Order of the Odor | Volume 12

Hello! This is the 12th installment of the Order, which means we have reached our one year anniversary! We all hope your summer is winding down beautifully and many happy memories have been made. Please join us in answering the question of the month:

What were some of your favorite scent experiences this summer?

I am a little late to this month's Order because I have been away for a vacation and internet connection was not fully available for my laptop. By now, you would have read the rest of the other members' responses and I hope you have been enjoying them as much as I have! So, in Singapore, it's Summer all year round with our tropical heat and humidity. So one of my favourite scent experiences in this heat is catching whiffs of sultry, sweet, floral fragrances like the frangipani when they are in bloom. Or the tropical scent of fresh fruits at the market!

The Bathing Garden has some seriously ornate wax tarts and if anyone can do them justice, it is Sunnee. Hop on over to her blog to read all about her latest The Bathing Garden order and see which ones stand out. And oh happy day!!! The Bathing Garden is open and has been open for orders for several months now.

Liz at Furianne found a lost waxy treasure and melted it recently. Check out what gem she found that is STILL performing after over two years old! 

Want the Bath & Body Works candle experience without the Bath & Body Works price tag? Deb hauled a few candles that fit the bill and will fill her home with fall cheer this year. You will want to read this!

Lolo gets to smell with the Rock is cooking... whenever she wants. And if you want to smell it too, as well as look at his cutie pie mug all over a candle... you must see what Lauren has recently acquired. Get ready for fits of "I NEED THAT!"

Candles From The Keeping Room recently moved over to Etsy, temporarily, and Julie placed an order on the first opening there. Read all about how the ordering process went and the abundance of scents she picked here. You can tell she went wild!

Michelle recently received and reviewed a Super Tarts sampler. Her precise descriptions and on point nose will leave you scouting for some of these scents. Find out what sampler she got and her thoughts on it. 

Order of the Odor | Volume 11

Happy Summer! We here at the Order hope your days are bright and sunny and the wax is melting in the warmers and not the mail boxes. Please join us in answering this month's questions:

If you could create any theme for a wax tart collection what would it be? What three scents would you have in this themed collection?

This is a really fun question that got my wax brain turning! I decided on a TRAVEL theme since I am writing this post from the Land Down Under - Australia! I decided to have the three scents be based on Singapore and countries I have visited this year - Australia and The Philippines

Garden City (Singapore): Take a morning stroll through this city in a garden and let the fresh cut grass, sweet-smelling bougainvilleas, seductive frangipanis and woodsy rain trees refresh you before you start another busy day!

G'Day Mates! (Brisbane): As you walk through the bustling Australian city of Brisbane, take a deep breath and inhale the scent of Flat White coffee, fresh air and blue skies.

Halo Halo (The Philippines): A popular dessert in The Philippines! Layer mixed fruits of cantaloupe, sweet potato and coconut, top with ice, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a little drizzle of sweet condensed, and you have got a dessert to beat the Filipino heat!

Deb melted a tart from Dessa's recently that was so good, so strong that she is even saving it to melt and reuse again! It is a delicious fruity bakery that she thinks you need to try before she scoops them all up for herself. You've been warned.

Sunnee's Rosegirls sampler came this past month and it will full of brightly colored and highly fragrant chunks of happiness. See which ones stood out as her favorites and which just didn't make the cut. Get ready to feast your eyes!

Flaming Star Scents used to be Pic, Petals and Scents and Liz recently melted a nice huge chunk from PPS that has had plenty of cure time! So how did this old wax perform? And what has Liz been up to lately?

Subscription box popularity is going as strong as ever. Lauren bought a box recently that any waxy home fragrance lover would enjoy. It comes with three tiers of price points, amazing packaging and high quality candles to boot. Ready to be enabled?

Thirty Street Crafts creates a fun themed wax release about every month. June's release was built around a circus theme. Julie scooped up an order of her very favorite wax tart shape to date... any guesses?

Who doesn't love a "Favorites" post?! Michelle lays it out for us and lists her all time Top 5 Vendors for us and why in her most recent post. The best part? You can order from almost all of them right now!

Order of the Odor | Volume 10

Welcome to the Order! We are so excited to bring you two new members to the Order: Michelle from Waxing About and Liz from Furianne! These ladies write awesome blog posts about smelly stuff and we are honored to have them join us. Please chime in on our question this month:

Have you had any wax ordering frustrations?

I am so excited to join the Order of the Odor and to be able to interact with everybody as we indulge in this waxy hobby of ours! So with this very first post, I am going to share my experiences in wax ordering, I hope you do too!

By and large, ordering wax has been a smooth process for me. I have rarely had any frustrations because I try my best to understand the wax ordering process of each company before I plunge in and I keep expectations low for TAT. So what I am going to say next, it may rankle with some but I would like to be honest about it.

Recently, I found myself frustrated with Sniff My Tarts. I ordered during the October 2014 opening and I knew it would take awhile to get to me because I ordered during the second opening. The list began moving at a regular pace (which surprised me because of the holidays) but in February of the year, it suddenly stagnated and it took two months before any new updates. I understand there were several huge orders and it takes awhile to get through those orders. But what really frustrated me was the lack of communication from the owners, leaving the remaining customers wondering what had happened. If I had some inkling that there was a problem and the process is going longer than expected, a quick message would have helped me adjust my expectations and patience level to the new situation. But without it, I was just stewing at my computer wondering what had happened, it's no fun being kept in the dark. Added to the frustration of lack of communication was also watching the Dream Boxes fly out and flash sales being conducted in the group, that really made me feel like my order was being neglected, even if it may not have been the case, but that's how I felt. :(

Now, let's find out what the other members of the Order have been up to this past month:

Deb hauled from a newer wax vendor and is quite impressed with their TAT, scents, throw and pricing. What new vendor has snared Deb's hard to capture attention? Come and find out, you will want to order too!

There is a vendor that Sunnee tries to never miss a sale from. Check out her most recent post showcasing just such a sale haul. Her gorgeous photos and blend picks are sure to create a lemming. 

Jamie Lauren Cupcakery and Confection in Wax (JLCCW), a old popular vendor who closed and is now slated to re-open (for the second time- fingers crossed!) has a reputation for cute and strong throwing wax creations. Liz was one of the lucky old crew that hauled a nice order before JLCCW closed and is reviewing some. Check out how JLCCW wax is faring years later.

Mystery tarts, custom brittle and scent shots that have lightening fast TAT are all great things but when the brittle is Pink Peppermint you KNOW that is the cherry on top. And you probably know who hauled it.... Lauren! Haul posts are rare gems from her, so make sure not to miss this one!

Lasting Scent Candles announced they are closing, but will still be selling off their stock on their website with announcements on Facebook, until they run out. Julie shares her recent LSC haul with wishes we can all grab some last stragglers before they are gone forever.

Plum Wine Sandalwood, Jasmine Vanilla Green Tea Peach, and M'Lady's Boudoir fragrances... can you guess what vendor these unusual and innovative blends hails from? Michelle shares her recent haul that includes these cool scents, great photos and ordering information.