Rolling in Wax!

Today is an incredibly exciting wax haul day (even though I am furtively typing this in the office). Last Thursday, I finally clicked 'ship' on all my outstanding packages! I would have shipped some of them earlier but I unexpectedly got word that my Rosegirls order would be completed much earlier than I expected and then I won a Glitterati flash sale! So in total, I have SIX packages arriving together! I have been trying very hard to melt through my stash because I am pretty sure I am not going to have enough space in my wax storage boxes to put everything away. Looking at my orders, I think I am set for the rest of the year. Fall scents aren't really my thing seeing as I live in heat and humidity all year round.

Just to mentally prepare myself for the onslaught of wax and remind myself about what I ordered and that I really don't need anymore wax for the time being, I am listing out everything I have that is incoming.

Glitterati Candle Co.
When Glitterati put up a few flash sale lots a few weeks ago, I threw my name in the smaller lots for the heck of it. And what do you know, I won one of them! My lot consisted of 4 scent shots in Pralines, Wildberry Buttercream, Cantaloupes & Fresh Oranges and Jamaican Me Crazy and 6 other mystery chunks in Fruity/Bakery. I am super excited to get this because Glitterati has been a company that I haven't managed to figure out exactly how to order. She's closed for Customs till December 2014 (!!) and I have always missed seeing the Mystery Bag sign up. Definitely a lucky break being able to win this flash sale lot.

Rosegirls
I am still trying to figure out exactly how I am going store 10 bags of chunks but I suspect I am going to have a lot of fun (sniffing) figuring it out. I have 10 bags in Koopa Troopa Assault, Blueberry Hill, Singing in the Rain, Lavender Cupcakes with Honey Frosting, Macintosh Madness + Rosegirls Garden, Summer Daze, Sunny Days, Alice in Wonderland, Apple Colada and Monster Cookie Fluff Puffs.

Thirty Street Wax
I have never watched the Princess Bride so the scent names don't mean very much to me but I was totally in the market for some Thirty Street so I picked up a few of the scents, Kingdom of Florin, The 'Kissing' Book, Fencing Masters, Cliffs of Insanity, Princess Buttercup, Prince Humperdink, Satsuma and Green Apple.

Enchanted Candle Co. Order & Mystery Bag
The regular order consists of Darth, Marlin, The Sultan's Moroccan Massage Oil (very excited to sniff this one after Julie reviewed it and loved it!), Walt's Lemon Meringue Pie, Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, Lavender and Chamomile, Napa Vallery, Wildberry Tea, Something Fruity and Icy Peppermint. The second order is a Mystery Bag although I think it may be more of a box because it's supposed to weigh 2lbs! I am looking forward to sniffing these because I just decided I want to get on a future customs list and I have already started thinking of some possible blends!

Ten Digit Creations
The earliest order I made in this shopping spree, I am pretty sure they are all cured after sitting in my box for 1.5 months. I very badly want this TDC haul to be awesome because I think TDC could become my wax dealer for scents that I need on a regular basis since they are always open, ships so fast and have such a long list of scents! Every girl needs a wax dealer right? Aloe & Green Tea, Apple Harvest, Avocado & Sea Salt, Bamboo & Sugar Cane, Bartlett Pear, Berry Verbena, Chamomile Apple, Fruit Loops, Green Tea & Willow, Honey Lemon, Lavender Apple, Lavender Mint, Lemon Marshmallow, Muscadine, Orange Blossom, Peppermint Meringue, Pink Sands, Red Mac Apple, Sea Berry, Sea Salt & Rice Flower, Serendipity, Sugar Milk, Sugared Jasmine, Twisted Lemon, Vanilla Lime and Violet Vixen.

Wax Notes | August 2014 (2)

This has definitely been my most productive melting fortnight to date, although to be fair, many of them were older tarts and I have discovered that while Super Tarts throws like crazy, it doesn't last very long.

Pumpkin Buttercream (Front Porch)
I was digging through my basket of destash wax when I found this super old piece of wax from 2011! Tossed it into the warmer immediately to use it up. There is actually still some scent left, I smell spicy pumpkin. It didn't last very long or throw very well (medium at best) but I can't complain.

