tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29860528741296937642024-03-09T18:46:36.758-08:00Real Talk About Bath and Body Works CandlesTheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.comBlogger545125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-60391887637442453212021-02-15T13:23:00.001-08:002021-03-23T09:04:52.007-07:00MY LAST POST: End of an EraHave you ever looked back at something in your life that you were once passionate about and/or obsessed with and over time, you found yourself not feeling the same way anymore? Perhaps sort of going thru the motions with it or just completely over it but not ready to admit it?<div><br></div><div>That's how I feel about B&BW...more to the point, that's how I feel about talking about B&BW as a reviewer.</div><div><br></div><div>I've mentioned before that I stopped posting regularly on IG. During last year's lockdown, I would pop my head in with a post or a story just to keep in touch a bit and show I was alive...only to see my post not get as much attention as they used to as well as also watching one follower after the next unfollow me. Apparently if you're not churning out daily content, folks can't be bothered with you, regardless of what's going on in your life. At the start of 2020, I had a little over 6000 followers (even that annoyed me as there were accounts who started later than me and lacked my comprehensive knowledge/acumen and ability to ACTUALLY DESCRIBE A SCENT, still had 10x more followers); as of a few weeks ago, I had 4,980. I saw that number and had enough; last week I deactivated my account.</div><div><br></div><div>Then there's this blog that feels like it's on life support at this point. With this pandemic still hanging on with a vice like grip, I can't (or rather chose not to) make trips to my nearest store, so I can't smell things on the regular to review; if I can't review, that kind of makes this review blog redundant and pointless. I could write fluff posts to fill in but that's not why people come here; people want reviews, thoughts and opinions. And I don't want this blog to just be NEWNESS UPDATES of scents I'm never gonna smell, whats the point?</div><div><br></div><div>After much introspective soul searching and deliberating, I have decided to give up the ghost - I'm stepping down and away as a reviewer and retiring as Bronzeblogger permanently.</div><div><br></div><div>I had already been thinking about it before the pandemic started and only started writing again as a distraction from said pandemic. Honestly though, it felt like a chore. What once took me maybe an hour or 2 to write/edit and felt an electronic charge of excitement now would take me 4-5 hours with me getting distracted as my heart wasn't into what I was writing....which brings me to me next point...</div><div><br></div><div>If we can get a little Marie Kondo for a hot sec, BBW no longer sparks joy for me. The lack of newness, the constant repackages and re-releases, the pandering to the basics, the "style over substance" attitude, the crappy burns, the shorted burn time, price increases...like, why am I wasting my money or my time on crap...more importantly crap that longer makes me happy?!</div><div><br></div><div>When I started this blog circa 2013, BBW was actually exciting; they gave us something to talk about - I wanted to talk about it which is why I started this blog in the first place. After awhile, BBW just became more and more blah and I became less and less enthused to review anything. I got tired of reviewing so many scents I didn't like or was already tired of as well as always complaing and criticizing..and it would be one thing BBW was actually listening to me and taking what I said into consideration but nope, that wasnt the case. I'm kinda just peeing in the wind with it all flying back in my face.</div><div><br></div><div>Also the the climate of the candle community has changed dramatically in recent years and I don't feel like I belong in it anymore. There are so many newbies in the fandom who think BBW current products are the best things ever as they dont know better. More over there are people (particularly on social media) who got into BBW post-Golden Era and hype up every mediocre bargain basement candle that comes out of the warehouse for clout, likes and followers. I don't seem to resonant with both groups who a) dont know the difference between a reviewer and an influencer and a just a fan with a smartphone and b)see my warranted criticism as me being "negative" and a "hater" ; Im not being negative nor am I hating, Im just being honest. I could write a whole diatribe/essay on our culture's discomfort with truth/honesty with backed up intelligence while preferring half-truths and alternative facts and vague nonsense if it makes them feel good.</div><div><br></div><div>Lastly, I want to adress something there just isn't a conversation about and it desperately needs to be discussed - obsession and addiction. We all joke about being "candle obsessed" and "addicted to BBW" but it is a real thing; many of us (myself included) are truly obsessed and addicted. Look there's nothing wrong with having a habit and engaging in said habit by buying things to make yourself but there's a fine line and on that other side is mania and obsession which is not healthy. The fact that I was going to BBW several times a month if not a week just to sniff stuff to review...the fact I was going there before work, during lunchbreaks, on free time, on the weekends...the fact I wanted to go there more than any other place... the fact that I felt compelled to always post on here or on IG despite it not being a job with no compensation... the fact that I suddenly felt the need to stock up when I wasn't doing that before...the fact that at one time I had in my possession over 100+ candles...and I was proud of that. When I think of the money I've spent on BBW merch (particularly candles) from 2011 til last year, it makes me sick to my stomach. When I think of my other passions I could've pursued instead of reviewing, it makes me even sicker. Overall, it's just not a good look.</div><div><br></div><div>I felt like in some way that I endorsed/sponsored/ perpetuated some problematic aspects within the candle community - buying candles not to burn but to collect (and you already know how I feel about people buying candles just for the labels) and getting on social media to show off. Ugh, and dont get me started on the showing off and the whole "look what I found" attitude within the community. And I was just as guilty.</div><div><br></div><div>I think we all need to look at the bigger picture and really ask ourselves why are we spending all this money getting all of these candles and why many of us feel the need to show off what we saw and/or bought. Is it really making us happy? Or are we trying to fill an emotional void with either candles or with likes/follows from posting said candles? For the longest time, I didnt want to admit the sad truth - buying and collecting candles was a distraction of an unsatisfied life and a coping mechanism for my depression. And as for reviewing, actually having a following with folks seeing me as expert with opinions that were genuinely wanted and asked for when I didnt have that in other professional aspect of my life - in short, I felt like a somebody...and that's just sad.</div><div>Now that's not to say that everyone who is into BBW is an addict and/or has underlying issues but it is case for many of us and it needs to be addressed.</div><div><br></div><div>So I have struggled with depression since my teens, perhaps unknowingly even earlier. Reviewing was, during BBW'S heyday, a nice and pleasant distraction. And coming home to burn a much liked candle or going to my candle vault to sit and huff was lovely #self care. The pandemic threw things out of whack so no more going to stores to sniff and/or buy and with the lack of decent coupons (I don't remember the last time Ive seen or received a free shipping for $20) I'm not about that online shopping life. But the pandemic has given me some perspective. I didnt feel the need to run off to write reviews as my heart wasn't in it and honestly with everything going on in the world, writing about something so first world-y as candles felt overly frivolous. If it were a job that I made a living off of, that would be different but it was just a hobby - a hobby I wasn't enjoying anymore. Now I can just be in the moment and burn even more at my leisure like a average joe. </div><div><br></div><div>So yeah it's been real but it's time. After 8 years of Bronzeblogger-ing, I'm ready to let it go and move on.</div><div><br></div><div>I just want to say thank to you dear reader as you are what kept me and this blog going. The fact that when I started this, shitty writing and no style or sense of me and all, I was a nobody that no one paid attention and I went from that to folks calling me an expert and actually wanting know/hear my opinions is wild to me. I've no delusions of grandeur and in the grand scheme of things, this is nothing however I'd be lying if I said that you dear readers made me feel special, a somebody and I'll always treasure that. Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart!</div><div><br></div><div>Bronzeblogger out!....</div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-80351449974823157482021-01-25T14:50:00.000-08:002021-01-28T14:47:15.515-08:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Spring 2021 Candles<p> Well we made it to 2021! I personally feel like the new year started last week on January 20th; the world got a little less crazy and I feel like I can breath again. No, things are certainly not ideal and nowhere near back to the normal but it's slowly getting there.</p><p>I hadn't had much to say on here lately. I didn't engage in any SAS shenanigans for obvious reasons. Besides a few wf bulbs during the most recent sale, I haven't really bought anything. I've kinda just been laying low and slimming down my collection as I'm not about the collecting/stocking up life anymore; either burning things or giving and/or selling them away. Occasionally I peep my head into social media to see what's poppin and what newness (that I won't get to see or smell for myself to review) is heading our way. I debated whether or not it was worth posting a newness update; after putting it off and hemmingandhawwing, I decided I might as well. So here we are.</p><p>So as you may (or may not know) there's a Valentine's Day day collection (that's currently online, mostly) - the "<i><b>Good Day Cafe</b></i>" ; think Valentine's themed Sweet Shop. I did mention this in my last NEWNESS UPDATE but there's new additional info. So returning scents in this collection are <b>Pink Apple Punch</b> and <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+lilac+and+vanilla+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02fKh4qem9LHAMtO1BDoUcn-szJqg:1611600907391&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwip0-qc4bfuAhW0MVkFHfhVA4MQ_AUoAnoECA8QBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Pink Lilac & Vanilla</a> </b>(from 2019). <b>Honeysuckle & Freesia</b> (Rosewater & Ivy 2.0) and <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+lavender+eucalyptus+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02gLDE7086C8zRiYBHWqmtNTiewyA:1611601096456&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwillv724bfuAhXaSTABHY1cDpsQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">White Lavender Eucalyptus</a></b> (from last summer's online <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/07/newness-update-post-sas-online.html" target="_blank">all lavender collection</a>) have been added as online exclusives. NEWNESS includes...</p><div><b>Bubbly Rosé - </b><i>Pink Sparkling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ros%C3%A9" target="_blank">Rosé</a>, Sweet Blood Orange, Splash of Cranberry Juice </i><b>(I bought a wf of this; it reminds me a lot of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pomegranate+prosecco+punch+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk013H3AfNP2iLNroMcrYXvAVPduQyQ:1611614668800&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWseS-lLjuAhXxGVkFHfd7ASEQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793#imgrc=lqDnvT6mlP3aRM" target="_blank">Pomegranate Prosecco Punch</a>. Think Cranberry Pear Bellini with citrus instead of pear</b><b>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Pineapple Pancakes - </b><i>Fresh Pineapple, Fluffy Pancakes, Sweet Banana Slices, Brown Sugar </i><b>(it's newness but pretty much everyone has said that this smells awful)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Whipped Coffee - </b><i>Shot of Espresso, Whipped Scent Cream, Sugar Crystals</i><b> (word is it's quite similar to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+caramel+cold+brew+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03BTnoUMjbzIh6-C1vPtx9pMnuS_w:1609297285904&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihmcHI2_TtAhW0GFkFHSXbCLwQ_AUoAnoECAYQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">White Caramel Cold Brew</a>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Wildberry Jam Donut - </b><i>Sweet Wildberry Jam, Powdered Donut, Brown Sugar Crumble</i><b> (I've heard that this might be a repackage of </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=blackberry+cobbler+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03AOGae-6hJOBOogkKAaBuKUkSzkQ:1609289931845&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCiOmVwPTtAhVVFVkFHf46CsgQ_AUoAnoECAUQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Blackberry Cobbler </a><b>from last spring/summer, make sense as they kinda have very similar notes) </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>There are 2 new scents that may (or may not) be late additions to this collection; so far they are online in test stores and there has been no word on whether or not they will be released nationwide.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Ice Blueberry Biscotti - </b><i>Sugared Blueberry, Sweet Vanilla Icing, Almond Biscotti, Brown Sugar </i><b>(so apparently this isn't Blueberry Pie or Blueberry Sugar. It seems like newness but I wonder how close it is to <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/blast-from-past-blueberry-pumpkin-patch.html" target="_blank">Blueberry Pumpkin Patch</a>) </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Lemon Cake Pop -</b><i> Frosted Citrus Glaze, Vanilla Cake Pop, Sugar Crystals</i><b> (the general consensus is while not an exact dupe, it is quite similar to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=tea+%26+biscuits+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00AoF7bt4EfbKYIpoobFItnosfpRw:1611603237298&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm9-jz6bfuAhXbTDABHeEgAI8Q_AUoAnoECAUQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Tea & Biscuits</a>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>There are also 2 standalone actual Valentine's Day candles in this collection; they're nothing exciting - <b>Be Mine ~ Candy Hearts</b> (aka Pink Fairy Gumdrop) is back as well as a candle called <b>Love</b> which is <b>Rosewater & Ivy</b> (why BBW chose this and not Pink Petal Tea Cake is beyond me)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Let's fast forward a little further into spring and get into Easter. As per tradition, there will be a mini Easter themed collection. There's 2 returning candles in this upcoming trio - <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=tutti+frutti+jelly+bean+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03TjnULuEo2ObgEI6is5LcHRPR4XQ:1611606796443&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis9vmU97fuAhWbTDABHfDvCawQ_AUoAnoECAYQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Happy Easter ~ Tutti Fruiti Jelly Beans </a> </b>and <b>Let's Get Eggcited ~ <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=marshmallow+fluff+candle&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGnqqxqbjuAhWEZd8KHc1ICtcQ_AUoAnoECAUQAg&biw=412&bih=783&dpr=2.63">Marshmallow Fluff</a></b>. The one new scent is...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Love Every Bunny ~ Sweet Carrot Cake - </b><i>Sweet Cream Cheese Frosting, Fluffy Carrot Cake, Cinnamon Spice</i><b> (so this is interesting - the name on the packaging box was "Pumpkin Carrot Cake"; there was actually a failed test scent from 2013 called </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+carrot+cake+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00IsAqVYIxPU3fhdsMDb-zjFFLxSw:1611608064087&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN6rTx-7fuAhXbQzABHckyBtEQ_AUoAnoECAYQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5#imgrc=9lfVO25fEHVcRM" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Pumpkin Carrot Cake</a><b>. I think I heard that folks have done sniff comparisons and they're the same...don't quote me on that. If you're into candle history, do yourself a favor a watch Touchthefiretwice's review vid on the</b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOIEADDt-tk" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"> Pumpkin collection</a><b> featuring PCC.)</b><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Getting back on track now. It's not spring at BBW without a super early summery/beachy/tropical collection. The next collection would should be seeing fairly soon is indeed a tropical one. Some candles are frosted with a sort of tropical 80s Florida beachhouse wallpaper print on the candle name labels while others are halfandhalf white with monochromatic illustrated beach scenes. Returning scents are <b>Island Marg (frosted), </b></div><div><b><a href="http://passionfruit%20banana%20flower%20%28frosted/">Passionfruit Banana Flower</a> (frosted), </b><b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=flamingo+beach+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00AuD03GiusFMxHRTD4B1oryptnoA:1611609149584&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicsoL3_7fuAhXVRDABHS2JBRUQ_AUoAnoECAUQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Flamingo Beach</a> (half), Tiki Beach (half), <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=hibiscus+waterfall+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjt-tz4_7fuAhUxoOAKHYLJAeQQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=hibiscus++candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgBMgIIADIGCAAQBxAeMgYIABAHEB4yBggAEAgQHjIECAAQGDIECAAQGDoECAAQQzoICAAQCBAHEB46CAgAEAcQBRAeOgYIABAKEBhQlcMIWJ7UCGDj6QhoAHAAeACAAXqIAfUFkgEDOC4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=QTQPYK3WCbHAggeCk4egDg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Hibiscus Waterfalls</a> (half), <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=island+daydream+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwimu6--gLjuAhXQn-AKHYT1B7gQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=island+da+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgYIABAHEB46BAgAEEM6AggAOggIABAIEAcQHlCvqQdYhMIHYJ_SB2gAcAB4AIABqAGIAaEGkgEDOC4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=0zQPYOaFDdC_ggeE65_ACw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Island Daydream</a> (half), Suntan (half), Ocean Driftwood (frosted), </b>and <b>Waikiki Beach (frosted)</b>. New scents are...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Sun-kissed Coconut (frosted) - </b><i>Sweet Coconut, Fresh Ylang-ylang, Plumeria Petals</i><b> (<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sunsoaked+sandalwood+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjX-o75gbjuAhWPT98KHbZCCNsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=sunsoaked+sandalwood+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQCBAHEB5Q6eEIWI6SCWDJlwloAHAAeACAAWSIAbENkgEEMjAuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=WjYPYNflM4-f_Qa2haHYDQ&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850#imgrc=6ahMivHBc_AmEM" target="_blank">Sunsoaked Sandalwood </a>maybe?)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Orange Pineapple Punch (frosted) - </b><i>Tart Orange Juice, Sweet Pineapple, Vanilla Sugar Cane </i><b style="font-style: italic;">(again, I got nuthin)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Emerald Waters (frosted) - </b><i>Salted Sea Waves, Ocean Driftwood, Hint of Orange Blossom</i><b> (so a long time ago, there was an one time only aromatherapy collection with a candle called Flirt described as having "emerald waters"; that scent would later be repackaged as Sparkling Icicles. I doubt this is that. What it might be is </b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/03/rant-of-day-coastal-oak-seasalt-scandal.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Orange Blossom & Driftwood/Coastal Oak & Sea Salt </a><b> or 2019's </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=fresh+sea+walk+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00mJLSZln3Lu7jqFukcbIGtz7JtyQ:1611611152106&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiR2fKxh7juAhVRRTABHYsED9gQ_AUoA3oECAQQBQ&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5#imgrc=x2Azw4P6oZjXwM" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Fresh Sea Walk</a><b>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Warm Ocean Breeze (half) - </b><i>Ocean Sandalwood, Warm Sage, Eucalyptus Zest, Coconut </i><b>(<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=coconut+eucalyptus+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjHzoaNiLjuAhXMT98KHWDeDhkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=coconut+eucalyptus+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoGCAAQCBAeOggIABAIEAcQHlD4EljHGWCwIGgAcAB4AIABY4gBygSSAQE3mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=zzwPYIerEMyf_QbgvLvIAQ&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850#imgrc=d2naOHKjFWzLnM" target="_blank">Fresh Coconut & Eucalyptus</a> I'm guessin?)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>There's also (at the moment) 2 quotes candle - <b>Beachy Keen ~ Fiji White Sands</b> and <b>Hello Sunshine ~ <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+tropical+spice&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHxtjl2b_uAhWVGVkFHWCqCB8Q_AUoAnoECAYQAg&biw=412&bih=783&dpr=2.63">Tropical Spice </a> </b>(hopefully there's more ol school scents on thevway, keep em comin!)</div><div><br></div><div>There's also a (I'm assuming) bodycare candle - <b>Hibiscus Paradise</b> -<i> Pink Hibiscus, Juicy Guava, Sunkissed Coconut</i></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>And finally, what might be the most interesting of the bunch - testing in stores our 4th "all (fill in the blank)" collection. First we had <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/05/newness-update-la-vie-en-rose-new-all.html" target="_blank">rose</a>, then <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/10/newness-update-woodland-evergreen-tree.html" target="_blank">pine</a>, recently <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/07/newness-update-post-sas-online.html" target="_blank">lavender</a> and now we have....vanilla...uh, yay? </div><div><br></div><div>At the moment, only wf refills are testing but I have to imagine candles will be part of the package. The scents that are currently testing all have new sounding names but could very well be repackages; so far, they include...</div><div><br></div><div><b>French Vanilla Buttercream - </b><i>Cinnamon Spiced Liqueur, Irish Cream, French Vanilla, Whipped Cream</i><b> (this has to be <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cinammon+irish+cream+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiqxpqsjLjuAhXNi-AKHQbzAzsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=cinammon+irish+cream+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoCCAA6BggAEAcQHjoGCAAQChAYUP6hCVi3xwlg980JaABwAHgAgAGMAYgB0QySAQQxOC4ymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=QkEPYKqdFc2XggeG5o_YAw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Cinnamon Irish Cream)</a></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><div><b>Orange Vanilla Sherbet - </b><i>Clementine, Sugared Citrus, Sweet Vanilla</i><b> (</b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=clementine+sherbet+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00elOvYdl-5MpB7CrDl9yLdNQUKEg:1611612198856&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjhnYOli7juAhVI1VkKHWw0CUQQ_AUoAnoECAQQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Clementine Sherbet</a><b> anyone?)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Raspberries & Whipped Vanilla - </b><i>Pink Raspberries, Strawberry, Vanilla Bean, Sugared Lemon Drops </i><b>(I'm guessin either </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=raspberry+citrus+swirl+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi2gaqmi7juAhXBFN8KHQI_DKsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=raspberry+citrus+swirl+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoCCAA6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQBxAFEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeUKzmB1jshwhgyY8IaABwAHgAgAFoiAGIDpIBBDIxLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=KUAPYPbII8Gp_AaC_rDYCg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Raspberry Citrus Swirl</a><b> or </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=unicorn+sprinkles+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjt677mi7juAhWIZ98KHaqMCbgQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=unicorn+sprinkles+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAAyAggAMgQIABAYMgQIABAYMgQIABAYOgYIABAHEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeULjmA1isgQRgrYgEaABwAHgAgAHXAYgBlw2SAQYxNC4yLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=sEAPYO3TCIjP_QaqmabACw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Unicorn Sprinkles</a><b>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Rose Vanilla Meringue - </b><i>Rosewater Petals, Vanilla Macaroon (macaron), Pink Peonies</i><b> (this has to be </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=rosewater+meringue+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwijjYKHjLjuAhVbPd8KHa5FDO0Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=rosewater+meringue+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQQzoCCAA6BggAEAcQHlDEnQRYkc4EYJzVBGgAcAB4AIABuAGIAeoMkgEEMTUuM5gBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=9EAPYKPDFdv6_Aaui7HoDg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Rosewater Meringue</a><b>)</b><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Salted Butterscotch & Vanilla - </b><i>Sweet Bourbon, Caramel Brulee, Warm Vanilla, Buttered Maple </i><b>(</b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=gather+candle+bath+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01TZ4P1Uw72O_Nw_FL5-uz4UXKgIA:1611613185250&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiE86_7jrjuAhVkQzABHc_ECp8Q_AUoAnoECBIQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Gather</a><b>? </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bourbon+maple+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiuwqH8jrjuAhVRGt8KHdgkDQsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=bourbon+maple+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQCBAHEB46BggAEAgQHlC26QNY8fwDYKuEBGgAcAB4AIAB9wGIAb8LkgEFOS4yLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=A0QPYO60BtG0_AbYybRY&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Bourbon Maple</a><b>? </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bourbon+sea+salt+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiZv8Scj7juAhVKjeAKHYARD98Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=bourbon+sea+salt+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIGCAAQCBAeOggIABAIEAcQHlCgwgFYpdEBYK7ZAWgAcAB4AIABV4gB2wSSAQE4mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=RkQPYJmEMMqaggeAo7z4DQ&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Bourbon Sea Salt Caramel</a><b>? </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=hot+buttered+rum+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiUs8Oqj7juAhXVwCkDHYdQD7IQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=hot+buttered+rum+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQBxAFEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeOgYIABAIEB5QkrgCWN7YAmCI4AJoAHAAeACAAX2IAfsJkgEEMTUuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=ZEQPYJTxB9WBp8kPh6G9kAs&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Hot Buttered Rum</a><b>?)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Vanilla Bean & Mint - </b><i>Crushed Peppermint, Vanilla Extract, Creamy Butter, Vanilla Frosting </i><b>(I'm gonna go with either </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=buttercream+mint+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiRx-LAj7juAhWEIN8KHVMpC74Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=buttercream+mint+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQCBAHEB5QgOcJWJ-MCmD-kApoAHAAeACAAXqIAfQKkgEEMTUuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=kkQPYJG2L4TB_AbT0qzwCw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Buttercream Mint</a><b> from backintheday or the recent </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pepperint+sugar+cookie+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi399KQkLjuAhWGTd8KHf-4Bx4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pepperint+sugar+cookie+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoICAAQCBAHEB5Q95MCWIaEA2CojANoB3AAeACAAY8BiAGiFJIBBDI1LjWYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=OkUPYLfyEYab_Qb_8Z7wAQ&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Peppermint Sugar Cookie</a><b>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Vanilla Noir & Lavender - </b><i>Lavender, Sweet Vanilla, Ebony Wood</i><b> (note for note </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=iced+vanilla+woods+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjDoMOpkLjuAhVOGt8KHYpYA4YQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=iced+vanilla+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgYIABAIEB46BggAEAcQHjoICAAQBxAFEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeUNWVBljopgZgkLMGaABwAHgAgAFuiAHTB5IBBDEwLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=bkUPYMOxHM60_AaKsY2wCA&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Iced Vanilla Woods</a><b>)</b></div><div><br></div><div>Returning (no need to be tested) scents that are rumored to appear as well are <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pink+lilac+vanilla+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjf3a3ckLjuAhWIA98KHau8CKsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pink+lilac+vanilla+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIGCAAQCBAeOgYIABAHEB46AggAOggIABAHEAUQHjoICAAQCBAHEB5QlsQFWITjBWDg6gVoAHAAeACAAdABiAH0DJIBBjE2LjEuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=2UUPYJ-NBIiH_Aar-aLYCg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Pink Lilac & Vanilla</a>, Smoked Vanilla, Warm Vanilla Sugar</b> and <b>Vanilla Birch.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Who knows what the outcome will be for this collection as those other "all" collections have been so random - the rose was half released, the pine collection failed, and the lavender was only online. So yeah, who knows.</div></div><div><br><br></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-536119058110130892020-12-31T12:59:00.000-08:002021-01-01T07:49:14.304-08:00CANDLE RETROSPECTIVE: Brozeblogger's Top 20 Candles OF ALL TIME<div><p class="MsoNormal">Well dear readers, today's New Year's Eve - we're almost at the finish line and soon we'll be able to wave goodbye and not so fond farewell to the dumpster fire that was 2020.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Normally, as per my own tradition, in honor of New Year's I would write a retrospective look back on the past year and list what I thought were the best new scents that were released. Obviously I couldn't do that this year - with the pandemic, I've been avoiding stores thus couldn't do my usual WALK N SNIFFs nor did I particularly buy very much as I'm not about that shipping/handling plus tax life. But as this this New Years hits a bit differently than past ones and is the beginning of a new decade, I thought I do something different. I thought I'd do a real retrospective and look back at some of my favorite scents spanning from my time as a review and as Bronzeblogger - some from now till back in 2013 when I started this blog. I'm gonna avoid seasonal rideordie loves like Leaves, Sweater Weather, Tis the Season, Winter, Chestnut & Clove, Island Marg, etc and focus more a newer (at the time) scents that really made an impact on me - newness, test scents, one hit wonders, etc. So without further ago, let's get started!</p></div><div><br><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html" target="_blank"><b>Apple Crumble</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I will go on record for saying this is by far the best fall appley scent that BBW has ever released. They really did this scent dirty, AC really doesn't deserve it. A nice crisp (but not too tart) green apple note, a tiny hint of baking spice and swert comfy feeling vanilla - what more can you ask for in a fall scent?!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Beach Sage & Mint</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A surprisingly (in most humble of opinions) upscale and high end beachy scent from BBW...with not a hint of coconut, mango, pineapple or driftwood no less. It really made you feel like you're chillin in your beachhouse looking at the grassy sanddunes and crashing waves.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/bbw-spotlight-black-pepper-bergamot.html" target="_blank"><b>Black Pepper Bergamot</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Excuse me one sec *orgasmic shudder My all time fav, my number one, my true love, my rideordie bae. It just doesnt get more sophisticated and sensual than BPB. One of many Golden Era scents that BBW just didn't know what to do with. The fact that they let this treasure disappear in favor of MaBLAHgony Stankwood...sacrilege!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/01/rant-of-day-mystery-of-black-tea-rose.html" target="_blank"><b>Black Tea Rose</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">This was a weird one...but in a good way. Ever so often BBW creates a blend that's just a little too upscale for the current demographic. They played around with names and scent formulations but just couldn't make it stick. They even gave it the dreaded mesassging packaging/labels to appeal to the basics, still didn't work out. And, like most unique scents at BBW, it disappeared never to be heard from again.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/blast-from-past-blueberry-pumpkin-patch.html" target="_blank"><b>Blueberry Pumpkin Patch</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">A minor success story having gone from a failed test scent but, with some hype from some of the popular YouTubers of the time, garnered enough underground popularity that it was released the following year. It's an odd mix - you wouldn't think blueberry and pumpkin would work together but they did. Alas, like so many Golden Era scent, it went the way of dodo.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/08/better-late-than-never-boathouse-row.html" target="_blank"><b>Boathouse Row</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ugh...just sexiness in a jar. Because it was...*eyeroll...cologney...it really was only popular amongst the mandle lovers. Because of that, it didnt come back and wouldn't return until 5 years later. You can bet that unlike the first time, I stocked up the second cuz who knows when/if it'll appear again. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Chocolate Bacon Cupcake</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Oh man - the king, the emperor, the grand poobah of unicorn scents - quite possibly the first unicorn candle before the word "unicorn candle" was even invited. You were not considered a true candle connoisseur as well as candle reviewer worth your salt unless you had this candle in your collection. This candle was also kinda the start of test store/candle mania during the Golden era. And to the naysayers who think bacon and chocolate is a weird or gross combo...it's not, don't @ me!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/candle-spotlight-cranberry-pumpkin.html" target="_blank"><b>Cranberry Pumpkin</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I'm not sure why this hasn't made a return, especially as it became a fan fav upon its release. It's one of those scents that's very basic and straightforward without much bells or whistles but it worked. I mean cranberry and pumpkin - it doesn't much more autumnal than that - it was late fall/Thanksgiving in a jar. You mean to tell me yall are ok letting this go by the wayside, but The Perfect Autumn continues to get re-released- make it make sense please?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/04/blasts-from-past-bloom-and-garden-party.html" target="_blank"><b>Garden Party</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now you guys know that I don't mess with florals very often and when/if I do, it must be a really good one. Well this was a good one, a damn good one. I would even go so far as to say it was one of the best. And the fact that this was a rose-based blend and I still really liked it speaks volumes. Alas it would be one of many Golden Era one hit wonders never to be seen again</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Lavender Cacao</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This was one of few <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/03/walk-n-sniff-test-lab-candles-and.html?m=1">Test Labs</a> I actually liked and liked enough to stock up, especially since so many of those candles would never come back as they were really unique and out-there blends. Also (and I say this all the time), why isn't this an Easter candle - it would be PERFECT!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/05/thats-so-test-scent-lavender-marshmallow.html" target="_blank"><b>Lavender Marshmallow</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Oh boy, did this candle cause quite the scandal. When the original <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/02/bbw-walk-n-sniff-sweet-shoppe-and.html?m=1">Sweet Shop</a> collection was testing, everybody (myself included) was going nuts over this and praying to the candle gods for a nationwide release....which fell on deaf ears as it failed. People lost their proverbial shit- folks were driving across state lines to get to test stores, buying them at exorbitant prices on Ebay, writing angry email after email demanding why it didn't go wide. Several years later, the <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/12/walk-n-sniff-sweet-shop-20.html?m=1">whole collection</a> (including Lavender Marshmallow) was released for SAS and then it was released again in another Sweet Shop-esque collection. Us ol schoolers were excited beyond belief whilst newbies were dumbfounded not know what all the buzz was about.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/04/this-is-bombcom-peach-cilantro-twist.html" target="_blank"><b>Peach Cilantro Twist & Nectarine Green Tea</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I'm lumping these 2 together as they were in the same collection. These 2 will have a little special place in my heart as they were the first test scents I ever sniffed and bought in an actual test store...months before it stopped being one. PCT was exciting as it was repackage of a ol school <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+mango+Cilantro&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizs-K3kfrtAhUixVkKHVwXC34Q_AUoAnoECAMQAg&biw=412&bih=783&dpr=2.63">scent</a> that I never tried before and NGT was a)total newness that was actually good and b)the first green tea scent since the ancient and long forgotten <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=green+tea+white+pear+slatkins&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=simvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwim17mhjvntAhXOx1kKHfmeC2EQ_AUoAnoECAMQAg&biw=412&bih=783&dpr=2.63">Green Tea & White Pear</a> of the Before Times. Both scents were so good..why oh why didnt I stock up; I had I known then what I know now, I would have bought as many test candles as I possibly and realistically could.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppered-plum.html" target="_blank"><b>Peppered Plum</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Again...another scent that was too upscale for BBW to market for the Basic Bs of America. Dark, lush, sensual, sophisticated, high end - I can't gush enough about this scent. Shame on BBW for catering to the basics and letting this gem go in the process.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/05/failed-test-scent-realnessthis-is.html" target="_blank"><b>Prickly Pear Sugarcane</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As you know, BBW is not the most culturally sensitive institution. Case in point, back when they were obsessed "international vacation" themed collections in the spring, they created a Mexican-ish themed collection (which I unaffectionally called the <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/12/newness-update-spring-2016-test-scents.html?m=1">Taco Bell</a> collection) In this collection, PPS was testing and it was exciting as it was a new scent based on a fragrance note we never saw before. Of course it failed. I had to get my hands on one; I managed to snag one of the black market eventually buying another as I just couldn't help burning the first. Once again, everyone once in awhile BBW creates newness that's actually good and they let it go in favor of basic crap.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-carving-2015.html" target="_blank"><b>Pumpkin Carving</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The proverbial perpetual red-headed stepchild. For the life of me, I will never understand BBW's indifference to this damn scent and their never-ending insistence of perpetually pushing Shit Cinnamon Poopkin in our faces at ever given moment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-snow-day.html" target="_blank"><b>Snow Day</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Man, sometimes you don't appreciate what you have and you truly don't know what you have til it's gone. I did really like SD but I did think it was a bit on the simplistic and basic side. I bought 2 and kept it moving with the optimistic notion that because it was popular that it would return, perhaps become a holiday staple. NOPE, not so much. It's been 7-8 years and BBW still refuses to bring this back.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/bbw-spotlight-spring.html" target="_blank">Spring</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It's so random and often bizarre how scents that were once seasonal staples in the Golden Era just start dropping like flies in for badic crap. Spring was my jam; it really smelled like..well...Spring - more so than any other spring scent. Then it just disappeared never to be seen again. It's odd because in recent years, BBW has become OBSESSED with spring, with spring creeping earlier and earlier in December pre-Christmas; it would be the perfect time to bring it back but theyd rather similar smelling new but not good blends *cough cough The Perfect Spring</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/06/bbw-double-spotlight-summertime-soda_20.html" target="_blank">Summertime Soda</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I blame <a href="https://youtu.be/wFlMNPWiEtA">Touchthefiretwice</a>, he had everyone's mouth watering for this candle when it was testing. Of course (say it with me) it failed. I somehow managed to snag 4oz of it and silly naive little me burned it down with reckless abandon. It thought for sure it would come back...and it did, 5 long years later. Needless to say I stocked up, making up for lost time.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/bbw-spotlight-tailgate.html" target="_blank">Tailgate</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">So I am a stereotypical introvert in the sense that I HATE LOATHE DESPISE talking on the phone and put it completely off if I can. So back when you could actually call test stores to place an order for test candles, I avoided it despite the aspect of finally getting my hands on test candles. When Tailgate came out, I had to get it introversion and anxiety be damned. So during a 2for20 sale (sigh, those were the days), I ordered one Tailgate and foolishly one <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/hot-mess-award-applewood-bonfire.html?m=1">Applewood Bonfire</a> which wad such a disappointment. Why oh why did I buy 2 Tailgates. Then a couple of years later Tailgate returned and was going wide; I was soooo excited....only to find it wasn't the same but a repackage of a totally different <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/05/candle-spotlight-tobacco-flower.html?m=1">scent</a>. CURSE YOU BBW!!!!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/02/this-is-bombcom-winter-mint-spruce-and.html" target="_blank">Winter Mint & Spruce</a></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I thought for sure this was not gonna go wide. A pine scent with herbal notes, especially lavender...aint gonna happen cap'n! My gurl @theshow78 hooked me up with one I loved it. Perhaps that was a jinx that needed to happen as sure enough, it went wide. And of course, we havent seen it since. Thankfully I bought enough to tide me over; in fact I was burning one as I wrote this post!</p><p class="MsoNormal">And now...</p><div><b><i>Honorable Mentions </i></b>- <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/candle-spotlight-autumn-nights.html" target="_blank">Autumn Night</a>, Beach Day, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/04/blasts-from-past-bloom-and-garden-party.html">Bloom/First
Bloom</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/03/this-is-bombcom-cherry-blossom-sangria.html">Cherry
Blossom Sangria</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html">Citrus
& Spice</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/07/candle-spotlight-coastal-sun.html">Coastal
Sun</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/bbw-ensemble-spotlight-italian-piazza.html" target="_blank">Espresso Bar</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/04/thats-so-test-scent-fleur-de-provence.html" target="_blank">Fleur de Provence</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/12/blast-from-past-frankincense-2017.html" target="_blank">Frankincense</a>, Grapefruit Gin Fizz, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/08/better-late-than-never-key-lime-pie-2018.html" target="_blank">Key Lime Pie</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/05/thats-so-test-scent-lemon-cucumber.html" target="_blank">Lemon Cucumber</a> LUCK, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/06/bbw-double-spotlight-summertime-soda_20.html">Oakmoss
