Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 4/2/17-4/9/17

Here is what I melted this past week!

Ten Digit Creations Cancer (Zodiac Collection)
Scent Description: lavender + lemongrass + sea salt & ocean breezes
My Thoughts: The strongest note I get off of this scent is lemongrass followed by lavender and then the sea salt & ocean breezes. It's a very fresh and crisp lemongrass based scent with a soft beachy background. I really like this scent and it's really nice when you want something really clean smelling. I melted this after doing some spring cleaning and it was perfect. It's bright and refreshing.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations While You Were Sleeping (Sandra Bullock Collection)
Scent Description: lavender + lavender chamomile + stress relief (eucalyptus spearmint)
My Thoughts: This has all the makings of my favorite kind of scent. I love all of these scent notes individually. The lavender chamomile comes off very strong in this blend when melted and I wish the stress relief had a bit more of an oomph. I love the spearmint and eucalyptus notes I smell on cold, but I wish they came out more strongly when melted. It's still a great scent and perfect for bedtime!
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 3/26/17-4/2/17

Here's what I melted this past week!

American Home Moonlit Night
Scent Description: There's a peaceful stillness to this fragrance that comes from a mix of cedar, oakmoss, clove and more. It's calm and quiet, crisp but relaxing.
My Thoughts: This is one of those clean and masculine scents. I feel pretty confident saying as American Home is made my Yankee Candle this is the same scent as Midsummer's Night. It's cologne like, but it's not overly heavy. It's crisp and clean. I love this scent and scents like this one.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Ten Digit Creations Deep In The Congo
Scent Description: welcome to the jungle + hundred acre woods + orchid rain
My Thoughts: This a very unique earthy, hippie, and green blend. I'm not a big fan of earthy/hippie scents, but the green notes in it help to balance it out. This scent does have some grit and dirtiness to it not in a gross way, but in that woodsy/earthy scent way. It's difficult to describe, but it's definitely unique to me. I like this scent. It's not a favorite, but it's one I will melt again.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 3/12/17-3/19/17

I think I'm going to settle on doing less wax each rather than posting every other week. When I'm melting too much new wax I'm  running out of new things to review too quickly and I'm not really using up wax I already have. I hope you all are not too disappointed with less wax to review each week!

Ten Digit Creations Ocean Mist
Scent Description: blue ocean water and sea spray
My Thoughts: This is a wonderful scent. This smells like a blend of ocean, fresh air, soft florals, and some fresh laundry notes. To put it simply it's like ocean laundry! It's a very fresh, crisp, and happy scent. This is the perfect clean type scent that I think would please many noses and scent preferences without it being boring or common. I love it!
Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

American Home Above The Clouds
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This is a nice scent. It doesn't have any scent description which makes it hard for me to pinpoint anything specific. It reminds me of a very general hand soap like Softsoap. It's clean and fresh, but it's also very generic unlike the TDC scent above. The throw was also virtually non-existent.
Throw: 1.5/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 2/26/17-3/12/17

Sorry, I missed you all last week. I had a busy week and did not get around to melting much new stuff. I want to forewarn you all that in the future I will probably either be doing these posts every other week or reviewing less wax every week. I don't want to review too much new stuff each week because then I'll be left with nothing new to review! The past 2 weeks I did have some really nice wax melts. I'm definitely in a tropical/beachy/ocean scent mood lately as you'll see with my selections! 

Ten Digit Creations Pineapple Sage & Citrus

Scent Description: fresh pineapple slices and clary sage topped with lemon and orange wedges

My Thoughts: This scent is heavy on the pineapple with sage being the secondary note. I'd say this is 70% pineapple and 30% sage. I'm really not getting citrus from this because the pineapple and sage are so strong. I like this scent. It's bright, juicy, and the sage gives it a nice earthy edge. I will say this is a scent I can only melt for a few hours because it does start to becoming overpowering after awhile.

Throw: 4.5/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations 

American Home Catch A Wave

Scent Description: An inviting scent of salt air that will make you want to wiggle your toes in the sand.

My Thoughts: This smells exactly like Coppertone Oil paired with a salty floral ocean water scent. I'm not usually a fan of  Coppertone-type scents because they can go really artificial. This does not. It's the real deal and that ocean water scent balances it out perfectly. It's probably one of the most natural beachy scents I've come across. The downside is the throw isn't that strong. I melted it twice just to be sure. If this were stronger it would an absolute winner.

Throw: 2.5/5

Where To Buy: Walmart

Ten Digit Creations Garden of Eden

Scent Description: red mac apple + green apple + garden dirt

My Thoughts: This is a winning scent. I don't have the most luck with apple scents. They're either too artificial smelling or they go into that fall apple/cinnamon type territory I don't care for. This apple scent is very natural. The red apple and green apple blend are perfect because you get the balance of sweet and tart. The garden dirt note is subtle, but it gives the scent a freshness that makes it more of a clean scent than a straight up fruity one. 

Throw: 3/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Bora Bora

Scent Description: sweet pineapple, acai berry, mango, passion fruit, yuzu, green apple

My Thoughts: This is a straight up bright and fresh tropical fruit scent. The strongest note I'm getting in this scent is pineapple, follow by mango, yuzu, and green apple. It smells like a tropical fruit salad. There is a nice balance of sweetness and tart in this scent which I appreciate. I really like this one!

