tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25332030915149596332024-02-07T04:42:19.780-05:00The Scholarly Nail's Wax BlogA blog documenting my daily happenings in the world of scented wax.The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-72386193280682426252016-01-15T17:18:00.003-05:002016-01-17T10:18:35.938-05:00SOLD! FREE WAX - Part 6!<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THIS BOX HAS BEEN SOLD!!!</b></span><br />
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Free wax!! <span style="color: red;">First person to e-mail (thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com) me gets it. </span>Vendors in this box include mostly online wax vendors (Rosegirls, Vintage Chic Scents, Sugar and Spice Gourmet Soy, Ten Digit Creations, Lake Providence Lodge, Tiffany Candles, Front Porch, etc), with some retail vendors (Scentsy, Scentsationals) and local vendors to me (Three Birds, Peripeti Home, The Candle Lab, etc). Here is the box you will be receiving:</span></span></strike><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">SOLD!</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">H</span>ere are the official rules: </span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></strike>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This destash is what have some to be known as "ass wax" destashes in the wax world. <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great! </span></span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></strike>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The deal with this free wax destash is as follows:</span></span></strike><br />
<ul style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
wax is FREE, buyer pays shipping. This is in a large flat rate box
and will cost $15.80 for US buyers. Will have to be calculated for international. </span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is open to US and international readers! International readers will have to pay additional shipping</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paypal only</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The first person to e-mail me gets the box.<span style="color: red;"> My email is thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com</span></span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">AGAIN: <i>This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great!</i></span></strike></li>
</ul>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>PLEASE EMAIL thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com to get the free box! Good luck!</b></i></span></span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></strike>The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-40795279044138603332015-10-10T14:19:00.001-04:002015-10-10T20:57:31.946-04:00SOLD! FREE WAX, Part 5<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Free wax!! First person to e-mail (thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com) me gets it. Here she is:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i><b><span style="color: red;">THIS BOX HAS BEEN SOLD! </span></b></i></u></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike><span style="font-size: small;">H</span>ere are the official rules: </strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike><br /></strike></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike>This destash is what have some to be known as "ass wax" destashes in the wax world. <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great! </span></strike></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike><br /></strike></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The deal with this free wax destash is as follows:</span></strike></span><br />
<ul style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike>The
wax is FREE, buyer pays shipping. This is in a large flat rate box
and will cost $15.80 for US buyers. Will have to be calculated for international. </strike></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike>This is open to US and international readers! International readers will have to pay additional shipping</strike></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike>Paypal only</strike></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike>The first person to e-mail me gets the box. My email is thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com</strike></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike>AGAIN: <i>This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great!</i></strike></span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><br /></i></span></strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strike><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>PLEASE EMAIL thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com to get the free box! Good luck!</b></i></span></strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>~~~~</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>Thanks everyone and have a great weekend! </b></i></span></span></div>
The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-49196129251610266472015-08-29T19:11:00.002-04:002015-08-29T22:22:48.992-04:00SOLD - FREE WAX, volume 4!<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Good evening all! Preparing to make our final move back into our home, and clearing out again!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">T</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">his box of free wax includes a lot of FP and BHG/SS wax. Not as many high end vendors as boxes before but still a fantastic box of wax! Fun for yourself or for sharing with friends!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*edited to add picture*</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">This box is now SOLD!</span><br />
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">H</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ere are the official rules: </span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></strike>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This destash is what have some to be known as "ass wax" destashes in the wax world. <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great! </span></span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></strike>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The deal with this free wax destash is as follows:</span></span></strike><br />
<ul style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
wax is FREE, buyer pays shipping. This is in a large flat rate box
and will cost $15.80 for US buyers. Will have to be calculated for international. </span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is open to US and international readers! International readers will have to pay additional shipping</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paypal only</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The first person to e-mail me gets the box. My email is thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">AGAIN: <i>This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great!</i></span></strike></li>
</ul>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></strike></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>PLEASE EMAIL thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com to get the free box! Good luck!</b></i></span></span></strike><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>~~~~</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>Thanks everyone and have a great evening! </b></i></span></span></div>
The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-20439877504457152222015-05-06T13:05:00.000-04:002015-05-06T15:13:14.002-04:00Free Wax, Part 3! (SOLD!)<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Good afternoon! </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUgWjgxKJLt11uif_a6BchMkQGsqf-xM5U4S9qX3tiIDwVy3XfpLmmFVKiFVwNPd0rK8bUYaeLAyaR_gQtQixDs5c258IiriG9xNVqATAh3tCHOO8qOzH9xbUH55Xoxqg2nJAGQz708I/s1600/freewaxvol3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUgWjgxKJLt11uif_a6BchMkQGsqf-xM5U4S9qX3tiIDwVy3XfpLmmFVKiFVwNPd0rK8bUYaeLAyaR_gQtQixDs5c258IiriG9xNVqATAh3tCHOO8qOzH9xbUH55Xoxqg2nJAGQz708I/s1600/freewaxvol3.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have one large flat rate box of wax to give away today! I'm not buying much wax these days - in fact I went from November-April without purchasing any wax at all. But once spring finally came around, I found myself craving fresh and citrus scents so I indulged and placed a few orders. My rule is: when more wax comes in, must make room for it. Besides that, I melt my wax at a snail's pace. The amount the average wax lover melts in a day is probably what I melt in a month. Time to clear out! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And so, for those of you still out there in blog land, I offer this box filled with wax to you with the cost of shipping only. It's a large flat rate jam packed with lots of good stuff. Most of it is beat up or older wax, which is why I'm offering it for free. There's mostly fruity and bakery (some fall/spicy), with a few fresh/lavender scents thrown in mix! The first person to e-mail me gets the box!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here it is:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">THIS BOX HAS BEEN SOLD!</span></b></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And here are the official rules: </span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></strike>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This destash is what have some to be known as "ass wax" destashes in the wax world. <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great! </span></span></strike><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></strike>
<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The deal with this free wax destash is as follows:</span></span></strike><br />
<ul style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The
wax is FREE, buyer pays shipping. This is in a large flat rate box
and will cost $15.80 for US buyers. Will have to be calculated for international. </span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is open to US and international readers!</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paypal only</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The first person to e-mail me gets the box. My email is thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com.</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This box is already packed and ready to go, and I cannot accept scent requests.</span></strike></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">AGAIN: <i>This box consists of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and
destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors,
and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional
destashes but still smells great!</i></span></strike></li>
</ul>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></strike></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><i><b>PLEASE EMAIL thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com to get the free box! Good luck!</b></i></span></span></strike></div>
The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-13211115472969262182014-12-15T13:22:00.000-05:002014-12-15T17:30:30.426-05:00SOLD - FREE WAX DESTASHES, part 2!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Destash-o-rama time!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've honed my stash down to a wonderfully manageable level and I'm really enjoying it! However, that leaves me with oodles and oodles of wonderful smelling wax that I have to find loving homes for! I have collected bags and boxes for friends to give away, put aside things that I will be trying to get rid of in FB destash groups, but again, that leaves me with still more wax to share. So here it is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These destashes are what have some to be known as "ass wax" destashes in the wax world. <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">These boxes consist of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors, and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional destashes but still smells great! NOTE: These boxes contain a large amount of Rosegirls wax, especially the bakery boxes =)</span></span><br />
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Paypal only.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first 3 people to e-mail me gets a box. My email is thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These boxes are already packed and ready to go, and I cannot accept scent requests.</span></li>
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Remember, email thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com for a free box of wax!!The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-83876968484649664902014-08-19T09:39:00.000-04:002014-08-19T12:02:24.651-04:00FREE WAX! - SOLD!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well hello there! It's been quite awhile, hasn't it? As my focus in life shifted, my focus on wax shifted as well. For a few months there, I did not have the desire to purchase wax at all! I was content to melt through my stash and I didn't think twice about checking to see when my favorite vendors would open or watching wax videos or anything like that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You see, things were changing for me. After a year-long health crisis, I finally managed to compile a team of doctors and holistic practitioners who could help. I left my job. I started my own business. I went back to school. We finally started on our long awaited complete home remodel. Friends and family are having babies. Friends and family are getting married. Life is sweet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I started to miss wax. I've had other hobbies. Nail polish. Makeup. Bath and body products. Knitting (or at least attempting to knit). Antiquing. Scrapbooking. Other shit. But the one hobby that has been the most persistent throughout my life is wax. The first time I ever ordered from Candles from the Keeping Room was in 2005, when she was still Candles by Carol on eBay. The first time I ever used a Yankee tart was in elementary school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So it seems the wax is an enduring love for me and I don't think it'll ever go away. I cannot imagine life without things that smell good! And so, Rosegirls opened. Fall is on the horizon. Just like that, I'm back into wax mode. Maybe not full force - I still am not huge into the whole Facebook aspect of the wax world and I'm still probably not going to stockpile wax like I once was. But I'm still here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And so, this is where the free wax comes in! I have accumulated a lot of it, of course, in the past few months where I have been purchasing again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On FB destash groups, there is a thing called "ass wax" destashes. It is when you put a box together of wax that is less than desirable for regular destashes and you offer it for free with the cost of shipping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was going to offer these 2 destashes in a FB destash group but I figured, why not offer them to my readers who have stuck around througout the course of this blog! The wax in these is much nicer that what you would probably get in the average "ass wax" destash, so I didn't necessarily want to call them that. So, here's my FREE WAX destashes!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The wax is FREE, buyer pays shipping. These are in large flat rate boxes and will cost $15.80 for US buyers and will have to be calculated for international buyers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is open to US and international readers!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Paypal only.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One box per person.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first 2 people to e-mail me gets a box. My email is thescholarlynail (at) gmail (dot) com.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These boxes consist of wax that I have gotten from swaps, round robins and destashes, wax that has been given as samples in orders from vendors, and wax that is an age that is less than desirable for conventional destashes but still smells great!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Good luck! </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks to all who have stuck around on this blog! I appreciate each and every one of you. Take care and I hope to be back soon! </span></div>
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The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-19834020844184639622014-03-02T10:32:00.000-05:002014-03-02T10:33:25.610-05:00Collective January and Early February Hauls<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's the same old story. I find myself with ambitions of regularly updating this blog, but life always seems to get in the way. I took these pictures weeks ago with intentions of doing full reviews and scent descriptions for each vendor haul, but I have found it nearly impossible to find time to do that these days. I do miss being able to blog on the regular, but life has been very kind to me so I can't complain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm up to my eyeballs in wax again. Our house is about to be under construction, so I need to get the wax down to a reasonable size so I can transport it easily from room to room while things are being redone. Expect some majorly major destashes/RAOKS/giveaways/etc. from me soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've decided to share the rest of the pictures of my January hauls in this one post. Yes, I realize that it's March and I'm still trying to get my January hauls up here. So I'm a bit late. I won't be doing full scent descriptions/cold sniff reviews for each product I've purchased anymore (at least for these type of posts) so please let me know if something catches your eye and you'd like to hear more about it! I did place a few orders from new vendors which will be featured in "New Vendor Spotlight" posts, which will be more comprehensive than these types of haul posts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">January theme: BUBBLE GUM! I became slightly obsessed with bubble gum scents this month, you may notice as such in my scent choices. Also, sping/summer/fruity scents!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chunky RTS brittle in: Tutti Fruity, Wildberry Mousse and Cotton Candy (to die for!!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bundts in: Blueberry Butter Brickle Bread (do. not. like)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Teddies in: Pomegranate Lemonade and Watermelon Punch Cotton Candy Frosting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4-packs in: Chocolate Raspberry Truffle, Margarita Marshmallow Noel (best margarita scent ever!), Choco Banana Mallow Cake (meh), Double Bubble Gum, Marshmallow Bubble Gum, Tart & Sweet Bubble Gum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Crapload of singles in: Apricot VBF, Lemon Mallow Rose Ice Cream (so good!), Banana Mallow Bread (also fantastic), Peanut Butter and Banana Cream Cake, Cream Filled Cake Bread, Cucumber Melon Mint, Hawaiian Sun Tan Lotion, Lemon Margarita (fave!), Pink Loving Dare, Moonspice Marshmallow Bread, Apricot Serendipity, Black Raspberry Coffee Cake, Amaretto Jubliee Cherry Ice Cream, Raspberry Blackberry Jam Butter Cookies (have decided I don't like FP raspberry anymore), Gummy Fish Candy Bubble Gum, Honeydew Lemon Serendipity, Coffee Marshmallow Noel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chunk bags in: Edible Bouquet (awesome!) and Candy Shoppe</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Individual chunks in: Blueberry Snow (must. have. more), Breakfast Wake Me Up, Sweet Tooth (has no scent whatsoever), Pomegranate Parfait, Rainbow Wafer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">More individual chunks in: Gingerbread House (strange yet delish combo of jelly beans and gingerbread), Chocolate Fondue Bar, Mocha Madness, Chocolate Covered Banana (so delish) and Pumpkin Pie a la Mode.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SUGAR AND SPICE </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(this was an RTS haul)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Freebies in: Mystery cup, Mystery brittle (usually impressed with S&S freebies but these are not to my liking)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cups in: Pineapple Honeydew Fluff (yum!!), Marshmallow Love Spell, Vitamin C, Strawberry B-day Cake Cotton Candy Fluff, Peach Strawberry Cream Cake, Kiwi (smells perfumey)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">More cups in: Wildberry Zucchini Noel, Marshmallow Cake & Ice Cream Waffle Cone, Cotton Candy Marshmallow Cake and Ice Cream, Peanut Butter Crunch (smells off), Pine Peppermint Marshmallow Cake, Marshmallow Vanilla Butter Cake & Ice Cream ZB Noel, Peppermint Brickle, Eggnog Zucchini Bread and Pink Marshmallow Cake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4-packs in: Jelly Donut Sugar Cookies, Jelly Donut Butter Cookies (yum), Pink Confetti Cake, Bubble Gum Cotton Candy, Pink Sugared Bubblegum Beans, Banana Sugar Cookies (so good!!), Coffee Bean Noel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Candle Lab is an amazing store in Columbus, Ohio where you can blend and pour your own candles and tarts! We visit Columbus quite often but never have taken the time to make our own blends. We stayed in Columbus for my birthday and made sure we had enough time to make our own this time! It was so much fun and I cannot wait to go back!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Giant custom blended clamshells in: Black Cherry/Watermelon/Pomegranate, Dark Chocolate/Coffee Bean/Whipped Cream and Coconut/Pineapple/Brown Sugar (all are incredible!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Custom blended candle in: Morning Dew/Hyacinth/Verbena (so fresh and spring-y!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was another stop on our Columbus trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3-wicks in: Pomelo Grapefruit (incredible), Pineapple Palm Grass, Road to Kona, Havana Heat, Pink Petal Tea Cake and Lavender Marshmallow (amazing!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Good morning everyone! I hope you all are having a splendid weekend. I wanted to pop in with another quick post to show you all my combined January Bathing Garden orders!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Bathing Garden is always a vendor that has been at the top of my list. For some reason, TBG kind of fell off my radar for awhile when they first starting selling only on Facebook. Truth be told, I enjoyed that rush of trying to order through etsy and when she moved operations to Facebook, it became too easy to order. Crazy right? Most people in the wax world are dying to have a vendor that easy to order from. Me, I craved that rush that comes along with stalking and having to quickly order from vendors. Or at least I did. Now I am absolutely thrilled that Shannon only takes orders through Facebook. I still have my vendors that I will always stalk, but I am happy to have a vendor that takes that stress away from the consumers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those unfamiliar with The Bathing Garden's ordering process, it is quite simple. You must be a member of the Facebook group, because in there Shannon will post the restock list. She will give a timeframe during which she will be taking orders. And all you have to do is e-mail her with what you want, pay the paypal invoice she sends you, and voila. Pain free ordering. No refreshing the page to see when stock is added. No staying up way past your bedtime just to get an order in. Just plain, simple e-mail. She always only has a limited amount of scents that she is offering at each opening, which helps keeps the work and TAT down for her. There was talk of her maybe doing things a bit differently for the next opening, so I'm not quite sure how that will work but I do believe things will still be done through Facebook. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are a lot of things I love about Shannon's wax, but first and foremost it performs well for me. On average, I use about 2 cubes in pretty much any warmer and I generally get a great throw. Sometimes I only need 1 cube, and sometimes I'll need 3, but overall her wax performs consistently for me. And of course, I enjoy a great deal of the scents that she offers. Shannon carries some very unique blends in her lineup, and I appreciate having something a bit different now and then. She carries a lot of standard scents as well so there's always something for everyone. Lastly, but certainly not least, her wax is gorgeous. She does mainly clamshells, with the occasional shape or block tart. The combination of embeds, glitter, wax crumble, and dried flowers that she uses make for a stunning presentation. Looks wise, TBG is one of my favorites. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So here is what I ordered from The Bathing Garden in January. She did 2 restocks, and I placed small orders from each one. Enjoy! Oh, and these pics look so much better if you click them to enlarge =)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Guava Berry Gelato - </b><i>Guava, raspberry, strawberry, creamy gelato. </i>To me, this smells like the Strawberry Raspberry Guava scent from other vendors, which is an absolute favorite. It's a lovely sweetened up berry scent with a hint of creaminess. I don't really smell a "gelato" note per se, but I can definitely imagine this scent in the form of some sort of iced treat. Really beautiful and always a favorite from TBG.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pomegranate Lime Sweet Tart - </b><i>Tart lime and pink pomegranate. </i>This was probably the scent that I was most excited about but I ended up strongly disliking, unfortunately. The lime in here reminds me of a lemon or lime cleaning product, and I don't get a whole lot of pomegranate. A friend of mine said this smelled exactly like a Sweet Tart candy, but sadly my nose didn't pick up on that at all. I passed this one along in a round robin, as I know it's a popular scent and I'm sure will find a loving home.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Berry Scandal - </b><i>Ripe raspberries, red strawberries, blackberry and guava topped with buttercream, candy corn and cake batter ice cream. </i>Basically in this tart, I smell a strong scent of strawberry passion fragrance oil, a scent I've come to recognize from other vendors who carry it. It's more on the fresh side as far as strawberry oils go, with a hint of powdery sweetness. It's not my favorite strawberry oil, but it does smell nice with the creamy cake-y top layer. I'm still torn on this scent, I'll probably have to melt for the final decision.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pirate Punch - </b><i>Coconut, pinapple, tiare and plumeria flowers. </i>To me, this is the perfect light tropical scent. I get a touch of floral in the background but I mostly smell the sweet coconut and pineapple notes. It's a great combination of floral with tropical fruits that allows this scent to be fresh and fruity at the same time. After a month of curing, this is still quite light but I think it will be a perfect scent to bring with us to Maui in May. Yes, I will be bring wax with us on vacation and yes, I am already thinking about which scents to bring. This was a freebie in my first January order.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tricky Banana Treats - </b><i>Vanilla cupcake, banana, caramel, cinnamon and cream cheese frosting. </i>I had been dying to get this scent for over a year now, and I'm so glad to finally have it in my possession. It is your standard banana caramel cupcakes scent, I'm not sure if Shannon has added anything else to this scent because it smells like the same scent that I've had from other vendors. I really like this type of scent from anyone so I'm happy to have it, but I was hoping for a bit more of a unique spin on the scent. Oh well, at least this tart is absolutely adorable with all the glitter and that mummy embed! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Almond Macaroon Cheesecake - </b><i>Cheesecake, almond macaroon. </i>I'm really enjoying the almond macaroon part of this tart, which luckily, seems to be the bottom layer so I can smell it the strongest. However, I'm not so sure about her cheesecake scent. I should have remembered that I didn't care for her famous lemon cheesecake scent either. However, I am still going to melt this one because I adore almond scents and I am hoping that the cheesecake note will blend well with the almond while melted. Fingers crossed!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Caramel Velvet Coffee Cake - </b><i>Ground coffee beans, espresso, caramel, cake bites. </i>I have been absolutely loving coffee scents lately after over a year of not liking them, so I of course had to snag this one. I smell mainly a strong, true coffee note but that caramel note in this blend helps it from being too bitter. I don't get any obvious cake note, but I'm sure it just lends to the creaminess of the blend. This is undoubtedly one of my favorites of the order, and now that these are all cured, I will be melting it as soon as possible. You can't tell from my picture, but this tart is absolutely gorgeous as well. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Marshmallow Cookie Jar - </b><i>Marshmallow and sweet cookies. </i>The cookie scent Shannon uses in this blend is phenomenal. It's a strong, crunchy cookie note with a hint of a rich, bread-y undertone, akin to Rosegirls' Monster Cookie, but a tad sweeter. The marshmallow in this blend is the top layer an adds a nice creamy sweetness to that rich cookie note. Another definite favorite of the order. I had this tart once before and wasn't impressed, but I'm glad I gave it another shot because it smells different this time around. Better.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Zucchini Cake Noel w/ Wild Berry - </b><i>Zucchini cake, Vanilla Bean Noel, wild berry. </i>Shannon's zucchini bread is undoubtedly one of the more savory zucchini bread oils out there. I wouldn't exactly call it spicy, but it does have a hint of that "corn chip" type of note that in the past would have sent me running the other direction but have now come to love. The VBN with that swirl of wildberry (wildberry mousse, I'm assuming because that's what it smells like to my nose) helps tone down the savory aspect of the zucchini bread and adds a nice sweetness to it all. Really love this one!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Brown Sugar Cream Rose Bouquet - </b><i>Whipped buttercream, brown sugar, sugared rose petals. </i>I was hoping this one would be heavier on the brown sugar aspect, but I smell mostly rose in this blend. I do enjoy rose scents, but like I said, I was hoping for more of a bakery scent with a touch of rose. I'll stick with Lemon Curd and Rose Milk for my rose fix from The Bathing Garden. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Illusions of Labyrinth - </b><i>Mandarin, musk, sugar and violet. </i>This is a dupe of a Lush scent. I'm not sure quite which scent it is a dupe of, but I can say that I am generally not a fan of Lush dupes in wax. I do enjoy them in the Lush products themselves but most of the time I'd rather not have my whole house smell like them. The exception is Pink Candy Fluff/Snow Fairy dupes - yum! But I digress. This one is nice, but I don't see it being a favorite. I went out on a limb with this one because there were so many raves about it. I smell mostly a sweet citrus with a prominent floral background. I actually usually love violet scents but this doesn't smell like the type of sweet violet note I am familiar with. I am definitely going to hang on to this tart for when I want something a bit different but it won't be a regular scent in my lineup.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Faded Opulence - </b><i>Fizzy clove, ginger, blood orange and cola. </i>This scent is fantastic. I love cola scents, and they are hard to find these days. I smell mostly the fizzy cola note, with the scent of citrus lingering in the background. It does have a perfumey aspect to it, but not so strongly that it turns me off of this scent. It is a nice, fresh effervescent scent that I can see myself melting year round. And this is probably one of the most gorgeous tarts I have ever received from The Bathing Garden. You can see a closeup of this scent below.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ophelia in Gold - </b><i>Raw honey, jasmine, lily, rose, bergamot, musk. </i>This was a freebie in my second January order, and I can say without a doubt that this is my least favorite scent I've ever smelled from The Bathing Garden. To me, it smells like a old lady perfume. I hate to use that term, but it's all I can think of when smelling this tart. I cannot imagine how anyone could like this scent in perfume, let alone in wax. However, I have seen a lot of people raving about this scent so it just goes to show how everyone's noses are so different. It is a gorgeous block tart and I'm sure I can find a new, loving home for it. It is very generous of Shannon to give samples at all, let alone such a big one, so I am grateful for it whether I enjoy the scent or not.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And to conclude this post, here are a couple closeups of the gorgeous tarts. I swear, this batch of tarts I received from Shannon are some of the most beautiful I've seen yet. Enjoy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks for stopping by everyone! Have you recieved an order from The Bathing Garden recently? What are your favorites? If not, are you plotting an order from them? Let me know! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a great weekend <3</span>The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-17452434998609815812014-02-19T11:59:00.001-05:002014-02-19T11:59:56.255-05:00A Quick Post - Daphne's Divine Round Robin!