BeauxSavonsFrais Order - First Impressions and Cold Sniff Reviews

Hey everyone! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! I didn't do my weekly wax meltdown this week because I simply didn't have enough to review. I took a few days off of melting last week to clear my nose and slowly eased back into melting again so there really wasn't that much. The few I melted last week will be combined into this Sunday's weekly melts =)

Anyways, I'm back here today to share with you several hauls that I have accumulated over the past week or so. First up is my very first haul from BeauxSavonsFrais!

BeauxSavonsFrais, or BSF as it will know be known here, was a much buzzed about vendor that I had heard so much about, yet never had the chance to order. The owner closed the shop for a few months when she had her baby and reopened for business on February 14th. I placed 2 small orders, one with custom scents and one from her available RTS stock. By the time I got there, the RTS section was pretty much wiped clean but I managed to snag a few things! Today I will be sharing with you my RTS order.

The TAT on this order was about 7 days, which is perfect. I will be waiting quite a while on my custom order I'm sure, since the shop opening was pretty crazy! This order arrived to me a little beat up but nothing was rendered unusable. Most importantly, the tarts smelled great so that trumps everything else in my eyes.

Overall, I'm happy with my BSF order. There's a few scents in here that were a bit disappointing but I'm hoping that with a bit more curing they will be much better. She has some really unique tart shapes in her shop that I've never seen from other vendors such as cereal bowls, rice krispie treats, and Spongebobs! BSF also has some awesome and unique blends in their scent list so I can definitely see myself ordering again if these perform well melted. 

Here's what I ordered:

• Pink Cherry Sugar Cookie - This was definitely the most beat up product in my order. As you may be able to see, the top tart is pretty crushed. Oh well! This blend smells amazing. I have really been into cherry scents lately so this is right up my alley. I mainly get a sweet cherry scent, but I can smell tiny hints of Pink Sugar and cookies in the background. Really love this one!
• Nectarine Mint - This one was a bit disappointing. Nectarine Mint is a favorite scent of mine from Bath and Body Works. The B&BW version is a very sweet and juicy nectarine scent with the slightest nuance of fresh mint. Unfortunately, pretty much all I can smell with BSF's version is the base scent of the wax. No bueno. The wax has a strange, almost bakery-like scent akin to Front Porch's base wax scent. Hopefully with a bit more curing the actual scent will come out more.
• Coconut Vanilla - This is by far my favorite thing that I ordered!! Whenever I order a coconut vanilla scent from a vendor, it always has some other weird note to it. Not this one - it is pure coconut and sweet vanilla. It reminds me of Bath and Body Works' Coconut Vanilla scent, which is by far my favorite CV scent ever. It's rich, creamy, strong and there's no other notes hanging out in this blend. So good. 

• Strawberry Watermelon Jolly Rancher - These two-toned little gingerbread men are so cute! The scent is decent, it's a lot lighter than what I would expect from a strawberry and watermelon scent. I mostly get the watermelon jolly rancher scent with a bit of strawberry. I can smell the base scent of the wax in this one too. Hopefully that scent will go away when these are melting.
• Butt Naked/Strawberry Patch - I honestly have no idea where the Butt Naked scent comes in, all I can smell in these little tarts is a very strong strawberry scent. This strawberry is definitely a fake strawberry, similar to Tiffany's Strawberry Passion and other scents in the same vein. That's okay with me though because I love fake strawberry scents. Wishing this had more (well, any) of the Butt Naked fragrance in here. Oh well. 

• Bubble Gum Soap (freebie) - This smells exactly like bubblegum! I'm not sure I like bubble gum scents in tarts but I'll definitely enjoy using this scent in a little hand soap. 
• Watermelon Jolly Rancher (freebie) - Pretty much the same sweet watermelon scent that I'm smelling in the blend that I purchased. It's a surprisingly light scent.
• Loopy Lemon Creme Noel (freebie) - This is my favorite scent in the entire order. I wish I would have ordered this in my custom order! I almost did, but I thought it sounded a bit redundant since Froot Loops smells very lemon-y on its own. Big mistake!! I can smell the lemon cream, the Fruit Loops and the VBN in here. So good and super strong!! Once I'm off my wax ban I will be placing an order for some tarts in this scent for sure. 

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Thanks for stopping by! Stay tuned for a few more hauls =)

Candles by Victoria Haul #2 - Cold Sniff Reviews

Back with another Candles by Victoria haul!

