Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Lightning Round Reviews #16!

It's cold here in SD! It was a hot, hot weekend, and now I am sitting here with a winter hat on my head. LOL, what a baby. :P

Lightning round reviews, friends! Sick of 'em yet?! I'm not! ;)
Haley's Heavenly Scents Cotton Candy
Cold Rating4/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating3/10
Overall Rating4/10; disappointed in this. It was so weak, you had to be right above it to smell it. I wanted to like this, but it was really plain and not in a good way. Eh. Not a repurchase. HHS makes better cotton candy blends than this!
Haley's Heavenly Scents Toasted Vanilla Delicious
Cold Rating8/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating8/10
Overall Rating8/10; amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing! It's so luscious and womderfully vanilla. That's it! It's perfect and magical. YUM. I got this in a RR, but I WILL purchase this. Lasted 6 hours! YUM!
Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas' Pink Mojito
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating6/10; this was nice, but a bit astringent. The throw was a bit above medium, too. The pink was nice on cold, but not really there while warming. Decent! Sample, but may repurchase.
Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas' Vanilla Bean Loopy Serendipity
Cold Rating6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating6.5/10; nice blend! Lasted about 4 hours, and I might repurchase. I used 2 square tarts and I probably should have only used one. This was good.
Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas' Rainbow Sherbet
Cold Rating7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating7.5/10
Overall Rating7.5/10; this is amaaaaaaaaazing!!! I love this scent! It smells JUST LIKE the ice cream version. Fruity, creamy, delicious. Lasted 6 hours, fantastic! Would repurchase!
Lasting Scent Candles Sweet Dreams
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating5.5/10
Overall Rating6/10; this was okay, but I wanted a bit more throw from this. Something in this was off, a bit sour smelling. Not sure if it was just this scent in general, or if it was THIS scent shot. I think I have another in this scent, so we will see. I love LSC's lavender. Possible repurchase??
Lasting Scent Candles Serendipity Ambrosia
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating6/10; an alright serendipity scent with other fruits mixed in, if I'm not mistaken. It was nice, but I wanted something a bit more. That being said, I would repurchase because it was pretty good!
Lasting Scent Candles Raspberry Love
Cold Rating7.5/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating7/10
Overall Rating7.5/10; lovely raspberry scent! Like I've said before, I don't know what "LOVE" is, but "I want you to show me" (points if you get the song reference, lol). Great! Very fresh raspberry, almost like a sorbet. Not overly floral! Repurchase!
Lasting Scent Candles Strawberry Fields
Cold Rating8/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating8/10; amazeballs. So, so good. A bit of a fresh strawberry mixed with subtle hints of candied strawberry. MMMMMM! Love this! Definite repurchase, lasted 4 hours.
Lasting Scent Candles Spun Sugar Apples
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating5.5/10
Overall Rating: 5.5/10; I don't get what the fuss is about with this scent. I just got a basic sweet apple scent, nothing much more. It was okay, but nothing spectacular. Lasted 4 hours. Not a repurchase!
Lasting Scent Candles Coral Rock Candy
Cold Rating6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating6/10; I wanted to like the air when this scent was melting! It smelled SOOO good, so fruity, so orangy, so great! Pretty strong throw, sweet candied orange scent. Repurchase!
Lasting Scent Candles Pink Lemonade
Cold Rating6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating6/10; sweet, lemony, which is good since sometimes pink and lemonade can come off as a bit astringent. This didn't do that! Decent, but not a repurchase. Lasted 4 hours!
Lasting Scent Candles Lemon Sun Tea
Cold Rating6.5/10
Lit Rating: 4.5/10
Throw Rating5/10
Overall Rating5/10; I had such high hopes for this scent. I wanted it to be like London Calling from Bath & Body Works, but alas, no dice. It was okay, but not super strong, and not even that citrusy. I have a few more of these, so I may let them cure for longer and try (though it's been months). Possible repurchase.
Lasting Scent Candles Strawberry Rock Candy
Cold Rating9/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating8/10
Overall Rating8.5/10; yummmmmmmmmmmm! Delicious sweet strawberry that I will always want to repurchase. So sweet, so good, smells like candy. Try this one!
Can-Do-Candles Citrus Zinger
Cold Rating7/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating7.5/10
Overall Rating7.5/10; another amazing citrus scent! I have either really great lucky with Can-Do, or really crappy luck with Can-Do. This was a super-duper orange scent with a hint of spice. Great for fall! Definite repurchase!
Tara's Candle Cottage's Brown Sugar & Fig
Cold Rating8/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating7/10
Overall Rating7/10; extremely similar to the B&BW scent, very nice! I love this scent! Definite repurchase!
Tara's Candle Cottage's Simply Clean
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating7/10
Overall Rating6/10; your basic laundry scent! Not much else to say about that!
Tara's Candle Cottage's Seaside
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating8/10
Overall Rating7.5/10; this is a very oceany scent. VERY oceany! Not much else. It's almost ocean/laundry. It's really great! I should have melted this in the kitchen, but I did it in the bedroom and it was tooooooo much. Very lovely. Repurchase!

Have a fantastic rest of your week, waxy friends! :)

5 comments:

  1. I LOVE your Lightning round reviews !!! When I'm trying a new vendor I go through your reviews first :)

    SD.. as in South Dakota or San Diego? It's also cold here in Seattle!

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    1. (that was probably a stupid question, as it's never cold enough in San Diego to wear a winter hat :)

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    2. Hi Lynda, thanks for stopping by! I might be the biggest baby in the world...but SD is San Diego, LOL! And by "winter hat," I really mean a hat with cat ears. It's warm and fuzzy and does the trick.

      I'm glad you're reading through the posts! I am in the process of adding ratings into my tags, to make it easier for people to navigate through and see what's good and what's bad! :)

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  2. ROFL... I'm a native San Diegan and I can't imagine it ever getting that cold. You're too funny :) What part of SD are you in?

    Yep, I absolutely love reading your blog and have gotten lots of good ideas of what to order and not order. thank you!!

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  3. Whoohooo! Nice melts! I got some LSC rock candy and pink sugar samplers. But i am trying to save the rock candy blends for next spring and summer. Do you think they will hold up well that long?

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