& Vetiver</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/12/this-is-bombcom-orange-chocolate-truffle.html" target="_blank">Orange Chocolate Truffle</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppermint-rosemary.html" target="_blank">Peppermint Rosemary</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/03/candle-spotlight-pink-petal-tea-cake.html" target="_blank">Pink Petal Tea Cake</a>, Porchside Pumpkin, Provence Garden, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/11/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-clove.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Clove</a>, Smoked Birch, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/07/this-is-bombcom-sparkling-waves.html" target="_blank">Sparkling Waves</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/this-is-bombcom-spiced-pumpkin-cider.html" target="_blank">Spiced Pumpkin Cider</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/03/candle-spotlight-strawberry-rhubarb.html" target="_blank">Strawberry Rhubarb Marmalade</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/07/white-barn-exclusiveness-summer-bonfire.html" target="_blank">Summer Bonfire</a>, The Perfect Christmas, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/08/this-is-bombcom-vanilla-sage.html" target="_blank">Vanilla Sage</a>, White Winter Woods</div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div>And finally...</div><div><br></div><div><b><i>Bronzeblogger's Favorite New Scents of 2020</i></b> - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/08/this-is-bombcom-cold-sniff-edition.html" target="_blank">Lemon Lavender Shortbread</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/08/this-is-bombcom-boyfriend-edition.html" target="_blank">Salted Caramel Chocolate</a>, Pumpkin Bonfire and Peppermint Sugar Cookie</div><div><br></div><div>
<br></div></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-18207255999508576862020-12-29T19:15:00.000-08:002021-01-02T18:42:18.937-08:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Winter SAS 2020/Spring 2021 Candles<div style="text-align: left;">Well dear readers, 2020 is almost over...thank gawd! Now that Christmas is over (which I hope everyone who celebrates had a relatively merry one), it is official spring at BBW...well all T all shade, it's been spring since Candle Day Weekend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br>Anyhoo, there's a crapton of stuff heading our way; some are already online and in store while the rest while be trickling in after SAS is over. Let's start talkin candle collections.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I've talked this briefly in another post, but this collection popped up online and in stores first - the "<b><i>Pop Culture</i></b>" Collection, a Summer Sips-esque collection of drink inspired scents. Returning scents include <b>Watermelon Lemonade, Pink Apple Punch, Aloha Kiwi Passionfruit, Peach Bellini</b> and <b>Island Margarita</b>. The one lone new scent is...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Cookies & Cream Milkshake - </b><i>Chocolate Cookie Crumbles, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Chocolate Drizzle</i><b> (the consensus is this is basically Hot Cocoa & Cream mixed with Vanilla Bean Marshmallow)</b></div><div> </div><div><b>Clementine Sherbet </b>(which popped up randomly <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=clementine+sherbet+bath+and+body+works&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=simvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiJkevt7fXtAhVClVkKHdTWDkMQ_AUoAnoECAMQAg&biw=412&bih=783&dpr=2.63#imgrc=QfygrUjPGqKyPM">last spring</a>) is back but folks say that this version has been tweaked and is more creamier</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next collection is a Valentine's Day themed (because the tumblers are shades of red and pink I'm guessin) called the "<b><i>Good Day</i></b>" collection. Returning scents include <b>Pink Apple Punch</b> and <b>Pink Lilac & Vanilla</b>. The new scents are...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Bubbly Rosé - </b><i>Pink Sparkling <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ros%C3%A9" target="_blank">Rosé</a>, Sweet Blood Orange, Splash of Cranberry Juice </i><b>(I was hoping this be </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+winter+garland&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk004VS4L0Sqq-96wOghWQG7m6EhqoA:1609297321673&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLvMjZ2_TtAhWNFlkFHe_WDuEQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Winter Garland</a><b> {which had notes of cranberry champagne and blood orange} or something but alas, no)</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pineapple Pancakes</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Whipped Coffee - </b><i>Shot of Espresso, Whipped Scent Cream, Sugar Crystals</i><b> (word is it's quite similar to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+caramel+cold+brew+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03BTnoUMjbzIh6-C1vPtx9pMnuS_w:1609297285904&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihmcHI2_TtAhW0GFkFHSXbCLwQ_AUoAnoECAYQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">White Caramel Cold Brew</a>)</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Wildberry Jam Donut - </b><i>Sweet Wildberry Jam, Powdered Donut, Brown Sugar Crumble</i><b> (I've heard that this might be a repackage of </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=blackberry+cobbler+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03AOGae-6hJOBOogkKAaBuKUkSzkQ:1609289931845&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCiOmVwPTtAhVVFVkFHf46CsgQ_AUoAnoECAUQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Blackberry Cobbler </a><b>from last spring/summer, make sense as they kinda have very similar notes) </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next collection is the "<b><i>Patisserie Collection</i></b>" with matching body care. I wonder if this collection is connected to the Good Day collection as they have the same labels just not red or pink. The returning scents are <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=be+mine+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00m7qoN_lSza9_59dVfAQXiQAydlw:1609297248491&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-4dW22_TtAhWCEFkFHX1PCJwQ_AUoAnoECAQQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Be Mine ~ Candy Hearts</a>, Champagne Toast, Strawberry Pound Cake </b>and<b> <a href="https://poshmark.com/listing/Bath-Body-Works-COCONUT-CREAM-PIE-Online-Exclusive-5f15cf2f3cda88c66b078c1e" target="_blank">Coconut Cream Pie</a></b>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">There have been whispers of other candles appearing, namely <b>Lemon Cake Pop, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+lavender+and+eucalyptus+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjP-oiSy_TtAhWCON8KHYvcCfYQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=white+lavender+and+eucalyptus+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOgIIADoICAAQCBAHEB5Qh6ADWKLLA2Dr1gNoAHAAeACAAYUBiAHqEZIBBDI2LjOYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=TNzrX8-kLoLx_AaLuaewDw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">White Lavender & Eucalyptus</a> </b>and<b> Honeysuckle & Freesia</b> but I have no clue whether they are gonna show up and if so, which collection</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>The next collection is sort of Freshed Picked-esque mix of fruity scents and herbal scents. Returning scents are <b>Eucalyptus Rain, Fresh Orange, Lemon Mint Leaf, Market Peach</b> and <b>Pineapple Mango </b>and<b> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sunny+lime+candle&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK2uG6zPbtAhXCo1kKHXPyCcAQ_AUoAnoECAQQAg&biw=412&bih=783&dpr=2.63">Sunny Lime</a></b>. New scents are..</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Sea Salt & Balsam - </b><i>Salted Ocean Air, Crisp Coastal Waves, Oceanside Balsam</i><b> (I'm assuming this <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pacific+coastal+air+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjIsvbPxvTtAhXObjABHXc_A1MQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pacific+coastal+air+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DpmgVYnbUFYL-5BWgAcAB4AIABV4gBxQmSAQIxNpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=kNfrX8iqEs7dwbkP9_6MmAU&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Pacific Coastal Air</a> as they have the same notes. )</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Sugared Lemonade -</b><i> Fresh Lemon Juice, Sugar Crystals, Crushed Ice</i><b> (I wonder how close this is to the old <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+fresh++lemonade&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiuw4SaxfTtAhXZPt8KHWOrDXsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+fresh++lemonade&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECCMQJ1CSyQFYtdEBYPTWAWgAcAB4AIABfYgBhwSSAQM1LjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=EtbrX67yM9n9_Abj1rbYBw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Fresh Lemonade</a></b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Green Tea & Aloe</b> - Green Tea Leaves, Refreshing Aloe, White Sage<b> (this sounds lovely...hopefully it's not White Tea & Sage)</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And we have another Fresh Picked-esque collection called "<b><i>Bright Off the Vine</i></b>" with BBW's favorite halfandhalf designed tumblers. Returning scents are<b> Black Cherry MerNO, Mango Maitai, </b>and <b>Raspberry Tangerine</b>. New scents are...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Garden Apple & Sage - </b><i>Golden Apples, Fresh Garden Sage, Crisp Pear Blossoms</i><b> (I thought for sure this would Fresh Morning Air, but almost everyone agrees this sells like <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+weather+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk035o_0FlMioDrMMOHva0JsCSOtzgQ:1609297203784&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3iq2h2_TtAhW_GVkFHSDaAagQ_AUoAnoECAYQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Apple Weather</a> which was basically Farmstand/Heirloom Apple mixed with Sweater Weather so it makes sense)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Iced Coconut Milk - </b><i>Fresh Coconut Milk, Crushed Ice, Sweet Vanilla Creme</i><b> (possible repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=vanilla+chai+latte+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01uHcKR3mfb0hA8O7W_kaPWjapL7g:1609292863030&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivrMKLy_TtAhVHGVkFHU79CDUQ_AUoAnoECBQQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Vanilla Chai Latte </a>from last spring, though some gave said it smells more tropical like Honolulu Sun)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Pink Watermelon - </b><i>Juicy Pink Watermelon, Sugared Strawberry Blossoms, Lime Zest</i><b> (the notes sound really intrigued but as I feared, this supposedly smells like Watermelon Lemonade sans lemonade)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>So, you remember <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/09/newness-update-thanksgiving.html" target="_blank">Kate </a>from this winter who brought us all to her home for Christmas? Well now, she's bringing us to her guesthouse (plantation?) in the Deep South, with the "<i style="font-weight: bold;">Southern Escape</i>" collection. Returning scents are <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=banana+bundt+cake+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwijz6OGz_TtAhULMt8KHTSSAroQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=banana+bundt+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgYIABAHEB4yBAgAEBg6BAgAEEM6AggAOggIABAIEAcQHlDn7xBY7owRYIKjEWgAcAB4AIABXogBqgeSAQIxMpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=ZeDrX-OIL4vk_Aa0pIrQCw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Banana Bundt Cake</a></b>,<b> Blackberry & Basil, Bowties & Bourbon, Peach Bellini, Southern Magnolia </b>and<b> Watermelon BLEHmonade. </b>New scents are...</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Blueberry Lemonade Spritz - </b><i>Juicy Blueberries, Lavender Petals, Lemon Juice</i><b> (I'm guessin this just Blueberry Lavender Lemonade; it ran out almost immediately online so it was popular enough to be brought back)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Sweet Mint Julep - </b><i>Crushed Rosemary Mint, Splash of Bourbon, Sweet Vanilla </i><b>(we did have a </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=mint+julep+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi4htvNzPTtAhUjFt8KHYwxAT4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=mint+julep+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJ1CYKljFTWD2U2gDcAB4AIABcYgBwwaSAQM5LjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=1t3rX7jDEKOs_AaM44TwAw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Mint Julep mini candle</a><b> a few years ago but I don't know if these are the same)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>A couple of summery beachy sounding wf bulbs appeared online recently; I'm assuming there's gonna be a summery beachy collection with matching candles for these bulbs...</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Paradise Coconut - </b> Juicy Pineapple, Sugarcane, Coconut Milk<b> (</b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=island+daydream+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01SR4hnPJFJ0bh6M2sO5Cz2T2ey4g:1609295183535&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj88oLe0_TtAhUBVTUKHbXKCwwQ_AUoA3oECAcQBQ&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5#imgrc=zDNC4OmQME9WDM" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Island Daydream</a><b>?)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Orange Sunrise - </b>Sweet Orange, Juicy Peach, Sugarcane<b> (<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=coral+seashell+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiO6Nq11PTtAhXHCd8KHajID24Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=coral+seashell+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJ1CVrQFY-sMBYNTIAWgAcAB4AIABtwGIAawGkgEDOC4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=B-brX87IGceT_Aaokb_wBg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Coral Seashell</a>? <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+calypso+sun&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00flt4QquY3fxDoeT1CZuiAw_ZbZQ:1609295534501&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMp7CF1fTtAhXMFVkFHXLFAb8Q_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Calypso Sun</a>?)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Pacific Coastline - </b><i>Ocean Mists, Vetiver Woods, Pacific Breezes</i><b> (sounds suspiciously <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pacific+coast+highway+candle+bath+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00Qw4T1DeF02ZwbLmzWnJxVnKpbPA:1609295962548&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7ir7R1vTtAhXFUjUKHb8JACkQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Pacific Coast Highway</a>, same exact notes)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Seaside Waves - </b><i>White-Capped Waves, Bright Citrus Zest, Sea Salt</i><b> (could be <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sparkling+waves+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01q7rm4S0yu_y7e23KBv_KGpiWo3A:1609296304646&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwilhM701_TtAhUmxVkKHTzhDXcQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Sparkling Waves</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%22beach+day%22+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiWyJyr1_TtAhVNI1kKHSiACeUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=%22beach+day%22+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECCMQJ1DCswFYufwBYLGBAmgAcAB4AIABRogB0AKSAQE1mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=FunrX5blLM3G5AKogKaoDg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Beach Day</a>, I'd be cool with either)</b></div><div><br></div><div>Also there are 2 mysterious beachy summery candles that could be in an upcoming collection..</div><div><br></div><div><b>Warm Ocean Breeze</b> (no notes but probably <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=salted+ocean+air+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00MbZESmYsTLSakaw9cNVmqUG19Kg:1609296548245&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitkuLo2PTtAhW2FVkFHfsFBpIQ_AUoAnoECAYQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Salted Ocean Air</a> or something similar) as well as <b>Emerald Waters</b> (there was a test candle called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xftnvWbOP5w" target="_blank">Flirt</a> that mentioned notes of "emerald waters", that candle was later repackaged as Sparkling Icicles)</div><div><br></div><div>If you're on IG, check out @_scentsgalore, @targethomes @tinybubblesfloating and @lifeisidethepagedailyfinds for pics</div></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-40199284565793924372020-12-23T06:02:00.000-08:002020-12-23T11:54:04.704-08:00DROPPIN CANDLE KNOWLEDGE: 12 Smells of Christmas<div><div>If you were asked what are smells that make you think of Christmas or put you in the Christmas spirit, you'd most likely say pine, cinnamon, gingerbread, all things peppermint, eggnog, mulled wine. All home fragrance companies, BBW included, make it a point to make candles with these iconic Christmas smells to further put you into the spirit and maybe conjure some childhood memories as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Christmas as well know it now has been congealed in our culture and society for decades with little to no deviation. That said, some traditions and foods and items once associated with Christmas have disappeared from common knowledge; something we have a vague idea what it was and why it might have been a thing back in the day but has little to no bearing on our culture and our modern interpretation of Christmas. That said, as far as home fragrance is concerned, things we associate with Christmas nowadays can be a bit limiting but adding more older traditions and associations can give a bit more options.</div><div><br></div><div>So for this post, I picked 12 old school Christmas traditions to talk a bit about (12 seemed like a good number - December is the 12th month of the year and, at one point in time, Christmas was celebrated for 12 whole days). These will be things either vaguely or no longer a part of modern Christmas...and by Christmas, I do mean American Christmas and the British traditions that originally inspired it. And I'll add BBW candles that in some way reflect these traditions.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Pomanders</u></b></div><div>Pomander comes from the French word "pomme d'ambre" or "Apple of Amber. They were originally a ball of ambergris or musk with scented oils. They graduated to wrapped balls of dried flowers and herbs or metal caged locket like balls with potpourri inside and then fruit (usually some kind of citrus) studded with cloves and spices. It started in the Middle Ages as religious items and then it became a prized possession in the royal court, mainly as a preventive for one's on body odors and smelling other's stanky-stank. Around the time of the Black Plague, it was a method to "protect" you from the disease as it was thought you caught it from funky smells. The clove studded oranges we now know as pomanders was immensely popular with Puritans; it was thought they protected you from witchcraft. Both in England and eventually in America, these pomanders were given to each as gifts (that have pagan roots with oranges given as Winter Solstice gifts as they symbolized the sun). I couldn't find exactly when pomanders became a Christmas thing but I theorize that happened sometime in the 18th or 19th century when Christmas as we know it now really started to gel. Christmas around that time had more emphasis on gift-giving, like giving each other pomanders. And the smell of making of pomanders in the home quickly became something comforting as well as nostalgic.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WOVRmtwsSJv_Wl7BGYLus-2ntHR7kNuVhlAmhvQPqYMSV1afQj8QT8mTOxopIQe2FGf8dlmelJIa4_TGdaweKMcYR1BWaOLJKs2OflaeQZtlj2X2OWlXravjCj3pvbQEspILDIX55h0d/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608429829460.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WOVRmtwsSJv_Wl7BGYLus-2ntHR7kNuVhlAmhvQPqYMSV1afQj8QT8mTOxopIQe2FGf8dlmelJIa4_TGdaweKMcYR1BWaOLJKs2OflaeQZtlj2X2OWlXravjCj3pvbQEspILDIX55h0d/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608429829460.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>We see the iconic combo of orange and clove in Winter. Then of course we had an actual pomander scent which probably wasn't popular as most don't know what a pomander is. So when it was brought back last year, the name was changed. Most folks don't know the association with orange and clove with Christmas, but as with most things, it has its roots in our distant past.</div><div><br><div><br><div><b><u>Wassail</u></b></div><div>We all know the Christmas song "Here We A-Wassailing",
later changed to "A-Caroling" as we don't wassail anymore but what exactly is
wassailing? A "wassail" is a hot punch; originally made with hot mead
or ale with spices, and oranges and whole crab apples thrown in the pot and the
cooked and exploded as the punch simmered. It eventually graduated to hot
spiced cider with some kind of alcohol added to it. Wassailing was the act
either gathering at someone's house or going door to door singing carols as you
chugged wassail, usually from a wassail pot - a big wooden goblet passed from
one person to the next. It's basically caroling but more drunk and rowdy.
Bytheway, wassail comes from the German inspired Old English word Wæs þu hæl or
"be thou hale" - hale meaning good health/good spirits.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></div>Like I said, while singing carols is still thing, the hot spicy apple drink to go with it disappeared. Although you do still find some recipes for a modern interpretation of wassail punch (I make a great one with cider, ginger ale and rum). So you may have noticed that in late fall into December, you still see hot cider-y based scents, which most associate strictly with fall. I can't say with accuracy that wintertime cider scents are directly inspired by wassail but there has to be some connection.<br><div><br></div><div><b><u>Christmas punch</u></b></div><div>When most think of hot Christmas drinks, it's usually hot cocoa, eggnog, lattes or mulled wine, not so much hot Christmas punch. Modern Christmas punches are usually a thrown together affair at office parties or maybe family get-togethers, almost always served cold and usually consists of some kind fruit juice spiked with flavored vodka...a far cry from the punches of old which were a lot more robust and hearty. Ol school punches were usually red wine and/or port based with a good strong black tea and oranges and/or lemons and spices (I make my annual Christmas Day punch based on mix of old school recipes). One popular punch was called a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=smoking+bishop&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=smoking+bishop+&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i457j0l6.6273j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Smoking Bishop</a>; so popular that it was mentioned in Dicken's Christmas Carol, which made the drink even more popular.</div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwifPNU30cx8nsbS4RC6M4k2h2bPncDYk308Amh6fQ0s0AjjQQWuw7OLmS7QvwDSx4i3mw-nHdtBfmEZBv-OuAjLvowucx68AacS9NHPi0TYORSj4CDeykt7aeWxidDq16v8aT1aDVS0s/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608430875374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwifPNU30cx8nsbS4RC6M4k2h2bPncDYk308Amh6fQ0s0AjjQQWuw7OLmS7QvwDSx4i3mw-nHdtBfmEZBv-OuAjLvowucx68AacS9NHPi0TYORSj4CDeykt7aeWxidDq16v8aT1aDVS0s/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608430875374.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Alas, we don't have any actual Christmas punch inspired candles but we do have a few dark fruity drink candles that have a Christmas punch vibe to them.</div><div><br><div><br></div><div><b><u>Sugarplums</u></b></div><div>We all know the iconic line "...while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads" from "Twas the Night Before Christmas" as well as the infamous "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" but most of us have only a vague idea of what sugarplums might be without knowing at all what they actually are. Fun fact - sugarplums...AREN'T PLUMS AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PLUMS! Sugarplums are type of candy called comfit - sugar coated seeds or nuts (think of those pastel colored sugar coated almonds you get in little bags at weddings, those are comfit) Sugarplums were originally sugar coated bits of plum but also raisins, nuts and seeds coated over and over in sugar thru a technique called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_panning" target="_blank">panning</a>. Though first mentioned in 17th century, they were a very popular confection in the 19th century, when both Twas the Night Before Christmas was written and The Nutcracker story and ballet was created. By the way, for centuries up until the 20th, "plums" was an umbrella term for for dried dark fruit, so raisins, prunes, and currants were called plums. Nowadays modern sugarplums are actually plum based - either being a sugared gumdrop or jelly/gummy that's plum flavored or a sugar dusted rolled upball of mashed together dried fruit and nuts.</div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXpgm1LOS09m-JptZmM9KMM38lhLu3kbMOqvXW-VAI9sdXc3FFY_7VQI6K5nR9smeDcTyUGFQ6Nja-KAr_VdPRclMyeodOazUw0DbWbTvl4j2cvynto_cJDZmVaQuOqxYIyDmzmldNr-I/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608431233105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXpgm1LOS09m-JptZmM9KMM38lhLu3kbMOqvXW-VAI9sdXc3FFY_7VQI6K5nR9smeDcTyUGFQ6Nja-KAr_VdPRclMyeodOazUw0DbWbTvl4j2cvynto_cJDZmVaQuOqxYIyDmzmldNr-I/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608431233105.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div><br></div>We did at one time have an actual sugarplum candle, created by He Who Shan't Be Named, in the before times when there was attention to detail, extensive knowledge and appreciation of vintage old school/old fashioned traditional things and using high blends to capture them. This candle was based on our modern interpretation of sugarplum candies. I'm am ignoring the more recent attempt at a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sparkling+sugar+plum+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiOudevruDtAhXJBd8KHXBcByAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=sparkling+sugar+plum+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoCCAA6BggAEAgQHjoECAAQGFDSElj_SmDATmgCcAB4AIAB4QaIAe0jkgEOMS4xMC4yLjIuMC4yLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=x0HhX865HMmL_AbwuJ2AAg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">sugarplum scent</a> as it was a hot mess than had nothing to do with past or present sugarplums.<br><div><br></div><div><b><u>Gumdrops</u></b></div><div><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=gum+drops&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02TcDLN6bwMG9arjXvCXqp9lf_a1A:1608598836345&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNqufRseDtAhVl1lkKHXu-ByoQ_AUoAXoECBEQAw&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Gumdrops or spice drops</a> are a wholly American creation, invented in Illinois in the 1800s but becoming popular and part of holiday Americana culture in the later part of the 20th century, particularly the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=brachs+gum+drops&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk011RoO23qtOWxmL3kgPttb1Si0Xyg:1608598486924&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjztpirsODtAhUPo1kKHeYWBe0Q_AUoAnoECBMQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Brach's brand</a>. They seem to have fallen from grace nowadays and you hardly see them are stores anymore. Even when I was a kid, they were already waning in popularity and was considered an "old people candy"; personally, I hated them but I did always associate them with Christmas. For my international or American Gen Z readers, gumdrops/spiced drops are pectin based gummies rolled in hard sugar and flavored in intense traditional holiday flavors - clove, anise, allspice, spearmint, cinnamon and wintergreen.</div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTUMrHLms2KqWhkFxlK36gFyXFdCRqwCLX19nv8_IGI0AqooE8ASbNHL2LgVNm_KFdasghGPKwoIVIDWdCUExs8hTmrW7i99zP7FqdN7NQe_unSSpCMXz7bDw9QTCcUMJ-JvC6Wv2nQvw/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608431318784.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTUMrHLms2KqWhkFxlK36gFyXFdCRqwCLX19nv8_IGI0AqooE8ASbNHL2LgVNm_KFdasghGPKwoIVIDWdCUExs8hTmrW7i99zP7FqdN7NQe_unSSpCMXz7bDw9QTCcUMJ-JvC6Wv2nQvw/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608431318784.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br><div>We did have a gumdrop candle back in 2011 but was never brought back. Because gumdrops are so old fashioned and not popular or well liked, I don't see this coming back. That also probably why we got the very un-gumdrop Pink Fairy Gumdrop instead as that has more mass appeal.</div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Chestnuts</u></b></div><div>By the time audiences heard Nat King Cole crooning "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" in the late 50s/early 60s (btw the song was written in the 40s where a young Nat King Cole crooned it then as well as Mel Torme, who actually co-write it), actual chestnut roasting was a thing of the past . It certainly is now...although you can't walk past any block in Manhattan without a vendor cart roasting them on the corner. And I'm sure in most winter markets and villages in the North, there's a food booth selling them. Outside of savory dishes like a stuffing/dressing, you don't see chestnuts, roasted or otherwise, involved in the Christmas meal. Part of the decline in chestnut roasting was ecological; a viral blight obliterated chestnut trees across America decades before the Chestnuts Roasting song became a thing. American chestnuts trees still aren't nearly as plentiful as they used to be with the chestnuts we get now in stores are imported from Asia. </div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJr9vb5Nn5tS9eBXV9tulpik2KlKblHhWTM9ADGlmOreoF89_lImyiQIDLDMW5WD0hutblupoTZHxM10-lmwD0nvRgw-tQsPgY6UnWYcGi0ICEaXHYNEXsOnuditgXbmz60SSPtYpg4Rw/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608432286440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJr9vb5Nn5tS9eBXV9tulpik2KlKblHhWTM9ADGlmOreoF89_lImyiQIDLDMW5WD0hutblupoTZHxM10-lmwD0nvRgw-tQsPgY6UnWYcGi0ICEaXHYNEXsOnuditgXbmz60SSPtYpg4Rw/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608432286440.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>The only chestnut scent we have that is popular and stood the test of time is Chestnut & Clove. Every other chestnut scent just didn't do well sale wise and failed testing. I do think of part of that is, unless you're a New Yorker, roasted chestnuts just isn't a smell most Americans associate with Christmas anymore; most have never seen or eaten a roasted chestnut ever in their lives; I didn't until I moved up north. <br><div><br></div><div><b><u>Apples</u></b></div><div>I already wrote a long extensive blogpost about the connection between <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/12/rant-of-day-merry-applemas-apple-scents.html" target="_blank">apples and Christmas</a> . Basically, way back in the pagan pre-Christian days when celebrating the Winter Solstice was in full swing, apples would be given as gifts as well as decoration; evergreen trees, symbols of stability and strength as they survived winter unchanged, were decorated with apples. Why apples? They were red and round...like the sun, something they wouldn't see too much of over the course of winter. Sometime later when the Christianity was already the major religion, certain more fun aspects of previous pagan festivities were co-opted by the Church to convert more people and keep the Christians wanting to stay Christians. Because most people were illiterate and couldn't read the Bible and sermons were too damning and/or boring, the popular thing was mystery plays - scenes from the Bible acted out by townsfolk. The stage for these plays usually consisted of one thing - a small tree decorated with apples ie the Paradise tree. These plays with these apple laden trees were oten performed...at Christmas. For centuries Christmas was an off and on thing but didn't really get cemented into Western cultures until the 1800s. King George III and his German wife brought the tradition of decorating evergreen tree to Britain, which at the time was unheard of. Several years later when Queen Victoria assumed the throne and continued the tree decorating trend which swet thru England like wildfire and eventually spread to the US. Tree branches would be decorated with wax candles (eventually becoming electric string lights), little trinkets (...ornaments) and red apples (later replaced by Christmas glass or plastics balls/bulbs)</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4D03rdoRnVZcSgp19DgyzQVIZimDAJQwipSCmOH_10o8lplphXuwkmPfUU2TBE88AkcoFpwLd1Nx5tKqFAI3hg2vWG1HXlDdSbMg1ImN7_-cLWAeLxanvWavf9YzEOnMvzyVa8lWWL5BM/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608431903052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4D03rdoRnVZcSgp19DgyzQVIZimDAJQwipSCmOH_10o8lplphXuwkmPfUU2TBE88AkcoFpwLd1Nx5tKqFAI3hg2vWG1HXlDdSbMg1ImN7_-cLWAeLxanvWavf9YzEOnMvzyVa8lWWL5BM/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608431903052.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>We see a lot of apple notes in conceptual scents as apples were used as decorations. You can still find apples shaped tree ornaments (growing up, my parents and I decorated our tree with fake apple ornaments). You can also find garlands and wreaths with dried red apple slices. And in modern pagan religions like Wicca, apples are still a popular decorations for the Winter Solstice and Yule.<br><div><br></div><div><b><u>Yule log</u></b></div><div>The burning of a log in the fireplace is one of those iconic Christmas things without it actually being a thing. I think closest we come to a Yule Log is seeing one burning on TV after midnight or the hour long videos on Netflix. Most folks don't have fireplaces/chimneys in their homes and those who do, it's usually ornamental especially down South (I have an uncle who had a fireplace in his home in a vain attempt to be bougie but never used it). I'm sure there are folks who do for the sake of tradition (most stores like Walgreens and Whole Foods sell Christmas firewood) but they're few and far in between. And there has been modern decor trends of decorated Yule logs which are just for show. I can't say for sure but I would theorize that burning Yule logs died out in the 20th century with advent of indoor heating. As with 90% of our Christmas traditions, Yule logs has its roots in pagan rituals, particularly the Germanic peoples' Winter Solstice festivities. A fine study tree would be cut down and dragged into the main hall (or modest home); the sturdier the better as it was many to burn several nights - there were many nights for the log to keep warm and bright as there was much partying to do in defiance of the cold and darkness outside. The burning log symbolized a roasting pig/boar ie all of the fine juicy livestock that'll back in the fields and ready to eat in the spring. Also trees were a symbol of long life and something to strong and steadfast that withstand the harshness of winter. Eventually burning logs and bonfires around this time of year spread as Christianity took over and spread and become a tradition to burn the log everyday until the last day of Christmas or 12th Night. Counting the sparks was said to count out the blessings and good fortunes one had in the upcoming new year. </div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1d2FSpZi2Njb50XLcVAzquXZhMca8f00YTOg16vCVVcmFAj9uz5caObSYZxE7SG2-IurpfO7E97baX8nrcG4D5qjLG-i9dQfZ3dy26lkhikiGR2Qa0Dyas-kbfQquvln3r0VLbBXwjMc/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433129308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1d2FSpZi2Njb50XLcVAzquXZhMca8f00YTOg16vCVVcmFAj9uz5caObSYZxE7SG2-IurpfO7E97baX8nrcG4D5qjLG-i9dQfZ3dy26lkhikiGR2Qa0Dyas-kbfQquvln3r0VLbBXwjMc/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433129308.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Again, the smell of burning wood is one so many of us associate with Christmas and winter in general without having never burned an actual one before. It's kinda practical and cost-effective if not more safe to just have a candle.<br><div><br></div><div><b><u>Mistletoe and Holly</u></b></div><div>Again, we all associate these 2 things with Christmases of yore...and most things associated with Christmases of yore has roots in pagan rituals and festivities. Green plants like mistletoe, holly, ivy and rosemary were used to decorate ones home around the time of the Winter Solstice - green being the color of life and a glimpse of the all of the green things growing and filled with life in the spring. After Christianity took over, people still continued this tradition although by the Middle Ages this practice lost its pagan connotations. By the time of King Henry VIII ruled and later with his daughter Elizabeth, at the height of Christmas mania, no one questioned why you decorated with green plants. After weeks of fasting and church going, on Christmas Eve you decorated every thing in the house with garlands, wreaths and boughs of green things in anticipation of 12 days of partying.</div><div><div><br></div><div>Holly was a favorite plant the Germanic people used to decorate for Winter Solstice; it was a hardy green plant that could survive winter. Eventually holly took on a more religious symbolism; the leaves looked like the crown of thorns on Jesus's head and the red berries were drops of His red blood. This symbolism has a lot to do with why red and green are the official colors of Christmas.</div><div><br></div><div>The hanging of mistletoe over the doorway and greeting one under it as he or she entered the home was started by the Romans for Saturnalia as it was a symbol of love and peace. For the Germanic/Nordic people, mistletoe was a symbol of fertility (the white berries were thought to look like drops of man-milk). With the advent of Christianity, mistletoe was just another fun green plant to decorate with, losing much of its pagan associations. It was said that a kiss beneath mistletoe protected you from witches. We would see this tradition become extremely popular during the Victorian period; as it was unseemly for unmarried men and women to fraternize as well as married couples to show open and brazen affection, kissing under the mistletoe became a convenient and obligatory excuse to get your smooch as well as flirt on. </div></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7bL0bTfA8xRwk_KJVxAs-yeC3Qb_oSXrNrA06AMFDDDLVOKmG6n0py65y4bQKKwrCgw8hBtPKaXIFXunn-drLvct4sSbQ6YU3tpN1GFM3a79a7Ti51n2rNyW7mYul4KhX2WDjhf7gWY1/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433708867.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7bL0bTfA8xRwk_KJVxAs-yeC3Qb_oSXrNrA06AMFDDDLVOKmG6n0py65y4bQKKwrCgw8hBtPKaXIFXunn-drLvct4sSbQ6YU3tpN1GFM3a79a7Ti51n2rNyW7mYul4KhX2WDjhf7gWY1/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433708867.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div>Nobody really decorates with holly anymore. And a kiss under the mistletoe is considered corny and old fashioned, mentioned in song but rarely if ever done in real life. Both traditions kinda died out mid 20th century. Because they're so entrenched in Christmases of yore culture, they often found in in home fragrance as a way to conjure mental images of Christmases long ago...despite not actually having a smell in real life. </div></div><div><div><br></div><div><b><u>Frankincense and Myrrh</u></b></div><div>We all know the story of the Nativity, including The Wise Men (who actually weren't real kings but scholarly practitioners of sorcery, astrology and alchemy). (Also fun fact - despite what nativity plays will suggests, they didn't visit on the night of his birth nor did they arrive on 12th Night but months perhaps even years later at Mary and Joseph's new home) bearing their gifts - gold, frankincense and myrrh. But why those 3 things exactly? They were symbolic items prophesying Jesus's life on Earth - gold (a precious metal) symbolizing his divinity as King of the Jews, frankincense (known for its healing property) symbolizing his life as a spiritual and physical healer and myrrh (used to anoint dead bodies) symbolizing his eventual death for mankind's salvation. <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/12/blast-from-past-frankincense-2017.html" target="_blank">Frankincense</a> had a long standing association with spirituality among ancient civilizations of the East, a smell you'd often find in temples and eventually churches. Myrrh, being a common cleaning agent to clean corpses burial (or for mummification in Egypt), was always associated with death. Through the Middle Ages, both scents were associated with Christmas, smells you'd probably sniff in church during Christmas. By the 19th century both scents lost all religious associations in the West but rather they were just lovely pretty smells the remind you of ancient Egypt and the Levant. By the 20th century, both scents disappeared from common knowledge.</div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlPm2h38N_jdMHheeGvB9wwAKqAV0Yrw2s2pqBDMuzOeLTDrWMBHbatDaXUqHF2ihxEnJPJ0srNTcX9h0IcdrJAihJd6M4mKqqWeZMTy7OowibpvAJb4GrAvYwaRtCU6cZCTYpcnOyLhU/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433265333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlPm2h38N_jdMHheeGvB9wwAKqAV0Yrw2s2pqBDMuzOeLTDrWMBHbatDaXUqHF2ihxEnJPJ0srNTcX9h0IcdrJAihJd6M4mKqqWeZMTy7OowibpvAJb4GrAvYwaRtCU6cZCTYpcnOyLhU/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433265333.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>Lately there has been a slight resurgence of ancient smells in home fragrance but it's rare. Frankincense and myrrh or even incense tend not to be popular as our average consumer (outside of essential oil users, Magick/Wicca practitioners and or fragrance nerds/connoisseurs) just don't know what they're smelling and have no frame of reference or knowledge of what they are or should smell like.<br><div><br></div><div><b><u>Mince pies</u></b></div><div>My readers in UK know all too well about mince pies and probably think they are strictly a British thing..and they are...kind of. They are available, sold and eaten in the New England area, the Northeast (my area of New Jersey with its historically Scottish/Irish background has stores that sells them) and, I think, Canada. The rest of America has no clue - I myself had heard references of mince pies via Christmas Carol but had no earthly idea what they were or what they tasted like..until I visited the UK for the first time with my bf for Christmas - I was..am..obsessed with them!</div><div><br></div><div>So what are mince pies? They're mini pies filled a sugary jammy mix of candied peel, raisins, currants and spices. They've been a Christmas treat in England for centuries, being most popular in Tudor and Elizabethan periods. Traditionally, they were full normal pie size and had actual chopped (or "minced") beef mixed in with the fruits and spices - inspired by the sweet and savory cuisine of the Middle East that the British were obsessed with. Eventually the beef was taken out of the mix and the pie sizes become more bit sized. </div><div><br></div><div>Mince pies were one of many traditional British Christmas necessities that traveled across the Atlantic to America, where it was eaten with relish every Christmas. Then a little something called the American Revolution happened and mince pies and all other things British (including Christmas) was abolished as they were..well, too British. Christmas came back sometime in the 1800s and a resurgence of a "traditional" British Christmas rose up after the best selling novel of the time, A Christmas Carol, became a hit in America. By the 20th century, most British traditions, including eating mince pie, had already went out of vogue and died out</div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfDF7WaooopDjzCsd8IzEYofYIfU_cD-MisZl5HWg0NpfhT1CnDjHUdM2V1wX2V11zB9H5T_FredkKSWzYndKpbvw5E5BAnoC4B0AVXl7tvzufUl3oMOvmtA-tUjyZ4AQn_o0ar0RC4B4/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433594556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfDF7WaooopDjzCsd8IzEYofYIfU_cD-MisZl5HWg0NpfhT1CnDjHUdM2V1wX2V11zB9H5T_FredkKSWzYndKpbvw5E5BAnoC4B0AVXl7tvzufUl3oMOvmtA-tUjyZ4AQn_o0ar0RC4B4/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608433594556.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>Alas, we haven't had an mince pie candle as most folks just don't know what it is. The closest is maybe this Indulge candle.</div><div><br><div><b><u>Bayberry</u></b></div><div>Unlike most of the traditions I've spoken of earlier, decorating with bayberry boughs and more importantly, burning bayberry candles is a strictly American invention. Back during colonial America, particularly in the Appalachian area and parts of the Northeast where <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica">bayberries</a> were found, the rich would make candles from them - the berries would be boiled until they released a waxy substance that was skimmed off the top of the water once cooled (bayberry trees/bushes/shrubs were also known as "wax myrtle" because of this). Because this was such a time consuming processes, poorer families had to make do with stinky <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallow">tallow</a> candles or beeswax if they were feeling (or could briefly afford to be) fancy and hoity-toity. But they could buy or perhaps make a bayberry candle for a certain special time of the year as a luxury. It was..is..said, that if you burn a brand new bayberry candle all the way to a stub on Christmas eve, you'll have nothing but good luck, fortune, health and wealth in the new year - "A bayberry candle burnt to the socket brings food to the larder and gold to the pocket"<br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlhnbmE9b2-UF5I3gRgchvIDm3iSRO4c4NetBHOEiWU5FcnDTEV2yvuKqOMWl013NQPFDMjw7wNRxIOZESkZHMQcxNbKyHDXTHk-5XG_xmQx6XeOfddFECZY5Rd9DWYkIXeEQGR3a5t67/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608487461096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlhnbmE9b2-UF5I3gRgchvIDm3iSRO4c4NetBHOEiWU5FcnDTEV2yvuKqOMWl013NQPFDMjw7wNRxIOZESkZHMQcxNbKyHDXTHk-5XG_xmQx6XeOfddFECZY5Rd9DWYkIXeEQGR3a5t67/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1608487461096.jpg"></a></div><br><div>It's kinda odd that BBW doesn't have a bayberry candle as it is part of the American Christmas culture and almost all major home fragrance candle companies have one. These 2 are probably the closest smell wise to a bayberry candle that we're gonna get.