You may remember my last CBV haul where I was less than pleased with the scents that I received. I ordered some bakery scents and a tropical sampler where I got some very random scents that were just not my style. I really wanted to give CBV another shot because I had heard such good things and most of all, I wanted to find a scent worth of getting in a big glitter candle. Well folks, I'm happy to say that I'm absolutely thrilled with this order! I may have even found a scent that is candle worthy =D

Here's what I got:

• Pop Rocks - This is AMAZING! Definitely my favorite scent of the order (and yes, it is candle-worthy). It is a blend of Fizzy Pop and Pink Sugar. I am currently obsessed with effervescent scents and this Fizzy Pop fragrance smells amazing blended with Pink Sugar. I now will be needing every single soda/Pink Sugar blend that I see.
• Divine Paradise - Very yummy. It's a blend of yellow cake, cherry, pineapple, pecan and coconut. I smell mostly cherry off of cold sniff but I've heard that the other notes come out more when melting. Love this one!
• Hell on Heels (freebie) - This was my free scent shot with my order. I was surprised to find that I really like it! It's a blend of all kinds of different fruits and florals. I can't really pick out one specific note but I will tell you that it smells fantastic. 
• Blushing Peaches - This is another top favorite of the order. It's a blend of peaches, strawberry and vanilla. I can smell all three notes equally. It is truly amazing! I may consider a candle in this scent too!
• White Nectarine and Pink Coral - This is a very sweet nectarine scent. Almost candy-like. I do like this one but it's not a favorite.
• Peachy Pink Coral - This is a blend of Blushing Peaches and White Nectarine and Pink Coral. This one smells fantastic! The Blushing Peaches scent cuts down the sweetness of the White Nectarine and Pink Coral. I prefer Blushing Peaches on its own but I really like this one as well.
• Strawberry Crunch - This reminds me of CFTKR's Strawberry Milk scent but with an added crunch! Maybe like a strawberry cereal drenched in milk. Really yummy!
• Strawberry Banana Custard - I've been ordering strawberry banana scents from pretty much any vendor that has them lately. This one is really yummy. I smell mostly a strawberry pie scent with crust and then a slight hint of banana. Different from any of the other strawberry banana scents I've smelled thus far. 
• Pink Cupcake - This is an awesome, strong cupcake scent. It just smells like a straight up cupcake with a strong buttercream frosting note. It reminds me a lot of the Scentsationals Cupcake scent but with a bit more buttercream. Delish!

• Cantaloupe Lily - Yet another favorite of the order. I definitely get the true, juicy scent of a cantaloupe with a light floral background. Beautiful! Cantaloupes are my favorite melon to eat and I'm glad to have found a scent that is true to life.
• Trix Are For Kids - This is supposed to smell like Trix cereal. To me, it smells like Fruit Loops with a lot more lime added. It's good but I think I prefer the regular Fruit Loops scent. 
• Coco Beach Baby Peach - This is a blend of coconut, peach and some other fruity and floral notes. I can definitely smell the peach and coconut, but the other notes add a nice depth to it. Really, really like this one! Peach and coconut are both favorite scents of mine at the moment so this is right up my alley! 
• Lemon Blackberry Pie - This is divine! I can smell the blackberry and the lemon equally, and I get a pie crust note as well. I have found that I really love CBV's pie crust scent. 
• Banana Coconut Cream Pie - Another favorite!! This is AMAZING! I'm definitely going to need a candle in this one. I can smell both the banana and coconut in this. The banana is sweet but not candied, and the coconut adds a nice freshness to the blend. I don't get too much of a pie crust note in this one, mostly just the two fruits. 
• Bath Time With Pooh - This is a dupe for Lush's Honey I Washed the Kids soap. It's a very pretty honey scent with a background of floral. Very relaxing and spa-like. Kind of reminds me of the way Burt's Bees baby products smell.
• St. Lucia - This one is pretty nice, though not a favorite of the order. It's a blend of honeydew, marshmallow ambrosia and nectarine. I find that most honeydew scents tend to have a floral note to them that I don't love. However, it does smell nice mixed with the other sweet fruity notes. I'll definitely melt this one and see how I like it then.
• English Ivy - This was really the only one of the order that I didn't care for. I've heard raves about this one so I went ahead and ordered it. It's a strong floral scent that reminds me of a bathroom air freshener. I'll definitely be passing this one on to a new home.
• Monster Mash - This is a blend of apple, blueberry and a spiced bakery note. I'm not quite sure how I feel about this one. I'm starting to realize that I am really picky about my apple scents. I think they have to be blended with some sort of spice for me to like them. This does have a spicy note to it so I think that's why I might like this one. The blueberry note is pretty faint right now so I hope it comes out more when I melt it. 

