Wax Notes | April 2015 (1)

I am stealing a few moments to type this out. These last two weeks have been busy busy busy, and it's about to get worse. Ack! But at least I have a shipment of wax hauls to look forwards to. I click SHIP for my latest Two Timing Tart hauls and my mega Enchanted Candle Co. custom order. I am so looking forward to the custom blends I made.

Two more outstanding orders to go: Sniff My Tarts (October'14 custom opening) and Super Tarts Lavender Sampler! I am contemplating a third order to round out the next shipment. Ten Digit Creations, Tiffany's or Candles From The Keeping Room? Help me decide!

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Madame President (Beezy Tarts)
A mostly sweet and spicy floral scent and a base of ozone and vanilla. Medium scent throw, medium scent impact. I melted the second half in my 11w warmer and it threw like a BEAST! I am pretty impressed! High-high scent throw, medium high scent impact.

Ruby Slippers (Vintage Chic Scents)
After one year, I have finally decided to melt my VCS scents. Yes, one year, I checked! I have been hoarding them because I don't know when will I ever be able to buy them outright from the website. The VCS shopping cart unfortunately does not allow for non-American credit cards (I think I should check in with Kirby about this). The two hauls have been from flash sales from her Facebook page in which I was very very lucky. So anyway, I love this scent, it's that perfect combination of sweet, citrusy and fizzy. Medium-high scent throw and medium-high scent impact.

Pistachio Gelato (Crabby Candle Co.)
I have never tried a pistachio scent before, it's interesting but I am not sure if I would order this willingly again. High-high throw, medium high scent impact. It's really such a pity that Crabby doesn't seem to be in operation any more. Their tarts throw so well in my warmers, this one went right out of my house again!

Prince Humperdink (Thirty Street Crafts)
Maraschino cherry scent is strongest, with the full sweetness of pineapple and coconuts. Not much citrus scent, occasionally a whiff here and there. Medidum high throw, medium high scent impact.

Honey Lemon (Ten Digit Creations)
Honey, honey! This is great scent, comforting and relaxing, it also lingers for awhile after it's done. However, I don't detect very much lemon, if at all. This would be a great blending scent too. Medium high throw, medium high scent impact.

Pink Sugar, Rose Red (Two Timing Tart)
I am not a big Pink Sugar lover but surprisingly, when mixed with Rose Red, with its hints of sea salt, this is quite nice. The floral sweetness of rose and pomegranate also helps to tone down the sickly sweetness of Pink Sugar. High throw, medium high scent impact.

Apple Harvest (Ten Digit Creations)
I am a big fan of apple scents and I have yet to find one that I don't like. I even like them in bakery blends! Apple Harvest isn't your typical juicy apple fruit scent but rather the apple scent you encounter in the apple orchards in autumn. It tends towards the apple scent you would find in apple pie as well. I love it! Medium high scent throw, medium high scent impact.

Orange Blossoms (Ten Digit Creations)
This is a lovely floral scent, it's not cloying or overly sweet. There is a faint, orange-citrus hint that I wish was more apparent and I really want to blend this with a stronger citrus note! Medium high scent throw, medium high scent impact.

Repeat Melts
The Sultan's Morrocan Massage Oil (Enchanted)

Wax Notes | March 2015

What a long month, March was. So many things has happened in the span of these few weeks that I am slightly reeling from it all. Last week, Singapore entered into a week of national mourning as our first Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed away. It was a pretty emotional week for the entire country as we mourned in our own ways, followed all the news reports of the funeral service and waited in long lines (up to 10 hours!) to pay our last respects as Mr Lee lay in state.

Before that, I also had a little weekend getaway with friends to Bangkok! We had so much fun, exploring the city, eating all those yummy Thai food, finding new cafes and shopping at night markets! You can follow along my instagram (@greenteafields) for pictures!

So with all these things, I haven't been melting as much as I should, that's why I combined my usual fortnightly melts post into one. I am also still working on my Wax Favourites post so look out for that!

