Cupcake Candles haul #1

Good morning!

Today I have a REALLY exciting haul to share from Cupcake Candles. I have been waiting anxiously for this order and I was like a little kid on Christmas when this arrived. The reason I was so excited is that this was the very first time I've ever blended my own scents! It was really fun, and I can't wait to do this again! I might have to reorder a few of these again. TAT was only about three weeks, which was stated on their site. Their prices are SO good as well, it was only two bucks for each two pack, which is so cheap since you're blending first off and also because these tarts are a great size. 

Lemon Peppermint Cookie Birthday Cake: This is such a fun scent, I'm proud of myself! Their peppermint scent is really nice, nice and smooth to me. You definitely get the undertones of the lemon and birthday cake but the peppermint is the dominant note. Really, really like this one.

Coconut Lemon Butter cream Cookie:  This one is my runner up for hands down favorite. This is SO YUM! The lemon and coconut don't overpower one another and the butter cream cookie lends a creaminess to the mix. I could eat these LOL!

Funnel Cake Wildberrry Bread: HOLY BAJEEZUS I'M IN LOVE! I was blown away by this one on my first sniff. I'm already planning on reordering this in a few more tarts next time I order. It's one of the best things my nose has ever smelled. You get the spicy bakery notes of the funnel cake and the berry note from the wildberry bread give it sweetness. Goes on my all-time favorite list for sure.

Pink Almond Macaroon Bread: I don't have any almond scents, so I thought it was time to try one out. I'm really glad I did! You get the pink sugar in there as the first note, and the almond is every so slightly a little lighter then the pink. The blend together so effortlessly! I'm really excited to melt this one!

Pineapple Orchid (freebie): I was so shocked that I got as many samples as I did since I only spend like eight bucks. Really generous! The first free sample I have is Pineapple Orchid. I feel awful, but this is one scent I HATE. I mean HATE. I got this from another vendor in one of my first orders and I couldn't get it away from my nose faster. I know others enjoy this scent, but all I get is a strong skunky scent. Ew. passing this on.

Krispy Kreme Donut (freebie): This is a really fun bakery scent, smells just like a Krispy Creme donut! The little sprinkles are adorable too.

Coconut Lime Verbena (freebie): MY VERY FIRST SCOOPABLE WAX! I was so excited when I saw this! I've been wanting to order one from a vendor, and it's so great that they sent this for me to try first! Bonus? It smells amazing! I love coconut lime verbena scents, and this one is great.

Look at the adorable sprinkles!!!

Anyone else love Cupcake Candles?

<3 Dana

Sugar & Spice Gourmet Soy Candles haul #1

Hello there!

Today I my very first haul from Sugar and Spice Gourmet Soy Candles to share! I've heard amazing things from this company, and when you sign up for her email list, she shoots you a 20% off code, awesome right?! I ended up trying out seven of her scent shots. I HAD ordered more like 11-12, but by the time I was done shopping, they were taken out of my shopping cart and bough by someone else. I was pretty frustrated, but I'm still happy with the ones I was able to get. Let me show you!

Blueberry Cobbler: I've been really into blueberry scents lately, so of course I wanted to order this one. I really love this scent, the blueberry is nice and smooth.

Pink Lemon Pound Cake: This one is AWESOME! Easily my favorite from my little haul. You get the pink sugar as the dominant note, and the delicious lemon bakery underneath. I REALLY wish I had gotten more, although I think there was only this one left in the ready to ship section. YUM!

Fruit Crush (freebie): They don't have a scent description on this one, but I smell mostly strawberry and banana. Very juicy smelling!

Ghost Munch: This one is so great! It's a blend of caramel apple, toasted marshmallow, candy corn, and zucchini bread. I think I need a dozen more. SO GOOD.

Banana Ice Cream: Smells just like banana candy to me, banana Runts. Really nice!

Snickerdoodle Latte: I've been so into coffee/tea scents lately, so I had to order a few in this haul. This one is a blend of latte and bakery, really comforting scent to me. 

Hazelnut Espresso: YUUUUUUUM! This is a nice, rich, strong coffee scent. I really love scents like this, the stronger the better with coffee scents with me.

Chai Tea Latte: This one has a nice, light tea scent. Very refreshing to me!

I hope you all have a great rest of your day!

<3 Dana

Front Porch haul(s) #3

Hi again!