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy hump day my fellow wax addicts! I have a ton of posts lined up for the next few weeks but I thought I'd pop in and share this with you before I get started on all my haul posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today I have a short post for you all to share with you a wonderful round robins that I participated in this week. This RR was started by Lindsey, the owner of Daphne's Divine. I was contacted by Lindsey to participate a few weeks back and I jumped at the opportunity. I haven't gotten to try a whole lot of Daphne's wax thus far but I have been really enjoying my last order so I was super excited. And of course, I LOVE doing round robins. I was taking a bit of a break from doing RRs for a few reasons, but mostly because I did so many during the fall and I was trying to melt through everything that I got before I added any new RR wax to my collection. I feel like the time has come to get back into RRs and the Daphne's one was a fantastic start to the season!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can find Daphne's Divine here on their new website: <a href="http://daphnesdivine.com/">Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those of you who don't know, a round robin is when a group of people get together to swap wax in a traveling box. Generally, one person will decide to start the box and ask people if they'd like to participate. They fill a box with wax (in this case, all Daphne's wax), ship it to the first person in line, that person takes out the wax they want, fills it up with more wax, and ships it to the next person. This continues until the box reaches the person who started the box who now has a box full of new goodies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It seems pretty simple but there is a lot that goes into a round robin. First and foremost, the key to having a successful RR is to have trustworthy people in your box. I have seen many RRs go awry when people either take out too much and don't replace it with quality wax or when people just up and steal the RR box altogether and never send it to the next person. It's always such a shame, especially when the people starting the boxes put a lot of thought (and good wax!) into the box to begin with. A general rule of thumb is to replace ounce for ounce, but also quality for quality. I always like to think about what I'd like to see in an RR box that I was receiving when I put wax back into a box. If you wouldn't want to receive an RR with something, don't put it in the box! It's as simple as that =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Round robins are one of my favorite things about this wax community. When they go well, they are such a pleasure to participate in. Sometimes people are hesitant to do them because of all the RR horror stories out there, but when it's a good group of people, it's a blast! Part of the reason why I was so excited to participate in this Daphne's Divine RR was because there was such a great group of ladies involved. It was all bloggers, youtubers and vendors, so I was familiar and comfortable with everyone who was participating. I hope this post encourages you all to take part in some fantastic round robins this year. And hey, if you can't find anyone doing one, start one yourself! I have made some amazing friends in this community by starting round robins of my own. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is what the box looked like when it got to me. What a beautiful sight!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Without further ado, here are my take outs and put backs for the Daphne's Divine RR! These are all craptastic pictures taken with my iPhone, but I figured I'd show them anyways <3 Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Take Outs: Everyone was allowed to take out around one pound of Daphne's wax and as much of the other wax in the box as we wanted. I took out a total of 41.65 ounces, 17.15 of which were from Daphne's. This was a super box, Lindsey really outdid herself with this one. So many fantastic scents in here from DD. I know everyone else left in the box will find some awesome stuff in there!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Watermelon Cake</b> - Such an awesome sweet watermelon scent! I'm not really getting a cake scent from this but still delish! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pistachio Pineapple Cake - </b>Amazing! Lindsey always does such fantastic pistachio blends. You can smell both notes equally in here. I'll be needing more of this. Bravo! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Butter Brickle Waffle Cone Cotton Candy - </b> Butter brickle/cotton candy is always a favorite blend and the waffle cone adds some extra sweetness. So good.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Buttery Blueberry Zucchini Bread - </b>I am in love with everything that I took out but this is at the top of the list. It's a wonderful blueberry caramel bread type of scent. I tried this blend from another vendor and DD's is by far my favorite.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Hot Fudge Brownie Latte - </b>This was an obvious pick for me, as I am loving coffee and chocolate scents lately. I'm surprised more vendors don't have more blends combining the two because they are perfect together!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Vanilla Butter Waffle Cone - </b>Awesome sweet strawberry scent! I need to try more strawberry scents with vanilla butter fudge, it's a great combination.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Blueberry Lemon Sugar - </b>This was a not-so-obvious pick for me but I still had to give it a go. The blueberry in here is yummy and sweet, but the lemon note is sort of odd. It's almost herbal! It's a fascinating combo and I can't wait to see what it smells like melted. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sweet Boo Berry Pops - </b>I'm really loving the blueberry scents in this box, apparently! Another lovely sweet and bakery berry blend. These are the CUTEST tri-colored Hello Kitty heads with glitter. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Rosegirls Extreme Strawberry Jam Twinkies - </b>This was a must have for sure. I love RG's strawberry scents and I love their twinkie blends so this is a winner in my book. Going on my bag list for next time!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Rosegirls Melon Mayhem - </b>I got this in a bag last time but the floral note in the blend scared me away and I destashed it before ever giving it a shot. This time I am going to melt it to see, as I love melon scents!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Rosegirls Ultimate Caramel Apple Pie - </b>I normally do not care for RG's green apple scent but I want to give this a try because I love their caramel. We shall see. It smells great on cold!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Rosegirls Pecan Waffle Fluff Puffs - </b>This was another out of character choice for me. I normally do not like the Pumpkin Pecan Waffle scent but mixed with monster cookie and marshmallow smoothie, it is a winner! See that's the awesome thing about RRs - you get to try scents that you normally wouldn't pick out for yourself.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles from the Keeping Room Strawberry Raspberry Guava - </b>This was another scent I destashed without giving it a fair shot. I love this scent from other vendors so I'm sure I will love it from Carol! It's a nice, super sweet berry scent.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Vintage Chic Scents Sweetheart Smoothie - </b>I was so excited to see this in the box because it was one of the scents I regretted not getting more of. And I am pleased to say, this clamshell has absolutely none of the plastic-y scent I got with the clams from my order. Awesome!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Vintage Chic Scents Flapper Girl - </b>This was another scent I never would have picked out for myself. It's an appletini scent, which I believe has a touch of blonde moment in there. Really nice, a surprise for me for sure.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>L3 Waxy Wonders Mexican Wedding Cake Mallo Fluff - </b>L3 is quickly becoming a favorite vendor of mine, she has really fantastic stuff. This is a lovely sweet lemon cake scent with a hint of tres leche in there. Yum!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>L3 Waxy Wonders Fruit Loop Cheesecake Serendipity -</b> I get mostly serendipity and fruit loops, two scents I have been really loving lately!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lasting Scent Candles Caramel Drizzle Cookies - </b>An all-time favorite scent. LSC has my favorite caramel note ever. This scent is pure bliss!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Waxie Lady Peach Puree - </b>This is a new vendor on the block that I haven't gotten the opportunity to try yet so I was excited to see this in the box. I'm not normally a peach fan but this one I really enjoyed. I'm curious to try this one out!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sassy Girl Aroma Cucumber Cantaloupe - </b>This is one of my favorite Yankee scents of all time, and while the oil dupes of it are a bit more perfume-y than the original, I still love it. This one will be great once spring finally rolls around.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">L3 Waxy Wonders: Mango Sorbet Coconut Watermelon and Serendipity Rainbow Sherbet Cotton Candy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Bathing Garden Pomegranate Lime Sweet Tart</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rainbow Melts: Tutti Fruity/Wildberry Mousse/Cotton Candy and Gooey Caramel Cider</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sugar Scoops: Chocolate Fondue Bar and Rainbow Wafers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Glitterati: Pink Sugar/Serendipity/Bubble Gum and Lemon Biscotti</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sniff My Tarts Sweet Lavender Marshmallow Cake/Raspberry/Cotton Candy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Haley's Heavenly Scents: Strawberry Pound Cake and Granma's Raspberry Zinger</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Candles from the Keeping Room: Tangerine Dreams and Strawberry Filled Twinkies</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Up the Creek Scents: Jelly Donut Butter Cookies and Confetti Cake</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Front Porch: Cotton Candy Cookie Bread and Wildberry Lemon Poundcake</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beezy Tarts: Starburst and Ice Cream Scoop Bread</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lasting Scent Candles: Blackberry Cotton Candy and Virginia's Blueberry Cookies</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you are all having a great week! I have lots of blog posts coming up so stay tuned! As always, thanks for stopping by <3</span></div>
<br />The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-68017761590491700632014-02-04T06:37:00.000-05:002014-02-04T06:37:03.117-05:00Rosegirls January 2014 Haul Part 2 - Custom Muffins!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Good morning everyone! I hope you all are having a fantastic week! I'm going to just jump right into Part 2 of my January RG order - THE MUFFZ!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The products that Rosegirls allows custom blending in are large pies, 2 lb loaves, 1 lb loaves and muffins. I choose the muffins not only because it is the least expensive option, but because it gives me the least amount of product. I have so much wax at this point (especially RG wax) so I don't know if I'll ever use a whole loaf or pie, especially in my custom blends that I'm not even sure I will like. Also, I love the fact that the muffins are especially easy to share with people. The muffins come 4 to a pack, each one individually bagged and labeled which make them super easy to pop in a destash, RR, or swap! Previously, RG also offered custom medium pies that were $8 a piece. Those were always my favorite blending option before they were discontinued. RIP medium pies, we will never forget ye <3 Although a bit more expensive than the medium pies, the muffins are a nice replacement for those looking for a less expensive custom blending option. Plus they are just so darn cute, aren't they?</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Wildberry chunks with Pomegranate overpour - </b>Starting this post out with one of my absolute favorite blends! This isn't one of my own concoctions, but rather was a test scent that they had sent out with some flash sales last fall. Sadly, it didn't make the cut into bags so I knew that I have to custom blend it myself. It is SUCH a wonderful blend. The uber-sweet Wildberry scent blends so well with the tart and juicy pomegranate scent. Simple yet gorgeous. I can smell both notes equally in this blend, which is always something I worry about with the muffins. It is a constant struggle for me when I'm blending to decide which scents will be the chunks and which one will be the overpour. Good thing this scent had already been done so I had a model to use when picking the chunks and OP for this one. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ooey Gooey Caramel & Butter Brickle chunks with Dunk My Donut overpour - </b>This blend was created for the August opening by my lovely friend Michelle. She had stuck a few chunks of this into a RR for me and I knew I had to have more. Michelle and I were both on a huge butter brickle kick last fall so this was absolutely perfect. To me, this smells exactly like how a Cinnabon smells somehow, although there really isn't any sort of frosting note in this. The caramel and butter brickle blend together to make a super rich caramel scent, and the donut adds a lovely sweet cinnamon dough note. Two thumbs up for Michelle's blend!! I need to do more blends with Dunk my Donut next time, I always seem to love every blend it is in.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Jam & Watermelon Slush chunks with Margarita overpour - </b>This was one of the blends I was struggling to figure out which scents to make the chunks and which the overpour. I knew that I wanted to do a strawberry watermelon margarita scent, but since all three of those scents are super strong on their own, I just couldn't figure it out. In the end, I went with margarita as the OP because RG has a house blend called Raspberry Pomegranate Margarita and the marg was the OP in that one as well. In the end, I wish I would have chosen the strawberry or the watermelon as the OP. The margarita is SUCH a strong scent that it overpowers the other notes, and it almost has a fizzy note to it. It actually kind of reminds me of that fizzy pop oil that other vendors have. It's definitely not my favorite blend but I am going to give it a whirl. If worse comes to worse, I will toss in a piece of my strawberry jam brittle when it is melting if that margarita is too strong. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Jam & Raspberry Coconut chunks with Vanilla Wafers overpour - </b>This is definitely one of my favorites from this order. For the August opening, a group of friends and I did a pie and muffin club, and this was based on one of the blends we did for that. I believe the OP in that one was VBN but I decided to do the vanilla wafers for this one to give it a bit more of a bakery feel. I can smell mostly the strawberry jam and the nilla wafers in this blend, but the raspberry coconut peeks in also. It's a sweet and creamy berry bakery blend with a hint of crunch from the wafers. It almost reminds me a bit of my beloved Nilla Strawberry Noel. Winner winner!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Baked Zucchini Bread & Monster Cookie chunks with Marshmallow Smoothie overpour - </b>This was one of my blends from our August pie club and it is amazing! I like to call it Monster Cookie Fluff Puffs Bread. It's honestly just the ultimate bakery blend. So creamy and delicious! If you are a Monster Cookie Fluff Puffs fan, you have to try this blend. It takes it to a whole other level! There's not really much else to say about this scent other than it's absolutely awesome. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sicilian Lemon Cookies & Royal Sugar Cookies chunks with Raspberry Coconut overpour - </b>I've been wanting to do a Raspberry Coconut/Lemon blend for quite some time now and I finally took the plunge. I added Royal Sugar Cookies to the chunks so that the lemon wouldn't overwhelm the delicate raspberry coconut scent but looking back, I wish I would have only done lemon chunks because the RSC does seem to tone down the lemon a bit too much. Still a really nice blend though and hopefully the lemon comes out more when warmed. Also, I feel like the combination of the RSC and SLC chunks combine together to form sort of an almond-y note. Really digging that!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Gilligan's Brew & Ooey Gooey Caramel chunks with Funnel Cake overpour - </b>This was inspired by LSC's Coconut Flan scent. Coconut and caramel smell SO good together, who would have thought?! RG's funnel cake scent is very sweet and almost reminds me of their waffle cone scent. It's a great blender and pulls together the fruity and caramel notes in this blend quite well. I think maybe if I did this blend again, I would probably choose a different overpour as that funnel cake is almost a tad to sweet for me, but I still think it will be really great when warmed.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dunk My Donut chunks with Harvest Bake Sale overpour - </b>I sniffed Harvest Bake Sale in a RR during the fall and I was pleasantly surprised! Harvest Bake Sale is a pumpkin and apple blend, but what I mostly smell is a sweet apple pie. I wanted to do an apple pie donut kind of scent and I think I went back and forth about 20 times trying to decided whether DMD or Harvest Bake Sale would be the OP in this blend. Obviously, I ended up choosing Harvest Bake Sale and I kind of wish I would have done Dunk My Donut because I really can't smell the donut scent in this yet! Hopefully it'll come out more when warmed because I think these two scents could smell great together.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Florida Key Lime Pie & Gilligan's Brew chunks with Pie Crust overpour - </b>This is another one of my favorites from this order! I think it's fairly obvious what I was going for here - key lime coconut cream pie! Like I've mentioned before, Rosegirls has my favorite key lime pie scent ever. It's so tart and creamy and crusty and wonderful. I've been loving coconut and lime bakery scents together lately so it was a must with this order. This blend is perfect. I smell all three notes equally, not one overpowers the other. My only minor qualm is that the pie crust scent may have the slightest hint of a perfumey note to it but I'm hoping that will go away once it is warmed. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Florida Key Lime Pie & Cotton Candy Frosting chunks with Birthday Cake overpour - </b>This blend was inspired by a chunk I got in a sampler awhile back of Key Lime Pie Birthday Cake. It was amazing on it's own but I have been wanting to do a cotton candy lime blend for awhile and I figured this was the perfect opportunity to try it out. RG's cotton candy frosting scent is so strong that it ended up dulling down the key lime in this blend a bit but it's still really good. I would classify this as a super sweet bakery scent with a hint of tart lime in the background. While it's not exactly what I had envisioned, it is still a winner in my book!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Jam & Hot Fudge Brownie chunks with Bear Claws overpour - </b>This one is probably my only true flop of the bunch. I want to like this one, I really do, but there is a weird nutty, yeasty note in the bear claws scent that is throwing this whole blend off. I love Bear Claws when it is used as chunks, but I think it's a bit much when used as an OP. I was envisioning some sort of chocolate strawberry flaky cinnamon pastry kind of scent, but what I got was a weird nutty bakery scent with an underlying plastic-y scent. I should have used Dunk My Donut as the overpour instead! I'll still melt at least one muffin to see if it smells better when warmed but I definitely don't have high hopes for this one. I've been obsessed with chocolate and strawberry blends lately, so I'll have to try for another chocolate/strawberry blend next time around. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pink Sugar & Serendipity chunks with Marshmallow Smoothie overpour - </b>Even though I love Pink Sugar and I love serendipity scents, I'm generally not a fan of Pink Serendipity scents per se. That was until I smelled RG's Pink Serendipity Smoothie! I got a few chunks of this scent in a destash and I fell in love with the blend. It isn't a scent that is available in bags anymore so I blended it myself. I think that creamy marshmallow OP lets me enjoy this scent that I normally wouldn't enjoy on its own. I know this is a pretty boring blend when it comes down to it, but I'm glad to have more RG Pink Serendipity Smoothie in my stash!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cotton Candy Frosting & Baked Zucchini Bread chunks with Gilligan's Brew overpour - </b>This was another blend that was born out of the need to combine a few different scents to narrow down my order. I knew I wanted a Gilligan's Brew/BZB scent, a cotton candy/zucchini scent and a Gilligan's Brew/cotton candy scent, so this seemed like a good choice. I saw a couple of other people throwing around this blend idea for their January order and I figured, why the heck not! And ya know what, it's not half bad! It's just a rich coconut candy scent with a zucchini bread background. I was hoping that the zucchini bread would be more prominent in this blend but it still smells really good. I can't wait to melt this one! </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today I have for you all Part 1 of my January 1st Rosegirls haul!! If you have been following my blog for awhile, you'll know that Rosegirls is one of my favorite vendors of all time. I love everything about this company. As I mentioned on a post in their group a few weeks back, there's just nothing out there quite like Rosegirls! First and foremost, I love their wax. They have over a hundred unique house blends in their chunk cake melts, and they give you the ability to custom blend as well. I get amazing results from their wax in pretty much any warmer, sometimes with throws lasting for days on end. Their wax is colorful and beautiful all around, not to mention that they were the ones who started my chunk obsession. And of course, I love the people behind the wax. Rosegirls is owned by Jenny Oaks, who took over the company when her mom Kathy retired. Both Jenny and Kathy are awesome, and I'm always proud to support such a wonderful family. I will be a Rosegirls fan for life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The important thing to realize about Rosegirls is that is in extremely high demand, which means it is sometimes difficult to order from. RG is completely, 100% handmade by Jenny and her husband and they can only accept so many orders at one time in order to keep a reasonable TAT. Even then, sometimes the TAT will expand beyond the stated time frame because the size of people's RG orders is often quite large. However, they are working on ways to make sure that more and more people have access to RG. What they've been doing recently is offering flash sale lots on an almost weekly basis, which gives people who didn't get to order during their last opening (and those who did as well) a chance to snag some RG wax! I absolutely love that. I believe that most of the wax in the flash sales is made by Kathy, who though retired, is still as sharp as ever when it comes to blending and making the wax. I know that there are a lot of people out there that have expressed their frustration with not being able to order from RG, but please rest assured that they are trying their best to make sure as many people as possible are able to try Rosegirls wax. If you have been unable to procure some of their wax through ordering or flash sales on their FB page, check the FB destash groups. RG even has their own destash page! I'm finding that it's definitely not as hard to get a hold of RG wax as it used to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The last time they opened before January 1, 2014 was August 10, 2013. On August 10, they announced the date and time they were opening and they were so slammed with orders that they had to close in under 5 minutes. And even then, they took almost twice the orders they intended to take just because their website's shopping cart could not keep up with the demand. This time, the opening was silent. They told us that it would be sometime in early January, but no one knew the date or time. The point of the silent opening was to ensure that the site would not get overloaded so that there wouldn't be as mad of a dash of people placing their orders at once. Silent openings are probably my least favorite method of store openings, but I 100% understand why they had to do it that way. Word got out quickly this time around as well, and they closed fairly soon after they opened. However, they took about half as many orders this time around which means they will be opening much sooner than usual. Thanks to me being at the right place at the right time (and of course, my trusted team of fellow RG stalkers), I was by the grace of the wax gods able to place an order this time around. I may not be so lucky next time around so I made sure to stock up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did end up being in the first group of orders, and the TAT on my order was 17 business days, well within their stated time frame. However, I've waited much longer for RG before and I glady would again. RG is one of those vendors that the TAT just isn't really a factor for me because I am so head over heels for their wax. So not only was this the fastest I've ever gotten an RG order, this was also by far my largest Rosegirls order yet. I'm calling it my graduation present to myself but in reality, I'm just really bad at narrowing down my selections. Without further ado, here are the bags from my January Rosegirls order! Part 2 will consist of my custom blends, and will be coming sometime later this week. Hope you enjoy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bags are $9 a piece, and you get approximately 8-9 ounces per bag. Oh an please forgive the fact that the clear cello windows on my bags are a bit messy already - I've already sniffed and played with these chunks several times now! Anyways, I figured I would start off with the new blends for January. Here we go!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Toadstool Trifecta - </b><i>strawberry shortcake & blueberry cobbler chunks with pie crust overpour. </i>This was one of the new Mario blends for January! I was a bit unsure of this one since I'm not the hugest fan of their strawberry shortcake scent, but I went for it anyways because I love blueberry and I love pie crust. Well, I'm still note sure about this one upon smelling it. I get a good amount of the blueberry but I smell that strawberry shortcake note as well. For some reason, I get a bit of a powdery, candied note to the strawberry that isn't hitting my nose quite right. It almost smells grape-y. I think I'm going to have to melt this one to see how the notes are blended together while warmed. This was one of the only blends from this order I wasn't head over heels in love with, but I have a feeling it will be a big hit among the strawberry shortcake lovers out there.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Waluigi's Wonderous Birthday Cake - </b><i>blackberry jam butter cookies & wildberry mousse chunks with birthday cake overpour. </i>This was another one I wasn't overly crazy about on cold sniff. Usually I love RG BJBC blends but for some reason, I'm picking up on a bit more of that perfume-y note than usual. I smell mostly the BJBC in this, with a hint of the sweetness from the wildberry mousse and then a creamy background from the birthday cake. I've noticed that RG's birthday cake isn't as sweet as some of the other b-day cake scents out there, and I like that. It ensures that the blends with it won't be overly sweet. This is another blend that I'll have to melt to give a final verdict on. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Donkey Kong Destruction - </b><i>banana cream pie & bear claws chunks with vanilla ice cream overpour. </i>This is definitely my favorite of the three Mario blends that I ordered! I've been on a huge banana kick lately. This one smells like a straight up banana cream pie. The banana scent is somewhere between a true, ripe banana and a banana candy, the bear claws adds kind of a crusty note to the blend, and then the vanilla ice cream brings it all together with a sweet, creamy finish. Fantastic! I kind of wish I would have ordered more of the Mario blends so hopefully some will be made permanent so I can order more of them next time around.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I Can't Help Falling in Love - </b><i>strawberry jam & cotton candy frosting chunks with sinfully sweet pops overpour. </i>This is hands down one of my ultimate favorites from the whole order. It is absolutely incredible incredible! The strawberry jam and cotton candy frosting chunks are so strong, and the sinfully sweet pops scent just adds to the wonderful, creamy sweetness of this blend. I almost smell a bit of a caramel note in that SSP OP. I know a few of my friends had this on their list but it didn't make the cut because of the almond note listed in sinfully sweet pops. I promise you, I smell no almond in that scent, just super sweet cake with a caramel-ly undertone. I don't think I've ever smelled a blend quite like this one before. Sweet, fruity, candied, caramel, cake-y goodness. I cannot wait to melt these bad boys! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Love Potion #9 - </b><i>mystery blend of Love Spell and pomegranate blizzard. </i>I have always loved the Love Spell fragrance in wax, and pomegranate is always a big hit for me also so I knew I had to have this blend. On cold sniff, the Love Spell's fruity perfume scent is definitely the dominant note, but the tart pomegranate and the creamy "blizzard" scents are in there as well. I am really enjoying this blend! I wouldn't call it an absolute favorite but it will definitely be nice for spring, and I think I'll be melting this one on Valentine's Day for sure. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Frankenberry - </b><i>mystery strawberry cereal blend. </i>I am SO EXCITED that this blend is back in RG's lineup! They carried this fan favorite scent back in 2012 but sadly, one of the oils they used in the blend was discontinued. Fortunately, Kathy was able to dupe the blend using new oils and Strawberry Frankenberry is back and hopefully here to stay! I smell strawberries and cream in this blend, so it's definitely on the sweeter end of strawberry. There's more to this blend though that gives it a hint of that "cereal" scent, possibly a slight bread-y note? I am in LOVE with this. I got a chunk of the originally Frankenberry from the sweet Sara, and I am glad to confirm that it smells VERY similar to the original! So anxious to melt this one!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Windmill Cookies - </b><i>mystery almond cookie blend. </i>I remember seeing people get samples of this in their August orders and there were tons of raves about it. I was so glad to see this offered as full bags for the January opening! To my nose, I believe the almond scent in this could be their cherry almond scent. I could be wrong though. And I'm not sure which one of their cookie scents they are using in the blend but it's yummy. This scent is fan-freaking-tastic! It's such a sweet, almond-y cookie scent, and reminds me of these almond crescent cookies we used to make for Christmas when I was a kid. It reminds me of biscotti as well. I know almond is a controversial scent and doesn't seem to be universally well-liked, but I absolutely love almond scents so Windmill Cookies is a major win for me! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Berry Crumble - </b><i>mystery berry blend. </i>I got a chunk of this in a RR and I was desperate to have more! I didn't see it being offered in bags when I first started making my wishlist, so I contacted Kathy and Jenny asking what was in this blend so I could blend it myself in muffins. It was a secret blend so they couldn't tell me what was in it, but they were kind enough to make it available in the bags which is so awesome! I definitely smell a crunch berry crisp note in here, along with a super sweet strawberry note. I love, love, LOVE this scent and I'm so glad to have a bag so I can finally melt that chunk I've been hoarding from the RR. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Frosted Streuselkuchen - </b><i>streuselkuchen chunks with Vanilla Bean Noel overpour. </i>Streuselkuchen (or the KOOK, as my friends and I call it) is RG's signature sweet cinnamon pastry scent. No one knows quite what's in it or how to pronounce it, but what we do know is that it is simply fantastic. Streuselkuchen is not available to custom blend with, but people are always coming up with blends for that scent. Vanilla Bean Noel was an obvious choice to add to this slighty spicy bakery scent, and the two are wonderful together. I'm not normally the hugest VBN fan but RG is one of the exceptions because it is so strong and good. I feel like I'm smelling the kook in a new light...I don't think I've ever smelled it in such a perfect blend. VBN and kook are a match made in heaven!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Badger State Cocoa - </b><i>hot cocoa & peppermint chunks with marshmallow smoothie overpour. </i>This winter marked the beginning of a huge peppermint craze for me. I've loved chocolate in wax for quite awhile now as well, so I was dying to get my hands on this famous chocolate mint blend. On cold sniff, I can smell mostly the peppermint and the marshmallow, but the chocolate makes an appearance as well. It's hard to stand out in a blend with the always-strong peppermint, but I think the chocolate holds up it's end quite nicely. I can't say that this is necessarily my favorite chocolate mint blend ever, but it's really good. I believe they had a chocolate mint ice cream scent for this opening too so maybe I'll have to try that one next time to compare and contrast the blends.