Lavender Rosemary Vanilla Mint (Glitterati Candle Co.)
I really like this scent combination, the vanilla really smoothens and sweetens the edges of the rosemary and the mint. However, there is an undertone that I associate with Glitterati, I find that it does interfere with the scent. But I am going to reserve judgement until I melt more from her. Very high throw for half a chunk and medium scent impact which is what you want from a scent like that.

Raspberry Lilac (Rosegirls)
Sweet, fruity scent with a tad of floral sweetness. Lovely!

Fresh Fruit / Forbidden Fruit / Sex on the Beach (Sniff My Tarts)
This scent combo just reminds me a fruit jelly! It's just so wholesome (despite the suggestive sounding individual scents, heehee!). Scent throw and impact are decent, both medium-high.

Long Winter's Nap (Enchanted Candle Co.)
This will be my go-to bedtime scent, it is a very equal blend of vanilla, lavender, peppermint and pink sugar. So glad I bought a 4oz bag at the recent Enchanted opening but really I should have gotten it in an 8oz bag! High throw and medium high  scent impact.

Tweetledum's Epiphany (The Bathing Garden)
Isn't this such a pretty piece of wax, I love how the pretty peach colour and the psychedelic glitter. The scent itself is really sweet and fruity, sometimes I think I am sniffing a soft drink, sometimes raspberry and peach. I like this one!

Bartlett Pear (Ten Digit Creations)
Bartlett Pear was one of my first scents that I melted 6-7 years ago. I love the combination of elegant and fruity with this one and I need to get heaps more of this. Sadly, it seems to be on TDC's clearance list, I am hoping it will be saved otherwise I have got to go in and order a few more soon. Medium-high scent and impact.

Tea with the Queen of Hearts (The Bathing Garden)
I was hoping for the rose scent note to come out more but this scent is a bit too similar to Tea Party with Alice for me. I still love that sweet black tea note though. Medium scent and impact. On second melt, I detect more rose notes.

Heads Up Sevens Up (Enchanted Candle Co.)
More cleaner lemon, rather than seven up. But it is fizzy and uplifting, a scent that I really needed today because it's been raining and I needed some energy! Scent throw is medium high and impact is medium.

Repeat Melts
Walt's Lemon Meringue Pie (Enchanted) - So I melted this in my 11w warmer at work and it's a little better but not much. But at least I can discern that the lemon note is more clean than bakery.
Lemon Tea Party (The Bathing Garden)
Gardenia Coconut Cream (The Bathing Garden)
Tea Party with Alice (The Bathing Garden)
Violet Mojito (Two Timing Tart)
Lavender Rosemary Vanilla Mint (Glitterati)
Duchess Apple Rose Tarte (The Bathing Garden)

Wax Notes | February 2015 (2)

And just like that, February is gone! I feel like it barely got started. March has all the signs of being a crazy month but I managed to eke out a few days of personal time and I am heading up to Bangkok next weekend with two friends for a quick get-away! How's March going to be for you?

So in wax news, I am back on the ordering bandwagon! I put in a custom order at Enchanted during their Anniversary Sale because you don't often get the chance to do that and a sampler order with Two Timing Tart because who can say no to a fruit loops sampler! I am hoping that I am able to consolidate these orders with my (still) pending Sniff My Tarts custom order from October 2014. I am supposed to be in the next batch of orders so if all goes well, I might be able to do so. The thing is now that I am so close and I already have these two pending orders, I am really tempted to put in orders at speedier vendors like Tiffany's and maybe Ten Digit Creations when my SMT eventually ships. MUST RESIST!

Green Tea & Lemongrass (K's Kreations)
I am so disappointed with this tart, I am getting barely any throw out of it and I was really excited because the cold sniff was strong and I really liked this scent. I melted this again the next day and I find that it's more of a medium high throw but very low scent impact. Very unusual and I hope that this isn't representative of K's Kreations for me. :(

Aloe & Green Tea (Ten Digit Creations)
This scent is insanely strong and very sweet in a green-plants way. I have had to turn this down a couple of times to tone down the strength of it. Because it's so strong, I am not sure if I like it, it's too in your face right now. High throw and high scent impact.