</div><div><br></div><div>So I love ol school Christmas carols, especially carols from way backintheday. So to get into the spirit of the post, here are some old carols, both modern versions and original choral arrangements, either not quite as popular nowadays or no longer sung at all</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQwSN9_P-Q" target="_blank">Angels from the realms of glory</a> - Annie Lennox</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g" target="_blank">God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Three Kings</a> - Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL7NbjstGMw" target="_blank">Here We Come A-Wassailing</a> - US Army Band Chorus</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRZTP9MlPOs" target="_blank">Lullay lullay/Coventry Carol</a> - Annie Lennox</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD3JOOLhVh0" target="_blank">The Holly and The Ivy</a> - Annie Lennox</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoqXqYiGv9Y" target="_blank">Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant</a> - Siouxsie and The Banshee</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPUcB0V_9NI" target="_blank">In The Bleak Midwinter</a> - Erasure</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeHunHocp5Q" target="_blank">Jólakötturinn/Christmas Cat</a> - Bjork</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l5bUgETaic" target="_blank">I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing</a> - Nat King Cole</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1WMAJ5v0oo" target="_blank">Oh Come Emmanuel</a> - Bette Midler</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrGMALwVZ7I" target="_blank">Veni Veni Emmanuel</a> - The King's Singers</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o10drRI3VQ0" target="_blank">White Winter Hymnal</a> - Pentatonix</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxyLj5l8Vc" target="_blank">Corpus Christi Carol</a> - Voce8</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr1QJi48i8I" target="_blank">Down In Yon Forest</a> - Burl Ives</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDlP12A3cM4" target="_blank">Good King Wenceslas</a> - Voce8</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7adETaOYiQ" target="_blank">The Boars Head Carol</a> - The King's Singers </div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eepnixfObTM" target="_blank">Green Groweth the Holly</a> - New York Ensemble of Early Music's Gleemen</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyGJhbOEL8U" target="_blank">Personent Hodie</a> - Choir of King's Choir</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AMvrkb0-MM" target="_blank">Nicholai Presulis</a> - Anonymous 4</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le9afE6SA9E" target="_blank">Jolly Old St Nicholas </a>- Oxford Trinity/Regency House Choir</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SItWbGfKNh0" target="_blank">Noel Noel Bells Are Ringing</a> - Roger Wagner Chorale</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wi3lTwXijo" target="_blank">Seint Nicholaes was borne in towne of Patras</a> - Anonymous 4</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUlqHbRq3ns" target="_blank">See Amid The Winter Snow - Julie Andrews</a></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUlqHbRq3ns" target="_blank">As Joseph Was A-Walking </a>- Annie Lennox</div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/Hm8lhFjO0gQ">Star in the East</a> - The Rose Ensemble</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiK-5y0wFWA" target="_blank">This Endris Night</a> - The Sixteen</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO1qGUdnOvQ" target="_blank">Gloucester Wassail</a> - Waverly Consort</div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orr8D4R7lNE" target="_blank">All Hail to the Days/Drive the Cold Winter Away</a> - The Rose Ensemble</div><div><br></div></div></div><div>I want to say to all of my readers Happy Holidays! Have a very Merry Christmas!</div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-73972344731779122582020-12-20T20:52:00.001-08:002020-12-22T09:25:51.737-08:00DROPPIN CANDLE KNOWLEDGE: Bronzeblogger's Holiday/Winter Candle Collection<p>As per my own tradition, as today is the official first day of winter, I thought I'd present my collection of holiday/winter candles.</p><p><br></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdwHMv8rrYcKe8M-LcvhD3ldf7sddgMbnASZ3gRSh_9uOLQW6lzlc58Dv9Mo1Hwmlb7xwRCiHxGvPhSqtGpa1v2AowLQUzcM9aRehoht7-y__xxm_bCh_K5hqtc1F-8vas94XriMB7mSL/s2048/20201109_124512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdwHMv8rrYcKe8M-LcvhD3ldf7sddgMbnASZ3gRSh_9uOLQW6lzlc58Dv9Mo1Hwmlb7xwRCiHxGvPhSqtGpa1v2AowLQUzcM9aRehoht7-y__xxm_bCh_K5hqtc1F-8vas94XriMB7mSL/s320/20201109_124512.jpg"></a></div><br> So just like with my fall collection post, I'll talk about each one briefly (going a bit more in depth on the really old/rare ones) - give a bit of history and trivia and scent analysis. And I've placed links for the scents that I've already actually reviewed, so just click the name if you're interested.That said, let's start from the bottom and work our way up<p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/12/blast-from-past-holiday-pomander-2009.html" target="_blank"><b>Holiday Pomander</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut: </b>2009</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a one hit wonder from the before times pre-Golden Era. Like I said in my review, I happened upon it online but because it was before the BBW candle fandom really became a thing, no one talked about it and certainly no one reviewed it. I always kept an eye open for one on the black market, eventually finding one and it quickly becoming a holiday fav. Like most scents from this backintheday era, it's a unique, complex, high end blend that feels very nostalgic, like a good holiday scent should. With its Yuletide mix of balsam, citrus and spiced wrapped in musk, it has a distinctly old school old fashioned vintage vibe to it; very Dickensian Christmas. Its fragrance also reminds me of the Christmas Punch I make for Christmas day. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> Holiday Pomander was repackaged as last year's Citrus & Spice</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sleigh Ride</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2009</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">So this is a straightup piney scent...which I'm all about now but not so much backintheday when this candle was released. I would buy it some years later during my treasure hunting days and it has stayed in my sniff-only collection since. Now when it comes to BBW and their piney blends, they tend to fall into 3 distinct groups - herbaceous (like Evergreen), cool/crisp (like Fresh Ballsack) or sappy sweet (like Tree Farm); Sleigh Ride is in the herbaceous category with a hint of crisp. There (what I think) is a cedar base topped with a Christmas tree evergreen note. There's a bit of crisp alpiney juniper berry note (similar to the old and now forgotten <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=juniper+breeze+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00Zh3XTQV6F0Cle5DNpIkZG0KFDSQ:1608503444679&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4lMKjzt3tAhWQF1kFHQOnChQQ_AUoAnoECBMQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Juniper Breeze</a> candle. There's also the tiniest bit of rosemary accentuated the fir/evergreen notes. There's also, as is always the case with BBW, some notes that aren't mentioned; I pick up something slightly peppery - like bay leaf perhaps or bayberry. What's kinda weird about this candle is on first sniff, it kinda smells like wet lettuce but once you get a good huff, it's a more upscale pine scent.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><b>Vanilla Spice</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2010</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yet another one hit wonder from backintheday that I found and bought whilst treasure hunting. Now normally a vanilla based scent would be something I would avoid like Covid19 but because it came highly recommended by my candle comrade in arms Touchthefiretwice, it was a scent I had to try and find. I'm glad it did as it's lovely. It has a extremely similar vibe to The Perfect Christmas - there's vanilla that's a bit on the powdery marshmallow-y side with a odd mix of red hot-esque cinnamon and pine; it's an odd mix but it works and feels very nostalgic and ol school holiday-ish. The difference is that VS has a distinct amaretto/ cherry note as well as the tiniest hint of orange peel that really pushed the scent into in vintage Christmas feels. If I had to choose betwixt VS and TPC, I think I would go with VS.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-bombcom-white-barn-no2-chestnut.html" target="_blank"><b>Chestnut & Clove</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> technically 2010, renamed/repackaged in 2012</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Did you ever encounter a scent that you hemmed-and-hawwed about; sniffing it, putting it back, resniffing it, considering for the possible future? That was me and this scent. I finally tried it in 2013 and I'm glad I finally did as I ended up loving it, so much that has been a Christmas staple for me. I'm not gonna go in depth as everyone knows what this smells like and this did come back this year. I will say that the name suggests something savory/bakery/gourmand but it's definitely a conceptual scent. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><b><i>ADDENDUM: </i></b>This was originally known as "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+winter+cabin&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&hl=en&sxsrf=ALeKk01HoLafLevQzdFeiwu0Q0dWUeSkIA:1608505723316&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9lYfi1t3tAhVEx1kKHcAOCycQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Winter Cabin</a>" which fits the scent more - chestnuts roasting on an open fire in a cabin in the woods on a wintery night</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-bombcom-white-barn-no2-chestnut.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a></span></span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/bbw-blast-from-past-snowed-in-winter.html" target="_blank"><b>Snowed In</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut: </b>2012</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another one hit wonder. So I initially did not like this candle, at least on warm throw. I was all about the cold throw but not so much once I lit it up. It was a scent that I came around to, enough to buy another years later and added to my sniff only collection. So if I had to describe to a recent candle enthusiast, I would say think Sweater Weather mixed with Flannel. It has the same notes as SW but instead of eucalyptus, there's an intensely sweet tree sap/resin note. While it's not so bad on cold sniff, it goes in a random direction once warm - the sap, mingled with the other notes, smells too much like cod liver oil, very bizarre. But the cold throw is so lovely; it really captures being out on a snowy winter day. If BBW could fix the cod liver oil problem, this would make for a pleasant addition to the non-holiday winter pantheon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> this did reappear the following year but failed and didn't go wide. The year after that, it appeared randomly for winter SAS in the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=snowed+in+candle+2013&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiOoKSN2N3tAhV8wCkDHX1eCXAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=snowed+in+candle+2013&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQsQMQgwE6BQgAELEDOgQIIxAnOgQIABBDOgcIABCxAxBDOgIIADoGCAAQBRAeOgYIABAIEB46BAgAEBhQx6tWWNDHVmCeylZoAHAAeAGAAcEGiAHUJJIBDTYuOC4xLjQuMC4xLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=4trfX46nGPyAp8kP_bylgAc&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&hl=en" target="_blank">2013 packaging</a> however it wasn't the same scent - it was a repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+winter+petals+2013&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiftauy3d3tAhWWIN8KHYvFDokQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=white+winter+petals+2013&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoCCAA6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQCBAHEB46BggAEAgQHlCS7QFYxIwCYKmRAmgBcAB4AoAB3wOIAZgfkgEJOS41LjEuNC4ymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=buDfX5_GEZbB_AaLi7vICA&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&hl=en" target="_blank">Winter Winter Petals</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-snow-day.html" target="_blank"><b>Snow Day</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2013</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">This seems to sadly be a theme... yet another one hit wonder. This is one of those instances where you don't what you got til it's gone. I didn't really appreciate it when it was around and I stupidly didn't stock up cuz back then you didn't have to - most new scents, especially if they were popular, tended to come back. Well this one didn't and looking back, I could kick myself for not buying more. Another reason why at the time I didn't appreciate it was because it was a simple straightforward and, well basic scent - peppermint, vanilla and pine (think Twisted Peppermint mixed with Vanilla Balsam). Sometimes less more and simplicity tells more of a story that something complex. Folks who were around during the Golden Age have been begging for this to be brought back but those pleas continue to fall on deaf ears</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-snow-day.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a></span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-is-bombcom-mint-chocolate.html" target="_blank"><b>Mint Chocolate</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2009 or 2010..I think</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">For a scent that was a holiday/winter staple for years, BBW has played this candle a little dirty in a recent years; it periodically appears off and on in a throwback collections as opposed to a regular collection yet instead we get these weird new mint chocolate replacements...anyway mini rant over. So full disclosure...since I was a kid, I HATED all things mint chocolate (cookies, candies, coffee creamers etc) until..well...right around the time I tried this candle circa 2013. I avoided all versions of this candle until then as it smelled slightly different and that difference really appealed to me. So the 2013 version had a warm cookie-like bakery vibe (think peppermint Oreos) that wasn't there prior and hasn't been there since; previous versions was more on the ice creamy side and recent throwback versions had a drier Andes Mint vibe to them. The recent mint chocolatey facsimile <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=peppermint+brownie+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01lExCAWOHID4OnyIrDhVWlCjhCzQ:1608512389773&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihr-_M793tAhWCrVkKHURIAkMQ_AUoAnoECAMQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Peppermint Brownie </a> is extremely close...more about that later...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-is-bombcom-mint-chocolate.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/candle-spotlight-tis-season.html" target="_blank"><b>Tis the Season</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2009 I think? renamed/repackaged in 2011</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">No need to go too much in depth about this bad boi, we all know this classic. This has been one of my go to Christmas scents for years! It's a simple and basic scent that just works and for me, it feels very nostalgic; it always brings me back to childhood Christmases. Now a few folks have pondered why this, an appley/cider-y based scent, is and has been an iconic Christmas scent as opposed to fall. I've already written an extensive blogpost about how <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/12/rant-of-day-merry-applemas-apple-scents.html" target="_blank">apples</a> have been a part of the Christmas tradition for centuries. A contemporary moderni-ish holiday decor inspired by past Yule/Winter Solstice festivities has been dried apple slices with cinnamon sticks on pine wreaths and garlands, which...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> this scent was originally named "<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/358880664027537863/" target="_blank">Holiday Wreath</a>" with the name changing to Tis the Season in 2011</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Snow & Slopes</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2014</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">This has the double whammy of being both a one hit wonder and a failed test scent...sigh. I really wanted this to go wide as it sounded right about my alley but alas it wasn't meant to be (I heard rumors that it failed cuz customers found it too toothpaste-y...eyeroll) Based on that statement, you can imagine that it's obviously minty. There was some citrus involved (lemon and orange peel, maybe bergamot, think Sparkling Icicles mixed with Winter Mint & Spruce) that kinda gave the scent a dentist office feel. And it could be my nose, but I got..get whiffs of rosemary that made the blend smell very vintage and old world-y. I really hoped that the now forgotten <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=dashing+in+the+snow+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00fpqWmHrijYZb4cQ7sN-VQauRC2A:1608515590628&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwlJTD-93tAhVHdt8KHXffBxgQ_AUoAXoECAcQAw&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Dashing in the City </a> and this years recent <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=frosty+winter+air+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03Byim3EiVRK8D1m_vQRGNfge0pEA:1608515736315&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjA_M-I_N3tAhWCtVkKHYEhDggQ_AUoA3oECBAQBQ&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Frosty Winter Air</a> would be a repackage...wishful thinking</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-champagne-toast.html" target="_blank"><b>Champagne Toast</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2013</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">This scent has been a fan favorite since its first release (though I don't remember it being as popular then as it is now and it definitely wasn't re-released in various collections and packaging as it is now). Believe it or not I still have a <a href="https://in.pinterest.com/pin/696932111057505642/" target="_blank">2014 packaging</a> that I burn on New Years Eve...and compared to recent incarnations, it hasn't gotten sweeter to appease the basics. That said, the first 2 incarnations were great. Now obviously, this smells NOTHING like champagne (I always say this smells more like a mimosa than a straight up glass of the bubbly) but it's still a nice enough scent and a great scent to ring in the new year with.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-champagne-toast.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a></span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/02/this-is-bombcom-merry-mistletoe-last.html" target="_blank"><b>Merry Mistletoe</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2011</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">This is one of many many ol school former staples that BBW has done dirty. It's a lovely scent and a fan favorite so I'm not sure why it hasn't been a constant fixture in holiday collections and not just in throwback collections. Now actual mistletoe has little to no smell so obviously this scent has taken some olfactoral liberties but it's still lovely. It has a old world feel to it; it makes me think of really really old Christmases of yore, back when it actually was celebrated for 12 days with 12th Night/Epiphany being the big party night full of revelry and mirth. Now, as is always the case with new formulations of old scents, recent incarnations of MM has been different - low grade o</span>ils used to replicate old scent recipes - recents versions being more sweeter and fruitier.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>ADDENDUM:</b> For whatever reason, in 2013 it was repackaged/renamed "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=winter+wreath+candle+bath&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00QqxkbRgQAAj6z4T2lRE-ZHWXwig:1608518005553&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRodfChN7tAhWiFFkFHfPNCkEQ_AUoAXoECBAQAw&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5#imgrc=_QHVSfO8SF-SqM" target="_blank">Winter Wreath</a>". And in 2016, there was <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=holly+berry+balsam+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk011vDElbl4wklrmM5qBWUxARYVRyg:1608518127157&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYuNX8hN7tAhVFFVkFHZBZAp0Q_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793#imgrc=Ttj_PDqpLDOmfM" target="_blank">Holly Berry Balsam </a>which was a poor man's version of MM</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/02/this-is-bombcom-merry-mistletoe-last.html" target="_blank"><br></a></span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/12/candle-spotlight-pumpkin-gingerbread.html" target="_blank"><b>Pumpkin Gingerbread</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut: </b>2014</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">I'm not sure what made me want to buy and try this scent. The one I had in this collection is the only one I bought and owned, burning off and on ever since. There's not too much to say about it - it smelled like gingerbread. There was nothing about it that screamed "pumpkin"; slightly spicier and a bit earthier than your average gingerbread I guess. I will say out of all the few gingerbread scents we've seen so far, this one was the best and the most authentic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><i><b>ADDENDUM:</b></i> In 2016, there was a candle called<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=PUMPKIN+SPICE+WHITE+BARN+CANDLE&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00gN60dD7RkPK2bOgJfk_wfbVpDOw:1608518723856&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbhpmZh97tAhWUFlkFHV5FBTIQ_AUoAnoECBAQBA&biw=1440&bih=793#imgrc=NmFvRsWvm80GRM" target="_blank"> Pumpkin Spice</a> in which one batch would be <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=nutmeg+and+spice+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02J1uDxlaUEdnsZ9UoymW6ivddZ0Q:1608519110787&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihvtnRiN7tAhUFVTUKHStKDuMQ_AUoAXoECAUQAw&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Nutmeg & Spice</a> and the 2nd batch would be PG </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/12/candle-spotlight-pumpkin-gingerbread.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a></span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/02/this-is-bombcom-winter-mint-spruce-and.html" target="_blank"><b>Hot Cocoa & Cream</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut: </b>2016</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Not much to say about this one; we've seen this one over and over. While it is one of the best and most authentic chocolate smells BBW has produced, I'm not sure if it warrants being overly re-released ad nauseam as it does.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/02/this-is-bombcom-winter-mint-spruce-and.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a></span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppermint-rosemary.html" target="_blank"><b>Peppermint Rosemary</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2017</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another one hit wonder..and one that BBW just really did not know how to market properly. It's a basic and straightforward - peppermint and rosemary (who knows what other notes are in the mix) but the blend worked; I describe this as Snow Day for adults as it felt more mature and sophisticated</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>ADDENDUM:</b> It was repackaged and made more herbal/aromatherapy as <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=clarity+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01dpjCvjwZEcMdvo3jh13Qj0jS4YA:1608520171165&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn26nLjN7tAhWpxVkKHeUwBpAQ_AUoAnoECBEQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">CLARITY</a><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppermint-rosemary.html" target="_blank"><br></a><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/09/thats-so-test-scent-winter-mint-spruce.html"><b>Winter Mint & Spruce</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2016</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Here we are..yet another one hit wonder. Because it was a new scent and a non bakery conceptual herbal piney blend, I thought for sure it was gonna fail and not go wide. My gurl friend, @thehow78 hooked me up with one when it was testing. Sure enough, it did go wide and you best your ass I stocked up. Here's another blend that was straightforward and it worked. Now admittedly, it did/does have a Doublemint gum quality to it but it's still nice.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><b><i>ADDEDUM:</i></b> It did kinda come back albeit very weak and watered down as <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bath+body+works+lavender+spruce&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02yK1IHTytqFR32e6y_t3KQAgx_Lg:1608521328557&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjQsJvzkN7tAhUuFlkFHdfHCxQQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5#imgrc=-TBJYtqmjpjlbM" target="_blank">CHILL</a> in the infamous 2017 Hygge collection</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/09/thats-so-test-scent-winter-mint-spruce.html"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a></span></span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/bbw-spotlight-winter.html" target="_blank"><b>Winter</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">debut: not sure when, mid 2000s mabe earlier</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Come on, iconic...a classic...a staple. It's just not winter at BBW without, well..Winter. Believe it or not, I could stand this scent when I sniffed it for the <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/01/candle-retrospective-winter-memories.html" target="_blank">first time</a> but grew to love it becoming both essential and nostalgic. As with classic scents pre- Golden Era, there's was deliberate attempt to capture a specific image - a high end blend of notes that conjures an old fashioned winter; pomanders, bayberry candles, snowcapped pine trees, a crackling log. Just perfection!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/bbw-spotlight-winter.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a><b>Peppermint Brownie</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut</b>: 2018</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">sigh..another one hit wonder..which is odd as this seems like a perfect holiday bakery scent and it seemed to be popular. Not too much to say about this one; it's a mint chocolate bakery scent and extremely close to the 2013 version of the aforementioned 2013 Mint Chocolate.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/03/bbw-blast-from-past-twisted-peppermint.html" target="_blank"><b>Twisted Peppermint</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut</b>: early to mid 2000s?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">An iconic holiday scent and part of the holiday signature/bodycare trifecta. Now let's be real - does it smell like a twisted peppermint/candy cane? Not really. It's very much a bodycare borderline aromatherapy interpretation of peppermint. I like this scent but in small doses and for a specific reason when I'm sick, especially headaches.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/03/bbw-blast-from-past-twisted-peppermint.html" target="_blank"><br></a><b>Butter Rum Eggnog</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut: </b>2017</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love eggnog but I hate vanilla scents. While I do enjoy this scent, it is a little too vanilla forward to me. And for the life of me, I dunno what "butter rum" has to do with anything.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> There was an <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bath-Body-Works-EGGNOG-Scented-Candle-Slatkin-4-oz-SMALL-SINGLE-WICK-Glass-Jar/184515342187?hash=item2af5f8af6b:g:~MUAAOSwWZZfnh4E" target="_blank">Eggnog</a> candle in the before time, later repackaged (tested and failed) as <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+eggnog+CHEER&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjdgtWInN7tAhVwg-AKHS4rAL4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+eggnog+CHEER&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1C05QtYoO4LYN_0C2gAcAB4AIABgAGIAakEkgEDMy4zmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=JiLgX93XE_CGggeu1oDwCw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Eggnog Cheer</a> in 2011. I had the original Eggnog candle but eventually gave it away. I'm pretty sure it and BRE are the same-ish. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html" target="_blank">Citrus & Spice</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">debut: 2019</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Repackage of aforementioned Holiday Pomander.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><br></span></a></span><b>White Winter Woods</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2019</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was..is a bit of a phenomenon - a non bakery/gourmand winter scent...that was actually popular. Sooooooo many people asked for this scent to return this year and return it did. It's an interesting blend of non bakery aromatherapy-ish vanilla, <a href="https://www.fragrantica.com/news/Cashmeran-the-Blond-Woods-of-Perfumery-2966.html">blonde woods accord </a>and sandalwood with a hint of pine and cedar. It's a really lovely blend that could work as a holiday scent but could equally work for the rest of winter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-is-bombcom-peace-iced-vanilla-woods.html" target="_blank"><b>Iced Vanilla Woods</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2015</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was kinda of a stretch to market this as a holiday, though it was a very PEACEful scent. When it first came out, I LOVED it! It was like a manly wintery version of Lavender Vanilla. Over time, I became less enthralled with it, not sure why. But yeah, it's basically a manly winter version of Lavender Vanilla - same notes with a bit more woody action.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-is-bombcom-peace-iced-vanilla-woods.html" target="_blank"><br></a><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/this-is-bombcom-evergreen.html" target="_blank"><b>Evergreen</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> mid 2000s?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ah, Evergreen. In the same way Shit Cinnamon Poopkin overshadows Pumpkin Carving despite it's authenticity and overall lovely, so is Evergreen overshadowed in favor of Fresh Balsam. Now I don't remember exactly which scent came out first but I don't remember FB being quite so popular backintheday as it is now, though maybe it was. Anyway, I always say that if you want a classic Christmas tree scent, it doesn't get better than Evergreen; it has become a tradition to burn this every year when I'm decorating my tree.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/this-is-bombcom-evergreen.html" target="_blank"><br></a><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/this-is-bombcom-fireside.html" target="_blank"><b>Fireside</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut: </b>mid 200s?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">A classic and a true OG. Fireside didn't seem to popular for awhile and there was a chunk of time when it stopped being part of the holiday lineup. It reappeared again finally in 2018 and has been consistently appearing since. This is your classic crackling roaring (Yule) log in the fireplace on a blisteringly cold winter night. Charred smoky wood accented with warming amber, patchouli and leather. It always maked me think of sitting in a leather armchair in front of the fireplace with a cigar and/or a glass of brandy listening to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin or Bing Crosby crooning Christmas standards on the radio. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/this-is-bombcom-fireside.html" target="_blank"><br></a><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html" target="_blank"><b>The Perfect Christmas</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut: </b>2019</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">I thought for sure that this would be a one and done and wouldn't return...but sure enough, it's back and I think it might be popular enough to be considered a holiday staple. It's a warm, cozy, comforting scent that feels very nostalgic and classic and I think it fits right in with the rest of the BBW holiday classics.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html" target="_blank"><br></a><b>Peppermint Sugar Cookie</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>debut:</b> 2020</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite not being the most ardent bakery scent lover, something about this intrigued me. Again, a basic scent that just works. Take Peppermint Marshmallow and add a vanilla based cookie note and you've got PSC.</div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-20779288573264706592020-12-08T11:37:00.002-08:002020-12-09T13:17:42.143-08:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Candle Weekend (and After) Newness<div style="text-align: left;">As you may (or may not) know, Candle Day was last Friday and, for pandemic precautions, was spread the whole weekend. I chose not to participate (for the first time in 6 or 7 years) for quite a few reasons...I have a whole rant about that. Speaking of which, I was honestly so annoyed by the Candle Day Weekend that I honestly was n't in the mood to write this post but as this blog is an encyclopedia/compendium of sorts, I felt compelled to write this anyway for the sake of posterity.</div><div style="text-align: left;">At any rate, quite of few non-winter/holiday collections popped up that weekend - some online, some in certain stores, some meant to be released after Candle Day, some popped up online today. Inconsistency, thy name is BBW! At any rate, here's what has popped up and will pop up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>The first collection is the "Pop Culture" Collection. These are are Summer Sips-esque collection of drink inspired scents. Returning scents include <b>Watermelon Lemonade, Pink Apple Punch, Aloha Kiwi Passionfruit, Peach Bellini</b> and <b>Island Margarita</b>. The one lone new scent is...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Cookies & Cream Milkshake - </b><i>Chocolate Cookie Crumbles, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Chocolate Drizzle</i><b> (the consensus is this is basically Hot Cocoa & Cream mixed with Vanilla Bean Marshmallow)</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>The next is a WB collection with marbley tumblers in different colors. Returning scents include <b>Eucalyptus Mint, Cactus Blossom, Black Teakwood, Mahogany Coconut, Market Peach, Sunwashed Citrus, Strawberry Poundcake</b> and<b> Island Margarita</b>. The one new scent is...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Linen Sheets - </b><i>Fresh Ocean Air, Anjou Pear, Violet Petals, Wam Vanilla</i><b> (those notes sound familiar but I can't quite place it)</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then there's another WB decor collection with half and half tumblers with a dark color on bottom and a light color on top separated by a swipe of gold. Returning scents include <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=crystal+waters+candle&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00GEJiqFrgvrJqne2n3uYPtgHs2ww:1607456157726&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDq5fqkL_tAhUySN8KHQaGB8IQ_AUoAnoECAUQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Crystal Waters</a>, Fresh Cut Lilacs </b>and<b> White Tea & Sage</b>. The new scents are...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Deep Blue Sea - </b>Blue Citrus Waves, Crisp Island Woods, Fresh Cypress<b> (word on the street it's cologney, certainly sounds that way based on the notes. No word on whether it's new or a repackage.)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Vanilla & Peach Tea - </b><i>Peach Tea, Sweet Vanilla Creme, Fresh Oat Milk</i><b> (newness with a familiar peach note)</b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>And yet another WB decor collection called "Fresh Start" ; these have watercolor leaves and/or flowers on the labels. Returning scents include <b>Cactus Blossom, Cucumber & Lily, Lavender Vanilla, Sugared Lemon Zest, Sun-drenched Linen </b>and<b> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sunshine+and+daffodils+candle&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03A7KkDY9olHmWWiOsdKnD2YzdVgg:1607455204502&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1_NKjjb_tAhWjct8KHeBMCpoQ_AUoAnoECAQQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Sunshine & Daffodils</a></b>. There are 2 new scents....</div><div><br></div><div><b>Mango Waters - </b><i>Sugared Mango, Pink Grapefruit, Fresh Seagrass</i><b> (new scent with familiar mango note)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Sweet Rosemary Vanilla - </b><i>Fresh Rosemary, Sweet Vanilla Cake, Whipped Frosting</i><b> (said to smell like Cinnamon Sugared Doughnut with added rosemary)</b></div><div><br></div><div>There 2 mini collections that I think are part of the Fresh Start collection - one are luminary tumblers (<b>Fiji White Sands, Palo Santo, Vanilla Birch</b>) and three with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xftnvWbOP5w" target="_blank">Good Life Aromatherapy</a> feel to then</div><div>(<b>BLOOM ~ White Gardenia, FLOURISH ~ The Perfect Spring, Linen & Lavender</b>)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Then there's WB Core line add ons, somewith frosted tumblers and some with smooth shiny ones - <b>Aloha Kiwi Passionfruit, Endless Weekend, Eucalyptus Rain, Fiji White Sands, Fresh Cut Lilacs, Fresh Orange, Island Margarita (2x), Island Papaya, Mahogany Coconut, Paris Cafe, Peach Bellini, Pineapple Mango, Pomegranate Lemonade, Strawberry Poundcake, Sunshine and Daffodils, Tiki Beach, Watermelon Lemonade </b>and<b> White Gardenia</b></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly, after desperately trying to replenish their online stock, these 2 collections popped up online today. <br><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first of these is, in lieu of New Year's Eve collection, there's this year's party themed collection, the "Roaring 20s" collection. This collection has 2 parts - the first group (with sort of Art Deco designed tumblers) appeared (and disappeared) during Candle Weekend. Returning scents include <b>Black Cherry MerNO, Black Tie, Cranberry Pear Bellini, Hot Buttered Rum</b> and <b>Peach Bellini</b>. There's a also <b>Berry Spritze</b>r but it's the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+barn+berry+spritzer+candle&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk009JgBOB0GSCKj4rnfFgY5V569RDA:1607453657703&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEiorCh7_tAhW9EFkFHXrjCMAQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793#imgrc=5Pbw1zRGRlhnPM" target="_blank">same one from 2 years ago</a>; this version is a repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=juniper+berry+and+pine+candle&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03pXWL2EzdPcr4KFFU5rUv7PG7UMQ:1607453774625&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBtur5h7_tAhWPGVkFHQ-nAdcQ_AUoAnoECAcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Juniperberries & Pine</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><br></div><div>The 2nd group popped up online today; these are clear shiny colored tumblers with a velvet card shaped candle name label. Returning scents are <b>Champagne Toast , Merry Mimosa, Party Dress, Pink Apple Punch </b>and <b>Spiced Apple Toddy</b>. The one new scent is...</div><div><br></div><div><b>Frosted Moscow Mule - </b><i>Sweet Lime, Lemon Zest, Sugarcane</i><b> (said to be newness but very reminiscent of Island Margarita. BTW Moscow Mules were invented in the 40s NOT the 20s)</b></div><div><br></div><div>The 2nd collection that appeared online today is vaguely winter-ish collection; returning scents are <b>Bowties & Bourbon, French Baguette, Smoked Vanilla, Tree Farm,</b> and <b>Winter White Woods. </b>For whatever reason, this whole collection is an online exclusive. </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><p><br></p>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-91919417333398886682020-12-01T06:29:00.000-08:002020-12-01T08:57:43.334-08:00RANDOM POST OF THE DAY: We Need A Little Christmas<div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4">I can't believe December and Christmastime is already here! How can a year go by so slow yet so fast at the same time? </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4">Yeah, this year has been a lot and perhaps this December is the perfect time where we can all just for a second. The Christmas spirit could the soothing balm to ease our aching mind, body and soul. To quote a song from the musical Mame, "We Need a Little Christmas Now"!</font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="4">Some of you may started the holiday ball rolling back in November. If you're like me, you may have gotten into Christmas mode fairly recently after Thanksgiving. Maybe you're not in the holiday mood at all (honestly I've been in and out of it myself). Whatever the case, whether you're lacking the Christmas spirit or could use an extra boost, perhaps this blogpost. Like I did back in the fall, here's a Christmas related list of links (blog posts, videos, music) that will help fill you with some much needed holiday cheer. </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br></span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Blogpost List</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html" target="_blank">Citrus & Spice/The Perfect Christmas</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/walk-n-sniff-candle-day.html" target="_blank">Candle Day 2019 WALK N SNIFF</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/rant-of-daythe-tantalizing-trickery-of.html" target="_blank">Tree Farm</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/11/walk-n-sniff-review-winter-2019-candes.html" target="_blank">2019 WALK N SNIFF</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/11/walk-n-sniff-land-of-sweets-collection.html" target="_blank">PART 2</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/10/newness-update-woodland-evergreen-tree.html" target="_blank">Woodland Evergreen Collection</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/12/blast-from-past-frankincense-2017.html" target="_blank">Frankincense </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/11/walk-n-sniff-winter-2018-second-phase.html" target="_blank">2018 WALK N SNIFF</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/12/random-post-of-day-winterholiday-candle.html" target="_blank">Holiday Candle Aesthetic Moodboards</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/12/blast-from-past-holiday-pomander-2009.html" target="_blank">Holiday Pomander</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/12/rant-of-day-candle-scandal-2017-nookno.html" target="_blank">NOOK</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppermint-rosemary.html" target="_blank">Peppermint Rosemary</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/10/walk-n-sniff-winter-2017-scents.html" target="_blank">2017 WALK N SNIFF</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/10/walk-n-sniff-winter-2017-candles-part.html" target="_blank">PART 2,</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/10/walk-n-sniff-winter-2017-candles-pt-3.html" target="_blank">PART 3</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/walk-n-sniff-greatest-glow-collection.html" target="_blank">PART 4</a>,<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/12/walk-n-sniff-winter-2017-candles-pt-5.html" target="_blank"> PART 5</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/02/this-is-bombcom-winter-mint-spruce-and.html" target="_blank">Winter Mint & Spruce/Hot Cocoa & Cream</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/12/candle-retrospective-history-of-pine.html" target="_blank">History of Pine Scents</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/12/rant-of-day-merry-applemas-apple-scents.html" target="_blank">Apple Scents for Christmas?</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/12/random-post-of-day-bronzeblogger-merry.html" target="_blank">Bronzeblogger's Crunkmas Tag</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/10/walk-n-sniff-winter-16-scentsbogo-sale.html" target="_blank">2016 WALK N SNIFF</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/11/walk-n-sniff-winter-16-scents-part-deux.html" target="_blank">PART 2</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/02/candle-spotlight-frosted-cranberry.html" target="_blank">Frosted Cranberry</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/02/candle-spotlight-alpine-cheer.html" target="_blank">Alpine Cheer</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/02/candle-spotlight-paris-pink-champagne.html" target="_blank">Paris ~ Pink Champagne</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-is-bombcom-peace-iced-vanilla-woods.html" target="_blank">PEACE ~ Iced Vanilla Woods</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/01/candle-retrospective-winter-memories.html" target="_blank">Winter</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/12/candle-retrospective-tis-season.html" target="_blank">Tis the Season</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/12/hot-mess-award-joy-peppermint.html" target="_blank">Peppermint Marshmallow</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/11/walk-n-sniff-holiday-candles.html" target="_blank">2015 WALK N SNIFF</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/02/this-is-bombcom-merry-mistletoe-last.html" target="_blank">Merry Mistletoe</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/candle-spotlight-ski-lodge.html" target="_blank">Ski Lodge</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/candle-spotlight-fresh-sparkling-snow.html" target="_blank">Fresh Sparkling Snow</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/candle-spotlight-fresh-balsam.html" target="_blank">Fresh Ballsack</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/this-is-bombcom-evergreen.html" target="_blank">Evergreen</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/12/candle-spotlight-pumpkin-gingerbread.