Swift & Supersonically Snappy Short Review #30: Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas' Cactus & Sea Salt

Fresh is great and fresh is good and fresh make the house just like it should!

Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas' Cactus & Sea Salt
Cold Rating: 8.5/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; probably my top favorite fresh blend. Watery, ozone-like, damp in a good way, green, all around fantabulous. Super strong on cold, a tiny bit lighter while warming, but the throw was pretty great! Cute little sun shapes again. Tiny bits of glitter make for a fun waxing experience. Melted 2 tarts one time, 3 tarts the second time, both performed very well! Lasted 5ish hours in the bathroom. COME BACK, LINDSEY/DAPHNE'S!!!

Lightning Round Reviews #21: More Bathroom Melts Edition!

It's been a while since I did a lightning round reviews post. Woohoo! Welcome, and hello, friends. Enjoy this post filled with things I have melted in our bathroom!

Ava's Country Cupboard's Fluffy Pink Peppermin
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; WOW, this was quite lovely! It was heavy on the tree smell with a mix of berries and a hint of cinnamon or clove. Very good throw, melted 2 cubes in the bathroom and it threw for a day. Repurchase, but I have more, so I will save it until next Christmas!

Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps (now known as Wilma)'s Blood Orange Nectar
Cold Rating: 4.5/10
Lit Rating: 5/10
Throw Rating: 4/10
Overall Rating: 4.5/10; not a whole lot to this one, unfortunately. You had to be in the bathroom to smell it. It had a nice orangey scent to it, but nothing beyond that. I don't know the difference between what an orange and a blood orange smells like, but I guess I'd assume this was sweeter. The throw was meh. not a repurchase, lasted 4 hours.

Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps (now known as Wilma)'s Cherry Limeade
Cold Rating: 4/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating: 4/10
Overall Rating: 4/10; there is no way these OLC tarts are bad...no freaking way. I have had some 1 ouncers that have blown my socks off from OLC, but this was another one that didn't perform so hot. I got a very faint cherry cough syrup scent, and even fainter wisps of lime, but again, nothing you could smell from a distance. I let this melt for 6 hours total, but I didn't really need to because you couldn't really enjoy it. I might repurchase this in a different form.

Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps (now known as Wilma)'s Citrus Teak
Cold Rating: 5/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating: 3.5/10
Overall Rating: 4/10; this smelled awesome when I received it, but not, not so much. Another pithy thrower, and another one that didn't have hardly any warm sniff smell. Not a repurchase, this one lasted about 4.5 hours. It's supposed to be a Yankee Candle scent, but it didn't smell like anything I had had before.

Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps (now known as Wilma)'s Energize
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; this one performed a bit better, but not by much. It was middle of the pack, and it mainly smelled like a bunch of different citrus fruits all thrown together with a background note of musk or woodsiness. It was nice, but not a repurchase. If the name is ENERGIZE, I expect my senses to be awoken. Lasted 5.5 hours!

Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps (now known as Wilma)'s Lemonhead
Cold Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating: 3.5/10
Overall Rating: 4.5/10; I love Lemonhead candies, so I thought these would be those bright little suckers in wax form. Unfortunately, this was another bad performer! I don't know what is up with these OLC melts, but since they are gone, I might need to put in another order (some time this year) to compare then vs. now. Lasted 4 hours in the bathroom, could have probably been taken out in 2 hours, though. Not a repurchase.

Orchid Lake Candles & Soaps (now known as Wilma)'s Watermelon
Cold Rating: 3/10
Lit Rating: 2.5/10
Throw Rating: 2.5/10
Overall Rating: 2.5/10; I feel really bad in my soul when things get low ratings. Really, I do. I am all about giving fair chances to vendors, which is why I won't hesitate to order again, but this round of shots was super unimpressive. If this was called something entirely different, it wouldn't have made a difference. This wasn't watermelon, watermelon scents are juicy and delicious and strong. This, was not. Even on cold sniff, this smelled more like watermelon scented chapstick or 75% straight-up wax. Not a repurcase, dumped after 1.5 hours.