• Treasure Island - Really like this one! It is a blend of pineapple, pina colada, mango and coconut milk. It smells like a fruity cocktail! This is getting me excited for my trip to Florida in a few weeks =D
• Faerie Ring - This is another one I'm not loving. It is a very popular scent amongst CBV lovers but it's just not working for me. It is a blend of Apples & Oaks and Raspberry Violet. I LOVE Raspberry Violet scents so I thought it would be fun to try it blended with another scent. Unfortunately, the apple note isn't tickling my fancy. This is an example of where I don't like apple scents that aren't blended with spice. Next time I'll just get Raspberry Violet on its own.
• Indonesian Delight - This is another fruity-floral tropical blend. I smell mostly citrus in this one. I do like it but it's not jumping out at me. Maybe I'll like it better when it's being melted.
• Honey Spice Cake - So good! Even when I'm trying to focus on spring and summer scents in an order, I can never pass up a yummy sounding spicy bakery scent. This one smells like gingerbread drizzled in honey. It is amazing. I will definitely be needing more of this around the holidays later this year.

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So concludes my latest CBV order. I'm really excited with the majority of these scents and I'm glad I made much better choices this time around. Can't wait to melt these and see how they do.

Thanks for stopping by everyone! Hope you all have a fantastic rest of your evening!

Round Robin Box #2 - Hosted by sawhite108

Hey there everyone! Happy hump day to you all! Today I'm back here to share with you the second Round Robin box that I participated in. 

Big shout out to Stephanie, a.k.a. sawhite108 (check out her youtube channel here)! Thank you so much for letting me participate, I had a lot of fun <3 It's safe to say that I'm becoming a Round Robin addict!

For those of you just tuning in, a Round Robin is a type of group swap where someone fills up a box with their unloved wax and ships it on to the next person. The next person picks out what they want, puts in some of their unloved wax, ships it on to someone else and so on and so forth. It's so much fun because you get a chance to try vendors and scents that you many not have tried before as well as finding some new favorites from brands you already love. 

Stephanie had told me up front that there would be a lot of Yankee wax in this box, and to be sure to take a good amount of it even if I didn't like the scent so I could exchange it for something else. Boy, she wasn't kidding! There were about 60 or so Yankee tarts in this box. I love Yankee so I didn't mind doing that. I ended up taking out about 20 or so Yankee tarts to exchange and then several other things to keep. 

Here's what I took out:

• Scentsationals Date Night - This is not a scent I normally would gravitate towards but there is something about this that I absolutely love! The description says that it is a blend of exotic spices and frankincense, but what I smell from this is some sort of spicy men's cologne. It's really nice! My husband really liked this one too, I think it will be nice to melt in the basement in his band room area. 
• Yankee Rainbow's End - This is a really nice clean scent. Yankee describes it as the balmy scent of clear country air, the peaceful calm after a storm. I'm not too keen on clean scents but I know this is one of Yankee's most sought after discontinued fragrances so I couldn't pass it up. Plus, I loved the rainbow on the label!
• Yankee Treehouse Memories - This is another scent I wouldn't normally be attracted to, but I was over at a friend's house the other day and she had this melting and I loved it! It's a very incense-y type of scent. I was very excited to see this one in there!
• Yankee Rainforest - At last, I can finally try Rainforest! You may remember in my first melted reviews post I mentioned that I had purchased a Greenhouse tart mistakenly thinking it was Rainforest. So now I finally get to try it! It's a nice fresh green scent. Very pretty.
• Yankee Loves Me, Loves Me Not - This is a very fresh, green floral scent. I do like florals but I tend to be pretty picky and this one I did really like. I can smell the fresh cut green stem notes in here along with the floral. It reminds me a bit of my beloved Forget Me Not scent from Ten Digit Creations.

• Front Porch Cherries Jubilee Ice Cream - This is so yummy! It smells like sweet cherry ice cream with the slightest hint of chocolate. Better yet, these are in cute little mini ice cream scoop shapes. I've never had any shapes from FP besides the donut tarts so I knew I had to grab this one. Husband says this one smells like a cherry cordial! Very rich.
• Orchid Lake Banana Kiwi - Being the huge banana fan that I am, I couldn't pass this one up. Smelling it again, I'm not really sure that I love it. It has an odd floral scent to it that I'm no loving. I'll have to melt this one to see. I'll give any banana scent a chance!
• Granny's Kountry Candles Ghost Stories - This is by far my favorite thing I took out of this box. First off, I am a HUGE fan of Halloween. HUGE. My husband and I even had a Halloween themed wedding. I was so excited to see this in there! It smells SO good. It is described as a root beer scent with berries, but there's something more to this. I smell a candied note to it, almost like a licorice note as well. I can't get enough of this. It smells like Halloween! I didn't really realize that Halloween had a smell, but when I smelled it, that was it. So amazing! 
• Front Porch Pineapple Upside Down Cake - I'm currently on a wax ban so when Front Porch listed some pineapple scents the other day it took all of my self control to not order any of them. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this little guy in the box! I mainly smell the pineapple, with a slight bakery note in the background. So glad I get a chance to try this one without having to place an order. 