I love Front Porch. They get me every time and I feel like I always have something coming in the mail from them! Their restocking emails get me every time, and the fact that they offer free shipping always has me ordering something here and there. Here's two of my last orders to share with you.

Coffee & Cookies: I was really excited when I saw they restocked this one, I had been wanted to try it. It's so good! The main note in here is the cookie bakery, and the coffee is the second, softer note in here. I really like this scent, but I do hope the coffee notes some out more warm.

Whipped Key Lime Pie Frosting: What a great key lime scent! So strong and delicious. I have always loved key lime scents, and this might be one of the best.

Granny Smith Green Apple: This one fell flat for me. The apple isn't strong enough for me and there's an odd perfume note in there that I don't like. I love the donut shape though! 

Show Me The Bunny: This is AH-MAZ-ING! I'm so happy I ordered this! I wouldn't mind having another four pack on hand as well. :) A blend of 14-Karrot cake and orange marmalade bread, this is such a rich, creamy blend. Almost good enough to eat!

Mountain Dew Pop: I had to try this one just for the heck of it out of curiosity. It smells pretty good, you get the effervescent note in there for sure.

Have a great day!

<3 Dana

Candles From The Keeping Room (CFTKR) haul #6

Hey there!

I have my latest haul from Candles From The Keeping Room from when Carol restocked right before she closed shop for the next month. I am so sad she's gone for now, but I think I have more then enough to last me through! Here's what I got as my final order for now -

Fruity Loops: I was really excited to see these listed and I was lucky enough to snatch up the last bag! This is a fantastic fruit loops scent, I love it! The rainbow donut shapes are to die for! Really excited to melt these little guys!

Lemon Noel: I have Lemon Cookie Noel, so I knew this would be a home run. And IT IS! Lemon scents are my weakness and a TOP favorite of mine, and Carol's lemon scents are great. 

Cocomilk: This is one I had Carol add to my order mere hours before Carol closed shop. This is such a relaxing coconut milk scent. It might be one of the most relaxing summer scents I've come across yet, it reminds me the beach. Now I can melt my sample that got me hooked.

Vanilla Bean Noel (freebie): I love this cute little gingerbread bunny shape, I have a few now! A fantastic vanilla bean noel scent, this will be perfect for blending. 

Lemon Meringue (freebie): I'm really excited that Carol sent me more lemon samples! She's sneaky though and knows what she's doing, man. I always ended up ordering more wax due to falling in love with her samples. This is a bright, fresh lemon scent. 

Blue Hawaiian (freebie): OMG I was so excited about this one! I know everyone likes this scent, and I tried to order it when she restocked, but it kept telling me it was in someone else's cart. This scent is perfection for a Spring/Summer scent! There's about a dozen notes listed in the scent description, but I get mainly sweet coconut, vanilla rum and the fruit notes. I cannot WAIT to melt this bad boy!

Iced Lemon Biscotti (freebie): This is such an awesome lemon bakery scent! I need to add this to me wish list for sure!

Floridian Dreams (freebie): I don't really care for this one. I get mostly pineapple notes with coconut, but there's a little something in there that hits my nose wrong. I'll be passing this one on.

Have a nice day!

<3 Dana

Crabby Candle Co./Dutch Candle Company haul #2

Why hello there!

After I placed my last order I fell in LOVE with their Zucchini Claws scent, so I placed an order for more. Of course I added in a few more scent shots as well! I really like their products, but they use bags to ship their scent shots and not boxes, so every time I order a few get broken. Ah well. Let's talk wax now!

Fruity Pebbles: Straight up fruit loops scent to me and since that's one of my favorite scents ever, so I couldn't be happier!

Cookie Madness: This is just okay honestly. Not bad, just your typical bakery scent. 

Lemon Squares: This is a nice lemon bakery scent, I really like it! It has a nice creaminess to it.

Blueberry Cheesecake: This might be the best blueberry cheesecake scent I've EVER smelled! It's amazing! It reminds me of a blueberry lotion I had as a little girl, very nostalgic. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Creamsicle: This one is pretty nice, I like creamsicle scents. This one's lid bit the dust on it's way to me, so I'll probably melt it soon.

Zucchini Claws: This scent is an all time favorite, so of course I needed back ups!

Bye for now!