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cinnamon Glazed Oranges - </b><i>mystery cinnamon orange blend. </i> This scent has gained quite the cult following in recent months so I of course had to get a bag to see for myself what everyone was talking about. I'm iffy on orange scents to begin with so I wasn't counting on this one to be a big hit for me. On cold sniff, I'm not sure about it. The orange scent in here is very strong, and kind of reminds me of orange soda pop. The cinnamon definitely takes second fiddle to the orange, but it's a nice, sweet and creamy cinnamon as opposed to that sometimes cloying red hot cinnamon kind of scent. The blend is definitely unique from any other cinnamon orange scent I have smelled before. Again, I'm not sure if I'm loving it yet but I'll for sure be melting it to see what I think when it's warmed. I think this will be a nice blend to melt while I'm cleaning the house! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Egg Nog Caramel Ice Cream - </b><i>eggnog & salted caramel munch chunks with vanilla ice cream overpour. </i>This was a blend that was on my list to order back in August, but it didn't make the cut because I was afraid the salted caramel might have a popcorn note to it. Fast forward a few months where I got a chunk of this in an RR, and I fell in love. I melted this scent on Christmas morning and I knew I had to have a bag of it. The eggnog and salted caramel scents are both very strong! So strong that I'm not sure I can even smell that vanilla ice cream in here other than a slight hint of creamy sweetness. But that's okay because this blend is on point! That salted caramel scent definitely does have the slightest popcorn-y undertone to my nose but only because I'm so sensitive to that type of scent, and it almost adds a savory note to the blend. ENCIC is a very unique blend and I'm so glad to have snagged a bag of it before it was retired for the season. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Death by Caramel - </b><i>ooey gooey caramel chunks with southern creme brulee overpour. </i>I got Death by Caramel as a sample in my August order and I was blown away with how delicious it smelled. I've always been a caramel lover but I somehow always overlooked this scent when making my bag selections for previous orders. I probably would have never ordered it without smelling that sample chunk! Death by Caramel is the richest caramel scent you could ever imagine. It's a straight up caramel with a hint of creaminess probably brought on with the creme brulee OP. If you enjoy caramel scents at all, this is an absolute must have. Amazing!!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Raspberry Brulee Coffee - </b><i>raspberry sauce & southern creme brulee chunks with absolute coffee overpour. </i>This is another scent that I fell in love with after smelling a chunk in an RR. I have an odd relationship with RG's raspberry scent - sometimes I love it and other times I don't seem to like it at all. Right now, I'm REALLY loving it so this scent is just hitting the spot. I've also been more drawn to coffee scents lately<i> </i>so this was really the perfect blend of the moment for me. I can smell mostly the tart raspberry and the aromatic coffee, but the creme brulee adds a nice creamy sweetness to it all. I am going to be loving this scent this winter! I really need to experiment with more coffee blends. Next time - chocolate and coffee!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ooey Gooey Baked Zucchini Bread - </b><i>ooey gooey caramel chunks with baked zucchini bread overpour. </i>I am surprised this was my only ZB blend out of all the bags because I've really been loving zucchini lately! Nevertheless, this was an excellent choice for my only bread scent of the bunch. This was yet another blend I fell in love with through an RR chunk. I can smell both notes in this scent equally, just simple caramel and zucchini bread goodness. Nothing much else to say about this blend except for YUM!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Blackberry Cotton Candy Waffle Cone - </b><i>blackberry jam butter cookie & cotton candy frosting chunks with waffle cone overpour. </i>As mentioned above, I'm getting a bit more of a perfume-y note out of the BJBC blends than I normally do. I doubt that they've changed their oil or anything like that, I think it's just my nose changing. I definitely smell the cotton candy and the blackberry cookies in this blend, but what I seem to be picking up most on at the moment is that super sweet waffle cone scent. It's almost too sweet for me, but I think I might still like this blend somehow. I don't think I can dislike anything with their cotton candy frosting scent in it - it is the strongest and most delicious cotton candy oil out there. And I love how in most of their cotton candy blends, they make both baby blue and baby pink chunks with that scent. So cute!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Cereal Killer Ice Cream - </b><i>strawberry jam & cereal killer chunks with vanilla ice cream overpour. </i>Yes, this is yet another blend that I discovered in an RR and fell in love with. However, I already had a bag of plain Strawberry Cereal Killer chunks in my stash so I was heavily debating whether or not I needed this bag. Eventually, my want for this bag won out over the fact that I didn't exactly need it since I already had something so similar. Cereal killer is RG's Fruit Loops scent, and it is super strong and dead on. The vanilla ice cream adds a gorgeous creaminess that the original blend doesn't have. The cereal killer note is definitely strongest in this blend but the other notes compliment it quite nicely. This is my ideal spring and summer scent!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Blueberry Muffin Cup A Cake - </b><i>blueberry muffin and cuppa cake chunks with sinfully sweet pops overpour. </i>Surprise, surprise, this is yet another scent that I never would have tried if I hadn't stumbled across it in an RR. RG truly has the best blueberry scents out there, they are never fake and always very strong. However, I always thought this was just a typical blueberry cake type of smell. I was wrong. Once again, the sinfully sweet pops scent really makes this blend into something special. When I melted the RR chunk, it smelled exactly like blueberry pancakes with syrup and all. That caramel note in sinfully sweet pops must have transformed into a maple kind of note while warmed and it absolutely blew me away. I am so glad to have a bag of this wonderfully comforting blend.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Taste the Rainbow - </b><i>purple cow, satsuma & florida key lime pie chunks with chicks dig it overpour. </i>Taste the Rainbow is possibly one of the strongest scents I've ever smelled in wax in my whole life. In fact, before Jenny sent out my order, I asked her to double bag this in a cello bag because it is so strong that it tends to scent the other wax around it as well. It's funny, because I normally cannot stand purple cow or satsuma scents in wax, but they work really well in this blend. The chicks dig it OP adds a hint of fizziness, while the chunks provide the base fruity notes. It really does smell like Skittles - but stronger. Taste the Rainbow is skittles on steroids! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Lime Fluff - </b><i>strawberry jam and florida key lime pie chunks with marshmallow smoothie overpour. </i>RG's Florida Key Lime Pie is probably my favorite key lime ever. It is a bakery key lime scent, as it does have a slight crusty undertone but it works well in both straight fruity and bakery blends. I had seen this blend before in large pies but I had never seen it offered in bags. I was so excited that it was offered in bags this time around so I had to nab one! This is definitely another favorite of the order. I can smell all three notes in the blend equally, and they all compliment each other nicely. It reminds me of a fancy summertime cocktail! You know, the kind that give you the worst hangovers ever. This scent allows me to indulge without the headache the next day ;-)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candy Land - </b><i>cotton candy frosting chunks with bubble gum overpour. </i>I've had a few chunks of this scent over the past year, but I never really gave it much thought and always ended up passing it on to other people. However, my husband found the one chunk of it that I had been saving to try and the moment it hit the warmer, there was no turning back. This scent single-handedly launched my now full-on obsession with bubble gum scents. RG's bubble gum is dead on for the real thing. Candy Land is just pure candy goodness, that somehow always manages to not be too sweet. Next time I order, I am going to be sure to do some custom bubble gum blends!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sweet Lemon Confection and Marshmallow Smoothie - </b><i>sweet lemon confection chunks with marshmallow smoothie overpour. </i>This is one of the best lemon marshmallow scents I've ever smelled. RG's sweet lemon confection is a fresh, sweet lemon without any hint of that cleaner note. Their marshmallow is super strong and creamy. Together, they are perfection. It just goes to show that sometimes the most simple blends are the best! I'm not sure that I'd go out of my way to order a bag in this blend but who knows, it may find it's way into an order in the future.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Delicate Daisy - </b><i>Bombshell VS type and cotton candy frosting. </i>Out of all the Mario blends, this was probably the one I was most unsure about. I typically don't like perfume types in wax unless it is Pink Sugar, Blue Sugar or Love Spell. I'm not quite sure which scent is the OP and which scent is the chunks in this blend, but I smell the perfume-y Bombshell note the most. It is a fruity-floral scent which I love in my perfumes but not so much in wax. The cotton candy frosting adds extra sweetness to the blend. Although I'm not sure I am going to like this much when it is melted, I think I am going to give it a whirl. If anything, I think I am going to test out some Bombshell next time I am in VS to see if I like it as a perfume!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First up is the highly anticipated Vintage Chic Scents, or VCS for short. VCS was pioneered by Kirby Welsh, otherwise known as VintageChic1927 on YouTube. Kirby is one of the most well-known members of the wax community with her highly successful YT channel and her presence in the Facebook groups. For me personally, Kirby was actually one of the first waxies that I watched on YT that got me addicted to wax and is one of the reasons why I am here today. Also, Kirby was one of the first members of the wax community to support my blog and I am forever grateful for that. She is just an all-around great girl. So naturally, when Kirby introduced us to her company late last year, the wax world was aflutter with excitement over this new brand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">VCS offers the following types of wax: 1.5 ounce scent shots, flower tart 3-packs and clamshells. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While we've seen 1.5 ounce scent shots with LSC, 3-pack tarts from Tiffany's and decorated clamshells from TBG, Kirby puts her own spin on these tried-and-true wax standbys through her vintage theme. Every scent that Kirby carries is inspired by an old school movie, person, song, or concept. I'm a theme kinda girl myself so I was sucked in immediately. Though vintage movies and actors aren't necessarily my thing, I can always appreciate a well thought out motif and brand. And of course, the wax itself is beautiful. Kirby does a lot of two-toned wax, often with decorations and little embellishments. While wax doesn't have to be pretty for me to buy it, it certainly never hurts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kirby's business plan for the foreseeable future seems to be an RTS (ready to ship) model. She will be doing mainly silent openings with limited amounts of stock. The grand opening featured all three types of wax and all the scents, and each subsequent opening has included limited shapes and scents. I haven't had any problems procuring the scents that I have wanted, but that is thanks in part to my team of fellow VCS stalkers. VCS has the advantages and disadvantages of most RTS companies out there: fast TAT but limited selection and availability. Pretty standard, no surprises there. I love having a variety of custom and RTS vendors in my lineup and I'm happy to have another RTS vendor join the bunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Kirby's scent list is fairly limited at this point in time, I believe she has around 40 or so blends that she is currently carrying with plans to have more in the future. Sometimes being faced with endless scent options can be overwhelming, so I am enjoying the simplicity of picking from a limited number of blends from VCS. Kirby and I seem to have a lot of the same scent tastes so I have found myself drawn towards the majority of blends that she has. While there are several scents that seem to dominate her lineup (pink sugar, watermelon, and strawberry are a few that seem to have found their way into a lot of VCS blends), her scent list is pretty well rounded and there is certainly something for everyone. There are definitely some notable holes in her scent list that hopefully will be filled with time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Usually with new vendors, I try to order small and go from there. But knowing Kirby and knowing how meticulous and detail-oriented she is, I jumped right in with VCS and went a bit crazy. The blends all sounded so good and I just couldn't help myself. Did my leap of faith pay off? Keep reading to find out =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Over the course of the month, I made three separate orders from VCS and also got some scents that I missed out on from a good friend. The following products are from all of my current stock of VCS products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Scent shots: Let's start out with scent shots. VCS has 1.5 ounce scent shots, which are a bit smaller than the standard 2 ounce version. However, I knew this going in so no problems there. I love the idea of having a smaller version of wax to try out first instead of having to commit to a bigger size. Here is what I got in scent shot form:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Sweetheart Smoothie</b> - <i>sweet candy and marshmallow. </i>This one is fantastic! The moment I opened up this scent shot, I was instantly reminded of Sweet Tarts candy. I'm generally a huge proponent of candy scented fragrances (like cotton candy, lollipop and jelly beans) and I think this is the first time I've smelled such a true sweet tarts kind of scent. I don't get much marshmallow from this but that's okay because it's fantastic either way.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Afternoon Petit Fours - </b><i>blackberry jam butter cookies and lemon. </i>I always really enjoy lemon/berry blends so I knew this one was right up my alley. I smell mostly a sweet, creamy lemon in this scent with a slight hint of the BJBC. I would have preferred it to be a little bit heavier on the berry but she really has a great lemon scent so I am definitely pleased with this blend.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>We'll Always Have Paris - </b><i>exclusive fruity blend. </i>This mystery blend smells mainly of watermelon to me, with a hint of some other sweet fruit...strawberry? Cotton candy? I'm not quite sure what this scent is exactly but I do know that I like it. I'm curious to melt it to see if other notes make an appearance while warmed. I'm not the hugest fan of mystery blends myself, it drives me crazy not knowing what I'm smelling! But yeah...watermelon. Definitely watermelon! Let me know what you guys smell in this blend.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>The Plaza Hotel - </b><i>lemon mint leaf (BBW type). </i>Lemon mint leaf is a favorite of mine from BBW so I was excited to have it in tart form. It's just a nice fresh, clean scent without having that cloying laundry or cotton-y factor to it. You smell the tart lemon and the crisp mint equally. This is a dead-on dupe of the BBW candle for sure. Very strong on cold sniff.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Beverly Hills Hotel - </b><i>strawberry, raspberry and guava. </i>Love this one! I've smelled other Strawberry Raspberry and Guava scents before that were a tad too sweet for my nose but this one is perfect. It almost has a milky sweetness to it that helps cut down on the sugary sweetness for me, if that makes sense. I'm not sure I necessarily smell each note in there but what I do smell is a nice, sweet (but not too sweet) berry blend.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Rosemary's Baby - </b><i>lavender and mint. </i>There was a lot of raves about this scent so naturally, I was super excited to smell this one. Unfortunately, I just don't know if it's working for me. The lavender has a bit of a cleaner note to it, kind of like TC's Fabuloso but softer. If I had to classify it, I'd say it's an herbal lavender. And mixed with that mint note makes it feel a bit astringent to my nose. However, I am going to melt it and give it a try because I know that a lot of people have loved this scent. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Gumshoe Detective - </b><i>bubble gum and marshmallow. </i>I'm currently in the throes of a full-on bubble gum obsession so I knew I had to have this scent. On cold throw, it's pretty simple, mostly bubble gum with a hint of marshmallow sweetness. But bubble gum doesn't need much more to smell fantastic on its own so I'm majorly loving this blend and I can't wait until it's cured so I can melt it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Over the Rainbow - </strong><em>rainbow sherbet and cotton candy. </em>I'm generally not a huge rainbow sherbet fan, but I really like it in this blend. It is softened quite a bit by that cotton candy note, but the predominant note here is definitely the creamy citrus from that rainbow sherbet. Good, but not a favorite. I'll have to melt it to see if that CC tones down the rainbow sherbet enough when warmed. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>My Favorite Things (accidentally left out of the picture)- </b><i>strawberries, fresh baked bread, and vanilla butter fudge. </i>I was so hoping this would be one of my favorites of the bunch but one of the notes in this blend isn't hitting my nose quite right. Maybe it's the bread scent in there - I'm generally not a fan of the fresh baked bread kind of scents (I much prefer zucchini) so maybe that's it. And if the bread in this blend really is zucchini bread, then I'm stumped. This is another one I'll have to melt to see how it turns out.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Clamshells: Because I made it to the initial grand opening a little late, most of what was left were the clamshells, so my first order consisted mostly of clams. Unfortunately, I did detect a strong skunky, plastic-y note in several of the clamshells. This is a common occurrence in clamshells and though most of the time it only affects the cold throw, sometimes it can affect the warm throw as well. Often times, the longer the wax sits in the clamshell, the stronger the plastic smell gets. I wanted to let Kirby know and she was great about it. She sent me a few flower packs to make up for it, and let me know that she would be changing her clamshells. Excellent customer service! However, I'm not the hugest clamshell fan in general so I'll probably stick to scent shots or roses for my next purchases anyways.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I Feel Pretty - </b><i>Pink Sugar, watermelon and strawberry. </i>I smell mostly strawberry in this blend with a slight hint of the Pink Sugar. I'm not getting too much watermelon on this one off of cold throw. I'm a huge fan of all three of the scents in this blend though so I am going to melt this soon and hope the watermelon comes out more when warmed. It definitely has potential</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Drive-In - </b><i>blue raspberry and watermelon. </i>I am not normally a fan of blue raspberry scents so I'm not quite sure why I got this one. Regardless, this one was one of the ones with quite a strong plastic scent to it, and that seems to overwhelm my nose while sniffing this one. It's definitely heavier on the blue raspberry scent, but I smell the watermelon in there too. I imagine blue raspberry fans will really enjoy this one!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Imagene's Serendipity Cream Pie - </b><i>serendipity and coconut cream pie. </i>Serendipity and coconut cream pie is one of my favorite scent blends so naturally I had to pick up this one in my order. It's definitely heaviest on the serendipity, but I can smell a faint sweetness from that coconut cream pie. Being the serendipity nut that I am, serendipity smells great to me mixed with basically anything. A definite win for sure.</span></li>
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<i>Bottom row, L-R: Spoonful of Sugar, Norma Jean</i></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>GG - </b><i>cantaloupe, watermelon and honeydew. </i>On cold throw, I'm just not loving this one, you guys. I am really loving melon scents lately so I was hoping this one would be a hit for me. There is an odd note to what I believe is the watermelon scent in this blend. I am going to have to melt this one to see if I like it better when warmed. This scent gets a lot of love in the VCS group so I'm going to give it a shot!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Bates Motel - </b><i>crumb cake, cinnamon and spices. </i>I was hoping for a bit of a different kind of scent with this one, I think (maybe more of like a cinnamon struedel) but I still really like it. I smell a sweet, cinnamon bakery scent. It almost smells like the way graham cracker crust smells. I love cinnamon scents so this one will certainly be well-loved in my stash.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Spoonful of Sugar - </b><em>tres leche cake and sugar cookie dough. </em>I'm not so sure about this one. I kind of pick up on a bit of a buttered popcorn type of note in this, which I think is the sugar cookie scent because I pick up on it in another one of VCS' sugar cookie blends. And on top of that, I'm not sure I'm really a tres leche cake fan either. I've heard good things about this blend though so I'll have to melt it to see if that buttery note subsides a bit. As of now though, this is not a favorite.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Norma Jean - </b><i>Serendipity and Vanilla Bean Noel (BBW type). </i>This one is definitely rocking the clamshell scent vibe, but I can still distinctly smell both the serendipity and the VBN in this blend. Serendipity Noel is always a favorite blend of mine and I know this one will be great too. Nice and strong!</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Top row, L-R: Ziegfeld Follies, Jackson and 15 Minutes of Fame<br />Bottom row, L-R: Happy Birthday, Mr. President and June Cleaver</i></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ziegfeld Follies - </b><i>mulberry and pomegranate. </i>This was definitely one of the ones I was most excited for due to my affinity for mulberry scents. Off of cold throw, all I can smell is sweet mulberry with the slightest hint of that tart pomegranate. I have noticed that in a lot of VCS blends with pomegranate, the pom tends to get lost. That's a-ok with me though because I just can't seem to get enough mulberry these days.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Jackson - </b><i>pie crust and blueberry cobbler. </i>I mostly smell the blueberry in this one, with a slight underlying crusty note. The blueberry in this blend is just the kind I like, a nice, sweet creamy blueberry without that strange artificial note that some blueberry scents can have. Pie crust is generally a lighter scent do I didn't expect to smell too much of that note anyways. Jackson is a great blend but somehow not one of my absolute faves. Still good though, just didn't really wow me. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>15 Minutes of Fame - </b><i>pomegranate and fruit loops. </i>I've also been loving Fruit Loops scents lately so this was another must have for me. Again, the pomegranate seems to get lost in this scent and pretty much all I can smell is the fruit loops. I may blend this scent with something else, as I generally don't really like to melt plain fruit loops scents. It's much better blended. Not a strike out</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> but not a home run either.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Happy Birthday Mr. President - </b><i>strawberry, birthday cake, and Pink Sugar. </i>This one probably had the strongest plastic scent out of any of the clamshells I ordered so of course, it just smells off to me in general on cold sniff. I can definitely smell the strawberry and the sweetness from the birthday cake, but not so much the Pink Sugar in here. Maybe it'll come out once warmed. I transferred this clamshell to a cell bag after these photos were taken to see if it would help the plastic smell. Not yet but I still have hope!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>June Cleaver - </b><i>caramel butter cookie. </i> This was another one of the worst offenders for the plastic clamshell scent. However, the scent itself was not my favorite either. In fact, out of every VCS scent I've smelled, this one was by far my least favorite. I love caramel scents and I love butter cookie scents but this smelled like neither. It has a weird, almost powder-y note to it, and no caramel. It did have a slight bakery-ish tone to it but I'm not sure if it smells like a cookie. It's just really not good, I'm sorry to say. However, out of all the scent I've tried and having this be the only true dud is pretty darn good, I'd say.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Roses: This is by far my favorite option that Kirby offers. I don't know of any other vendor that offers this shape so I was of course eager to get my hands on them! I wasn't able to snag many during the grand opening because they sold out so quickly, so most of these were given to me by a friend. Thanks Michelle <3 Some of the roses are two-toned, others are solid, and some of the 3 packs come with a combo of solid and two-toned roses. They are absolutely stunning and have come to be VCS' signature product. For curious minds, the roses are 1 ounce each. Here are the roses that I got:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Top row, L-R: Princess of Monaco, Oh What a Beautiful Mornin', White Christmas, Jackie O, Tara Will Never Go Hungry Again</em><br />
<em>Bottom row, L-R: Atlantic City, Film Noir, Lucy & Ethel, Art Deco and The Saturday Evening Post</em></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Princess of Monaco - </strong><em>lemon and marshmallow. </em>Though this is a very simple blend, this is definitely one of my favorites of the bunch. It is very strong on cold throw, and I can smell the lemon and the marshmallow equally. Yes, it does smell very similar to the famous FP Lemon Marshmallow, which is one of my all-time favorites. The lemon in here is a sweet, bakery lemon with a slight tart note, and the marshmallow adds a nice creaminess to the blend. Yum!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Oh What a Beautiful Mornin' - </strong><em>buttermilk pancakes, maple syrup and sugar cookie dough. </em>I have been really enjoying sugar cookie & pancake blends lately, and I'm so glad that Kirby decided to add one to her VCS' lineup. This is different from all the other similar blends that I've smelled. I pick up on that buttered popcorn note here that I got from the other sugar cookie blend, but it seems to work better here blended with the maple and pancake notes. I did melt this one, and while the buttered popcorn note was present, it didn't bother me as much as I would have thought. Nice blend, though not a favorite.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>White Christmas - </strong><em>buttermint and Vanilla Bean Noel. </em>I really, really love this one. I love peppermint scents, and this one has a nice creaminess to it from that VBN. Not much else to say about this one other than it is strong in the bag and I'm hoping that it will be as strong when I melt it because I can see it becoming a favorite for sure.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Jackie O - </strong><em>marshmallow, birthday cake and Vanilla Bean Noel. </em>Being that Jackie O is my namesake, I of course had to get my hands on this one! The blend in this one is fantastic, I can smell the marshmallow and birthday cake mostly but I can get hints of that VBN as well. It smells like an almost exact dupe of my beloved Sugar and Spice Marshmallow Birthday Cake Noel. Unfortunately, it was not nearly as long lasting as the S&S tart when I melted it but I still have a certain affinity for this blend because of the name =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Tara Will Never Go Hungry Again - </strong><em>wildberry mousse, marshmallow and zucchini bread. </em>Yummmmm! I am really loving zucchini bread scents lately, especially when they are mixed with berry scents. I can smell all three notes in this blend, the strongest being that zucchini bread but the other two notes are definitely present as well. VCS' zucchini bread isn't as creamy as some others I've smelled, I'd say it's on par with TBG zucchini bread or CFTKR zucchini bread if you've ever smelled those, though not as creamy as say RG or UTC's ZB scents. Still delish though!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Atlantic City - </strong><em>strawberry, peach and snow taffy. </em>Last year I WAY overdid it on peach scents and sort of wrote them off, but now that spring is (maybe?) rolling around here soon, I'm willing to give peach another try. It is definitely the dominant note in this blend, with the strawberry and the snow taffy adding a nice sweet base to the peach. I go back in forth with this one. Some days I sniff this and really like it, other days I'm not so sure. Today, not so sure. The true test though will be melting!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Film Noir - </strong><em>glazed cinnamon donuts, snickerdoodle, and marshmallow. </em>For those of you who have ever smelled Tiffany Candles Ultimate Donut Shop, this is a very similar blend. I'm always a bit nervous about cinnamon donut scents because I have smelled some pretty terrible ones, but this one is yummy. It's definitely a sweet, creamy donut scent with that undeniable scent of fried dough. I can smell the marshmallow in this with a slight hint of the snickerdoodle too. Very good!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Lucy & Ethel - </strong><em>pistachio, coconut and marshmallow. </em>This is definitely one of my favorites of all the VCS that I have sniffed so far. A lot of vendors carry a Pistachio Coconut Fluff oil and while I do enjoy that scent, it does have a bit of a perfume-y note to it that I wish wasn't there. This is Kirby's custom blended version of that scent and it is so good. The pistachio is no doubt the most prominent scent here, but the coconut and marshmallow add a fantastic sweetness that tones down the pistachio and makes it creamier. I would say this is probably a great scent for people who are weary about pistachio scents. Give it a try, you might just like it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Art Deco - </strong><em>pomegranate and watermelon.</em> Yum! I have really been loving this scent combo lately ever since I got a sample of it from RG several months back so I'm glad VCS has it now as well! I don't really smell a whole lot of pomegranate in this, mostly just a sweet watermelon scent with the slightest tartness from that pom. Really, really good scent, even if the pom is light! This will be a great one for summer for sure.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>The Saturday Evening Post - </strong><em>zucchini bread and Vanilla Bean Noel. </em>Out of all the standard zucchini blends, I'm pretty sure that Zucchini Noel is my least favorite (sorry Sarah!). I don't know what it is but VBN sometimes seems to enhance that corn chippy note that I get sometimes in zucchini scents. I think I'll definitely be mixing this one with Jackie O to tone down that ZB. I know that for people who do like ZB Noel scents though, this one was a hit!</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Top row, L-R: The Golden Age, Imagene's Serendipity Cream Pie, June Cleaver</em><br />