• K's Kreations Serendipity - This vendor has been on my "to try" list for quite some time but I just haven't gotten around to ordering. I was thrilled to see some of her things in the box! This is a great Serendipity scent, smells as good as the others I've tried. It's quite strong off of cold throw.
• K's Kreations Chocolate Romance - This specific scent was on my K's wishlist so of course I had to try it. I am very picky with my chocolate scents, but this one is a winner! It's chocolate blended with Pink Sugar and Love Spell. I've never smelled a scent like this anywhere. Love it!
• K's Kreations Pure Christmas - This is a blend of pine and mint. I love both scents on their own and apparently, I love them together as well. The mint has a very menthol-y note to it that blends very well with the pine. Had I seen the scent description of this I probably wouldn't have ordered it but I a glad I have the chance to try it.
• Haley's Heavenly Scents Cotton Candy - Yet another vendor I have been wanting to try! I have an order in with her but her TAT is pretty long so I probably won't see it for another few weeks. This is a very light cotton candy scent. I can't smell much except a slight hint of sweetness. She uses paraffin wax, I believe, which doesn't give off as strong a scent throw cold. I'm hoping this will perk up when it's melted!

And here's some the Yankee tarts that I took to exchange at the store. Many of them are discontinued scents so I'm not sure how much they're worth. But hey, if I can get a few little goodies from Yankee for these it's worth it =)

Thanks again Stephanie for letting me be a part of your Round Robin! Have a great evening everyone <3

Weekly Wax Meltdown #4 - 2/10/13 to 2/16/13

Okay, I'm back with my weekly melt reviews!

It was a pretty good week in wax here at The Scholarly Nail household. I ended up melting wax from 6 different vendors I hadn't melted yet so that was quite exciting! As per usual, I melted a variety of fruit, bakery, spicy and fresh scents this week. I never can stick to just one scent category, I'm always all over the place.

This week also made me realize that I have a case of candle nose! Candle nose is something that happens when you melt a lot of wax and things that you know are strong, just aren't smelling that strong to you anymore. The best remedy for candle nose is to take a few days off from melting to give yourself a break. I've been doing just that. I didn't melt yesterday or today, and have been making sure to air out the house for short periods of time to get rid of any residual scents hanging out. My nose is feeling a lot more clear! I might pop in a sinus relief tart tomorrow and then get back into melting full force on Wednesday. For this reason, my weekly melts next week will be significantly shorter than usual.

Anyways, let's get right into what I've melted this week. I actually didn't melt any candles this week, so here's all the tarts that I melted. Enjoy!

Scent Appeal Candles

Jelly Doughnut

• Notes: (scent description not available) jelly, donuts
• Warmer: 24-watt hot plate
• Amount used: 2 cubes
• My take: This was amazing!! This jelly donut scent smells pretty much dead on for my beloved CFTKR Jelly Donut so of course, I love it. There is a strong sweet fruity scent along with the dough note. I've realized that I think I love these jelly donut scents so much because they smell very similar to the Wildberry Mousse oil. So, I would say this is a wildberry mousse scent with some extra bakery notes added. Really creamy and delicious. Strong throw. Lasted 12+ hours.
• Repurchase: Definitely! I can't wait until Scent Appeal opens back up because I will definitely be placing an order for more clamshells.
• Overall rating: 8.5/10

Scentsy

Spiced Grapefruit

• Notes: Mandarin, bergamot, citrus, coriander, nutmeg, allspice
• Warmer: 18-watt hot plate
• Amount used: 2 cubes
• My take: Spiced Grapefruit is one of my all-time favorite fragrances from Scentsy. I searched high and low for a dupe for this one but no matter how many "spiced grapefruit" scents I tried, nothing even came close. However, one day I received a sample from CFTKR of a scent called Balsam and Citrus and it was practically a dead-on dupe. This is when I realized that the scent profile that Scentsy gives is inaccurate - the "spiced" note in this is actually a balsam scent! Sure, there's a hint of spice to this but the main thing I smell is a nice citrus and balsam scent. Spiced Grapefruit just screams Christmas to me. It's such a cozy and warm scent. It has been discontinued but it seems to come back every year for Bring Back My Bar because it's so popular. Strong throw. Lasted about 6 hours in a hotplate. I know you're supposed to do Scentsy in lightbulb warmers but this was the only one I had open. This scent does last much longer in a lightbulb warmer. 
• Repurchase: Oh absolutely! I bought several bars of this in January when it came back again for BBMB.
• Overall rating: 8.5/10

