Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 1/31/16-2/7/16

I did have some success this week at finding new wax. It looks like my Walmart is finally getting in some of the spring/summer scents. Thank goodness! I think you can tell from my wax selection this week that I'm over fall/winter scents for sure. I'm enjoying the colder weather, but I'm over colder weather scents!

ScentSationals Cucumber Melon

Scent Description: Refreshingly cool & crisp

My Thoughts: I've mentioned before I like melon scents. This is no exception. I find a lot of fruity scents too sweet for me, but melon scents always have that refreshing watery note to them that keeps them in check. This is a very fresh melon scent paired with watery and crisp cucumber. It's the perfect balance of sweet and fresh. This had a strong throw that lasted several hours. 

Where To Buy: Walmart or ScentSationals website.

Chesapeake Bay Candle Paradise Flower

Scent Description: N/A

My Thoughts: I've had hit or miss results with this brand. This one was average throw for me. The scent of this to me smelled like a blend of pineapple, some floral, and watery note. There maybe the slightest bit of coconut in there too. This has a really nice fresh tropical scent. My issue with this is that slight coconut touch. Coconut scents always come off artificial to me and so does this one. It doesn't ruin this scent for me completely, but it's certainly not winning any gold stars. Tropical scents don't all have to have coconut in them! 

Where To Buy: Target

Ten Digit Creations Night Shift

Scent Description: soft lavender and tonka

My Thoughts: I like lavender scents and this is on the scale of a sweet lavender rather than a herbal one. I prefer herbal lavenders, but I do enjoy some softer lavender scents. I'm on the fence about Night Shift. It really does smell like a lavender macaroon or some bakery type lavender. I'm not a bakery fan, but I do like the lavender. It's OK, but not one I'd repurchase. This had moderate throw. 

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Better Homes & Gardens White Peach Mango

Scent Description: N/A

My Thoughts: I adored this one cold sniff. I feel like mango and peach scents can sometimes get musty or be very artificial. This was a very fresh and bright blend of peach and mango on cold sniff. When I melted this one it was POTENT and it changed from being fresh and bright to nauseating and artificial. I so badly wanted to like this one, but it was just way too strong and way too fake. First impressions can be deceiving! 

Where To Buy: Walmart

ScentSationals Sea Glass

Scent Description: N/A

My Thoughts: I wish this one had a scent description because it's so hard to describe. There is a definite salty and watery ocean note in here paired with some type of floral. Ocean scents are my favorite so I like this one. It's very fresh and pleasant. I can't say it's entirely original, but I don't have anything that smells exactly like it either. It doesn't have the "it factor" like TDC Sea Salt & Ocean Breezes, but it's nice and it will remain in my rotation. This had a nice throw for several hours. 

Where To Buy: ScentSationals website

Happy Sunday! 

Weekly Wax Wrap Up 11/8/15-11/15/15

This was an interesting week of wax for me. This was a week of some very high highs and some very low lows in regards to scents. The more try new scents the more I'm able to hone in on what type of scents are really my favorites. It's interesting how my preferences have evolved over the past few months.

Let's get started!

Better  Homes and Gardens Twinkling Holiday Lights
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: I liked this on cold sniff. This a blend of Christmas tree and mint. That being said, when I melted this...I just can't. This one was so pungently strong. These are two very intense notes competing with each other, and I found it so overpowering it was nauseating. I was nauseated hours after I turned this off from that scent. This really needed some crisp airy notes to mellow this one out. The Christmas tree note in this one is very earthy and heavy, and I think a prefer a brighter and fresher Christmas tree note. 

Yankee Candle Magical Frosted Forest
Scent Description: An enchanted place where icy breezes playfully dance through tall, snow-coated pines.
My Thoughts: This is a completely different story than BHG Twinkling Holiday Lights. This has that crisp snowy air note paired with a very bright Christmas tree note. This one is refreshing and festive without being overpowering. This is probably my favorite Christmas tree scent that I own.

Ten Digit Creations Ginger Ale
Scent Description: sparkling ginger ale soda
My Thoughts: I love sparkling/effervescent/bubbly scents. This smells like ginger ale, but a very sickeningly sweet ginger ale. This was way too sugary for me. I feel like it was missing some of that spicy/bitter quality of ginger that could of perfected this scent. I'm not going to give up on it though. I really love that fizzy quality it has, and I'm going to try mixing it with a straight up tart cranberry melt I have and see if it tones it down a bit. 

Fairy Hill Candles Ocean Blossom
Scent Description: Fresh sea air with a hint of floral
My Thoughts: I'm in love. Ocean Blossom is that perfect blend of ocean, sea air, and clean laundry. It really is absolute perfection for me. If you've ever visited quaint seaside town, and you open your window first thing in the morning you smell Ocean Blossom. It's both fresh and comforting. I need to stock up on this. 

Ten Digit Creations Sea Salt & Rice Flower 
Scent Description: sea salt mingled with creamy rice flower, citrus peel, and cotton blossoms
My Thoughts: I like this scent, but I don't love it. It's heavy on those fresh laundry/floral type notes which I do like, but I think it could of used a bit more of sea salt and some watery notes in it to make it something from a like to a love. I don't have any problems with it though. 

Chesapeake Bay Candle Eucalyptus
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: I was afraid I would have the same experience with no throw like I did with the Lavender, but I didn't. This one actually had a strong throw. This had a very fresh and green scent with some floral qualities. I didn't get any of that strong menthol or minty qualities some people expect from eucalyptus. This was very straight up fresh and green. I liked it a lot. 

Happy Sunday!