<em>Bottom row, L-R: 1927, My Funny Valentine, Aunt Bee and War of the Worlds</em></td></tr>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>The Golden Age - </strong><em>butterscotch and snow taffy. </em>This was one of the 3 packs that Kirby sent to make up for the clamshell plastic scent issue. I would have never ordered this one on my own but I'm so glad Kirby sent it to me! It's just a really nice, sweet, creamy butterscotch scent that would be great on its own or blended with something else. Oooh maybe I can blend this one with Saturday Evening Post too! Very nice scent.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Imagene's Serendipity Cream Pie - </strong><em>serendipity and coconut cream pie. </em>Another 3-pack Kirby sent for the clamshell issue. Smells just as good in the roses, if not even better! One of my favorite VCS blends for sure.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>June Cleaver - </strong><em>caramel butter cookies. </em>Nope. This is not a good scent in the roses either =( It's such a mystery because I love both caramel and butter cookie scents so I'm not quite sure what went wrong here. This was another 3-pack Kirby sent as replacements. Very sweet of her to do!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>1927 - </strong><em>fresh strawberries, Pink Sugar and sugar milk. </em>YUM! I believe this one is considered VCS' "signature blend," and for good reason. I definitely smell all three notes in this blend. I've had Pink Sugar Milk scents before and Strawberry Milk scents before but never altogether! This is a really fantastic blend you guys. I'm so glad to have gotten a few more of these from Michelle too so now I have a whole set of roses in this scent! Definitely a favorite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>My Funny Valentine - </strong><em>rose jelly, lemon curd and marshmallow. </em>Another winner! Kirby sent this to me along with the above mentioned 3-packs so I was ecstatic to get to try this scent before it went live on the site. Lemon Curd and Rose Milk is one of my all-time favorite Bathing Garden scents so I was thrilled that Kirby would be carrying a similar blend now as well. Dare I say I almost like this one better than TBG? I think that marshmallow adds an extra kick of sweetness that really rounds out the blend. Love love love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I really enjoyed the majority of these scents cold, and although some of the blends were a bit heavy on one note, I think Kirby has a solid mix of great oils in her repertoire. Now, here is my overall thoughts on VCS as a whole. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><u><strong>PLEASE keep in mind that these are my opinions and my opinions alone. I am in no way glorifying or bashing this vendor, but simply stating my experiences. Your experiences may vary vastly from my own.</strong> </u></em></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Customer service - </strong>As I touched on above, several of the clamshells had a very strong, skunky, plastic-y smell. I contacted Kirby and right away she offered to send some flowers to make up for the clams. Not only did she send a few 3-packs of roses, she sent some samples of a new scent she was working on too which was just awesome. I loved how quickly she responded to my message and how great she was about it. It is a common occurrence in the wax community that some vendors do not take kindly to feedback, but Kirby is the complete opposite. She not only sent me replacements, but said she is going to find new clamshells for the next restock. Kirby is consistently in touch with her customer base, answers messages quickly and is always trying to improve her company. A win in my book for sure!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Scents - </strong>Like I mentioned before, Kirby has FANTASTIC scent blends in her lineup. The majority of the products I got smell really delicious on cold throw. While most of the blends are ones that we have seen before, there are a few unique blends and the rest are solid and hold up with the rest of the blends in my wax collection. Like I mentioned before, there are still some holes in the lineup and I'd love to see more bakery make it's way in to the collection, with some caramel, coffee and chocolate scents especially. I know her scent list will expand over time and overall, a great start for a new company. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Brand experience - </strong>I just love the concept of Vintage Chic Scents. Her labels are simple and to the point, but with a bit of a vintage flair. I love how she puts the pour dates on everything, I truly wish all vendors would do that. Her wax is GORGEOUS, with her roses being at the top of my list. I love the little hand-written notes she send with orders that are written on doilies. Those two-toned roses just make me smile. I love the inspirations behind the names, and I love that in her FB group, there are always vintage-themed contests going on. VCS is a very well thought out brand, no doubt about it. As a fellow wax addict herself, Kirby has really gone the extra mile to add touches to her company that she knows consumers will appreciate.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Website - </strong>While the website is very beautiful, I have a bit of a hard time with it. I love that it has a wishlist feature to make it easier to load up your cart during the restocks, but I'm not sure how I feel about it beyond that. First of all, there is no master scent list. There is a search bar at the top to find scents, but because the scents names often don't give any indication of what is actually in the scent, I'd love to have a quick reference guide to the scent descriptions. I'd love to be able to search scent notes as well, not just scent titles. Secondly, when trying to figure out what is in stock and what is not, it is a very time consuming process. Because her products are separated into scent categories and then further into wax types, it is frustrating to have to go through each and every scent and category to see what is in stock. Thirdly, it has been mentioned in wax groups that there are a few features to the website that are not available on mobile and some people have had issues ordering on their phones. I never did personally but it is certainly something to consider. It's definitely not the worst website I've seen and it's workable.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Prices - </strong>Dollar per ounce, VCS is one of the most expensive wax brands out there. Kirby's initial prices were $3.80 for clamshells, $3.25 for 3-packs of roses and $1.60 for the scent shots. However, for the next restock the prices were suddenly listed as $4 for clamshells, $3.50 for the roses and $1.75 for the scent shots. I understand having to raise prices, but I think what irked a lot of people was the fact that these prices were increased without any announcement to the fact. In the end, it is Kirby's business and she is free to make any necessary decisions for her company. It is in no way imperative to let us know first, although it would have been nice. Was this little discrepancy enough to make me stop ordering? No. Was it for some people? Yes, it was. Either way you look at it, VCS is definitely one of the more expensive brands and that is a factor that many people take into account when purchasing wax. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>Shipping - </b>As of right now, VCS only ships to the US. Also, they are not combining shipping on any orders. Sometimes RTS can be a bit of a rush, so often times people make several orders to ensure they get everything they want. While it would certainly be nice if they were able to combine shipping, I can understand why not doing so helps keep things easier for them. I do hope in the future they would consider combined shipping, however, as the current flat rate of $7.95 shipping can add up quickly when placing two to three orders per opening. But in the meanwhile, I am just going to be sure to get everything in one order. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">LONGEST BLOG POST EVER! Thanks for stopping by everyone and I will see you all soon =)</span>The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-5766830242908351042014-01-02T15:32:00.000-05:002014-01-16T14:43:37.458-05:00My Favorite Scents of 2013<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy 2014 everyone!! I hope you all had a great holiday season filled with friends, family and fun. I love the holidays, but I don't know about you - when New Year's rolls along I'm so ready to be done with it all, tear down all the Christmas decorations and not have to look at them again for awhile. SO DONE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Anyone have any waxy resolutions this year? I'd love to hear about them! Mine is simply to blog and make videos more. So here we are again today! I don't think I've written two blog posts this close together in ages. For me, the most time consuming part of blogging is the picture taking. I always want to share my orders and melted reviews with you guys, but the thought of taking all the pictures to go along with the entries is often very overwhelming. I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my blog photography. I will definitely get back to taking pictures soon, but for now, I figured if I at least start writing again that will help me get back into the swing of things. I hope you all don't mind another picture-less blog entry =)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today, I'd like to talk about my favorite scents in 2013. In my last post, I discussed what the scent trends were in the wax world as a whole, but this post is strictly about the scents that personally stood out to me for the year. Last year, I did a "Top 10 Scents" post as well, and I'd love to keep the tradition going and do something like this every year! Below is the link to last year's entry:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Looking back at last year's post, though my scent likes haven't changed so much, I've added so many more scents and vendors to my repertoire so it was infinitely harder to choose favorites this year. I still love all of those scents on the list, and in fact there are several similarities between this year's and last year's list. It was also harder for me to narrow things down this year because I have favorite blends from certain vendors, and I also have favorite single note scents too. So I decided to break them down into favorite vendor blends and favorite single note scents. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Because I tried SO MANY different scents this year (seriously, it's incredible to think about how much wax I've sniffed over the past year), the ones that made it to the list were the ones that honest to goodness blew my mind. These are the scents that I would sniff over and over and over again until my husband thought I had lost my mind. These are the scents that changed the way I felt about wax. These are scents that I can now never be without after they came into my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>1. Sniff My Tarts Chocolate Raspberry Truffle - </strong>This was a scent that I got from my very first SMT haul, a massive flash sale lot that I lucked out on on the SMT FB page. Up until this point, I was very hesitant about chocolate scents in wax. This scent changed my mind on chocolate and to this day I cannot get enough chocolate scents! SMT Chocolate Raspberry Truffle is an incredible blend of tart raspberry with smooth, creamy, rich chocolate with a hint of a liqueur note in the background. Unfortunately, I do believe that the fragrance company they ordered this raspberry scent from discontinued the oil so they are current searching for a suitable dupe. I'm glad I have a nice stockpile of this blend to tide me over until they find a replacement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>2. Rosegirls Monster Cookie Fluff Puffs - </strong>If you know anything about RG, chances are that you've heard of Monster Cookie Fluff Puffs. MCFP is a blend of their Monster Cookie scent and their Marshmallow Smoothie scent, which together makes the most amazing, creamy bakery scent I've ever smelled. This scent deserves all the hype it gets and then some. Their Monster Cookie scent is unlike any cookie scent I've smelled from any other vendor. Most sugar cookie scents are very sweet, and while this one has that underlying bakery sweetness to it, it's somehow more substantial than other cookie scents. It smells crunchy. I know that sounds crazy, but if you've smelled a Monster Cookie blend before you'll know what I mean. It almost has a bit of a bready undertone to it as well, with a hint of spice. I don't know what all is in there for sure, but whatever it is, it's a true gem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>3. Rosegirls Nilla Strawberry Noel -</strong> It was so hard for me to narrow down what RG scents to put on this list because I have so many favorites from there, but this one definitely stands out to me. Nilla Strawberry Noel is their blend of Strawberry Jam, Nilla Wafers, and Vanilla Bean Noel. Rosegirls Strawberry Jam is my absolute favorite strawberry scent, hands down. It is very realistic, with notes of both tartness and sweetness that don't overpower each other. Blended with the Nilla Wafers and VBN makes this the perfect creamy and bakery strawberry blend. Smelling this scent set off a lightbulb in my head that said "yes, I do need all the strawberry bakery scents ever." And even with all the strawberry bakery scents I have tried, Nilla Strawberry Noel reigns the queen supreme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>4. Candles from the Keeping Room Jelly Zucchini Donuts - </strong>I never thought I liked zucchini bread scents. That was until I tried CFTKR's Jelly Zucchini Donuts. This scent changed me, you guys. From the moment this scent hit the warmer, I knew it was the beginning of a beautiful relationship between me and zucchini bread. It is a wonderful blend of a creamy zucchini bread scent and a fruity, cakey jelly donut. Carol came out with several amazing jelly donut blends this year but this is by far my favorite. I've tried this combo from a few other vendors, and hers is the absolute best. I will never be without a bag of this scent in my stash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>5. Candles from the Keeping Room Serendipity Marshmallow Delight - </strong>Serendipity has always been a favorite scent of mine, from any vendor. There are endless serendipity blends available, but this is the cream of the crop. CFTKR's Toasted Marshmallow scent is blended perfectly with Serendipity, creating a creamy, fruity and tropical explosion of awesomeness. This scent is pure bliss to my nose. I've smelled several other serendipity and marshmallow blends but Carol's is the best. I couldn't imagine my life without this scent. I always pop a few tarts of this into my warmer when I need a bit of a pick-me-up. Aromatherapy guys. It's for real! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>6. Beezy Tarts Pumpkin Marshmallow -</strong> I am a pumpkin fanatic. There were so many amazing pumpkin blends that came out this year but this is the one that stands out among the rest. It is a sweet marshmallow scent blended with a true pumpkin scent and the slightest, perfect hint of spice. It's just the ultimate pumpkin blend. I recommend this scent to anyone who thinks they don't like pumpkin scents, as it just might change your mind. Beezy tends to stick to seasonally appropriate scents for his restocks but I'm hoping this one will be available one more time this season so I can stock up. I'll be melting this one year round for sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>7. Lasting Scent Candles Sweet Potato Muffins - </strong>I had another sweet potato scent on last year's list but this one blows that one out of the water. I first got this scent as a sample in an order, and I fell in love. This is such a true scent, it smells exactly like sweet potato muffins. You get the bready muffin note, you get the sweet potato note, and you get a creamy spicy note to it as well. I don't think I've ever smelled a bakery scent that was quite as true to life as this one. During LSC's last restock, there was a 2-per-scent rule and I really wish I would have been a rebel and broke the rules for this scent because now I will be hoarding my last 2 SS's of this scent forever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>8. Front Porch Cotton Candy Marshmallow - </strong>Front Porch has some of the best cotton candy and marshmallow scents out there, and together, they are a match made in heaven. Cotton Candy and Marshmallow are two scents that are sometimes very weak in wax, but FP's versions of these scents are very strong. I had FP Cotton Candy Cookies in my top 10 scents last year, and it's funny that another FP cotton candy blend made the list this year. It just goes to show how awesome their cotton candy oil really is. Sweet, sugary goodness. You just can't go wrong with this scent, and it blends well with a lot of other scents as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>9. SMT Fruit Loops Vanilla Butter Fudge - </strong>Last year, I was all about the Fruit Loops scents. Unfortunately, I way OD'd on that scent and had a negative reaction to Fruit Loops scents for most of the year. That was until this scent came along. I picked up a small chunk of this scent in a round robin, and it re-invigorated my love for Fruit Loops scents and now I can't get enough of them...again. I am normally able to at least try to describe a scent in words, but I just can't with this one. It's as if the vanilla butter fudge turns the fruit loops scent into something new, something more than what it was. It's impossible to put how amazing this combo is into words. I am very picky with VBF and only like it in certain blends, but here, it's perfection. I'm so glad to have stumbled across this scent because I would have never ordered it on my own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>10. Front Porch Mulberry Marshmallow - </strong>This was another scent I would have never in a million years purchased for myself. I got this scent as a free pack in my VERY first Front Porch order back in 2012, back when they were still doing free packs and back when they picked the freebies for you. It survived elimination during destash round after destash round but for some reason, I never felt compelled to melt it. Finally this winter, I pulled the old bag out of the drawer and popped a tart in. Within minutes, I was greeted with the most amazing, sweet fruity punch scent. Guys. How did I not realize how awesome mulberry was before this? Now I have to have ALL THE MULBERRY SCENTS. The Bathing Garden did a particularly lovely lemon and mulberry blend this winter called Lemon Squares and Christmas Sprinkles that I would have never gotten if it wasn't for this lovely FP blend! I will certainly be experimenting with more mulberry scents in 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>1. Strawberry - </strong>Strawberry is probably my number one favorite scent of the moment, and possibly of the year. Every new vendor I try, I have to see what their strawberry smells like. If I don't like their strawberry, there's a good chance I won't be ordering from that vendor much (the one exception being Front Porch - their strawberry stinks but the rest of their scents make up for it). My ultimate favorite strawberry scent is Strawberry Jam from RG, but CFTKR and HHS's strawberry scents are a close second. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>2. Marshmallow -</strong> At this point in time, most vendors have caught onto the fact that we waxies like a strong marshmallow scent, but there's still a few duds in the bunch. Luckily, I have found several vendors with the same strong marshmallow scent, such as FP, RG, CFTKR, HHS, and more. For me, marshmallow is the ultimate blending scent. While some people blend everything with Vanilla Bean Noel, Pink Sugar, birthday cake, etc., my golden standard is always a good, strong marshmallow for blending. Name one thing that wouldn't be made better by the addition of marshmallow. I bet you can't!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>3. Cinnamon donuts - </strong>This scent made my favorites list last year too! I just LOVE a good cinnamon donut scent. The best cinnamon donut scents are always the ones that have a background of bakery, flaky goodness blended with just the right amount of sweet cinnamon. I've smelled some pretty gross cinnamon donuts scents but most of them are delicious. My favorites are RG Dunk My Donut and LSC Cinnamon Sugared Donut. They are awesome to blend with too, I tried so many pumpkin and apple donut blends this fall that were simply phenomenal. I wouldn't be surprised if cinnamon donuts makes my favorites list again next year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>4. Peppermint - </strong>I used to hate peppermint scented and flavored things as a child, they would legitimately make me gag. Now it's just the opposite, I can't get enough peppermint things! While peppermint is always a favorite around the holidays, I love it year round. I especially love peppermint blended with sweet bakery scents. My favorite peppermint blends for the year are RG Peppermint Coconut Mallow (OMG SO GOOD), RG Strawberry Peppermint Ice Cream, VDC Peppermint Bark, SMT Pink Peppermint, and CFTKR Peppermint Marshmallow. Believe it or not, peppermint blends well with so many different scents. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>5. Blue Hawaiian - </strong>Though most of my waxy friends cannot stand Blue Hawaiian, I can't seem to get enough of it! It's Serendipity's more pineapple-ish sister, while still being heavy on the cherry and coconut. I like Blue Hawaiian on it's own but I'm also experimenting with Blue Hawaiian blends but some of my favorites are RG's Blue Hawaiian Smoothie and HHS in Hawaii. I recently did a Blue Hawaiian muffin club with some friends for the RG opening and I can't wait to see how those blends turned out! The one I'm most excited about is strawberry blended with Blue Hawaiian. Yeahhhhh buddy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>6. Caramel - </strong>I always worry that my orders don't contain enough caramel scents, and I'm always going back to make sure I have enough caramel in them. I am a caramel fanatic! It has to be a true caramel scent though, none of that weird popcorn-y note that some caramel scents have. My favorite caramel scents are from RG, SMT and LSC. They are pure, sweet and rich caramel scents with no weird undertone to my nose. While my favorite caramel blends are mostly with other bakery scents, it blends well with some fruits as well - like apple, pear and even peach! I'm not even normally a peach fan but blend it up with some caramel and you've reeled me in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>7. Pumpkin - </strong>As I said before, I am a huge pumpkin fan. Once fall rolls around, I have to try all the pumpkin scents ever. As I've found, however, not all pumpkin scents are created equal. There are some that are incredibly awful, but in the same token, there are some that are so perfect and true to life. While I am very picky with pumpkin, I've found several pumpkin oils this year that I love, such as Pumpkin Crème Brulee (various vendors), Pumpkin Cupcake (various vendors), Pumpkin Cream Cheese Roll (various vendors) and whatever the heck kind of pumpkin Beezy uses. Good stuff right there folks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>8. Chocolate -</strong> As mentioned above, I used to be very leery about chocolate scents in wax. I've had some chocolate scents go horribly wrong. But when they're good, they're incredible. I've found a lot of amazing chocolate scents this year and in fact, my drawer full of chocolate scents is one of the fullest ones in my stash! I especially love chocolate blended with caramel, mint and berry scents. My favorite single note chocolate scents that I've found this year come from RG, SMT, VDC, and LSC. I'm so glad that I now know how awesome chocolate scents can be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>9. Butter brickle - </strong>I was debating putting butter brickle alongside caramel since they are in the same family, but I wanted to feature butter brickle separately because I have done so many blends with it this year! Butter brickle is a much sweeter caramel scent, with the slightest buttery undertone. My favorite butter brickle blend is when it is paired alongside cotton candy, of course, but I love it with all kinds of other bakery scents! I haven't tried it with any fruity scents yet but I have a strawberry butter brickle blend on its way to me that I'm dying to try. If you are only to try one butter brickle scent this year, make it RG's Caramel Butter Brickle Ice Cream Pie. It will change your life, people!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>10. Zucchini bread - </strong>This time last year, I would have never imagined that zucchini bread would have made it into my top ten scents list. I'm still pretty picky on the ZB front, it has to be a super creamy version for me to like it, as the corn chippy type still scares me a bit. I still can't do ZB plain or blended with lighter bakery scents but blended with berry and citrus scents or other strong bakery scents like sugar cookie, celtic moonspice, or a strong marshmallow and I'm ALL about it! My favorite ZB blends of the year were CFTKR Jelly Donut Zucchini, RG Strawberry Mallow Bread, FP Marshmallow Bread Noel and HHS Sweet Zucchini Cakes. I can't wait to discover more awesome zucchini scents in 2014!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have found my wax preferences shifting significantly lately. While I am still loving the fruity scents that I couldn't get enough of this spring, I find myself now reaching more for deep and rich bakery scents over my lighter scents. Usually I'm one season ahead in terms of my scent preferences though I don't seem to want to melt my spicy fall scents quite yet. But anything caramel, chocolate, cake or cookie scented? Sign this girl up! The shocker among all shockers these days seems to be the fact that I'm actually tolerating bread scents much more, and *gasp* even enjoying them! I'm really into Amish Friendship Bread and Ice Cream Scoop Bread scents, and yes, even the occasional Zucchini Bread scent. I still have a violent negative reaction to most ZB scents but I am tolerating the sweet and creamy ones quite well these days. I don't know what's gotten into me lately but I'm just going with the flow and stocking up on lots of bakery and bready scents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now, without any specific order, here are the highlights from my wax hauls over the past few months! I hope you all enjoy and maybe even find a new favorite amongst this mess of randomness!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Creme Brulee Zucchini Cupcake - </b>When I had originally ordered this scent, it was listed on the site as "Creme Brulee Cupcake" without the zucchini note. When I received my 1 lb. bag of this, I was a bit disappointed to see the zucchini note listed but upon first sniff of this scent, I was in love! Sugar and Spice was probably the first ZB scent that I actually liked as it is one of the most mellow and creamy zucchini scents I've smelled thus far. It's definitely still mainly a creme brulee scent but the little hint of breadiness helps this from becoming too sweet. Awesome blend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Chocolate Butter Brickle Croissant - </b>I have been insanely in love with both chocolate and butter brickle scents as of late and the two together in this blend is a home run! The chocolate croissant is a very unique chocolate bakery scent; it has a strong, almost boozy chocolate note mixed with a slightly buttery crust note. Blended with the butter brickle oil, it becomes this delicious confectionary delight that, yes, I have contemplated tasting because it smells so fantastic. I am going to request that she makes this in big bags of brittle next time she opens up her shop in the fall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lollipop Fluff Cake - </b>I am head over heels for Sugar and Spice's Lollipops scent. If you've never smelled it before, you absolutely must. It is certainly a nostalgic scent that takes me back to my childhood as it kind of smells like those scented dolls I loved as a kid. It's basically the most realistic fruity candy scent ever. A few other vendors have this scent as well, but I wish more vendors would carry it because I would buy it from everyone. Lollipop Fluff Cake is a blend of Lollipop, marshmallow and cake fragrance oils. The lollipop definitely takes center stage in this blend but the marshmallow and cake notes amp up the sweetness and add the slightest hint of a bakery undertone. It is the ultimate sweet scent in every way. This is another one I'll be requesting in 1 lb. bags of brittle so I'll never be without it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Peanut Butter Marshmallows - </b>I've tried a few peanut butter scents from other vendors and they were all pretty underwhelming. I don't even really like peanut butter that much in real life, so when I saw this as a freebie in one of my orders, I figured I wouldn't like it before even opening the lid of the scent shot. However, it was true love upon first sniff. It is such a realistic peanut butter scent with the added creamy goodness from the marshmallow. So amazing! I'm looking forward to trying out different blends with this scent as well. I think it would be really fantastic blended with her Jelly Donuts scent! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Ice Cream Scoop Dough Bread - </b>Although CFTKR will always have my favorite strawberry scent, HHS is nearing in at a close second these days. It's a strong, true strawberry scent with a slight tartness to it that adds a realistic aspect to the otherwise super sweet scent. Another recent favorite scent, as I mentioned above, is Ice Cream Scoop Bread scents. I'm OBSESSED with ice cream scents anyways so ICSB is an obvious win-win situation for me. The Ice Cream Scoop Bread note blends flawlessly with their strawberry oil to create one of the best strawberry bread scents I've come across. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lemon Ice Cream Cake - </b>All of HHS' lemon blends are flawless, really. If you watched my 45 minute long melted reviews video, you know I have a deep affection for her Iced Lemon Cookies scent as well. Lemon Ice Cream Cake is a new discovery in a recent order. It is a blend of lemon poppyseed and cake batter ice cream. So. Amazing. It's a bakery lemon scent (with no touch of the astringent, cleaner lemon that sometimes pops up in lemon pound cake scents) with the added creaminess from the ice cream scent. I actually blended this scent with Raspberry Zinger in my recent order and I can't wait to see how that turns out! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The "Jelly Donut" family - </b>It's no secret that CFTKR's Jelly Donut scent is one of my favorite fragrances of all time. Recently, Carol has started coming up with these amazing Jelly Donut blends that she has been sending out as testers in people's orders. The first blend to be officially released was Jelly Filled Sugar Cookie, and you better believe I got myself a bag the day it came out! Other blends that she's done lately were Jelly Filled Zucchini Donut and Jelly Filled Flapjacks, both incredible blends. In fact, I melted the Jelly Filled Zucchini Donut sample that Carol had sent yesterday and I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY at how phenomenal it was. She's working on some other jelly donut blends as well that I'm super excited to try! In fact, Carol has been coming out with a TON of new scents lately that I can't wait to get my grubby little hands on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sugar Cookie and Flapjacks - </b> I had a bag of this earlier this year and for some reason, I ended up selling in a destash. With my recent bakery obsession, I ended up regretting destashing it and bought myself another bag. Man oh MAN, I don't know how I could have ever let this bad boy go. At the very peak of my love for bakery is my love for sugar cookie scents. I just can't have enough cookie scents, I need them all! Carol's sugar cookie oil is one of the best, it is very, very sweet yet crunchy at the same time. Blended with her dough-y flapjacks scent (that, by the way, has the slightest hint of maple syrup) is one of the best bakery scents I have found thus far. Front Porch has apparently come out with a Sugar Cookie/Hotcakes blend recently and I can't wait to try that one as well to compare and contrast the two.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Fruit Cocktail - </b>So even in the throes of my bakery-palooza, I've managed to find a new favorite fruity scent! Fruit Cocktail is a blend of peach, pears and cherries, just like the sweet canned fruit cocktail that is served in elementary school and at hospitals. It smells EXACTLY like opening a can of fruit cocktail, right down to the sweet syrup in which the fruit is suspended. Yes, it is a bit of an artificial fruit smell with that cherry note thrown in there but it is fabulous. This is what I wanted all those generic "fruit slices" scents to smell like. Luckily for my nose, I don't smell any citrus notes in here. Just the super sweet scent of cherries, pears and peaches. I'm so glad I stumbled across this scent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sugar Cookie Brulee/Deep Fried Ice Cream - </b>This was a combo that I did in a scent shot in my second SMT custom order. It's so amazing that I'll probably never use it because I only have one scent shot in it! I'm kicking myself for not ordering this blend in chunks. This is the first time I've ever had the pleasure of smelling a Sugar Cookie Brulee scent but it certainly will not be my last. Sugar Cookie Brulee is an amazing, rich bakery scent that is mainly the "brulee" note of burnt sugar with a slight undertone of cookie crunchiness. Brilliant! I wish more vendors would carry this scent. And of course, blended with the deep fried ice cream scent it becomes even more amazing! Maybe one day I'll win a custom lot and be able to create this blend myself again. My second custom SMT had more duds in it than the first but this was definitely the standout of everything that I ordered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Butter Brickle/Cotton Candy - </b>Surprise, surprise a butter brickle and cotton candy blend! Shocking, I know. Though I'm not the hugest fan of the way they are doing chunks now (in individual molds as opposed to doing large batches and cutting them into chunks), the Butter Brickle/Cotton Candy blend that I received in my order really knocked it out of the park. The cotton candy was the overpour and the butter brickle was the chunks, so it was definitely a bit heavier on the cotton candy but still a really nice blend of the two. I don't know what it is about butter brickle and cotton candy, but they are just so darn fantastic together! By the way, if you've never smelled a butter brickle scent before, it's kind of like a super sweet candied caramel fragrance. Really rich and delicious smelling! </span></div>
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<b>Peppermint Bubbles - </b>Though TBG hasn't really been knocking it out of the park for me lately, this blend is a new favorite among all the TBG scents I've ever tried. It almost has a frosty, cool quality to it that makes it stand out from all the other peppermint scents in my stash. It's a very sweet peppermint scent, blended with marshmallow, whipped cream and meringue. The sweet, fluffy notes in this scent give it an almost bakery-like quality without having it actually smell like a typical bakery scent. That probably makes no sense, but you'll just have to take my word for it. If sharp peppermint scents scare you, definitely give this one a try! I bet this scent would be amazing in a scrub as well.</span><br />
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<b>Taste the Rainbow - </b>This scent was a surprise favorite for me. Though I didn't actually order it, I stumbled across a chunk of it in an RR and I knew I had to grab it. I've smelled one other Skittles inspired scent before from Dutch/Crabby Candle, and while that one is really nice, this one is like Skittles on steroids. I was weary about this blend when it was introduced to the RG lineup in April because it contains chunks of both satsuma and grape, two of my arch nemesis fragrances in the wax wax world. However, the grape and satsuma scents blended with key lime chunks and the Chicks Dig It overpour creates this completely awesome fruity blend that really smells like a bag of Skittles. On steroids.</span><br />
