Wax Notes | May 2014 (1)

Grape Fluff Blueberry Confetti Cake (Up The Creek)
The blueberry is so strong and totally to die for! It reminds me of blueberry waffles. I think the grape is all mixed in with it because I can't really detect it. Not much cake either. High scent throw!

Dried Apple Wreath (Ten Digit Creations)
I have been hoarding this for awhile and a conversation on Facebook finally made me cut into it. I seriously love this scent, it's not a juicy apple that screams of summer but a tart apple that conjures up autumn. Perfect for a home fragrance. But it's no longer available. :( Medium high throw with half a tart.

Blackberry Lemon Ice Cream (Front Porch Candle Co.)
This is a weird blend to my nose, I can't smell either the Blackberry or the Lemon, just something sweet. Very high scent throw though.

Pear (Front Porch Candle Co.)
I am not sure about most pears but the pears I do eat don't have as lovely a fragrance FP's Pear. One colleague commented that it smells like fruity bubblegum! I am melting this in the office and the scent throw is very high however the scent peters out faster than compared to The Bathing Garden's Lemon Rose Curd.



Captain Tightpants (Two Timing Tart - Old Wax Formula)
This is the type of scent to relax by, the rice flowers and sea salt blend into a delicate, powdery scent. I am liking how florals seem to blend really well with sea salt. Might have to investigate these type of blends further. I am melting two cubes, the scent throw took awhile to develop into a high throw! Strongest scent from TTT so far. Also, I have been melting it for 3 days (4 tealights) and it's still going strong!

Lemon Juniper (Two Timing Tart)
True to the cold throw, this is a fresh fizzy, citrusy scent. This tart is in TTT's new wax formula and i immediately noticed that it throws much better than the old wax formula. In fact, I am classifying this as a high throw. The throw is long-lasting too, I have been melting this for 2 days (4 tealights) and it's finally fading. I am impressed!

Repeat Melts (Not pictured)
Honeydew, Strawberry, Creamsicle (Super Tarts)
Silk Sheets (Two Timing Tart - Old Wax Formula)
Grape Fluff Blueberry Confetti Cake (Up The Creek)

May-Hem.

I thought I would stop ordering in May and just wait for my outstanding orders to be shipped. Obviously I thought wrong because May could be my biggest haul to date. Now I am wondering if I should be patient and wait for all orders to be shipped together or to split the orders into two shipments. If I am patient, it might give me half a chance to work my way through my current stash a little bit more. But really, who wants to wait for their wax goodies!

Vintage Chic Scents | Flash Sale
VCS had 14 lots up for flash sale on Wednesday, random.org style. I threw my hat into the ring for the lots that were below $20 for the fun of it, and what do you know, I actually won Lot #1! The lot consists of 10 rose tarts and is a good mix of original and new scent blends like Smart Cookie, GG on Gilligan's, Tiki Volcano Bowl, Rose's Powder Room, 1927, Imagene's Lemon Serendipity Cream, Blue Hawaii Camu Camu, Film Noir, Lucy and Ethel, Pineapple Brown Sugar Cookie.

Enchanted Candle Co.
I heard about Enchanted Candle Co. a few weeks back during what was either their first or second opening. I was immediately charmed by the theme and elegance of the company and the scent blends that Debra (the owner) had concocted. When Debra re-stocked earlier this week, I couldn't help myself! I got scents from the Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, Mothers of Disney and Everyday collections.

Cherry Blossom Moon | Flash Sale
Cherry Blossom Moon had a flash sale a couple weeks ago and I played after hearing really good things about CBM and interacting with Angela (the owner) in Facebook groups. After winning a few items from the flash sale, I asked Angela if I could add on a few more items to my items to make the shipping more worthwhile. Angela graciously agreed so now I am waiting for a little bit for her to fill up the bag with mystery items.

Sniff My Tarts | Mystery Bag
I am number 2 on the list! So close!

Rosegirls | Assorted Sampler
I am number 20 on the list, if RG continues at their current pace, I am thinking it might be my turn in another two or three weeks. Fingers crossed.