Toasted Almond Butter Cookies (Ten Digit Creations)
Another older tart from 2012 but in contrast to Front Porch, TDC's wax is still holding the scent really well and throwing like crazy! I can totally smell toasted almond and butter cookies and it's making me hungry!

Cucumber Mint (Super Tarts)
This scent is so strong! I had taken this out in preparation to bring to work next week but when I left my room for the day and came home, it was the first scent that I smelled! Isn't that crazy? I popped half into my warmer since it was already floating around. It's a very perfumey cucumber, something you smell in a body lotion than a fresh cucumber in a salad. I don't get much mint but this is a very cooling scent, perfect for warmer days. My mother is absolutely loving this one too! The scent throw is kick-me-in-the-face strong! Like the previous ST I melted, I noticed it isn't very long-lasting. By the third tea light, there wasn't much scent left. This is so pretty though, I love how the blue and yellow melds almost ombre-like! I am now kicking myself for not melting my ST more and getting in on their restocks!

Honeydew Ya (Super Tarts)
A really authentic honeydew scent, such a sweet-fruity scent! So I noticed that Super Tarts does better in higher wattages. The throw was amazing in my tealight warmer but much weaker in my 11w hotplate.

The Sound of Drums (Two Timing Tart)
What an interesting variant of a Serendipity scent, this one is mixed with Dragon's Blood and it totally transforms Serendipity into a sexy, musky scent. I find the coconut more pronounced in this blend as well.

Nod and Dream (Enchanted Candle Co.)
I am thinking very hard about whether I should hit up the upcoming Enchanted re-opening (by the way, I think you totally should!), there's so many scents that I want to try! There's a couple of scents on the list that I already have so I pulled them out to try. Nod and Dream is from the Mary Poppins collection and is such a pretty purple colour. It's definitely a soapy lavender (I prefer herbal lavender) underlayered with vanilla sweetness and chamomile softness. The throw is amazingly strong, it's going right out of the room with only half a tart!

Vanilla Shake (Ten Digit Creations)
This is an old piece so no comments about its throw. Contrary to what I was expecting, this is a nutty and musky vanilla to my nose. I really like it, too bad it's discontinued!

Day at the Spa (Crabby Candle Co)
Definitely a scent for bad/sick day, the lemongrass is very strong on this one but it's definitely spa-like rather than bug repellant-like. The throw is about a medium-low. It really is a pity that Crabby Candle seems to have gone on hiatus. I like most of the scents I have melted and they perform very well for me.

Banana Caramel Cupcake (Ten Digit Creations)
The scent throw is pretty weak but for an older tart, if there's a throw, that's good enough for me. It smells exactly like banana bread which I actually like! That fades later and becomes a syrupy spicy scent.

Fruit Loops (Front Porch Candle Co.)
An oldie but a goodie!

Repeat Melts
Sleepy (The Bathing Garden)
Madman in a Box (Two Timing Tart)
Lavender Cotton Candy Frosting (L3WW)
Sugar Cookie (Super Tarts)
Drunk Photography (Two Timing Tart)
Key Lime Pie (Bit of Bliss)

Wax Notes | August 2014 (1)

A pretty, productive fortnight of melting. I have been working at finishing my Front Porch and Two Timing Tart stash (my oldest orders) to make way for my incoming orders. And I also really need an excuse to buy more from Two Timing Tart. Heehee! 

Tropical Sugar (CFTKR)
Not a scent that immediately grabs me but it's pleasant enough since it's a sweet fruity vanilla. More emphasis on the vanilla and sweetness with little flashes of citrus. Like everyone knows, CFTKR throws really well!

Cotton Candy Apple Bread (Front Porch Candle Co.)
One of my favourite FP scent notes is Apple. I find it a little more perfume-y than a true fruity apple. If they ever had an Apple sampler, I am definitely grabbing one for myself. In this blend, the apple stands out against a sweet, bread-y background. My colleagues actually commented that it reminds them of pandan cake! And I can definitely see why they would think that. It's really interesting how different noses pick out or combine scents to smell different things!

White Tea & Mango (Crabby Candle Co.)
An elegant take on a fruity scent. I am really enjoying this! Scent throw is pretty decent. And I could smell the mango scent after three days of melting (about 8-10 hours each day).

