Lightning Round Reviews #9!

Time for tons of lightning round reviews, waxy friends!

Candles from the Keeping Room's Palm Beach
Cold Rating: 5/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 5/10
Overall Rating: 5/10; decent dupe, a bit lighter than I would have liked, but otherwise, nice and tropical. Lasted 3 hours with a low-medium throw throughout.

Front Porch's Bear Claws
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; a nice cinnamon bakery scent that manages to not have that weird FP undertone I hate so much. This is nice and I would repurchase it. Lasted for 6 hours!

Front Porch's Celtic Moonspice Noel
Cold Rating: 8/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; celtic moonspice is one of my all time favorite scents, and when it's added with vanilla bean noel, it's just as fabulous. Wonderful scent, great throw, would repurchase always, lasted 7 hours.

Lasting Scent Candles Blackberry Sage Tea
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; the throw was pretty good, and the cold sniff scent was strong, but the sage in this was not my favorite. I love LSC's tea scent, but the floral blackberry and sage notes didn't mesh together. Lasted 2 hours but would have lasted longer if I hadn't gotten tired of it. PS: LOOK AT THOSE OILS, OMG.

Lil' Kitchen Candles Serendipity
Cold Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 5.5/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; better on cold throw, surprisingly. A decent serendipity, but nothing to write home about, I suppose. Lasted 3 hours before I needed a change. PS: this shop is now closed.

Lil' Kitchen Candles Twinkies
Cold Rating: 4/10
Lit Rating: 4/10
Throw Rating: 4/10
Overall Rating: 4/10; very light, but sweet. Decent twinkies scent, but nothing special. Lasted 2.5 hours.

Lil' Kitchen Candles Lemon Lush Noel
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; weird cleaner lemon mixed with a pie crust type of scent. It was okay, not my favorite though. Strange is all. Lasted 4 hours.

Lil' Kitchen Candles Pink Serendipity Vanilla Bean Noel Marshmallow Birthday Cake
Cold Rating: 8.5/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 7/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; amaaaaaaazing blend. This scent alone makes me with LKC was still in business. Lasted 7+ hours, sad I cannot repurchase this. Coconut cherry cakey creamy wonderment.

Scarlet Raine's Tropical Escape
Cold Rating: 4/10
Lit Rating: 4.5/10
Throw Rating: 4/10
Overall Rating: 4/10; this scent was rather boring and not particularly strong. I haven't been impressed from this company yet, unfortunately.

Scarlet Raine's Pink Marshmallow
Cold Rating: 2/10
Lit Rating: 2/10
Throw Rating: 2/10
Overall Rating: 2/10; I got nothing from this, there was a veeeeeery small bit on cold sniff, but nothing while warming.  Disappointed.

Scarlet Raine's Pink Peppermint
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 5.5/10
Throw Rating: 5.5/10
Overall Rating: 5.5/10; a nice pink peppermint, just not super strong. This is the best thing I have melted from this company thus far, but it's still not that high above medium.

Sniff My Tarts Pink Chiffon Pink Sugar
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; amaaaaazing. I love this scent. Pink Chiffon is a perfume dupe, and when it's mixed with pink sugar, I just loved it. Strong throw in the bedroom. Wonderful, lasted 5.5 hours, definite repurch.

Sweet Fixations Bergamot & Coriander
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 10/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; a nice cinnamon bakery scent that manages to not have that weird FP undertone I hate so much. This is nice and I would repurchase it. Lasted for 6 hours!

The Scented Princess' Green Apple Explosion Serendipity
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 6.5/10
Overall Rating: 7/10; awesome, unexpected blend! Green apple and coconut/cherry seem to go together well in this blend. Plus, Dawn's serendipity isn't too in-your-face as others can be. Lasted 6 hours, would and have repurchased.

The Scented Princess' Serendipity Cotton Candy Pink Sugar
Cold Rating: 8/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; I made this blend and it's fan-freakin-tastic! So, so good. Great throw, even better smell. Lasted 7+ hours both times, I would definitely buy this in scoopable.

The Scented Princess' Granny's Pie Crust
Cold Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; I think I've mentioned before that I am not a fan of crusty scents, like lemon meringue pie, key lime pie, etc. Granny's pie crust is the only form of crust I enjoy, and this was nice. Vanilla-y, luscious, not overly buttery. Nice! Lasted 4 hours, would repurchase.

