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I use Ambi Pur car air freshener starter kit which comes with a small refill bottle. It is available in multiple fragrances and the odour is also mild with AC on. It usually lasts up to 50-60 days.

Hi
How is pebble after an year of use? Do you recommend it?
I'm split between this and another product 'smart diffuser' from the same brand.

Smart diffuser looks like pebble but you can see the mist come out of it at regular intervals. Needs to be charged once in a while though.

I like your taste of Bleu de Chanel in car. Would smell really good. Do you just periodically spray it at a couple of places in the car.

What do you think about Mysore sandalwood essential oil mixed with a carrier oil as a car fragrance?

You can spray it on a handkerchief and leave it in a cubby hole.

An oil based fragrance may do well in a car as the oil could go rancid due to the heat and air

I have not used the smart diffuser, so will not comment on it. Have been using the Pebble for more than a year now. It is great. The scent is mild & long lasting. Have not yet bought the refill as the bottle that came with the pebble has lasted till now. Need to buy the refill soon. My family loves the Tobacco Vanilla scent. The only draw back I see in pebble is that the swivel closes/shuts on its own during some spirited driving. Other than that, it is a fantastic product. I do not see myself going for any other brand in the near future.

What Perfume for a big car
So I have a Safari Storme which has a very big cabin and what I have noticed is that no car perfume is able to spread throughout the car and fill the car with aroma.
I have always used the Godrej Aer Petal Crush(pink one) in all my cars since 2012 and used that in my baleno as well as the Storme. While the Baleno smells very nice, the Storme can barely hold the smell. I used the one on AC vents and they also are relatively mild in the rear side.

I tried the new Camphor cones as well but they don't even reach the rear seats. Having two of them might work but spending 350 every month just for perfume feels a bit pricey to me.

So my question to all car owner who have big cabins is that what perfume, techniques do you use for the car to smell fresh and aromatic all the time.

P. S. - I think one more problem might be that my Storme might not be completely airtight and hence the perfume also leaks out.

Use any deodorant or old perfume that you use. Spray on the carpet and the fragrance stays for some time. This way your car smells good and no irritation or allergies.

I have tried various gels, aerosols, sprays but they never give that fresh feel. If it's a strong odour,I get headache. So my latest way of refreshing the car is to keep empty soap pouches, specifically Santoor and Cinthol Old. Makes the cabin smell very fresh for few days.

I also tend to keep the cabin clean and most of the times, the perfume or deo I wear will linger in the cabin (which is subtle)

No perfume works in Storme. I once used two Godrej Aer but even that didn't help much. Good thing is even the bad odour doesn't stay in Storme as well.

Have you tried using the Godrej Aer gel (hanging type)? Guess that should work. Wife got it for her car and the smell is too strong.

That works for a couple of days at max. I always kept two perfumes to have some fragrance in my Storme.

I bought the smart diffuser from them after reading about it here. It is working as it should, but even on the light mode, as suggested by the brand itself, it is too strong. I think I have to manually turn it off and on whenever I feel a refresh is needed.

I have been using this traditional, eco-friendly perfume that captures the essence of Arabic and Oriental culture for both my wardrobe and car. It releases a gentle fragrance throughout and can simply be placed in the side pockets of the car.

This looks interesting. I did a quick search online - realized this is not flammable and emits a subtle odour apparently.
Do let me know where can this be bought. I am unable to find on Amazon.

Thanks for mentioning this product here. Thinking to give it a try.
If I don't use the car for a week or two and close pebble's vent, will it still keep on diffusing the fragrance and consume the perfume? Since you are using it for more than a year now and still haven't bought the refill, I'm wondering how that worked out for you. Most of the perfumes don't last more than a few weeks.