Tea Party with Alice (The Bathing Garden)
You know, how with some scent blends, you can discern each note very individually rather than a mix of everything all together. This is how I feel about Tea Party with Alice, the scents are layered rather than blended together. Not to say that this isn't a good scent, it's fantastic and I like it a lot! The strawberry jam is sweet and tart and mellows the heaviness of the honey cream. And like I have said before, I am a fan of TBG's tea scent! Medium high scent throw, medium scent impact.

Fields of Summer (Enchanted Candle Co.)
This is the most unusual floral scent I have, mostly because I have no idea what sunflowers are supposed to smell like. I also want to say that there is a slight touch of laundry blended it in as well? High throw, medium high scent impact. I shifted my melter out into our landing and it's scenting up our entire second floor!

Happy (Streetman Candle Company)
This is such a classy, lady-like, spring scent! More fruity (like melons) than floral, and not too sweet. Medium throw, medium scent impact.

Lavender Fields (K's Kreations)
I was putting this scent off a little while because on cold sniff it reminds me of baby powder, which I am not particularly fond of. But on melting, it's pretty true to scent description, a combination of lavender, ozone and a little woodsiness. I am also glad to report that this melt is doing extremely well in terms of throw! I was so worried from my previous experience. Super high throw, medium high throw scent impact.

Cup of Earl (Enchanted Candle Co.)
Somedays you just want a simple, uncomplicated scent to while the day away, Cup of Earl is that kind of scent. I did say before I like lemon tea scents right? Definitely getting put this down on my Enchanted customs list! Medium high throw, medium scent impact.

Pink Sugar Peach Smoothie Strawberry (L3WW)
I am beginning to work through the remaining chunks of my L3WW mystery sampler from last year. I melted this in an 11w warmer and it didn't do that well. It was really strong on cold, but probably only about about a medium-low throw, medium-low scent impact. It's a very sweet scent but I kept thinking of cookies when I was melting this, which is like none of the advertised scents, haha!

Walt's Lemon Meringue Pie (Enchanted Candle Co.)

I really loved this scent on cold, so much so that I bought another bag before even melting any of it. I finally put some in my warmers and to my disappointment, there is barely any throw and scent. :( This is probably the first dud I got from Enchanted, well, you win some, you lose some. I will try this out in my low-wattage warmer at work to see if it performs any better!

Wildberry Pomegranate

I am getting that cookie scent from this L3 chunk too! This is so weird! Medium low throw and scent impact.

Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane (Enchanted)

A new favourite from Enchanted! I always think that this scent is made up cherries based on the name but it's really blend of English scones and a cup of tea. However I don't smell anything overtly bakery rather it's a subtle and sweet, maybe playing off on the strawberry jam and cream that always comes with scones? It's just really, really nice! High scent throw, medium scent impact.

Grape, Cotton Candy & Jelly Beans (Bit of Bliss)

My nose is pretty congested so I am not sure if I am getting the full blast of this. But I do smell a very sweet grape scent and it's nice, mellow scent to unwind by. Scent throw is high, scent impact is medium.

Repeated Melts

Lemon Tea Party (The Bathing Garden)

Mad Hatters' Tea Party (The Bathing Garden)

Wax Notes | February 2015 (1)

Have you heard? Enchanted Candle Co. is celebrating their 1-Year Anniversary on 1 March, and they will be accepting all custom orders placed that day! That's pretty amazing because they only offer 5-10 custom spots per month so you had to be really fast whenever the lists opens. Go check out her Facebook group for more information!

Debra may have a smaller fan base than most other established vendors but, boy, are they (we) dedicated and fanatical, the custom spots go QUICK. I haven't managed to get on one yet so I am definitely breaking my wax ban for this one. Despite three previous orders, there are still quite a few single scents and house blends I have yet to try and I have a few custom blends up my sleeve. I am buckling down to start planning it right now!

Earth Angel (Rosegirls)
This is mostly bakery blend, I can hardly detect any sweet lavender which really disappoints me. That said, the vanilla and cake pops scent is very nice and I can see why bakery fans go wild over this one. Medium-high throw, medium scent impact.