I've got a ton more empties I am trying to put together in a post, so look out for that, as well as a destash soon! :)

ALSO, I am in the process of going through old posts and adding ratings to my labels/tags, so you can look through and find what I loved and what I hated. :)

Lightning Round Reviews #8, Bedroom Edition!

So, I have a full box of empties from bedroom melts. I am going to give you a quick look at some of them today! :)

Streetman Candle Company's Pink Flamingo
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating: 6.5/10
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; I sort of went Streetman Snap Stick crazy a few weeks ago, and Pink Flamingo was a nice, juicy drink scent, very sweet with a decent throw. Possibly a bit of floral in this? I liked it a lot!

Streetman Candle Company's Pink Pomegranate
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 5.5/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; a bit weaker than it's counterpart above, but it was nice. Another fruity scent, but if I had to choose between the two, I'd pick Pink Flamingo.

Streetman Candle Company's Honolulu Hula
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; this scent was nothing amazing! Tropical, bright, strong, very "for summer!" Loved it, I hope Heather still has this available on her site!

Streetman Candle Company's Love Potion No. 7
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8/10
Throw Rating: 9/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; brilliantly execused perfumey scent with much more depth and many more notes. Loved this! Insane throw.

Streetman Candle Company's Spring Meadow
Cold Rating: 9/10
Lit Rating: 9/10
Throw Rating: 9/10
Overall Rating: 9/10; another fantastic scent, but I don't think Heather carries this anymore. It's so green, so lush, you actually feel like you're in a field of flowers and greenery. Amazing, strong, great!

Streetman Candle Company's Green Apple Hard Rock
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8/10; the best green apple scent I have smelled in wax. Very strong. Not overpowering, just bright and fresh. Sweet, but not overly so. Lovely!

The Bathing Garden's Pink Bunny Ears
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 8.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; red velvet cake on the bottom, serendipity on the top, these two scents don't sound like they'd go good together, but they do! Medium-high strength, I would have liked a little more...something. But good!

The Scented Princess' Birthday Cake Serendipity Toasted Marshmallow
Cold Rating: 6.5/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; if there's toasted marshmallow in this, I don't get much of it, but Dawn's birthday cake and her serendipity go well together Could have been a bit stronger.

Tiffany Candles Pink Grapefruit
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; bright, fruity, fun! Loved this so much I repurchased it in heart tarts. Perfect for guests who love citrus smells!

Candles from the Keeping Room's Pink Grapefruit
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 6.5/10
Overall Rating: 6.5/10; a skosh less strong that the Tiffany's counterpart, but still nice. I was on a grapefruit kick this summer!

Front Porch's Pink Lemonade (also a finished 4-pack)
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; another fantastic scent, but I don't think Heather carries this anymore. It's so green, so lush, you actually feel like you're in a field of flowers and greenery. Amazing, strong, great!

Candles from the Keeping Room's Frosted Sugar Cookie
Cold Rating: 5/10
Lit Rating: 6.5/10
Throw Rating: 7.5/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; on cold sniff, this smells off and stinky, but while warming, it does smell like delicious cookies with frosting! Yum! A bit buttery, but no harm done. Nice!

Candles from the Keeping Room's Mandarin Coconut
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; the mandarin mixed with Carol's coconut makes for an interesting, welcomed mix. Very unique and delicious smelling, I just wish it was stronger!

Candles from the Keeping Room's Cocomilk
Cold Rating: 6/10
Lit Rating: 7/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; the milk here is straight from a coconut, not like her "sugar milk" scent. Very nice, but not super strong, nice when paired with her coconut scent! MOON MAN!!

IHeartWax's Serendipity
Cold Rating: 7.5/10
Lit Rating: 7.5/10
Throw Rating: 8/10
Overall Rating: 7.5/10; super strong serendipity, I used the whole cookie because I didn't want to cut it, it was heavier on the coconut, but still nice.

Sniff My Tarts Mystery Chunks (lavender + cakey something??)
Cold Rating: 7/10
Lit Rating: 6/10
Throw Rating: 6/10
Overall Rating: 6/10; SMT's lavender can be cloying and sometimes grating. The pink isn't pink sugar, if it is, it's not strong, but there's definitely a cake note in this. Ehh, glad these are gone.