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Gingerbread</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/11/walk-n-sniff-winter-2014-candles-part.html" target="_blank">2014 WALK N SNIFF</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/11/walk-n-sniff-winter-2014-candles-part.html" target="_blank">PART 2</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/thats-so-test-scenthot-mess-award-holly.html" target="_blank">Holly Jolly Christmas</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/03/bbw-blast-from-past-twisted-peppermint.html" target="_blank">Twisted Peppermint</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/02/bbw-spotlight-cranberry-pear-bellini.html" target="_blank">Cranberry Pear Bellini</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-sparkling-icicles.html" target="_blank">Sparkling Icicles</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-snow-day.html" target="_blank">Snow Day</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-is-bombcom-mint-chocolate.html" target="_blank">Mint Chocolate</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-bombcom-white-barn-no2-chestnut.html" target="_blank">Chestnut & Clove</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/bbw-blast-from-past-snowed-in-winter.html" target="_blank">Snowed In</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/this-is-bombcom-fireside.html" target="_blank">Fireside</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/bbw-walk-n-sniff-part-one-holiday.html" target="_blank">2013 WALK N SNIFF</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/bbw-walk-n-sniff-part-deux-it-happened.html" target="_blank">PART 2</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Youtube Videos</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><u><b>Bronzeblogger</b></u></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNjJWLY3X2Y" target="_blank">Must Have Winter Scents</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-V0kXABlKs" target="_blank">Merry Crunkmas Tag</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><u>Touchthefiretwice</u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTJ3kNCgKoA" target="_blank">Christmas Tag with Scentmyway</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGnyCOjyasQ&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQBD5yjwcsRQM2uu_9A3R0DL&index=15" target="_blank">Winter Candle Collection (as of 2012)</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3byHS5XrQ8&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQBD5yjwcsRQM2uu_9A3R0DL&index=16&t=1288s" target="_blank">2012 Test Candles</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdzRhu-HHDE&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQBD5yjwcsRQM2uu_9A3R0DL&index=17" target="_blank">2012 Candle Review</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CULzwSYf6oQ&t=27s" target="_blank">Winter</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTNa27Jqtdc&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQBD5yjwcsRQM2uu_9A3R0DL&index=1" target="_blank">2013 Test Candles</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTNa27Jqtdc&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQBD5yjwcsRQM2uu_9A3R0DL&index=1" target="_blank">PART 2</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DT3LSVJINE&list=PL-DgAYDA2kgfgh9QUDP3xLFF7jRQpuQrN&index=4" target="_blank">PART 3</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8LCCplfWw&list=PL-DgAYDA2kgfgh9QUDP3xLFF7jRQpuQrN&index=5" target="_blank">PART 4</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF7W9bfv6t4&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQBD5yjwcsRQM2uu_9A3R0DL&index=115" target="_blank">Winter Favorites</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_juD9mSRE9s&t=6s" target="_blank">Autumn & Winter Collection</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><u>Tinadivalicious</u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AuJ_W0GP9E&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQBD5yjwcsRQM2uu_9A3R0DL&index=32&t=2s" target="_blank">2011/2012 Christmas Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJNr1IWUqWE&t=993s" target="_blank">2013 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izwX1oQzRu0" target="_blank">2014 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9S4_mLqhSQ&t=1316s" target="_blank">2015 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqOZyDKrPxk" target="_blank">2016 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzMmINGkOOE" target="_blank">2017 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2drMf_71TM&t=1116s" target="_blank">2018 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KToE7O6-rOM&t=1435s" target="_blank">2019 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8_N87DpAO8" target="_blank">Favorite Christmas Candles</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i><u>Southrencomfort</u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPqlnT9HjtI" target="_blank">2016 Candle Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOI_VZ_IC60" target="_blank">2017 Collective Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2h42s-auXo&t=1949s" target="_blank">2018 Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjRdOagDZfU" target="_blank">2019 Candle Day Haul</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><i>Non Candle Related</i></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0YxTmKK-eom8xX-RwILyrfdRHUiwiaQr" target="_blank">All Things Christmas Playlist</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Music Playlist</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWveD2iLabs" target="_blank">Merry Christmas All - Salsoul Orchestra</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY" target="_blank">All I Want For Christmas is You - Mariah Carey</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ5DOWPGxwg" target="_blank">It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas - Michael Buble</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtB0LqyJsdA" target="_blank">Cold December Night - Michael Buble</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18_4oY5Srj4" target="_blank">I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Billie Holiday</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk_GmhD053E" target="_blank">Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lPw9hkk3II" target="_blank">Marshmallow World - Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nq0CuUKTjc" target="_blank">Jingle Bells - Barbra Streisand </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XbMlnQyMX4" target="_blank">Let it Snow - Lena Horne</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H52ahrtdF8" target="_blank">Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtb3EtjEic" target="_blank">It's the Most Wonderful Time - Andy Williams</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVxFi9C0RA" target="_blank">Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I65_S78WHJY" target="_blank">Christmas Song/Chestnuts Roasting - Nat King Cole</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It2mIY24cKg" target="_blank">Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4mbm3xaftw" target="_blank">Rockin Around the Christmas Tree - Cyndi Lauper</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oswkllz_Lvs" target="_blank">This Christmas - Donny Hathaway</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvuIsNvH7i8" target="_blank">Green Christmas - Barenaked Ladies</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl3KpeMt4Rg" target="_blank">Wonderful Christmas Time - Kelly Rowland</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtgGBgpNcIo" target="_blank">What Christmas Means to Me - Stevie Wonder</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uRep2akPJU" target="_blank">Christmas Time is Here - Shawn Colvin</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6WIIR8URJk" target="_blank">Papa Noel - Brenda Lee</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfNQsVx6FWE" target="_blank">Winter Weather/Love to Keep me Warm - Tony Bennett</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH-cmEPKFSY" target="_blank">The Man with the Bag - Kay Starr</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB5c-KmxqQw" target="_blank">Merry Christmas Darling - The Carpenters</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEzQEvDKcos" target="_blank">I'll be Home for Christmas - Frank Sinatra</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CreWsnhQwzY" target="_blank">Have Yourself a Merry Christmas - Judy Garland</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOq4gK0Im0M" target="_blank">Cool Yule - Bette Midler</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx2YoHZml8I" target="_blank">Happy Holiday - Andy Williams</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItvKWLdD0F8" target="_blank">Little Jack Get Lost - Seth McFarlane & Norah Jones</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhD81e6Aass" target="_blank">Christmas in New York - Pointer Sisters</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZPtkqXQIA" target="_blank">White Christmas - The Drifters</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEKttN5xD8" target="_blank">Little Saint Nick - She & Him</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6R6scdGt6g" target="_blank">All Alone on Christmas - Darlene Love</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwHaUVijVBs" target="_blank">Feliz Navidad - Kacey Musgraves</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3yBFoTm5c" target="_blank">Dear Santa, Bring me a Man - The Weather Girls</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vyMuxxLsD0" target="_blank">Jingle Bell Rock - Hall & Oates</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nud2TQNahaU" target="_blank">Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmUW2pVAopc" target="_blank">Santa Claus is Comin to Town</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PITCmngiMfA" target="_blank">I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</a> - Jackson 5</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brwIyRGr8Dc" target="_blank">More Than I Asked For - Joy Williams</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rploTXuh1s" target="_blank">Silver Bells </a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPCvyJod0WM" target="_blank">Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer</a> - Dean Martin</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://youtu.be/NrrS7zLdI68">The Merriest - June Christy</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://youtu.be/N8VQeTGmnaY">Snow Day - Toby Lightfoot</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://youtu.be/joYeFjcpsgs">Love You More at Christmastime - Kelly Rowland</a> </div><p><br></p><p><br></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-45891293951896971972020-11-23T19:10:00.003-08:002020-11-27T05:31:05.627-08:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Holiday Online Exclusives *UPDATED<p> So over the weekend, lots of..well.."interesting" things popped up online...and when I say interesting, I'm being quite sarcastic.</p><p>In addition to the "This Just In" candles (which should be in stores if you're willing to actually in one) so holiday candles appeared as online exclusives....don't get yourself excited as it bears the double whammy of being random and lame AF.</p><p>At the moment there 11 "new" candles (I have heard that a few more will be added but that could be subject to change.</p><p>There are 5 candles with clear tumblers with sort hand-drawn-esque Christmas scenes, similar to 2017 Camp Winter candles - </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Apple Garland (not the<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NDHQzzoH9QUeKKvmphcfPutspyOLWw21mI_tRpdsAzRe0jlfVshCH-XhCLugTqHSPRdqc2M6Mf_xMUvuA2m2ZdD9YypdfkfOsg2lIgreyVwK-9eLJzcGwVbGmt2d2ZAK1M72HAsBJu5_/s200/w5.jpg" target="_blank"> failed test version</a>, but the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bath+body+works+apple+galand&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi7vf33j5rtAhVqcDABHZc4COAQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=bath+body+works+apple+galand&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAeOgIIAFCk0ARYhI4FYKqlBWgAcAB4AIABggGIAbMPkgEEMTkuNJgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=n268X_vxNurgwbkPl_GggA4&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850#imgrc=TMDczjTvQFfltM" target="_blank">2018 version</a> that was basically a watered down Autumn)</li><li>Chestnut & Clove </li><li>Salted Caramel</li><li>Butterrum Eggnog </li><li>Snow Mountain Lodge</li></ul><div>The rest kinda look a little generic with clear tumblers with various sparkly looking Christmas cut out pictures -</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Balsam & Firewood (from <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=balsam+and+firewood+bath+and+body+works&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk026oZyxYAF9WHJHTi4Lrphnz4ZZzQ:1606185355546&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih573ckprtAhXFQzABHScCDTAQ_AUoA3oECBwQBQ&biw=1440&bih=793#imgrc=PoJHa7-wu4V83M" target="_blank">last year</a>)</li><li>Black Tie</li><li>Sparkling Woods (aka Lemon Verbena)</li><li>Vanilla Bean Marshmallow</li><li>Vanilla Birch</li><li>Blue Winter Sky (aka Beach Sage & Mint with peppermint)</li></ul><div>Sooooo, I have some questions...</div></div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>With the exception Balsam & Firewood, Chestnut & Clove and maybe Apple Garland, what do these have to with Christmas?</li><li>Who asked for specifically any of these?</li><li>What about these scents make them special enough to be online exclusive, especially when some of these ARE ALREADY OUT IN OTHER COLLECTIONS?</li></ol><div>I can't be the only candle lover out there who is completely and utterly over the deluge of repackages and re-releases of the same tired ass scents over and over this winter season...and just in general.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Look at get it BBW, you're a big company trying to make some profit in these troubling and unprecedented times. You release and re-release and repackage crap, gilding the lily by putting them in pretty packaging, the unsuspecting (and basic) populace buy them up and you make an easy quick buck. </div><div><br></div><div>Here's the thing... wouldn't you make more money by...oh I don't know....RELEASING SCENTS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT AND HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR?!</div><div><br></div><div>You wanna make some candles exclusives to make some money (especially as there's another big wave of COVID19 and there's a possibility that non-essential businesses will have to close again)...that's fine. That's actually smart. However, if you're gonna do that...MAKE IT WORTH IT!</div><div><br></div><div>What exactly is the point of releasing basic scents that no one really asked for and some are already out? And the packaging isn't even particularly that great to make one buy the same scent over again?</div><div><br></div><div>Why not re-release the <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/10/newness-update-woodland-evergreen-tree.html" target="_blank">Woodland collection</a> and make those online exclusives?! I for one would love to get my hands on a Lavender Pine candle cuz the wf refill is divine!</div><div><br></div><div>Or do a nostalgic throwback collection with holiday scents that we haven't seen a hot minute! Lord knows you have a shitton of options - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=SLATKIN+HOLLY+WREATH&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk025DeNxZud32uSCK85dWRkPNdTfzA:1606186766405&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi42Z39l5rtAhUnwFkKHcZ5BVYQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Holly Wreath</a>, Merry Mistletoe, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=SLATKIN+FROSTED+TREE&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjg6uX-l5rtAhV0wCkDHR6KAcQQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=SLATKIN+FROSTED+TREE&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYUNfCAVjQ2gFg6twBaABwAHgAgAFWiAHgBpIBAjEymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=EXe8X6CeKfSAp8kPnpSGoAw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Frosted Tree</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=snow+day+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjHo7bVmJrtAhVDA98KHQZPCbsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=SNOW+DAY+CANDLE+BATH&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIABAYOgQIABAeOgYIABAFEB5Q_FZYulxg6WpoAHAAeACAAeoBiAGgBJIBBTQuMC4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=x3e8X4ekFcOG_AaGnqXYCw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Snow Day</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=SLATKIN+VANILA+SPICE&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwinpoONmJrtAhVMMN8KHYkaANMQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=SLATKIN+VANILA+SPICE&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYUMK3AVin0gFg8dYBaABwAHgAgAHEAYgBmQiSAQQxMS4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=L3e8X-fSH8zg_AaJtYCYDQ&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Vanilla Spice</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=SLATKIN+SLEIGH+RIDE+CANDLE&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiglPqzmJrtAhUBI98KHaIDDAwQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=SLATKIN+SLEIGH+RIDE+CANDLE&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECCMQJ1D1G1jpImDQJWgAcAB4AIABeIgBggWSAQM1LjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=gXe8X-DPCYHG_Aaih7Bg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Sleigh Ride</a>...<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=SLATKIN+WINTER+GALRLAND&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj69Ze3mJrtAhVBHN8KHVfkBAUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=SLATKIN+WINTER+GALRLAND&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoGCAAQBRAeOgYIABAIEB46BAgAEBhQ6sEBWOzTAWCQ2AFoAHAAeACAAXeIAacJkgEEMTQuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=h3e8X7qWOcG4_AbXyJMo&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">WINTER FRIGGIN GARLAND</a><br><br></div><div>Or do a bakery collection...which for some reason you didn't do this year. The basics love bakery, you already know that. Again, you have choices - Orange Chocolate Truffle, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+cinnamon+frosting&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01zRYrazn6c4EMS4pVBrlJV0D3pZA:1606187091422&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKlZuYmZrtAhVwplkKHcM1AdIQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Cinnamon Frosting</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+mint+chocolate&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwidwZOamZrtAhUBLN8KHeROCycQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+mint+chocolate&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoGCAAQBRAeOgYIABAIEB5QrokCWNm8AmD9wAJoAXAAeACAAW-IAYIJkgEEMTQuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=V3i8X925HYHY_Abkna24Ag&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Mint Chocolate</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+holiday+gumdrop&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjX_r2umZrtAhXBV98KHZmwCWkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+holiday+gumdrop&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoGCAAQBRAeOgYIABAIEB46BAgAEBhQ8dYFWLrwBWDb8wVoAHAAeACAAW2IAc8JkgEEMTQuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=gni8X9e1B8Gv_QaZ4abIBg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Holiday Gumdrop</a>,<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+candied+sugarplum&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi4oqTdmZrtAhVBHN8KHVfkBAUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+candied+sugarplum&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoCCAA6BAgAEB46BggAEAUQHjoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYUMnFAljJ7wJgu_QCaABwAHgAgAGDAYgBqQuSAQQxNC4zmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=5Hi8X7igEMG4_AbXyJMo&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank"> Candied Sugarplum</a>, Peppermint Marshmallow, etc</div><div><br></div><div>I...I just don't understand you BBW....</div><p></p>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-75915624853252683572020-11-19T20:22:00.001-08:002020-11-20T13:50:59.695-08:00DROPPIN CANDLE KNOWLEDGE/WALK N SNIFF-ISH REVIEW - Winter 2020 Candles ~ (Recent) Returning Scents<div style="text-align: left;">Ok, so in this post I'm gonna discuss returning scents that made their debut after The Golden Age i.e. after 2014</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">In case you missed it, here is <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/11/walk-n-sniff-ish-review-winter-2020.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and here's the original <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/11/walk-n-sniff-winter-2020-candles-part-1.html" target="_blank">WALK N SNIFF Review</a> of this year's newness.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Blueberry Sugar</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2017</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">This one was always a headscratcher to me; I never really understand why this existed in the first place or why it became and remains so popular? And while I know actual <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bluebbery+sugar&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=bluebbery+sugar&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13i457j0i13l6.6057j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">blueberry sugar</a> exists, why does it have to do with Christmas? What about it made BBW think it needs to be a holiday scent? Why are so many people ok with being bs'ed? So many unanswered questions. Honestly to me, it's not that great or novel or exciting of a scent; essentially it' Blueberry Twist sans the twist, ie the weird yogurt-y vanilla note. I guess it smells sugary, a little cotton candy-ish. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Caramel Drizzle</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2019</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">There really isn't much too say about this one; it's just your typical BBW-ian caramel scent...with maybe a bit more creaminess than usual. I'm not sure why BBW feels the need to create all of these caramel scents when they have little to no difference between them. And I could be wrong, but I associate caramel with fall, not so much the holidays.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><b><u>Crushed Candy Cane</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2018</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">So this is basically what Twisted Peppermint tries to be. It's a straightforward scent that smells like what the name and notes suggest - it smells like a legit candy cane, crushed or otherwise. I think it's a welcome addition to the holiday pantheon and a decent alternative for those who find TP a little too potent. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><b><u>Frosted Coconut Snowball</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2018</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've said it before and I'll say it again - I LOATHE bodycare candles; they're just always off smelling, less authentic and/or cloying. And the fact that this is a coconut scent (a note I'm not the fondest of) just adds another layer of disgust and overall indifference. I could be wrong but to be me, this just smells like a generic typically BBWi-ian coconut with little to no noticeable nuances or layers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><b><u>Frozen Lake</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2017</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of those scents that I liked in theory but not so much in execution. It was everything (again, in theory) that I enjoy in a scent - it's cool feeling, it's herbal and it's on the manly side. I really wanted to like this but this something in the blend that makes my nose a bit unhappy. It's a lovely blend of lavender and eucalyptus - can't go wrong there. And there's some Sweater Weather-esque juniper (I would describe this as a late winter version of Sweater Weather) that adds cool/crisp alpine-ness. But there's something sharp and almost bug spray chemical-ness in the blend that I just don't like and I dunno what it is (granted I tried the wf refill and not the candle, maybe the candle doesn't have that sharpness). It's a decent enough scent but I just wish BBW didn't shoehorn it into every collection regardless of season (I'm not sure if it's really popular and BBW is trying to profit off of it or if they personally are obsessed with this scent and are desperately trying to make it a thing); they even had the audacity to repackage it as a summer scent (is it a "frozen lake" or an "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=island+reef+bath+and+body+works&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01oNDP03A0JdoJYKa6Z7umNsidmVg:1605823383543&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5h-Sizo_tAhU2SjABHSYeCfQQ_AUoA3oECAwQBQ&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">island reef</a>? It can't be both!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/02/this-is-bombcom-winter-mint-spruce-and.html" target="_blank"><b>Hot Cocoa & Cream</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2016</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of those scents that I initially liked at the very beginning but over time I grew indifferent because it was just shoved in my face all the time. As we hadn't had a hot chocolate scent since <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+co+hot+cocoa&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03VFU8V0xsqZtClzsz3sy19mFWHww:1605823929513&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZmY-n0I_tAhXdRTABHdVdBfYQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">2011</a> so when it appeared back in 2016, it was definitely a "about damn time" moment. And it was actually good and smelled like legit instant cocoa with marshmallows; it definitely put you in the mood for a mug of Swiss Miss or Abuelita. BBW (and most home fragrance companies in general) sometimes misses the mark with chocolate scents with them smelling a bit off...but not HC&C. I daresay, it's one of the best and most authentic chocolate scents BBW has ever made. Alas, whenever they create a really good scent, they have a habit of beating a dead horse into pulp . HC&C gets released and re-released and repackaged ad nauseam instead of letting customers enjoy the seasonal novelty of it. Just speaking for myself, I quickly got sick of seeing it and am now utterly over it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/01/this-is-bombcom-peace-iced-vanilla-woods.html" target="_blank"><b>Iced Vanilla Woods</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2015</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">When this first came out, I LOVED it! I raved about this scent and that it was the best thing ever - a lavender based scent made into a winter (not so much holiday as it was marketed to be backintheday) scent - yes maam, scent me the eff up! Over time, I kinda fell out of love with it...and I think it's because of the name. It was originally "PEACE"...yeah, it's calm and "peaceful" scent. But then taking away PEACE and just calling it Iced Vanilla Woods...which a)sounds boring and b)isn't particularly a good indicator or description of what the scent smells like. Plus the candle was never in a collection with pretty packaging, just the drab WB core tumblers...normally, packaging isn't something I care about but in this instance, a boring name and boring packaging kinda made the scent itself boring to me. It's not a bad scent at all and has nuances that would make everyone happy. I do wish it was marketed better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br><u>MaBLAHgony Ballsack</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2015</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">As you know, BBW is obsessed with MaBLAHgony STANKwood...why, I'm not sure. There was a period of time when they were determined to milk the mahogany teet dry and created a series of unfortunate events - a succession of mahogany blends...Mahogany Balsam being the first of these olfactoral Frankenstein monsters. So this is literally just Mahogany Teakwood mixed with Fresh Balsam...that's it. While it's certainly not the worst of these abominations (I'm lookin at you <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=mahogany+peach+candle&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02PC2D8-u8-UtTJOmQo57K40-K3OA:1605828071053&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjk6frd34_tAhXnQ98KHbaXC9cQ_AUoAnoECBcQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Mahogany Peach</a> ), it's nothing exciting and there is no reason for it all to exist.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><b><u>Snowflakes & Citrus</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2016</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">..... this is just Midnight Blue Citrus</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><br><b>Spiced Gingerbread</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2016</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Despite gingerbread being a quintessential Christmastime bakery treat and home fragrance scent, BBW has been inconsistent with its gingerbread candles. The first one being <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=frosted+gingerbread+candle+slatkin&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiAn6PDl5DtAhVkAN8KHU-8DAgQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=frosted+gingerbread+candle+slatkin&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DgYVjGfGCsggFoAHAAeACAAZgBiAGQBpIBAzcuMpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=Zzi3X8DPHOSA_AbP-LJA&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Frosted Gingerbread</a> (which smelled less like gingerbread and more like corn chips) that came out in 2011, again in 2012 and for reason tested and failed in 2013. Then in 2014 we got <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/12/candle-spotlight-pumpkin-gingerbread.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Gingerbread</a> (later repackaged sometime later as <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+spice+candle+white+barn&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwihxrefmZDtAhVkAN8KHU-8DAgQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+spice+candle+white+barn&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoCCAA6BggAEAgQHjoECAAQGFDuaFiVe2Cof2gAcAB4AIABgQGIAbwGkgEDOS4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=NTq3X-HXCuSA_AbP-LJA&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&hl=en" target="_blank">Pumpkin Spice</a> batch #2). Then in 2016, we got Spiced Gingerbread and that's been off and on ever since. It's a decent enough scent and it smells like a home fragrance take on gingerbread; there's really not much to say about it except it smells like gingerbread. It's certainly not the worse of these gingerbread incarnations (that would be FG) but it's not the best (that would PG).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html" target="_blank"><b>The Perfect Christmas</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2019</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">This scent seems to be very polarizing amongst candle enthusiasts; people either really love it or they really hate it. I'm in the camp that loves...which was a total surprise and shock to me as I fully prepared to hate it. First off there's vanilla/marshmallow top note which I tend to loathe and on top of that is red-hot cinnamon, another note I despise so combination of both was just a double whammy of yuck. Plot-twist, it wasn't nearly as gross as I thought it would be. Personally I think TPC right up there with scents like Tis the Season and Winter and Evergreen and <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=winter+garland+slatkin&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00r7qVEn4t7qWxj2ZtqmN5ObOADbQ:1605844767399&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw97L3nZDtAhV8FVkFHexuCOAQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Winter Garland</a> and Citrus & Spice/Holiday Pomander that just somehow captures the holiday spirit and feels very Christmasy but in a very nostalgic, old-fashioned old-timey old-world kinda way...which I tend to generate towards for holiday scents. Also TPC (much like the aforementioned scents) feels like it's been around for years or rather, should've been around for years. I think it's a welcome addition and I hope it sticks around as a holiday staple.<br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br><b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/rant-of-daythe-tantalizing-trickery-of.html" target="_blank">Tree Farm</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2019</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Based on folks' reaction to it this year and last, this was the runaway hit and star of the ill-fated <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/10/newness-update-woodland-evergreen-tree.html" target="_blank">Woodland Evergreen collection</a>. It would be the only scent from said collection to be re-released some time later in winter with brand spanking new holiday themed packaging. Because it was so popular last year, it returned this year and I've feeling it's gonna be here to stay. I think it's popularity is due to it sweetness which tones down what would be an otherwise intensely strong pine scent, which tend not to be as popular.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b><u>Vanilla Balsam</u></b></div><div><b>Debut:</b> 2016</div><div><br></div><div>This was basically created to entice the weaklings whose noses can't handle typical pine scents into sniffing and buying a pine scent. What do you do with a polarizing note like pine/balsam? Mix in a crowd pleaser like creamy/powdery diabetes-inducing ice cream-like vanilla of course! Take fan fav Lavender Vanilla and replace the lavender with Fresh Ballsack and that's Vanilla Balsam. </div><div><b><br></b></div><b><u>White Eucalyptus & Sage</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Debut:</b> 2019</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have to be honest...I only have the faintest memory of this candle. For me, it was one of those scents that was so unremarkable that it just didn't leave much of an impression on me. I vaguely remember it smell like manly and herbal and, at the time, reminded me up Irish Spring soap. If it comes back again in the near future post-plague, I'll have to make it a point to sniff it again and update my mental sniff files. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br></b></div><div><br></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-7651203528879822272020-11-19T20:19:00.003-08:002020-11-20T13:52:48.073-08:00DROPPIN CANDLE KNOWLEDGE/WALK N SNIFF-ISH REVIEW - Winter 2020 Candles ~ (Ol' School) Returning Scents<p>This post is mainly for any recent newbies to BBW with no recollection of their staple winter/holiday fares. Normally in my WALK N SNIFF REVIEWS, I focus on the new stuff with the expectation that my readers, old and new, already know what the returning staple smell like and so I don't have to waste time talking about them but that's not always the case. As I said in my last post/review, in my recent visit to BBW/WB, I only sniffed the new stuff as I didn't want to go touching and sniffing too much or store in the store longer than necessary, for obvious reasons. So far this review, I'm going strictly by scent memory for from experiences with these scents... so whether or not a scent's formulation has been tweaked or if the cold throw is weaker than years past, I couldn't tell you. Any scent that I have previously bought/burned/reviewed in the past, I'll link to the candle's name. </p><p><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> I did originally intend on writing one whole post but after realizing just how many returning scents there were this year proved to be too much a daunting Herculeanian labor. Moreover I couldn't subject you readers to a War & Peace-ish novel about candles. For the sake of brevity, I've split this post into 2 - this post being candles from The Golden Age and before and the 2nd half about candles from recent years.</p><p><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> For those of you wondering, The Golden Age (as I call) were 2011-2014 - the years when BBW was at their all time best, scents were interesting, there was tons of newness, it was the highest height of test candle mania and unicorn candle madness. </p><p><br></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-champagne-toast.html" target="_blank"><b>Champagne Toast</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">BBW was kinda late to the game as far as a "champagne" scent was concerned as other candle companies had one in their arsenal. We finally got one in 2013/2014 and it's been a staple ever since (although I must say, BBW recent habits putting in multiple Christmas collections and not just in a New Years one). Now let's just get to the real - it doesn't smell like champagne - if it did, it would be would be more (green) grape-y with some fruit (pear, apple, peach) and wood. I said this all time - CT smells more like a mimosa because it's so citrus-forward (heavy on the orange and nectarine). So I still have a CT from 2015 (that I only burn on New Year's Eve night) and I bought a new one last year - the formulation has changed, it's a lot more sweeter and the effervescence isn't nearly as strong.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> While we tend to call all sparkling white wines "champagne", technically sparkling wine is considered/called "champagne" if the wine was in the Champagne region of France with grapes from that area; out of the US, there are strict rules about what can be called champagne</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><b><u>Cinnamon Caramel Swirl</u></b></div><div>This first came out in 2013 (and the following year as "Pumpkin" Caramel Swirl" for fall) and it's been coming out consistently ever since...why I'm not sure why as it's a very basic and underwhelming scent and there have been better caramel scents on market. Again, not much to say description wise - it's cinnamon and caramel.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/this-is-bombcom-evergreen.html" target="_blank"><b>Evergreen</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The same way Pumpkin Carving/Patch is overshadowed by Shit Cinnamon Poopkin despite it being the superior, Evergreen is overlooked compared to Fresh Ballsack despite its authenticity. While FB feels a lot more crisp/cool with an outdoor vibe to it, Evergreen feels a bit more warmer and indoorsy; I always describe as a Christmas tree you just brought inside and is ready to decorate. You get all of the piney notes with a cedarwood base, a bit of mint freshens and cools them while a bit of clove warms them all up. One whiff and you can smell the needles and the sap and the trunk. Despite being a pine scent, Evergreen feels more cozy and inviting than FB. I also think Evergreen feels more Christmasy; I've recently gotten in the habit/tradition of burning Evergreen when my partner and I decorate our tree.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/candle-spotlight-fresh-balsam.html" target="_blank"><b>Fresh Ballsack</b></a></div><div>I will admit, I do give this scent a hard time; it's not a bad scent at all, a little intense but not bad. It's just that BBW re-releases this candle over and over in multiple collections at the same time ad nauseam and it's just annoying. Much like with Shit Cinnamon Poopkin and MaBLAHgony Stankwood, SAs on social media will go out of their way to defend it as a fan fav. Again it's not a bad scent but it's not good enough to be in multiple collections both in fall and winter..and having to audacity to release as a spring/summer scent too. Anyway, rant over. So FB is your classic "pine tree" scent; you get all the wintry evergreen notes - pine needles and fir resin with a cedarwood base. There's a mentholy cooling blast of eucalyptus to give it a bit of outdoorsy "winter air". And believe it or note, there's a little apple thrown in for added crispness. Because of all of those strong, intensely cooling "clear your nose/lungs" notes, FB feels disinfecting and makes for a good house-cleaning or "clear the air" scent; personally I found the scent a little too intense to burn otherwise and after New Years, I'm not really in the mood for aggressively piney scents </div><div><br></div><div><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> just an FYI in case you didn't know; "fir" isn't "pine". if a twig has needles in groups/clumped together, it's a pine tree. If a twig's needle is singular and easily rolled in your fingers, it's a fir. Balsam are any trees/shrubs that releases a resinous sap; balsam fir (or Abies balsamea) is type of North American fir tree.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/this-is-bombcom-fireside.html" target="_blank"><b>Fireside</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">BBW has been a little fickle with this classic OG (pre- Golden Age) scent; for years it was a winter/holiday staple and then all of a sudden it wasn't. Despite it being around for years, I didn't try it for the first time until 2013 and of course I loved it however I didn't stock up as I assumed it would be back...I was wrong. I would have to wait another 6 years for it to come back. So this scent is a little polarizing among candlefans - folks either love it or hate with no in-between. The reason is because it's such an authentic and genuine intensely fiery/smoky firesidey scent with no sweetness (be it vanilla/marshmallow or spices or fruit) to tone it down. You get sandalwood and cedarwood wood notes and amber (found in a lot of "fireside" scents) with clove gives a warmth and illusion of burning wood (the note descriptions never mentions it but I think there might be some incense and/or patchouli for added smokiness). And all of the notes are held together with a manly <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2012/05/perfume-term-animalic.html" target="_blank">animalic </a> leather note. Typical of most pre-Golden Age scents, Fireside is a unique and sophisticated blend; you really feel like you're lounging in your leather armchair, a cigar in one hand and a glass of cognac or brandy in the other and listening the crackle of burning logs in the fireplace. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-spotlight-flannel.html" target="_blank"><b>Flannel</b></a></div><div>Came out of nowhere back in 2014 (and for some reason is one of most read posts) and has been a fall staple ever since (which is odd for a mandle). Lately BBW has gotten in the habit as a winter/holiday..which I personally don't understand besides it being a money making ploy. So the scent itself isn't really supposed smell like flannel itself (as it would smell like nothing) but rather the man underneath - your fantasy lumberjack husband back home from chopping down trees..or rather, chopping down a Christmas tree since it's a holiday scent now *eyeroll. So you get a smooth polished wood base - mahogany, maybe some oak, an perhaps a little bit of sandalwood. There's a hint of a bitter and slightly metallic, citrusy bergamot (a frequent note in BBW mandles). There's also an odd unexplained drippy and almost cloying sweetness - some sort of berry as well as some kind of tree sap/resin. Whatever that sweetness is, it gets sweeter every year..which is probably some many people (and by people, I mean ladies) like it so much.</div><div><br></div><div><div><b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/candle-spotlight-fresh-sparkling-snow.html" target="_blank">Fresh Sparkling Snow</a></b></div><div>So the hand soap and hand sanitizer of this has been around for yyyeeeaaarrrss. In fact, it was my favorite go to scent for winter. That said, how excited was I when there was to be a candle version of it...such wide eyed innocence. I naively believed the candle what be as a good, if not better, than the soap/sanitizer. Yeah, not so much. Sooooo intensely sweet and fruity and oddly summery. Such a disappointment...it would be one of many (I'm looking at you Crisp Morning Air) </div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/02/candle-spotlight-frosted-cranberry.html" target="_blank"><b>Frosted Cranberry</b></a></div><div>This badboi has been around for YEEAAARRRS; at least mid to late 2000s, maybe even earlier, not sure. It's a fan fav and a winter staple that comes out year after year, though like the aforementioned FB, BBW insists on both bringing it out of hibernation in fall and putting it in different collections. Now while it is basic straightforward "cranberry", it's not as simple as it seems/smells and there are more notes involved to round it. Now BBW tends to play loosey-goosey with the note descriptions and they differ year to year people (candle reviewers in particular) are quick to point out what note they smell and don't smell. THERE'S MORE TO A FRAGRANCE THAN THE 3 NOTES IN THE DESCRIPTION AND JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T SMELL ANYTHING ELSE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT IN THE BLEND. Cranberry in and of itself isn't exciting smell-wise so there are some other dark berries in the mix for added sweetness and juiciness - dark <a href="http://perfumeshrine.blogspot.com/2012/02/definition-terpenic-phenolic.html" target="_blank">phenolic</a> currant (a classic wintery fragrance note) and raspberry (and I swear I get a bit strawberry too). There's a little peach and apple lurking in the background, more like smelling the skin of said fruits fresh off of the tree. Speaking<br>of tree, there's some kind of woody basenote that gives an outdoorsy "fruit on the tree" vibe. And I don't know how but there is a "frosted" aspect; the scent feels "cool" to the nose; you really get the image of snow dusted cranberries on a tree in winter.</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Holiday</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">This came out in 2012, appeared off and on for while before disappearing. It reappeared in 2018 and has been released consistently since then. Here's the thing, Holiday has not smelled the same since it's 2018 release. The old Holiday was a very generic red-hot cinnamon scent, typical for a holiday scent but there was a prominent bergamot note that give the scent a very odd (and in my opinion, off-putting) "old" smelling mustiness. I'm not sure about this year's version but the 2018 and 2019 versions didn't have that, just a basic Cinnamon & Cloves-esque holiday spice blend...meh</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div><b><u>MaBLAHgony Stankwood</u></b></div><div>.....</div><div><br></div><div><div><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/02/blast-from-past-marshmallow-fireside.html" target="_blank"><b>Marshmallow Fireside</b></a></div><div>This came out in 2011 and was...is..a runaway hit. Some years later, the formulation changed and stayed consistently the same since..not many people noticed (kinduva shame was the original, while it a favorite of mine, was better). Capitalizing on its popularity, BBW started selling in winter as a holiday scent..which doesn't make sense as wtf is burning marshmallows at winter or for Christmas. Anyway the scents smells like what the suggests - smoky woody notes (presumably sandalwood, cedarwood and/or oak) with amber accents with sweet, slightly powdery vanilla/marshmallow notes.