Throw: 4/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Happy Sunday!  

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 2/19/17-2/26/17

This was another pretty good week in wax. I will say that I've noticed the new selection of scents at Walmart I am not really impressed with. There are a few good new ones, but most of the new scents I've come across smell very generic and uninspired. I'm not sure if it's because I've been in the wax game for a few years now or if companies are repackaging scents. Who knows, but I'm not all that enthused! Anyways, on to this weeks melts.

ScentSationals Serenity Spa
Scent Description: Serenity Spa is a blend of island palm, fresh island coconut, and freshly cut lemongrass.
My Thoughts: I knew when I picked this up I'd regret it. This is not a spa scent to me in the least. This smells like a beachy palm and coconut scent, but a very artificial coconut/palm scent. It has the zing of lemongrass, but it can't salvage it. This smells like a cheap dollar store fragrance. The name and the image on the package are so wrong. Clearly, I'm not a fan and disappointed. I wish there were more quality spa scents in retail.
Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Ten Digit Creations Bee Mine
Scent Description: wild honey, orange blossom, red currant
My Thoughts: Whew! This is a scent monster. The honey and orange blossom in this are so strong, I'm not detecting the red currant. This is a great honey scent. I like honey scents, but this is just too overpowering for me! This could be 50% lighter and it would satisfy my tastes better.
Throw: 5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations 

Ten Digit Creations Mr. Green
Scent Description: spearmint, sweet grass, driftwood
My Thoughts: This is a great scent blend. The spearmint is the prominent note followed by sweet grass and driftwood. It's a very crisp, green, and slightly masculine scent. This is a fresh and spa-like to scent to me. I like the addition of driftwood because it gives it depth and elevates the scent giving it an elegant feel.
Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations 

Ten Digit Creations Volcano
Scent Description: tropical fruits and sugared citrus
My Thoughts: This is a punchy tropical fruit scent and it's fabulous!  I'm not much for sugary scents, so I was afraid of the sugared citrus in this, but it's not sugary or candy-like. It's a very fresh, juicy, and natural fruity scent. This reminds me of TDC's Rainbow Sherbet, but even better and with a stronger throw. I'll be needing this scent in bath and body products!
Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations 

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 2/12/17-2/19/17

I think February and September are my favorite months for wax because that's when they either start rolling out spring scents or fall scents. I was happy when I went to Walmart this past week to see ScentSationals and Better Homes & Gardens both had new wax! I have a few of those to share with you this week. Overall, it was a pretty good wax week.

ScentSationals Violet Cocktail
Scent Description: A delicious blend is made of black currant, wild acai, and warm black orchid.
My Thoughts: What kind of sorcery is this? This is flipping amazing. This main notes I get in this are black currant and a strong alcohol-cocktail note with a soft floral background. It's a sexy and mysterious scent, but definitely feminine. It's really deep, rich, and so unique and amazing all in one. This is a MUST have.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Bath & Body Works Black Chamomile 
Scent Description: Time to unwind with Bamboo Charcoal Extract & Chamomile Essential Oil.
My Thoughts: I've been a fan of the Black Chamomile aromatherapy body products for awhile, so I was excited to see it in candle form. This is a soft true to life chamomile scent. It's soothing and pleasant. It's just what you want out of a scent like this. No complaints.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Bath & Body Works

Ten Digit Creations Fluffy Towels
Scent Description: warm towels fresh from the dryer
My Thoughts: This is a dupe to Yankee Candle's Fluffy Towels. I have Yankee Candle's version as well, and they are dupes. I used to love Fluffy Towels, but not so much in recent years. I decided to give the TDC version a try anyways. I get a blend of fresh laundry and lemon in this scent, but it's a sweeter sugary lemon to my nose which just doesn't agree with me. The scent just smells artificial to me and I don't care for it. Not TDC's fault, it's just the scent in general.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

ScentSationals Woodland Magic
Scent Description: A mystical blend of rosemary, Texas pine, and sparkling aldehydes.
My Thoughts: This is another winning scent from ScentSationals. This doesn't smell woodsy in the least which is what I'd expect. Instead, this is a very herbal and lemony scent. This smells like an energizing spa scent to me. The lemon here is the type of lemon I like it's zesty, tangy, and fresh no sugariness at all. The name and the scent description do not match this scent, but it totally works for me!
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where to Buy: Walmart

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 2/5/17-2/12/17

This is kind of weird time for scents for me. I don't even touch any fall or winter scents even though it is still winter. I'm so over them. I tend to transition into more general, spring, and summer scents January-September which takes up most of the year. The challenge is finding new scents to try because the same scents over and over get boring. That's one of the reasons why I took a wax break so I could restock! I have some new things to try and share with you now. My wax funk is over.