Better Homes and Gardens

Wild Island Fruit

• Notes: (official notes unknown) lots of tropical fruits
• Warmer: 18-watt hot plate
• Amount used: 2 cubes
• My take: WOAH MAMA is this STRONG! Next time I'll stick to just one cube of this one. Word on the street is that this is a dupe for Bath and Body Works Caribbean Escape. I don't recall what that one smells like so I'll have to trust that this is a dupe for that. I can't really pick out any specific notes in this one, but what I'm smelling is a combination of tart and juicy fruits. There's definitely some citrus in here, perhaps some melon and coconut too. Really love this one! Super strong throw. Lasted 12+ hours.
• Repurchase: Definitely.
• Overall rating: 8/10

Candles from the Keeping Room

Lemon Summer Cake

• Notes: Cake, lemon, sweet sugar
• Warmer: 18-watt hot plate
• Amount used: 1 grubby tart 
• My take: Really like this one! Honestly, I don't think I've met a lemon bakery scent that  I didn't like from CFTKR. This is a nice sweet bakery lemon scent. I smell hints of a buttery note in this as well. Delish! Medium-to-strong scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours.
• Repurchase: Maybe. I have so many lemon bakery scents and they all tend to smell similar. I'll see once I melt through more of my lemon scents.
• Overall rating: 7/10

Vanilla Bean Noel-Blue Hawaiian (Chunky muffin cuttable)

• Notes: Vanilla Bean Noel and Blue Hawaiian (orange, lemon, cherry, pineapple, acai berry, sea spray, coconut, rum, ozone)
• Warmer: 24-watt hot plate
• Amount used: Half of a chunky muffin tart
• My take: This one was absolutely amazing! Her Blue Hawaiian scent is incredible - a nice cherry/coconut/orange drink scent. It smells way better than actual Blue Hawaiian cocktails taste =) It smells even more awesome blended with the Vanilla Bean Noel. The Blue Hawaiian scent is the chunks and then the VBN is the overpour. The VBN toned down the fruity scent but it was still quite strong. LOVE this one. Strong scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours.
• Repurchase: Definitely. In fact, I think I will be needing some tarts of plain Blue Hawaiian as well.
• Overall rating: 8.5/10

Satsuma and Strawberry

• Notes: satsuma orange and strawberry
• Warmer: Tealight
• Amount used: 1 bundt cake tart
• My take: This one is really nice.  It is a new CFTKR in-house blend for 2013 that was a customer request. This combination seems to be all the rage in the wax world right now. The satsuma scent is definitely dominant but the strawberry adds a nice sweetness to it. It smells like a Strawberry Orange Julius! Very nice! Medium-to-strong scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours.
• Repurchase: Maybe. I have some other satsuma/strawberry blends that I am going to try out and figure out which one is my favorite.
• Overall rating: 7/10

Ultimate Bakery Shop

• Notes: Sugar cookie, bread, donuts, cakes, frosting
• Warmer: Tealight
• Amount used: 1 crueller donut tart
• My take: I just love this blend so much! It is a lot different from Front Porch's Ultimate Bakery, thankfully. That blend has zucchini bread, pink sugar and apple pie. I HATE that one. This one is mainly sugar cookie with lots of other cakey and sugary notes. Basically, it's like sugar cookie on steroids. So good! Medium scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours. Wish it were a bit stronger but it's still fantastic.
• Repurchase: Definitely.
• Overall rating: 7.5/10

Gingerbread Cake

• Notes: Sugar, spice, vanilla, nutmeg, gingerbread, buttery notes
• Warmer: 24-watt hot plate
• Amount used: 2 grubby tarts
• My take: Remember how I said that I used to order from CFTKR waaay back in the day? Well this was my ultimate favorite scent from her way back when. And I still think it is fantastic! It is a super sweet gingerbread cake scent, very different from the other gingerbread scents out there. It's very cakey, and I don't get that strong of a ginger note to it. It's like a heavily frosted gingerbread cupcake, perhaps.  LOVE! It had a light-to-medium scent throw with one tart so I popped another one in and it gave a good medium scent throw after that. I do wish it was a bit stronger. Lasted about 6 hours.
• Repurchase: Yes. Even though it was a bit lighter than I had hoped, I will be ordering a bigger bag next time to make sure I will be able to pop in 2 of these every time. It's such a unique gingerbread scent that I have never smelled anywhere else. Plus, it's so nostalgic for me. 
• Overall rating: 7/10