Daphne's Divine's Pink & Blue ICEE
Cold Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; JUST like Icee's from Target! Or, wherever you can get them. This is sweet, delicious, and syrupy in a good way. It smells like the real thing. YUM! Pretty good throw, nice scent overall. Lasted 6 hours and I would repurchase this (except Daphne's has closed down). :(

Daphne's Divine's Serendipity Sherbet
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; another pretty good scent! I liked the mix of serendipity/cherry goodness and sherbet, but it really could have been stronger overall. Sweet, fruity, and fun. Lasted about 6 hours overall.

Daphne's Divine's Strawberry Vanilla Passion
Cold Rating: 5.5/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; smelled sort of artificial, but wasn't bad. Good mix of strawberry and vanilla, not sure what was passion-y about this, but I didn't get any of it. Nice, but nothing to write home about. I melted the entire chunk and let is marinate in the warmer for about 6-7 hours, but I think it may have been done after about 5 hours. Not a repurchase, but Daphne's did have other really awesome strawberry scents in the past!

Daphne's Divine's Tu-La-Ru-La
Cold Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating: 5.5/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; this smells sort of like Bedtime Bath (which might be a Johnson & Johnson scent?) mixed with a very herbal lavender, but wasn't super strong while warming. I didn't really care for this, but again, it wasn't bad. I melted 4 tarts out of 5 and chucked the last one (AGHHHH). Lasted 5 hours in the bathroom, not a repurchase.

Swift & Supersonically Snappy Short Review #17: Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas Watermelon Blast

July is right around the corner, can you believe it? I know we all say this all the time, but this year is flying by so fast. July is watermelon season, so it only seemed appropriate to welcome summer with (reluctant) open arms and embrace one of its signature scents.

Daphne's Divine Scents and Aromas Watermelon Blast
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating: 8.5/10
Overall Rating: 8.5/10; incredible throw of the "knock your socks off" variety. Delicious on cold sniff, even better while warming. Juicy, sweet watermelon, strictly this scent. Not liking watermelon the fruit but LOVING watermelon the scent. The juicier, the better. Using 4/5 tarts just because I can, YOLO. Pretty pink sun-shaped tarts (with no weird man face). Lasted in the bathroom for 3 hours with a strong scent and 4-5 extra house at a medium throw. Would repurchase but has is closed. :( Closed vendors = sad, but closed vendors who are really super sweet = ultimate sadness.

Lightning Round Reviews #20, Bathroom Edition!

I made the (genius) decision to put a warmer in our spare bathroom several months ago.
Best. Decision. Ever.
Not only do I love it, but guests love it, too! I get so many comments and questions about the wax that's melting, why it smells so good in there, and how it all works. Nothing like converting people!

Well, since making this change, I have accumulated quite a bit of empties. I am going to do several of these Lightning Round Review posts featuring my bathroom melts, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Here's post #20!

Closet Full of Wax's Sticky Serendipity Taffy
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating: 4/10
Overall Rating: 4/10; sad about this one. I have heard that Closet Full of Wax has changed their wax formula since I last ordered and wax excited to see an improvement, but this wasn't very strong. I had to be in the bathroom or close to it to smell anything. I didn't get much taffy from this, but instead a super sweet serendipity, when I did smell it. Lasted 6 hours in the bathroom but couldn't notice much.

Daphne's Divine's Cotton Candy Boo Berry Watermelon
Cold Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 5/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; slightly rounded up on this one. While the throw was right about a medium, the scent was a good combination of scents! I like Daphne's watermelon and cotton candy, and with the addition of Boo Berry (blueberry?), it just took it over the top. Obviously, this could have been stronger, but it was a nice background scent. Didn't travel that far out of the hallway, though. I left this in the warmer for about 8 hours and it declined a little bit ever 2 hours, I'd say.

Lake Providence Lodge's Fresh Pear
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; this was my first melt from this vendor out of the Simply Sensational Sampler, and WOW! For being a pear scent, which seems basic, this was juicy, strong, and delicious. I LOVED this! I had it melting for 12 hours, but I'd say it lasted about 6 before it started to reduce in throw. Even when I dumped it, I could still smells whispers of this!