Butterfly Kisses (Front Porch Candle Co.)
FP's Apple always seems to be strongest scent in any blending. I am not sure if I am complaining about it though because while I love apple, I would also like to sniff the blend that it's part of.

Repeat Melts
Lavender Cotton Candy Frosting (L3WW)
Captain Tightpants (Two Timing Tart)
Still Not Ginger (Two Timing Tart)
Serendipity Peppermint (I Heart Wax)
Drunk Photography (Two Timing Tart)

Haul | Rosegirls (1)

This post have been sitting in my drafts folder for quite some time because I have this OCD need to schedule my posts so that there is something regularly popping up on the blog as I wait between my haul shipments. But I finally decided to pull the trigger on this one because I am this close to getting all my June & July shopping into my PO Box. Just waiting for one more Glitterati flash sale lot (Yes, I won! More about that in an upcoming post!) and a couple of my best friend's shopping packages to reach. Then BAM! I am going to be in set in wax for at least till the end of the year.

So, my first ever Rosegirls haul! I managed to net myself an Assorted sampler at the April sampler-only opening. I was about the 50th person in line and I waited 2 months to my turn. I think Rosegirls have managed to get through half the list at this point of time. It makes me wonder if they should have focused a little more on the sampler list between the end of the January orders and the start of the June orders, because at this rate, the last person on the list might have waited abut 7-8 months. :(

I am really happy with my sampler. It's good mix of bakery, fruity bakery and florals. Melting through this will probably help me a lot in figuring out my next custom order with Rosegirls. I am still nervous with blending but I am definitely going to try my hand at it in future.

Absolute Monster Cookie Fluff Puffs Monster Cookie chunks and Absolute Coffee chunks, overpoured with our Marshmallow Smoothie.
This is pretty yummy, I can see why it's one of RG's most popular blends. The cookie and coffee notes are equally blended and delicious together.

Blackberry Cotton Candy Waffle Cone Cotton Candy Frosting chunks with a Waffle Cone overpour.
The blackberry comes through pretty strongly and there's a sweetness enveloping it.

Bodacious Bowser Dunk My Donut, Monster Cookie, Waffle Cone and a surprising twist of crisp Green Apple
This is a really interesting scent blend, I never would have thought about green apple and bakery blends. I am also surprised that the Green Apple is pretty dominant and snakes it way through the bakery. I like this a lot!

Cotton Candy Frosting Smoothie Rich creamy frosting flavoured with a strong base of sugary sweet cotton candy confection + Marshmallow smoothie.
I am not one for super sweet scents so I am not too sure about this one. I can slightly detect the milky Marshmallow Smoothie scent note.

Delicate Daisy Bombshell (VS Type) and Cotton Candy Frosting
I have never smelled Bombshell before but I am getting a sweet, floral perfume-y note. The Cotton Candy Frosting softens the perfume-y scent and I quite like it.

Earth Angel Sweet Lavender Chunks / Sinfully Sweet Pops chunks / Vanilla Ice Cream
I am so glad to receive a chunk in Earth Angel, there were so many raves on the RG FB page but the scent blend didn't call out to me when I was going through the scent list so I am glad to have a chance to try it. It's really really nice, the Sweet Lavender is the strongest scent and it's just slightly herbal.

Lemon Noel Smoothie 

I couldn't find an exact scent description but I think it's pretty self-explanatory, Lemon + Marshmallow Noel + Marshmallow Smoothie. One of my faves from this order, the Lemon is sugary sweet after being blended with VBN and Marshmallow Smoothie but still with a tinge of citrus acidity.

Marilyn's Magarita Marilyn (A fun and flirtatious scent) + Magarita (Vanilla, lime and lemon magarita with a dash of salt)

Super lime-y! It makes me want a magarita right now!

Nilla Strawberry Noel

I think this might be a customer blend. The Nilla is a wafer type scent if I am not wrong. I mostly get the Nilla wafer and a little bit of strawberry (which is a little plasticky but I have come to associate that with most strawberry scents).