ScentSationals Melon Burst
Scent Description: Juicy honeydew and succulent cantaloupe
My Thoughts: I love melons scents especially honeydew and cantaloupe ones. This one is really nice and true life. I did find that it got really sweet and cloying when melted after awhile. I  don't usually feel this way about melon scents, but this one needed perhaps a water note or air note to mellow it out a bit.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Amazon

Ten Digit Creations Baja Cactus Blossom
Scent Description: white flowers, green cactus, sun-kissed coconut
My Thoughts: This scent is an absolute winner. It's a great blend of a soft floral, green watery cactus note, and just the slightest touch of fresh coconut (not sunscreen-smelling or synthetic). This scent does have an upscale/spa-like quality to it as well which is probably why I like it so much. I'll be needing more this scent for sure.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Scentsy Pacific Daydream
Scent Description: Beachy lime, pineapple, and sweet candy sugar are sprinkled with fresh Hawaiian sea salt for a scent straight from the shoreline.
My Thoughts: Based on the scent description I thought this was going to be overpoweringly fruit and sugary, but it's not. It's really a soft ocean sea salt scent with subtle hints of lime, sugar, and pineapple in the background. This is another winning scent for me. It's fresh and natural and really does remind me of the beach in a non-stereotypical way.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Scentsy

Ten Digit Creations Honeysuckle Lemon
Scent Description: fragrant honeysuckle blossoms drenched in zesty lemon juice
My Thoughts: I love the smell of honeysuckle, but I was hesitant to try this one because of the lemon. Most lemon scents go into Lemonhead candy range for me which is just too sweet for my tastes. I was worried that honeysuckle already being a sweet flower and lemon would just end up being too sweet. Thankfully, I was proven wrong again. This is a great blend and the lemon in here is tangy and zesty like the description. The honeysuckle and lemon balance each other out here perfectly and it leaves you with a very clean and natural scent. We have yet another winning scent!
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 12/18/16-12/25/16

Merry Christmas to all out there who celebrate. I'm glad it's Christmas because per usual I'm mostly over holiday scents. I've melted all I want and care to melt. After fall and holiday melting pretty much September-December, it's time for a change. This is usually the turning point where I like to start melting brighter and cleaner scents, but this past week was mostly all holiday scents. It was a good wax week too!

Mainstays Winter Mittens
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This smells a lot like a B&BW Mahogany Teakwood or Yankee Candle Midsummer's Night type scent if you're familiar with those. It's a musky, masculine, and woodsy cologne type scent which I do really like. I wish it had some mint in there to brighten it up so it seems a bit more wintery, but I can't really complain about anything else.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Butterfly Lane Spearmint Spruce
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This one was gifted to me and I can't find a scent description. I'd say the name says it all. It is a balance of spearmint and Christmas tree scent. I was worried about a scent like this because those two scent notes are typically really strong on their own and can be overpowering. This wasn't though, it was a softer scent that still had a nice throw but wasn't too much.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Butterfly Lane

Ten Digit Creations Christmas Spirit 
Scent Description: cranberry, bayberry, fir needles, clove
My Thoughts: This scent has a lot of nostalgia for me. It smells like this Christmas tree that used to be at this inn we'd stay at every Christmas vacation in California when I was growing up. It's a very bright, fresh, and slightly sweet Christmas tree scent. The bayberry really comes through in this scent the most to my nose. I wish I could describe it better because it's so nice and unique to other Christmas tree-like scents.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Baby's Butt (now Rockabye Baby)
Scent Description: baby lotion with notes of baby powder, lavender, and lilac
My Thoughts: This is one of those scents I was for sure I'd never like but decided to give it a try and I regret not trying it before. This scent is the perfect cozy and freshly clean type scent. I've been melting this in my bedroom at night and it is so soothing. I don't like the name, but it does smell like baby products hence the whole soothing thing, NOT a dirty diaper baby's butt scent 😂
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Merry Christmas!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 12/11/16-12/18/16

It was another good wax week overall. I melted a lot of Ten Digit Creations this week because I know come January they're going to be having a massive sale and discontinuing a number of scents. I want to get some reviews in so some of those scents that will be going away can get some love before their final farewell! 

Ten Digit Creations Baby Powder

Scent Description:  smells just like the real thing 

My Thoughts: Yes, it does. I didn't think I'd be a baby powder smell person, but I really like this scent. It's that clean and soft freshly showered type smell. It's along the lines of a laundry-type scent, but more delicate. This was perfect to melt after cleaning the house.

Scent Throw: 4/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Peppermint Bark

Scent Description: white chocolate, cocoa sprinkles, crushed candy cane, peppermint leaf, vanilla bean, and rich chocolate ganache

My Thoughts: Yum, this scent is amazing!  It's a great balanced blend of peppermint, chocolate, and vanilla. I'm not a candy scent person, but I do love peppermint ones. This smells a lot like a York Peppermint Patty. The throw was amazing on it too. My only complaint isn't with the scent itself, but with my boyfriend who didn't care for it so I couldn't melt it for long 😞.

Scent Throw: 4.5/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Smoky Poppy

Scent Description: captivating blend of sultry spices, elegant florals and earthy woody notes. Sexy and seductive 

My Thoughts: I believe this is a dupe to The Body Shop scent. This scent is hard to describe, the scent description really does it best. It's one of those elegant, rich, and perfume-like floral scents. It's not harsh or overpowering, just feminine and sexy. I really like this scent and this is how I prefer florals. The throw could be a smidge stronger for my tastes. This scent would be great in bath and body products.