</div></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Merry Cookie</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was originally an OG fan fav called <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+homemade+cookie&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiJ9O-htP7sAhVEMd8KHUHDA9UQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+homemade+cookie&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CkqDRYzcA0YLzENGgAcAB4AIABlQGIAa0JkgEEMTQuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=nuatX4mtLsTi_AbBho-oDQ&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Homemade Cookies</a>. I believe it was winter 2012 when it made it revamped debut as the renamed Merry Cookie. Overall it's a very basic and straightforward scent - vanilla sugar cookie dough, like Pillsbury cookies laid out on baking tray and ready to put in the oven. Betwixt you and me, I've never been the biggest fan of this one; I tend to avoid straightup vanilla scents as it almost always too cloying for me and MC (like a lot of BBW bakery vanilla scents) smells a bit too waxy. However people swear by this candle and itcontinues to be a fav so there ya go. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Peach Bellini</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yet another OG pre-Golden Age scent that was originally marketed solely as tropical beachy late spring/summer scent. Then in 2012, BBW made the odd decision to market this holiday New Years' celebration scent alongside Cranberry Pear Bellini in place of a "champagne" candle..and BBW has been doing that ever since. It's a straightforward blend that smells like what the name suggests - a heavy peach top notes with middle notes of bright juicy orange (maybe nectarine too), a bottom layer of blackcurrant (BBW's go to note to invoke a wine/champagne like effect) and some effervescence, which gets weaker and weaker every year. It's a pleasant scent, very zesty and juicy; perfect for summer, not so much for Christmas and New Years.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> A "Bellini" is a cocktail containing peach puree or syrup topped with Prosecco; it was created in the 30s in Italy by famed bartender <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cipriani_S.A." target="_blank">Giuseppe Cipriani</a> as a SUMMER <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ap%C3%A9ritif_and_digestif" target="_blank">aperitif</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Spiced Apple Toddy</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another pre -Golden Age OG. Let's just address the elephant in the room - this is just Leaves, plain and simple. It's Leaves with the muskiness removed and more emphasis on the apple/cider. Leaves has been around FOREVER (maybe from the 90's or early 2000s) while SAT came out (I believe) in late 2000s (2009 I think). I'm guessing since Leaves is a mulled cider based scent, I guess BBW figured it could used as both a holiday equivalent to Leaves as well as a hot appley beverage.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>ADDENDUM</b>: </i>A "hot toddy" is a hot drink with any brown liquor with lemon and honey (cometimes cinnamon) topped with a hot water; you can use spiced or regular heated apple cider in place of hot water.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-bombcom-award-sweater-weather.html" target="_blank">Sweater Weather</a></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've talked about this a buttload of times on this blog as it's one of my all time favorites scents. Started as a failed test scent, went wide the following year, became a fan fav...yada yada yada. Then in 2016, BBW made the odd decision to market it as a holiday scent. Here's the thing...IT'S NOT A WINTER SCENT! It's a fall scent because because "sweater weather" is in FALL!!! The whole point is the temperature (50/60 degrees) no longer feels summery and is too cool to wear short sleeve shirts so you wear light jackets or SWEATERS. By the time it's Christmastime (in most places depending where ou live), it's already cold and you need more than a sweater..cuz it's winter! Anyway, SW is herbal heavy blend of eucalyptus and sage (perhaps a tiny bit of mint) with a cooling alpine-y juniper note. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/candle-spotlight-tis-season.html" target="_blank"><b>Tis the Season</b></a></div><div>Yet another old classic pre-Golden Age. Backintheday it was called "<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/358880664027537863/" target="_blank">Holiday Wreath</a>"; it became "Tis the Season" (I believe) in 2011. This is a quintessential holiday - Christmas in jar; I'm not sure but this scent always makes me think taking boxes of decorations down from the attic as kid. The scent itself is very straight forward - red apple/mulled cider and pine with a cedarwood base - kinda conjures images of rustic evergreen wreaths with dried apple slices and cinnamon sticks..hence its original name. Many argue THIS ISN'T a holiday scent as it's apple based, with apples being more of all fall note...which is erroneous; I've already written a<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/12/rant-of-day-merry-applemas-apple-scents.html" target="_blank"> post </a>on the history of apples in the tradition of Christmas.</div><div><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Vanilla Snowflake</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">This has been a holiday staple since 2012. Like the way Leaves doesn't smell like actual leaves but feels very autumnal, VS doesn't smell like snow or snowy winter air but feels wintery (I don't think it does but other folks swear it does). It's just straight up vanilla and coconut milk; the mint doesn't smell like mint at all but adds a coolness to give the illusion of winter snow/coldness. Here's the thing...I CAN NOT STAND THIS DAMN SCENT! Every year that I have sniffed, my opinion stays the same - this to me always smell like mayonnaise and it just makes me gag. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>ADDENDUM</b>: </i>In <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/08/walk-n-sniff-white-barn-exclusives.html" target="_blank">2015</a>, BBW had the nerve to repackage and market this scent a fall treat - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+milkshake+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02j27qjhZs5E2v-lKUEEFXeszCTWw:1605237793129&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyw8HjyP7sAhVPdt8KHRVbApkQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1440&bih=793#imgrc=Uz9z4PgNbta3BM" target="_blank">Pumpkin Milkshake</a>. It didn't go wide and that year, most if not all failed test scents were sold as WB exclusives.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/05/bbw-spotlight-winter.html" target="_blank"><b>Winter</b></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ah, Winter. It's just not the holidays at BBW without good ol Winter. Winter is very nostalgic for me and conjures really good<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/01/candle-retrospective-winter-memories.html" target="_blank"> memories</a>; it's one of those scents that I initially hated but in time grew to love. So Winter is an OG, early to mid 2000s, maybe even older than that. Like many ol school pre-Golden Age candles, it's a very complex blend, feels a bit more upscale and high-end and really conjures a mood and image. In my humble opinion, Winter really captures winter during the holidays - you get piney notes with cedarwood and little bit of bayleaf with possibly a bit of mint to mimic crisp winter air, some cinnamon and bright top notes of orange/clementine and cloves - a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pomander&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02LHpGX_J7xgP27-6SjvtoRCAI5hw:1605241041198&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNjKjw1P7sAhWFmVkKHek8AgcQ_AUoAXoECB4QAw&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">scent combination</a> that was long associated with traditional Christmases and winters of yore. The annoying thing about Winter is the inconsistencies of the formula - sometimes it's more pine/wood heavy, sometimes the orange/clementine is really prominent/dominated and one (2013 I believe) it smelled like straightup raw bacon. However, when the formulation is right, Winter is perfection. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Winter Candy Apple/<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/03/bbw-blast-from-past-twisted-peppermint.html" target="_blank">Twisted Peppermint</a>/Vanilla Bean Noel</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh boy, BBW's holiday trifecta. The signature scent bodycare have been around for yeeeaaarrrs but I believe the candle version didn't come out until the late 2000s (2009 I think). They come back like cold sores year and after year and year but no one really knows why. Traditional obligation probably. Out of the 3, TP is the only scent worthy of being and remaining as a candle... even then, you can still tell it was based on bodycare. And it doesn't smell like candy as the name would suggest but rather straightup peppermint essential oil (I personally only burn it when I'm sick. It's too intense to burn it all the time, honestly does anybody burn TP all the time?) And with Crushed Candy Cane around (which actually smells like peppermint candy), is there any reason to keep Twisted Peppermint around besides traditional obligation? Vanilla Bean Noel is just a hot mess. First of all just just a generic vanilla scent; with Merry Cookie and Butterrum Eggnog, do you really need VBN?Furthermore every single year, folks complain that it burns like crap and the warm throw is virtually nonexistant; honestly what's the point?! And don't get me started on WCA! Like who in this day and age likes and still uses the WCA bodycare, let alone the candle? And what exactly is a "winter candy apple"? Who is eating candy apples at Christmas or in winter? Does the bodycare or the candle smell like a candy apple? Seriously, I'm asking - does it? I don't think it does. There's no apple, there's no orange, no pear and the body care goes way out of left field with its notes - rose, maple and cinnamon, dafuq?! BBW is always so quick to retires bodycare and candles always disappear left and right; all 3 of these need to go...maybe not TP but certainly the other 2. </div><div><br></div><div>Here's <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/11/droppin-candle-knowledgewalk-n-sniff.html" target="_blank">PART 2</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-63796661574663800422020-11-13T20:45:00.002-08:002020-11-16T19:07:16.998-08:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Winter 2020 Candles ~ "This Just In" Collection *UPDATED<div style="text-align: left;">Thought we were done for Christmas and winter? Nope, not so much! News of an upcoming Christmas inspired collection appeared randomly in (test?) stores and the buzz spread across social media like wildfire.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So the collection is called "This Just In" ; the candles have wraparound gold labels with cutouts shaped like pine branches and snowflakes and Christmas bells and the candle names are in a white rectangle. I'm not what I think of the packaging; they're kinda cute-ish but they also like kinda cheap, like a knockoff BBW imitation brand. However the packaging ISN'T important, the scents themselve ARE!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I was in the middle of typing this up and writing my own repackage theories as per usual, but Tinadivalicious came out of nowhere beating everyone to the punch by getting his hands all but one these candles and posting a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDHWXSSMt_Y&t=666s" target="_blank">review vid</a> with the quickness.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So for this NEWNESS UPDATE, I'll post my initial thoughts and theories (as I already had them written down) and then I'll post a tiny synopsis of Tinadivalicious's thoughts.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Alpine Skies</b> - <i>Grapefruit Blossom, Salted Cedar, Sweet Amber</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Bronzeblogger:</i></b> ..... I got nuthin</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Tinadivalious:</i></b> his description made this sound very weird - a citrusy "cologne" scent that also smells like mothballs..yeah, I dunno</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> As soon as I was done typing, I thought of something - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=winter+sun+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01sjYeJ-aSWFoDMAmFMVhJBfdoL8g:1605329044692&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiikNPbnIHtAhUtrFkKHZIjCN0Q_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Winter Sun</a> maybe? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Chocolate Grahams </b>- <i>Milk Chocolate, Graham Crackers, Caramel Swirl, Vanilla </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Bronzeblogger: </i></b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=TOASTED+GRAHAM+LATTE+CANDLE&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02UAzNBYQDQoDPA6WnRBiiaFzcb7A:1605207948293&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6j7HM2f3sAhV-F1kFHTG0CZoQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Toasted Graham Latte</a> perhaps? Or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=TOASTED+smores+CANDLE&tbm=isch&chips=q:toasted+smores+candle,online_chips:body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie756y2v3sAhXPZt8KHWdtCT8Q4lYoBHoECAEQGg&biw=1423&bih=793" target="_blank">Toasted Smores</a>? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Tnadivalicious: </b>close... <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=italy+cannoli+and+cream+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00-j5tIyCSb2vNGchGrkmao8oQrgQ:1605328039247&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinwJv8mIHtAhXDtlkKHcRNBLMQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Italy~ Cannoli & Chocolate</a> aka the original OG <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+smores&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01PkDqqwGOybVHkxDDOao6QClyUkg:1605328110676&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFp6OemYHtAhUhuVkKHX9nDXcQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">S'mores</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Cinnamon <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=gingersnap&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=gingersnap&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i433l2j0i20i263l2j0l3.3735j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Gingersnap</a> </b>- <i>Gingerbread Spice, Homemade Marshmallow, Vanilla Bean </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Bronzeblogger:</i></b> sounds suspiciously like this year's Gingerbread Marshmallow</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Tinadivalicious:</i></b> surprisingly not GM. His description doesn't sound like a gingersnap at all; typical Christmas red hot cinnamon with a vanilla base but it's not <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cinnamon+frosting+candle&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAq6m6xYLtAhXzFlkFHW5MDY8Q_AUoAnoECAMQAg&biw=412&bih=78">Cinnamon Frosting</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Merry <a href="https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwybY0LDNgdGDw4sxNTEnNSc3MSwUATpkG9g&q=madeleine&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=madeleine&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46i433j0i433j46i131i433j46i433j0i131i433j46i131i433j0i433.2995j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Madeleine Cookie</a></b> - <i>Baked Madeleine Cookie, Spiced Almond, Sweet Orange, Toasted Coconut </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Bronzeblogger: </i></b>So backintheday there was an actual <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/16x-BATH-and-BODY-WORKS-PISTACHIO-COOKIES-CARAMEL-CAKE-MADELEINE-CANDLE-RARE-/312560520834" target="_blank">Spiced Madeleine</a> candle (later repackaged as <a href="https://m.sears.com/bath-body-works-slatkin-co-toasted-coconut-scented/p-SPM825287714">Toasted Coconut</a> and finally again as Pumpkin Coconut) Another candle I thought of was the totally forgotten one hit wonder <a href="https://www.musingsofamuse.com/2011/11/slatkin-co-frosted-tangerine-cake-toasted-pistachio-delight-sticky-toffee-pudding-candle.html" target="_blank">Toasted Pistachio Delight</a> (which I had one time owned a mini of, but gave it away)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Tinadivalicious:</i></b> based on how he described (coconutty bakery note with a heavy orange note, which doesn't sound like a madeleine cookie at all), it sounds new. However it still potentially could be Toasted Pistachio Delight but it could also be another candle from that same mini collection - <a href="https://www.musingsofamuse.com/2011/11/slatkin-co-frosted-tangerine-cake-toasted-pistachio-delight-sticky-toffee-pudding-candle.html" target="_blank">Frosted Tangerine Cake</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sweet <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cranberry+pie&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=cranberry+pie&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i131i433j0j0i20i263j0l4.3818j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Cranberry Pie</a> </b>- <i>Tart Cranberries, Brown Sugar, Chopped Walnuts, Flaky Pie Crust </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Bronzeblogger:</i></b> Of course many of thought this would be Cranberry Sugar Cookie/Cranberry Pumpkin? Or at the very least a reworking of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cranberry+sugar+cookie+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiGhYXl3f3sAhXUi-AKHSC3BTsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=cranberry+sugar+cookie+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJ1DZmwJYyccCYIbJAmgBcAB4AIABZogByA2SAQQyMS4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=8YutX8bILNSXggeg7pbYAw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Sweet Cherry Pie</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Tinadivalicious</i></b>: so none of the above oddly enough. Get ready for this....it's Blueberry Pie?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Under the Christmas Tree</b> -<i> Fir Balsam, Juniper Berries, Vanilla Eggnog, Sage Leaves </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Bronzeblogger</b>: </i>These are very interested blend of notes; that "eggnog" threw me for a loop. I immediately thought of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=popcorn+%26+pine+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00lhSIlmR3Hln44ax5EgcT94hUuYQ:1605209153430&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjTg4WL3v3sAhWZGVkFHXtUAXUQ_AUoA3oECAsQBQ&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Popcorn & Pine</a>? Then I thought <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/09/scent-expose-whimsical-wonder-of-white.html" target="_blank">White Balsam & Vanilla</a>? Maybe something similar to <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/double-bombcom-citrus-spice-and-perfect.html" target="_blank">The Perfect Christmas</a>?)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Tinadivalicious</b>: </i>His description made it sound like something between Vanilla Balsam and Vanilla Sage. His description also made me think of an old one hit wonder from the Golden Age - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+deck+the+halls&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01NQjid18kQY5QnMpN_SPQUPv4ZdQ:1605326905529&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiD6c7flIHtAhVNF1kFHd8aBocQ_AUoAnoECA4QBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5#imgrc=0Apr8RrV8pBSvM" target="_blank">Deck the Halls</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>White Velvet Coconut</b> - <i><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+velvet+cake&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=white+velvet+cake&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l7.5715j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">White Velvet Cake</a>, Coconut Shavings, White Buttercream</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Bronzeblogger</i></b>: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=coconut+cream+pie+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00j_7VADO7bcdAR-tr0_-kvoOJ_kg:1605210958099&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPssnn5P3sAhUpSN8KHXWsC8UQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1440&bih=793#imgrc=_1HdQkUAVqswuM" target="_blank">Coconut Cream Pie</a> maybe?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Tinadivalicious</b>: </i>straightup <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bath+body+works+%22toasted+coconut%22+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj-ts2JlIHtAhVZTjABHaqSC5QQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=bath+body+works+%22toasted+coconut%22+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECCMQJ1DqQFjOWWC5XGgAcAB4AIABUYgBnQGSAQEymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=hVevX77gCNmcwbkPqqWuoAk&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Toasted Coconut</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><strike>There's one last candle called <b>Snowy Driftwood</b> but no word on the notes or what it smells like</strike></p><p><b>Snowy Dristwood - </b><i>White Pine, Aromatic Herbs, Iced Driftwood</i></p><p><i style="font-weight: bold;">Bronzeblogger: </i>I thought maybe <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+sleigh+ride+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjwhZazyojtAhXmAd8KHWS9BDQQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+sleigh+ride+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DcGljsIGCnImgAcAB4AIABlwGIAaoEkgEDNi4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=ATyzX7CBPeaD_Abk-pKgAw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Sleigh Ride</a> or<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+barn+silver+pine+and+cedar+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02aCyOKWXN1AiM8H2Zi9E91-HTSsQ:1605581887604&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCyMXQyojtAhVjh-AKHXM1BK0Q_AUoAnoECBQQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank"> Silver Pine & Cedar</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Autumn+snow+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02v3hcWH0CpJ_T2RWl_dNA61S-sbA:1605582079606&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiazoysy4jtAhXkguAKHeZHBJIQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Autumn Snow</a></p><p><b><i>Social Media</i></b>: Apparently this has an Ocean Driftwood MaBLAHgony STANKwood quality to it</p><p><br /></p><p><strike>I'm not sure when this candle is going to be released. I've heard it's supposed to be on for Candle Day but I've also heard it'll be released the week after. I've also heard it supposed to be after the day after the next floorset, November 23. But I've also heard it'll be out later that week as a Black Friday exclusive. So yeah, I'm not sure. Whatever the case is, this collection will be out soon.</strike></p><p>These should be hitting shelves on Nov. 23rd but they'll definitely be out for Black Friday</p>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-3345037834321525252020-11-08T15:36:00.002-08:002020-11-19T20:21:51.602-08:00WALK N SNIFF (PANDEMIC EDITION): Winter 2020 Candles ~ Newness only<p> You ever wake up and just felt that something momentous was gonna happen? Well yesterday (Saturday Nov. 7th depending on when you're reading this), I woke up to the news of Joe Biden winning the presidential election! So many emotions - relief, joy, comfort, excitement, optimism. After taking some deep breaths and taking the news in, in a split moment I decided in celebration to throw caution to wind and have a bit of an adventure...I was going to BBW/WB for the first time since the pandemic started!</p><p>When I heard there was going to be wf refill sale, I hemmed-and-hawwed about actually going in person. Buying online is expensive and I really didn't want to spend extra money on shipping and handling for wallflowers that I might not end up liking. At least if I go in person, I can (as safely as possibly) sniff around and buy what I actually like. I had almost talked myself out of not going until Saturday morning when I heard the news which gave me a boost and some pep in my step and I decided to do the damn thing.</p><p>I got to my nearest mall fairly early, there was hardly anyone walking around and the BBW/WB was practically empty..thank goodness! Normally I would take my time sniffing around so I could review more accurately but I really wasn't trying to linger around more than was necessary. I only sniffed the new stuff (which I picked up using a glove and sniffed under 3 layer mask), got the wf refills I wanted and hightailed it out of there.</p><p><br></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpyt7NqgGutQEKlUmRv2zmIsEFVtnOp7D5ZY3Kve7OPwdNbqUZ1PvlTZmOwfFDViylIsil0qZcospUCtV9bN9o3wH9J02p4L4F8uf7ibcZPldgNWrcJ5Uep9ubx0Why3T0TdsCHGsp19O/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1604796340880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpyt7NqgGutQEKlUmRv2zmIsEFVtnOp7D5ZY3Kve7OPwdNbqUZ1PvlTZmOwfFDViylIsil0qZcospUCtV9bN9o3wH9J02p4L4F8uf7ibcZPldgNWrcJ5Uep9ubx0Why3T0TdsCHGsp19O/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1604796340880.jpg"></a></div><br><p><br></p><p>That said, take this particular review with a grain of salt as it's not up to my usual in depth standards/calibur given the circumstances. As I mentioned earlier, I sniffed things thru a mask and tried not to really huff too much and I moved around quickly so I could leave ASAP. Without further ado, let's start the review!</p><p><b>Peppermint Sugar Cookie (0269AGAF)</b> - I initially was not particularly interested in this candle at all - while I'm not as anti-bakery as I used to be, "cookie" scents are kinduva hard sell. Furthermore, I'm not the biggest fan of mint notes in bakery/gourmand scents. That said, this pleasantly surprised me. Now there was talk on social media that this very similar to<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/12/hot-mess-award-joy-peppermint.html" target="_blank"> Peppermint Marshmallow</a>...and I have to agree. The top notes share the same not quite marshmallow/vanilla buttercream/sweet peppermint/odd unmentioned cocoa vibes that Peppermint Marshmallow has. Now, here's the difference - there is a cookie aspect. Lingering at the bottom, is a buttery, slightly salty, vanillic bakery note (the "cookie" note kind of reminds me of Lemon Lavender Shortbread). I was not expecting to like this but I'm kinda diggin it and I personally think it's better than PM. </p><p><b>Frosted Forest (0275AGA6)</b> - I do love a good piney scent so I was excited to give it a sniff. I heard someone on social media say that it was very reminiscent of <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/01/this-is-bombcom-evergreen.html" target="_blank">Evergreen</a>..and it kinda is on a basic superficial level; let's say the 2 are related, very much cousins. The piney-ness is there, both the needles and sap with a possible base of cedarwood. There's a blast of cool Fresh Ballsack-ish eucalyptus that sorta wakes the blend up. There's a heavy bit of spruce, which tends to be a little on the sweeter side...and that's kinda why I'm not 100% on board with this scent. FF is surprisingly sweet for a pine scent and I think it's because the pine sap along with spruce; it's in the same sweet drippy pine scent family as <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/02/candle-spotlight-alpine-cheer.html" target="_blank">Alpine Cheer</a>, <a href="https://www.ebay.com/c/1123940249" target="_blank">Frosted Pine</a>, and <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/12/rant-of-daythe-tantalizing-trickery-of.html" target="_blank">Tree Farm</a>. I also don't get much of an outdoorsiness and any coldness that would suggest a "frosted forest". Overall it's slightly on the verge of smelling generic, like any "Christmas tree" candle you'll find in any store during the holidays. If you are interested in trying out pine scents but find Evergreen or Fresh Ballsack too intense, this would be a good scent to experiment with...though I'd recommend you get the wallflower refill over the candle as the cold throw was on the weak side (and I've heard the warm throw is practically nonexistant) </p><p><b><i>ADDENDUM: </i></b>Awhile ago I was chatting with a candlebuddy and she confirmed this a dupe of <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/731975745673071835/" target="_blank">Evergreen Wreath</a> from the ill-fated <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/10/newness-update-woodland-evergreen-tree.html" target="_blank">Woodland/Nordic Evergreen collection</a></p><p><b>Frosted Spearmint (0252AGA5)</b> - this one I was particularly intrigued with as I heard was a dupe of a very ancient and long forgotten scent from the late 2000s. Having sniffed, I'm sure it might indeed be that very scent - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=snow+apple+mint&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00tA_tsBF2dmJkX-xiwm2A23uh2Qw:1604869230257&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6joXj6_PsAhUPmuAKHRr1C5IQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Snow Apple Mint</a>. Now this scent was before my time so I'm not sure how popular it was but during my later treasure hunting days, I happened upon a wf refill on the black market (that I ended up selling some time after as I didn't really like it). The name seemed odd and I didn't really get the point or appeal of the scent after sniffing it. It seems BBW spin-doctored this scent by giving it more generic sounding customer friendly name although the new name and the actual fragrance don't really add up. First of all, there's mint but it's more of a toothpasty garden mint/peppermint than spearmint. The apple note comes out of nowhere and is very apparent. There could be sandalwood but I get more musk than anything else. It's soothing, calm, and pleasant scent (good for the bathroom or bedroom) but odd; like the original SAM, it doesn't particularly feel very Christmas-y. </p><p><b>Christmas Cider (0281AGA7)</b> - so there was talk of this being a dupe/dupe with a twist of last year's Spiced Chestnuts but after sniffing, I don't think they're the same but I do think they are very similar. This scent is kinda odd to me. For a candle with "cider" in the name, it doesn't smell particularly cidery. There's an apple note lurking in the background that comes across simmered/stewed/baked but I can't say it smells like cider. It's also surprisingly dark for a cider scent as well as a holiday scent; there's something dark and sweet (think brown-sugar) and almost boozy, like rum. And then you get the mulling spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and a bit of clove. It's a pleasant enough scent but I don't think it fits the name; if it was "Spiced Rum" or "Christmas (Rum) Punch" or "Holiday <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=wassail&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=wassail&aqs=chrome..69i57j46i131i433j0i131i433l2j0i20i263j0l2j0i20i263.1738j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Wassail</a>". Don't expect a bright tangy mulled cider like <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+spiced+cider&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk006BH7ruLevh2fhlLps-AfWH7qAaw:1604871849979&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxlZzE9fPsAhXEg-AKHSx7BigQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Spiced Cider </a>or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=spiced+pumpkin+cider+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjc_vbF9fPsAhWUZ98KHcr2BY4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=+spiced+pumpkin+cider&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgQIIxAnMgIIADICCAAyBggAEAgQHjIGCAAQCBAeMgYIABAIEB4yBAgAEBgyBAgAEBgyBAgAEBg6BAgAEEM6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQBxAFEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeUJrdAVi2_AFg24sCaABwAHgAgAHYAYgB9QaSAQU4LjAuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=rWaoX5z0IZTP_QbK7ZfwCA&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Spiced Pumpkin Cider </a>or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+cinnamon+cider+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi57YHX9fPsAhWHPt8KHVSJCjMQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=apple+cinnamon+cider+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAA6BggAEAcQHjoECAAQGFDT4AFY1IMCYM2OAmgAcAB4AIABugGIAacJkgEEMTMuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=0WaoX_nAF4f9_AbUkqqYAw&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Apple Cinnamon Cider</a>, you'll be a bight disappointed. However, if you like Spiced Chestnuts or<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=evening+hearth+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk001qfDjS8VT49SIy58dqWO8NoSgog:1604872078307&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwloyx9vPsAhWyVN8KHVrfDksQ_AUoAnoECBYQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank"> Evening Hearth</a>, then this bud's for you.</p><p><b>Eucalyptus Snowfall (0263K3S4)</b> - this was actually the scent I was the most excited about for the notes were right up my alley. Speaking of notes, I thought for sure this was a dupe of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+lavender+eucalyptus+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00Q2AdCOZ03O1UekTnhOncrPgGmCQ:1604872841957&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-252d-fPsAhXvnuAKHa61AE4Q_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">White Lavender Eucalyptus</a> but a couple of folks who actually had it so that ES was totally different. Having sniffed it, it's not at all what I was expecting. I believe this is newness however it's very familiar smelling. Basically take Frozen Lake and mix in Vanilla Sage (sans the vanilla) and that's ES. It also kinda gives me Fresh Fall Morning vibes, like a "winter" version of that. There's a whole lotta herbal going on in this blend, which is something you don't see too much of during winter/holiday time. For a scent that has "eucalyptus" in the name, I don't get eucalyptus at all in the blend. I do get a crisp astringent lavender possibly mixed with a bit of mint. Now this is interesting - the notes on the candle don't mention it but the notes on the wallflower label/flap do, sage..which could possibly the...*eyeroll "cologne note" folks on social media claim to pick up (by the way, "cologne" is NOT a note). There's an odd sweetness, like maybe juniper berry. There's also a hint of ozone that suggest wetness but come across a "snowfall" or even winter air. This isn't a holiday scent at all and because it's so herbal, it doesn't feel particularly winter. It's similar to Sparkling Icicles in the sense they're both mandles that BBW is really tries to tenuously market as a winter/holiday scent but really could be used all year around. </p><p><b>ADDENDUM:</b> someone told me on social media that it smelled like Eucalyptus Rain. Yeah, I don't get that at all, from neither the candle and especially the wf refill. Either this person's nose is picking up something I'm not or there could be a batch variance.</p><p><b>Gingerbread Marshmallow (0254AGA3) </b>- I won't waste my time going in depth about this one as there's really not much to say about it - it's smells like Frosted Gingerbread mixed with Vanilla Bean Marshmallow or even Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow. It's a creamy marshmallow base with "gingerbread" spices. Not sure I get the point of this, especially since Frosted Gingerbread exists. Obviously this is pure marketing; put "marshmallow" in the name and the Basic Bs of America will coming running.</p><p><b>Salted Caramel Eggnog (0254AGA5)</b> first of all, really BBW? Like coconut backintheday, you're obsessed with "salted caramel" and insist on putting it everything.</p><p>Secondly who the f*** drinks eggnog with caramel, salted or otherwise?! First of it all, it would be sugary AF. Secondly, you're sure you wanna mix something with salt in a egg based custard-y drink? </p><p>Third, dear lord..the texture; thick ass eggnog made even thicker with caramel.</p><p>Lastly, to the geniuses who wrote the note descriptions, please consult a dictionary or Google first. You put "dulce de leche" in the notes alongside caramel...you do realize they're both basically the SAME THING right?! Dulce de Leche is essentially caramel made from condensed/sweetened milk as opposed to cooked sugar (with either water or cream)</p><p>Anyway, speaking of dulce de leche, I assumed it must be a clue/Easter Egg and that SCE was a dupe of the online exclusive <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+dulce+de+leche+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjqopC2hvTsAhWCZt8KHTuZCywQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+du+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgYIABAHEB4yBggAEAcQHjIICAAQBxAFEB4yCAgAEAgQBxAeMggIABAIEAcQHlDKmwJYzaICYN2wAmgAcAB4AIAB4AGIAaUCkgEFMS4wLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=X3ioX6r3MYLN_Qa7sq7gAg&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Pumpkin Dulce de Leche</a>; some folks on social media said no while others said maybe. So right off the bat, this isn't Butterum Eggnog mixed with caramel (*retches). The "eggnog" base smells more..well..eggy, if that makes sense. Think a proper custard or a souffle. And you get the typical cloying ooeygoeey caramel you get from BBW. If you like scents like Summer Boardwalk or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=spiced+pumpkin+cheesecake+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03OFjnJWYjEzXvAE5ca5n4GyI7MOw:1604876308067&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXsYCShvTsAhWsTN8KHS0oCfcQ_AUoAnoECA8QBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake</a> or <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+caramel+latte+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiQ_PaThvTsAhWrGd8KHV56CZwQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+caramel+latte+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECAAQGFDr0ANYwZ4EYJ6lBGgAcAB4AIAB3QGIAcEOkgEGMTUuNC4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=GHioX5CQBquz_Abe9KXgCQ&bih=793&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Pumpkin Caramel Latte</a>, then SCE is for you. </p><p><b>Lavender Pine</b> - this is just <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=lavender+and+pine+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01O_KDUTo0XqNEZYW7lo-ABbYvQgA:1604876568353&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjK2o6Oh_TsAhXRc98KHeskDJIQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=793" target="_blank">Lavender & Pine</a> from the <a href="https://lifeinsidethepage.blogspot.com/2019/10/bath-body-works-nordic-tree-scent.html" target="_blank">Woodland/Evergreen collection</a>. It's really odd that BBW didn't release a candle...as the candle already existed previously. Why just release the wf refill? Also this scent is actually good, it deserves a matching candle! So scent-wise, this pretty straightforward - it's basically Evergreen and <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/04/this-is-bombcom-french-lavender.html" target="_blank">French Lavender</a> mixed together. I would not ever think to put lavender and pine together but in a roundabout way, it kinda make sense; lavender is in the mint family and mint goes extremely well with pine. The pine and the cedar (a note that is often paired with lavender) and the lavender all blend harmoniously together. Like so many of this year's holiday scents, this is not a holiday scent; this scent would be good after Christmas and New Years when it's still winter and you want a winter scent but nothing really piney as that feels too Crhistmasy. </p><p><b>Peach on Earth</b> - so my store only had one out on display with no lid on; I heard thru the grapevine that this was light and this sucker was definitely LIGHT though I'm not sure if it was naturally like that or because it had been sitting out without lid. Anyway, based on the notes I assumed it was a dupe of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=harvest+peach+candle+bath+and+body+works&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=simvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj3q8L_pvXsAhVRmeAKHdNTBRkQ_AUoAnoECAMQAg&biw=412&bih=783&dpr=2.63">Harvest Peaches</a> from backintheday; similar vibe but not the same. It is also not <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=+peach+cobbler+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiTxbyAp_XsAhUFHN8KHc-GDRMQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=+peach+cobbler+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIECAAQGDIFCAAQzQI6BAgeEAo6AggAOgYIABAHEB46BggAEAgQHjoECAAQDToICAAQCBAHEB46CAgAEA0QBRAeOggIABAIEA0QHjoECCEQClD6zARYo_UEYMn7BGgAcAB4AIABjgGIAbgLkgEEMTQuMpgBAKABAcABAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=wSCpX9PgGIW4_AbPjbaYAQ&bih=783&biw=412&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=simvn">Peach Cobbler</a>. There's not too much to say about it as it's a pretty straightforward scent. You get peach (somewhere between <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=market+peach++candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj4zvanp_XsAhUCD98KHXpcCgEQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=market+peach++candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIFCAAQzQI6BAgAEBg6BAghEAo6BAgAEA06CAgAEAgQBxAeOggIABANEAUQHjoICAAQCBANEB46AggAOgYIABAHEB46BggAEAUQHjoECB4QClCGoQlYhNQJYI7bCWgAcAB4AIABWogB1AiSAQIxNZgBAKABAcABAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=FCGpX_j0CIKe_Ab6uKkI&bih=783&biw=412&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=simvn">Georgia/Market</a> Peach and <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+peach++candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi-orr0p_XsAhWXWN8KHbgEDkkQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=white+peach++candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIECAAQGDoECB4QCjoCCAA6BggAEAcQHjoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABANOggIABANEAUQHjoICAAQCBANEB46BQgAEM0CUKzFAVjt2gFgk-ABaABwAHgAgAFRiAHZB5IBAjE0mAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=tCGpX774Jpex_Qa4ibjIBA&bih=783&biw=412&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=simvn">White Peach</a>) made smooth with creamy vanilla. And then there's cinnamon but it's not red hot nor is it baking spice; it's more like a cinnamon stick or freshly grated cinnamon. It's ok, nothing to throw a parade over. Not quite with this scent has to do with Christmas or why BBW insists making peach scents a thing for the holiday season but whatevs.</p><p>My store didn't have Fresh Winter Air.</p><p>Since I was there and they were still around, I gave these 2 new fall scents a quick sniff...</p><p><b>Pumpkin Spice Latte (0246A6A4)</b> - there's really not much to say about this one- it's a straight up dupe of <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/06/walk-n-sniff-sas-candles.html" target="_blank">Sweet Tiramisu</a>. I mean, it kinda makes sense but it would be nice if this was new or actually smelled like a real PSL</p><p><b>Thanks & Giving (0240M8A0)</b> - this candle caused quite the conundrum on social media. Was this a dupe of the recent <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=caramel+apple+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01MdtO3Nr3Q4abgQRsDf3ugmeFefg:1604877607814&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj32eL9ivTsAhUFn-AKHXUcAgcQ_AUoAnoECBkQBA&biw=1440&bih=793&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Caramel Apple</a> or (as I mused) the ol school <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html" target="_blank">Caramel Apple</a> from the Golden Age (2 different scents btw). In my opinion...it's both! I get the straightup Cider Lane-esque caramel apple-ness of the recent CA but I get a bit of nutmeg and peanuttiness from the old CA. It's nice enough but kinda unnecessary and I'm not sure what it has to do with Thanksgiving.</p><p>BTW I did end up getting some bulbs...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSs5xdXlv4viXnJJR85r4cS2RQo-i__D0McRI0ZuDJX0rNNgHJdGYGt-pJ1WQ0Ofw6hf4S-zRQl_VeoOyX9_tc1o6uEvU1_FBNKQa8dxIwkhH7HFNL08hHnWJaImD1sggurlg3ZUykcmt/s2048/PhotoGrid_Plus_1604775047939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSs5xdXlv4viXnJJR85r4cS2RQo-i__D0McRI0ZuDJX0rNNgHJdGYGt-pJ1WQ0Ofw6hf4S-zRQl_VeoOyX9_tc1o6uEvU1_FBNKQa8dxIwkhH7HFNL08hHnWJaImD1sggurlg3ZUykcmt/s320/PhotoGrid_Plus_1604775047939.jpg"></a></div><br> I did wish I had gotten more Lavender Pine and maybe one more Frosted Forest but oh well, I'll manage.<p></p><p>So my overall thoughts/impression...? Meh!