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<b>Vanilla Buttercream Waffle Cone - </b>I recently got a long awaited (3+ months) custom order in from PPS, and while I generally liked everything in my order, the real standout of the whole lot was a freebie that she sent in Vanilla Buttercream Waffle Cone! I'm feeling a little burnt out on descriptions right now but I will say that the buttercream is the stronger note in this blend, but the waffle cone isn't far behind. Usually buttercream and waffle cone scents are very light but in this scent, they are strong as can be! Awesome, awesome, awesome!</span><br />
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<b>Coco Mango/Pomegranate/Peach (custom blend) - </b>Up the Creek is a new-ish vendor that has been all the rage in my Facebook groups lately. Their stuff is incredibly strong, well blended, and best of all - super inexpensive! I believe the 3 bags of custom blended brittle cost me somewhere in the ballpark of $15. Not to shabby! Anyways, this was obviously a custom blend of mine that really turned out well. I did make this blend before my aversion to peach scents began, but luckily I mostly smell the sweet Coco Mango scent blended with the tart pomegranate. I don't know what ever possessed me to make this blend, I mean, you've got to admit that it's kind of random, but these notes work really well together to create a really unique and awesome tropical fruity blend.</span><br />
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The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-88389337348618254242013-06-16T11:18:00.000-04:002013-11-23T18:16:32.080-05:00Wax Meltdown - 4/14/2013 to 6/15/2013<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi everyone!! I'm finally back with a wax reviews post!! I started a full-time job this past week and I'm still in school and I just haven't had the time to blog lately as I would like. Because I had SO MUCH to review today, I figured the quickest way for me to get through all of these melted reviews was to film a video! Now, I normally don't post my YouTube videos here but I figured since reviewing what I have melted is part of my normal blogging routine, I would post it here in case any of my readers would like to see what I've been melting these past few months!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since I'm still in the beginning stages of balancing life, work and school, I haven't had as much time to read blogs and keep in touch with my wax community friends these past few weeks but I promise I'm still here and things will be getting back to normal soon once I get back into a regular routine. I can't wait to see what you all have been up to! My wax ban is going incredibly well and I am super proud of myself for sticking to it. I am liking my new job a lot and I am getting ready to graduate at the end of this semester, so that is exciting as well. </span><br />
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The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-13355608231262455542013-06-03T18:34:00.000-04:002013-11-23T18:16:32.034-05:00Lasting Scent Candles Haul - Cold Sniff Reviews<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey my lovely waxy friends! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! I'm on day three of my wax ban and it's going swimmingly.Today I made the order that I allowed myself for June, Candles from the Keeping Room. I knew she was going to open today so I was prepared that this order would be placed early on in the ban. I'm happy to say that I was able to snag every single scent I wanted and I even came in $7 under budget! Woohoo! Anyways, today I am here to share with you a haul from one of my ultimate favorite vendors, Lasting Scent Candles!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">LSC seems to have followed suit with most of the other popular vendors these days and only opens up for a short amount of time and then has to close because they get flooded with orders. They opened up this time on Mother's Day (May 12th) and then closed up again a few short hours later. I'm so glad my friend Shelby texted me to let me know they were open, otherwise I would have had no idea because I was at my parents' house celebrating Mother's Day! I quickly bolted into their office and hastily placed my order. I had no list planned or anything, so I pretty much just put whatever in my cart and I ended up with a bit of a random selection. I would have loved to have purchased multiples of several of these, but as you can't adjust the totals from the cart, I just didn't have time. Oh well! Lesson learned, and next time I'll definitely have my list ready and put all the quantities I want in my cart upfront.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">LSC was anticipating to go over their normal TAT of 21 business days for this opening, but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw a shipping notice in my e-mail after only 10 business days!! How awesome is that?! Pam is really cranking out the orders! Despite the growing pains that LSC has been facing these days, they will always be a favorite. They have AMAZING tarts, AMAZING customer service and they always let their customers know their expected TAT with individual e-mails! There is only one other vendor that I know of that sends out e-mails with a customized TAT estimate. I would love to see other vendors follow suit in that aspect.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sweet Dreams - </b>This is a blend of lavender, Pink Sugar and marshmallow. I am the hugest fangirl of LSC's lavender scent. It is a sweet lavender without having that dreaded laundry note to it that I can't stand. Their lavender is one of the only lavenders that I can tolerate these days as it seems so many vendors tend to use that laundry lavender scent. Yuck! Anyways, this is SUCH an awesome blend! I can smell the Pink Sugar and lavender equally, with a nice sweet, creamy background from the marshmallow. I do not melt tarts while I sleep but I love melting these kind of scents in the evening to help me unwind after a particularly stressful day. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lavender Cotton Candy - </b>This was on of their new scents for this opening. It is a blend of lavender and cotton candy, no surprise there! As cotton candy does tend to be a lighter scent, the lavender is dominant here but I still get a really nice, sweet undertone of the cotton candy. I think if there was just a tiny bit more cotton candy in this one it would be perfect, but I still really like this one. It's very unique in that I don't believe I have any other lavender and cotton candy blends in my stash! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Harmony - </b>Another new blend. This one is lavender, lemon zest and coconut. I really like this one! The coconut note sticks out the most to me in this blend, and then you get the sweet lemon and floral background of the lavender. It almost has a touch of bakery sweetness to it. Another unique lavender blend that I've never seen before!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Island Relaxation - </b>This is an old favorite that I have repurchased a few times now. It is a blend of lavender and sweet coconut milk. The two notes blend equally here to create the absolute best lavender/coconut scent I've ever smelled. I swear, LSC's lavender goes with anything and everything! It's the perfect lavender for blending. Anyways, this is a blend that I will order again and again from LSC.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lavender Fairy Cakes - </b>Yes, another lavender blend. I told you I couldn't get enough of their lavender =) This is yet another repurchase for me! It is a blend of lavender, yellow cake and buttercream. It is a super sweet bakery lavender scent, and while the lavender is a bit stronger, the bakery notes blend nicely with the lavender note so that it doesn't overpower them. It reminds me a lot of my beloved Lavender Pound Cake lotion and perfume I used to get from MMU/MMS Cosmetics back in the day! (Anyone remember them?) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lemon Cream Soda - </b>This is a really good scent too. I don't really smell much of a cream soda note, but I do get a nice sweet lemon from it. I can't wait to melt this one to see if the cream soda note comes out a bit more. Maybe it's just one of those lighter scents that you can't really pick out on its own but lends a nice sweet note to any blend it's in. We shall see! Still a great scent, whether I can smell the cream soda or not. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lemon Scoop - </b>This is a blend of Lemon Ice Box Pie, vanilla ice cream and a cookie crust. To me, this smells like lemon blended with ice cream scoop bread! I've been on an ICSB kick lately so I was super excited about this one. Whether or not it actually is ICSB, it pretty much smells like lemon ice cream in a waffle cone. Very nice and perfect for the summer! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Peaches & Cream - </b>I am currently in the middle of a love/hate relationship with peach scents. I used to LOVE every single peach scent but lately I've found that the super sweet ones smell weird to me when melting. Luckily, this one has that fresh and realistic peach note that I still love! This is not a stock peaches and cream oil, it is actually blended in-house by LSC with two different vanillas. Luckily, the vanillas in this aren't too sweet at all. In fact, I smell a hint of VBN in here which is a great blending vanilla without being too sweet. I am excited to melt this one! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Peach Sorbet - </b>Sadly, this one has that overly sweet peach scent in it that I just don't really care for these days. The description says it is a blend of Georgia peach, vanilla ice cream and sugar. I think it is the Georgia peach oil that a lot of vendors use that I don't like. I'll definitely be passing this one onto a new home!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Fields - </b>Another repurchase, this is just their plain strawberry scent that they seem to use in all of their strawberry scents. Oh my GAWDDDDD it is such an amazing strawberry scent! It is right up there with CFTKR's Fresh Picked Strawberry. It is a strawberry that has that artificial, almost milky sweetness but with a touch of a fresh, authentic green stem note. Incredible! If you're a fan of strawberry scents and you've never tried this one, you absolutely must!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Serendipity Confetti - </b>Believe it or not, I'm kind of burnt out on Serendipity these days but I knew I'd regret it if I didn't get a couple blends. Being that I'm really into bakery scents lately, I wanted to get one that had a strong bakery note to it. This one is a blend of Serendipity, sweet candy and candied almonds. I get an almond cookie note, and since almond blends so naturally with the cherry notes in Serendipity, it makes for a really fantastic blend. Love it! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Coconut Flan - </b>I got this as a sample in my last order and I had to order it this time around because it was so good! This scent is the perfect balance between caramel and coconut. I've smelled a few other coconut/caramel scents that were on the lighter side but this one is nice and strong. True love in a tart! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Coco Mango Splash - </b>This one I'm on the fence about. It's a really, really sweet mango scent. Almost too sweet for me. I like my mango scents to be a bit more on the fresher side than the super sweet side. I think this one might be getting a new home as well. My husband really likes this one though so maybe I'll keep it for him. We shall see!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Coco Lime Cookies - </b>This is another new scent and a surprise favorite of the order! I'm super picky with my lime scents but this one is absolutely fantastic. It is described as a blend of coconut sugar wafers and lime coconut creme. Perhaps because the coconut cookie note is blended with a coconut lime scent instead of just a straight up lime scent, the coconut is able to take center stage. I'm a huge fan of this one and I'll definitely be getting more in my next LSC order!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pink Sugar Buns - </b>Another repurch! LSC does pink bakery blends so well! It is described as a blend of Pink Sugar and "the aroma of walking into your favorite bakery." To my nose, it smells like a blend of Pink Sugar, donuts and a slight hint of zucchini bread. It's so yummy! It kind of reminds me of FP's Ultimate Bakery and RG's Simply Amazing Bakery but without the apple pie note. I don't really like those blends but I really like this one! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pink Marshmallow Shortbread - </b>Yet another repurchase of a favorite. This is a sweet bakery Pink Sugar blend. I can definitely smell the sugary marshmallow and the crunch from the shortbread blended with the Pink note. So good. If you're at all into Pink bakery blends, this is a must-try for sure. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candy Land Dreamin' (x12) - </b>This was an LE scent for the holidays last year and I fell in love with it! It is a blend of peppermint, lavender and vanilla. I have since tried to find a suitable peppermint/lavender replacement and none have even come close to this one! I was down to my last tart of this and I contacted the lovely ladies at LSC and they informed me that you can custom order a 12-pack in discontinued scents as long as they still have they oils in stock. They did and so I did! This is such a wonderful, relaxing blend. I can smell the lavender and peppermint equally and the vanilla adds a subtle sweetness that pulls it all together. I'm so glad to be stocked up on a favorite scent! I probably will share several of these as I don't know that I need all 12 of them....or maybe I do =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sapphire Rock Candy - </b>This is their blueberry and rock candy blend, which is weird because all I smell with this one is grape! I have to say though, my nose seems to be very sensitive to grape because I always pick up even the slightest grape note in scents. I know a lot of people love this blend though so it's probably just my nose. Since I don't really care for grape scents, I'm torn on keeping this one or sending it along to a more loving home. I may melt it though just to see if I get more blueberry from it then. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Hawaiian Dreams - </b>This is another new scent that is a blend of coconut, pineapple and plumeria. It smells SOOOOO good! The plumeria is definitely the main note here but the pineapple and coconut add the slightest touch of sweetness. Plumeria is a very sweet floral on its own so it blends really nicely with those fruit notes. It definitely takes me back to our honeymoon in Hawaii! I would have liked the coconut to be a bit stronger but overall I'm quite pleased with this blend. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Blackberry Lime Rock Candy (freebie) - </b>This one is pretty good! I am pretty iffy with both blackberry and lime scents but they smell good together in this blend. Again, I'm not really getting the rock candy note but I think it's adding a nice overall sweetness to the blend. The blackberry still has a bit of a floral note that blackberry scents tend to have so it's not a favorite, but still really nice!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyway, tonight I am here with a post detailing my upcoming wax ban. It has come to the point in my wax career where I need to cut down on buying wax. I have filled our entire coat closet with drawers to organize wax, and it has even started to overflow from there. Even if I continue to destash a good amount of it and melt at a steady pace, I simply will not be able to use my wax in a reasonable amount of time. So, this summer I have made it my goal to focus on using the wax that I have instead of buying more wax. I've attempted wax bans several other times and have failed miserably. This time, I am absolutely, 1000% committed to seeing this wax ban through. In this post, I am going to lay it all out on the line and give you all a glimpse into my plan to get through these next few months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First of all, I need to identify what it is that makes ordering wax so much fun for me. Obviously, the number one draw for me is the scents. As long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with fragrance and surrounding myself with products that smell good. Fragrance is a huge stress reliever for me, and not just the so-called aromatherapy scents. A Serendipity birthday cake tart can put me in a good mood any day of the week! Also, I've become intrigued with custom blending fragrances as of late. In the days before an order, I'll often make lists of potential blends that I want to order and will tweak that list for several days or even weeks at a time! That moment where you submit an order that you've been plotting for weeks is such a rush. For me, it's not even so much actually getting the order as it is the anticipation of getting the order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fortunately, I can find easy fixes for all of those right here in my stash (or in my pending orders)! The need to surround myself with things that smell good is already taken care of with my massive stash of wax I already have. If I feel the need to smell something new and exciting, I will dig deep at the bottom of my drawers and pull out some things I haven't sniffed in awhile. The desire to concoct new and exciting blends can be satisfied within my stash as well. I need to start doing blends with the tarts that I already have instead of finding the need to buy custom blended tarts when I probably have all of the scents I'm blending in my stash already. And lastly, the rush of waiting for orders is more than taken care of at this point. I currently have 14 outstanding orders that I have not gotten yet. Yes, 14! The unfortunate thing about that is that most of them will be delivered in the next week or so. Luckily, I do have a few orders with longer TAT that I probably will not see until the end of summer so I have those to look forward to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, I have allowed myself 3 orders during the process of my wax ban, roughly one for each month. Seems a bit hypocritical but here's the reason why: the wax world has absolutely exploded in the past couple of months. It has come to the point where certain vendors (pretty much all my favorites, of course) can only stay open for a short period of time, sometimes even only a matter of a few hours. And that short window may be the only time that they end up taking orders for a few weeks or even a few months. In order to not miss out on those openings, I will allow myself to purchase from 3 select vendors. However, I will be adhering to a strict budget for each purchase. I am hoping that the fact that I will not be ordering from a million different vendors at once will help me appreciate those orders more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have decided not to have an "ounces" goal, meaning that I don't have a specific amount of wax I am trying to melt through during this time. I still have some ongoing issues from the flu that I had last month and some days, I'm still not feeling up to melting as much as I normally would. Besides, it's about to be summer and I won't be home as much anyway so I don't want to set unrealistic goals and then end up being disappointed when I don't reach them. I am just going to melt as much as I reasonably can while still enjoying the scents, and not melt through wax just to melt through it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. The wax ban begins June 1, 2013 and goes through September 1, 2013. This means that I will not purchase ANY wax during that time, including both candles and tarts, with the following exceptions below. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">June: Candles from the Keeping Room (budget: $50 including shipping)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">July: Rosegirls (budget: $100 including shipping)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">August/whenever they reopen again late summer: Lasting Scent Candles (budget: $50 including shipping)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. I must post on this blog every single haul I receive from June 1st through September 1st. No exceptions. I am hoping that writing down everything that I purchase will help me further realize how much wax I really have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. I will continue reading my favorite blogs and watching my favorite YouTubers but only to give support to my fellow waxies. I will try my best to not be tempted to order after seeing these posts and videos. This will probably be the most difficult thing for me because I always get so many ideas about what to order based on reviews from other people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that is that, my friends! I would love to hear any stories of successful wax bans, what worked for you, what didn't work, and whatever else you would like to share. And please do let me know if you would like to join me on this endeavor as well! Of course, you can make up your own rules and whatnot but you know what they say, there's always strength in numbers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks for stopping by today everyone! I'll be back soon with lots and lots of hauls and melted reviews =) Hope you all have a fabulous rest of your evening! </span><br />
<br />The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-47138956225988945552013-05-28T17:16:00.000-04:002013-11-23T18:16:32.058-05:00Sniff My Tarts December Order - Cold Sniff Reviews and First Impressions<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi everyone! Hope you all had a fabulous holiday weekend! Today I am here to share with you my long anticipated order from Sniff My Tarts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I placed this order on December 5, 2012 and it was shipped out on May 6, 2013 which makes this order have a pretty much exact TAT of 5 months. It is by far the longest I've ever waited for an order, and I have absolutely no regrets. Some people may think I'm nuts for waiting so long for an order but I can definitely say that it was well worth the wait. I think one of the reasons why I was so willing to wait for this order was because it was so big. I had invested a lot of money in it, as well as a lot of time coming up with the blends for the chunks. I've seen other people who waited just as long as I did for much smaller orders and I can definitely understand the disappointment of waiting 5 months for a very small order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those who don't know the history behind Sniff My Tarts, they had a HUGE sale on December 1st and got so many orders that it took them more than 4 months to complete all those orders. Having ordered just a few days after that sale, I knew up front that I was going to have to wait awhile for my order. I never thought that it would take 5 months, but when it did, I was okay with it. I don't think I would have been so patient if I wasn't able to snag both a large Facebook lot and a large SMT destash, however. Regardless, I am overall very pleased with my order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amy (one of the owners) was very willing to let me change my scent combos throughout the process, which was fantastic. In the 5 months that I was waiting for my order, my scent tastes changed quite a bit. My order started out with combos like Orange Zucchini Bread and Wildberry Mousse Corn Pudding. Yuck!! I will admit, it was a bit frustrating to hear "Your order will be done soon!" every once in a while when I would update my scents, when in reality, it was still a few months away from being completed. I saw other people ask an approximate time frame on their order being completed on FB, and I couldn't help but feel frustrated for them when the answer was always the same: "Soon!" I understand that they didn't know how long it would be taking them to finish the orders, but it would have been helpful to know how many orders were in front of yours or even a very rough time frame. I know the whole time while they were completing December 1st sale orders was a trying time for a lot of the customers, so I can only imagine how stressful it was for Amy and Donna as well. I give them kudos for doing as well as they did!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amy was very sweet to me throughout our correspondence, and was very kind to throw in several extras in my order. Not only did they throw in extras, but each bag of chunks I received had at least 4 oz. more wax in them than what I paid for which was incredibly generous, especially considering I ordered 20 bags of chunks! Some were as much as 8 oz. more than what I paid for. Absolutely amazing. I don't know of any other vendor who would do that. After they reopen, they will be a mainly RTS vendor with the option for customizing loaves as well. This is excellent news for everyone who doesn't want to wait a few months for their orders. I'm excited to see how this new way of doing things will work out for SMT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before I show you all the chunks, I want to discuss the packaging quickly. I have to say that I am not a huge fan of the packaging. They pack them in large resealable cello bags tied with curling ribbon. Then, once you get the chunks, you take off the ribbon, peel off the sticky stuff and use the resealable portion of the bag. First off, the bags get really wrinkled from having the ribbons around them so they don't look that nice when they are taken off. Second of all, the labels were placed on the bags after they were packed with chunks. This doesn't seem like it would be a problem, but sometimes when labels are put on top of something that's already bagged, they can rip when moved. Also, the labels weren't placed in regards to the resealable sticker. So, some of the labels were ripped after the sticky portion was stuck on them. In the grand scheme of things, these are minor issues that can easily be resolved by rebagging the tarts. I think with a few little tweaks, the packaging would be much better. Here is a pic of a few of the bags:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Caramel Butter Cookie - </b>This was a blend that I had gotten in the FB lot that I won and I knew I had to have more of it. I'm not loving this batch as much as I loved the last one but it's still really, really yummy! I get equal notes of both the caramel and the butter cookie. I get the tiniest hint of a popcorn scent from this bunch of chunks that I didn't get from the last one but I don't mind it. I have been REALLY into bakery scents lately so this is a welcome addition to my stash for sure.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pink Sugar/Chocolate Truffles - </b>I love a good Pink Sugar/chocolate blend and this is definitely one of the best I've ever smelled. Their chocolate truffle scent is SO GOOD. It's a true, rich chocolate scent with the slightest note of chocolate liqueur. Very decadent. Combined with Pink Sugar, the two are a match made in heaven. Can't wait to melt these bad boys. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Fresh Strawberry/Cotton Candy Bliss - </b>This is a great blend, though not one of my favorites of the order. I wasn't sure what strawberry scent to order because I had only tried one (Nanny's Strawberry Jam) and I didn't care for it. There were a few other strawberries on the scent list and I figured this one sounds the most realistic. However, the Cotton Candy Bliss scent overpowers the strawberry in this blend, so I can't really tell if it's a good strawberry or not. What I smell from these chunks is a definite cotton candy note, a strong bubble gum note (?) and perhaps the slightest hint of fruitiness. Good, but not what I was expecting. Hopefully the strawberry will come out more when melting. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lemon Bundt Cake/Toasted Marshmallow - </b>This was my attempt at a lemon marshmallow scent. Unfortunately, the lemon bundt cake was not quite the lemon scent that I was looking for. It is a very strong lemon scent akin to Fruit Loops as opposed to a lemon pound cake kind of scent. It's definitely a good blend though not a favorite. The Lemon Bundt Cake overpowers the Toasted Marshmallow where I was hoping for a more balanced blend. Still quite good though!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Senedipity/Coconut Cream Pie - </b>This blows every other Serendipity/Coconut Cream Pie blend out of the water. This is such a well-balanced blend of the two. In most other Serendipity Cream Pie blends, all I can smell is the serendipity. Here, I can definitely smell the bakery coconut sweetness of the Coconut Cream Pie along with the Serendipity. Pure heaven. I have another chunk order out with them and I'm thinking of switching one of the blends to this so I can have more backups. It's amazing!!!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ice Cream Scoop Bread/Waffle Cone - </b>This was a blend I had gotten out of a RR and I knew I needed to have more of it!! I think this is where my recent love for Ice Cream Scoop Bread began. It smells just like walking into a place that is baking fresh waffle cones. So delicious! You get both notes here and they blend together to make such a creamy bakery scent with a bit of crunch to it. This one might be loaf worthy when they reopen!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Gingerbread/Caramel Sticky Buns - </b>This is such a rich and decadent scent! I got this combo in a scent shot in a destash and I needed to have more of the scent in chunks!! The caramel sticky buns note is the prominent one here, but the gingerbread adds a subtle spiciness that works really well with the caramel note. SMT has amazing an amazing gingerbread scent, I've smelled it in lots of blends and it always smells fantastic. Although it does have gingerbread in it, I can definitely see this one being a great year-round rich and creamy bakery scent.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Peppermint Smoothie - </b>These chunks are so cute with the little crueller donuts on top! This was another blend that I had gotten in my FB chunk lot that I wanted more of. The blend in my lot was called "Smoothie Sugar Peppermint" and I'm not exactly sure what the "sugar" portion was, so this one is a bit more pepperminty and less sweet than that one. Either way, this one smells awesome and I'm always down for a good creamy peppermint scent. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pink Coconut/Acai Berry - </b>This was a blend I created because I had Acai Berry tarts from CFTKR that smelled like a less creamy version of Wildberry Mousse, which I thought would be great to blend with Pink Coconut. It turns out that SMT's Acai Berry pretty much smells like grape candy. Definitely not my favorite scent. I will admit, the grape note does smell really nice with the coconut but I'm still iffy on this one. I ended up giving most of these away as well but I kept a few to see how I like them when they are melted. We shall see!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Serendipity Marshmallow Smoothie - </b>There's nothing like a good Serendipity and marshmallow scent!! I will say that I like the Serendipity Cream Pie scent a bit more from this order but this one is good too. I can smell both the Serendipity and the vanilla marshmallow note. Serendipity Marshmallow Delight from CFTKR will probably always be my favorite Serendipity/marshmallow blend but this one is definitely up there. As I always say, you can never have too much Serendipity!!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Chocolate Raspberry Truffles - </b>This right here is a pure scentgasm, you guys. This is the most true to life chocolate raspberry scent I have ever smelled. This scent has a cult following among SMT lovers, even among those who don't even care for chocolate scents. I got a bag of this in my FB lot and I knew I would regret it if I didn't get more. As I mentioned before, their chocolate truffles scent is scarily accurate, right down to the note of chocolate liqueur. Blended with my beloved Ripened Raspberry scent, it's perfection. You need this scent. YEAH YOU. Try to get your hands on some of this, even if you think you don't like chocolate scents. This will make you a believer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Ripened Raspberry/Fresh Strawberry - </b>This is a great scent, although the raspberry definitely overpowers the strawberry in this blend as well. I get a strong scent of the ripened raspberry with a hint of sweet strawberry goodness. This is another favorite of the order. SO GOOD! Another one that could potentially be loaf worthy!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Georgia Peach/Pink Sticky Mallow - </b>I had never tried their peach scent before so I took a bit of a risk ordering it in two blends, but I'm so glad I did! It's such a sweet, juicy peach scent with the slighest hint of a candied note to it. So yummy! I've been loving Pink Sugar and peach blends lately so this was an easy choice for me. I can smell both the Pink Sugar and the peach equally with a soft marshmallow-y background. LOVE! Since I've gotten this order, I've shared every other scent with people except for this one. I'm keeping this all for myself =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pink Noel/Orange Chiffon Cake - </b>I'm also loving PS/orange bakery blends as well and this one is AMAZING! I don't like fresh orange scents on their own, but orange bakery is one of my faves. I felt like Pink Sugar was way overused for awhile but now I'm learning how to use it sparingly enough in blends that I don't get sick of it. I can smell all three notes here - the Pink Sugar, the Vanilla Bean Noel and the Orange Chiffon Cake. Mouthwateringly delicious!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lemon Berry - </b>This is one of SMT's house blends that I couldn't resist getting in chunks. The lemon is the dominant note here and the "berry" scent to me pretty much smells like blueberry. Really amazing blend and I can see why this one is so popular. There's nothing like a good blueberry/lemon blend. Heck, pretty much any citrus/berry blend is okay in my book. I have a feeling this blend will make it to RTS so I'll always make sure to have some of it in my collection.