Oooh La La Custom blend of Pink Sugar Cookie and Vanilla Musk

The pink sugar and vanilla musk are pretty equally blended, sometimes I get a stronger whiff of the Pink Sugar, sometimes I get a stronger whiff of the Vanilla Musk. I don't smell much cookie which is good by me.

Over The Moon Custom blend of Hurricane Daiquiri and Raspberry Sauce chunks with a Vanilla Ice Cream overpour

I can mostly smell a sweet fruity scent from this chunk. Not my favourite of the sampler.

Pomegranate Watermelon Smoothie

Probably another customer blend, I smell mainly Pomegranate and the Watermelon notes. I am a little wary of Pomegranate from the Love Potion No.9 chunk I melted earlier, hopefully better luck with this one.

Pink Sugar, Blue Sugar and Royal Sugar Cookies
I have never tried a Pink and Blue Sugar blend and I think I kind of like it! I can also smell the sweet, homely scent of cookies.

Raspberry Lilac Lilac Lane chunks are over poured with our Raspberry Sauce
Wow, this is so strong, the scent hits you right in the face when I opened the baggy. The lilac definitely overwhelms the raspberry but I think the lilac scent is so authentic and gorgeous!

Raspberry Peach Tea Raspberry Sauce chunks, Peach chunks with an overpour of White Tea (BBW type
Mmm, another favourite of the sampler! The raspberry and peach chunks are strong and fruity, and the White Tea ties them all together with a soft floral undertone.

Raspberry Streuselkuchen Raspberry bits blended with Streuselkuchen
I was so glad to see a Streuselkuchen blend in my sampler! I really want to try this so-popular scent from RG but I don't have the courage to get it myself. The Raspberry helps to soften the Streuselkuchen which is pretty spicy to my nose. I am looking forward to trying this out!

Strawberry Mint Ice Cream Strawberry Jam chunks, Peppermint chunks and Vanilla Ice Cream overpour
I don't even really like Mint Ice Cream in real life but somehow I really like it in wax form. When I first smelled this, I remember the Strawberry was a lot stronger but now I barely smell it and the Mint Ice Cream is really strong!

Wildberry and Sweet Lemon Confection Wildberry + Decadent sweet lemon custard whipped to a creamy and smooth finish.
This was the largest chunk I received in the sampler and I am so glad because this is my absolute favourite from this sampler. The Sweet Lemon Confection is so so so yummy!

Haul | Vintage Chic Scents (2)

Whoops, I almost forgot about this pending review. This was from my second flash sale win from VCS, which is pretty much the only way I am able to get my hands on these wax!



Blue Hawaii Camu Camu
I don't know the components of this scent but I can smell the tropicalness of the Blue Hawaii, maybe a slight earthiness from the Camu Camu.

Film Noir Glazed cinnamon donuts, snickerdoodle and marshmallow
This blend isn't really up my alley but I think Fall scents lovers would really 'fall' for this one (Heehee!).

GG on Gilligan's GG (honeydew, watermelon and cantaloupe) blended with Gilligan's Island (Bahama Fizz Type and pineapple)
So tropical, fresh, fruity and delicious! The GG scent is the stronger of the two blends and it is so good!

Jackie O Will Never Be Hungy Again Marshmallow, birthday cake & VBN + wildberry mousse, marshmallow & zucchini bread.
So sweet from all that marshmallow and VBN. The zucchini bread cuts through the sweetness but the wildberry mousse is buried under it

Imagene's Lemon Serendipity Cream Coconut cream pie with a hint of cherry blended with lemon
Ohmygosh, this blend is so so yummy! I can't believe how well everything goes together. I am also reminded of Fruit Loops when I sniff this.

Lazy Summer Days Honeydew, cotton candy, lime
Mmm, this definitely typifies lazy, summer days. The honeydew and cotton candy is yummy and strong. Occasionally a whiff of lime comes through and it provides a fizzy background.

Lucy and Ethel Pistachio pudding cake, coconut and marshmallows

Wow, the pistachio (and almond) hits you pretty strong and it is really authentic. I like this one a lot!

Pineapple Brown Sugar Cookie
Warm and comforting, the brown sugar cookie scent is really strong and I can't smell any hint of pineapple at all.