Haul | Two Timing Tart (2)

It was as if this bag was meant to be mine. I snagged the last Spring Cleaning themed mystery box offered on Two Timing Tart's new Facebook group on my very first click into the group! It was for $15 inclusive of shipping. Don't you love how colourful and springy it is!

This little monthly box seems to be regular thing. For this April box, Becky offered clean, fresh and floral blends but for May, it will be all chocolate blends. If you are a choc-a-holic, you should probably check it out.

Ocean Cotton Now officially known as Dad's Clean Blend on the website. Cotton brushed with sea breezes, deep minerally sea salt and kelp notes, and just a touch of vanilla to round it out.
If this melts as good as it smells, it might take over Cactus & Sea Salt's reign as my favourite fresh scent. There is an equal blend of the sea breeze, sea salt, cotton and kelp notes. The only note I can't quite catch is the vanilla.

Violet Mojito
So far, I quite like TTT's way of blending florals and cocktails. I don't think any other vendor is doing anything quite like Becky. I can really get the sweet floral of the violet and the tang of the mojito.

Pink Sugar Rose Red Pink Sugar + Rose Red (perfect rose red touched with sea salt and pomegranate)
What a big chunk of wax! I mostly smell pink sugar and the sea salt. And I want to try Rose Red by itself because I actually think it works. Again, TTT might be the only vendor blending rose with sea salt.

Lemon Juniper
A mildly fizzy lemon with a green herbal note. I might throw one of this little sunshines into my warmer soon to get a feel of the new wax formula.

Wax Notes | April 2014

It's been about two months since I started melting wax and I feel like I am getting into a good melting stride. I have also started melting in the office with my little electric warmer. Since I spend more than half of my day there, I figured I should be melting something yummy to perk up my workday. So far, no complaints from my co-workers! :) Now that I am melting more and more, from May onwards, I am going to split these into fortnightly posts rather than monthly.

(I seem to like to melt same coloured tarts in a row! I melted 3 purple tarts in March and now I have 3 white ones in a row!)

The Olive Lemon Grove (The Bathing Garden)
After sniffing through my The Bathing Garden haul several times, I decided that this scent is my favourite. The minute it goes on sale again, I will be buying hunks and hunks of it. It is such a sweet and subtle citrus scent, no acidic sharp edges to it whatsoever. I could sniff it forever!

Spearmint (Super Tarts)
Melting my first Super Tart! The wax is harder than most and makes cutting them a bit of a mess and I would prefer this kind of wax in a clam shell or a smaller size for lesser fuss. But with that said, the minute I started melting it, the scent started pumping out! I am liking the Spearmint scent straight up by itself, it isn't hard on the nose at all, more like yummy toothpaste. Medium and consistent throw.

Silk Sheets (Two Timing Tart - Old Wax Formula)
This scent really took its own sweet time in wafting out, eventually developing into a faint,  medium-low throw. I had two cubes melting in a tealight warmer. The first time I melted it, I was really disappointed, it had so little throw. But during the second melt, the wax threw faster and better.

Constantine (Crabby Candle Co.)
I feel like I stepped into a garden! I can really smell that fresh, green, flower scent (you know what I mean by that right? :] ). There's also a slight spicy note in there, which is not as out of place as you think, kind of like a carnation. This is a strong scent but with a medium-low throw.

Sugar Cookie (Super Tarts)
I am melting this on a cool night after a rainy day and it called for something sweet and bakery. Since Sugar Cookie is featuring in Super Tarts' May sampler and is their signature scent, I was curious to try it. It is a very authentic cookie scent but I am getting bored of it by itself because it's so one-note. Might try blending it on the next melt! Strong scent with a medium-high throw.

Spring Breeze (L3 Waxy Wonders)
I am loving loving this scent! It is so pretty and delicate. The scent throw takes a while to develop but when it does, it is high. However the scent is never overpowering, just wafting prettily through the air! I definitely need to get boatloads of this at L3 custom opening. By the way, I find this really similar to Bath & Bodyworks' Sweet Pea, it has similar notes of raspberries and florals.

