Swift & Supersonically Snappy Short Review #57: Up The Creek Scents' American Cream

*sung to the tune of "Caribbean Queen" by Billy Ocean.
"American Cream, don't know what that's supposed to mean...But you make my house smell good, like no other wax tart could."
You wish you could flow like me.

Up The Creek Scents' American Cream
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; unsure if I would like this based on its cold sniff scent, but it was really nice, even if it was unlike me to enjoy! Fresh but slightly creamy, perfumey but slightly fruity, what a complex scent with a lot of unidentifiable things! Milky, velvety. What does milk smell like to everyone else? Medium-high strength in the bathroom, lasted 6 hours. Round robins. Generous friends. Smelling clean. Wanting this in shower gel form. L*SH dupe (since apparently you can't say L*SH without problems???). Asterisks. Sucker for stars in wax.

Review: Candles from the Keeping Room's Tiki Beach

I wouldn't be summertime without some sort of coconut.
Lots and lots of coconuts.
You put da lime in da coconut, you know, things like that.

LOOK AT THE MOON MAN.
LOOK, DAMN YOU!!!
How stinkin' cute is that mold?!
Anywho, Tiki Beach is Candles from the Keeping Room's take on the popular Bath & Body Works scent.
...and it does a pretty good job as a dupe!
On its own, this scent could be stronger, but it's pretty freakin' similar to the candle! The throw is decent, too. This is a very rich coconut scent that reminds you or tropical islands and suntan. Aloha, friends!!

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Candles from the Keeping Room's Tiki Beach
Cold Rating: 5.5/10; now, the reason this is lighter on the cold side of things is because of paraffin, I believe. Sometimes, Carol's tarts are super strong on cold sniff, sometimes they are light on cold but throw really well. It's a paraffin gamble, really!
Lit Rating: 7/10; fabulous coconut experience, especially when paired with the Tiki Beach candle in another room. Great scent, very summery!
Throw Rating: 7.5/10; very good throw, considering the source. Sometimes, strictly coconut scents can be lighter, but this was excellent.
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; summer (finally) winding down (not really but one can hope). Still wanting to melt coconut scents. MUST FINISH PROJECT WAX BOX. Annoyed that it's taken me so long. No more coconut scents left. All project wax and no coconut makes Lolo Moon Man.

Review: Candles from the Keeping Room's Exotic Coconut BBW Type

It's almost summer, my least favorite season.
Too hot.
Sand. Meh.
Too many people, too many kids, to many life forms itching to interact.
HUMBUG, I say, humbug!! (*NOTE: I am not really an anti-social curmudgeon, I swear, but summer in San Diego has been rising about an average of 5-10 degrees in the past few years, so I am not a fan).

But summer also means parties and bonfires.
Wonderful sunsets. Photographs. Memories.
Margaritas.
Coconut!

In the spirit of summer, I decided on something tropical. Exotic Coconut BBW Type from Candles from the Keeping Room is a very nice coconut-y scent with hints of perfume-e-ness. I have smelled the lotion in this scent at the Bath & Body Works store, but have never purchased it. This is strikingly similar to that scent! Carol doesn't mess around when she dupes scents! The coconut is the sweet type, not overly buttery; the others notes I picked up in this scent were musk (I'm assuming the perfume note is from the musk) and possibly sandalwood? Without the coconut but add vanilla, it would have smelled like Tiffany Candles' Vanilla Sandalwood. I enjoyed this and would repurchase it. I melted this in the bedroom, which is a pretty large space, and it lasted about 6 hours. If you like dupes, try this one!

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Candles from the Keeping Room's Exotic Coconut BBW Type
Cold Rating: 6/10; slight coconut-y sweetness mixed with an exotic undertone; also a bit perfumey.
Lit Rating: 6.5/10; great scent, it livened up an otherwise boring day!
Throw Rating: 5.5/10; the throw was decent, but I wish it had been stronger. I could only smell this in the bedroom, not in the hallway, not anywhere else. Average + .5!
Overall Rating: 6/10; might need the lotion in this? Not available? Boo. Summer's coming, time for tropical scents! Overstocking shelves with tropical scents, having no fall/winter scents. Decent, will repurchase! PS: MOON MAN TARTS!!!