Queen B (Crabby Candle Co.)
I have been hoarding this one for awhile now but it's time to melt it. If Crabby does come back, I would love to get more of this scent. It's a sweet-spicy floral scent, as if I am inhaling a bouquet of flowers. Medium scent throw, medium-high scent impact.

Springtime Breaktime (Enchanted Candle Co.)
This one took it's own sweet time to develop but it is so good once it got going! The honey anchors this scent blend, with the cookies rounding the sharp, overwhelming edges I feel honey can get. The lemon keeps things interesting. I really like this and I would definitely get more! Medium high throw, high scent impact.

Bamboo & Sugar Cane (Ten Digit Creations)
The epitome of a fresh, green scent. The Sugar Cane really helps to take the sting out of the green note but I do wish it sweetened the blend more. High throw, medium scent impact.

Lemon Tea Party (The Bathing Garden)
I really like Lemon Tea scents and I am making it my mission this year to find me a regular wax supplier for it! Although this TBG version is pretty yummy, I hate not knowing if it will be offered again in their restocks. Life is too stressful in other areas for me to stress more about wax! Medium throw, medium scent impact.

Chamomile Apple (Ten Digit Creations)
I noticed Chamomile Apple is now on TDC's clearance list and I needed to try it out quickly because if this is a scent that I really like, I am charging in and buying up all the leftover stock! During the first melt, I kept thinking "this smells like lipstick" which kind of turned me off a litte. But on second melt, the scent mellowed out, I like this scent but I don't think I like it THAT much. Although I must say that TDC has a fantastic Apple scent! Medium high throw, medium scent impact.

Fruit Loops (Tiffany Candles)
My favourite feel-good scent! Tiffany's version is amazing! Medium high throw, high scent impact. Tiffany's is fast becoming a favourite vendor, I can definitely see myself going there for regular orders especially since she's open ALL THE TIME!

Cactus & Sea Salt (Lasting Scent Candles)
I have been meaning to melt this tart for the longest time because I received it in a destash almost a year ago and I was a little worried about how old it might be. I needn't have been worried, it's throwing like crazy - High throw, medium high scent impact. Cactus & Sea Salt have always been a favourite scent in this house but this blend is a little sweeter than I remembered it to be and it makes me wonder how it might be if I custom blend it with an even sweeter note!

Repeat Melts
Orange Marmalade (The Bathing Garden)
Mad Hatters' Tea Party (The Bathing Garden)
Lavender & Chamomile (Enchanted Candle Co.)

Wax Notes | Jan 2015 (2)

This week was incredibly hectic and everytime I had to change out my melts, I selected repeat melts because I didn't even want to spend time snapping and editing photos of new melts. Crazy, huh. I also had very little cause to change the melt in my bedroom this week because the Sugared Jasmine tart just wouldn't quit putting out scent! If TDC tarts continue to perform at this level, they are going to shoot up to the top of my wax faves list.

As of right now, I have no other draft posts to share on my blog! But what I am planning is a Favourite Wax Company type posts to round out my one year blogiversary! I can't believe it's been a year, time flies!

Passionate Kisses (Crabby Candle Co.)
This one has shades of Serendipity in it, with dominant cherry and almond scents. It's very nice and sexy, as the name of it suggests.

Sugared Jasmine (Ten Digit Creations)
For much of the beginning, I was smelling the soapy and airy scent I associate with violets. It's a little incongruent with the sweet jasmines and sandalwood (which is a great combination on the whole!) but on the whole, this is lovely, soft and relaxing. Medium-high throw, medium scent impact. I melted for five days (5 tealights) and scent is still pumping out!

Repeat Melts
Alice in Lavenderland (The Bathing Garden)
Watermelon / Strawberry Kiwi Sorbet / Raspberry Guava (Sniff My Tarts)
The Sultan's Morrocan Massage Oil (Enchanted Candle Co.)
Orange Marmalade (The Bathing Garden)
Gardenia Coconut Cream (The Bathing Garden)
Duchess Apple Tarte (The Bathing Garden)

Haul | K's Kreations (1)

K's Kreations must have elves working all round the clock for them. I ordered on 1 December and my order shipped the very next day! What sorcery is this! The package smells amazing as well, apple scents are seeping through the package like crazy!