Rain Water (Ten Digit Creations)
Melting a quarter cube in the office (yes, I finally brought a warmer in to work). All I can say is that this is a clean, soapy (in a good way) scent. I would totally bathe myself in this!

Orange Cream & Marshmallow (Candles From The Keeping Room)
The marshmallow scent is really strong and the orange is so authentic it's making my mouth feel like it ate an orange! I find this rather a mellow and relaxing scent. High but not overpowering scent throw. Scent lasted about 1.5 tealights, which is a little short to me.

Drunk Tweeting (Two Timing Tart)
TTT's old formula may not throw very well but I like it very much for my office. It scents my open plan cubicle but isn't strong enough to annoy my colleagues with scents they may not like. Win-win in my book. This is a coconut-mango mojito scent, I really like how subtle the mint is in here. Very tropical and refreshing.

Hawaiian Rainbow Cake (Crabby Candle Co.)
I smell mainly Pineapple in this scent blend, the rest of the fruits are blended quite nicely into a fruity, tropical scent. I am not detecting any bakery. Strong and consistent throw with the 0.75oz scent shot.

Honeydew, Strawberry and Creamsicle (Super Tarts)
This is a Super Pan chunk that I got from Audrey. Check out how the full pan looks here. It was a pretty generous chunk but it was very easy to break with the score underneath. With Super Tarts, the scent pumps out very quickly. The strongest note is a very tart Strawberry but it's mellowed to a sweet, fruity scent when the honeydew comes along. Medium throw but the scent peters out after 3 hours.

Sleepy (The Bathing Garden)
I am beginning to develop scent preferences during different times of day. It just doesn't seem right to melt fruity scents during the night. Sleepy is definitely one for the evening, I am loving that the peppermint and vanilla is more dominant that the pink sugar. Medium high scent throw with only one cube!

Fruit Loops (Front Porch Candle Co.)
An oldie but a goodie. I never get tired of  Fruits Loops. I have only really tried FP's Fruit Loops and I want to try other vendors' interpretation! I am not sure why I have yet to order it in my numerous hauls so far. Anyway, standard medium-high throw from FP.

Drunk Texting (Two Timing Tart - Old Wax Formula)
I am not enjoying this scent on warm as I though I would on cold sniff. The cucumber is the strongest scent and it's a raw, fresh cucumber rather than a spa-like scent that I thought the blend would be with the mojito note. However, on the bright side, one cube of this is throwing a bit better than usual.

Serendipity Peppermint (I Heart Wax)
My first Serendipity scent, I think I like it! Surprisingly, it's slightly stronger than the peppermint, most reviews always have peppermint as the more dominant scent in blends. The cherry and vanilla is pretty strong here. Scent throw developed really quickly and is medium-high with only half a tart. Which means I am very likely to order during I Heart Wax's re-opening this Friday!

Apples & Peaches (Front Porch Candle Co.)
FP's Mac Apple scent is one of my favourite and I am loving this. I can't detect any Peaches at all. But that's totally ok with me. This one has a really strong throw. I am melting it in the office and it's throwing all the way out into the corridor. This is the first tart to be doing that.

// Repeat Melts (Not pictured)
Tease (Two Timing Tart - Old Wax Formula)
Drunk Photography (Two Timing Tart - Old Wax Formula)
Vintage Circus (The Bathing Garden)
Lemon Curd & Rose Milk (The Bathing Garden): This one cube is the strongest throwing so far of my office melts. Before the melt pool was fully formed, it was already throwing right out of the door!

Destash / Act of Kindness from Sunnee

If you are reading my blog, chances are you are also reading Fragrance Obsessed, a wax blog written by a lovely lady Sunnee. When I stepped back into the wax world, Fragrance Obsessed was my bible. I learnt about so many new vendors and ordering methods. Besides the comprehensive posts, Sunnee also takes really beautiful photos of her wax hauls and keeps an interesting mix of anecdotes about her life and inspirations. I am so glad I took the first step in commenting on her blog, after back-and-forth comments on blogs, adding each other on Facebook and chatting occasionally, I really feel like Sunnee and I are now friends!