Candles from the Keeping Room

Strawberry Bread 

• Notes: Strawberry, sweet bread, toasted nuts, cinnamon
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used: 1 bread tart
• My take: This one is okay. Again, not really a huge fan of bread scents but because this one was a bit sweeter than the normal zucchini bread scent I figured I'd give it a whirl. The strawberry note in this is dominant and the bread note is in the background. It is nice, I'm just not sure if I could see myself melting this very often. As with all zucchini bread scents I've melted, after a few hours I feel the need to get rid of the scent. Medium-to-strong scent throw. I poured this out after about 3 hours so I'm not sure how long it would have lasted otherwise.
• Repurchase: Probably not.
• Overall rating: 6/10

Fresh Picked Strawberry

• Notes: Strawberry
• Warmer: 24-watt hotplate
• Amount used: 1 strawberry tart
• My take: This is definitely one of the most realistic strawberry scents I've come across. It is sweet, juicy and a bit tart - just like a real strawberry! As I mentioned in my recent CFTKR haul post, my husband LOVES this one. Medium scent throw. Lasted about 4 hours. Wish it was a bit stronger but honestly it's so good that I can't really complain.
• Repurchase: Definitely, and I already have!
• Overall rating: 7.5/10

Cinnamon Strudel

• Notes: Sweet cinnamon bakery scent
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used: 1 grubby tart
• My take: This is such an awesome cinnamon bakery scent! It is definitely heavy on the cinnamon but the sweet bakery note tones it down nicely. I get a flaky pastry note from this. So, so SO GOOD! I have a lot of cinnamon bakery scents in my stash and this is by far one of my favorites. Strong scent throw. Lasted 12+ hours.
• Repurchase: Yup! I just bought a big 8 oz. bag of this in my last order!
• Overall rating: 10/10

Baked Vanilla Crunch

• Notes: Vanilla, caramel, walnut
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used: 1 grubby tart
• My take: This one was pretty good, nothing that really blew my socks off though. I get a strong hit of vanilla with a bit of a crunchy cookie note to it. It's nice but I think it would be better blended with something else. Medium scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours.
• Repurchase: Probably not. I recently got the Vanilla Shake scent from here and I think I will like that one better than this one. It seems much stronger and would be better on its own than the Baked Vanilla Crunch would.
• Overall rating: 6/10

Lasting Scent Candles

Lavender Confection

• Notes: Lavender, sweet buttery sugar cookie
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used: 1 scent shot
• My take: Really love LSC's lavender scent! It's definitely a sweet lavender, but not that awful laundry scent that some vendors try to pass off as "sweet lavender." I definitely get more of the lavender note with this but the sugar cookie is there. I will be forever looking for the perfect lavender sugar cookie scent that mimics my beloved Yankee Shortbread Cookie, which is a buttery sugar cookie with a hint of herbal lavender. This one is not it but it is special in it's own right. Strong scent throw. Lasted 12+ hours. 
• Repurchase: I would think so!
• Overall rating: 7/10

Candy Cane Kisses

• Notes: Candy cane, Vanilla Bean Noel, vanilla sugar
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used: 1 scent shot
• My take: This is a nice creamy peppermint scent. I can smell the VBN but the candy cane scent is definitely the star here. I absolutely love peppermint/vanilla scents and this one is very nice. It isn't particularly unique, however, as lots of vendors have peppermint and VBN blends. Also,  it wasn't as strong as some others I've come across. Medium scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours.
• Repurchase: Probably not. There's other VBN/peppermint blends that I like better.
• Overall rating: 6.5/10

Ruby Rock Candy

• Notes: Cherry, rock candy
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used: 1 scent shot
• My take: I love LSC's cherry scent! It's a nice and sweet maraschino cherry as opposed to a black cherry or a medicinal cherry. I'm really bummed this one is discontinued because it was such a nice scent! I get mostly a cherry note in this one with a hint of sweetness that is added by the rock candy. Medium scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours.
• Repurchase: I would if I could but I can't =( Oh well!
• Overall rating: 7/10