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Honeydew Melon/Cotton Candy - </b>I got a chunk of this in my swap with Sarah, and immediately upon smelling it, I knew I had to have a whole bag for myself! The honeydew is the dominant note here, but it is sweetened up nicely by cotton candy. I feel like Honeydew Cotton Candy is one of the "trendy" blends this summer along with Strawberry Satsuma. I've smelled Honeydew Cotton Candy blends from a few other vendors and this one is by far the best I've smelled so far.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Georgia Peach/Gourmet Sugar Cookie - </b>I don't really get much sugar cookie here, mostly a really, really sweet peach scent. This is probably one of my least favorite blends of the bunch. I switched this blend last minute. It was originally supposed to be Georgia Peach/Blueberry Muffin and I wish I would have kept that blend instead. Oh well. This one still smells nice and I'll still definitely melt it! I was hoping for more of a bakery note in this, however.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mystery (grubby) - </b>This mystery tart smells like a blend of key lime pie and coconut cream pie. I love this one so much that I am getting a bag of Key Lime/Coconut Cream Pie chunks in my next order. Really awesome!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Caramel Apple Pie (grubby) - </b>This one smells like a spicy apple pie with a hint of caramel drizzled on top. From the name, I was expecting more of a caramel apple scent but it's actually more of a spicy apple scent. Either way, I still love it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mystery (scallop) </b>- This two-toned scallop smells to me like the Banana Kiwi scent I've smelled from other vendors. It's a nice scent but not a favorite. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Banana Strawberry Cupcakes (mini cupcakes) - </b>This was probably my favorite freebie of the whole bunch! I got a bakery bag with 5 of these adorable mini cupcakes in them! Strawberry/banana is a favorite scent blend of mine that I can't believe I didn't order in chunks! Amy and Donna must have read my mind! It's definitely a candied banana scent with a distinct strawberry undertone. Amazing!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Grapefruit Swizzle Sticks - </b>RG's grapefruit scent is AMAZING. Definitely my absolute favorite grapefruit scent I've smelled thus far, and I've tried grapefruit scents from many, many vendors. It truly smells like an actual grapefruit, with no perfumey or floral undertone that a lot of other grapefruit scents seem to have. The swizzle sticks scent adds a bit of sweetness and tones down the grapefruit just a tad. I have not melted this scent yet but I did melt a sample of a Pink Sugar and grapefruit blend, and I was a tiny bit disappointed because it did seem to have a bit of a fuel aroma that a lot of citrus scents can have. Hopefully I don't get that fuel scent from this blend when I melt it! Citrus oils can be very tricky to work with so I'm keeping my fingers crossed because it smells SO GOOD cold.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pumpkin Blueberry Cookies - </b>This one is pretty good, though not a favorite. It's a nice blend of blueberry and pumpkin, with the blueberry being the dominant note here. I smell a bit of cookie in the background that I'm hoping will come out more when I melt it. I wouldn't say that this is a spicy pumpkin blend, but more of a sweet pumpkin. This will be a good scent to transition from summer into fall!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Nilla Strawberry Noel - </b>I was kind of scared off of Rosegirls strawberry scents after my disappointment in Strawberry Jam Cream Cake, but I'm so glad I got this blend because it is amazing! The chunks are in Nilla Wafers and Strawberry Jam and the overpour is Vanilla Bean Noel. It is SO delicious! The strawberry jam and nilla wafer blended with the VBN makes for such a creamy and bakery strawberry scent that isn't too sweet at all. My husband says this one smells like the way the inside of Dairy Queen smells, and I have to agree. Yes, two DQ comparisons in one order. That just goes to show how edible these tarts smell!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Peppermint Coconut Mallow - </b>I got a chunk of this in a destash and I knew I had to have more! I've been loving coconut/peppermint blends lately and this is no exception. The peppermint is definitely the dominant note here with the added sweetness of marshmallow and coconut in the background. If you love peppermint marshmallow scents, I highly suggest giving this one a shot because the coconut adds a kick to it that compliments the peppermint scent so well. Love it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Banana Bubblegum - </b>This was another chunk that I got in that same destash that I just had to order a bag of! This is probably my favorite strawberry scent from RG that I've smelled so far. The strawberry and banana notes stand out equally, with an undertone of candy sweetness from the bubble gum. I'm always on the lookout for good strawberry banana blends and this one is definitely one of my top favorites. So sweet and delicious! To me, this smells exactly like a strawberry banana Starburst, a.k.a the best Starburst flavor EVER!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Blue Hawaiian Smoothie - </b>I have been loving Blue Hawaiian scents lately so I knew I needed to toss one into this order. This particular blend of Blue Hawaiian and marshmallow smoothie is really fantastic. Blue Hawaiian is a strong tropical drink scent and the marshmallow note tones it down a bit to make more of a creamy pineapple kind of scent. I'm in LOVE with this. I have a chunk of Blue Hawaiian Swizzle Sticks headed my way as well so it will be fun to compare those two blends. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Orange Danish Coffee - </b>I got a chunk of this in my February sampler and much to my surprise, I loved it! I'm not normally a coffee scent kind of girl but there's something about it blended with the Orange Danish that I really liked about it! I'm not the hugest orange fan either so that's why I was so surprised with this scent. It's so yummy! I would say that the Orange Danish scent is more dominant but you can definitely smell the coffee in there as well. I have had a few other orange pastry/coffee scents from other vendors and this one blows them all out of the water. This blend is creamy and delicious! Like I mentioned in my previous post, Rosegirls has the only coffee scent that I can tolerate. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Raspberry Lilac - </b>Sadly, this was another dud for me. I normally love both raspberry and lilac scents but this one just wasn't doing it for me. The lilac scent was very powdery and I didn't smell much raspberry in here at all. I was so bummed because this was one of the ones I was most excited for. It's such a pretty color combo too, dark maroon with purple chunks. I'll be passing these chunks on to people who might enjoy this scent more.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Blackberry Mocha Cuppa Cake (Triple Threat Melts) - </b>This was a new product for March that was only available in limited scent blends, I think there were 5 or 6 different blends to choose from, all with the Cuppa Cake scent in them. I was on my major coffee scent kick when I ordered this one, and it's definitely good but I'm not so sure that I'm loving it. The coffee is definitely the dominant note here, with a noticeable blackberry jam butter cookie undertone. I don't really smell the cuppa cake at all in here. I was thinking about destashing this one but my husband loves it so I'll at least melt one of these chunks (or maybe half, these things are huge) and see how I feel about it first. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lemon Cotton Candy Cuppa Cake (Triple Threat Melts) - </b>This one was a bit of a disappointment for me as well. I LOVE lemon and cotton candy scents, but pretty much all I can smell in this blend is a strong lemon scent. Not much cotton candy or cuppa cake, unfortunately. The lemon scent does smell good although it's not the bakery lemon I was hoping for. My husband says it smells like Lemonhead candies, and it totally does! This is a nice scent but like I said, I think I was hoping for something different. Overall, I'm not sure how I feel about the Triple Threat product. The scents don't seem to be as well blended as they are in the chunks and I'm not crazy about the scent selection. Maybe if they add more scents that appeal to me I'll give them a try again someday. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cranberry Cobbler, Pear and Monster Cookie (custom medium pie) - </b> I got a few slices of a Cranberry Pear Torte pie in a destash, which was a blend of Cranberry Cobbler, Pear and Zucchini Bread. As you all know, I'm not a fan of ZB scents (and Rosegirls being on of my least favorite ZB scents ever) but I really loved the blend of the cranberry and pear. So, I decided to blend those two scents with a Monster Cookie overpour so it would be more up my alley. Lo and behold, this is a good one! I don't smell much of the Monster Cookie scent off of cold throw so I'm hoping it comes out more when melting. This is another great summer-into-fall transitional scent!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Jam, Grapefruit and Swizzle Sticks (custom medium pie) - </b>I love grapefruit and strawberry scents but I hadn't found one yet that was quite up to par so I created this blend. It is SO good! The grapefruit is the dominant note here with the strawberry and sweet swizzle sticks scents in the background. RG's grapefruit is so strong that it seems to dominate all other notes so next time, I think I might do grapefruit and swizzle sticks chunks with a strawberry overpour to help bring out the strawberry note more. Overall though, I'm really pleased with this blend and I can't wait to melt it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Berrylicious and Lavender - </b>I had gotten a chunk in my last sampler of this blend and I loved it! It smelled to me like my favorite blueberry rooibos tea, so I had to have more of it! The blend was discontinued in the bags so I decided to order a medium pie in the scent. I would say the berry note smells mostly of blueberry and I can smell the lavender and berry notes equally in this blend. I ended up getting a bag of Berrylicious Lavender in a destash and in that one, the lavender was the dominant note and I didn't like it quite as much so I'm glad the berry note is strong in this one! </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So concludes my March Rosegirls order! Overall, I'm very pleased with this order and I can't wait to start melting these sexy little chunks! They will still be working on March orders for the next few weeks and will probably start working on April orders late May/early June! I'm super, duper stoked about my April order as it is my biggest wax order so far. 10 chunk bags, 11 medium custom pies and 3 large pies! I can't wait! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have a few more hauls that I'd like to share this week and then this weekend, I will finally be doing a melted review post! It's been forever since I've done one, and even though I've been sick and haven't been melting a lot, I still have tons to review so definitely stay tuned for that. Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you all again soon =)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey everyone!! I'm so excited to be sharing this haul with you! I know it's been awhile since I've done a haul on here, but rest assured my wax stash has been growing steadily. This was perhaps my most anticipated outstanding order up until I placed my Rosegirls haul in April =) That one was by far the biggest wax order I have ever placed. Anyway, let's get back to my March order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I placed this order on March 17th from a hotel room in North Carolina. That's dedication, folks! I believe they opened around 7 PM that day and stayed open for about 5 hours until noon. The TAT for those orders was a bit extended for a few reasons. First of all, they allowed everyone in March to order a sampler, much different (and much more time consuming) from their normal 50 or so that they allow. Second of all, Kathy, the owner's mom and one of the main brains behind Rosegirls, had to have emergency surgery in April so it was taking Jenny a bit longer to get orders out with Kathy in recovery. I believe this order arrived only 3 days past the original stated TAT of 35 business day so they are really working hard on getting these orders out! Besides, I expect a longer TAT with RG since they are so popular and I wasn't expecting to get my order as soon as I did so it was a nice surprise when I got the shipping notification=)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Enough with the chit chat, let's just hop into what I ordered! I ended up getting a sampler, 10 bags, 2 Triple Threats and 3 custom medium pies. I also received 4 chunks for free so I ended up with 24 sampler chunks! Today, I'll be showing you guys just the sampler and I'll be back tomorrow to show you the rest of what I ordered!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Strawberry Jam Cream Cake - </b>I actually used to have a bag of this but I was never a huge fan. It gets a lot of hype in the wax community but it's a tad too sweet for me. It is a blend of strawberries and cream and strawberry jam. No, there's no cake notes in this one. I ended up putting this one in a RR because I know that it is a much beloved scent and it will find a new home with someone who is able to appreciate it more than I am =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Vanilla Dipped Fruit Salad - </b>I am not a fan of the "fruit salad" scent from any vendors, and sadly, I didn't much care for this one either. I think there's just too much citrus in the scent for my liking. The "vanilla dipped" note mellowed it out a bit, but not quite enough for me. I believe the vanilla scent they use for all the vanilla dipped scents has been discontinued so this one will not be available for purchase anymore. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Orange Sherbet and Pink Chiffon - </b>This was one of RG's new blends that they are testing out. To my nose, it was very heavy on the orange sherbet note with a slight hint of the fruity-perfume note in the background from that Pink Chiffon. I didn't care for this blend, there is just something about orange scents that have been rubbing me the wrong way lately. However, it seems to be popular on the RG board so I will be passing this one on as well to give someone else to opportunity to try it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Raspberry Cotton Candy - </b>This is a nice blend of their tart raspberry sauce and cotton candy. The raspberry is definitely the dominant note here, with a nice sweet undertone from the cotton candy. I have found my favorite raspberry blend from RG (Raspberry Marshmallow Smoothie) and since this one doesn't quite hit the spot for me, I ended up passing it along in a swap to someone who was excited about trying it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Apple Colada - </b>Although I have been more open to green apple scents lately, RG's green apple is a bit too astringent and candy-like for my tastes. It almost smells like one of those green apple Mr. Mistys from DQ...do you guys remember those? This one is a blend of pina colada and green apple, and the pina colada adds a nice creaminess to the blend but not enough for me to like it. This one was passed on in a RR as well, as I know it's a super popular scent and someone else would really enjoy it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Spiced Apples and Peaches Ice Cream - </b>This one is yummy! I love the spiced apples and peaches scent from any vendor, and when it is mixed here with the ice cream note, it really mellows out the spiciness nicely. It's definitely still spicy, don't get me wrong, but it is definitely more tolerable for those of you who might be sensitive to spicy scents. This one will be wonderful in the fall!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cool Beans - </b>This is a blend of lavender, peppermint and Vanilla Bean Noel. I've begun to realize that I'm not the hugest fan of RG's lavender scent. It's definitely a sweet lavender that has a hint of powderiness that doesn't agree with my nose (with the exception of a few blends). I've been on the hunt for the perfect lavender/peppermint/vanilla blend since I was running low on my favorite blend of those scents, Lasting Scent Candles Candy Land Dreamin'. I've tried that blend from a few other vendors as well and nothing will ever compare to Candy Land Dreamin'. Anyways, this one is VERY popular in the RG community and I have already found a new home for this little chunk =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Soothing Lavender Dreams - </b>Another cult favorite in RG Land, this is a blend of lavender and zucchini bread. Being that I'm not a fan of RG's lavender or zucchini bread scents, you would think this would be a major bust for me but actually, it's not too bad. I've gotten this scent several times, whether in orders or through RR's, so this one was passed on to someone else. It's definitely not my favorite scent but it's tolerable. I've come to realize that I am super picky when it comes to lavender scents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Fairy Woods - </b>This is a blend of their Twilight Woods and Pink Sugar dupes. Twilight Woods is a nice perfume but I'm not so sure that I would like to melt it in wax, especially since it's the dominant note in this blend. It's just a wee bit too perfumey for my nose and I'm not sure I would want my house to smell like it. This one was passed on in a swap as well. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Moonspice Royal Sugar Cookies - </b>Yummmmmmm! I'm a huge fan of both Celtic Moonspice as well as their Royal Sugar Cookie scent so this one was a match made in heaven for me! Of RG's two cookie scents, Royal Sugar Cookies is the sweeter and creamier fragrance of the two. It blends so flawlessly with Celtic Moonspice, making a lovely sweet and spicy bakery scent. This is full bag worthy for sure!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Escape to Neverland - </b>This is one of their newer blends, with chunks in Pineapple, Orange Dreamsicle and Raspberry with a Vanilla Ice Cream overpour. I've been quite picky with orange and pineapple scents lately and I just wasn't loving this one as much as I thought I would. It was a nice, creamy fruity blend though and I can see why people love this one!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Raspberry Key Lime Pie - </b>I'm normally not the biggest lime fan, but I am in LOVE with RG's Key Lime Pie scent. It's so authentic, right down to the pie crust undertone. It's so yummy blended with the sweet raspberry scent, and you can smell both notes equally. I already have a bag of this so I'll be passing this one on in a swap or RR as well to give someone else a chance to try it =)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Butterbrickle Cotton Candy - </b>I had a pie in this combo in my cart for my April order but for some reason I took it out last minute. After smelling this chunk, I am kicking myself for not getting more! Butter brickle is my new obsession in wax, I just can't get enough of this scent! The caramel notes in butter brickle blended with cotton candy become such a rich and decadent scent. I am not sure this is a regular blend that they sell in bags, but I will for sure be ordering a pie in this scent the next time I order. I also have ordered the blend from a few other vendors as well. Some people have a signature blend that they tend to order from every vendor. For some, it's Pink Sugar Marshmallow, Fruit Loops Birthday Cake or Zucchini Bread Noel, but for me, I think it's going to be Butter Brickle Cotton Candy =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Circus Concession - </b>So good. This is another new scent blend that they are testing, and it's a keeper for sure. I'm not quite sure of the exact notes in here but I'm fairly certain it's a blend of caramel apple, cotton candy and funnel cake. It's pretty similar to all the other circus/carnival/fair scents out there but it's definitely one of the strongest and most well-blended ones I've smelled. Full bag worthy. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tropical Passion - </b> I was so excited to see a chunk of this in my sampler because it has been on my to-try list forever and I've never seemed to have been able to get my hands on it. Tropical Passion is a blend of pear and pina colada and the two notes really smell awesome together. I can smell the pear slightly more but the pina colada is definitely there. It's way better than any coconut pear scents I've ever smelled. Winner winner!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Raspberry Coconut Ice Cream - </b>This is another favorite of the whole sampler. Their raspberry coconut scent smells to me like most other Raspberry Zinger scents I've smelled, which is awesome because I LOVE Raspberry Zinger scents. The raspberry coconut blended with ice cream is PHENOMENAL. I think I described this one to someone as Raspberry Zinger on steroids. It's mouthwatering. I don't remember seeing this one available as a bag the last opening, so I'll probably be ordering this blend in a custom pie next time they open.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Royal Sugar Cookie Noel - </b>This is a nice, simple bakery scent. Like I said, I'm a huge fan of the Royal Sugar Cookies scent and when it is blended with VBN, it just becomes creamier and more yummy. It's a bit light on cold throw, and I've found that VBN tends to be on the lighter side in their wax so I'll have to melt this one too see if it is, in fact, full bag worthy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Royal Serendipity Sugar Cookies - </b>I am just loving all the Royal blends in this sampler! This super sweet cookie scent is the perfect companion to the tropical fruitiness of Serendipity. This one is definitely full bag worthy for my next order. So sweet, creamy and delicious! For reference, I like this one better than CFTKR's Serendipity and Sugar Cookie scent, but not quite as much as their Ultimate Serendipity scent, so it's somewhere in between those =)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Follow the Yellow Brick Road - </b>This one is basically like their Strawberry Jam Cream Cake scent, but with actual cake - strawberries and cream and strawberry jam chunks with a cuppa cake overpour. The cuppa cake definitely cuts down on the sweetness from that strawberries and cream scent and adds a nice bakery note as well. I'm going to give this one a shot and see if I like it more than Strawberry Jam Cream Cake. So far, I'm definitely liking it better off of cold throw.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Butterscotch Coffee - </b>I'm trying to hop on the coffee scent train, and so far I'm still pretty shaky. I did order a few coffee scents in this order and I don't like them quite as much as I had remembered liking them before. This is a nice blend of sweet, sticky butterscotch and their coffee scent but it's just not for me. I will say though, out of all coffee scents I've smelled, I definitely like RG's coffee the best. I passed this one onto a friend in a swap, I know she is going to love this one!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Key Lime Birthday Cake - </b>Again with the key lime awesomeness! This is a great blend of key lime and birthday cake where the birthday cake adds a really awesome sweet, almost frosting-like note to the blend. So good! I ordered a bag of Key Lime Swizzle Sticks in my April order and for my next order, I'm deciding between this and the next key lime blend I am going to talk about. I just can't get enough RG Key Lime!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Florida Key Lime Pie, 7 Up Pound Cake and Vanilla Ice Cream - </b>This one is awesome as well. If you've never smelled 7 Up Pound Cake, you're missing out. It's hard to describe, but the scent is both fizzy and bakery at the same time. Delish! When blended with key lime and ice cream, it sends it over the edge into a whole new dimension. YUM! I just can't decide whether or not I need this or Key Lime Birthday Cake in a bag next time around. I'll have to melt them both to see which one I like better =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pink and Blue Swizzle Sticks - </b>I am a huge fan of their swizzle sticks scent, it is a sweet, sugary scent that is light on its own but somehow seems to make the scents blended with it even stronger. It's magical! Of course, I love blue and pink blends so this one is right up my alley. I have a bag in Pink and Blue Royal Sugar Cookies and I think I may like this one a bit more than that one. It's so good!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Purple Cow Ice Cream - </b>This is a blend of purple cow (grape) with their vanilla ice cream scent. I am not a fan of grape scents at all, but if I was, I'm sure this would be a good one! I'm passing this onto someone else who I know will love it.</span></li>
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The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-62604865575446591972013-05-09T12:52:00.000-04:002013-11-23T18:16:32.064-05:00Two Timing Tart - Cold Sniff and First Impressions Review<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi everyone!! Long time, no see!! I need to stop taking such long hiatuses from this blog. I'm such a terrible blogger! Truth is, I've been crazy busy lately. School just finished up for the semester and things have just been crazy. Besides all the regular life stuff, I was struck with the plague a couple weeks ago and lost my sense of smell for almost two weeks! The ultimate worst nightmare for someone who is obsessed with things that smell good. My nose is FINALLY back to normal so I'm back again for some of my recent hauls and melted reviews =D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.twotimingtart.com/store/">Two Timing Tart</a> is a company that makes both candles and clamshell tarts, all 100% soy and dye free. The thing that makes Two Timing Tart stand out from all the other wax companies out there is the sheer uniqueness of her scents. You're not going to find the likes of Pink Sugar Cookie Dough Bread or Serendipity Marshmallow Birthday Cake here. No siree. Becky blends her fragrances from the finest oils and uses several different oils in each tart or candle to come up with scents that are totally different from your typical candle scents. If you've ever heard of BPAL or Villainess Soaps, think of those kind of scents only in wax form. Love it! The names are great too, from Drunken Tweeting and Intergalactic Kegger to Sex Kitten and P0rnography, one can tell that this isn't a run-of-the-mill brand. The wax world is rather saturated these days with companies that do lots of bakery and fruity scents, so it's refreshing to see a wax company with more complex and uncommon fragrances. </span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tease</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description:</i> '<span style="background-color: white;">Make a good cup of tea - vanilla tea and Moroccan mint - and show a little knee, ladies. Just don't get caught winking and blowing kisses at the married men.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take:</i> I can definitely smell the tea and the mint, but it's not like the typical "mint tea" scents that I've smelled in wax before. Something about it takes me back to the 90's, perhaps reminding me of something I custom blended at The Body Shop back when they had oils that the customers could blend themselves. Ahhh, those were the days. Anyway, this is a very fresh fragrance that is heavy on the mint and would be great for summer!</span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Freak Flag</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description:</i> '<span style="background-color: white;">Everyone has that one little thing that makes them just a bit weird/eccentric/freaky. (Okay, maybe a lot freaky.) So don't fight your Inner!Freak: embrace it and fly your freak flag proudly. My Freak Flag encompasses a sensible base of sandalwood and berries dipped in dark chocolate then drenched in champagne. Live long and proper, my freaky bitches.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>Oh yeah, I can definitely smell the sandalwood and chocolate. What an awesome combination! There's definitely a hint of berries and champagne in there as well. The sandalwood smells a bit more on the soapy side than the incense-y sandalwood I'm used to but I still really like this blend. I'm a HUGE fan of chocolate scents in wax, and this is definitely a good one. Very unique!</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Mae West's Diamonds</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Mae West was famed for her on-and-off-screen sexuality, best showcased by her stereotypical rags-to-riches, diamond-dripping characters. This is a sleek, sensually sparkling scent with surprisingly simple ingredients: musk and caraway.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is one of Becky's absolute best sellers and I can see why - it smells absolutely amazing! Musk and caraway, who would have thought? The musk is very pleasant and the caraway adds a kick to it that is fresh yet spicy at the same time. Trust me on this one - it's a must sniff for sure! </span></span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Parasol</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Keep the sun off your face in style! This parasol is also wonderful at dissuading unwanted suitors (and anyone else that might upset you or do you bodily offense). An unexpected blend of green fig and peach blossoms covers the potentially lethal combination of femininity and strength.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is another absolute favorite and another one that is a very nostalgic scent for me. The green fig and fresh peach blossom scents blend together to create a smell that is both comforting and invigorating. Again, I've never smelled anything like this from any other wax company before. The scent reminds me of my childhood somehow. I can see this being a universally well-liked scent and would be something I would recommend to anyone wanting to try this brand. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i>T<span style="color: #333333;">his is the scent of the keg of beer from the Restaurant at the End of the Universe: a bubbly, frothy raspberry porter with hints of dark chocolate, perfect for dethroning the Pan-galactic Gargle Blaster as favored drink of the universe at large.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is a special edition scent that is only available through The Rhinestone Housewife store. If you've never checked out this site, definitely do so because there's some really neat stuff on there. Anyway, this scent is SO GOOD. It's a fizzy raspberry scent (I don't really smell any beer undertones) with the added deliciousness of chocolate. You really just can't go wrong with raspberry and chocolate. This is not your typical chocolate raspberry scent, however. If this sounds in any way interesting to you, try it. It's really fantastic!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">140 characters, alcohol, and a QWERTY keyboard... what could possibly go wrong? This is the scent of a coconut-mango mojito; and a hella possession of the ability to crunch down words into nonsensical letters.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">My take: </i><span style="background-color: white;">This is a really fantastic combo. You get the sweetness from the coconut and mango, but the mojito adds a refreshing, minty aspect to the overall feel of this scent. This is another awesome scent for summer! I can't get over how awesome these blends are.</span></span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Drunk Status Updates</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Ever been so drunk that you had to tell everyone just how drunk you were, where you got drunk, and who you were with when you got plastered? And why the hell do you have friends anyway - they just hog all the booze. Because, holy hell, who doesn't need another drink? The scent of comrades in drink: a pomegranate-lavender martini.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>Yet another awesome blend that I've never seen anywhere else. Pomegranate and lavender martini? Yes, please! The pomegranate and lavender martini scents blend together so effortlessly in this blend that I wonder why I've never thought to blend them before. The two together provide an awesome fruity and fizzy scent with a calming undertone. Not one note overpowers the other for a nice, balanced scent. I want to drink this. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">It's difficult to understand QWERTY keyboards when you're drunk. Damn autocorrect - I didn't really mean to text my dad... crap. The scent of a cucumber mojito that tipped the scales in favor of drunken textual mayhem</span><i style="background-color: white;">.'</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i style="background-color: white;">My take: </i><span style="background-color: white;">I get mostly cucumber and mint out of this one, with a slight lime-y undertone. It's an awesome fresh and clean kind of scent without having that sharp note that a lot of fresh scents have. If you are a fan of fresh scents, this one is a must have. I can see this one being an excellent hangover cure type of scent as well. Perhaps a good antidote to a night filled with drunk texting?</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Rule 34: if it exists, there is p0rn of it. Sometimes, the wrongest of the wrongs is the rightest of the rights. And how many times have you gone, "OMG WTF AM I WATCHING?" This is the scent of a dirty, dirty whore cupcake tainted with dragon's blood.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>YUMMMM! This is an awesome cupcake scent without having that super sweet, hits-you-in-the-back-of-the-throat kind of reaction. It almost has a bit of a licorice-y undertone that kind of reminds me of anise pizzelle or biscotti. It's phenomenal. One of the best bakery-type scents I've ever smelled before. I would love this kind of scent in a body lotion or perfume as well. In fact, all of the scents from Becky would make awesome perfumes.