Real Talk About Bath and Body Works Candles

As per tradition, right before New Years, I'll post a retrospective looking at my favorite new scents of the past year from SAS/spring to winter. Without further ado, let's get started! Key Lime Pie - I love anything lime related, including key lime pie which is one of my all time favorite desserts. Naturally, I was excited when BBW finally gave us a key lime inspired (emphasis on "inspired") candle...AND it wasn't a repackage of Tequila Lime Cupcake which would later be repackaged (tested and failed) as Key Lime Pie. Now does the candle actually smell like Key Lime Pie? Mmm, not particularly; BBW has never been the best at actually capturing bakery scents, especially after 2012. That said, I think it is a really nice interpretation. In my most humble of opinions, KLP was the absolute star of the Sweet Shop 2.0 collection! Cucumber & Lily - not many people talked about this one and I think it was most undeserving of the total indifference it received. Gr...

= direct repackage =+ repackage with a twist/added notes =? possible repackage Spring/Summer Mermaid Wishes  =?  Blue Bungalow Wisteria Garden = Merci Paris Sun-drenched Linen =? Fresh Linen Sea Salt & Sandalwood =? Sand & Sea Coastal Morning   =  Ocean Mist & Citrus White Sage & Aloe = Wild Sage & Aloe Happy Easter ~ Chocolate Bunny =+ Hot Cocoa & Cream Happy Easter = Casablanca Lily Beachscape =? Beach Blossom The Perfect Summer = Suntan "Love is Here"= Suntan Firecracker Pop =Cherry Frost  Fall Nature Walk =? Sandalwood Citrus/Citron Cedarwood Spiced Chestnut (batch A15) = Evening Hearth Winter Calm ~ Cedarwood + Orange = Nighttime Tea Peaceful ~ Tea Tree + Peppermint  =?  Blue Winter Sky Chocolate Peppermint Cream = Mint Chip Shake Cereal Marshmallow Bar  =+  Key Lime Pie Citrus & Spice = Holiday Pomander Cranberry Peach = Cranberry Peach P...

So, I fully intended on writing two separate reviews as I ended up burning and enjoying both candles. However I've been really busy and getting ready for my upcoming flight to the UK to spend the holidays with the in laws so I just haven't had enough time. I had thought about not writing a review at all however both of this scents warranted and deserved one so for the sake of brevity, I decided to combine both reviews. Without further ado, let's get started! Products: candle Area used in: living room Time Period: throughout December This candle has completely overlooked, underappreciated and slept on by the candle community. And I'll admit, the name, notes, and look of this candle didn't initially draw me in. When I saw it in stores, I was prepared to sniff solely for a review and move on however once I did sniff it, my initial indifference immediately became joy and rapture. I immediately recognized as a repackage of a scent that's near and dear t...

Winter Aromatherapy Thankful ~ Frankincense + Myrrh Calm ~ Cedarwood + Orange (repackage of Nighttime Tea) Passion ~ Tuberose + Ylang ylang Clarity ~ Peppermint + Rosemary Tranquil ~ Cinnamon + Bergamot Awake ~ Coffee + Cardamom Rejuvenate ~ Mandarin + Black Pepper Peaceful ~ Tea Tree + Peppermint (possible repackage of Blue Winter Sky) Joyful ~ Black Currant + Pine "Nordic Home" Collection Returning scents: Fresh Ballsack Flannel  Hot Cocoa & Cream  Spiced Apple Toddy  Frosted Cranberry  Maple Cinnamon Pancakes (repackage of  Pumpkin Caramel Latte Snowflakes & Citrus (repackage of Midnight Blue Citrus) Frozen Lake  New scents: White Winter Woods Late Additions: Holiday Cinnamon Caramel Swirl Tree Farm (from failed Woodland Evergreen collection) ? Collection Returning scents :Black Cherry MerNO MaBLAHgony STANKwood Winter Marshmallow Fireside Iced Cranapple New scents: Grateful~ Apple Cardamom  & Crisp...

We're barely into December, Candle Day wasn't that long ago, we're still a ways away from both the first day of winter and Christmas and there's already spring newness testing. While on the one hand, it was interesting to see what's possibly heading our way for SAS and spring, it just too early to wrap my brain around it all; it's hard to focus on and get excited about Spring when I'm in full on Christmas mode. So I have to ask dear reader for you to step away from all of the holiday cheer and check out the upcoming newness and then go back to your regular Yuletide schedule. So there are some new newness that's available now. There's a Christmasy collection with wraparound labels. There's only one new scent Winter Snowfall -  Crisp Blue Sage, Iced Rosemary, Dried Cedarwood (said to be a possible repackage of the 2018 version of Sparkling Woods ) Returning scents include Fresh Ballsack, Fireside, Flannel, Cinnamon Caramel Swirl and Spiced ...

* I did mean to write this yesterday but I was absolutely exhausted and just didn't have the energy to write a post. As you may (or may not know), this past Saturday was the infamous Candle Day - for those of you who don't know what that is, Candle Day is a day always at the beginning of December where candles are sold at their most lowest discounted sale price; it used to be $8.50, then eventually $8.95 and now $9.50...which don't get me started on how unwarranted and undeserving BBW's currant quality of candles are for a price increase but that's a rant for another day. So all of the stores in my area opened at 7:00. My bf and I planned on getting to the mall at around 8:00 or 9:00; sure the store would be crowded but nothing we couldn't handle. Well we both endured a night unending restlessness (we both get constant insomnia) we were already up at the crack of dawn so we decided to get ourselves together and just go. We arrived at a smaller mall (thin...

* exasperated sigh * throws hands in utter defeat Well, it got me... the social media overhype. Honestly, when will I ever learn - stop listening to the "public opinion" of social media cuz anything that gets overhyped will inevitably dissapoint. It has happened to me far too many times that I care to admit. And sad thing is that I know better but every so often I find myself falling prey to curiosity and intrigue only to find myself let down. And it has happened to me again with Tree Farm. Now as you know, Tree Farm was originally in the ill-fated Woodland Evergreen collection , with very different notes -  " Citrus. Winter Air, Frosted Pine" as opposed to the more customer friendly "Crisp Pine Needle, Warm Cedar, Spiced Apple"... not that the changing of notes in the description means anything...cuz it doesn't. Anyway, I'm guessing that the higher-ups felt that Tree Farm had the most appeal compared to the others in the collection and th...