Scent Throw: 3/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Wilma's Exotic Teak

Scent Description: A complex and clean fragrance. Teak with hints of patchouli, sandalwood, and tobacco.

My Thoughts: This is one of those clean and high-end type scents if that makes sense. It has some great elements to it that make it sophisticated rather than just straight clean. I'm not the biggest fan of sandalwood or tobacco, but the way this is blended with patchouli I really like it. It's a nice balance without one particular note being too harsh. The throw could be stronger, though.

Scent Throw: 2.5/5

Where To Buy: Wilma's Shop

Happy Sunday! 

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 12/4/16-12/11/16

It's been a pretty good wax week especially considering last week wasn't so great. I'm starting to panic now because I was trying to hold off on burning too many holiday waxes so I wouldn't get burned out, but Christmas is in 2 weeks and I still have plenty I haven't reviewed! I need to get my wax booty in gear!

Scentsy World Traveler
Scent Description: Blackberry, dark pomegranate, and oak bark.
My Thoughts: I love scents like these! This is a very elegant and upscale blend of tart berries and woodsy notes. It's a very sophisticated scent. It smells like a famous old library or something. I know that's a terrible description, but that's what it makes me think of most. My only complaint is that the throw isn't very strong which is unfortunate.
Scent Throw: 2.5/5
Where To Buy: Scentsy

Ten Digit Creations Holiday (Ralph Lauren Type)
Scent Description: blend of rich and sparkling fruit notes combine with fir, cedar, juniper and pine to create a sophisticated holiday scent
My Thoughts: I don't know the Ralph Lauren fragrance so I can't compare, but what this does remind of is Bath & Body Work's Winter. This is a citrus and smoky outdoorsy scent. It's fresh scent while still being cozy. I really enjoyed it. This also had a great throw.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Better Homes & Gardens First Winter Blizzard
Scent Description: Crushed peppermint leaf, smoked birch wood, fragrant pine and emerald holly leaf glisten with an icy, ozone freshness touched by mistletoe greens
My Thoughts: This scent is so unique and I love it! This has a fresh soapy scent to it, but with this icy and air coolness thrown in there. I'm not sure I'm detecting mint per say, but definitely something that brightens and cools this scent. It's really hard to describe because it's so unique. I don't own anything remotely close to this scent. The throw could be a smidge stronger, but I love it otherwise.
Scent Throw: 3/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Butterfly Lane Appalachian Winter
Scent Description: Top notes of bergamot, orange, and lemon. Base notes of patchouli, vetiver, and tonka beans. This is a very unique outdoorsy scent.
My Thoughts: This was gifted to me by my friend Julie over at The Redolent Mermaid. This is another unique scent, but it has some familiarity to it as well. I'd call it a winter airy floral scent. The patchouli is strong in this which is where the familiarity comes from, but the other notes make it unique. I love the added notes of citrus and there is something else in there that brightens and freshens this scent up. Another great one!
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Butterfly Lane Scents

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 11/27/16-12/4/16

I finally was able to find some of the new Better Homes & Gardens winter wax melts this week, so that's a success! Overall, this wax week was a bit of let down. I had more duds than wins, but that's OK. Experimenting is fun anyways!

Ten Digit Creations Peppermint Meringue 
Scent Description: sweet peppermint, fluffy marshmallows, and whipped cream make up this sweet confection
My Thoughts: Peppermint scents are about the only sweet-type scents I do actually like. This one was alright. There is a definite peppermint note, but the cream and marshmallow notes are subtle. The scent is nice, but it's not 100% for me. The scent wasn't as strong as I'd like it to be either especially for a peppermint scent.
Scent Throw: 2.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Better Homes & Gardens Winter's Sleigh Ride
Scent Description: Seasonal blend of orange zest, cool winter spices, smoky woods, incense and mountain fir, with a warming base of oakmoss, blue cedar and vanilla bean.
My Thoughts: This was my favorite scent this week. It's a smoky Christmas tree scent that is warm and cozy. The Christmas tree notes in here are not overpowering or strong as the smokiness really softens and mellows them out. I do detect a bit of citrus in this too. This is really a nice cozy winter air scent. I really like this one.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Yankee Candle Over the River
Scent Description: A cool and calm stroll by the river. . . watery green notes with hints of sage, amber and oak.
My Thoughts: This is one of those water and masculine cologne type scents. The watery notes and sage are most prominent to my nose. It's not the most original type scent, but I do really like it. That being said, the throw on this was weak. I could smell it very strongly if I was less than 3ft away from it any more than that it was undetectable to me. This is a common problem with Yankee tarts.
Scent Throw: 1/5
Where To Buy: Yankee Candle

Lake Providence Lodge Sparkling Lemonade
Scent Description: Ice cold lemonade with a touch of fizzy citrus soda added.
My Thoughts: I should have known better when I purchased this one, but I love fizzy and effervescent scents so I thought I'd try it anyways. This is just way too sweet for me. It's very sugary and scents this sweet just turn my stomach. I think if you like sweet scents like many people do you would like this one. There is that fizzy note in there that I love, but it's just too sweet for my tastes and stomach!
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Lake Providence Lodge

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 11/20/16-11/27/16

It was another fairly good wax week! I'm trying to slowly ease myself into the holiday scents and that hasn't been too hard for me. The only bummer thing about wax lately is the Walmarts I've been to do not have their holiday wax out yet outside 1 or 2 scents. I'm hoping they'll get more.