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Instead of flowers or ribbons, why not deck your curled bob out with a peacock plume and rhinestone headdress? Yuzu and bamboo, tempered with teakwood and a hint of lemon - isn't that color just lovely with your eyes!'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is another really fresh scent. I can smell the yuzu and the teakwood with slight undertones of lemon and bamboo. I have realized that I'm not a huge fan of yuzu scents (which is odd because I usually love grapefruit-type scents) but I can see this being a hit among citrus lovers. The citrus notes blended with the fresh and woodsy notes of the bamboo and teakwood make this one a standout for sure. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Old Hollywood's den of vice extended even to teatime. Instead of a nice darjeeling, partake of a cup of champagne cocktail that's ripe with mango juice and coconut milk.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>I just love the coco-mango oil that she uses. It's so tropical and sweet and delicious. The coconut mango is definitely hits your nose upon first sniff but there is a nice undertone of tea and champagne which adds a bubbly freshness to the fruity notes. Very nice and refreshing for a summer day!</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">The very concept of innocence as a thing that you can lose is an adult idea. Sugar, spice and everything nice, with a decidedly adult bent: brown sugar, nutmeg, and an anise chaser.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>To me, this smells like pumpkin pie spice without the pumpkin. SO YUMMY! You definitely get the anise note prominently so if licorice-y kind of scents aren't your thing, this might be one to pass on.</span></span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sex Kitten</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">For when you just need a little boost to remind you that you too can purr like a kitten, light this mixture of honeycomb, patchouli, and vanilla up and get busy!'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>When Becky and I were discussing what kind of scents I liked, I mentioned that I was not a huge fan of patchouli. She told me that I needed to try this one anyway because she uses a patchouli oil that doesn't smell like old dirty hippies. I'm so glad she talked me into this one because it smells fantastic! She is correct, her patchouli oil is more of an herbal patchouli rather than a stale-incense-head-shop kind of smell. It's really, really nice! If you are a patchouli hater, I truly encourage you to give this one a sniff. It changed my mind about patchouli scents!</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description:</i> '<span style="background-color: white;">If insanity is hereditary, so also must be the love of tea - and liquor. Don't worry, we won't tell your therapist about the compulsion to run around naked with a tea cozy on your head. Or the fact that we <3 our tea a little too much around here. Tea, absinthe, mint, and hints of vanilla.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This smells very similar to Tease, which is a vanilla mint tea scent as well, but this one has the added woodsy undertone from the added absinthe fragrance. I think I like this one a bit more than Tease because I'm a huge fan of absinthe scents. I get the strong minty undertone in this one as well but the absinthe mellows it out a bit more. Really good, and another one of Becky's best sellers!</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Lose yourself in the clouds and zone out to the scent of citrus musk, sandalwood, and a warm rush of cassis, lemongrass, and kiwi.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>Oh man do I love a good lemongrass scent!! That is definitely the dominant note in this blend - a fresh, green lemongrass scent with undertones of other fruits and sandalwood. If you've ever smelled Lemongrass Kiwi Cassis from other vendors, this has that note in it but with an added complexity from the sandalwood and musk. This is a scent I'll definitely love on a warm day with the windows open and breezes flowing through!</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Less than innocent furtive glances, stolen touches, brief kisses, and the less than faint breath of desire expressed in tones of Madagascar vanilla, a delicate breath of orchid and blondewood, and the warmth of cardamom and teakwood.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is definitely one of my favorites of the whole bunch. If you've ever smelled i Profumi di Firenze's Vaniglia del Madagascar perfume, this is it in wax, but with a bit more spiciness which perhaps is coming from the cardamom. SO GOOD! It's a sexy and sophisticated vanilla scent with a twist of something different. My husband loves this perfume on me so I know he'll love this in wax as well.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Anyone who hangs out with me more than five minutes knows that I have an incurable love of Doctor Who. So what better way to salute my favorite show than a mix of blue agave, blueberry, lime, and freshly crushed peppermint candies? It's a little fruity, a lot crazy, and totally sonic. Who looked at a wax tart and though it could be a bit more sonic? This Whovian.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>Oh so yummy. I smell mostly blueberry and mint with this one, which I've realized is a favorite scent combo of mine. Fresh, invigorating and fruity all at the same time. Really awesome blend! I'm not a Doctor Who watcher but I think this would be something fun for all of you Whovians out there.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description:</i> '<span style="background-color: white;">It's only human to lust after those we find attractive. Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte went there - a lot. Pent-up desires and a need to express them can only lead to angst, epiphany, or oblivion, but still we have them anyway. This scent is a deep, rich sandalwood with dancing notes of Blue Sugar and Pink Sugar - the male and female coupled together in the profane and the divine.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>You guys know me and Blue Sugar - I can't get enough!! This is different from the typical Blue Sugar/Pink Sugar blends because it has that added touch of sandalwood that makes it a bit deeper. LOVE this one! </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">Turn your back on your enemies and strut away like it just ain't no damn thing - a deeply disturbing and complex scent that slaps like an insult but soothes like sugar: toasted hazelnut and spiced caramel.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is definitely a caramel and nutty kind of scent, but there is something else in there that I can't place that takes it to a whole different level. Sandalwood? Patchouli? Musk? I'm not sure of what makes it so different from your typical nutty caramel scent, but it's definitely unique. And delicious! This would be the absolute perfect Halloween scent. It was limited edition for March but it is still available on the site, and for half off! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i>F<span style="background-color: white;">or those of you not in the know, I recently was laid off from my day job. And, really, maybe that's for the best. Whatever, I don't know. All I know is that I'm making a ton of wax and watching a damn lot of stuff on Netflix. I could start drinking, but then I'd have to stop when my severance pay runs out - so, instead, here's a sloshy drunk tart! Sangria mixed with champagne and a drunken toast to my future success in finding another job.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>Oh, this is another one of my favorites from the bunch. I love me a good fizzy drink scent and this one definitely fits the bill. It has a strong fruity note from that sangria but the champagne just puts it over the top with an awesome citrus-y, fizzy scent. SO awesome! I would love to slather myself in this scent on a daily basis. Fresh, fruity and wonderful! This is another LE scent that is currently half off on her site!</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: '</i><span style="background-color: white;">From the girl next door to the vampy flash & glam, a pin-up girl was on every male mind from about the age of 8 till the age of 90. So show off your curves and put on some bright red lipstick and rock it! The scent of freshly baked almond cookies, a lemon sugar drizzle, and two perfect, lush, burgandy drops of black cherry to finish.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is a fantastic, yummy almond and cherry cookie scent. I don't get much lemon out of this scent but that's okay because everything else I'm smelling is great. I love cherry almond scents, but some can be too cloying. This is not one of those scents. It is light enough to where it doesn't make you feel queasy. Delish!!</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: </i>'<span style="background-color: white;">Ladies, you wish your man smelled like this and not cheap deodorant, soap, and sweat. Deep, sweet myrrh, masculine, spicy bay rum, and a surprising twist of pineapple - all leading to a lingering disappointment at the Guitar Hero marathon in the living room. The least he could do is have moves like Jagger, right?'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is a really fantastic scent. I was a bit scared off by the mention of 'masculine' in the description, but I don't think it's too masculine at all. In fact, this kind of reminds me of a holiday scent. The pineapple mixed with the myrrh and spices kind of smell like some kind of old-world Christmas punch. This one surprised me, as it's definitely one of my favorites! Really unique and awesome scent. </span></span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pride and Prejudice</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: </i>'<span style="background-color: white;">I finally admit to being a girl and liking Jane Austen... but it doesn't hurt that Mr. Darcy is so brooding and sexy. Elizabeth Bennett is lucky to have found her match, and this scent celebrates her twisted love story with Mr. Darcy - linen, amber, sandalwood, and dusty, musky vanilla.'</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>This is another scent that is very similar to my beloved Vaniglia del Madagascar perfume but with a bit more of a kick to it. This time, it's the deep, resinous amber notes that give this tart it's mysterious undertone. I absolutely love this one as well. If I had to choose between this one and Seduction, this one wins by a hair but they are both fantastic. I just love amber notes and this is a great one without being too powdery like some ambers can be. Love it! </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Official description: </i>Pumpkin lager, black cherry, patchouli and Blue Sugar.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>My take: </i>I'm pretty sure this scent is the best thing I've ever smelled in my life. My love for cherry, pumpkin and Blue Sugar scents knows no bounds but when mixed together? It's a scentgasm, you guys. I have been tempted to many times to use these but I've been waiting to do this review before I indulged myself. Pure, utter, amazing wonderfulness. I need this scent in every single product imaginable, including laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid and anything else I could get my hands on. Becky. This is phenomenal. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The scents.</b> Becky is truly a master at blending fragrances and these are some of the absolute best scents I've ever smelled in my life. The fragrances are unique and complex, but not so much so that you lose out on smelling the individual notes in the blends. I don't know how she did it, but so many of these scents are very nostalgic for me and some evoke memories that I never even knew I had. Very cool.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The concept.</b> I absolutely love the concept of this company. The names and scents are clever, tounge-in-cheek and humorous. I love the simplicity of the tarts as well. No dyes, no crazy labels or shapes. Just white wax and black and white labels. For those who like a more natural product, these tarts (and her candles as well) are 100% soy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The customer service.</b> Becky is very responsive to e-mails and messages and very much wants to make your time with TTT a great experience. She's hilarious and is really great at knowing what kind of scents you would like based on your other likes and dislikes. She's a riot to chat with and definitely puts a lot of thought into her product. For those seeking a bit of a different experience from your wax, I highly recommend checking Two Timing Tart out. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The price.</b> These clamshells are $5 a piece, with special editions running at $6 a piece (but those are on sale for $3 on her site right now). Most clamshells from online vendors run in the $3 range so these are definitely on the higher side. However, I do have a coupon code for you all to use that I will post at the end of my entry that will help cut down on the cost on your first purchase.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The wax formula.</b> I do not care for the wax, unfortunately. It is a 100% soy wax and it is very, very crumbly. It is also difficult to get the wax out of the clamshells, I've noticed. When I have clamshells, I prefer that the wax is easy to get out and easy to break off into cubes. This type of wax would perhaps be better suited to another container other than clamshells. I'm sure it works really well in the candles, but I've never tried those so I can't speak to that.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The scent strength. </b>This is difficult for me to say because Becky is such a sweetheart and I am head over heels for the scents, but they are pretty light on cold throw and so far of the one tart that I've melted, it had almost no throw. I melted Innocence, 2 cubes each in a 24-watt hotplate, an 18-watt hot plate and a 25-watt lightbulb warmer and I didn't get much. Of course, Innocence could just be a lighter scent so I am definitely going to give the rest of them a go and see if they perform better for me than Innocence did. Again, everyone's nose is different and for those people that don't like as strong of a scent throw as I do (I like nosehair-searing strong), these tarts may just be the perfect match for you. *EDITED TO ADD* She is working on reformulating her wax so the scent throw is a bit stronger. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even though the one I've melted so far didn't do much for me, I have hopes that the other ones will perform better and I will keep you all updated as I melt through the rest of these! I suggest you check out Two Timing Tart if you love scents that are more complex and if you are sick of the typical Strawberry Zucchini Bread and Fruit Loops Birthday Cake kind of scents that are so commonplace nowadays!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That concludes my cold sniff and first impressions review of Two Timing Tarts! I hope you saw something today that caught your eye, as Becky really has some amazing scents. I'll be back in the coming days to catch up on some hauls and reviews! Thanks for stopping by today folks and I hope you are all having a wonderful day!</span></div>
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The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-32607751648417152092013-04-22T21:14:00.000-04:002013-11-23T18:16:32.051-05:00My Current Top 5 Favorite Wax Vendors!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi everyone!! I'm waiting until this Sunday to post my weekly reviews, and I have one more post in store for you this week, but for now I figured I'd pop in with a quick post about my current top favorite vendors. I get asked who my favorite vendors are all the time so I thought you all would enjoy it! In addition, I tag all of my fellow wax bloggers to do the same!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was definitely a difficult post to write because there are so many wonderful vendors out there and it's tough to narrow it down to five favorites. There's several things I took into account while compiling this list, including customer service, turnaround time, variety of scents available, etc., but in the end the most important thing for me is performance of the tarts. I want tarts that smell like what they're supposed to smell like, last a reasonable amount of time, and most importantly - they have to be strong! There's nothing worse than having a tart smell great on cold throw but when you put it in the warmer, you get nothing. AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Keep in mind, no vendor is perfect. Every vendor has their own drawbacks, and I will be listing those as well. Obviously, the good things about these vendors far outweigh the bad so that is why they are in my top 5. Also, just because a vendor is not listed here does not mean that I don't like their products. These are just the ones that stick out in my mind and that I continue to order from time and time again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Without further ado, I present to you my top 5 favorite wax vendors! Please note that these are in alphabetical order and not in order of preference (that would have been even more difficult)! Oh and I apologize for the lack of pictures, this was a very spur of the moment post. Anyway, here we go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. <a href="http://www.candlesfromthekeepingroom.com/">Candles from the Keeping Room</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Candles from the Keeping Room (CFTKR) has been a favorite company of mine for many, many years. It is run by a lady named Carol who is so sweet and helpful to her customers. She has a TON of different scents and blends, probably one of the biggest and most diverse scent lists of any vendor out there. Her tarts are generally strong, and although I've had a few more duds than usual with her lately, the majority of CFTKR tarts are great. Also, CFTKR is a ready-to-ship (RTS) company so even when she is slammed (which she has been lately), you will still get your order within a week. When things aren't as busy, I have received my order within 2 days. A lot of vendors these days have TATs upwards of a few months so it's refreshing to see a vendor who sticks to a short TAT. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are a few things to consider with CFTKR. First of all, you can't normally order single tarts. Her tarts come in 4 oz. or 8 oz. bags only. But, they are VERY reasonably priced so that's not a huge deal. Also, Carol has skyrocketed in popularity lately and it has been very hard for her to keep things in stock. I am thrilled for her, but at the same time, it is very frustrating when you can't get the scents that you were hoping for. She does restock quite frequently but lately things have been selling out instantly. Carol is currently closed but will be reopening at the beginning of May, so if you are planning on ordering, plan on waking up super early that day so you can get what you were hoping for!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. <a href="http://frontporchcandleco.com/">Front Porch</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Front Porch was one of the first vendors I ordered from when I got back into wax and I continue to order from them quite frequently (much to the dismay of my wallet). Front Porch is a RTS company as well, and they actually restock their site every day Monday-Friday which is great because there is always a lot of stock on hand. Besides the fact that they have great scents, their tarts are some of the strongest and long lasting around! Because they have such a huge scent list, they take requests from customers and every single time I have requested a scent, Angie (the owner) has listed it within a few days of my request. So cool! Another thing that I love about Front Porch is the fact that they never (or at least not in my recent memory) close down shop. Front Porch tarts will always be a staple in my collection for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some people seem to feel that Front Porch tarts are a bit expensive for what they are. A 4-pack of 1-oz. grubby tarts are $5.25 and the single grubbies are $1.75. Dollars for ounce, they do appear to be some of the more expensive tarts on the market. But here's the thing- they have free shipping, ALL THE TIME! No matter if you order a single tart or a huge $200 order, your shipping will always be free. Thus, the price of shipping is built into the price of the tarts. Some people still feel like FP tarts are too expensive, but I'm more than willing to pay a bit more when I get free shipping in the end. Another thing to consider about FP wax - it has a bit of a peculiar base smell, akin to friend dough or hot oil. It does affect the scents on cold throw but usually when melted, they smell just fine. I have found, however, that some fruity scents don't work well with the base smell so it's a trial and error situation. However, bakery scents are always AMAZING in Front Porch's wax.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">LSC was the very first vendor I placed an order with when I got back into wax and they are still in my very absolute favorite vendors list. Quite simply, LSC is amazing. They have some of the best and most authentic scents in the biz, their stuff is always SUPER STRONG, and I love the variety of scents that they have. They variety is definitely not as diverse as CFTKR, FP, or RG but what's awesome about their scents is the majority of them are custom blended by them. A lot of vendors just use stock oils, but LSC makes sure that their blends are the best of the best, and sometimes it requires a bit more than just tossing in some stock oil into some wax. Awesome, awesome blends! Another thing that I love about LSC is their labels. Each scent has it's own colorful picture on the label, they are all absolutely adorable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A major downside of LSC is the TAT. Generally the TAT for custom orders runs about 21 days, but they got so overwhelmed with orders recently that they had to close up shop for a little while. For me, 21 days isn't a big deal as I've been waiting on orders for a few vendors for upwards of 3-4 months but I know some people prefer not to wait that long. But luckily, for those in need of instant gratification, LSC usually has a great selection of RTS tarts available. Also, they don't have a huge variety of products available. I believe they do carry room sprays and possibly home fragrance oils, but in terms of wax, there's only 1.5 ounce scent shots. That's it. No scoopables, no brittle, no chunks, no scallops. Just the 1.5 ounce scent shots. That doesn't bother me at all, though I know some people would prefer to have a variety of different product options.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ahh Rosegirls. I absolutely LOVE Rosegirls. Rosegirls is a more unique vendor in that they only offer chunk tarts and pie tarts. No scent shots, no scallops, no clamshells. Just chunks. And WOW are their chunks fantastic. They offer around 200 or so different chunk blends that they keep in stock and then they also offer custom blending options, where you can create any scent that your heart desires! I've had a few weaker tarts from them but overall, their stuff is super strong and both their house blends as well as custom blends, are all blended so well that you can smell all the specific notes in them! Gotta love that. These girls really know what they're doing. It's honestly like Christmas when I open an order from Rosegirls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's the thing with Rosegirls. They are so popular that they can only open up shop once a month for a few hours. That means that you have to make sure that you are awake early, have your list planned out and your credit card at the ready because the site is absolutely SLAMMED when they open. It's a rush ordering from RG for sure. But rest assured, they will announce on Facebook when they have to close the site based on how many orders they have received. Some people find this system infuriating, but I absolutely LOVE it. They know their limit and they would much rather only accept as many orders as they can handle so they don't get overwhelmed and end up with TATs that are several months long. Much like many wax vendors these days, they have skyrocketed in popularity recently so their TAT has extended a bit, even with the current system. I don't mind waiting a bit longer because they are very upfront about their TAT and do everything they can to prevent from going over that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Bathing Garden definitely has some of the most beautiful looking tarts around. If you've never seen Shannon's tarts before, you're missing out because they're absolutely gorgeous! She only does clamshells, and she has beautiful colored wax covered in glitter and various embeds that correspond with whatever scent they are. I've had great luck with TBG's tarts, there have been a few duds but the majority of them are super strong and long lasting. Another great thing about The Bathing Garden is how unique her scents are. If you're looking for your typical Sugar Cookie or Blueberry Muffin scent, you need to look elsewhere because these blends are definitely out of the ordinary. With cult favorites such as Lemon Curd and Rose Milk, she has a knack for blending florals in a way that even floral haters will love. Shannon is also a sweetheart and is always willing to help her customers out. Really great stuff and great customer service as well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A major downside of the Bathing Garden is you never really know what scents she will be listing. She had some major surgery back in December and is now unfortunately dealing with a family issue, so her restocks as of late have been a bit inconsistent. Totally understandable but just something to think about. If you are dead set on going to the site and being able to order your favorite scent at that very moment, it's just not going to work like that. However, Shannon has been working on opening up her own website outside of etsy and hopefully being able to carry more stock at a time. This may be a ways down the road due to current events in her life, but I'm patient and for now, I'm totally okay with stalking her etsy page on the chance that she may restock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And so concludes my top 5 favorite vendors!! At the time of publishing this post, all of these vendors are currently closed with the exception of Front Porch, but I anticipate them all opening back up again very soon. Like I said before, just because a vendor isn't listed here doesn't mean that I don't love their product. But these are the top 5 vendors that I consistently have great luck with and will continue to buy from again and again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll be back this week to share with you guys a new vendor and later on with some melted reviews! Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you all very soon =)</span>The Scholarly Nail's Wax Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130398624901106511noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2533203091514959633.post-162291896564976282013-04-16T00:12:00.000-04:002013-11-23T18:16:32.036-05:00Weekly Wax Meltdown #7 - 3/24/2013 to 4/13/2013<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey ladies (and gents)! Long time no see yet again, eh? I can't believe I haven't posted in almost three weeks! I've been busy with various things these past few weeks and in addition to slacking on the blogging, I haven't been melting a whole lot either. At the same time, my stash seems to have grown exponentially recently due to several swaps and RR's that I've been participating in. This means 2 things - first of all, I absolutely need to make an effort to be melting more when I'm home and second of all, DESTASHES! So, keep your eyes peeled for some destashes from me very soon! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, I've started doing YouTube wax videos! A lot of my YT friends have been requesting that I do some videos and I finally gave in. I'll mostly be doing swap and Round Robin videos there, and I plan on keeping the majority of my melted reviews and hauls on this blog. So if you're interested in checking those out, here is the link to my YouTube channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvveFGHDUb4E9PeXBGFVFQ">Scholarly Nail on YouTube</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I may have another exciting announcement for you guys soon as well, but I'll keep that on the DL until things pan out with that. And no, don't worry, I'm not knocked up! For now, let's get into what I've been melting these past few weeks!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Front Porch Lemon Cotton Candy </b>(1 tart) - Man oh man was this one awesome! I believe I've reviewed this scent before so I won't go into to much detail but it was truly phenomenal. Front Porch has one of the few cotton candy oils that is SUPER STRONG as well as long lasting. FP also has one of my favorite lemon scents so the two of these together is pure heaven. This little grubby tart lasted me over 12 hours in my 24 watt hotplate. I'm on a wax ban right now but I made sure I had another 4-pack on hand before that started =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Front Porch Iced Cinnamon Rolls </b>(1 tart) - I got this one out of a recent RR box and when I went to put it away, I realized the bag was ripped so I just tossed it into one of my warmers. I'm not sure how old this tart was or how long the bag had been ripped, but I didn't get a whole lot out of this one. It was a generic spicy bakery scent, and I got a nice medium throw in my 18-watt hotplate but it quickly fizzled out after a few hours and started to get that waxy smell to it. I think I have a newer tart of this scent that I'll try before I come to any conclusions about this one. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Front Porch Blueberry Cheesecake </b>(1 tart) - This was a nice scent from Front Porch but not really anything special. It had a very generic blueberry scent to it and I didn't get a whole lot of the cheesecake note in it, which was a bit disappointing. Overall a good tart but not a favorite. It had a medium-to-strong scent throw and lasted a good 8 hours in a 24-watt hotplate warmer. Probably won't be repurchasing this one, as I much prefer the Blueberry Cheesecake scent from Tiffany Candles. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles from the Keeping Room Strawberry Cookie </b>(1 tart) - Okay, now this one was AMAZING. Wow. Wow wow WOW you guys. If you haven't tried Carol's Strawberry Cookie scent, you absolutely must. It smells a lot like her Strawberry Milk scent with a cookie undertone. You get the strawberry note, you get the crunchy cookie note, but then there's this underlying milky sweetness that is present as well. If I had to name this scent myself, I'd call it "Strawberry Milk and Cookies." It was a nice medium-to-strong scent throw in my 24-watt hotplate and it lasted about 6 hours before it started to fade. I'm so glad I have another sample and a 4-pack in this one because it is a new fave for sure! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Closet Full of Wax Blushing Peaches (</b>1 Mickey shaped tart) - This was the first thing I've ever melted from CFoW and I was pleasantly surprised! I've heard that this vendor has been hit or miss for people and I can definitely see how, just based off of cold sniff of the ones I've smelled, but this is a definite winner! This is a very sweet peach scent with a bit of a berry undertone. I'm really big on peach scents lately for spring and summer so this one was right up my alley. Medium-to-strong scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours. I got back a pack of scallops in this scent in my RR and I have this scent from CBV as well so I think I'm good and stocked up for awhile.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lil' Kitchen Candles Twinkie </b>(1 large teddy bear tart) - I just really have not been having great luck with LKC these days. This was a HUGE bear tart, probably around 1.5 ounces or more and I really didn't get much from it. I don't know if my order was a bad batch or what. I could smell a faint sweetness when this was melting but that's pretty much it. Light throw in a 24-watt hotplate. I ended up dumping this one out after about 3 hours because it just didn't do much for me. I have a scent shot from LKC in Twinkies Cheesecake that is a bit stronger on cold throw so I'll try that one to see if it does better for me. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lil' Kitchen Candles Strawberry Banana Smoothie </b>(1.5 scent sticks)<b> - </b>As a last ditch effort to try to get some of my LKC stuff to work for me, I threw 1 and a half of these sticks into my 24-watt and surprisingly, this one did really well for me! I got a medium-to-strong throw off of it. The blend was really nice too, you could smell the banana and strawberry notes equally. The banana was more of a Runts banana as opposed to a fresh banana so this scent was very sweet and candy-like, which I loved! Lasted a good 6 or so hours. I'd probably repurchase this one if I order from LKC again.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tiffany Candles Jelly Donuts </b>(1 scallop tart) <b>- </b>Yum! This is Tiffany's new Jelly Donuts blend, which is actually a jelly donut scent blended with their infamous Donut Shop fragrance. I definitely get the fruity jelly scent but I also get that wonderful undertone of spicy fried dough coming from the Donut Shop scent. SO good! I was surprised that it performed so well for me, usually 1 scallop from Tiffany's doesn't really do it for me but this was pleasantly strong. Medium-to-strong scent throw, lasted about 6 hours. I'd definitely repurchase this and in fact, I bought a jar of scoopable wax in this one! Can't wait to try that out =)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tiffany Candles S'mores </b>(1 scallop tart)<b> - </b>Meh. This wasn't all that strong on cold throw but I figured that since this is paraffin wax, it would come alive a bit more when melting. It didn't. At first, I got a slight hint of chocolate, a whole lotta marshmallow, and maybe the littlest bit of that graham cracker note but after about an hour it just faded into a generic sweet scent. Light throw. Lasted not even 2 hours. Definitely will not be repurchasing this one. I much prefer Campfire Dessert from Sniff My Tarts.