Afternoon Tea A wonderfully refreshing tea fragrance, sweet and with a touch of lemon. You will be reaching for your own glass after smelling this one.
Yummy, I do love tea scents and this is one I definitely want to keep this one around!

Annette's Secret Sangria A mixture of fresh fruits and wine will fill your room with yummy goodness!
I can smell the wine/grape base note of this scent. It makes me think of grape sweets.

Barlett Pear A very nice, juicy pear fragrance.
I have been on the look out for a good pear fragrance and this one is good but it smells very like apples? Weird.

Dippity Daze You will be dazed and amazed by this wonderful blend of berries, apples and Serendipity.
I think this is a good blend of the three scents, a very fruity and happy scent!

Frozen Margarita The fresh citrus fragrance of lime and tequila that will have you imagining a tall cool drink on the beach.
Wow, I want a drink of this! So refreshing!

Green Tea & Lemongrass This bright and natural smelling citrus begins with a top note of orange Valencia, bergamot tea and plum wine. The heart combines jasmine, violet, lavender and orange flowers. The dry down is a clean citrus musk.
Fresh and spa-like. I feel calm just sniffing this.

Lavender Fields This soothing blend begins with a top note of lavender and fresh ozone with a soft touch of woody undertones. Not harsh or overpowering at all; a very relaxing fragrance.
This lavender scent is so unlike the rest that I have. It reminds me of baby soap. The lavender isn't immediately apparent but you know it's in there!

Peach Peppermint Schnapps Exclusive house blend. A mix of peaches and peppermint which is divine.
I was very curious about this blend because I have heard of the drink but have yet to try it. I would say it's a sweet peppermint scent, not particularly peachy on cold sniff.

Spring Rain A musky accord enhanced with a fresh floral bouquet of carnations, tiger lilies, alyssums, orchids, and roses, with hints of fresh greenery.

This is such a pretty floral scent! Roses is the most familiar scent among the florals, there's a soapy scent too.

Southern Tea Icy tea with extra lemon and a sprig of mint leaf is one drink I never grow tired of. Yum!

Another great tea scent, the mint leaf really makes the difference!

Yellow Rose Blend of tart & tangy lemon and rose jam.

The lemon scent is really great here but I can't sniff out any of the rose jam scent. :(

Magical Christmas The wonder of Christmas - mandarin, green clover, fir needle, sparkling spruce, cardamom and cedar bark with bottom notes of guaiacwood, precious woods and allspice. (Free sample)

I don't like or dislike this scent. But it's not something I would choose on a daily basis.

Baked Wildberry Bread Wildberry mousse, zucchini bread and more make up this yummy scent! (Free sample)

I am not a fan of  zucchini bread scents but objectively this is a good blend, I can sniff both wildberry mousse and zucchini bread equally.

Miss Frosty Mint mixes with powdery pink sugar and melts together with creamy sweetened milk to bring out the tones of a winter forest. (Free sample)

I think this scent might be mislabelled because it does not smell like mint, pink sugar or sweetened milk. I think of citrus and woods when I sniff this.

Yabber Dabber Doo Cake A delectable slice of banana cake slathered with yummy gooey caramel makes this scent a mouth watering one. (Free sample)

Very true to the scent description! It smells really good but it's not really up my scent melting alley.

Apple Orchard Imagine biting into a juicy red apple!
K's Kreations is known for having her rainbow line of products where a percentage of the sales in this line is donated back to a good cause in remembrance of her son. I definitely wanted to contribute a tiny little bit and it helps that the rainbow brittle is gorgeous, and even more so in real life. I chose to have glitter on it as well. K's Apple Orchard scent is sooo good! When she stated that she's picky with her apple scents, I knew that this would a be good one and I wasn't disappointed.

Bare Naked Lady A fresh, clean scent with lemon, lime, oranges and a hint of ozone.
Part of the Katch 'Ems line where they are limited stocks of these scents. Among the three citruses, the limes is the strongest. I really like the ozone scent underlying the citruses.

