Saturday, February 15, 2014

Review: Jaimie Lauren Cupcakery & Confections in Wax's Nana's Kitchen & Glazed Cinnamon Donuts

It has been warm here this past week in San Diego. Winter all but skipped us. #humblebrag
And still, I find myself reaching for the warmth of spices, the smell of a kitchen cupboard, the love of something comforting.
While I was sitting in the "wax room" one day, I stumbled upon my Jaimie Lauren Cupcakery & Confections in Wax stash. As some of you might be aware, JLCCW sadly closed its doors. Jen, the owner, had one of my favorite vendors. Most of her wax is/was pretty consistently strong. If memory serves, she closed because of family issues, so it's good she's getting those solved...but part of me hopes she comes back eventually!

I didn't quite want to get into my Nana's Kitchen reserve stash yet (especially now since she's closed down), so I grabbed this blend of Nana's Kitchen and Glazed Cinnamon Donuts to fulfill my spicy craving. This scent was delicious! The throw was about a medium, but it didn't need to be overwhelming. The donut note in this was definitely there, but obviously the strongest scent was cinnamon. I think I prefer plain Nana's Kitchen to this one since I'm not a huge fan of donuts, but JLCCW's donut is more of a cake as opposed to a fried delight. Overall, a really good scent, pretty strong for a 1 ounce cupcake tart!

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Jaimie Lauren Cupcakery & Confections in Wax's Nana's Kitchen & Glazed Cinnamon Donuts
Cold Rating7/10; cinnamon overload??! You really pick up on the donut scent on both cold and warm sniff. Pleasantly spicy!
Lit Rating: 7/10; not a "choke you out" cinnamon, but it's enough to make me want more. Donut smells more like sweet cake, which is good for me because I don't like fried donut scents. Quite nice, pretty sweet, too!
Throw Rating: 6.5/10; decent throw, nothing overly impressive, medium-high-ish.
Overall Rating7/10; love the cinnamon sprinkles as embellishments! Nice, but not overwhelmingly so. Hefty donut scent, but still sweet and spicy. Large supply of Nana's Kitchen is now useless and I can't get more. Sadness about favorite vendors shutting their doors. Tears. Warm weather will dry them. Stupid weather.

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    1. I wish I had another one, I'd send it your way! Totally thought it'd be something you'd enjoy!

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  2. This sounds great! I love me some cinnamon bakery. Sad about her closing too. This was one a read a lot about but never tried. Glad you have a lil stash to keep the love going for a bit.

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    1. Cinnamon bakery scents are so comforting, they are really nice in any weather! You may be receiving some surprise JLCCW in the mail one of these days... ;) ;)

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  3. It definitely sucks when a fave vendor closes! I had only tried a few things from JLCCW so I wasn't very attached, but I was so sad when Country Home Scents closed. Does anyone even remember them?! I think they closed in January 2013. Anyways, this sounds like a lovely scent. Bummer you won't be able to get anymore =(

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    1. I remember Country Home Scents. Loved them! They were my first favorite in the private vendor world waaaaaaay back. They semi-retired once before closing, then came back into the business. I keep hoping they'll come back, even part-time, but so far haven't heard anything from them.

      ~Deb

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    2. I vaguely remember Country Home Scents during her re-open and subsequent closure, I was bummed because all the last orders they put out seemed to be duds. Until then, her stuff got really positive reviews. Sad! I will just have to ration my Nana's Kitchen wisely. ;)

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  4. I also never had a chance to order but have gotten a few in destashes. I'm hopeful she come back.

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    1. If she comes back, get your order in QUICK!~ I could see her having another huge TAT if she ever did, her stuff is that good.

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