Ten Digit Creations Ivory Clean

Scent Description: fresh and squeaky clean just like the soap

My Thoughts: This smells exactly like Ivory soap. It's a very hard scent to describe, but it's so nostalgic to me as it was the soap I remember having in the house when I was younger. It's a very clean soapy scent, but it has this distinct scent note to it I really can't describe. Go smell a bar of Ivory and you'll know what it smells like. I really enjoyed this scent and it had a nice throw.

Scent Throw: 3.5/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Wilma Harvest 

Scent Description: A fabulous warm blend of cinnamon, clove and spices. A Yankee duplication.

My Thoughts: I have the Yankee one and was disappointed with it because the throw as light. I was hoping this would be stronger, but it wasn't much. It's an excellent scent on cold it's the perfect blend of Thanksgiving/Christmas cooking spices. It just isn't strong enough. 

Scent Throw: 1.5/5

Where To Buy: Wilma's Shop

Ten Digit Creations Christmas Cabin

Scent Description: blend of bayberry, cranberry, cinnamon bark, and orange

My Thoughts: I adore this scent. This is an amazing Christmas scent. It really is the perfect blend of all those Christmas notes from greenery, fruit, and spices. You can detect the individual notes, but they come together for a perfect balance. This reminded me a lot of Yankee Candle's Home for the Holidays scent. They're very similar. 

Scent Throw: 3.5/5

Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Yankee Candle Catching Rays

Scent Description: Sharp orange and golden amber bring that great beach feeling of being warmed all the way through by a perfect summer sun.

My Thoughts: Orange and amber are not what come to mind when I smell this scent. It's a beautiful scent, though. I get kind of a laundry, fresh, floral, water blend going on with Catching Rays. It's kind of like a seaside fancy resort type smell. I know that can be anything under the sun, but it's what I'd imagine my fresh towels to smell like at a resort such as that. It definitely dethrones Yankee's Ocean Star and is my new favorite Yankee scent! Unlike other Yankee tarts this one has a great throw! 

Scent Throw: 4/5

Where To Buy: Yankee Candle

Happy Sunday!  

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 11/13/16-11/20/16

It's been a fairly good wax week. I did start breaking in some holiday scents, but held it together and didn't start plowing through them yet. The temptation is strong though! I'm sure this next week I'll blow through some!

Better Homes & Gardens Season of Joy
Scent Description: Balsam and fir adorned with festive red berries join notes of warm woods and oriental amber accented by vanilla caramel and shimmering spice
My Thoughts: This to me is an excellent holiday scent without being stereotypical holiday scent. I definitely get berry notes, followed up by some woodsy, caramel, and perfume-like notes with the balsam rounded it out in the background. It smells like it could be a holiday perfume but it's not overpowering or strong. It's just right. I really love this scent.
Scent Throw: 3/5
Where To Buy: Walmart

Lake Providence Lodge Tree-lined Trail
Scent Description: The scent of sweet fir, cypress and fresh mountain air.
My Thoughts: Whew-wee this is strong! Too strong for my liking. This is just so resinous and has that strong sweet woodsy tree scent to it it's just too much. I do like Christmas tree scents, but I prefer them to have a lighter and brighter touch because they can get heavy handed easily. This was sadly the case for this one. Too much!
Scent Throw: 4.5/5
Where To Buy: Lake Providence Lodge

Ten Digit Creations Zero Tolerance
Scent Description: a lemongrass scent on steroids
My Thoughts: Accurate scent description. I go through phases with lemongrass. Sometimes I love it sometimes I don't. Right now, I'm in a love phase and this scent is excellent. It's crisp, fresh, citrusy, and clean. It is a true lemongrass scent, it's strictly lemongrass nothing sweet or weird added to it. Just lemongrass and I dig it! 
Scent Throw: 3/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Snuggle 
Scent Description: just like the original Snuggle fabric softener
My Thoughts: I was scared of this scent so it's been sitting around for awhile in my wax drawer. I do like laundry scents, but laundry scents can go too strong and headache inducing pretty quickly for me. On cold sniff, this smell S-T-R-O-N-G so I was hesitant. I was brave today and melted it and it mellowed out immensely when melted. It left the perfect light fresh laundry scent dispersed in the air. This is one of the few times I'd rather a scent be light than strong. I'm happy this was the case.
Scent Throw: 3/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations  

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 10/30/16-11/13/16

I'm sorry I was MIA with my wax post last weekend. I had a busy weekend and was downright lazy because of it! I'm back on schedule now. I'm starting to teeter into holiday wax territory. Holiday scents are my favorite so I'm going to try my best not to overdo it! My most recent melts have been pretty good over the past 2 weeks though.