Banana Love

• Notes: Ripe banana, sugar cookie, vanilla cream, caramel, sugar
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 scent shot
• My take: This, to me, smells pretty much exactly like a banana Runt candy. I even smell that hint of powder that you get when you bite into a banana Runt. I can smell a very slight hint of a sugar cookie note, but not much. Even so, I really like this one. I am all about banana scents so how could I not love one called Banana Love? Medium scent throw. Lasted about 6 hours.
• Repurchase: Perhaps! I have a few more of these in my stash, we'll see if I miss it once I've melted the rest of them.
• Overall rating: 7/10

Lil Kitchen Candles

Circus

• Notes: Cotton candy, orange dreamsicle, banana smoothie
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  4 lego tarts
• My take: I was really excited about this one. Unfortunately, it just did not wow me. This was one of the last things I melted before I realized that I was suffering from a case of candle nose. I smelled mostly orange dreamsicle in this one, couldn't really smell any banana or cotton candy, unfortunately. Next time I melt this, I'll throw the six remaining legos in and see if it performs better for me. Light scent throw. Only lasted about 2 hours before I couldn't smell anything. I've heard great things about the way this vendor's wax performs so I am going to chalk this up to candle nose and give it another try.
• Repurchase: Maybe. Maybe not. I'm going to have to melt this again to get an accurate read on it.
• Overall rating: 2/10

Skinny Dip Soaps

Lemon Squares

• Notes: (description unknown) Bakery lemon
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 donut tart
• My take:  I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I wasn't too thrilled with my Skinny Dip order so I wasn't really expecting much. This was a very nice lemon bakery scent. Nothing out of the ordinary, but it is always important for a vendor to have a good lemon scent in their repertoire.  Strong scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours.
• Repurchase: Probably not. I don't see myself ordering from this vendor again but if I do, this would be a scent I would consider repurchasing. 
• Overall rating: 7/10

Front Porch Candle Co.

Raspberry Coconut Cake

• Notes: raspberry, coconut, cake
• Warmer: 24-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 grubby tart
• My take: Yeaaaahhh buddy! I am pretty much obsessed with this scent. It's a nice sweet and tart raspberry blended with coconut and a slight hint of cake in the background. This is the epitome of a perfect summer scent for me. Berry and coconut together is always a winning combo for me. I'll definitely be requesting  Angie make this one when I'm off of my wax ban in April. Strong scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours. I do wish the coconut was a bit stronger in this but it is phenomenal anyways. 
• Repurchase: Absolutely!
• Overall rating: 9.5/10

Tiffany Candles

Coconut & Pineapple (new wax)

• Notes: coconut, pineapple
• Warmer: 24-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  2 scallop tarts
• My take: This was a really nice blend of coconut and pineapple. I'm super picky about coconut and pineapple blends because a lot of times they tend to smell very cheap and generic. This one, however, had a very rich coconut base with a nice top note of sweet and juicy pineapple. Really loved the way this scent was blended! I wish it was a bit stronger, with 2 scallop tarts I only got a medium throw from this one. Lasted about 6 hours.
• Repurchase: Perhaps. I may even try this one in their new scoopable wax at some point.
• Overall rating: 7/10

Pumpkin Creme Brulee (old wax)

• Notes: pumpkin puree, cinnamon, cardamom, vermont maple, caramelized sugar, rum, French vanilla
• Warmer: 24-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 scallop tart
• My take: This is probably one of my favorite pumpkin scents ever. A lot of vendors use this oil so it's not unique to Tiffany's but that's okay because Tiffany's version was actually quite strong! It's definitely a spicy pumpkin scent, but with a heavy crunchy sugar note. I don't have too much luck with Tiffany's old wax so I was pleasantly surprised that this one did so well. I imagine that it will do well in the new wax too. Strong throw. Lasted about 8 hours.
• Repurchase: Definitely!
• Overall rating: 9/10

Tiffany Candles

Cucumber Melon type (new wax)

• Notes: honeydew, cucumber
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 scent shot
• My take: LOVE this one! I was obsessed with Bath and Body Works Cucumber Melon back in middle school so this one brings back good memories. I wasn't expecting too much from this but wow was this baby STRONG! Only lasted about 4 hours though. I want Tiffany to carry Juniper Breeze and Herbal Essences scents so I can blend these three scents in a candle. I think I would call it "Middle School Madness." 
• Repurchase: Yes!
• Overall rating: 8/10