Sunnee had a destash recently on her blog where everyone could choose what they wanted on a first-come-first-serve basis. I managed to snag a few items during the free for all, I HEART WAX's Serendipty Peppermint 4-pack, Streetman Candle Co's Happy bundt  and Orchid Lake's Peanut Butter Cup. The rest of the items were picked out by Sunnee and they are awesome. I really like everything that she sent!

Beezy Tarts - Madam President Fresh, zesty citrus notes balanced out by feminine florals of jasmine, white rose, and freesia. Nuances of musks and ozonic notes are backed by a hint of sweet vanilla, ending with a warm amber base.
The musks and ozone are the strongest notes for me here, followed by the florals. Pretty!

Beezy Tarts - Icy Peppermint Sweet icy peppermint
Strong and sweet peppermint. I am going to cut this up and melt it by itself and maybe blend it with other stuff.

Beezy Tarts - Starburst Smells like a juicy Starburst!
Wow, this smells really like the sweet, amazing!

Beezy Tarts - Strip and Go Naked Oranges, lemons, limes and sweet berries.
SO GOOD! I can see why Sunnee loves this so much. This is a perfect summer scent, with all that fizzy citrus going around. Can't wait to melt this one.

I HEART WAX - Serendipity Peppermint 
I am not a fan of Hello Kitty but they are rather adorable in wax form. This blend is yummy, the peppermint is strong but I can detect cherries, vanilla and a little coconut. I can see this becoming a night-time fave.

Lasting Scent Candles - Cactus & Sea Salt
I have had this scent from LSC before. Cactus & Sea Salt is my family's favourite scent!

Lasting Scent Candles - Tie Dye Red raspberry, meyer lemon, key lime, navel orange, vanilla bean ice cream and rock candy sprinkles
When I first saw this loaf on Sunnee's blog, I was amazed at how gorgeous it was. I wonder how LSC created this loaf, the colours are gorgeous. I am so happy to be able to try this out because it is one, amazing, fruity blend. Now I have a problem, how am I going to get more  LSC, why are you so difficult to order from!

Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps (now known as Wilma) - Peanut Butter Cup
I feel like I just opened up the peanut butter jar but there's also a slight artificiality to the peanut butter. I think PB and chocolate scents tend to be like that.

Rosegirls - Greased Lightning Strawberry Jam chunks, Strawberry Shortcake chunks and Cuppa Cake overpour
I am so excited to see that Sunnee picked out a Rosegirls chunk for me! Rosegirls chunks are really gorgeous, I intend to put in an order when they next open (must accumulate wax karma)! I am picking up on the strawberry jam and a cake note. Yums!

Streetman Candle Company - Happy Strawberries, pears, sugars and lilac blossom
This is the biggest piece of wax I have ever gotten! It didn't look so very huge on Sunnee's blog. Thank goodness I am loving this scent! The lilac blossoms blends so well with the fruits!

Up The Creek - Fruity Pebbles
I always thought Fruity Pebbles was another way of saying Fruit Loops but I googled for scent descriptions and I found out this is another cereal brand. It's very similar to Fruit Loops though, maybe less on the lemon and lime.

Haul | Bath & Bodyworks (2)

I happened to be in the area of the Bath & Bodyworks store last Thursday for a work appointment and of course I had to drop in check out the new spring scents. After a quick sniff, I picked up 4 scents in wallflower refills, Watermelon Lemonade, Fresh Linen, Cheers to Capri and Island Margarita. All fresh and citrusy scents! I have a couple of work trips coming up and I am thinking of bringing a wallflower with me to scent up my hotel rooms.

In other news, I have three orders out for delivery this week - The Bathing Garden, Two Timing Tart and Sunnee's destash. #happydance. The package just left Ohio and is bound for Hong Kong, if all goes well, I might be able to get it Saturday or Sunday? I can't wait to share them with you!