Haul: The Scented Princess Haul #3!

Dawn from The Scented Princess was running a sale a few weeks ago where, if you bought $25+ worth of products, you would get 10 free scent shots! Well, I was basically looking for any excuse to order from her again, so I took the bait! Here's what I got!

Here's her business card! With every order I've received, SHE SENDS A BIT OF CANDY! Yay! It's a nice touch!

Dawn sent me a ton of bath & body samples! First, we have a sample of V.S. Heavenly type sugar scrub! I've already used this and it smelled and felt amazing! Next, we have a body butter sample in Sugar Cookie Bomb...this smells good enough to eat! It's a cool purple and yellow color. I like the consistency of this, too.

Next sample is a cocoa butter lotion bar. I've never used anything bath and body with cocoa butter and know little about it...can anyone tell me what the benefits are to this? It smells just like chocolate and feels extra smooth!

The cocoa butter bar itself. Smiley face! :)

Here's a flower shaped soap sample in Pink Chiffon type. I know that the Bath & Body Works scent Pink Chiffon is really popular, but I've never smelled it...it this is how it smells, it's a winner! It's super sexy smelling. I might have to order some body spray from Dawn in this scent (and serendipity!). Love the design, too!

Onto my order! She had several RTS items available, and this huuuuuuge chunk of lemon chiffon sugar mint vanilla bean noel was one of them. This smells incredible! You get each individual scent every time you sniff. It's a great blend. I love the fact that it looks like a butter pat in the middle, too, hehehe.

Another RTS item, a muffin chunk in Sweet Diamond Rose; I believe this is named after her precious pooches! Not sure what's in this, but it smells great, slightly perfumey and wonderful.

And now, the reason for the order! I've wanted to try Dawn's whipped wax for a while now. When I found out one of the 12-piece clamshells I had in Sugar Mint Serendipity had a skunky undertone to it, I decided to get that same scent in scoopable! It's my favorite serendipity, pink sugar, peppermint blend from any vendor. Not too strong, but not weak by any means. Will have to let this cure a long while! LOVE the logo on the container, too!

I also got another scoopable in green apple explosion + serendipity. I got this blend in a scent shot a long time ago and needed to get some more of it. You wouldn't think that serendipity and green apple go well together, but they do! It's a really unique, interesting blend. Also, love the glitter on top of the wax!

I went blend crazy with my 10 free scent shots. I love the colors on these! Here's what I ask for from Dawn for my freebies.

• Tiki Beach Serendipity: a B&BW dupe meets serendipity...this is a phenomenal blend. An even more tropical serendipity than usual!
• Pink Sugar Caribbean Escape: another tropical blend, this time with pink sugar. I was on a tropical kick!
• Jena's Frosty Mint Bean: a blend created by YouTuber Jena, msmyzee. It's got peppermint, vanilla bean noel, and Frostbite, which is sort of a Vick's VapoRub scent. It'll be good to melt at night!

• Serendipity Fruity Rings: pretty self explanatory, I love fruit loops blends, and had this in my first TSP order!
• Granny's Pie Crust Vanilla Bean Noel: Love Dawn's granny's pie crust, and thought it'd be extra luscious with VBN mixed into it! It's great!
• Serendipity Cotton Candy Frosting Pink Sugar: I pretty much just get pink sugar and buttercream from this, but times two in sweetness. It'll be nice in the office.

• Grapefruit & Mangosteen: Sometimes, grapefruit scents smell like armpits. I KNOW, GROSS, right. But this one doesn't, so that's a plus.
• Pink Sugar, Pink Grapefruit, Green Apple Explosion: my favorite blend from the order. It's incredible! The pink grapefruit and pink sugar mixed with tart green apple really makes for a nice treat! Need a scoopable of this ASAP!
• Serendipity Sweet Tooth: my least favorite of my own blends. Something about this doesn't mesh together well in my nose. Meh!
• Honey Pear Cider: a Scentsy dupe? Anyways, this is pear mixed with super cinnamon! YUM!

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There you have it, my third order with The Scented Princess! Have you tried this vendor? Do you have any good blends you want to recommend to me? :)