</p><p>I hate to be a Negative Nancy but what I saw and sniffed were all so underwhelming and unexciting. Besides Lavender Pine and maybe Frosted Forest, the "newness" didn't really do anything for me and the returning scents (with a few notable personal favs/staples) weren't very appealing. While it was nice being in a actual store and getting to smell things in person as opposed to blind buying online and paying extra for S/H, I'm not sure it was worth the risk or the incoming bouts of panic and anxiety. Which makes me wonder how are people so comfortable going to stores over and over while there's still a pandemic raging on? I personally don't get it. Honestly I would be furious spending months being cautious and staying home only to end up getting sick from being in a BBW, especially when the scents I sniffed while there were all kinds of blah. I won't be doing this again so don't expect me to do any WALK N SNIFF reviews until this pandemic passes. </p>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-78962360582496856992020-11-02T14:45:00.003-08:002020-12-30T12:22:58.450-08:00DROPPIN CANDLE KNOWLEDGE: Complete Comprehensive Fall 2020 Candle Collection List<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: times, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><b><u>White Barn Core: Fall Additions</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: times, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa;"><b><i>Returning Scents:</i></b> Flannel</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Frozen Lake</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Leaves<br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Marshmallow Fireside</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Apple<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Pecan Waffles<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Salted Butterscotch<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sparkling Pear Riesling <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sweater Weather<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vanilla Sage (from fall 2019)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>New Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Pumpkin Vanilla Crème (repackage of Vanilla Pumpkin)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Raspberry Mimosa<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><u>Fall to Winter Transitional Add-ons</u></i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fresh Ballsack</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Frosted Cranberry</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Winter</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Pop Up Candle Collection<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Returning Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Banana Walnut Muffin (from summer 2020)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Blueberry Maple Pancakes<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Caramel Pumpkin Swirl<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Apple<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Donut Shop<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Peanut Brittle<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Pecan Waffles<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Shit Cinnamon Poopkin <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fall is Calling Collection<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Returning Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Autumn<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cranberry Woods<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lakeside Morning (aka Lakeside Sunrise)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leaves<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Marshmallow Fireside<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Clove (from fall 2019)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Perfect Autumn<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fall is Calling (Part 2) Collection<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Returning Scents</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>:</b> Autumn Woods<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Honeycrisp Apple <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leaves<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sweater Weather<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">White Eucalyptus & Sage (from winter 2020/Winter SAS)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>New Scents</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>:</b> Acorn Lane<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Field of Gold Collection <o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Returning Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Almond Blossom <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">(online exclusive)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Crisp Morning Air <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">(online exclusive)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lavender Vanilla <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">(online exclusive)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">White Tea & Sage (from spring 2020)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>New Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Bright Citrus Sunflower<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Champagne Apple & Honey (online exclusive)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u><span style="color: #333333;">“Half and Half” Collection</span></u></b><b><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Returning Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Crisp Morning Air<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Flannel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mahogany Apple<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Shit Cinnamon Poopkin<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vanilla Birch<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>New Scents</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>: </b>Blackberries & Basil<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Warm Welcome Collection<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>Returning Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Apple Weather (from fall 2019)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cider Lane<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fall Farmhouse (from fall 2019) (online exclusive)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fresh Fall Morning (from fall 2019)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gather<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Harvest Gathering<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leaves<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mahogany Teakwood<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Palo Santo (online exclusive)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Welcome Home (from fall 2019)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #333333;"><b>New Scents:</b></span></i><span style="color: #333333;"> Cozy Cashmere<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pumpkin Bonfire</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Halloween Collection</u></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Returning Scents:</i></b> Ghoul Friend (from fall 2019)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hot Cocoa & Scream (Cream)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Midnight Boo (Blue) Citrus</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Purrfect Pumpkin (aka Shit Cinnamon Poopkin)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vampire Blood</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Fall Bakery/"Fox" Collection</u></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i>Returning Scents: </i></b>Blueberry Maple Pancakes </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Caramel Pumpkin Swirl </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Cinnamon Irish Cream (from fall 2019)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Pumpkin Apple </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Pumpkin Cupcake </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Pumpkin Pecan Waffles </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Strawberry Pound Cake </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Warm Apple Pie </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">White Pumpkin </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i>New Scents: </i></b>Dutch Apple Waffle</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Pumpkin Cookie Dough </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Pumpkin Snickerdoodle </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Sugared Cherry Crisp (repackage of Sweet Cherry Pie) (online exclusive)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><u>Late Additions</u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><i>Returning Scents:</i></b> The Perfect Autumn </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>New Scents:</b> Pumpkin Dulce de Leche (online exclusive)</div></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Pumpkin Spice Latte (repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sweet+tiramisu+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiHi6POz6XsAhVqs1kKHXPyAnIQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=sweet+tiramisu+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoICAAQCBAHEB5Q2M4BWKbmAWCw7QFoAHAAeACAAcoBiAHjCZIBBjEyLjEuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=6ll_X4fuN-rm5gLz5IuQBw&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Sweet Tiramisu</a>)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Sugared Pecan Pie (online exclusive)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Toasted Coconut Mocha</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Fancy Glass Collection (all online exclusives)</u></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Black Cherry Merlot </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Flannel</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Harvest Gathering </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Vanilla Sage </div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>? Collection</u></b></div><div><b><i>Returning Scents: </i></b>White Pumpkin</div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Scents:</b> White Apple Oakwood </div><div>White Balsam & Vanilla (possible repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=balsam+birch+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03lZiLpANYLg2LlFiodH542lh4qUA:1602181606822&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQ26jMz6XsAhWmg-AKHYfTAM8Q_AUoAnoECBcQBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Balsam & Birch</a>)</div></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><u>Transitional Thanksgiving Collection</u></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(254, 253, 250); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Returning Scents:</b> Fresh Balsam </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Frozen Lake</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Gather </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Grateful ~ Frosted Cranberry</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">MaBLAHgany STANKwood </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Spiced Apple Toddy </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Thankful ~ Harvest Gathering</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Welcome Home </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">White Eucalyptus & Sage (from winter 2019)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>New Scents:</b> Thanks & Giving </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-89204965560266340902020-10-31T12:24:00.006-07:002020-11-02T14:45:39.447-08:00CANDLE RANT OF THE DAY: Why is Halloween at BBW so Un-SPOOK-tacular? Halloween Candle Ideas<p>HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!</p><p>And speaking of Halloween... </p><p>It always struck me as odd that despite how season-forward BBW is and how they're all about the holiday marketing, their Halloween fare is always kinda blah. First of all, their focus is always mainly on the bodycare..which is fine...although not everybody is into bodycare and if you're like me, you completely ignore them. And as far as home fragrance goes, it's always Shit Cinnamon Poopkin over and over and over! Even backintheday during the Golden Age, it was moreorless the same thing...although at least we had scents like <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/07/droppin-candle-knowledge-perplexing.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Patch/Carving</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+spiced+cider&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02OTSUDODirgr3WtI4X2bC5vq0BEg:1604087376568&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGjJOSi93sAhXjnuAKHb3WCh0Q_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=801" target="_blank">Spiced Cider </a>to mix things up. I mean finally a few years ago we got a candle version of Vampire Blood and eventually we got Ghoul Friends but there's always that persistent push for Shit Cinnamon Poopkin. With the exception of SCP, the few home fragrance we see is bodycare inspired and they kinda feel like an afterthought.</p><p>Here's the thing...especially in recent years, we get alllllllll of these fall inspired collections - we get a main collection with all of the fan favs, some kind of bakery and/or "pumpkin" collection and then all of these little random vaguely autumnal collections with scents just haphazardly thrown together with little to no rhyme or reason..and most of those collection are repeats with candles that are already in another collections ie. candles with 2-3 different labels and packaging. Here's a crazy whackadoo idea that I'm throwing out - why not have a whole home fragrance collection dedicated to Halloween?! Instead of having a duo/trio of bodycare candles, have a whole Halloween inspired collection amongst the other fall collections Sooo many candles from the vault could work for a Halloween collection.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yrEyO94x0eQ_aK6kXcsTYKfTl2UH9BqZNAQLRjUEMsfWlY9dNszrjpAP1QWvKyBYxpOLbzUJomUdxR39dvgacf9AimAVG0AxoQYqoTCoI4EEvQCdKx5CF1VzyozQX-BTK0UPoriQ69FJ/s424/1f790d12cab428221ff6d7a15c9fbb1d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yrEyO94x0eQ_aK6kXcsTYKfTl2UH9BqZNAQLRjUEMsfWlY9dNszrjpAP1QWvKyBYxpOLbzUJomUdxR39dvgacf9AimAVG0AxoQYqoTCoI4EEvQCdKx5CF1VzyozQX-BTK0UPoriQ69FJ/s320/1f790d12cab428221ff6d7a15c9fbb1d.jpg" /></a></div><br /> There is absolutely NO reason for Shit Cinnamon Poopkin to be constantly shoved down our throats on a continuous basis when this thing of beauty exists. This is 14.5 oz of pumpkiny goodness. I do not and will never understand BBW's indifference to it. And hello, the name says it all - you can't think of Halloween without carving pumpkins and making Jack o Lanterns.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial3wCybcDGZJNdg0CCUYMI8xsHBXpxJJFhYgStEAgq9OXLVIuCqZp2QhEnh4nPJrpdLr9cHCKc9KcMQP5S9vvqzLGE4Y58bPtvLxX4JCgdazRCUyClGKQiSoft_GtAuduxgmuu2OhBeVI/s400/s-l400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="297" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEial3wCybcDGZJNdg0CCUYMI8xsHBXpxJJFhYgStEAgq9OXLVIuCqZp2QhEnh4nPJrpdLr9cHCKc9KcMQP5S9vvqzLGE4Y58bPtvLxX4JCgdazRCUyClGKQiSoft_GtAuduxgmuu2OhBeVI/s320/s-l400.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>For whatever reason, this was an online exclusive and its release was followed by the pandemic/lockdown so I don't think a lot of people got to try (I had it and it was really nice); why not bring it back for a fall collection as caramel scents tend to be more popular in fall. And it's certainly better Hot Cocoa & Cream that BBW constantly releases and/or repackages. You can call it "<b>TRICK OR TREAT"</b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg1IjbPTA4sJD6SioQlkSgIgEFfJYdERq9FJoUC7GHIP9fWmuWCdXehB-3BR5_OWx4S28xfWug3AGka6DWSzACnYpfoP7U0Hqk-XMFBFODzmL2WOYiRynMmVenb3ka-1KMpfH2XpObmsw/s424/41i4B04m3zL._SL500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg1IjbPTA4sJD6SioQlkSgIgEFfJYdERq9FJoUC7GHIP9fWmuWCdXehB-3BR5_OWx4S28xfWug3AGka6DWSzACnYpfoP7U0Hqk-XMFBFODzmL2WOYiRynMmVenb3ka-1KMpfH2XpObmsw/s320/41i4B04m3zL._SL500_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This was a really nice one hit wonder that BBW decided to completely ignore. Horrible craptastic burn but a lovely scent nonetheless. I think this would work great in a Halloween collection as it had a definite mid/late autumn vibe to it. Rename it <b>"SPOOKY Night"</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Oqf2WJ7zeOZTDskqtePPQiT8FZIaihaeMoKmtuATJgphPlhIK0O0jd2FO_lX7yMeys0mBKnzo2DIQWmhibELWO47w6hddpVMHH7GbiAbJh6SIOAtJF-n8-4tqsOVWDKoyZ1yPwtYOCjs/s1500/026143842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1115" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Oqf2WJ7zeOZTDskqtePPQiT8FZIaihaeMoKmtuATJgphPlhIK0O0jd2FO_lX7yMeys0mBKnzo2DIQWmhibELWO47w6hddpVMHH7GbiAbJh6SIOAtJF-n8-4tqsOVWDKoyZ1yPwtYOCjs/s320/026143842.jpg" /></a></div><br />This can be <b>"SCARY Woods"</b>.. ouuuhhhhhhh!!!!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_7x9XNghbka2d3ZJWFT-lhur3GOuNlLXyp1awOQnAimDtTrYOXaLbvpygSAH48sCrvaI9fOOr7RkI18GKsE06ig9uwUCQLNeIGMTLSlUnYWkKqgkpkhC7ivuZ64qZzTdjl_f8CU6Jt9d/s350/the-original-white-barn-candle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="350" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_7x9XNghbka2d3ZJWFT-lhur3GOuNlLXyp1awOQnAimDtTrYOXaLbvpygSAH48sCrvaI9fOOr7RkI18GKsE06ig9uwUCQLNeIGMTLSlUnYWkKqgkpkhC7ivuZ64qZzTdjl_f8CU6Jt9d/w320-h315/the-original-white-barn-candle.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvaZbMo5qlWp0fe0CLzVkrr_HkY7R8OgE4YQBK87pNTnYnURs30yiwK1-H_9Kn36KMW0UWYlcpTfaX3qNwEprWYNStp6rXHum-M5iQHt-Av6P4QPRKTp0mRgalhcgfg8Yqho7ucOtcf6k/s1600/pBBW1-13208350enh-z8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1057" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvaZbMo5qlWp0fe0CLzVkrr_HkY7R8OgE4YQBK87pNTnYnURs30yiwK1-H_9Kn36KMW0UWYlcpTfaX3qNwEprWYNStp6rXHum-M5iQHt-Av6P4QPRKTp0mRgalhcgfg8Yqho7ucOtcf6k/s320/pBBW1-13208350enh-z8.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><p>Either of these would make a good <b>"Haunted House"</b> candle; both have a vibe that could replicate the dry ancient muskiness of an old house.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxmuEI9r0bMsHLMKOzMbMLL_dQWRKeuw6tvqmoeIFo9iHRrjpZtUKA94aAQuMmphmVawLBmjjQz3izrBlWmEsKkWpvXhyHr8KdvNoHC7W7AjLRBsiCkEvGCH9rpID1jLBbdwKDy2KXITM/s352/BBW-Slatkin-Autumn-Apple.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxmuEI9r0bMsHLMKOzMbMLL_dQWRKeuw6tvqmoeIFo9iHRrjpZtUKA94aAQuMmphmVawLBmjjQz3izrBlWmEsKkWpvXhyHr8KdvNoHC7W7AjLRBsiCkEvGCH9rpID1jLBbdwKDy2KXITM/s320/BBW-Slatkin-Autumn-Apple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is quite possibly the BEST apple scent BBW has ever created and it's a shame they've forgotten about it in favor of Farmstand/Heirloom/Honeycrisp Apple or worse, Mahogany Apple. A Halloween collection could be an opportunity to bring this back. This could be <b>"Bobbing for Apples/Apple Bobbing"</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SJWwdHUvW29hl61Lp-5kqxc1o2yG5WK5v9FdLNHA0aoR93LXqmdeJYJCOpWMhVi4hCeUw2onquRdK-fRjRo7uDGnRDO6lGlbMPs1oNaByVSjj7UGuLNwkzKGk9zTATZl4Vcx9dBRGO8H/s480/hqdefault.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SJWwdHUvW29hl61Lp-5kqxc1o2yG5WK5v9FdLNHA0aoR93LXqmdeJYJCOpWMhVi4hCeUw2onquRdK-fRjRo7uDGnRDO6lGlbMPs1oNaByVSjj7UGuLNwkzKGk9zTATZl4Vcx9dBRGO8H/s320/hqdefault.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This failed test <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/bbw-spotlight-tailgate.html" target="_blank">candle</a> (NOT the nationwide version from the following year) I think would make for a good <b>WEREWOLF </b>inspired candle. A werewolf/wolfman fragrance should be a mandle and Tailgate was/is one of the few mandles we ever got for fall. It's a leather based scent, which works as it's a musky manly note..also known in the fragrance making world as an<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=animalic+scent&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&oq=animalic&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l7.4398j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank"> "animalic" note </a>. And with the moss and woody notes in the background, there's an outdoorsy vibe - think of a hot sweaty man running through the woods trying to escape the curse of the full moon. The original Tailgate is how I would imagine Taylor Lautner smelled during the filming of Twilight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJycp2jmlyZ4KGdhg9g3mK1cLMVEB4gMKisyARkAcPZGN3ZHY5lu2khUVbdqBn0piZvk69TrMI0x0v16bN7tgxsihqxeLCvX-DgZPpjHtU-Glto41CEO_OQ-lz3Siba2vBadoxbWKonJPr/s471/Myrrh-Candle-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJycp2jmlyZ4KGdhg9g3mK1cLMVEB4gMKisyARkAcPZGN3ZHY5lu2khUVbdqBn0piZvk69TrMI0x0v16bN7tgxsihqxeLCvX-DgZPpjHtU-Glto41CEO_OQ-lz3Siba2vBadoxbWKonJPr/s320/Myrrh-Candle-25.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This I nominate to be a <b>Mummy</b> candle. You may be asking "why this candle?" I'll explain. In ancient Egypt, myrrh was used to annoint and embalm corpses during the mummifying process. For centuries, myrrh was always associated with mummies and dead bodies (Jesus Christ was said to be anointed with myrrh post-crucifixion). I cant think of a more fitting candle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRT1OQmUWfNfFov86cilhrw80RZ4-IiAEJ17I77zb5lCsbGxiAidTgzXd34fpdUS2YNs5dde6GR-7boY8Wbe-DdQ3YuGwK1KlP1pEK5NcPY-lrmLAG12qKfP8po6pmbMrAJLO-YwAVSv58/s471/d20ef6e4d30973d48830bba5f600a8bf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRT1OQmUWfNfFov86cilhrw80RZ4-IiAEJ17I77zb5lCsbGxiAidTgzXd34fpdUS2YNs5dde6GR-7boY8Wbe-DdQ3YuGwK1KlP1pEK5NcPY-lrmLAG12qKfP8po6pmbMrAJLO-YwAVSv58/s320/d20ef6e4d30973d48830bba5f600a8bf.jpg" /></a></div><br /> This can be <b>"Witch's Brew/Potion" . </b>The combination of smoke along with the medicinal absinthe-esque star anise-ness could conjure images of a witch's cauldron bubbling and boiling over a fire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, Vampire Blood can be added to this collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And as for as signature body care inspired home fragrance goes, I think either Dark Kiss or Midnight Pomegranate could work. I mean there used to be candle versions of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=body+works+ME+dark+kiss+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiumK21uN_sAhXvzVkKHdHkBlkQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=body+works+ME+dark+kiss+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQHjoGCAAQBRAeUObnMFi1yzFg4s4xaABwAHgBgAGtAogBjh2SAQgzNy4zLjEuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=OaqdX-6XHO-b5wLRyZvIBQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850#imgrc=IEY2P0JehbfQkM" target="_blank">DK</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=+midnight+pomegranate+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi8hOjvu9_sAhXHZd8KHcBcDUoQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=+midnight+pomegranate+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAAyBAgAEBhQ0j1Y0j1g00VoAHAAeACAAZEBiAGRAZIBAzAuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=2a2dX_yzFsfL_QbAubXQBA&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">MP</a> backintheday (stores in the Middle East recently had updated versions of both), so bring em back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another idea is have a "pumpkin" collection as per usual but instead of cutesy cutesy cartoon pumpkin Basic B packaging it normally gets, give it a Halloween pumpkin patch theme.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can have the typical fan favs like Pumpkin Cupcake and Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow, keep around scents like Pumpkin Snickerdoodle and Pumpkin Cookie Dough and throw in past scents like <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/this-is-bombcom-spiced-pumpkin-cider.html" target="_blank">Spiced Pumpkin Cider </a> and <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/hot-mess-award-pumpkin-sugared-doughnuts.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Sugared Doughnuts</a> ...all pumpkin themed things you might have at a Halloween party or festival or market. You can also throw in some non-bakery conceptual scents like <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-carving-2015.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Carving</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/blast-from-past-blueberry-pumpkin-patch.html" target="_blank">Blueberry (BOO-berry) Pumpkin Patch</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/11/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-clove.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Clove</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+hayride+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiD0t3Dxt_sAhVK2VkKHTq_DFgQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+hayride+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1C7DliEJ2DiKGgAcAB4AIABa4gBnAmSAQQxNS4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=BbmdX8O7K8qy5wK6_rLABQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Pumpkin Hayride</a>, White (Fright) Pumpkin, and/or <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/08/shop-n-gosit-n-sniff-1195-online-haul.html" target="_blank">Pumpkin Bonfire</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just something to think and ponder about BBW!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-15840857339424346882020-10-19T09:18:00.005-07:002020-10-20T08:30:05.896-07:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Even More Winter 2020 Candles<p> I forgot to mention this in my last <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/10/newness-update-more-winter-2020-candles.html" target="_blank">NEWNESS UPDATE post</a></p><p>More candles are being added to the WB side and these candles are a little different. These candles have the typical colored frosted tumblers we always see BUT these have..wait for it..GLASS LIDS! Sooooo fancy! *eyeroll indifferent shrug</p><p>And of course, because of said glass lids, it warrants these candles being more expensive than usual.</p><p>I mean I guess the glass lids are cool but as always it annoys me that more emphasis are being put on the looks of the candles and NOT the scents themselves. Like, look at the scent choices were getting for this collection...</p><p><b>Vanilla Birch</b> (meh), <b>Vanilla Bean Noel</b> (even bigger meh), <b>Winter Candy Apple</b> (biggest meh of them all), <b>White Gardenia</b> (cuz nothing says Christmastime like friggin White Gardenia).</p><p>Presumably Twisted Peppermint is probably gonna be added as the other 2 members of the BBW Holiday trifecta are in attendance. And I'm surprised Winter and Fresh Ballsack haven't been thrown in for added holiday authenticity but it's still early so who knows.</p><p>There are 2 new scents in the mix...</p><p><b>Fresh Winter Air - </b><i>Zesty Citrus, Fresh Peppermint, Cold Evergreen</i><b> (So the notes immediately made me think of the now forgotten failed test scent </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=snow+%26+slopes+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03KhWsH9lFs6ykUylV-6mYe28AUPQ:1603122838348&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdiL76gcHsAhWtVN8KHX0WCysQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=850&dpr=1.5" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Snow & Slopes</a><b> which was mint heavy scent with lemon/orange citrisness and a hint of an herbal rosemary-like pineyness. I also thought it could </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=blue+winter+sky+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiUgcH8gcHsAhUKMt8KHZRuC48Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=blue+winter+sky+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAAyBAgAEBg6BggAEAcQHjoECAAQQzoICAAQBxAFEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeUJzaBVjP8AVg_vQFaABwAHgAgAFRiAGfCJIBAjE1mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=mraNX5TMI4rk_AaU3a34CA&bih=850&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Blue Winter Sky</a><b> from a few winters ago which was basically a winter version of Beach Sage & Mint....it's not. I was informed by a candlebuddy (shoutout to @southrencomfort) that it wasn't BWS and that it had a soapy quality to it...</b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=24k+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi4noPogsHsAhUWWt8KHRoGDaUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=24k+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DHFljwMmD4NWgAcAB4AIABgwGIAZAKkgEEMTMuM5gBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=fLeNX7jwA5a0_QaajLSoCg&bih=850&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">24K/Laundry Day </a><b>? </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=starry+sky+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiG147sgsHsAhVKWN8KHRqKA8gQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=starry+sky+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQCBAHEB5Q9_gCWI6IA2DMjANoAHAAeACAAaUBiAHOBpIBAzkuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=hLeNX4aFJ8qw_QaalI7ADA&bih=850&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Starry Sky</a><b>? </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=great+outdoors+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi-24eFg8HsAhXZIN8KHTwZBtEQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=great+outdoors+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoICAAQCBAHEB5Qxo4CWLWpAmDPrwJoAHAAeACAAZMCiAH9C5IBBjEwLjMuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=uLeNX76fOtnB_Aa8spiIDQ&bih=850&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">The Great Outdoors</a><b>? And it still could be Snow & Slopes? Or entirely new? Still waiting to hear some confirmation)</b></p><p><b>Peach on Earth </b>(yknow, like Peace on Earth) - <i>Fresh Peach, Sweet Cinnamon, Frosted Vanilla</i></p><p>First of all...that name tho... a really bad pun</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OPf_7NT46dAafNRJWFNvXIgv82rgcnt75ByfotRTG9VCKlMMNpptGHcXK1ta7r43DokGnRD0Ewrai2uVJs7SG7MlI7GgGtRBJPQZKxPdCvs7XEvnXNrVwc5yZDPVE1-4xRJKqZU9GzpL/s342/tenor.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="342" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OPf_7NT46dAafNRJWFNvXIgv82rgcnt75ByfotRTG9VCKlMMNpptGHcXK1ta7r43DokGnRD0Ewrai2uVJs7SG7MlI7GgGtRBJPQZKxPdCvs7XEvnXNrVwc5yZDPVE1-4xRJKqZU9GzpL/w200-h106/tenor.gif" width="200"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2cg2wcTqSSmtJP5A6dAV-dtf7RQo_SF9m_6hLLYkWT6bw5NAxZysBn5AFqkOK5KnX4-_HvlF9SAZmFZXf-N3KPkj0AiAiHv5XukZ2Y53mhhGkXWrnd86UqcdGUxfLGhjxuojG2AdUOCC/s144/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="144" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2cg2wcTqSSmtJP5A6dAV-dtf7RQo_SF9m_6hLLYkWT6bw5NAxZysBn5AFqkOK5KnX4-_HvlF9SAZmFZXf-N3KPkj0AiAiHv5XukZ2Y53mhhGkXWrnd86UqcdGUxfLGhjxuojG2AdUOCC/w200-h134/giphy.gif" width="200"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9ojsUjksNdOSU4YUO8iwTN54JbEVnLmEeJIMn6ypPLLNPtMEhkq32lvJXNSnxibqsoZnl6Y_P1nywRL00Pc38IRUJdpd5MWf4bCF2ie6ZGZM0dabeEdvOqopRktjMkfsybP_pOqMDdlo/s498/tenor+%25281%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="498" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9ojsUjksNdOSU4YUO8iwTN54JbEVnLmEeJIMn6ypPLLNPtMEhkq32lvJXNSnxibqsoZnl6Y_P1nywRL00Pc38IRUJdpd5MWf4bCF2ie6ZGZM0dabeEdvOqopRktjMkfsybP_pOqMDdlo/w200-h200/tenor+%25281%2529.gif" width="200"></a></div></div><br><br>Second of all, I really don't understand BBW's insistence on shoving peach into holiday collections - Peach Meringue, Vanilla Bourbon Peach, Cranberry Peach, Peach Bellini. NO ONE thinks of the holidays and Christmas and winter in general and immediately wants or thinks of peaches.<div><br></div><div><b>(So right off the bat, this is NOT <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=peach+cobbler+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02T0i9qup-VLyvuvMhXNZUKQPIf9g:1603123981149&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio-7SbhsHsAhUbmXIEHXFhAvAQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=801" target="_blank">Peach Cobbler</a> from last year. I thought it could be 2014's <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=harvest+peach+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjG4MWdhsHsAhVQjeAKHf-ECkMQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=harvest+peach+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoICAAQCBAHEB46AggAULXJBFiA6wRg1O8EaABwAHgBgAHEAYgBpAuSAQQxMi40mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=EbuNX4aUJdCaggf_iaqYBA&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Harvest Peach</a>..it's not. There is confirmation (shoutout to @candlesandmusic) that it is neither of those scents and that it is actual newness)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>So umm, yeah...<br><p><br></p><p><br></p></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-24293220103938129952020-10-15T15:15:00.005-07:002020-10-19T03:30:21.028-07:00NEWNESS UPDATE: More Winter 2020 Candles<p class="MsoNormal">So lately more winter/holiday candles have been slowly
trickling into stores. That said, I have
something I want to say first...</p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">I just want to go on record by saying that I do not advise
or recommend you spend all your free time making multiple trips to your nearest
BBW store for the sole reason of seeing what newness has popped up. People seem
to be forgetting that we are still in a pandemic with outbreak cases recently spiking and has the potential to further increase as we get into the colder
months. There's been this push by a few candle enthusiasts on social media
telling followers to get to their stores and sniff and buy everything in sight
as if things are back to normal and COVID19 is no longer a thing. Now I am
relaying information that I've seen/heard about what candles are coming and you
can take that information and do with it whatever you want. If you take one
lone trip to your nearest store and make a safe masked socially distanced day
out of it, fine. If like me, you're erring on the side of caution, avoiding
stores and buying online, that's also fine. I do not and will not endorse going
stores over and over, touching and sniffing candles who knows how many others
have touched and sniffed and giving yourself more possible opportunities to get
exposed and infected. IT'S JUST NOT THAT SERIOUS!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Now that that is out of the way, onto the newness!</p><p>So I already talked about the <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/09/newness-update-thanksgiving.html" target="_blank">main collections</a> for this winter. There was a collection with a holiday tartan tumblers and one new scent has been added to it...</p><p><b>Eucalyptus Snowfall -</b><i> Frozen Eucalyptus, Snowy Spearmint, Winter Lavender </i><b>(I'm pretty sure this is <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+eucalyptus+lavender+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01Ui2yDqIpn5JN-ZsXp-KlSaxJROA:1602796317459&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjAxpjJwbfsAhXEl-AKHdk_CdUQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1440&bih=801" target="_blank">White Eucalyptus Lavender</a> from the all <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/07/newness-update-post-sas-online.html" target="_blank">Lavender collection</a> as the 2 have the exact same notes)</b></p><p><br></p><p>Next ,we're getting one big mamma-jamma of a collection - The "Frosted Fable" collection which has a winter fantasy children's storybook theme to it. Under the umbrella of this collection are 3 candle groups with different looks to them.</p><p>The first group is a luminary collection; white tumblers with a transparent window middle with little Christmasy cartoony scenes which light up when the candles are lit. Returning scents include <b>Evergreen, Sparkling Icicles </b>and<b> Pink Fairy Gumdrop</b> leaving 2 "new" scents...</p><p><b>Christmas Cider -</b><i> Mulled Cinnamon, Crushed Clove, Creamy Nutmeg, Simmering Cider </i><b>(confirmed to be a repackage of last fall's A15 batch of </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=spiced+chestnut+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02txzWdGOQhdJRB0_pCMo7hHk1GAA:1602792702507&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwsrmNtLfsAhWRiOAKHRfmBToQ_AUoAnoECBYQBA&biw=1440&bih=801" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Spiced Chestnuts</a><b>)</b></p><p><b>Frosted Spearmint - </b><i>Frozen Apple, Snowcapped Mint, Creamy Sandalwood </i><b>( also confirmed to be a repackage of a very ancient and long-since forgotten/unheard of holiday scent - </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+snow+apple+mint&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjT44iRtLfsAhXRVt8KHcAxAEoQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=slatkin+snow+apple+mint&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJzoECAAQQzoICAAQsQMQgwE6BQgAELEDOgIIADoHCAAQsQMQQzoGCAAQBRAeOgQIABAYUMK5AVjJ2QFg494BaABwAHgAgAHfAYgB3BCSAQYxOS4yLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=Bq2IX9PIBdGt_QbA44DQBA&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Snow Apple Mint</a><b>)</b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p>The second have tumblers with cartoony sparkling winter scenes with the name of the candle in a circle in the middle. Returning scents in this group are <b>Snowflakes & Citrus (aka Midnight Blue Citrus), Champagne Toast, Spiced Apple Toddy, Frozen Lake, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=blueberry+sugar+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjc37qftLfsAhUHGt8KHWvuCi0Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=blueberry+sugar&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgDMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADIGCAAQCBAeMgYIABAIEB4yBggAEAgQHjoICAAQsQMQgwE6BQgAELEDOgQIIxAnOgQIABBDOgcIABCxAxBDOgQIABAeUO7VdFi56nRgq_50aABwAHgAgAHUAYgBzAuSAQYxMS4zLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=JK2IX9y9EIe0_Abr3KvoAg&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Blueberry Sugar</a> </b>and<b> Winter</b>. There's 2 new scents...</p><p><b>Peppermint Sugar Cookie - </b><i>Crushed Peppermint, Vanilla Extract, Creamy Butter</i><b> (the notes immediately made me think one hit wonder </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=buttercream+mint+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwir44Gyu7fsAhWXPt8KHbHgBq8Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=buttercream+mint+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoICAAQCBAHEB46BggAEAUQHjoGCAAQCBAeOgQIABAYUJTRBViijAZg_JAGaABwAHgAgAF_iAGDC5IBBDE2LjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=orSIX6uKDpf9_AaxwZv4Cg&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Buttercream Mint</a><b>)</b></p><p><b>Frosted Pine - </b><i>Frosted Juniper, Icy Eucalyptus, Evergreen Branches</i><b> (this could possibly be <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/731975745673251596/" target="_blank">Evergreen Wreath</a> from the ill-fated <a href="https://lifeinsidethepage.blogspot.com/2019/10/bath-body-works-nordic-tree-scent.html" target="_blank">Evergreen collection</a>. This could also finally be the grand return of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+holly+wreath&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&hl=en&sxsrf=ALeKk02E1kop3f-CdY4wj9b26dXNqMRpGg:1602797270418&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifycyPxbfsAhVnpnIEHRjhAjAQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=801" target="_blank">Holly Wreath</a>)</b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p>The third group just look like your standard BBW/WB candles with rectangular candle name label but with a flurry of snowflakes on the tumblers. Returning scents are <b>Champagne Toast</b>, <b>Tis the Season, Fresh Ballsack,</b> <b>Vanilla Snowflake, Sweater Weather, Frosted Coconut Snowball </b>and<b> White Eucalyptus & Sage</b>. There are 2 "new" scents...</p><p><b>Gingerbread Marshmallow - </b><i>Gingerbread Spice, Eggnog, Spiced Rum, Vanilla Frosting </i><b>(right off the bat, this is NOT Butterrum Eggnog despite what the notes would suggest. It's confirmed to be a new albeit familiar smelling scent - very similar to Spiced Gingerbread.)</b></p><p><b>Salted Caramel Eggnog - </b><i>Gooey Caramel, Fresh Sea Salt, Dulce de Leche, Sweet Whipped Cream</i><b> (first of all, caramel and eggnog is a gross combination and not a thing. Second caramel and dulce de leche are essential the same thing {dulce de leche has added milk to it, hence the "leche"} so having them both in the notes is just both superfluous and stupid. Lastly, since "dulce de leche" is mentioned in the notes, is this just </b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+dulce+de+leche+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00bci1vUHaVCLHki4Z6917AT5r6Rg:1602796149719&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPtJr5wLfsAhWhlnIEHbhADZoQ_AUoAnoECBkQBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Pumpkin Dulce de Leche</a><b> from this fall)</b></p><p><br></p><p>We'll also be getting some additions to White Barn core line (continuing the trend on matching wax color with tumbler glass) - <b>Crushed Candy Cane, Iced Vanilla Woods, Mahogany Balsam</b> and<b> Spiced Gingerbread.</b></p><p>And quotes candles are making a comeback (...yay *eyeroll) as were getting 3 quotes 3wicks - <b>Be Merry ~ Spiced Apple Toddy, Ho! Ho! Ho! ~ Twisted Peppermint and Let it Snow ~ Hot Cocoa & Cream</b></p><p>which what a wasted opportunity this was! They could've gone with</p><div style="text-align: left;">Be Merry....MERRY Mistletoe</div><div style="text-align: left;">Let it Snow....SNOW Day</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ho! Ho! Ho!....HOt Cocoa (Cocoa rhymes with Ho Ho)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">...but whatevs..What do I know?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lastly we're getting some miscellaneous wallflowers, not sure if we're getting matching candles - </div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Fresh Sparkling Snow, Merry Mimosa </b>and <b>Party Dress</b>. There's also...</div><p><b>Lavender Pine - </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Freshly Picked Lavender, Cedarwood Bark, Frosted Pine</i><b> (this obviously has to be </b><a href="https://poshmark.com/listing/Bbw-lavender-pine-candle-5f1c20c88da5c9ef8d1c05be?l_con=NWT%2FNEW&utm_source=gdm&utm_campaign=9922169032&campaign_id=9922169032&ad_partner=google&gskid=pla-995590243117&gcid=432252396646&ggid=104112153321&gdid=c&g_network=g&enable_guest_buy_flow=true&gclid=CjwKCAjw5p_8BRBUEiwAPpJO66f-oYAoSneDaky19rT0zCJg_cOGvVyxQsR-iHYzC8KqeK0t5wpL6RoC2w4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold;">Lavender & Pine</a><b> from </b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/10/newness-update-woodland-evergreen-tree.html" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold;">Evergreen collection</a><b>)</b></p><p>I presume this is it for now. No word on a typical New Years Party theme collection as per BBW tradition. I'm sure there will probably be more candles for SAS as well as Candle Day...which I heard is still on this year and will be 3 days to thin out crowds and keep social distancing protocols as well as give stores more time to get/be better stocked (unlike last year)</p><p>That said, please be safe during your BBW visits and keep your trips to a minimum. It's still so early; I believe the next big floorset is November 2nd and everything should be out by then. You have all of next month as well as December (especially since Candle Days plural might be a thing) There is absolutely NO need to be making multiple trips to BBW and sniffing and buying just yet. Just wait a bit until all collections and their respective candles are completely released and do a safe ONE DAY ONLY socially distanced walk n sniff of your own...AND/OR wait for confirmation for what's going on December and safe your candle purchases until sale prices are cheaper. Just something to think about.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-4920264022260568292020-09-30T08:10:00.000-07:002020-09-30T08:10:27.607-07:00SCENT EXPOSÉ: The Whimsical Wonder of White Balsam & Vanilla<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZQVPPO6ReQOOaqSQB0qEE8FiuG2OW2StlLUvfSSDtxrvTS0XiUu3czL5Fi-YRT9YgoCJxsvxaqKCdpRjpq4NPXX7U7bIHRAskDTlVbsYq07BHtKXJeW3HNOfngp7tNSLXVMXXU_nKbFK/s1800/IMG_20200925_165013_757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZQVPPO6ReQOOaqSQB0qEE8FiuG2OW2StlLUvfSSDtxrvTS0XiUu3czL5Fi-YRT9YgoCJxsvxaqKCdpRjpq4NPXX7U7bIHRAskDTlVbsYq07BHtKXJeW3HNOfngp7tNSLXVMXXU_nKbFK/s320/IMG_20200925_165013_757.jpg"></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">I did intend on writing and posting this over this past weekend,
but I was plagued with nonstop insomnia and I just didn’t have the energy and
mental faculties to do it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I first saw this pop up, I was kind of intrigued. On
the one hand, I tend to get turned off by vanilla, but I am an ardent fan
balsam and other pine nuts. And, as with any newness, I had to know if it was
actually new. I did hear offhand on social media what folks thought of it…and
what I heard sounded neither promising or appealing but I kinda did want to
sniff for myself. I couldn’t commit to buying a whole 3wick so while taking
advantage of the recent $3.25 wallflower sale, I decided to get a wallflower
refill. The package arrived last week and I was able to spend some time and
sniff it. Alas, it smelled EXACTLY the way people described, much to my disappointment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before I bit the bullet and bought the wallflower, I had
some thoughts and theories on what it could be a repackage of. At first I
initially wrote it of as being just a renamed Vanilla Balsam or at least a similar
smelling facsimile thereof. But based on what folks were saying about, it just
didn’t sound it like it. After finally
sniffing it, I theorized that it might be a now forgotten one hit wonder from
2017 – <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=myrrh+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj0l8KOpY3sAhVrneAKHXz9CxsQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=myrrh+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgBMgIIADICCAAyBggAEAcQHjIGCAAQBRAeMgYIABAFEB4yBAgAEBgyBAgAEBhQssUOWNrYDmCj8g5oAHAAeACAAcsBiAHkBJIBBTUuMC4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=IZhyX7SDDOu6ggf8-q_YAQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Myrrh</a>
(which I THINK is a repackage of an older but equally forgotten scent called <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=good+natured+christmas+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjdndSDpo3sAhUBON8KHX7wDv8Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=good+natured+christmas+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoICAAQCBAHEB5Qw_AKWMmSC2D5nQtoAHAAeACAAYwBiAHuDpIBBDIxLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=FplyX926NIHw_Ab-4Lv4Dw&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Good
Natured Christmas </a>) I relayed my hypothesis on IG and asked everyone what
the they…and folks didn’t waste any time to let me know in no uncertain terms
just how wrong I was (I am mature enough to admit that I can, on occasion, be
wrong but it still stings). As people rightfully and correctly pointed out,
Myrrh didn’t really have piney-ness and there was an almost medicinal herbalness.
The main consensus on social media is that WB&V was a repackage of or at
least extremely to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=balsam+and+birch+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk024u1J162S2WGRMKqplU9MeC7jtIA:1601347189173&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiemv2Sq43sAhVij3IEHYvNBiMQ_AUoA3oECBEQBQ&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5">Balsam
& Birch</a> from the ill-fated <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/10/newness-update-woodland-evergreen-tree.html">Evergreen</a>
collection (it was one of the few that ended up online). The notes for both
scents are different but based at what folks said about WB&V sounded about
the same as what the few handful of people described B&B.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As I said earlier, I heard what folks had to say about
WB&V and I was really hoping they were wrong…although when a significant
bunch of people are all saying the same thing, there must be an element of
truth to what’s being said. That said, if people were indeed right, I thought
maybe I could get behind it and even like it. Well having finally sniffed it, I
can say with accuracy that people are indeed right, I can’t get behind it and I
don’t like it. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, enough of the buildup…what does WB&V friggin smell
like? It’s basically Marshmallow Fireside with hint of Fresh Ballsack-esque balsam.
There’s no denying it, you can’t avoid it, it’s so noticeable and in your face.