Candles by Victoria

Boston Cream Pie

• Notes: Custard, chocolate, cream
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  Half of a scent shot
• My take: This was the first CBV shot I've ever melted and WOW was it STRONG! I've heard that most people need to cut these tarts in half of in quarters because they're so strong but I didn't believe it. I started out with half a scent shot and figured I would have to add the rest in. Boy was I wrong! In fact, I probably could have gotten away with 1/4 of a scent shot with this one. Love this scent. It's a creamy chocolate scent with a strong spicy crust note. Super strong scent throw. Had to turn it off because it was bothering my husband's nose. I'll definitely stick to 1/4 of the scent shot next time and maybe mix it with a vanilla scent to tone it down. 
• Repurchase: Absolutely! 
• Overall rating: 9/10

Sugar and Spice Gourmet Soy

Juniper Breeze

• Notes: pure fresh floral
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 scent shot
• My take: I wish the scent description gave me a bit more to work with here. Basically, it smells exactly like the 90's Bath and Body Works favorite Juniper Breeze scent. It's fresh and crisp, but with a feminine floral twist. Obsessed. I should have combined this one with Tiffany's Cuc Melon! Anyways, this one had a super strong scent throw. Lasted 12+ hours.
• Repurchase: For sure.
• Overall rating: 9/10

Nene's Kitchen Melts

Baklava

• Notes: Filo dough, cinnamon, nuts, sweet honey glaze
• Warmer: 24-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 scent shot
• My take: This was incredible! This teeny, tiny .7 oz scent shot threw like crazy. On cold sniff I couldn't really smell much else besides the cinnamon and dough but warmed, the honey and nut notes came out as well! Another spicy bakery scent that has moved to the top of my favorites list this week. I need to order this scent in bulk. Strong scent throw. Lasted about 8 hours.
• Repurchase: Yes yes yes! 
• Overall rating: 10/10

Ten Digit Creations

Magnolia Blossom

• Notes: Magnolia, white sandalwood, amber
• Warmer: 24-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 scallop tart
• My take: Yet another Bath and Body Works dupe this week! This is another one of my favorite scents that is now discontinued. So glad to have found an exact dupe for this scent. It's such a nice floral scent without being too heavy on the floral. It's definitely sweet but the sandalwood and amber add depth. Really pretty. I would recommend this to everyone, even if you hate florals. Strong scent throw. Lasted 12+ hours.
• Repurchase: Absolutely! I snagged another one of these in the RR box, so that will have to tide me over until I can place another order in April after my wax ban.
• Overall rating: 10/10

Pics, Petals and Scents

Plum Delicious

• Notes: Plump berries, spice, spruce
• Warmer: 18-watt hotplate
• Amount used:  1 "Thank You" bar
• My take: This was a gift from my friend Shelby. It was love at first sniff! I've found that I really like fruity scents blended with spruce/pine/balsam notes. The berry/plum note in this is very strong and then the spruce and spice notes pull it all together. I smell even a hint of a bakery crust note in this. It's a very holiday-ish scent that can work all year round.  Obsessed. I'm so glad I ordered this scent in a few products in my PPS order. Strong scent throw. Lasted 12+ hours.
• Repurchase: Absolutely! I purchased a bag of this scent on it's own and even blended it with another scent in a chunk! Can't wait until that order arrives!
• Overall rating: 10/10

Ollie's Soaps

Pink Lime

• Notes:  Pink Sugar, lime
• Warmer: Tealight
• Amount used:  1 scallop tart
• My take: Really loved this one! This is the first tart I've melted from Ollie's and I was very impressed. The lime is this tends to be more of a sweet, bakery lime but I didn't detect any pie crust notes. Perhaps it was a lime cake scent or something along those lines. The Pink Sugar cuts the tartness of the lime quite nicely and adds a sugary sweetness. I could smell both notes equally in this blend. Strong scent throw. Lasted about 10 hours.
• Repurchase: Definitely! 
• Overall rating: 8.5/10

Can-Do-Candles

Raspberry Violet

• Notes:  Raspberry, violet
• Warmer: Tealight
• Amount used:  1 scallop tart
• My take: This was incredible. The sweetness of the raspberry blended really well with the powdery floral of the violet. As I've mentioned before, violet is one of my favorite floral notes and this blend is definitely one of the best violet scents I've ever smelled. A perfect spring scent. Definitely a winner. Another scent I would recommend to someone who isn't much of a floral fan. Strong scent throw. Lasted 8+ hours.
• Repurchase: I'm honestly thinking of breaking my wax ban just to get a few more of these tarts. Must. Not. Order.
• Overall rating: 9.5/10

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That's all for this week's wax meltdown! Hope you enjoyed reading about all the scents I melted this week. Overall, I had great success with scents this week. As always, let me know if you have any questions! Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you all soon =)