Wilma Black Cedar Juniper
Scent Description: Clean, crisp, and fresh! A seductive blend of rain drenched cedarwood and moss. A Jo Malone duplication.
My Thoughts: I don't know the Jo Malone scent so I can't compare, but I do like this scent. It's a definite masculine cologne scent, but it is very crisp and clean. I get a strong water note with some woodsy and green in the background. 
Scent Throw: 3/5
Where To Buy: Wilma's Shop

Lake Providence Lodge The Lodge
Scent Description: Our signature scent of warm spices, pies baking and whole apples filled with cinnamon and sugar and baked in the oven. This is an ideal cinnamon scent.
Scent Throw: I was very curious how this would be different from LPL's The Cabin scent. I feel like The Cabin is more of a fall scent, it has a stronger apple presence whereas The Lodge is more of a Christmas scent because it's stronger on the cinnamon. It just smells more festive. I enjoyed this one.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Lake Providence Lodge

Wilma Celtic Moon Spice
Scent Description: A warm blend of spices. A very inviting aroma.
My Thoughts: I'm not sure why it's called Celtic Moon Spice, but this a very nice spice scent. It's a blend of kitchen spices like nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon. What I like about it is while it has all those elements of baked goods, it really doesn't smell like a baked good. It's just spices. 
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Wilma's Shop

Ten Digit Creations Frosted Winter Berry
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This smells nothing like frosted, winter, or berries. This smells exactly like cherry almond, though. I was expecting a wintery berry scent and I'm just getting Jergens original lotion scent. Not my favorite.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: N/A this was a test scent from Ten Digit Creations and is no longer available. I don't think it will make the cut! 

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 10/23/16-10/30/16

Where did time go? I needed to start melting through my fall scents now because it will be holiday melting time before you know it. I did get through some fall scents this week and it was overall a fairly good wax week!

ScentSationals Ginger Pumpkin
Scent Description: N/A
My Thoughts: This is basically pumpkin spice on steroids. It's a lot spicier than your average pumpkin spice. I detect ginger and a lot more cinnamon. It's a great scent. I really like it. Despite the cupcake photo on the front, I only get a hint of a bakery note going on. It's really just an extra spicy pumpkin spice. 
Scent Throw: 4.5/5
Where To Buy: ScentSationals

Ten Digit Creations Pomegranate & Juniper Berry
Scent Description: tart pomegranate is softened by the earthy aroma of fresh juniper berries
My Thoughts: This is more of a holiday scent to me than fall, but that really doesn't matter. It's a very juicy pomegranate note with earthy and airy notes added to it. It's a really nice scent. I'm a fan of fruity wintery scents like this one. The throw was decent, but it faded fairly quickly. 
Scent Throw: 2.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Wilma's Barbershop
Scent Description: The nostalgic fragrance of shaving cream with maybe a touch of aftershave.
My Thoughts: The description is right. This smells just like plain shaving creme. It's a soft and very soapy clean scent. There isn't anything really overly strong or masculine about this. It's just shaving cream. I really enjoyed this scent. I'll be needing more.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Wilma's Shop

Ten Digit Creations Pumpkin Honey Chai
Scent Description: creamy pumpkin, black chai, vanilla, milk, and honey
My Thoughts: The description on this one is not right in my opinion. This smells like pumpkin, butter, and salt. An obscene amount of salt. This scent is so salty to me! It's not bad, but it's not anything I really could handle for a long period of time. It's like a pumpkin cookie buried in 4ft of salt. It's weird,don't I dont totally hate it. It just needs to be 90% less salty and 90% more honey and chai. I get the slightest bit of chai from this but no honey at all. 
Scent Throw: 4.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations 

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 10/2/16-10/9/16

This was an OK wax week. I really had only one standout scent and the rest were just alright. I'm hoping this next week will be better. I'm still trying not to overdo it on fall scents, but for some reasons even when I do only one a week I'm not too keen on them. I wish I didn't burn out so fast.

Ten Digit Creations Autumn Daze
Scent Description: fallen leaves, fresh air, and a stroll through the woods
My Thoughts: This was my standout scent of the week. I love this outdoorsy fall scent. It's fresh airy, green, with hints of apple, and just the tiniest bit smokiness. It's really the perfect fall scent for someone like me who prefers clean and fresh scents. It has those elements of fall without going into stereotypical fall scent territory.
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Wilma's Fake Clean
Scent Description: The smell of a freshly cleaned house!
My Thoughts: This is not what I wanted it to be. I was hoping for a Pine-Sol or bleach-type scent. I know that's not appealing to most, but when I think fake clean that's what I think. I like that type of scent. This is not that. It almost reminds me of a beachy sand scent with some sweet lemon. It has a sweetness to it that puts me off. Not my idea of fake clean, but clearly someone else's! The throw wasn't great either.
Scent Throw: 1.5/5
Where To Buy: Wilma's Shop

Ten Digit Creations Apple Harvest
Scent Description: juicy apples with a touch of spice
My Thoughts: This is your standard apple spice scent. It's a nice scent, but I had to take it out after a half an hour. It was just too strong and was giving me a headache. I don't see this scent being really any different than the countless other varieties of this same scent either. I don't hate this scent, but it was just too much for me. 
Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Colonial Candle Cranberry Comso
Scent Description: Cheers to the cocktail-inspired fragrance of tart cranberry with a touch of citrus. Top : Lemon Zest, Sweet Orange - Middle : Cranberry, Raspberry - Bottom : Creamy Milk
My Thoughts: This is nice cranberry scent, it's not too sweet or too tart. It's not the most exciting scent I've tried. It's OK. I don't hate it and don't love it. I have other cranberry scents I like better, but this one is nice. 
Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Discontinued

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 9/25/16-10/2/16

It's been a pretty good wax week. I don't have any major complaints. I can tell you it's only the beginning of October and I can sense I'm over pumpkin smells. I haven't melted any new ones this week, so they won't be in this review, but I did melt some older ones and I had to turn them off quickly because I was done. I think I need a take a week off pumpkin and hope I can reignite my love for it before the pumpkin seasons is over. Anyways, here is the new stuff I melted this week.

