Saturday, October 26, 2013

Lightning Round Reviews #17, Busted Elbow Edition!

As the title suggests, I have a busted elbow. It's nothing too alarm, just an arthritis flare, and it's just about gone. But I left the title anyways, LOL. I can still type as long as I don't move my arm too much, but for now, I thought I'd catch up on my lightning round reviews! We've been melting fiends lately!
Orchid Lake Candles' Coco Pink
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating5.5/10
Overall Rating6/10; almost smells like watermelon. Delicious and juicy. Gorgeous chunks. Amazing throw. Cotton candy machine. Lovely!
Orchid Lake Candles' Raspberry Zinger
Cold Rating7.5/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating7.5/10
Overall Rating7.5/10; love this one! Very nice, great combination of scents, pretty decent strength! Definite repurchase, lasted 6 hours.
Orchid Lake Candles' Harvest
Cold Rating7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating7/10
Overall Rating7.5/10; another winner from OLC! This is a Yankee Candle dupe, and I really liked it. Could have been a bit stronger, but I didn't cure this, so I'd say it's a-okay! Definite repurchase, lasted 5 hours.
Streetman Candle Co.'s Really, Just Lemons
Cold Rating8/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating7.5/10
Overall Rating7.5/10; not cleaner lemon, not bakery lemon, it really is just fresh, tart, squeezable citrus! One of my favorite scents from Heather. So good! Not overly in your face. Lasted 6 hours. DEFINITE REPURCHASE!
Streetman Candle Co's Honolulu Hula
Cold Rating7/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating6.5/10
Overall Rating7/10; great on cold sniff and warm sniff, but I wish it would have been a tropical barrage of smells! It smelled like Blue Hawaiian, a popular scent nowadays. Decent, not sure if I'd repurchase just because it's not typically my favorite scent. Did last 5 hours.
Streetman Candle Co.'s Lemon Crumb Cake
Cold Rating: 9/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating8.5/10
Overall Rating8.5/10; YUM! Smelled just like fresh lemon cake, sweet, tart, and had a hint of frosting in there. Heather really has her lemon scents down PAT! Delicious. Lasted 7ish hours, I let it go a bit long. So good. Definite repurchase.
Streetman Candle Co.'s Spiced Apples
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating5.5/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; this is your typical spiced apple scent. Unfortunately, it's not much more, which isn't a bad thing because I like spiced apple scents. I would have preferred to have this be a bit stronger, though! Lasted 3 hours, might repurchase.
Tiffany Candles Blueberry Cobbler
Cold Rating5/10
Lit Rating: 5/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating5/10; ehhhh, blueberry. Not my favorite to begin with. This had a medium throw. I just don't care for blueberry, and I need to stop giving it chances. It's not the vendor, just my nose. Not a repurchase.
Tiffany Candles Pumpkin Crunch Pie
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating6/10; I liked this a little bit. I didn't care for the crunch part of the tart. Small pumpkin scent, small amounts of spice, 90% crunch and/or crust. Eh. That being said, it had a solid medium throw, which was good for this scent. Not a repurchase, but I left it on for 4 hours.
Jaimie Lauren Cupcakery & Confections in Wax's (JLCCW) Aloha Pineapple Strawberry Passion
Cold Rating7/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating6.5/10
Overall Rating6.5/10; pineapple and strawberry are a nice mix! Liked this, but didn't love it. It had a good throw, but would have liked a bit more from this in general. It was a freebie, but I wouldn't buy this blend. Lasted 4 hours.
JLCCW's Coconut Bra
Cold Rating7/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating7/10; coconutty, baby! That's about it! Great throw, nice scent, but nothing too fancy. Might repurchase this. Melted it for 4.5 hours.
JLCCW's Marshmallow Carnival Pink Creme Brulee Cupcakes
Cold Rating6/10
Lit Rating: 3/10
Throw Rating4/10
Overall Rating4/10; something in this smelled really icky when it was melted, and I suspect it's the creme brulee part of the blend. Not a fan of this. Marshmallow carnival smells good by itself. Not a repurch in the blend.
JLCCW's Wildberry Mousse Lemon Icebox Cupcakes Vanilla Bean Noel
Cold Rating7/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating6/10
Overall Rating6/10; liked this! Very nice mix of the scents, especially the wildberry mousse. Yum! The lemon icebox cupcakes is a bit of a showoff in it though, it sort of overpowers everything. Possible repurchase!

Enjoy the weekend, friends! :)

8 comments:

  1. I'm so deep into warm and cozy fall scents that most of these didn't even catch my eye. To fruity and tropical for this seasonal melter, hehe. When I saw Harvest and the pumpkin one from Tiffany's I was like 'Whoops, back up,' and had to backtrack for a better look. LOL

    ~Deb

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    1. I completely agree, these are older melts, actually! Just trying to get them out there before I start on my fall posts (but there will be A LOT of those). Harvest is one of my favorite blends, so long as it's not from the creator, Yankee, LOL.

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  2. Forgot to mention, that first one looks like an extremely bright neon pink. Was it? Not that it matters, but I just had to chuckle when I saw that.

    ~Deb

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    1. It was so neon colored that it stained mt warmer for about a week! Little by little, the color came off with other melts. Other pieces of super bright wax have done this, too!

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  3. mmm... the Lemon Crumb Cake sounds wonderful!!
    hope your busted elbow feels better real soon ;)

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    1. Lemon Crumb Cake was to die for, I can't wait to get some more!

      Thank you, it's almost back to normal! Hope you have a good weekend!

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  4. I've been looking at Berry/Lemon/Ice Cream blends, and that JLCCW seems good!! I've personally leaned towards Blueberry or Blackberry, haven't tried wildberry yet!

    I hope your elbow heals all the way really soon!! :D <3 Happy Halloween!

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    1. JLCCW definitely makes good blends with lemon and berry, but I don't know of she has an ice cream scent! I know Rosegirls has a fabulous ice cream scent, though!

      Thank you, friend! Have a happy Halloween! :)

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