The vanilla is not soft and powdery like you would expect in a scent like this,
like Vanilla Balsam or Lavender Vanilla. It is intensely sweet and there’s an
ooey-gooey quality to it…like marshmallows. The balsam (btw “white balsam” is
actually a <a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01ab0-MSipzZcPeOgnNwjx8IpJmXA%3A1601349877732&ei=9ahyX6iuLKaqytMP2bylwA4&q=Abies+lasiocarpa+white+balsam&oq=Abies+lasiocarpa+white+balsam&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKABOgQIABBHOgQIABBDOgIIADoHCAAQFBCHAjoGCAAQFhAeOggIIRAWEB0QHjoHCCEQChCgAVCkD1inJWDyJ2gAcAJ4AIAB0wGIAYwMkgEFNi42LjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEIwAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwjo_P2UtY3sAhUmlXIEHVleCegQ4dUDCA0&uact=5">thing</a>
but I couldn’t tell you what it’s like fragrance-wise) is the same sharp, crisp
and astringent balsam note that’s in Fresh Ballsack. And I do get cool “chilled
forest air” vibe..which I think is actually birch bark…makes sense if it is
indeed B&B. There’s definitely some musk and I’m picking up some amber
which a) was a note mentioned in the description for B&B and b) is a note
typically found in fireside-y scents. It’s that amber mixing with the vanilla
is makes this soooo Marshmallow Fireside-ish. Realest of talk…I can not stand
Marshmallow Fireside and I’ve never understood its appeal. I thought perhaps
the addition of balsam could possibly get me on board…NOPE! The marshmallow-like
vanilla is just soooooo intense and overpowering…I just can’t!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t really understand the point of creating this scent
as it just seems so superfluous and unnecessary. It could’ve possibly worked as
a winter/holiday as a replacement for Marshmallow Fireside (why is MF a Christmas
scent? Who the hell is roasting marshmallows in winter?) That said, what’s the
point of that when Vanilla Balsam already exists and is being released this
year. Maybe this would work if there was a heavier birch note and/or a mint
note…then again, there’s already Iced Vanilla Woods which has birch or if you’re
gonna do mint, you might as well release <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/01/bbw-spotlight-snow-day.html">Snow Day</a>. Perhaps more smokiness that
would tone down the vanilla and enhance the balsam…although there’s already <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+winter+woods+candle+bath+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjOs9CKuo3sAhXkVd8KHRvBCn8Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=white+winter+woods+candle+bath+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CZUlj-f2DhgQFoAnAAeAGAAe8BiAGyD5IBBjE2LjMuMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=Hq5yX86sC-Sr_Qabgqv4Bw&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">White
Winter Woods</a>. Yeah, WB&V just feels like a waste of effort and just
another scent thrown in for no reason.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In conclusion, if (and only if) Marshmallow Fireside is your jam and mixing
with Fresh Ballsack sounds like something you can get into, then this bud’s for
you. Otherwise, don't bother.<o:p></o:p></p><p></p>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-16826561217844540092020-09-28T16:57:00.000-07:002020-09-30T08:12:18.779-07:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Thanksgiving Transitional Collection & Winter 2020 Candles<p> Well, the first day of fall was last week, we're barely into the season and BBW has already released a Thanksgiving-ish themed collection, which popped up first thing this morning...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWlnGrA_V3v2_p8_YlAckBN33Kr_PvwHEk57GdgAMaMMPg1GfQjPES-hwj7OWc08xaJG3I6nCmBtRMVc-gFZIURuNghH8AsPiAXvtqEpLkemHPHttJmuuCfkMNLkD1uUo1txJWYNePQD5/s2048/20200928_142702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="856" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWlnGrA_V3v2_p8_YlAckBN33Kr_PvwHEk57GdgAMaMMPg1GfQjPES-hwj7OWc08xaJG3I6nCmBtRMVc-gFZIURuNghH8AsPiAXvtqEpLkemHPHttJmuuCfkMNLkD1uUo1txJWYNePQD5/s320/20200928_142702.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>As you can see, the scent selection is... interesting. Moreover, the collection as a whole feels only vaguely Thanksgiving-ish and, in typical BBW fashion, very haphazardly thrown together. Let's get into them<div><br></div><div>So is pretty almost completely returning scents - <b>Spiced Apple Toddy</b> (Leaves 2.0), <b>Fresh Ballsack </b>(cuz of course), <b>MaBLAHgony Stankwood </b>(eyeroll), <b>Frozen Lake </b>(what is BBW's obsession with this damn scent?!), <b>White Eucalyptus & Sage </b>(already in another collection), <b>Welcome Home </b>(already in another damn collection) and <b>Gather </b>(ALREADY IN ANOTHER A DAMN COLLECTION).</div><div><br></div><div>Then there's some renamed selections - <b>Grateful </b>(aka <b>Frosted Cranberry </b>and <b>Thankful </b>(aka <b>Harvest Gathering</b>)</div><div><br></div><div>That leaves one "new" scent...</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Thanks & Giving - </b><i>Juicy Red Apple, Gooey Caramel, Praline Pieces </i><b>(so I heard some folks say it had a Gather vibe to it..which obvi it's not that as it's already in this collection. It could be<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bath+body+works+caramel+apple&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02lOvuJOmUkosBaeS3N3g00Cnf3wA:1601328613966&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5x9D55YzsAhXohHIEHQBNBjIQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1440&bih=801" target="_blank"> Caramel Apple</a> but the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praline" target="_blank">praline</a> pieces" has me thinking there's a nutty element so it could be the original <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html" target="_blank">Caramel Apple</a>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Yeah, like seriously BBW?! These are the BEST scents y'all could think of for a Thanksgiving , collection?! And why so many apple based scents for a late fall themed collection which is more associated with cranberries and pumpkin (Basic Bs love pumpkin). Of all the scents from years past you could've chosen - <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=welcome+autumn+spiced+wreath&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01J226d2kInmUCrON5u4TtGQppS7Q:1601332525390&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiN9d7C9IzsAhUMTt8KHe1EDvMQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1440&bih=801" target="_blank">Autumn Spiced Wreath</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=kitchen+spice+slatkin&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00n31Ws9rU5Pew196y1Ly0ArpXq6A:1601332602968&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8993n9IzsAhXCVN8KHfMuDXIQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5" target="_blank">Kitchen Spice</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=spiced+pumpkin+cider+bath+and+body+works+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjP9IKU9YzsAhXFwCkDHUEfCCIQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=spiced+pumpkin+cider+bath+and+body+works+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQHlD1KVjoMGD9M2gAcAB4AIABWYgBsgSSAQE3mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=12VyX4-tM8WBp8kPwb6gkAI&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Spiced Pumpkin Cider</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+cheesecake+bath+and+body+works+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjqx-6X9YzsAhXXC98KHdMGA10Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+cheesecake+bath+and+body+works+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoICAAQCBAHEB5QqoAEWICfBGDdoQRoAHAAeACAAZsBiAGdDZIBBDE2LjOYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=32VyX6rcNteX_AbTjYzoBQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Pumpkin Spiced Cheesecake</a>, Peppered Plum,<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+brandied+pear&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00rddwG5KrPqRrAoWzhjg3HzUaFDQ:1601332881838&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiq2Nrs9YzsAhWBTt8KHXLGDKwQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5" target="_blank"> Brandied Pear</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+fireside+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjkvcbu9YzsAhVqleAKHVslCSUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+fires&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgYIABAIEB4yBggAEAgQHjIECAAQGDoECAAQQzoHCAAQsQMQQzoFCAAQsQM6AggAOggIABCxAxCDAVCqgQJYspsCYMqpAmgAcAB4AIABhQKIAbkLkgEFNy41LjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=lWZyX6SfKuqqggfbyqSoAg&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Pumpkin Fireside</a>, Wine Cellar...PUMPKIN FRIGGIN PIE! I just don't get it!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyhoo, moving on winter. So some stores have been doing a winter preview (I'm not sure if it was only test stores or select stores). Based on what I've seen on social media, the scent choices aren't particularly exciting and, as usual, more emphasis is being placed on the look of the candles and not scents.</div><div><br></div><div>As per usual, we're getting a Holiday Tradition collection. Returning scents includes all the standard winter staples - <b>Champagne Toast, Fresh Balsam, Hot Cocoa and Cream, Sugared Snickerdoodle, Tis The Season,Vanilla Bean Noel </b>and<b> Winter Candy Apple</b>. The lone "new" scent is...</div><div><br></div><div><b> Snowy Peach Berry - </b><i>Sweet Peaches, Tart Cranberry, Sugared Musk</i><b> (straightup repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cranberry+peach+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj1kKv9-YzsAhXbEt8KHRiiA5oQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=cranberry+peach+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECAAQGDoECCMQJ1DIJ1iKO2CaR2gAcAB4AIAB6AGIAbwHkgEFMy4yLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=5mpyX_WFG9ul_AaYxI7QCQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Cranberry Peach </a> which itself is a repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cranberry+peach+prosecco+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjP8cOC-ozsAhU1oOAKHSHBBHoQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=cranberry+peach+prosecco+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIABAYOgQIIxAnUIfdA1jLggRg2pQEaABwAHgAgAGwAYgB6QuSAQQxMy4zmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=8WpyX4-1FLXAggehgpPQBw&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Cranberry Peach Prosecco</a>)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Next we're getting a collection called "Christmas at Kate's"...and you're problem wondering wtf is Kate?! She's basically like <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=wendy%27s+actual+person&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiU482s-4zsAhVBjeAKHTsoBuYQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=wendy%27s+ac&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgBMgIIADICCAAyAggAMgIIADICCAAyBAgAEB4yBAgAEB4yBAgAEB4yBAgAEB4yBAgAEB46BwgAELEDEEM6BAgAEEM6BQgAELEDUOErWLgyYLJHaABwAHgAgAG2AYgBlwOSAQMxLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=VmxyX5RgwZqCB7vQmLAO&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Wendy's</a> - she's the "face/figurehead/personification of BBW; basically a women from corporate promoting the company and she's inviting all of us to her pad for a Christmas shindig...doesn't make sense to me, doesn't make sense to you, it's weird and random AF, I just don't understand the thing BBW does some...most times. For now, there's nothing and it's just returning winter/holiday staples - <b>Cinnamon Caramel Swirl, Flannel, Fresh Balsam, Frosted Cranberry, MaBLAHgany Stankwood, Marshmallow Fireside, Sugared Snickerdoodle, Tis The Season, </b>and <b>Vanilla Balsam.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Lastly, we're getting a crapton of candles on the WB side.</div><div><br></div><div>There's a quartet of scents with holiday plaid/tartan wraparound labels; nothing new, all returning scents - <b>Caramel Drizzle, Fireside, Holiday</b> and <b>Mahogany Balsam. </b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>There's a quintet of scents with the halfandhalf wraparound labels we've been seeing a lot with WB; again, nothing new - <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=tree+farm+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwih7Lz2g43sAhUrSN8KHWZjATgQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=tree+farm+candle+b&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIABAYOgQIABAeOgYIABAFEB5QpDlY3zpg5kVoAHAAeACAAUWIAYkBkgEBMpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=VHVyX6HyGKuQ_QbmxoXAAw&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850" target="_blank">Tree Farm</a></b> is back from last year along with <b>Crushed Candy Cane, Spiced Gingerbread, White Tea & Sage</b> (dafuq does this have to with winter/Christmastime?!) and <b>Winter</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>And finally we're getting additions to the WB Core line in the updated classic look ie. matte tumblrs and colored wax in matching colors; again, nothing new - <b> Fresh Ballsack, Frosted Cranberry, Iced Vanilla Woods, Mahogany Balsam, Paris Café, Peach Bellini, The Perfect Christmas</b> and <b>Tis The Season</b>.</div><div><br></div><div><b>ADDENDUM: Frosted Cranberry</b> and <b>Fresh Ballsack</b> was added to the line recently and <b>Winter </b>was just added today.</div><div><br></div><div>Also The Perfect Christmas is in a standalone collection - white wraparound label with a red silhouette of Santa in his sleigh and his reindeer.</div><div><br></div><div>For pics, check out Lifeinsidethepage or if you're on IG, @tinybubblesfloating or @_scentsgalore</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-21131244966463286802020-09-22T07:26:00.000-07:002020-10-27T04:23:21.808-07:00RANDOM POST OF THE DAY: Happy First Day of FallWell today is the autumn equinox which means it is officially fall! If you're anything like me, you are a rideordie fall lovin basic bitch. That said, with everything going on right now, it might be a little hard to get into the fall spirit. If there was a ever a time to fully engage in some basic bitchery, now is the time - we can all use a pickmeup, amirite?! If you are an ardent autumnophile like myself but are struggling to get into the fall spirit, perhaps this post will help...<br>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Blog Post Links</span></u></i></b><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html">Apple Crumble & Caramel Apple</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/random-post-happy-first-day-of-fall.html">First Day of Fall</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/bbw-spotlight-cider-donuts.html">Cider Donuts</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/bbw-spotlight-tailgate.html">Tailgate</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/bbw-multiple-spotlight-fall-deep.html">Fall Soaps</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/hot-mess-award-applewood-bonfire.html">Applewood Bonfire</a><br>
<a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/hot-mess-award-pumpkin-sugared-doughnuts.html">Pumpkin Sugared Doughnuts</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/hot-mess-award-pumpkin-cinnamon-bun.html">Pumpkin Cinnamon Bun</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/bbw-spotlight-pumpkin-caramel-latte.html">Pumpkin Caramel Latte</a><br>
<a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/blast-from-past-blueberry-pumpkin-patch.html">Blueberry Pumpkin Patch</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/candle-spotlight-autumn-nights.html">Autumn Nights</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/this-is-bombcom-spiced-pumpkin-cider.html">Spiced Pumpkin Cider</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/09/rant-of-day-my-top-ten-fall-scents.html">Top 10 Fall Scents (as of 2015)</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/candle-retrospective-leaves-fall-in-jar.html">Leaves ~ Fall in a Jar</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/candle-spotlight-cranberry-pumpkin.html">Cranberry Pumpkin </a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-carving-2015.html">Pumpkin Carving</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/02/candle-retrospective-black-pepper.html">Black Pepper Bergamot</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/08/candle-retrospective-i-say-cider-lane.html">Cider Lane vs Warm Caramel Cider</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/10/candle-spotlight-blueberry-pumpkin.html">Blueberry Pumpkin Strudel</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/10/white-barn-exclusiveness-pumpkin.html">Pumpkin Fireside</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/09/blast-from-past-lavender-macaroon-2011.html">Lavender Macaroon/Caramel</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/09/candle-retrospective-applelicious.html">Applelicious History of Apple Scents</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/10/candle-retrospective-pumpkincredible.html">Pumpkincreble History of Pumpkin Scents</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppered-plum.html">Peppered Plum</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/07/thats-so-test-scent-autumn-sunshine.html">Autumn Sunshine</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/06/random-post-of-day-what-id-like-to-see.html">Fall Scent Wishlist</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/07/droppin-candle-knowledge-perplexing.html">Perplexing Puzzlement of Pumpkin Patch</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/07/droppin-candle-knowledge-caramel-battle.html">Cider Lane vs Caramel Apple</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/08/droppin-candle-knowledge-case-of-apple.html">Case of the Apple Cinnamon Cider Mystery</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/09/rant-of-day-everlasting-enigma-of.html">Everlasting Enigma of Evening Hearth</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/09/rant-of-day-beguiling-bewilderment-of.html">Beguiling Bewilderment of Blackberry Tea Leaf</a><br>
<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/09/random-post-of-day-bbw-candle-inspired.html">Fall Candle Aesthetic Moodboards</a><br>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">WALK N SNIFF Reviews</span></i><br>
2014 - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/07/walk-n-sniff-fall-preview.html">PART 1</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/walk-n-sniff-artisan-collection.html">PART 2</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/09/walk-n-sniff-we-love-fall-autumn-nights.html">PART 3 </a><br>
2015 - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/08/walk-n-sniff-white-barn-exclusives.html">PART 1</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/09/walk-n-sniff-white-barn-fall-exclusives.html">PART 2</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/walk-nsniff-thanksgiving-collection.html"> PART 3</a><br>
2016 - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/07/newness-update-updated-fall-2016-test.html">PART 1</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/07/walk-n-sniff-rest-of-fall-candles.html">PART 2</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/08/walk-n-sniff-late-arrivals_22.html">PART 3</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/09/walk-n-sniff-leafy-and-marbley.html">PART4</a><br>
2017 - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/07/walk-n-sniff-first-phase-of-fall-2017.html">PART 1</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/09/walk-n-sniff-2nd-phase-fall-candles.html">PART 2</a><br>
2018 - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/07/walk-n-sniff-fall-preview-fall-wishlist.html">PART 1</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/08/walk-n-sniff-fall-2018-candles-second.html">PART 2</a><br>
2019 - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/07/walk-n-sniff-fall-2019-scents-fall.html">PART 1</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/07/walk-n-sniff-fall-2019-scents-fall_23.html">PART 2</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/07/walk-n-sniff-fall-2019-scents-fall_24.html">PART 3</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/08/walk-n-sniff-fall-2019-scents-autumn.html">PART 4</a> <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/08/walk-n-sniff-fall-2019-scents.html">PART 5</a><br>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Youtube Videos</span></u></i></b><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6uQOMIm8X4">Bronzeblogger Fallgasm Tag</a><br>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACs47tKpEJ4">Tinadivalicious</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y50k8xxejf8">2Gaydads</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCJCn415g38">Scentjunkie03</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eURUMucDPG0">Catnpaws</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HME-Y0FFnGk">CandleKrazed</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPkOIKlkExM&t=261s">Scentmyway/Touchthefiretwice I Love Fall Tag</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2moPAQPxiY">Part 2</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX_NUpJcF9I">Bronzeblogger 2013 Fall Haul </a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2biq15iiO1g">Bronzeblogger 2014 Fall Haul</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvWMeV-lxtQ">Bronzeblogger 2015 Fall Haul</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZS_qk_xYm8">Bronzeblogger 2016 Fall Preview</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCE6iIf-kW8">Bronzeblogger Fall Candle Collection (as of 2016)</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciDz9BT7T0&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=3">LittleBalladeer 2013 Fall Test Candles Haul</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-DgAYDA2kgdHVbRG5KiHozkJYfAPAgeN">Touchthefiretwice Fall 2013 Collections Playlist </a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB16z30ZviY">Touchthefiretwice Fall Favorites</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yist8hXtlvM&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=8">Touchthefiretwice Fall Candle Picks - Must-Have Autumn Scents</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmoNjKWEtyY&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=18">Scentmyway Fall Candle Picks 2012</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyCRzLvcNl8&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=9">Scentmyway Fall Candle Picks 2013</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_HoUQPy0YY&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=11">Stephanies Haulidays Fall Candle Collection</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBYHgsU480A&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=20">Touchthefiretwice Fall Candle Collection (circa 2012)</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTglmQAbM-I&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=21">Touchthefiretwice Fall Haul 2012</a> &<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWbOfwSow3U&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=22"> Part 2</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWbOfwSow3U&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=22">Touchthefiretwice 2012 Test Candles</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C72CyG1f8HM&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=62">Tinadivalicious Mega Fall Test Haul 2012</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzdmRAorQWQ&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=65">Scentmyway/Touchthefiretwice 2011 Test Candles</a> & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8xsmaAN-zU&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=64">Part 2</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrpyh-j1jI&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=74">Tinadivalicious 2014 Fall Candle Haul</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDjBVbHZSiE&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=94">Tinadivalicious 2015 Fall Candle Haul</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecw9G2anDlw&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=98">Tinadivalicious 2016 Fall Candle Haul</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugRSJIhWsag&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=109">Tinadivalicious 2017 Fall Candle Haul</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qulkvei9rn4&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=110">Part 2</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so0H-pW0cEU&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=111">Part 3</a><div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnv0d6ETPI&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=104">2Gaydads 2016 Fall Haul</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_juD9mSRE9s&list=PLIZpk5A-ZyQATS1jGuASquA0EUbc0RX2O&index=122">Touchthefiretwice Fall/Winter Candle Collections (as of 2015)</a><br>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbGQLTGnZvk&t=1806s">Southrencomfort Fall Haul</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3SDLVx4sIA">PART 2</a><br>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Music Playlist</span></u></i></b><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk">September - Earth, Wind, Fire</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKrKHOUcNvY">September in the Rain - Annie Lennox</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otPzP4YYFpE">September Song - Sarah Vaughn </a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2s2tPORlW4">Autumn Leaves - Edith Piaf</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNcRy7PLBSc">Early Autumn - Ella Fitzgerald </a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYxdZ_Wx9qQ">Autumn in New York - Billie Holiday</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeHp4r95AqQ">Orange Colored Sky - Natalie Cole</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZC1dgU_lQY">Harvest Moon - John. C. Cale</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d61NTbWLMOE">Autumn Serenade - John Coltrane</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtOfYeJFq0k">Autumn Sweater - Yo Lo Tengo</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3VDATV6dmY">Autumn Almanac - The Kinks</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHU7XurGrpw">Great Pumpkin Waltz - Vince Guaraldi Trio</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGFowKdZIp8">Apple and Cinnamon - Hikaru Utada</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfqzFPNTD-w">Fall in Philadelphia - Hall & Oates </a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxxyyIKUMIk">Maple - Hayley Kiyoko</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSWZIjHILiw">Pumpkin Spice - Maxwell Glick</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZvB9my2lY">Lullaby of the Leaves - Mary Stallings</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUbxjt3scw">When October Goes - Diane Schuur</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JYHoRIVx38">The Fall - Imagine Dragons</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhz7J5_RhKE">Autumn - Edgar Winter</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxelzpkz4Cg">Tis Autumn - Nat King Cole</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tRttUGoG0k">Cranberry Lake - Ari Hest</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXTlpQZ_j9k">Autumn Moon - Ike Moriz</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyILXTpssU4">Apple Cider - Early Eyes</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6vW-N-dXHs">Autumn Moon - Keziah Jones</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNhkR7xFV0">Autumn - Barbra Streisand </a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_j_FYM2oME">Autumn Leaves - The Goo Goo Dolls</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjuX-tTesbg">Rainy Day in Autumn - Unified Highway</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9U9Gldu9JE">Pumpkin Pie - The California Honeydrops</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSjjsJzKlzE">October Sun - Matt Berry</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T82nu8Q6T_c">Last Leaves of Autumn - Beth Orton</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vunDTX_GhUo">The Day After Thanksgiving - Brandon Heath</a><br>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Recipes to try</span></u></i></b><br>
<a href="https://www.cozi.com/recipes/bacon-cheddar-apple-frittata/">https://www.cozi.com/recipes/bacon-cheddar-apple-frittata/</a><br>
<a href="https://services.cozi.com/account/2045c180-2701-4386-a944-3d0b4dc1b044/food-shared-recipe/01d19408-8c50-4567-83bc-b7ec56974a1e_6.html">https://services.cozi.com/account/2045c180-2701-4386-a944-3d0b4dc1b044/food-shared-recipe/01d19408-8c50-4567-83bc-b7ec56974a1e_6.html</a><br>
<a href="https://ohsweetbasil.com/apple-cider-cupcakes-with-cinnamon-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe/">https://ohsweetbasil.com/apple-cider-cupcakes-with-cinnamon-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe/</a><br>
<a href="https://cakescottage.com/2017/09/14/apple-pie-bread-pudding/">https://cakescottage.com/2017/09/14/apple-pie-bread-pudding/</a><br>
<a href="https://everydayannie.com/2017/11/18/caramel-apple-cheescake-pie/">https://everydayannie.com/2017/11/18/caramel-apple-cheescake-pie/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.marthastewart.com/314211/chestnut-and-sausage-stuffing">https://www.marthastewart.com/314211/chestnut-and-sausage-stuffing</a><br>
<a href="https://www.simplyscratch.com/2017/11/cider-mill-doughnut-bread-pudding.html">https://www.simplyscratch.com/2017/11/cider-mill-doughnut-bread-pudding.html</a><br>
<a href="https://eathealthrive.ca/maple-pumpkin-panna-cotta-with-gingered-pears-aip-paleo/">https://eathealthrive.ca/maple-pumpkin-panna-cotta-with-gingered-pears-aip-paleo/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.applesfromny.com/recipes/caramel-apple-nachos/">https://www.applesfromny.com/recipes/caramel-apple-nachos/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.marthastewart.com/1100071/pumpkin-swirl-cheesecake">https://www.marthastewart.com/1100071/pumpkin-swirl-cheesecake</a><br>
<a href="https://www.threeolivesbranch.com/rosemary-cabernet-wine-cranberry-sauce/">https://www.threeolivesbranch.com/rosemary-cabernet-wine-cranberry-sauce/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/savory-sweet-potato-casserole">https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/savory-sweet-potato-casserole</a><br>
<a href="https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-velvet-soup-3157615">https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-velvet-soup-3157615</a><br>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Fall Loving Miscellaneous-ness</span></u></i></b><br>
<a href="https://autumnophilia.tumblr.com/">https://autumnophilia.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://blackgirlcozy.tumblr.com/">https://blackgirlcozy.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://llcoffeebean.tumblr.com/">https://llcoffeebean.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://beautyoffallandwinter.tumblr.com/">https://beautyoffallandwinter.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://newtimesramen.tumblr.com/">https://newtimesramen.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://rainy-autumn-day.tumblr.com/">https://rainy-autumn-day.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://autumnalwhims.tumblr.com/">https://autumnalwhims.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://autumnlusts.tumblr.com/">https://autumnlusts.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://myautumnsoul.tumblr.com/">https://myautumnsoul.tumblr.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/fallandwintercollection/">https://www.instagram.com/fallandwintercollection/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0YxTmKK-eok3xgTQUvqqa3rHZPuIQZC9">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0YxTmKK-eok3xgTQUvqqa3rHZPuIQZC9</a></div>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-75150172351581542652020-09-19T19:33:00.001-07:002020-09-20T11:23:11.575-07:00DROPPIN CANDLE KNOWLEDGE: Bronzeblogger's Fall Candle Collection<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well my dear readers, the official start of fall is right around the corner!</div>
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So as I was going thru my fall decor as I plan on putting on decorating the apartment soon as well as going thru my fall candles to see what I would be in the mood to burn in the coming fall months (yeah, I haven't been burning fall candles yet...honestly, I haven't been burning too much of anything as of late). Backintheday, I would take out and stack up all of my fall candles for an Instagram pic/post in honor of the autumn equinox. Plus I would see firsthand just how many and what candles I actually own. After I did it, I realized just how much of a headache it all was and how even backintheday I hated doing it. So here they are all were stocked up nice and neat and snapped/edited a few pics worthy of the 'gram...</div>
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My fall collection (multiples not included)</div>
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Well, here they all are, arranged year released (or year purchased in most cases)</div>
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Since I'm more active on here than I am on the 'gram, I figured I'd make it all worth it and write a blogpost.</div>
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So I'll go thru collection candle by candle and write mini blurb/review as well as leave a link if I did do an individual review of one in the past. Without further ado, let's get started...</div>
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<b>Lavender Macaroon/Caramel</b></div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/09/blast-from-past-lavender-macaroon-2011.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/09/blast-from-past-lavender-macaroon-2011.html</a></div>
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So this came out it 2011 as Lavender Macaroon (it was supposed to be Macaron but there was a misprint on the label) in a French patisserie inspired collection for late spring then it was brought back (and failed) as Lavender Caramel for fall. As I was very new to the BBW fandom and had no earthly idea what a test scent or test store so I didn't know this candle existed. Years later, I happened upon an old <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8xsmaAN-zU">Youtube video review</a> of fall test scents from 2011 by (at the time) upandcomers Touchthefiretwice and Sccentmyway and they both spoke about this candle. I really liked the sound of it so I was on the hunt for it on the black market, to no avail. Years later, by sheer luck and happenstance, I found one lone mini of it on Evilbay...right around my birthday...how fortuitous. I bought it with absolutely no hesitation and it has been sitting proudly in my <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/04/rant-of-day-my-sniff-only-candle.html">sniff only collection</a> ever since. So this scent is...unique. Despite what the name and notes suggest, it doesn't really smell particularly bakery-ish. And there's an obvious but undisclosed hint of sage that combined with the other notes brings the scent party over to Savory-ville...or as Scentmyway says in her review "Stovetop Stuffing". If you've smelled the recent Fall Farmhouse, add some lavender and brown sugar to the mix and that's Lavender Caramel. </div>
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<b>Oatmeal Raisin Cookie</b></div>
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ORC was one of many one hit wonders from 2011, particularly in the fall. This was backintheday when I was vehemently anti-bakery scents so honestly I paid little to no attention to when it come out. Fast forward to last year... although by this point I had stopped my Golden Era candle treasure hunting days, I just looked up candles on Evilbay purely for S&Gs and lo and behold, there it was at a surprisingly affordable price. In a moment of pure YOLO, I bought it. So I must say, despite not being a part of the bakery brigade, this candle is legit and it's a shame that BBW never ever brought this back because it is legit. It really does smell like a fresh oatmeal cookie...which is actually one of my favorite kinds of cookies (I'm one of the whackadoos that prefer raisins over chocolate chips). There's a grainy bakery note with vanilla and hint of baking spices and you actually get raisin..though it leans slightly towards boozy rum raisin. With all the cider and pumpkin spice and pies and cupcakes we're inundated with during fall, this would make a nice change of pace but nope, BBW keeps playing games and staying basic. </div>
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<b>Mountain Leaves</b></div>
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Yet another 2011 one hit wonder casualty from 2011. I had (and still do) have a wallflower refill of it but never had or found the candle then and subsequent years later. Fast forward to last year, a candlebuddy reached out to me and gifted me one from his collections as a birthday gift. Again, fortuitous! This too has joined the ranks of my sniff only collection. So this is definitely a mandle...right up my alley. If I could compare it to anything, I would say maybe <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/11/ran-of-day-original-jar-of-confusion.html?m=1">The Original</a> but 10x better and a lot more bright and crisp.It has a deep earthy manly base of vetiver with maybe a hit of cedarwood. There's the slightest hint of pine with a bright pop of citrusy bergamot. And somehow, the scent perfectly captures brisk cold air vibe like Autumn and Sweater Weather. One whiff conjures images of wet dewdropped leaves strewn upon a foot trail, mist rolling down the hill, mountains covered in fall colored trees and canopies of fragrant pine trees. I (jokingly say) this smells like you're lost in the woods but you've been rescued by Canadian Mountie and he's holding you safely in his arms *swoons</div>
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<b>Chocolate Bacon Cupcake</b></div>
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OMG...this mutha-effin candle right here - the candle that started the infamous test candle craze, the macdaddy and grand poobah of <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/03/rant-of-day-unicorn-candles.html">unicorn candles</a>...before the term even existed. This tested and failed in 2012 (I had just recently learned what testing and failed meant). Every Youtube candle guru worth their salt had one in the arsenal at the ready..particularly <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm_3nQyC2m0">Tinadivalicious</a> who really put the scent on the map. At the time I didn't know you could call a test store and buy candles over the phone; had I known that, I certainly would have made an order. For years, well after I myself became a reviewer and candle connoisseur, I was on the hunt for CBC to add to my collection; the few times I found one, it was always sold an insanely exorbitant prices - no candle on earth is worth $100+. One day I was on a roadtrip with my partner and his parents. I was on Amazon looking at candles on a whim (why I don't know as their prices are beyond ridiculous). Much to my shock and surprise, I found CBC and it was cheap - $20 something bucks! Oh you bet your sweet ass I bought it with no hesitation! Chocolate scents in home fragrance are always a crapshoot and I tend to avoid them but even I admit CBC is pretty legit...I would even argue that it's by far the BEST and most authentic chocolate ever released from BBW. Like typical BBW-ian "cupcake" scents, you get more frosting. There's also tiny bit caramel adding both as sweetness and savoriness. And it could be the power of suggestion/persuasion but I do get bacon. This might've been a little too out there which is probably why BBW never attempted to bring it back. I do thing if it was brought back, it would be a hit. If you remember<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/08/this-is-bombcom-boyfriend-edition.html"> Salted Caramel Chocolate</a> from late spring/summer, which seemed to be popular; CBC is very similar to that.</div>
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<b>Apple Crumble </b></div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html</a></div>
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For such an amazing scent, BBW really did this scent dirty. It first came out in 2011 (man, 2011 really was amazing year for fall/holiday newness) and came back again the following year. Then it disappeared. It came back briefly and randomly during Summer SAS in 2014 in a special bakery themed throwback collection; thank goodness I thought to stock up cuz after SAS was over, it disappeared for good. I'm not sure why BBW was so indifferent to AC; I would go on record for saying AC was the best apple-cinnamon bakery scent EVER. And who doesn't love some apple-cinnamon goodness for fall. Lately BBW came out with Dutch Apple Waffles which has a similar vibe to AC; that's probably as close as we're gonna get to AC. </div>
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<b>Pinecone</b></div>
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I remember I watched with anticipation when Touchthefiretwice did a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDNCgUbNJjo">review vid</a> on all of the fall scents testing in 2013 and Pinecone was one of them. Because his sense of smell is impeccable and our taste in scents are very similar, I knew I had to get my hands on Pinecone as he raved about it. And of course it failed. It came back the following winter as "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=+autumn+snow+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwid7eWy6fXrAhUXjOAKHdKLBm4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=+autumn+snow+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1C1mgFYtZoBYMGgAWgAcAB4AIABVIgBVJIBATGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=gUpmX92oCpeYggfSl5rwBg&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Autumn Snow</a>"...and it failed again! Fastforward to 2016 during the height of my ol school candle treasure-hunting days, I happened upon one on Evilbay and immediately bought it. Around that time, I was coming around to pine heavy scents as I wasn't particularly fond of them but this scent made appreciate them more. It's such a beautiful and mature scent, a complex blend of pine and herbal notes. It had a cedarwood base, resinous pine needles and some unmentioned herbal notes like rosemary. And there was this cooling blast of spearmint that gave the scent a cold brisk winter air feel to it; think Christmas tree farm on an early winter morning. In my most humble opinion, Pinecone was the best and most sophisticated pine scent BBW ever created (better than Evergreen and especially Fresh Ballsack) which is probably why it failed. (If you remember <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=the+great+outdoors+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02cU6Wwf1-R_eKdT7h3fuxPHo2rww:1600540713554&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjr7bfl7vXrAhVhiOAKHccqCB0Q_AUoAnoECA4QBA&biw=1440&bih=801">The Great Outdoors </a>from a while back, it was extremely similar to Pinecone</div>
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<b>Harvest Gathering</b></div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/11/candle-spotlight-harvest-gathering-2015.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/11/candle-spotlight-harvest-gathering-2015.html</a></div>
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There's really not much to say about this one - it's a quintessential "Michael's/craft store in the fall" "autumn potpourri" scent. It's got all the autumnal notes you're looking for in a fall scent - apple, pumpkin, cranberry and cinnamon. It came out of nowhere back in 2013 and has been a fall staple ever since (the version I have is from a 2015 California vineyard themed fall transitional collection called "<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/08/walk-n-sniff-cork-vine-and-other-fall.html">Cork & Vine </a>" ) It's hanging on the edge of generic but I couldn't imagine a fall without it.</div>
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So this first came out in 2011 and, for a while, was a fall staple. Despite the name being a little misleading (there was no pumpkin or latte involved) but it was still a fan fav. I avoided it at first as I found it too intensely sweet (and I could not and still can not with caramel scents) but I decided to give it a try and actually grew to like it. Then in 2014, for absolutely no reason BBW decided to release it as a Christmas holiday scent - Maple Cinnamon Pancakes. And because folks fell for this candle con, it's been MCP ever since. </div>
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A pumpkin scent for fall...that's NOT a bakery scent?! MADNESS! For that reason alone, when this one hit wonder first appeared in 2015, I had to sniff it for myself. It was a WB store exclusive (so many scents that fall were exclusives) and the entire fall season, I saw it only once and of course it wasn't sale; smell-wise, I loved it and I wanted to buy it. Of course, when there finally was a sale, it was gone and it never came back. I ended up buying one on the black market and because of that, it stayed in my sniff only collection. For a pumpkin scent, it was oddly...masculine. You got that typical sweet "canned pumpkin pie filling" note you get in most pumpkin scents but there were woody backnotes and a pop of cardamom that give it a very mandle-ish vibe. I always describe as a hipster boy carving pumpkins on his front porch or apartment stoop.</div>
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<b>Cranberry Pumpkin</b></div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/candle-spotlight-cranberry-pumpkin.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/candle-spotlight-cranberry-pumpkin.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div>
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SMDH! This was a one hit wonder that (like most one hit wonders) should not have been a one hit wonder. When this appeared on shelves in 2015, I (like many others) initially paid little to no attention to it at first. At first glance, it was a very basic sounding candle; cranberry and pumpkin with cinnamon, not exactly groundbreaking. Boy, did this prove many of us wrong! It was lovely..dare I say fallgasmic. It was late fall/Thanksgiving time in a jar. It was..is...such much better than Harvest Gathering and The Perfect Autumn that BBW peddles year after year. </div>
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It is bizarre that for as long as BBW has been in business and cornered the market for fall inspired home fragrance, it wouldn't make a pumpkin pie scent (a fall staple and a scent virtually almost every candle company makes). BBW waited until 2015 to finally create one. And yet, despite its seeming popularity and novelty, BBW would henceforth continue to play games with it - either making an online exclusive or not releasing it at all. It certainly doesn't reinvent the wheel but it's a pleasant enough scent to be a fall staple.</div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-carving-2015.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-carving-2015.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div>
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Talk about a OG that has been straightup disrespected by BBW. I wont give the history (you can read that <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2018/07/droppin-candle-knowledge-perplexing.html">here</a> ) but it's really ol school...like mid 2000s. It is barnone the BEST pumpkin scent EVER! And yet despite it's superiority and authenticity, BBW insists on overlooking and ignoring it in favor of <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/11/candle-retrospective-pumpkin-carving-vs.html">Shit Cinnamon Pumpkin</a> . Truly a mystery for the ages. And speaking of SCP, that damned candle turned me off to any and every other pumpkin scent, including Pumpkin Carving...until I finally decided to put my pumpkinphobia aside and give it a try. I'm so glad because I would've otherwise missed out on amazing scent.</div>
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Say it with me now "...it's like drinking cider while walking down the lane". So real talk, when this first came out in 2012, I could not stand it! It came back the following year and I was not convinced but I said it would give it a try if came back the next year. It did...kinda...a waterdown "lane-less" version of it came out as <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/08/candle-retrospective-i-say-cider-lane.html">Warm Caramel Cider</a> and I actually enjoyed it. This or the original CL wouldn't come back out until 2016 and I figured I was long overdue to give it a try. I did..do really like it (it's one of the few caramel scents I can tolerate) It's not a fav or a must have for me but I do think it deserves to be a staple and it wouldn't be fall without it.</div>