Rose's Powder Room Peach lavender bergamot
This is such a surprising combination of scents but it is so good! I can't stop sniffing it. Definitely one of my favourites of this lot. The peach, lavender and bergamot are equal in strength and blends so well together. If I could order from VCS, I would definitely get this in bigger quantities.

Smart Cookie Double chocolate cookie and buttermint
So glad to have another tart of this scent in this lot! I really like this one!

Tiki Volcano Bowl Tropical Fruit Blend
Exactly as it says, tropical, fruity and sweet.

1927 Fresh strawberries, pink sugar and sugar milk
I believe this is one of VCS' signature scents, the strawberry note is one of the nicest I have ever smelled. I can clearly smell the sour note of the sugar milk. The pink sugar is also faintly in the background.

Wax Notes | July 2014 (2)

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (Enchanted Candle Co.)
So fresh and juicy, this scent! It really is perfect for hot, summer days. The scent throw is good and strong, throwing right out of my room (high throw!).

Colombian Coffee (Ten Digit Creations)
Smells very much like milk coffee with just a hint of sweetness, I wasn't sure if I would like coffee scents, I put off warming this for the longest time because I was afraid it. But hey, I kind of do like it! It's making my room smell like a coffee house!

Ever Night (The Bathing Garden)
I am melting two cubes and the scent throw is medium at best. It's a lovely lavender scent, very soothing at night. If I concentrate hard enough, I can detect the musk and sweet  that really makes this scent very pretty. It just needs an extra omph to the scent throw to make this really awesome.

Madman with a Box (Two Timing Tart - Old Formula)
A Doctor Who scent! I have been hoarding this for awhile but I have decided that it's time to start melting through in anticipation of the 8th Series. Also, I really need to use up my TTT old wax formula, I can't order more till I get them out of the way! However, Becky doesn't seem to offering very much of her older scent blends with her new ways of selling so I have no idea when I might be able to get my hands on this blend again. I really like it very much, there's blue agave, blueberry, lime and peppermint candies in this. I am getting major whiffs of (what I think is) blue agave and peppermint. The blueberry is quieter in the background but I can't really get any lime. Medium-high throw but it only lasted about two tealights.

Pink Dunes (Crabby Candle Co.)
This is such a 'pink' scent! Not pink as in pink sugar but pink as in pretty, sweet and floral. This 0.75oz tart is throwing nice and high in my 11w warmer. By the way, while going back to check scent descriptions, I noticed that the Crabby Candle Co. website is offline, anyone knows what happened to them?

Serendipity Marshmallow Noel Peppermint (Sniff My Tarts)
The most dominant scent note to me is the Marshmallow Noel but there's also something fruity swirling around, most likely the cherry and orange from Serendipity. The peppermint is very very faint. The scent throw is medium-high!

Repeat Melts
The Olive Lemon Grove (The Bathing Garden)
Drunk Texting (Two Timing Tart - Old Formula)
Coconut Milk & Lavender (Candles from the Keeping Room)
Lavender, Green Tea, Grapefruit (Bit of Bliss)

Haul | Smelly Buttons

G'day everyone! I have been back from my vacation to Australia for a week and I have been missing those gorgeous blue skies everyday! It's been a madhouse back at work, catching up and packing up our offices for a move to a new space! I am almost settled in but there's still a lot of organisation to go, buying of little nick-nacks to get organised and helping other colleagues with the overall unpacking of the office.

It seems that even on vacation, I can't get away from wax. When I was in Gold Coast, I found a few market stores that were selling wax. I sniffed around but managed to resist by reminding myself of my huge stash at home. But I broke down at the Smelly Buttons store at the Eat Street Markets in Hamilton, Brisbane on my last day! They were selling these tealight warmers with a huge, deep dish, something that I have been looking for! My current warmers' dish are on the small side, only able to fit about 1oz of wax and I was getting tired of chopping up some of the bigger chunks. But now with this warmer, I can melt larger quantities of wax! And isn't it pretty, with the flower cutouts! The warmer was on sale for 20AUD and I also get to choose 6 smelly buttons, I got Fresh Flowers, French Pear, Lime Coco, Ocean Breeze, So Fresh and Japanese Honeysuckle. Look out for warm reviews in my wax notes!