Lake Providence Lodge's Vanilla Shortbread
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 6.5/10
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; very good shortbread scent! Not overwhelming at all, and it did have that buttery note I usually despise, but it wasn't bad in this scent shot. Lasted 6 hours, definite repurchase. I might be making an order with this company in the near future!

iheartwax's Eggnog Vanilla Wafers
Cold Rating: 5/10
Lit Rating: 3/10
Throw Rating: 6.5/10
Overall Rating: 4.5/10; rounded slightly down...this smelled okay on cold sniff, but while warming, something in the eggnog part of this was very displeasing to my nose. Now, keep in mind, this is just my nose! It smelled very strange, almost like burnt spiced. I have had other vanilla wafers scents from iheartwax, so that's how I know it's the eggnog I didn't like. It was on the high end of medium in strength, but I only had it in the warmer for an hour. Not a repuch, obviously.

iheartwax's Pink Coconut Leaves
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; just lovely! On cold sniff, I only got coconut leaves (which is a Bath & Body Works type), but while warming, the muskiness of the pink sugar came through and made this really lovely. Quite strong, could smell this throughout the house, but it wasn't overpowering. Repurchase! This is a great spring/summer blend!

iheartwax's Serendipity Coconut Leaves
Cold Rating: 5.5/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; there wasn't a lot of the serendipity in here, but I'm sure that's because serendipity contains coconut, and this is basically a sweeter coconut scent. I liked it, but not as much as I did pink coconut leaves. Not as strong as its counterpart, either. When I reorder, I'll opt for the other one. This was nice, though, it just lacked something to give it that UMPH!

iheartwax's Strawberry Pink Serendipity
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; lovely combination of sweet strawberry and pink sugar serendipity! This one was a winner for me and it was absolutely a winner for our guests. I had lots of compliments on this one! Great strength in throw as well as while warming, and I think I melted this one for 5-6 hours. Nice!!

Aunt Smellman's Fountain of Youth
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 4.5/10
Throw Rating: 10/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; HO-LY-COW. This was INSANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEly strong! Unfortunately, we didn't care for it as it was very, very perfumey. I was excited for this on cold sniff and I even hoarded it for a while, but when it was warming, we just didn't like it as much. It was truly crazy how strong this was, like, can't get it out of the curtains strong. I melted something after this and it mixed with this scent for the first hour. It's scent throws like this that I am searching for in life...if only I had enjoyed it. Not a repurchase, but if you like perfumey scents, DAMN!

Aunt Smellman's Oceans
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 3/10
Throw Rating: 3/10
Overall Rating: 4/10; sad about this one, too. Another scent I hoarded, but this time, it wasn't strong at all. You had to be right on top of it to smell anything. This was a great ocean scent on cold sniff, you even got bits of ozone and greens in there, but while warming, nada. Sadness! Not a repurchase, and I think I only had this (entire clamshell) in the warmer for 2-2.5 hours. :(

JLCCW's Avalon
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating: 5/10
Overall Rating: 5/10; this smells really nice on cold sniff, but while warming, it sort of smelled like eucalyptus and something...off. I didn't care for it at all, and almost added pink sugar to it before I just decided to dump it. Not a fan, lasted 3 hours but would have gone on longer if I'd let it.

JLCCW's Strawberry Passion & Vanilla Bean Noel
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; good balance between vanilla bean noel and sweet strawberry! UGH I hate it when I melt good items from closed vendors, it makes me so depressed, LOL. This was nice, but the cinnamon on top got burned into the bottom of my warmer and took WEEKS to get it all out. ICK! Lasted 5-6 hours and liked it a lot.

Aunt Nena's Swingin' Grandmas Eggnog
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; this one had a great balance of creaminess and spice! I liked it a lot and continued to be impressed with what I have melted from Aunt Nena's! This lasted less than the others from this company I have melted, about 4 hours, but I still liked it while it was going! Nice!

Enjoy your week, friends! <3

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 Rating: 4/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating: 3/10
Overall Rating: 4/10; 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 Rating: 8/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; 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 Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; 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 Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; 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 Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; 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 Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating: 5.5/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; 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 Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; 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 Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; 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 Rating: 8/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; 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 Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating: 5.5/10
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 Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; 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 Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; 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 Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 4.5/10
Throw Rating: 5/10
Overall Rating: 5/10; 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 Rating: 9/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8.5/10; 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 Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; 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 Rating: 8/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; extremely similar to the B&BW scent, very nice! I love this scent! Definite repurchase!

Tara's Candle Cottage's Simply Clean
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; 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 Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; 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! :)