Summer DIY Seashell Solid Perfume
My seashell solid perfume DIY. Click on my photo to pin on Pinterest!
Making solid perfume is a simple, summer craft that is so much fun! It’s a perfect DIY for a bridal shower, bachelorette activity, birthday party, or summer get together.
When I was brainstorming about fun activities for my bachelorette party, I wanted to do something that was unique, cute, and useful. This DIY seashell solid perfume craft was a huge hit and such a fun gift for my friends to take home.
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Beeswax, fragrance scents, and seashell trinket boxes for solid perfume
Supplies Needed
Sweet Almond Oil (can also use jojoba, grapeseed, or olive oil)
Glass measuring cups to melt beeswax and almond oil together
sauce pan
Disposable cups and spoons to mix ingredients together
Ingredients
2 tablespoons (30 mL) of beeswax
2 tablespoons (30 mL) of sweet almond oil
20 drops of essential oil scent of your choosing
This is for 1 seashell solid perfume. You can increase if you’d rather make a larger batch and then divide it between the group. Just remember, beeswax to almond oil is a 1:1 ratio. We did this method, and then divided the melted beeswax and almond oil mixture into disposable cups and let each person add their 20 drops of scent individually.
Solid perfume seashell trinket boxes
Step 1: Choose your solid perfume seashell vessel
I found the cutest seashell trinket boxes on Etsy. There are so many to choose from and they come in a variety of sizes. I bought a bunch for my friends to choose, including a few extra, because I knew we’d want to do more than one scent. Having options is always fun!
If you’re having a beach or mermaid themed party, seashells are the perfect solid perfume vessel. You can easily swap the seashells for something that fits the theme more. Other fun ideas for solid perfume vessels are vintage pill boxes or a locket necklace!
Sweet almond oil and fragrance scents to make solid perfume
Step 2: Choose your scents
I decided to buy some amazing scents from Makesy. I tried out their fragrance discovery kit, because there were so many scents to choose from. I knew I needed to try several. This was such a great option and so much fun to test them all.
The scents I ordered were:
dahlia petals & sandalwood (a fan favorite)
creamy oats & honey toast
floral tempation & seductive bliss
rhubarb & berry cashmere
prosecco & pink raspberries
santal & black cardamon
vanilla gelato & waffle cone
dark rose & labdanum
peachy bellini & bubbly bliss
sicily summer & musk di sole
Since we had so many scents to choose from, we made sure to choose which scents we wanted before melting the beeswax. We knew this would be a tough decision. lol.
Melting beeswax & almond oil together
Step 3: Melt combined beeswax & almond oil together
Once you have your scents picked out, you’re ready to start melting the beeswax & almond oil together. We used a double boiler method. Heat up water in a sauce pan on the stove. Add your glass measuring cup with your 1:1 ratio of beeswax and almond oil. Bring to a boil and melt.
Melted beeswax and almond oil in disposable cup
Step 4: Pour melted beeswax & almond oil into disposable cups
Divide the melted beeswax and almond oil mixture. For this step, we used disposable cups and spoons, because we didn’t want to ruin our nice glasses and spoons with melted beeswax.
Choosing a scent for solid perfume
Step 5: Add in your scent into beeswax mixture
Add your essential oil scents into the melted beeswax mixture and stir. For a group, we found it easiest for everyone to mix their scents to their liking in their own disposable cup. We did around 20 drops of essential oil, but were also adding more if we wanted a stronger scent.
Pouring the melted beeswax mixture into the seashell vessel
Step 6: Pour mixture into seashell vessel
Once everything is mixed, pour this mixture straight into your seashell vessel. You’ll need to work quick before the beeswax mixture starts to cool and harden. If it does harden too quickly, you can always pop it into the microwave to remelt before you pour into your seashell.
Letting the solid perfume harden
Step 7: Let Cool
The last step is to allow your solid perfume to cool before use. Give it an hour or 2 and it’ll be ready to use. Just rub a little on your finger and transfer to your wrists, neck, or wherever you’d usually wear perfume. You’ll be smelling heavenly in no time. That’s it!
Finished DIY seashell solid perfume
Time to Complete DIY
This DIY goes very quickly once you have all your materials together. Melting the beeswax only takes a few minutes. Then, you’ll need to work quickly to mix your scent into the melted beeswax and pour into your seashell before the beeswax starts to dry. It dries fast, less than 5 minutes. For your whole solid perfume in your seashell to dry, timing is different depending on seashell size. It can take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour to dry fully.
Video Tutorial
Here’s a video tutorial if you’re more of a visual learner. More fun videos are on my TikTok.
Seashell solid perfumes
Overview
This is one of the most aesthetically pleasing DIYs I’ve done in awhile. It’s such a perfect summer craft and it smells amazing and makes me smell amazing! I know I’ll be bringing my solid perfume around with me everywhere I go.
Camera used to document: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV & iPhone