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So this came out in..yep, you guessed it...2011 but as "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+acorn+and+fig&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03vxjJZpVf0GhaanhiE8iCZ4wNlhA:1600562738866&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqn_brwPbrAhXtl3IEHbEuDz0Q_AUoA3oECAsQBQ&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5">Acorn & Fig</a>". I'm guessing because the name was a little too out there and non-appealing, it came back the following year as Autumn Day...and I did not like it. It came back the following year, and much like the aforementioned Cider Lane, I wasn't quite convinced but I said I'd try it the following year...and of course it didn't come back and it wouldn't come back until 2016 randomly in WB Core line. It's a very complex and upscale blend (a little too complex and upscale for BBW); there's a cedarwood base with a birch note that adds almost mint-like coolness with a blend of pear (not apple like it said in the 2016/17 notes) and fig. The name fits - AD always makes me think crisp brisk autumn mornings with mist rolling away with the sun and everything is covered in dew. </div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppered-plum.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppered-plum.html</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div>
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OMG... this goddamn mutha-effin candle..so much adjectives to describe this badboi - dark, lush, sensual, elegant, sophisticated, upscale, high-end. It's one of the few candles to give me both a nosegasm and fallgasm. I can't gush enough about this candle and it is an absolute shame..nay a travesty, that this hasn't returned (well it did come back as a mason jar the following year but who gives a crap about mason jars)</div>
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This came out in 2016 as WB exclusive as "Pumpkin Fireside". And for some reason, BBW changed the name to Campfire Pumpkin because...reasons. This candle was kinduva mystery as i smelled familiar but no one (not even me) could place it or find proof of what it was before. Some thought it was another WB'er called "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%22toasted+vanilla+caramel%22+candle&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjD_sSr0vbrAhUBZ98KHbK0DNIQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=%22toasted+vanilla+caramel%22+candle&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECCMQJ1CMqQFY6MQBYOXGAWgAcAB4AIABRYgBhAGSAQEymAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=i7hmX4ONKYHO_Qay6bKQDQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Toasted Vanilla Caramel</a>" while others thought it was even older failed test scent called "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=vanilla+firewood+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02iyT3Tl6gmRaM-noPBxw4I9lpXOw:1600567555754&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU1uXk0vbrAhWug-AKHczAAwwQ_AUoAnoECA0QBA&biw=1440&bih=801">Vanilla Firewood</a>"...and there's still possibility that it's both...this is one of the rare instances where my scent memory failed me and other people either had a similar brain fart, didn't own either of those candles or never even heard of them. Anyway, this scent was a bit polarizing; most of us candle enthusiasts loved it but a few found it off-putting. The problem was the combination of the smoky wood accents, the burnt caramel and (what I think is) chestnut gave it meaty/umami savoriness (meat jerky or meat on a grill as some described it)</div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-bombcom-award-sweater-weather.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-bombcom-award-sweater-weather.html</a></div>
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It's just not fall without Sweater Weather! Can you believe that one point in the distant past, this was a test scent...AND IT FAILED?! It tested and failed back in 2012 however thanks to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PlXRclorrc">Littleballadeer</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_No5sqrMk1I">Touchthefiretwice</a>, it became an underground hit and folks bought it up in test stores. It ended up going wide the following year and it has been a staple ever since..surprising for a conceptual and herb heavy non-bakery scent. I saw it all the time - it makes me think of walking thru Central Park on brisk autumn afternoon in my favorite sweater.</div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/11/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-clove.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/11/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-clove.html</a></div>
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This candle surprised the hell outta me; I was FULLY prepared to hate it! I LOVED it..still do. In fact, it joined the autumnal pantheon of my <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/09/droppin-candle-knowledge-bronzebloggers.html">top 10 favorite fall scents</a>. I thought for sure that it wouldn't come back this year but surprisingly it returned. The name and notes sound soooo basic but the scent itself is anything but basic. A pumpkin scent that's not bakery AND it actually smells like pumpkin (well, pumpkin pie filling) and NOT just cinnamon?! Crazy talk..but it's true! </div>
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There's really not much to say about this one - it's a quintessential apple-cinnamon and it smells like apple pie...or as close to apple pie as home fragrance can get. It's not bad, it's not good, it's just ok. </div>
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Again, there's not much to say about this one. It smells like what the name and notes suggest, it's seemingly popular and it's probably here to stay as a staple. Despite not being a fan of maple at all in any form, I actually do like this candle but I do find it to be a little intense; I can only burn for a small increment of time and I have to open the window after.</div>
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<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-bombcom-leaves-sweater-weather.html">https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-bombcom-leaves-sweater-weather.html</a></div>
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This mama-jamma right here! This is..say it with me... "FALL IN A JAR" Leaves is just perfection! No fall at BBW (and in my life) is complete without Leaves. It's been around for YYYEEEEAAAARS and it still manages to stand the test of time. It would be an insane lapse of judgement for BBW to stop selling this, I can't even imagine it. I burn this damn candle with reckless abandon every blessed fall and I don't see myself stopping any time soon. </div>
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Hurray for getting some newness this fall! Very much a welcome addition to this year's lineup. Take Pumpkin Clove, smash it together with Palo Santo and you got yourself Pumpkin Bonfire...and it works. I do hope this scent sticks around cuz it's good stuff.</div>
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I keep sniffing this candle over and over and I just don't know what I think of it. I'm always here for a conceptual scent for fall. I'm also here for a pumpkin scent that's NOT cinnamon'ed to death or a bakery scent. And I can kinda see the image the notes are conveying (and a few people have said in their reviews) - dew or frost on pumpkins in a farmhouse on chilly autumn day. I just can't get down that unmentioned unexplained sage note that makes it smell a little too much like breakfast sausages. I dunno, we'll see.</div>
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A herbal blended apple based cologney mandle for fall?! Sign me the eff up! For all of those aforementioned reasons, I'm beyond surprised that it came back. But I'm kinda glad it did!</div>
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I was kinda hoping this would be repackage of Apple Crumble or, at the very least, have a similar vibe.... I kinda got my wish. While similar, it's different enough to warrant calling it newness. It's got everything you need for a fall scent - there's (AC-ish) green apples, cinnamon (and a buttload of nutmeg), (unmentioned) caramel and warm sweet bakery-ness. Nothing special or exciting but pleasant enough.</div>
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TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-62122464444235430452020-09-07T11:23:00.001-07:002020-09-07T22:08:38.791-07:00DROPPIN CANDLE KNOWLEDGE: Bronzeblogger's Birthday & Top 10 Fallgasmic Candles <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well my dears, today is my birthday! Where my Virgos at?! Even though it won't technically be fall until about 2 weeks from now, I still consider myself a fall baby. I go into full on hardcore full steam ahead ballstothewall basic bitch mode as soon as September hits, regardless of the weather and climate. Even back when I was still living in New Orleans where fall just doesn't exist, I was still getting my basic bitchery on...and I had BBW to thank for it. It was really fall 2012 when my obsession for BBW grew; it was during this time that I really started paying more attention to the candles in the stores in general and realized just how awesome the candles were in the fall. And all of the these amazingly fallgasmic scents more me, for the first time, really appreciate fall for the magical season it is - I've been an ardent autumnophile ever since, thanks to BBW. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Anyhoo, it's usually around my birthday that starts fall for me - that's usually when I have my first PSL from Starbucks, I'll start slowly putting out my fall decor, and I'll commence with what I call "the changing of the bulbs" and plug in my fall wallflower refills and I sort out my fall candles, particularly the woods I'm gonna this year.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All that said, I thought it would be fun to talk about my fav fall scents from fall years that really get into the autumn spirit.</span><br>
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This is just Thanksgiving in a jar - for me it conjures images of cornucopias, pumpkin centerpieces, pumpkin pies, jiggling canned cranberry dressings, etc. It's a perfect blend of two late fall staples - pumpkin and cranberry with a little hint of apple and a dash of spice. It is an absolute crime that BBW has never brought this back to be a fall staple and allowed it to remain a one hit wonder.<br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>9. Porchside Pumpkin</b></span><br>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peep this... a pumpkin scent...THAT'S NOT BAKERY!!! Mindblowing, right?! Aaand. wait for it....NO CINNAMON! Crazy talk, sheer and utter madness but here we are. Alas, because it was not bakery, PP was very much overshadowed and overlooked and it hasn't been seen since. That whole fall season, I saw it in my store once and never again so I was very lucky to snag one. I'm always here for a mandle, even if it's pumpkin-y. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">THE ULTIMATE, QUINTESSENTIAL AND PERFECT PUMPKIN SCENT. Why BBW persists on treating it like a red-headed stepchild in favor of Shit Cinnamon Poopkin that shove down our throats at every turn is beyond me.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>7. <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/this-is-bombcom-spiced-pumpkin-cider.html">Spiced Pumpkin Cider</a></b></span><br>
At first glance, this scent seems really basic, non-offensive and innocuous...and it was. And at the time, it was a little unnecessary and superfluous as we had the (now completely forgotten) <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+spiced+cider&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02X1wI9VAjCdt6nULuTrQ6BTVRfLg:1599491682459&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjygLfsqtfrAhUwknIEHeoBBbQQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=850&dpr=1.5">Spiced Cider </a>. That said, it felt new and unlike anything we all sniffed before and it was actually a good scent that I found myself thoroughly enjoying. I made the mistake of only buying one as I assumed it would be back...this was backintheday where new scents more often than not did return the following year. Yeah, it didn't; it would be one of many scents that year left to linger in one hit wonder purgatory<br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>6.<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppered-plum.html"> Peppered Plum</a></b></span><br>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">O.M.G....THIS GODDAMN MUTHA-EFFIN CANDLE! FALLGASMIC AND NOSEGASMIC! Out of nowhere and unprovoked, BBW created this thing of olfactoral beauty! First of all, a fall scent that captures the beauty of fall without apple, cranberry, pumpkin and/or cinnamon is rare AF! Also it was just so elegant and upscale...a little too elegant and upscale for BBW as they didn't know how to market it and it was shelved and eventually forgotten...and it's both damn shame and travesty.</span><br>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">5. </span><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/11/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-clove.html" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pumpkin Clove</a></b><br>
When I first about this scent, I was fully prepared to give any sufficient amount of s***s about it. First of all, a pumpkin scent for fall...groundbreaking. Plus the name was boring and the notes were generic. Man did this candle prove me wrong! Not only did I find myself enjoying it immensely, it became both a fall fav but it found a place in my top 10.<br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>4. <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-bombcom-award-sweater-weather.html">Sweater Weather</a></b></span><br>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Who would've thought backintheday that this former failed test scent(yes this candle failed when it first came out in 2012) that this would be a fan fav for several years. It's also surprising that a non-bakery, outdoorsy and borderline manly HERBAL forward/heavy/based scent would become and continue to be so popular. And much like the aformentioned Peppered Plum, this captures the essence of autumn with no trace or hint apple-cinnamon or pumpkin spice. Back when I was still living in New Orleans, SW always made the think of walking thru Central Park on cool brisk autumn afternoon and now having actually done it, my opinion hasn't changed.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">ADDENDUM: I do wish they would stop marketing this as a winter scent</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>3. <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/hot-mess-award-cranberry-woods-last.html">Cranberry Woods</a></b></span><br>
This candle continues to stand the test of time. This, Autumn and Leaves (the holy trinity of fall) have been since at the mid 2000s and there still around for old and new fans to enjoy. Believe it or not, I was first acquainted with this badboi before my eventual fall bae Leaves and for hot sec actually preferred this over Leaves..blasphemy I know, but the truth. As a lover of all things cranberry, it was a nice change from all of the spiced ciders and caramel apples and pumpkin spices would normally get. Furthermore, unlike the majority of BBW's fall scents, I felt (and still kinda do) that CW is quite versatile; while I'm of the opinion this is a mid to late fall scent, you could start burning this very early on in September, it makes a lovely Halloween time scent, it's great for Thanksgiving and you could take on thru Christmastime. I do wish BBW hadn't both watered it down and screwed with the formula; the cranberry juice-like mess we have today is far cry from the amazing blend it was a few years ago.<br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>2. <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html">Apple Crumble</a></b></span><br>
BBW has done this candle dirty! They continue to sell the duo pack of wallflowers online but refuse return the candle itself and an adjacent refill/bulb in actual collection; it hasn't been in one since 2012! It did randomly appear the following year for Summer SAS as part of a promotion; thank goodness I had the presence of mind and forethought to stock cuz if I didn't, I would never see it again. I'm not sure why BBW was and still is so indifferent of AC because it's a damn good scent. I would even argue to say that it's one of the best and most authentic bakery as well apple-cinnamon based scents that BBW has ever created<br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>1. <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/09/this-is-bombcom-leaves-sweater-weather.html">Leaves</a></b></span><br>
Ah Leaves! The ultimate scent! Say it with me.... "fall in a jar" The grand poobah of the fall scents! The real OG nad MVP! It's just not fall with Leaves! I have my bf to thank as Leaves is one of my favorites and it was him who first introduced me properly to it...and it was love at first sniff! I have been actively burning Leaves every single blessed fall ever since. So many fall scents have come and gone but Leaves have remained since the 2000s so that should serve as a testament to how awesome this scent is. I can't even fathom BBW not releasing Leaves anymore and if they did, it would truly be the end of an era.<br>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And now, here are some honorable mentions...</span><br>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/candle-spotlight-autumn-nights.html">Autumn Night</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/08/blast-from-past-blueberry-pumpkin-patch.html">Blueberry Pumpkin Patch</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html">Caramel Apple</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/11/bbw-spotlight-pumpkin-caramel-latte.html">Pumpkin Caramel Latte</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/10/white-barn-exclusiveness-pumpkin.html">Pumpkin Fireside</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/12/candle-spotlight-pumpkin-pie.html">Pumpkin Pie</a></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/bbw-spotlight-tailgate.html">Tailgate</a></span></span></div>
<br>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-59354997524456836262020-08-31T13:24:00.000-07:002020-09-04T08:19:45.857-07:00NEWNESS UPDATE: Fall 2020 Candles Part 5 ~ More Bakery & Miscellaneous Candles *UPDATEDWanna hear something funny and a little creepy?<br />
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So not too long before I woke up this morning, I had a dream that I had a looksie at the newest round of fall candles on the website. I woke up, got myself a cup of joe, got on my phone and, without thinking, went on the BBW website...AND THERE THEY WERE, in the exact order they were in my dream.<br />
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Weird, right?! Tell me that's not creep AF!<br />
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At any rate, more candles popped up online this morning...<br />
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Let's get the miscellaneous stuff out of the way.<br />
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So <b>Fresh Ballsack</b> and <b>Frosted Cranberry</b> have been added to the WB Core fall lineup...meh. Kinda odd to be adding just those 2 scents this early. After Halloween or around Thanksgiving, maybe. Adding them need seems strange.<br />
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We're also getting scents in very fancy glass tumblers - <b>Vanilla Sage, Black Cherry MerNo</b>, <b>Harvest Gathering </b>and<b> Flannel</b>. Why those scents,...you're guess is as good as mine. And they're all online exclusives because of course they are<br />
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There's also a newly revamped <b>Warm Vanilla Sugar</b> to go along side the new bodycare collection, if you're into that.<br />
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And now for the real reason you're probably reading this - the new fall bakery candles, which I talked about briefly in my last <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/08/newness-update-fall-bakery-collection.html">NEWNESS UPDATE</a>. I'm not sure if this quintet is a part of the Fox collection or a separate entity. The one lone returning scent is <b>The Perfect Autumn</b>, which I don't know what this scent has to do with anything and it's really a pet peeve of mine to have a candle be in different collections ta the same time but whatevs. Also <b>Pumpkin Spice Latte </b>is in 3wick form; now I totally called this repackage awhile ago but people who have sniffed/bought it has confirmed - it's a repackage of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=sweet+tiramisu+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01OioPPR7JdWvm9a7emCUoS_aqvSw:1598898473258&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi87Z78iMbrAhVgl3IEHeFkBZcQ_AUoAnoECBcQBA&biw=1440&bih=801">Sweet Tiramisu</a> from last summer. I did get to smell this when it <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/06/walk-n-sniff-sas-candles.html">came out</a>; if you're expecting a warm, creamy spicy coffee scent, you're gonna be dissapointed. The remaining "new" scents are...<br />
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<b>Sugared Pecan Pie (online exclusive) - </b><i>Gooey Brown Sugar Filling, Toasted Pecans, Homemade Pie Crust </i><b>(first of all is adding "sugared" to the name a little superfluous? Pecan Pie IS basically just sugar. Also I'll be highly surprised if this isn't Praline Pecan Pie/Pumpkin Pecan Waffles)</b><br />
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<b>ADDENDUM: </b>According to the promotional marketing guide Lifeisnsidethepage posted awhile ago, this was swapped in place of Pumpkin Pie...why I don't know)<br />
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<b>Pumpkin Dulce de Leche (online exclusive) - </b><i>Warm Spun Caramel, Browned Pumpkin Butter, Golden Crystalized Sugar</i><b> (This HAS to be a repackage or similar to <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=creme+caramel+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi7q7D-iMbrAhVMl-AKHXTlCisQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=creme+caramel+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOggIABAHEAUQHjoECAAQHjoGCAAQCBAeOgYIABAKEBg6CAgAEAgQBxAeUMa8F1iw2Bdg2twXaAJwAHgAgAFUiAG4B5IBAjEzmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=LUFNX_vgLMyuggf0yqvYAg&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Creme Caramel</a> aka <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+caramel+latte+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjii8K4isbrAhVtn-AKHQeoAXcQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+caram+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgYIABAHEB4yCAgAEAgQBxAeMggIABAIEAcQHjIICAAQCBAHEB46AggAOggIABAHEAUQHlDRkwJYvK8CYLu8AmgAcAB4AIABkAGIAeUIkgEEMTEuMpgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=tEJNX-LhBe2-ggeH0Ia4Bw&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Pumpkin Caramel Latte</a>. It could also be failed test scent <a href="https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/293313033050_/Bath-Body-Works-MAYAN-CARAMEL-3-wick-145oz.jpg">Mayan Caramel</a> from the <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/12/newness-update-spring-2016-test-scents.html">Taco Bell/Fiesta</a> collection. That "pumpkin butter" note has be intrigued; cold this be the grand return and nationwide release of the twice failed <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=roasted+pumpkin+butter+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiawbzfisbrAhWPON8KHU8eDR0Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=roasted+pumpkin+butter+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeUKH4uAFYhKW5AWDhrLkBaABwAHgAgAHYAYgBnQ-SAQYxOS4xLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=BUNNX9qqMI_x_AbPvLToAQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Roasted Pumpkin Butter</a>?)</b><br />
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<b>ADDENDUM: </b>In case you don't know, dulce de leche is basically a caramel sauce made from slowly heated sweetened/condensed milk (hence the name meaning"sweet/candy of milk") to either drizzle on desserts, dip cookies or churros in or pour into coffee or hot chocolate<br />
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<b>ADDENDUM:</b> According to BBW's promotional guide, this is replacing Salted Butterscotch..or possibly is a renamed/repackaged Salted Butterscotch<br />
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<b>Toasted Coconut Mocha - </b><i>Steamed Milk Latte, Toasted Coconut Shavings, Mini Marshmallows </i><b>(am I the only the one who finds the concept of this scent a little gross? So right of the bat, it sounds like it could be <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=marble+toffee+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk017Q9zVW-fDgD3PinkdY_2bSfdO-w:1598905249363&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDuaubosbrAhVnUt8KHXmsBrwQ_AUoAnoECBEQBA&biw=1440&bih=801">Marble Toffee</a>. It could also be <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=toasted+coconut+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02DTsGZczJqTyud7d9LdGHgNIs8gQ:1598905296779&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkgPmxosbrAhUiSN8KHb8ACOIQ_AUoAnoECA8QBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5">Toasted Coconut from awhile back or the more recent Toasted Coconut Smores</a>. It cold also be <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+milkshake+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiMjOGzosbrAhWRVt8KHTqlA_UQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=pumpkin+milkshake+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoGCAAQBxAeOgIIADoICAAQBxAFEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeUOnSA1j69wNgrIoEaABwAHgAgAHXAYgB-g2SAQYxMi4zLjKYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=1FtNX4zSIpGt_Qa6yo6oDw&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Pumpkin Milkshake</a> aka Vanilla Snowflake)</b><br />
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3 new candles have recently popped up online. <b>White Pumpkin </b>is in this collection as well as these 2 "new" scents (both of which are online exclisives)<br />
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<b>White Apple Oakwood (online exclusive) - </b><i>Bright White Apple, Fresh Bergamot, Birch Wood</i><b> (this could be </b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/hot-mess-award-applewood-bonfire.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Applewood Bonfire</a><b> from years ago. Could also be regular ol Farmstand/Heirloom/Honeycrisp Apple. It could also be Lakeside Sunrise/Morning or as it first known, </b><a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/09/newness-update-winter-2014-test-scent.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Sapphire Sky</a><b> (look at the notes)</b><br />
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<b>White Balsam & Vanilla (online exclusive) - </b>Fresh White Pine, Chilled Forest Air, Warm Vanilla<b> (soooo is this just Vanilla Balsam or some facsimile thereof?)</b></div>
TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-35450140912399986772020-08-24T18:27:00.001-07:002020-10-05T13:11:21.475-07:00SCENT EXPOSÉ: The Alluring Anomaly of Acorn Lane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I forgot to mention in my last post that along with my 11.95 candle haul, I also bought some wf bulbs - mainly a few Vanilla Sages as well as this bad boi.<br>
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When the list of this year's fall scents came out, I scanned for actual or potential newness and one name stood out - Acorn Lane. This one really intrigued me - I couldn't think of scents from falls past that this could possibly be a repackage of. Moreover, I just couldn't imagine what it possibly smell like.<br>
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So as you may (or may not) know is that the acorn is the seed of the oak tree; it's also known as an "oaknut". Acorns themselves have little to no scents (although apparently the smell of acorns drives deers apeshit and deer hunter make an essence from crushed/boiled acorns to attract them). So how does something with such an extremely faint scent that only animals can really smell work in home fragrance?<br>
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Could it be a repackage or reworking of <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=autumn+day+candle+bath+and+body+works&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiD--j7hLXrAhVZZt8KHf9lCF4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=autumn+day+candle+bath+and+body+works&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAA6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQBxAFEB46BggAEAUQHlDJrwNYy8MDYO7MA2gAcAB4AIABfogB8AmSAQQxNi4xmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=Q1NEX8PNBNnM_Qb_y6HwBQ&bih=801&biw=1440&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850">Autumn Day</a>? After all, it's original name when it made its debut in 2011 was <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=acorn+spice&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03f-l_Z2TOHIsmjoIgYhDjc5LguDA:1598311660761&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbsp72_rTrAhXMSzABHWy-DMQQ_AUoAnoECB8QBA&biw=1440&bih=801">ACORN & Fig</a>. Naw, BBW wouldn't rename and release a staple of the Golden Age.<br>
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I figured since there's a connection between acorns and oaks, maybe it'll be a wood based scent with a hint of something nutty; something along the lines of Autumn Woods perhaps. Perhaps the scent scent is meant to conjure walking thru a grove of oak trees with fall acorns strewn about the path.<br>
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Mrs. Meyer's recently released (last year or the year before) a line of fall inspired cleaning supplies called "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=acorn+spice&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03f-l_Z2TOHIsmjoIgYhDjc5LguDA:1598311660761&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbsp72_rTrAhXMSzABHWy-DMQQ_AUoAnoECB8QBA&biw=1440&bih=801">Acorn Spice </a>" I had at one point both the dish and soaps as curious as to what the company's interpretation of what they thought acorns, spiced or otherwise, smelled like. It was a wood based scent with a hint of something nutty (almost chestnut-y in my opinion) as well as typical warming autumn spices, more emphasis on nutmeg. Maybe Acorn Lane wll smell similar to that.<br>
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Acorn Lane finally appeared online and I was finally able to satisfy my curiousity and have a looksie at the notes..... I saw the notes and they completely threw my theories out of window and into at the atmosphere never to be seen again.<br>
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Absolutely NO mention of acorns or anything nutty. Nothing woody either. Instead we get...<br>
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<i>" Autumn Leaves, Warm Cinnamon, Crisp Gala Apples"</i><br>
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.....ummmmmm, ooookaaay?! I had sooooo many questions...<br>
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So this gonna be some kind of Leaves type of situation? But why have something similar to Leaves is already, in 2 different collections?<br>
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What do those notes have to done with acorns in a lane?<br>
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How are those notes gonna make itself distinct from every other cinnamon-apple/spiced cider scent on the market?<br>
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I had to know what this smelled like? I had seriously thought about buying one during the 11.95 sale but that just didn't seem practical. I refuse to be that candlereviewer who buys candles just to review. And what if I ended up not liking it? I'm not at all comfortable going to a store to exchange at the moment so then I'm stuck with a candle I don't want and that's a waste of money. I couldn't commit to buying a candle so I opted to buy wf refill instead; compared to candles, it's more of a low risk investment purchase' plus I'd be smelling pure unsaturated oil thus getting a more pure and stranger fragrance.<br>
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By the time I made my order, I had already heard what people thought of Acorn Lane but I was trying to not let it influence but it was good to have a frame of reference. And as it turned out, some of those people were right.<br>
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A week goes by and my package of arrives; while I happy with my choices, I was quite excited to finally sniff Acorn Lane and have my curiousity sated.<br>
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So what does Acorn Lane smell like? ....<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/12/this-bombcom-white-barn-no2-chestnut.html">Chestnut & Clove </a>....with a hint of apple<br>
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I did hear people on social media say this and I was hoping it wasn't true but it was.<br>
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<b>ADDENDUM:</b> There were people also saying it that it either smelled like or was a repackage of last year's <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=the+perfect+christmas+candle+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk03fPp5-9DdVntGeyArpruIMx66MLA:1598316523840&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiRhZGFkbXrAhUhWN8KHc9gDvEQ_AUoAnoECA4QBA&biw=1440&bih=801">The Perfect Christmas</a>..I can see that, though I think this is coming from unfamiliar with Chestnut & Clove (though perhaps the candle is closer to TPC, who knows.)<br>
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So, on the one hand I get why an autumnal repackage with a twist of C&C could work - the chestnuts are the "acorns", the cedarwood is the "lane", the pine is the "leaves", both scents have cinnamon that screams fall and the apple is the autumnal cherry on top. But those are big leaps.<br>
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Furthermore, because it smells so C&C-esque, AC doesn't feel particularly very fall-ish but rather more Christmas-y. I mean maybe if they marketed the scent better, it could've worked as a transitional Thanksgiving collection candle but as an early fall scent? Not so much.<br>
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Yeah, it's kind of a disappointment. All that buildup and intrigue for nothing; a whole lot of humping and no busted nuts.<br>
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What earth made BBW think created this scent was a good idea? Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad scent just a blah one and one you would not at all expect.<br>
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Why not have a woody scent like Autumn Woods and maybe throw in some Spiced Chestnuts? That's a heck of lot more better sounding and appropriate to the name and vibe than C&C with apple!<br>
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OR, better yet, stop wasting time, money, creativity and manpower making new scents that don't work and bring out some old scents from the vault - <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/candle-spotlight-autumn-nights.html">Autumn Night</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/10/bbw-spotlight-tailgate.html">Tailgate</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+mountain+leaves&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk02JpGE-FTt7CwoLD8sP2QumlKtn9g:1598317820640&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYy7_vlbXrAhVCU98KHVdmDyAQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5">Mountain Leaves</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/09/blast-from-past-lavender-macaroon-2011.html">Lavender Caramel</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2014/10/this-is-bombcom-spiced-pumpkin-cider.html">Spiced Pumpkin Cider</a>, <a href="http://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/07/thats-so-test-scent-autumn-sunshine.html">Autumn Sunshine</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2013/08/bbw-double-spotlight-apple-crumble.html">Apple Crumble</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=white+barn+nutmeg+and+spice+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01TnKXT1UcTCsk06Lxa_RVkArup9w:1598318318324&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj63Ofcl7XrAhXpTTABHR24A8UQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=801">Nutmeg & Spice</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=slatkin+%26+co+kitchen+spice&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk002ySMd5UcyS9HbBcvuwZWkRNQA_A:1598318351168&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkpLzsl7XrAhWARjABHeOrAqAQ_AUoAnoECAsQBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5">Kitchen Spice</a>, <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2015/10/this-is-bombcom-pumpkin-carving-2015.html">Pumpkin Patch/Carving</a>...<a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/11/this-is-bombcom-peppered-plum.html">PEPPERED PLUM </a><br>
<br>TheBronzebloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15945843698423328630noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2986052874129693764.post-26475393165996001812020-08-21T18:40:00.001-07:002020-08-24T03:36:27.688-07:00SHOP 'N' GO/SIT 'N' SNIFF: $11.95 Online Haul (& Cold Sniff Reviews)I know I'm preachin' to the choir here but it's been a rough couple of months with very little to nothing to look forward to and bring a much needed smile to your face. But, at the risk of sound of sounding saccharine and cliche, behind every dark cloud is a golden ray of light. After months of giving us nothing sale wise, BBW finally offered everyone a reprieve - all 3wicks being 11.95!<br>
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You bet your sweet ass I took advantage of it! My bf as well!<br>
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Here's the thing...so stores in my area are finally opening so my bf and I could've gone to shop in person however I'm feeling a bit anxious; the prospect of being in an enclosed space with other people and not knowing what candles have been touched or huffed would stress me out; especially if I saw anyone without a mask or pulling masks down to sniff things. So staying safely and stalwartly planted on side of caution, we both ordered online. Under normal circumstances, I'd be ranting and raving about online codes and not being able to use another coupon but in these troubling/unprecedented times, beggars literally can't be choosers.<br>
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Both of our boxes of candles of candles came in yesterday...and shipped properly with actual packing air balloon thingies (I've noticed since the start of this pandemic, BBW has made more of an effort to pack candles and things properly and not just putting things in a box and calling it a day. I imagine they wouldn't wanted returned broken candles from potentially symptomatic/asymptomatic people; it all took a pandemic crisis to make them get their shit together).<br>
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At any rate, here are the hauls...<br>
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my haul my bf's haul<br>
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Now let's about the scents. I'm not gonna bother talking about <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2020/08/this-is-bombcom-cold-sniff-edition.html">Lemon Lavender Shortbread</a> and <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/08/this-is-bombcom-vanilla-sage.html">Vanilla Sage</a> as I have already talked about them in depth.<br>
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<b>Palo Santo (0169K3A6/A8)</b> - so my bf LOVES smoky scents - anything smoked/smoky, incense-y, fireside/bonfire-y, he is all about it. He says smoky scents remind him of his childhood days of being in the Boy's Scouts and campfires. Anyhoo,I remember pre-pandemic telling him about this candle and we were both on the hunt for it during SAS but to no avail. After the pandemic started, he bought some online and it was love at first sniff. For the rest of the summer, he would make it a point to stock up and we burned them with reckless abandon. He became distraught when it disappeared online once all the fall stuff came out...until one day I noticed Palo Santo as an online exclusive (not quite sure what Palo Santo has to do with fall but whatevs. I bought him 2 to surprise him and he ended up getting himself one.<br>
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So Palo Santo (Spanish for "holy wood stick") (also known as lignum vitae or "wood of life) is tree commonly grown in Central/South America and in the same tree family as frankincense and myrrh. Like frankincense and myrrh, palo santo's wood and essential oils are used for medicinal and religious purposes as well as natural fragrance. Like sage, palo santo as burned as a smudge to cleanse energy and get rid of bad vibes/juju. Unfortunately I've never smelled palo santo, so I'm snot sure if the candle is authentic.<br>
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If you've never smelled PS before, it's basically a sweet wood scent... (giggles, sweet wood). The wood base smells very rich, warm, smooth and polished. There is a smokiness but it leans more towards lit incense than fireside. The amber is very warm and drippy feeling and reminds a lot of the amber note in <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/09/newness-update-holiday-16-test-scents.html">Golden Amber Oak</a> aka <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/01/rant-of-day-mystery-of-black-tea-rose.html">Black Tea Rose </a> . The musk holds all of the notes together in a tight embrace; it also adds a distinct soft femininity as well as an exotic mystic Eastern/Oriental vibe. This is very much a year long aromatherapy type of scent that feels both welcoming and uplifting.<br>
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<b>Fall Farmhouse (0175AGA4)</b> - as you may (or may not) know, this is a new scent that made it's a debut last year. In my <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2019/08/walk-n-sniff-fall-2019-scents.html">review</a>, I sorta dismissed as a repackage with a twist of one hit wonder <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pumpkin+woods+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00amvQ6s0S1efzr2gn5Ue7S9Z47xQ:1598044592205&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwibpIOCnK3rAhXOlHIEHcFZANUQ_AUoAnoECA8QBA&biw=1440&bih=801&dpr=1.5">Pumpkin Woods</a> but having it on my person to sniff at my leisure, I can say with accuracy that while having a similar vibe, they 2 are not the same. Like PW, I would describe FFH as a "craftstore" "trip to Michael's/Hobby Lobby in the fall" kind of scent. Also like PW, I would conjecture that there's a cedarwood base with accents of resinous and crisp pine needle notes (I kinda wish there was more piney notes). Now here's where Fall Farmhouse and PW diverge. There's an outdoorsiness that I don't remember being in PW; it's sorta of a wet ozonic note that makes me think of early morning dew or frost on ripe pumpkins. And speaking of pumpkin, I get more of a spiced pumpkin as opposed to pumpkin spice; there's an earthiness that makes me think of actual pumpkin as opposed to just cinnamon/nutmeg/ginger on their own. Ok, for this next part just bear with me. Last year when Tinadivalicious reviewed this candle, he said something that me think he was nuts. Having smelled this candle, I absolutely wholeheartedly agree - there's a note that makes me think of breakfast sausages. He thought it might be caraway seed....I'm not sure about that as that's a random note to just throw in a candle. I think it's sage (an herb commonly used in breakfast sausage). It kinda reminds me of <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2017/09/blast-from-past-lavender-macaroon-2011.html">Lavender Caramel/Macaroon</a> that had a sage note that combined with the sweetness made it both savory and sausage-y. I'm not sure I like it. If the bf approves it, we'll keep and burn it. If not, it's going back to the store..when it's safe.<br>
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<b>Fresh Fall Morning (0174AGB6)</b> - Like the aforementioned Fall Farmhouse, this made its debut last year. While I really liked it, there was something about it that made me a bit indecisive and I couldn't commit to buying a 3wick so I settled for wf refills. So let's just pull the bandaid off - it's a....cologney scent, a total mandle...which I love. It does kinda annoy me that sooooo many of BBW's "fresh air" scents smell like cologne; an ozone based scent home fragrance that doesn't necessarily have to smell like cologne. Fast forward to this year; I'm glad my bf bought it cuz I'm kinda into it. First off, it feels very autumnal without the obligatory cinnamon/nutmeg/ginger. And I do generate towards cologney mandles..and this is a cologney mandle but it feels very autumnal; like if this were a men's bodycare for fall, I'd wear it. So there is apple but it's not a an apple pie apple or cider-y apple but more like smelling the skin of a fresh apple in an orchard. There's also an outdoorsy and wet ozone note conjuring images of misty fog rolling across a field on an early autumn morning. There's a bit of citrus zest that adds a bit of brightness; lemon perhaps, maybe mandarin. And there's a hint of sage that adds a manly-like earthiness. I also got something woody lurking in the background. I do like this one; I think it would make for a nice boudoir, bathroom or mancave scent. If you like unspiced autumnal scents with an outdoors manly vibe like Sweater Weather or Mountain Leaves or Crisp Morning Air, then this bud's for you.<br>
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And now for the 2 new scents...<br>
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<b>Blackberries & Basil (0181AGA1)</b> - Neither me or my bf cares for bodycare based/inspired candles so I was surprised when he bought this. Now I've made it known before that besides certain handsoaps, I don't pay attention to bodycare and I've never smelled the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=blackberry+basil+bath+and+body+works&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk01tJq59mBpBz9davY-k3tntZ9KePg:1598055956727&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiv34atxq3rAhV5mHIEHWahCmUQ_AUoAnoECA4QBA&biw=1440&bih=801">soap/bodycare</a> this candle is inspired by so I don't know if the two smells the same BUT I can tell just by cold sniff that it's a bodycare scent - a)it smells very feminine and b)the notes smell extremely artificial. I get what could be an blackberry accord note - a sweet, dark berry note with a little bit of tang and a hint of vanilla. The basil is there and adds and an herbal and slightly citrusy brightness. I also get an Sparkling Pear Riesling-esque white grape "Welch's Juice"-esque sweetness and bit of nose tingling effervescence ie the "champagne". My issue is that this just doesn't feel very autumnal and by nature, it isn't. Blackberries are a summer produce with its season ending in August and the basil makes it feel very spring-ish; maybe if there was mint or rosemary or sage instead of basil, I could get into this. I actually don't mind this scent as a whole...just not as a fall scent; I don't see myself wanting to burn this until spring/early summer.<br>
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<b>Pumpkin Bonfire (0171M8AB/AN)</b> - Saving the best for last for this is the star of the show. I was intrigued since day one and had to sniff it. One word - FALLGASM. So when I first saw this candle and its notes, I thought maybe it was <a href="https://realtalkaboutbbwcandles.blogspot.com/2016/10/white-barn-exclusiveness-pumpkin.html">Pumpkin Fireside/Campfire Pumpkin</a>...after sniffing, I can say with utmost accuracy that it absolutely is NOT! Not even close! I also thought maybe it could be overshadowed failed test/one hit wonder <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=porchside+pumpkin+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00n0LhG-5IQDTQCMY9GGlEgiMbOCg:1598059212229&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_0LK90q3rAhVvmuAKHZNDD_AQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=801">Porchside Pumpkin </a> ..again, no! I do believe this is...gasp...NEWNESS. So if I had to describe this on a simple basic level, I would say think <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=porchside+pumpkin+candle&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS850US850&sxsrf=ALeKk00n0LhG-5IQDTQCMY9GGlEgiMbOCg:1598059212229&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_0LK90q3rAhVvmuAKHZNDD_AQ_AUoAnoECAwQBA&biw=1440&bih=801">Pumpkin Clove</a> mixed with Palo Santo. You get a spiced pumpkin as opposed to pumpkin spice - there's an earthy gourd-y note mixed with an autumnal spice blend with an emphasis on clove as well as a bit of vanilla. There's a woody base - cedarwood probably, maybe some sandalwood. I also get a warmth that I think could amber - amber is a common note in BBW's fireside scents. Lastly there is a smokiness but like Palo Santo, it leans more towards lit incense as to roaring fire. This candle just gave me all of the fall feels and is the kind of smoky fiery scent that I could get into for fall. And it feels very comfy cozy and could possibly have the "warm blanket" throw that I love, especially for fall. Definitely looking forward to burning this badboi. If you're into pumpkin scents and/or unsure about fiery/smoky/fireside-y scents, this could be a good candle for you to try. <br>
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<b><i>ADDENDUM:</i></b> The "AN" version smells a bit drier and not as warm as the "AB" version<br>
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