<3 Dana

What I've Been Melting #4

Happy weekend, everyone!

This week flew by for me! It feels like Easter was just yesterday, I swear! I know I don't have nearly as much wax as so many others out there, but I've been starting to feel overwhelmed by how much wax I have and how much I can't wait to melt. In the last two months I've gone from having a few YC tarts, to now having SIX drawers full of wax and nine more packages on the way! (One drawer is PACKED full of just CFTKR!) Here's what I've melted the past week -

CFTKR: Fresh Picked Strawberry's - This is seriously the best strawberry scent. EVER. The freshest, most realistic one I've come across. Even better? THEY LOOK LIKE REAL STRAWBERRIES! So stinking cute! I used to really dislike strawberry scents, but now I really love them. (Except FP's strawberry. Ick.) I melted this in my tea-light burner since I wanted this as strong as can be, and MAN it was nice and strong! Lasted about 4 hours since I used the tea-light. When Carol re-opens I need a bunch more.

The Happy Little Bee: Red Velvet Cake - This little scent shot had quite the throw for a little guy! I really like red velvet scents, and this one was pretty generic but very nice. Lasted only a hours in my 18 watt.

Closet Full Of Wax: Bear Claws - This was a dud. I really love most of Michele's wax, but this one had literally no scent, even with my head over the warmer. 

Lasting Scent Candles: Pink Marshmallow Shortbread - I got LSC's pink sugar sampler, and this is the first time I've gotten around to melting one! This was so great! I enjoy pink sugar scents, and this one was nice and strong. You get the bakery notes from the marshmallow shortbread. Nice and creamy, I really enjoyed it! Definitely a repurchase. 

Ten Digit Creations: Ginger Ale - This was a gift from the lovely Jacqui, and one of the funnest scents I've come across as of yet! This smells exactly like the real thing, fizziness and all! Melted in my 18 watt. Next time I plan a TDC order, this will be in there for sure!

The Bathing Garden: Frosted Pumpkin - This is another gift from Jacqui, and this is one of the best pumpkin scents EVER. I love the spiciness of it, it's the perfect amount! Not too clove-y, and not too much cinnamon. I melted two cubes in my 20 watt, and it wafted throughout my entire apartment! I need to remember to start off with only one cube with TBG, sometimes one is so strong! LOVE this one!

The Bathing Garden: Guava Berry Gelato - I was so excited when all of my TBG clamshells were finally cured long enough, I've been melting them like crazy! This was the first one I decided to melt. What a fresh and tart guava and berry scent, the guava being center stage. I melted two cubes in my 18 watt, and this bad boy was STRONG! Lasted a long time as well! 

Scent Appeal Candles: Pink Mint Serendipity - This is a terrific blend for bedtime! I love these three scents together, none overpowers the other. I melted two cubes in my 18 watt in my bedroom. I turned it on before I went to bed, and the scent was still lingering in the morning. 

The Bathing Garden: Pink Bunny Ears - I am really kicking myself for not stockpiling up on these Easter scents! These here are both amazing serendipity blends, and if she ever re-stocks them, I've buying in bulk. This one is a rich blend of red velvet cake and serendipity. I melted Pink Bunny Ears twice, two cubes in my 20 watt in the living room one day and one cube in my 18 watt in our bedroom another day. This one is so great!

The Bathing Garden: Serendipity Cream Pie - Hello, I'd like you to meet my favorite TBG scent so far and the best serendipity scent I've EVER SMELLED. Seriously. I can't express how much I love this scent! I'll be hoarding the rest of what's left until I get more. Oh I *HOPE* I can get more! PLEASE SHANNON! I melted two cubes in my 20 watt and boy was this nice and strong! Filled the entire apartment with yumminess. AMAZING.

Potpourri Patch: Blueberry Torte - This is a little unknown brand to me given to me by my lovely friend Lauren, who discovered them at a craft fair. I love blueberry scents, but this one fell a little flat to me. I think I only really like blueberry scents mixed with bakery notes, I didn't get any in this one. Only a fake blueberry scent. Light/medium throw.

Front Porch: Lemonberry Crumble - This was a week for finding new scent favorites for SURE! This, boys and girls, is THE LONGEST LASTING TART EVER! I swear. I melted it on and off for FOUR DAYS. So strong, SO SO SO good! I now know why every raves about this one, and I'm so happy I have a four pack still! I need every blend FP will ever come out with in their lemonberry scent now. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. Melted in my 20 watt.

