felt like my origin. The place where I feel most barefoot, most luminous, most me.

A Scent Journey Through Provence

This episode is a meditation on what “home” can mean when you no longer live where your roots were planted. Through poetic visuals and whispered reflection, I explored the notes of southern France, the herbs, the wind, the sun on terracotta, and how they hold memory in the air. I didn’t need a script. Just the scent trail.

The scent of home is something intimate. For you, it may be ocean salt, baked apples, tobacco, or jasmine. For me, it’s lavender, dry grass, crushed thyme, and my grandmother’s skin after a day in the garden.

From Film to Flame: Provence in My Candles

My work with Artisane is deeply tied to this language of memory through scent. Every candle I create is a story. Some come from travel, others from childhood. The soul of Provence is woven into many of them, even subtly, through lavender, rosemary, or sun-warmed citrus.

Scent is not just fragrance. It’s place. It’s time. It’s a feeling.

A Poetic Invitation

I created Scent Trail to slow down the world for just a moment and let people reconnect with something real, the land, the self, the ritual of remembering.

If « The Fragrance of Home » resonates with you, I invite you to:

• ✨ Watch the episode on YouTube
• 🌿 Share what your “scent of home” is in the comments or on Instagram
• 🕯️ Join a candle-making experience to create your own fragrance memory

What does home smell like to you?

With warmth,

Mélanie