TEST SCENT REALNESS/THIS IS THE BOMB.COM: Prickly Pear Sugarcane

Products: candle   
Area used in: living room
Time Period: end of April - June

Description: Bring home a blend of luscious prickly pear fruit and sugarcane inspired by the exotic flavors of Mexico

Trivia: this and Mayan Caramel (aka Cayenne Caramel) were the only failed test scents from what I call the "Taco Bell" collection - because the chosen scents were as authentically Mexican as Taco Bell

Somehow, thru sheer luck, I managed to snag one lone Prickly Pear Sugarcane long after the collection came out and had every intention on keeping it in my "sniff only" collection. However, luck struck again, I was able to snag another one and I just had to burn that sucker. I figured sometime around Cinco de Mayo would be the most apropos time for it and waited patiently to get my burn on...and I'm soooo glad I waited that and that I had an extra one to burn because it is f***ing AMAZING!!!!

So right off the bat this sucker is STRONG! Even the cold throw is intense; you pop off the lid and it's an instant KO. A few times I had it unlit and sitting on a table and I can still smell it as if it was lit. When I lit it the first time, the scent throw wasn't as strong however after a few subsequent burns, the throw started getting stronger and stronger. I was a bit concerned as it had the wax covered rope wicks with no post burn mushroom tops and that for sure that it would burn like crap but nope I was wrong; perfect burns every single time. 

As for the scent, it's very straightfoward - it smells like legit prickly pears/cactus fruit. I own a bottle of prickly pear syrup  and the candle smells just likes it. If you don't know prickly pears smells and/or tastes like, think a mix of pear, melon and raspberry...very unique. And unlike what the color of the wax may suggest, prickly pear fruit and meat is actually a bright fuchsia/magenta. The notes mention pear as opposed to prickly pear...kinda of annoying that BBW doesn't know the difference. That said, perhaps whatever pear fragrance oil when mixed with other unmentioned hidden notes creates something that smells like prickly pear...who knows. As for the sugarcane, there is a natural smelling drippy syrupy sweetness to the blend. And I get some wet and lush green notes in the background - definitely sometime cactus and/or aloe and maybe a hint of cucumber/melon. As a whole, the scent is perfectly balanced - it's sweet without smelling like candy, fresh without smelling laundry detergent/fabric softener and lush and green without smelling grassy or outdoorsy. It's crisp and juicy and succulent, its one of those scents that makes you feel a little indulgent and decadent.

This is one of many instances that makes you wanna scream "BBW, what the f*** is wrong with you?!" Why, oh why didn't you release it?! Like all of the other unicorn candles of the past, it was a guaranteed hit and there's no excuse why it failed. And unlike all of the bland and basic scents that did go wide this collection, PPS actually had something to do with Mexican culture; hell prickly pear is actually on the damn Mexican flag! But no, instead you release friggin Pineapple Lily, which was STANK and smelled nothing at all like actual pineapple lilies...which is a good thing because they smell like rotten ass. Furthermore, they grow in Africa not friggin Mexico..which you geniuses in the marketing department would know if y'all actually did research! Anyway, I doubt BBW will ever bring this back as good scents always disappear so if you see this on Ebay or Mercari (and it's reasonable) or you have a friend who will sell you one, don't think about it, JUST BUY IT!!!!