Picnic in the Park A nice relaxing blend with fresh ozone notes along with apple and lemon tones as well.
Part of the Katch 'Ems line where they are limited stocks of these scents. It's a very pleasant scent but it's not as fruity as I thought it would be. There is a faint bakery note underlining it.

Wax Notes | Jan 2015 (1)

New year, new melts! This fortnight, I might have melted the most scents ever. I am so glad to be getting back in the swing of things, and it goes without saying I really need to make a dent in my wax melts collection. Can you believe that melts from my first few 2014 orders have yet to be used up yet? Those are definitely the priority when I select what to put on.

Are you waiting on any orders? I am waiting on one outstanding order with SMT, I was in the second opening group so I am not sure when it will get to my name on the list. I am at once impatient to receive my order (because there are some custom scent blends I did and I am excited to find out if they smell good) and dreading for my name to be called (because that's when I am giving myself permission to make a couple of orders but I really need to use up what I have!). Am I even making sense? I hope I am!

Gardenia Coconut Cream (The Bathing Garden)
I wonder why didn't I melt this sooner, it's a lovely, creamy, sweet floral scent! I can smell the slight nuttiness of the coconut but it really is very subtle and acts as great foil to the gardenia. Loving this one! High throw on this one.

Daydreamer (Two Timing Tart)
An unusual, fresh grass type scent. I put it off for awhile because it smelled very green but it really wasn't so bad. But not something I am into right now. Who knows maybe my scent preferences will change in a few months.

Duchess' Apple Rose Tarte (The Bathing Garden)
This was the sample from my second order with TBG. I finally got around to chopping it up a few days ago (procrastinator, much!). Fruity-floral scents are totally up my alley and I liked this very much. The apple is made heavier and more sensual by the rose, this is a great scent to melt in the evenings as you wind down. On first melt: medium throw, strong scent impact. On second melt: low throw, medium scent impact.

Sun-Ripened Raspberry (Super Tarts)
I like how this scent manages to evoke the feeling of the "sun" by not allowing the raspberry scent to be too sweet and juicy. There is a small tinge of sour/bitter that makes me think that I could be biting into this raspberry right in the fields.

Alice in Lavenderland (The Bathing Garden)
Basic, herbal, sweet lavender. On first melt: medium throw and scent impact. Didn't last beyond a second melt.

Serendipity Spell (Crabby Candle Co.)
I like this scent, it's sweet and pleasant, with a touch of grape fruitness. I melted the whole tart in the whole office and the throw was incredibly high. My door opens out to a lounge of sorts and it was scenting up the entire lounge too!

That One Night At Summer Camp (Two Timing Tart)

Very sweet, marshmallow scent but it isn't cloying. On first melt: medium throw and scent impact.

Orange Marmalade (The Bathing Garden)
This is a really great scent, smells exactly like orange marmalade and I am really enjoying the energy of it. Medium-high throw, medium scent impact. However, the throw is inconsistent, sometimes it's spread well, sometimes I can barely scent it.

Tropical Twist (Glitterati Candle Co.)
Not as tropical fruity as I would expect from its name but it's still an uplifting citrus blend, probably blended with mangoes and a slight bite of ginger? High scent throw and strong scent impact. Like the Crabby tart a few above, it scented the hall outside my office. The crazy thing that it's probably only 1/4 of the Crabby tart and it's performing at the same intensity. It only lasted two melts.

Lavender Mint (Ten Digit Creations)
Medium-high throw, medium scent impact. A little lighter on throw than I expected for TDC. but with a scent like that, I don’t mind that it’s not as strong otherwise it would be overpowering. A very nice herbal lavender, the mint blends wells with it. Sometimes I get a hint of soap. definitely a repurchase.

Livin' La Vida Juicy (Glitterati Candle Co.)
I really like how the vanilla musk transforms an otherwise straight-forward fruity scent to something a little more mysterious and sexy. I would love to get more of this scent if I ever get on the customs order list.

Sweet Lolli (Super Tarts)
Fun, sweet, candy scent. It reminds me of fruity Mentos! Super high scent throw and high scent impact, something I have come to expect from Super Tarts.