Haul | Memorial Sale

This is my first non-vendor sale haul, a winning lot from the Memorial Sale for Jessica in March. Audrey shipped it out really quickly and the Regional Rate A box was packed full of goodies! I was really looking forward to this package because there were so many vendors that I have never tried in here.

Candles From The Keeping Room - Coconut Milk & Lavender A sweet blend of coconut milk and lavender. Changes the lavender to almost a tropical flower
Mmm, I like this one. The lavender tends towards soapy (but not detergent). I don't smell coconut milk yet.

Candles From The Keeping Room - Orange Cream & Marshmallow

This is a yummy, bakery citrus!

Candles From The Keeping Room - Pink Sugar Milk A blend of our yummy sugar milk and pink sugar.

I can smell both the sugar milk and pink sugar equally. I am so excited to try a sugar milk blend!

Candles From The Keeping Room - Tropical Sugar A blend of delicious sweet fruit, sugars, whipped cream and a little vanilla.

This reminds me of a citrus powder soft drink. I am intrigued by how it will melt!

Candles From The Keeping Room - Raspberry Cream Filled Twinkies A yummy blend of our sweet twinkie filled with fresh raspberry sauce.
I smell the raspberry sauce and it's yummy but there's that weird plasticky note.

Candles From The Keeping Room - Hot Orange Danish Notes of fresh baked danish, orange zests, and the aroma of drizzled cream frosting.

The orange smells really great in here!

Candles From The Keeping Room - Toasted Marshmallow & Twinkies Twinkies filled with our yummy toasted marshmallow and drizzled with love.

This smells burnt and plasticky, I wonder if it's from the Twinkies because the other Twinkies blend that I have smells the same.

Super Tarts - Honeydew, Strawberry and Creamsicle
A nice, mellow melon blend. It's also a little fizzy! Can't wait to try this one!

Super Tarts - Champagne, Pomegranate, Grapefruit, Rock Candy
This is such a fresh, citrusy, energetic blend! I will enjoy melting this one.

Sassy Girl Aroma - Strawberry Bread
Not a big fan of this one. It smells weird and plastic to me.

Sassy Girl Aroma - Bubblegum Ice Cream Bubblegum blended with rich vanilla ice cream
Smells exactly like a Bazooka gum! Bubblegum is quickly becoming a favourite scent of mine.

Up The Creek - Candy Crush Candy lime, lemon drop and raspberry with juicy notes of orange and red apple sweetened with splashes of pulled sugar and old fashion vanilla.
Such a fun and fruity scent, I am getting lots and lots of citrus!

Up The Creek - Zucchini Noel Surprise
I am getting mostly an almond scent in this chunk, which is unexpected.

Up The Creek - Grape Fluff Blueberry Confetti Cake

The blueberry is the strongest scent note and is so so yummy! It's more of a blueberry jam scent to me. By the way, I now understand why so many people is always in search of a holy grail blueberry scent.

Bit of Bliss - Key Lime Pie
I smell a creamy, zesty lime. I feel energised just sniffing at this!

Bit of Bliss - Lavender, Green Tea, Grapefruit
This was one of my favourites of the haul. I love to drink green tea and this is the first green tea scent that I have seen in wax form. I like how these three scents were blended together, perfect for a mellow night.

Bit of Bliss - Grape, Cotton Candy, Jelly Beans
The Jelly Beans scent is a little too overpowering in here. There's also a plastic note coming through.

Rosegirls - Love Potion No. 9 Mystery blend of Love Spell and pomegranate blizzard.
My first ever Rosegirls! I think I might hoard this until I know when my Assorted Sampler is going to ship! Both the Love Spell and pomegranate blizzard scents I am not familiar with, and I have no idea what I am supposed to smell here except for some creaminess.

Vintage Chic Scents - Jackie O Marshmallow, birthday cake and Vanilla Bean Noel
So sweet!

Sugar & Spice - Banana Funnel Cake & Waffle Cones
I immediately think of Banana Bread when I smell this one, I can actually smell that tart scent  of the cooked Banana flesh. I like it more than I thought I would!