Real Talk About Bath and Body Works Candles

(batch #9144M8A1A) This candle is BLOWING UP on social media! People are buying this up like crazy; I swear if I see one SAS haul with this candle in it, I'm gonna scream! Now whether or not people are buying this cuz they genuinely like it or buying it simply for the novelty and uniqueness of it or buying it just to show off and be one of the cool kids is anyone's guess. But there's no denying the popularity of this candle and the fact that it has been flying off the shelves since it came out. Here's what I particularly find annoying about this - people assume this candle is new and just appeared out of nowhere. I have been avoiding reading or watching reviews of this candle because it's irksome how many folks (ie newbies) don't do their homework before they review. A little research would show that this candle ISN'T new and has existed before. Pizzeria first came out during the Golden Age of BBW. In late spring 2013, there was a collection cal...

So as you know, yesterday was the first day of SAS in stores. I went in first thing as soon as the store opened. There were only a handful of people there so I could walk around and sniff at my leisure. My store didn't have the Backyard Bliss candles or late additions to the Going Places/Destinations collection but otherwise, everything else was there. So without further ado, let's get on with the review! Ice Cream Shop at the moment is an online exclusive although it has been popping up at random stores.  Just based on what I remember the old one smelling like, take Creamy Nutmeg, mix in a hint of Summer Boardwalk and top it off with a bit of cherry - that ladies and gents is Ice Cream Shop. Saltwater Taffy (9121M8S1B) - surprisingly this is not Strawberry Picnic/Strawberry Sorbet/Cotton Candy Marshmallow that Saltwater Taffy was in the past. Like I said in my previous post, there were 2 batches of this candle when the collection was testing and I believe this version...

So as you know, these candles are making an appearance this upcoming SAS and just appeared online this morning... Most of us ol schoolers in the know knew the story behind these particular candles and were quite excited to see them. Alas, we are a dying breed and are the minority in a league of newbies. People on social media have (wrongly) assumed these candles were new and/or think they were repackages of scents that came out last year, yknow frame of reference being small.  Which brings me to my mini rant of the day. I vehemently loathe this "ignorance is bliss" attitude that's running rampant in the candle community on social media. No one does due diligence, "reviewers" don't do their homework, everyone seems perfectly content being blissfully unaware about everything. Backintheday, we actually conversed about scents and notes and repackages; can't do that now. You can't ask anyone about notes and what's a repackage of what cuz they h...

Well gang, it's about that time again. By this time next week, Semi Annual Sale time will be in full swing. Personally, summer SAS isn't my jam and hasn't been for awhile but some interesting nostalgic "newness" will be heading our way so there will be some fun things to sniff but probably not buy. So the first interesting thing we'll be seeing is BBW is bringing back the American Boardwalk collection. So this collection first came out spring of 2012  and was quite popular. It was brought back for summer SAS in 2014  with the same original look and notes. This 2019 version has new updated pretty labels Returning scents that you newbies would have heard of are Beach Cabana, Sun Tan and Summer Boardwalk Unfamiliar scents include... White Sand: Savor the first long days of summer at the beach with sparkling grapefruit, sandalwood, coconut milk and summer jasmine Beach Grass: Take a stroll on the dunes at sunrise with a blend of dewy greens, palmetto g...