Lake Providence Lodge Fancy Salon
Scent Description: You know the one. The moment you walk up to the door, the botanical smells entice you in. This oil is the scent of their famous, most PURE shampoo. Comprised of multiple flower and plant essences. Clean and relaxing just like a day at a high-end spa.
My Thoughts: Do I know the one? I don't know? The only shampoo vendor scent I see often is Aveda's Shampure, this doesn't smell like that to me though. I have some Shampure scents and they're very herbal, this smells a lot softer and more frilly than herbal. I like it the scent a lot, but I'm entirely sure what I'm smelling. It's a very floral, herbal, feminine scent, but I can't be more descriptive than that.
Scent Throw: 3.5/5
Where To Buy: Lake Providence Lodge

Ten Digit Creations Orange Peel
Scent Description: sweet oranges freshly peeled
My Thoughts: This smells like oranges, and the scent description is correct with "sweet". There is something slightly sugary about this scent. It's not overly sweet though. I'd say it's about 75% natural scent outside that sweeter note. I wish it was 100% pure orange scent. It's not bad. I don't dislike it, but I wish it had a hint more tang to it rather than more sweet. Also, the throw was fairly weak after only an hour of melting.
Scent Throw: 2.5/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Ten Digit Creations Lavender Apple
Scent Description: soft lavender and a mix of juicy apples
My Thoughts: I'm not the biggest apple scent fan. I like the scent, but I don't need to be immersed in apple scent if you catch my drift. This scent is an excellent blend and makes me appreciate the apple scent without being enveloped in it. This is 50/50 soft herbal lavender and apple. I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked it. It's a very fresh scent and a great clean scent with some fall-like touches. 
Scent Throw: 4/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Lake Providence Lodge Autumn Spice
Scent Description: True cinnamon mixed with kitchen spices. A cozy and comforting spice blend.
My Thoughts: This is the quintessential fall craft store scent. This is cinnamon brooms and pinecones. This is strong cinnamon scent with hints of other spices. It's very natural and had an excellent throw. I loved this one.
Scent Throw: 4.5/5
Where To Buy: Lake Providence Lodge

Happy Sunday!

Weekly Wax Wrap Up: 9/11/16-9/18/16

It's been another letdown wax week for me! I think that's what I get for having a few good weeks in a row. I only had one winning wax this week. Majority of my disappointment this week wasn't with scent but was with throw. I did have some wax orders come in this past week so hopefully, the new stuff will be up to par!

Ten Digit Creations Roasted Pine Cones
Scent Description: awesome aroma of pine cones roasted over an open flame
My Thoughts: This smells just like pine cones. It's blend of pine cones, pine needles, and some smokiness. It's an excellent outdoorsy scent that is very authentic and natural. It's not overpowering or heavy as some woodsy pine-like scents can get either which I appreciate. I wish there were more fall scents from other vendors and retail like this one. It's so hard to find authentic outdoorsy scents.
Throw: 3/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Bath & Body Works Spiced Pomegranate Cider
Scent Description: Ruby Red Pomegranate, Sweet Apple Cider, Muddled Blackberry, Star Anise
My Thoughts: This didn't work for me. On cold sniff, I could pick up a blend of tart pomegranate and spice. When burned, I really got this creamy vanilla fruity smell and hardly any noticeable spice. There isn't anything spiced or cider about this scent in my opinion which is very disappointing. 
Throw: 4.5/5
Where To Buy: Bath & Body Works

Yankee Candle Harvest 
Scent Description: A blend of cinnamon, cloves, and musk with a hint of sweet apples and pumpkin.
My Thoughts: This is the perfect quintessential fall scent. It's the perfect equal blend of all things fall spice, apple, and pumpkin. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this scent. It's my fall dream. However, the throw is absolute crap. I am so peeved, but I should have known better Yankee Candle tarts never really throw well yet I always try them again anyways.
Throw: 1.5/5
Where To Buy: Yankee Candle 

Ten Digit Creations Garden Mint
Scent Description: strong aroma of mint with a background of fresh earth
My Thoughts: This smells exactly like a fresh mint plant. It is so authenticly scented. I love this scent it's so crisp and refreshing and a great blend of herbal and earthy. However, again, the throw was not good. I really had to get close to it or breath in really hard to get a whiff of it. It surprised me because on cold it smells strong.
Throw: 2/5
Where To Buy: Ten Digit Creations

Happy Sunday!