Ten Digit Creations: Island Nectar - This is a very light, but very nice scent. I find that with about half of my TDC tarts, their scents are very night. I melted this in my 18 watt in my bedroom and it should have been used in another warmer I believe. I love the scent itself, but before I count it out I want to try melting it again in something else.

CFTKR: Peaches and Cream - I am crazy into peach scents lately, and this is a really good one! I love her fresh peach scent, and I enjoy the creaminess added to the blend. It filled up my entire living room for about 6 hours in my 20 watt. 

Scentsy: Lemon Coconut Chiffon -  A lovely twist on my beloved Scentsationals Lemon Chiffon! I love these scents so much, and the coconut is a fun touch! Always a favorite. I'll be repurchasing this one for sure. Melted two cubes in my 18 watt. 

Closet Full Of Wax: Cotton Candy - A nice, sweet cotton candy scent. Too bad it died down all to quick after only a few hours. I added a cube of Lemon Chiffon to brighten things up and it did the trick! LOVE this blend, I can't wait to try it again. Next time I think I'll try cotton candy from another vendor though. Used my 18 watt.

Tiffany Candles: Lime Cheesecake - This was a total dud for me, which is sad since it smelled amazing on cold sniff! I melted this in my 20 watt, and I could only smell it when I put my head directly over it. Maybe it wasn't cured yet? Dunno.

Sweet Fixations: Banana Caramel Pound Cake - THIS WAS AMAZING! I need to seriously place a SF order soon. The only ones I have are from Jacqui and I only have one left now! This was such a creamy, rich banana caramel scent. SO STRONG! I melted the whole pretty tart in my 20 watt and it wafted through my entire apartment. This will be a repurchase for sure! Lasted over 8 hours.

JMae's Soaps & Candles: Peppermint Tarts - Now I know how much drama is surrounding this vendor right now, but all I care about is the wax and I LOVE this one! This is a crazy strong straight peppermint scent. One cookie was more than enough, and it lasted all throughout the night and through till the morning. Really strong and really amazing. LOVE.

I hope you all have a great weekend!

<3 Dana

Kims Tart Candles haul #1

Hello again!

Today I have another new vendor I'm trying, Kims Tarts. I know, I know, I've heard some pretty bad reviews, but I've also been hearing some goods things as well. I really want to form my own opinion with each vendor since I'm still new to wax, and I decided to place a small order. Her tarts are really cheap ($1.50 for three.) and shipping wasn't unreasonable so I thought what the heck. My only complaint? What vendor in their right mind would STAPLE their bags shut?! COME ON. Just unprofessional to me. I had to order more larger bags on eBay, so this cold review is threw the bags since I can't reseal them right now. Not cool, Kim. Let's move along to the wax!

Satsuma (Body Shop Type): I really like satsuma orange scents! So nice and stronger then regular orange scents. On cold throw this one is really great and strong. Let's hope it melts to my liking! Really nice.

Watermelon: I'm not sure how I feel about her watermelon scent, it smells like a weird watermelon candy - not the ones I normally eat. (Weird fact: I love watermelon candy but I can't eat the fruit.) I don't dislike, I just haven't decided how I feel about it quite yet. 

Love Spell: This is one of my all-time favorite scents EVER. I used to own the whole line in every product VS carried, and I still love it to this day. I really like this version, it's pretty much dead-on. Can't wait to melt this one! My fave from this order for sure!

Serendipity: I tried to order basic scents from Kims that I knew I would like for my first time trying her out. I really like this serendipity, it's heavier on the coconut and I like the scent that way! Really nice.

Coconut Lime: This is a nice summery scent, and it's just okay to be honest. Something about it doesn't smell exactly how I'd want it to be, but I might like it a little more warm. 

Lemon Meringue Pie (freebie): Oh I really, really like this one! I love the lemon bakery in here, I can't wait to melt this! 

Hot Baked Apple Pie (freebie): I don't have any apple scents yet, so this is a really nice change of pace! Smells just like the real stuff. YUM!

Strawberry Buttercream (freebie): I don't get really any scent on this one at all. Nothing. Just a slight sweetness. Blah.

Have a great rest of your day, ladies!

<3 Dana