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tiffany Candles Strawberry Banana - </b>This was another great strawberry-banana scent. It was less candy-like than LKC's strawberry banana, probably due to the slight green undertone in the background. Medium scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours. Definitely not my favorite strawberry banana scent so I probably wouldn't repurchase. My current fave strawberry-banana scent is Rosegirls Strawberry Banana Bubblegum but it's not quite perfect so I'm always on the hunt for others (suggestions welcome).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles by Victoria Banana Coconut Cream Pie (</b>half a scent shot)<b>- </b>Two of my favorite scents in one, pure heaven! I could smell both notes equally, the sweet banana bakery scent mixed with the sweet coconut bakery scent. I just can't get enough coconut or banana scents lately! Strong scent throw, lasted about 12 hours in my 24-watt hotplate. I ended up ordering this scent in a scoopable from her! Can't wait to see how CBV's scoopables work for me. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Shayz Crystal Light Peach Lemonade </b>(1 scent shot)<b> - </b>This one was nice, but a bit odd. Shayz' lemonade scent isn't really a true lemonade scent and instead smells exactly like a fizzy pop scent. Okay with me, but I know a lot of people do not care for Shayz lemonade scents. Anyway, this scent did pretty well in my 24-watt hotplate, I got a strong scent throw for the first few hours of the fizzy pop blended with a nice peach note but after a few hours the peach fizzled out and it was all fizzy pop. Not bad but I wish the peach would have lasted longer. Not a repurch, as I don't see myself ordering from Shayz again in the near future.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Haley's Heavenly Scents Cotton Candy (</b>1 scent shot) <b>- </b>This is one of those super light cotton candy scents that just don't perform all that well melted. I got a faint cotton candy note when this was melted but not much else. I'm not too surprised because it didn't smell like all that much on cold throw and cotton candy scents are notoriously weak. Not a huge loss, as I got this one out of a RR box. Very light throw. Melted for about 2 hours before I tossed it. Not a repurchase. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Nene's Kitchen Melts Strawberry Buttercream </b>(1 mini scent shot) - This was a really awesome strawberry and frosting scent. I absolutely love buttercream scents, and it didn't have that plasticky note that some frosting scents can have. The strawberry was sweet but not too sweet so the addition of the buttercream note didn't send it into that "too sweet" category. Unfortunately, this faded after a few hours in my 24-watt warmer. I am going to melt my Nene's stuff in lower wattage warmers from now on to prolong the scent throw. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lasting Scent Candles Blueberry Muffin </b>(1 scent shot) - I looooooove LSC's blueberry muffin scent. A lot of blueberry muffin scents are too heavy on the blueberry note but I get a great doughy note in this one as well. Strong throw in a 25-watt lightbulb warmer. Lasted 12+ hours. I have had amazing luck with my LSC tarts in general and they continue to be one of my go-to vendors so as long as they keep offering this scent, I will keep buying it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lasting Scent Candles Candy Land Dreamin </b>(1 scent shot) - I am getting to the end of my stash of this scent and I am bummed because it is SO DARN GOOD. It is a blend of lavender and peppermint with a slight hint of vanilla. It reminds me of something I used to buy from Lush way back in the day (Ickle Baby Bath, perhaps). Strong scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours in a 24-watt hotplate. To me, lavender mixed with peppermint is the ultimate relaxing/spa kind of scent and Candy Land Dreamin is BY FAR my favorite lavender/peppermint blend from any vendor. Unfortunately, it was limited edition for the holidays and is now discontinued. I'm now on the hunt for a lavender/peppermint blend that is just as good and I have not found one yet that can even hold a candle to this one!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lasting Scent Candles Pink Marshmallow Shortbread </b>(1 scent shot) - HOLY COW YOU GUYS. This one is slap your mama good. I've been really into Pink Sugar blended with bakery scents lately and this is one of the best I've smelled thus far. I get the Pink Sugar and the marshmallow notes but the shortbread scent is the star here. Super rich and buttery, it blends amazingly with Pink Sugar. I need to get my hands on more of this for sure. Strong throw. Lasted about 8 hours in my 25-watt lightbulb warmer. Definite repurch!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Bathing Garden Cheshire Cat </b>(2 cubes) - This was a nice raspberry/lemon scent but it honestly wasn't really anything special for me. I know, I know! It's such a popular Bathing Garden scent but something about it was lacking for me. The lemon scent was leaning towards a bakery lemon so that was fine but the raspberry was oddly floral. Medium-to-strong scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours. Not sure I'll be melting the rest of this one. I'll probably pass it along in a swap or RR. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Bathing Garden Cinnamon Cookie Dough </b>(2 cubes) - This one I was unsure of on cold sniff but once it was warmed, I really loved it!! The cookie dough scent is very, very sweet and although this scent is very heavy on the cinnamon, that sweetness helps it from becoming too spicy. I melted this one in a tealight warmer because it was the only one I had open at the time, which is definitely not the ideal warmer for soft waxes like The Bathing Garden's. It only lasted about 3 hours but I know it will last longer in a different type of warmer. Really good!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Bathing Garden Gardenia Coconut Cream </b>(1 cube) <b> - </b>This is, hands down, the best gardenia scent I have ever smelled in my whole life! Absolutely incredible!! I didn't really smell a whole lot of the coconut on its own but it added a really nice sweetness to the gardenia scent. Gardenia scents can often be too sharp of soapy, but this one was soft, sweet and very pleasant. I enjoy floral scents and this one has to be one of my top favorites now. Strong scent throw from just 1 little cube! Lasted over 12 hours in a 24-watt hotplate. I hope she lists this scent again one day because I'll definitely need a backup of this one! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The Bathing Garden Lemon Curd and Rose Milk </b>(2 cubes)<b> - </b>This is another one of The Bathing Garden's signature scents that I was thrilled to be able to get my hands on. Now this lemon blend was a definite winner in my book!! The lemon scent in this blend was not a bakery lemon, but it wasn't a cleaner-type lemon either. Just a nice fresh, tart lemon that blends really well with the floral and slighty sweet rose milk scent. This is pure genius scent mixing right here, folks. It is a very unique scent, I don't believe I've ever seen another vendor with this blend before. Strong throw! Try it, you'll like it =)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sniff My Tarts Smoothie Sugar Peppermint </b>(1 chunk) - This is a really awesome peppermint and vanilla blend. I've realized that as far as minty scents go, I much prefer a straight up peppermint to "candy cane" scents, which have an odd undertone to my nose. Anyways, this was very strong as well, lasted about 8 hours in my 24-watt hotplate. I'm not sure what the "sugar" note in this one is supposed to be, but I'd definitely order this blend again once I actually figure out what that sugar note is. Sugar cookie? Warm Vanilla Sugar? Either way, it was a winner for sure. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles from The Keeping Room Acai Berry </b>(1 tart) - This scent started out AWESOMELY! It reminded me of a wildberry mousse scent but without the creaminess that WB mousse scents have. It was really fantastic for the first couple of hours and then it fizzled out quite quickly in my 24-watt. I hate to say it but I haven't had the best luck with CFTKR tarts as of late. I find that I'm starting to need 2 tarts to get the scent throw and longevity that I want from them. This is from a more recent order so I wonder if it's just a recent batch issue? Who knows. This would have been a new favorite scent if it would have lasted longer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles from the Keeping Room Pineapple Upside Down Cake </b>(1 tart) <b>- </b>This did pretty well for me! I didn't get much cake, but I sure got a nice, sweet pineapple scent from this tart. I'm getting into pineapple scents lately, especially with the warmer weather on the horizon. I would have preferred a bit more of a cake scent from this but it was really yummy nonetheless. Medium scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours in my 18-watt hotplate. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles from the Keeping Room Fruit Loops - Toasted Marshmallow </b>(2 tarts, 1 in each warmer) <b>- </b>This is one of Carol's most popular scents, I've heard nothing but raves for this one. It was really nice, you get both the Fruit Loops and Toasted Marshmallow scents (by the way, I LOVE Carol's Toasted Marshmallow scent) but the throw wasn't quite as strong as I had hoped. I melted one tart in a 24-watt hotplate and one in a tealight warmer. I got a medium throw from this scent in both warmers. Lasted about 6 hours in the hotplate, 4 in the tealight. I really like this scent I just wish it were stronger. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles from the Keeping Room Cotton Candy Frosting - </b>Now this one was AWESOME! I love Cotton Candy Frosting from any vendor, I find it to be one of the strongest cotton candy oils available. Carol's version did really well for me, I got a medium-to-strong scent throw from it and it lasted a solid 6 hours. I'm trying to not order from Carol when she reopens because I have so much CFTKR already (plus that whole wax ban thing), but if an order happens, I'll definitely need to grab another bag of this one!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi everyone! I'm baaaaaaaaaaack!! DID YA MISS ME?! I actually got back from vacation last Sunday but I needed the whole week to recover. Well, that and I've been super busy with school for the past week (a.k.a le suck fest). Also, my husband and I got to hang out with Dana from <a href="http://danaslittlewaxblog.blogspot.com/">Dana's Little Wax Blog</a> and her fiance Jeff and we exchanged a lot of wax and drank a lot of booze. Definitely the highlight of my week! Now that things are finally getting back to normal, I'm here to share with you all my melted wax reviews for the past few weeks or so. I'm glad to be back!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sniff My Tarts Lemon Bundt Cake Fudge - </b>This was the first thing I melted from my SMT Facebook lot and it was pretty good. Pretty good. Not amazing. This particular scent is a blend of Lemon Bundt Cake and Vanilla Butter Fudge. I melted a few smaller chunks that had crumbled apart, probably about 2 ounces total. I definitely got a background of the lemon bundt cake but the predominant scent that I picked up on was a very buttery vanilla, almost like buttered popcorn without the popcorn note. It was nice, but not my favorite. The throw was medium, lasted about 6 hours in a 24 watt hotplate warmer. This is the second thing I've melted from SMT and while the first thing blew my socks off, this was less than thrilling for me. For how coveted these tarts are, I was expecting better. But again, it wasn't bad, just not a favorite. I like this one much better on cold throw than warmed because cold I can only smell the lemon bundt cake.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Rosegirls Beach Vacation - </b>LONGEST LASTING TART EVER. For real. I have been melting a chunk of this one for a week on and off in my 24 watt hotplate in my bedroom (I have a huge bedroom) and this sucker just will not die. The first time I melted it on Tuesday for over 24 hours straight, and each subsequent day for about 8-12 hours each time. This STILL has scent left in it. I am in awe of this tart. Oh yeah, what does it smell like? It's a blend of coconut suntan lotion and Pink Sugar, though I mostly only smell the coconut scent. That's okay though because it's simply amazing. I need a bag in this scent next time I order for sure. Maybe even a giant pie! Hell, I'll take a whole truckload. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Rosegirls Florida Key Lime Pie, Serendipity and Vanilla Ice Cream - </b>This one, however, was pretty underwhelming. On cold sniff, the notes smelled awesome together but I didn't get much throw when I warmed it. Light to medium throw at best. Granted, it could have been the warmer I was using which was a 25-watt lightbulb warmer. I have one chunk of this left after giving away a few so I will definitely be melting the last one in a 24-watt hotplate to see if it throws better. It's funny how you can get two things from the same vendor and have them perform completely differently from the other. Just goes to show that sometimes even the best vendors will have some duds. It's all trial and error. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Combo #1: Pics, Petals & Scents Pumpkin Pie Spice and Tiffany Candles Cheesecake - </b>I cleaned out my wax drawers a bit this week and I found a single Tiffany's Cheesecake tart in the old wax at the bottom of one of my drawer and I figured I should use it up. I didn't get a strong throw from this scent in the old wax so I knew one tart wasn't going to cut it, so I decided to blend it with a cube of PPS Pumpkin Pie Spice. It was a very yummy blend, but the Pumpkin Pie Spice scent dominated the cheesecake after a few short hours and all I smelled after that was pumpkin pie spices. No pumpkin, no cheesecake, just spice. I didn't mind the after scent but I wish the other notes would have lasted longer. Medium to strong throw in my 18-watt hotplate. Lasted about 4 hours.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Combo #2: ScentSationals Lemon Chiffon and Cupcake - </b>One cube of each of these in my 18-watt hotplate threw like crazy! If you've never smelled Lemon Chiffon, it pretty much smells like other vendors' Fruit Loops scents. Very strong and fruity, and that cupcake toned it down a bit and added some creaminess to the blend. Strong throw. Lasted about 8 hours. This blend is a classic, I'll do it over and over and over again. You just can't beat the throw and price of these ScentSationals clamshells!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Febreeze White Peach - </b>This is from a new line of wax melts available at Wal-Mart. Most of the scents in the line are clean, fresh, febreeze-y type scents but there's a few fruity and foody ones as well. This one is one of my favorites of the bunch, it's a nice juicy peach scent with a distinct floral undertone. Very nice! Medium to strong scent throw in my 24-watt warmer. 2 cubes lasted about 6 hours. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Scentsy Lucky in Love - </b>I've had 2 cubes of this laying around forever so I decided to just use it up. This is a dupe for Victoria's Secret Love Spell, which is a sweet, candy-like fruity floral scent. Very pretty but a bit overdone for me. Medium scent throw in a 24-watt hotplate warmer. Lasted about 4 hours, but these are meant to be used in lightbulb warmers so I'm sure they would have lasted a lot longer had a I used a proper warmer. Oh well!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>ScentSationals Chillaxin - </b>Again, I had 2 cubes of this left so I wanted to use it up. It is a eucalyptus mint scent. I'm always going back and forth on Eucalyptus Mint scents, I like them and then I hate them. This week, I hate them. This was too cloying and masculine for me. It smells like a very strong cologne. Super strong scent throw, but I turned it off after about 30 minutes because I couldn't stand it any longer. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Yankee Lemon Lavender - </b> I feel like Yankee gets a bad rap in the wax community because I always have great luck with them in my tealight warmers. This is a classic Yankee scent, a nice blend of tart lemon with herbal lavender. Strong scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours. Would definitely repurchase!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Scentsy Thunderstorm - </b>Yet another clamshell I had lying around with only 2 cubes left. This used to be one of my favorite Scentsy fragrances, a nice, ozonic scent with a hint of a masculine undertone. I still really like this one but I don't think it's a favorite anymore. Medium throw in a 24-watt hotplate. Lasted about 6 hours. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Better Homes and Gardens Candied Caramel Apple - </b>This was another attempt to use up another clamshell but I didn't quite get around to it, as I only melted one cube of this one because it was so strong! Very nice and authentic caramel apple scent. You get both the caramel and the apple here. Strong scent throw in a 24-watt hotplate. Lasted about 6 hours. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Country Home Scent Holiday Eggnog - </b>In my attempt to use up some older stuff this week, I used up the rest of my CHS tarts. I was so bummed when CHS went out of business because I loved their stuff. But, the packaging they used was not cello and was bound to suck the scent out after awhile so I figured their days were numbered at this point. Holiday Eggnog was a nice, spicy eggnog scent. It was a medium to strong throw, lasted about 6 hours. I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of eggnog scents but this one wasn't bad.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Country Home Scent Gingerbread House - </b>This one was phenomenal!! It was a sweet gingerbread scent, very similar to a lot of donut shop or cinnamon donut scents from other vendors. This was super duper strong, but only lasted about 4 hours in my 24-watt hotplate. I probably should have melted these in a lightbulb warmer since they were such a soft wax, but I only have my hotplates out right now so that's where they got melted. I have the Gingerbread House scent from a few other vendors and they smell the same as this one off of cold sniff so I hope they perform as well!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Country Home Scent Gingerbread Brulee - </b>This one was more of a true gingerbread scent with a bit of a burnt sugar undertone. It was good, but not nearly as awesome as Gingerbread House. Medium to strong scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours on my 18-watt hotplate. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Country Home Scent Tinsel - </b>This is a favorite scent of mine from any vendor, and CHS's version did not disappoint! Tinsel is a blend of fruits (strawberry and pomegranate) and peppermint. If you've never smelled Tinsel before, you must! It's marketed as a holiday scent but I think it could definitely work all year round. Just a nice, fresh fruity scent with a kick from the peppermint. Love!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lil' Kitchen Candles Strawberry Banana Smoothie/Orange Dreamsicle - </b>This is a custom blend of mine. It just didn't blow me away. I started out with 2 giant cubes but got no scent throw so I threw in two more and was finally able to get a medium scent throw from it. I got mostly a strawberry note, no banana and no orange dreamsicle. Honestly, I am not at all impressed with LKC from what I've melted so far. It seems to be one of those newer vendors that just got a lot of hype and is not living up to my expectations. I've heard of other people having issues with her stuff lately as well. I don't think I will be placing another order with this vendor. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lil' Kitchen Candles Circus - </b>Last time I melted this, I got absolutely no scent throw from 4 of the little lego tarts so I just threw the last 6 in, hoping I would get something from it. The scent is a blend of orange dreamsicle, banana smoothie and cotton candy. It did have a light throw, but the scent was extremely unpleasant. I don't know, maybe it's her orange dreamsicle oil that is throwing off a lot of these blends. It is, undoubtedly, the worst orange dreamsicle scent I've ever smelled. It smells like plastic. In addition, her clamshells have a strong plastic scent to them as well. No go for me. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>BeauxSavonsFrais Pink Cherry Sugar Cookie - </b>Now here's a newer vendor that I actually had a good experience with! This was a blend of Pink Sugar and Cherry Sugar Cookie. I couldn't really smell any Pink Sugar in this, but the cherry sugar cookie scent was very strong and long lasting! The cherry was sweet, not medicinal like some cherry scents can be, and the sugar cookie added a nice crunchy note to the blend. Lasted over 12 hours in my 18-watt hotplate. I can't wait to melt more of my things from this vendor! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lasting Scent Candles Wildberry Mousse - </b>This was from my very first LSC haul back in October so I figured it was time to use it up! This smells like every other Wildberry Mousse scent I've smelled, very sweet and creamy berries with a slight bakery undertone. It was good but I prefer Wildberry Mousse blended with other notes, I think. Strong throw. Lasted about 6 hours in my 18-watt hotplate warmer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lasting Scent Candles Honey Vanilla Pound Cake - </b>This was another one from my first ever LSC order that needed to be used up. It was a nice vanilla cake scent with a hint of a butterscotch undertone. It was about a medium scent throw, which is to be expected for most plain vanilla scents. Lasted about 6 hours in my 24-watt hotplate.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lasting Scent Candles Peppermint Marshmallow Snow - </b>This blend of marshmallow and peppermint is a favorite scent of mine, but for some reason it was a bit weaker this time around than I had remembered. Last time I melted one of these, the throw was very strong. This time it was only about medium in my 24-watt hotplate. Perhaps my nose was having an off day. I still have a few of these left so I'll try another one in a few weeks to see how it does. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Victoria's Designer Creations Cotton Candy Milkshake - </b>There has been a lot of talk lately about how VDC isn't performing well for people so I wanted to try a few of mine this week and see how they did. This one smelled absolutely amazing off of cold sniff, very strong and a true cotton candy scent. It's a very sweet cotton candy scent (think Parfums de Coeur Cotton Candy body spray) mixed with a bit of a sweet, milky note. Warmed, it was a medium throw in my tealight warmer and only lasted about 4 hours. However, I loved the scent so much that I went and ordered a whole loaf of it! Yes, a whole loaf. This was my first loaf purchase ever, and probably my last. I don't normally see the need for a whole 2 pound chunk of wax, but I figured since this is a lighter scent, I can use as much as possible when I want to melt it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Victoria's Designer Creations Pumpkin Muffin - </b>This one, however, had absolutely no scent throw while melting. I'm not sure how old this was, as the person I got it from got it from a destash, but it smelled yummy off of cold throw so I was hoping it would be good warmed as well. Cold, it was a nice pumpkin bakery scent with a hint of spice. While it was melted, I could only smell a faint hint of spice while hovering over the warmer. I have a small order coming from her with the loaf and will be participating in a RR with some of her products, so I will try some of those before I come to a final conclusion about her stuff. Her wax is just so darn pretty so I'm trying really hard to like it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Can-Do-Candles Sugar Butt - </b>This was a really nice sweet, buttercream frosting scent. It had a strong scent throw which is unheard of for buttercream-type scents but it only lasted about 4 hours. Still, based on scent throw alone, I'd definitely repurchase this scent.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Beezy Tarts Sweet Potato and Brown Sugar - </b>This is another favorite scent of mine, and Beezy's is another favorite vendor. If only he had more scents, he may even be my #1 vendor! Anyways, this is such an awesome scent of an almost savory sweet potato note mixed with brown sugar and spices. It's such an authentic scent, I've never smelled another sweet potato scent that was more true to life than this one. Strong scent throw in my 24-watt hotplate warmer. Lasted 12+ hours. I have quite a few of these left but I think this will be the last one I melt before fall. I have a few other sweet potato scents I'd like to try out before then.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Orchid Lakes Grapefruit Blackberry - </b>This was a nice fruity scent. The tartness of the grapefruit blended really well with the floral-sweet blackberry note. Medium to strong scent throw in a 24 watt warmer. I have to say though, I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of Orchid Lake these days. Even with these mega 2 oz. tart cups, I'm not getting as strong a throw as I'd like with them. I got an order in from them the other day and most of the things that I ordered had a VERY weak cold throw, and that is after almost 2 weeks curing. I do like this particular scent but I think I'm going to try to find this scent from another vendor because I don't see myself ordering from OLC again, unfortunately. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Skinny Dip Soaps Blueberry Cobbler - </b>This could have been a nice blueberry bakery scent, but had a hint of that sharpness that some blueberry scents have that I do not care for. I melted this in a tealight warmer and it did have a strong throw but the scent wasn't really speaking to me. This is another company that I don't see myself ordering from again, I wasn't overly impressed with my order. I know a lot of other people like this vendor though, as everyone's nose and preferences are different! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Blues City Candles Pink Vanilla Buttercream - </b>I got this tart out of a Round Robin so I'm not quite sure how old it was. The tart cup was in pretty bad shape, cracked and nearly falling apart so I was nervous that some scent had escaped. I was pleasantly surprised that I got a nice medium throw from this tart, which is good for this type of scent. Lasted about 8 hours. I smelled mostly Pink Sugar in this but I definitely got a fair amount of the buttercream note in here as well. I have heard very mixed reviews on this company but I am eager to try more from them. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Granny's Kountry Candles Changing Seasons - </b>This was another tart that was pretty much on its last legs. The oils had seeped into the cup so much that the cup was basically fused onto the tart! I had to peel back the cup, it had become extremely soft. However, none of the scent was sucked out of this one because it was SUPER STRONG! Because this is a seasonal scent, I couldn't find an official scent description but to me it smelled like a mix of Scentsy's Honey Pear Cider mixed with a spiced apple scent. It was awesome! I will for sure be buying this again if she carries it again for the fall. Strong scent throw in my 24-watt warmer. Lasted over 12 hours. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Sweet Fixations Blue Hawaii - </b>In case you haven't heard, Blue Hawaii is the new Serendipity ;-D. Blue Hawaii is another cherry-coconut-citrus tropical scent, but it is much heavier on the coconut than any Serendipity scent that I've smelled. I can't wait to start doing blends with this scent! It had a medium scent throw, and although I was hoping for a stronger scent, it was still awesome. I am going to try Blue Hawaiian from a few more vendors to see which one is strongest for me. This will be a summer staple in my house for sure! </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Candles from the Keeping Room Sugar Milk and Cookies - </b>OMG this one was so awesome! I now see what the hype is all about! I didn't get too much off of cold throw with this one but it was phenomenal when melting. It is a blend of sugar milk and CFTKR's famous sugar cookie scent. I smell both notes when melting, and that milk note adds a richness to the cookie scent that sets this one apart from every other cookie scent I've smelled. So good. Medium to strong scent throw in a 24-watt hotplate warmer. Lasted about 8 hours. I have a bag of this one coming from Shelby and I'm so excited to melt more of this scent!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>CFTKR Holiday Treats - </b>This one, however, was a bit underwhelming for me. It is supposed to be a Vanilla Bean Noel cookie kind of scent. When melting, it to me smelled just like a generic sweet scent, I couldn't pick out any cookie or bakery notes. It was just meh for me. Light to medium scent throw in a 24-watt hotplate. Lasted about 6 hours. Meh. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>CFTKR Sea Island Grapefruit - </b>This is a great, fresh grapefruit scent. It has a slight ozonic undertone to it, and that sets it apart from most other grapefruit scents on the market. I would classify this scent as more of a fresh scent as opposed to a fruity scent. It had a medium to strong scent throw in my 24-watt hotplate warmer. I'm not sure if I'd order it again but it was nice. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>CFTKR Wildberry Mousse Indian Bread - </b>I was really excited about this one because the Indian Bread note smelled like sugar corn pudding to me. Unfortunately, as much as I love sugar corn pudding scents on cold sniff, I'm beginning to realize that I just don't like them when they are warmed. Even the wildberry mousse note in here couldn't save it for me. It had a strong scent throw, but I dumped it out after about an hour when I just couldn't stand it anymore. I think I will be purging the rest of my sugar corn pudding/indian bread tarts from my stash. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Front Porch Cotton Candy Cookies - </b>Last time I melted this, the throw wasn't as strong as I had liked so I threw in 2 grubby tarts in my 24-watt hotplate to ensure a strong throw. WOAH MAMA, this was incredible! I don't know what my deal was last time but this was SUPER STRONG! Cotton Candy scents are pretty iffy sometimes but I am so glad to have found a strong one. It lasted for well over 12 hours, and I could even smell it the next morning after turning it off before going to bed the night before. I'm going to need a big honkin' jar of the scoopable wax in this scent FO SHO!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Front Porch Cake Shoppe - </b>This was a scent that I got in my very first FP order so I figured I should just melt it! Do you see a theme with me using stuff up this week? Haha anyways, this was just okay. It was just a super sweet vanilla cake scent with a slight hint of chocolate. I always hear such good things about this scent, so I'm not sure if the age of the tart had something to do with it but it just wasn't anything special for me. Medium scent throw in an 18-watt hotplate. Lasted about 6 hours.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>CFTKR Peppermint Meringue - </b>I got this little guy in a gift from Shelby, and Dana requested that I melt this one when she was over the other day. It was a very nice sweet peppermint scent. Nothing that blew me away but it was very good. Strong scent throw, lasted about 8 hours.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Haley's Heavenly Scents Whipped Peaches and Cream - </b>I was so excited to melt this one, as it was my absolute favorite peach scent off of cold sniff that I had ever smelled! Sadly, it just wasn't as strong as I had liked when melting. I had to use 2 of these tarts to get a medium scent throw off of this one. Super bummed because I thought I had found my perfect peach scent! The sweetness that I was picking up on cold throw turned into a weird, almost buttery note when melting. Not sure if my nose was off that day but I'm definitely going to have to give this one another try. Medium throw. Lasted about 4 hours. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Haley's Heavenly Scents Americana - </b>Now this was an awesome scent!! It is a blend of strawberry, vanilla and Blue Sugar. Not very many vendors do Blue Sugar blends so I was pleasantly surprised to come across this scent. I melted one scalloped tart in a tealight warmer and got a super strong throw. I think next time I'll blend this with a strawberry scent to bring out the strawberry a bit more. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tiffany Candles Winter Dreams - </b>I was trying desperately to use these last 4 heart tarts up this week but I couldn't do it. I'm so sick of this scent! When Christmas rolled around, I wasn't sure if they would be discontinuing this scents so I bought a whole jar of tarts and a 12-pack refill. Of course, they didn't discontinue it so there was no need for me to do that haha. Anyways, Winter Dreams is a really nice fruity-mulberry-spicy-pine scent. Really great for the holidays. I hope I haven't overdone it on this scent because I'd like to be able to melt it again this year around the holidays. Strong scent throw from 2 heart tarts. Lasted about 6 hours.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Tiffany Candles Lemon Poppyseed - </b>Amaaaaaaaaazing. Amazing. Such a great bakery lemon scent, no pledge notes here. Used the whole scent shot in a tealight warmer and it lasted through about 4 tealights. Love this one, always a repurch!</span></li>
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