Fall Fun Series: Fall Decor & Melts

Today, for the Fall Fun Series I'll be showing you my fall decor and my recent melts. Mind you, I don't have a lot of fall decor. Decorating is one of my favorite things, but I'm very limited on space in a one bedroom apartment. That doesn't leave me a lot of room to decorate, and even less room to store decorations, so I have to keep it simple and small. Also, with my budget, I like to keep it inexpensive.

I have a little fall set up on my dining room table. I will be expanding my decorations come Halloween time to include my patio balcony and my front door. For now, this is what I have.

 The highlight of my fall decor is definitely the lighted tree. I have this version and a cherry blossom one I bring out in spring and summer. I got this tree at Bed Bath & Beyond for a great price. This is the 22in Brown Wrapped Amber Leaf tree and it's $29.99. I purchased this in store using one of the 20% off coupons, so it was very reasonable. It's also available on their website. I bought this tree last year and it's still kicking this year.

The rest of my fall decor all comes from Dollar Tree. I know that's not very elegant or classy, but for my wants right now it works well. They actually do have some pretty cute stuff too. I got most of this stuff last fall, but I saw many of the same items there this year. I love the little stones with the cute autumn greetings. The fox "Happy Fall" one is new for this year. The pumpkins, flowers, straw owls, and pumpkin placemat all came from there too.

I also spotted these super cute kitchen towels at Walmart today. They had a nice little endcap display with kitchen towels and oven mitts for only $0.88 each!

Melts

My biggest problem when it comes to seasonal melts is I tend to overdo it early on. I will melt so much fall stuff August-September come October, I'm sick of fall scents and want to move into Christmas ones. That means by December, I'm ready for spring...and so on and so forth! I'm really trying not do that this year, so the past few days I have very few fall melts and a lot of everyday type melts I melt year round.

**The ones I have already reviewed will be linked with their name to my review post, the ones without links are ones I will be reviewing on Sunday's Weekly Wax Wrap Up post!

Better Homes & Gardens Serene Spa Resort
ScentSationals Lavender Glow
ScentSationals Yin & Yang
ScentSationals Rainy Day
ScentSationals Cider House Donuts (will be reviewed on 9/11's post)
Yankee Candle Autumn Gathering (will be reviewed on 9/11's post)
Ten Digit Creations Pink Mimosa 

Please check out my friends fall decor and melts!

Amanda at ThriftyPolished

Ashley at The Bohemian Sassenach

Hayley at Polished at Heart

Jaybird at The Candle Enthusiast

Jessica at The Meltdown Blog

Julie at The Redolent Mermaid

Lauren at LoloLovesScents

Lindsey at Little Bit of Lindsey

Liz at Furianne

Sandra at Finger Candy

Sunnee at Our Sunny Life

Happy Friday!

Fall Fun Series: Fall Melting Stash

It's time for another post for the Fun Fall Series. Today's post is on our fall melting stash. Well, my fall drawer of wax is at capacity. I have a lot, and I'm sure I might acquire some more as time wears on, but I'd like to try to behave myself!

As you know I do Weekly Wax Wrap Up posts on Sundays and these fall posts will also feature wax. I will be just showing you wax I'm melting with maybe some very brief thoughts/descriptions in these fall series posts, but if you want full wax reviews they will be posted on my Sunday Weekly Wax Wrap Up posts.

Let me show you what I have in my fall melting stash. I'll break these down into smaller parts so you can see everything further down in the post!

The Fall Melting Stash

ScentSationals, Better Homes & Gardens, and DD

ScentSationals Crimson
ScentSationals Cider House Donuts
ScentSationals Vanilla Pumpkin Cream
Better Homes & Gardens Simmering Apple Cider
Better Homes & Gardens Autumn Afternoon Stroll (Golden Oak Leaves + Apples & Acorns)
Better Homes & Gardens Farm Apple Pumpkin
ScentSationals Ginger Pumpkin
Better Homes & Gardens Perfect Pumpkin Ale
DD Woodland Walk
ScentSationals Pumpkin Spice

Ten Digit Creations

Pomegranate & Juniper Berry
Black Oak & Currant
Pomegranate Cider
White Pumpkin & Lilac
Autumn Sage
Pumpkin Honey Chai
Roasted Pine Cones
Autumn Night
Frosted Pumpkin
Pumpkin Carving

Yankee Candle

Autumn Gathering
Farmer's Market
Spiced Pumpkin
Apple Cider
Harvest
Crisp Fall Night
Pumpkin Pie
Gingerbread Maple

Lake Providence Lodge

Apple Barn
Spiced Pumpkin
Autumn Spice
The Cabin
Sweet Honey Cornbread

Think I have enough to cover me for fall? Haha!

Check out my blogger friends below to see their fall melting stashes!

Amanda at ThriftyPolished

Ashley at The Bohemian Sassenach

Hayley at Polished at Heart

Jaybird at The Candle Enthusiast

Jessica at The Meltdown Blog

Julie at The Redolent Mermaid

Lauren at LoloLovesScents

Lindsey at Little Bit of Lindsey

Liz at Furianne

Sandra at Finger Candy

Stephanie at Imperfectly Painted

Sunnee at Our Sunny Life

Happy Monday!