NEWNESS UPDATE: Post SAS Transitionals & Fall 2019 Test Candles
Well gang, by this time next week, SAS will officially be over (not soon enough if you ask me). With SAS out of the way, more interesting things will be heading our way. We'll be seeing some transitional collections but more exciting than that is it'll be fall test scent season with BBW slowly getting into autumn mode.
Now before we get our fallgasm on, let's quickly talk about the pre-fall test transitional scents.
So we'll be seeing a Southwestern/desert themed bodycare collection called Wild Wonder. There will be matching candles for said bodycare. New scents include...
Freshwater & Aloe - Dewy Waterflowers, Aloe Blossoms, Fresh Ozonic Accord (based off of the previously seen soap)
Desert Wildflower - Pink Lady Apples, White Jasmine Petals, Fresh Violet
Returning scents include Cactus Blossom and Eucalyptus Rain
Yeah, pretty boring right?! Agreed! Why they didn't bring back the original Desert collection is beyond me.
There will be yet another bodycare promotion with a candle called "Rose" - based on the bodycare that's currently in stores now. This is the same Rose candle/scent that's in ill fated seemingly failed "Rose Collection"..which who knows if we're ever gonna see that collection, just assume that it failed.
Finally the White Barn core collection is getting set of candles with marble tumblers with gold flecks - some have "Mixed Materials" half and half tumblers with the name of the scent in a square while others have pure marble. And, as always, the chosen scents are random AF with no theme or connection to each other. There are 2 new scents...
Fresh Orange - Fresh Grated Orange Zest, Sparkling Citrus, White Jasmine (not Sicilian Orange)
Jasmine & Green Tea - White Jasmine, Fresh Green Tea, Bergamot Zest (new scent)
Returning scents include Peppered Suede, Crisp Morning Air, White Gardenia, Vanilla Birch, Paris Cafe
All of these candles should be in stores now at the earliest and next week at the latest...providing you're remotely interested in any of them.
And new for the part you have been waiting for....FALL TEST CANDLES!!!
For the past couple of years, fall has been hit or miss..more misses than hits. That said, it seems as though BBW has learned their lesson and have stepped their proverbial p*****s up for this year. Just on what little I've seen on social media, there seems to be a very balanced mix of returning classics and potential newness as well as a mix bakery/gourmand and conceptual so everyone should be happy.
So at the moment, 4 collections have appeared in test stores. The first collection is basically a set of all of the returning fall classics that we all know and love. Like last year's collection, the labels have big pictures of various fall scenes with the name to the side. The scents in this collection are Leaves, Autumn, Sweater Weather, Marshmallow Fireside, Crisp Morning Air, Mahogany Apple and Maple Cinnamon Pancakes.
We'll be getting another collection similar to the candles last year with the frosted tumblers with the old fashioned watercolor pictures of cartoon animals. Like last year's collection, it's a mix of gourmand and conceptual. New scents include...
Coconut Macaroon - Toasted Coconut, Fresh Baked Cookie, Vanilla Bean, Touch of Spice (Coconut Pumpkin?)
Cinnamon Irish Cream - Cinnamon Spiced Liqueur, Irish Cream, French Vanilla (Kitchen Spice? White Pumpkin? Creamy Pumpkin? Nutmeg & Spice?
Returning scents include Leaves, Autumn, Flannel, Pumpkin Apple, and Autumn Woods
Ok bakery lovers, get ready to salivate! There is a whole collection of autumnal bakery/gourmand scents. If you haven't creamed your panties yet, this will make you explode - there is a crapton of newness in this collection and most of them sound pretty awesome. Even I'm intrigued! The new scents are...
PB & J - Fresh Strawberry Jam, Toasted Bread, Crunchy Peanut Butter, Drizzle of Honey (I'm assuming this new cuz I can't think of what this could possibly be a repackage of. And from what I've heard, it smells like an actual PB&J sammich!)
Banana Cream Pie - Fresh Banana Slices, Whipped Cream, Scoop of Peanut Butter, Cookie Crumble Crust (NOT Banana Split Milkshake or Banana Pumpkin Muffin/Banana Nutmeg Bread Pudding)
Salted Butterscotch - Warm Brown Sugar, Sweet Cream, Pinch of Sea Salt
Peach Cobbler - Juicy Peach Slices, Cinnamon Sugar, Golden Baked Pie Crust (based on what I've heard, this may be a repackage of Harvest Peach
Returning scents include Warm Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Blueberry Maple Pancakes, Cinnamon Caramel Swirl, Pumpkin Peanut Brittle, Pumpkin Apple , Hot Cocoa & Cream and, of course, Shit Cinnamon Poopkin
Finally, follow anti-bakery conceptual lovers, you haven't been left out; we're getting an all conceptual outdoorsy collection just for us, finally! And it looks like they're all new or potential repackages of past scents.
Fresh Fall Morning - Citrus Zest, Woodland Sage, Red Delicious Apples (Autumn Day?)
Nature Walk - Creamy Sandalwood, Bergamot Zest, Juniper Berries (sounds like a forgotten failed test scent called Cedarwood Trail)
Apple Weather - Fresh Farmstand Apples, Lavender Leaves, Cinnamon Bark (the notes sound similar to another failed test scent/WB exclusive called Apple Picking)
Fall Farmhouse - Spiced Pumpkin, Forest Pine Branch, Fresh Fall Air (Pumpkin Woods? Autumn Spiced Wreath?)
Spiced Chestnuts - Roasted Chestnut, Mulled Spices, Dark Rum, Barrel Aged Spiced Cider (Evening Hearth?)
The only returning scent (at the moment) is Gather
Other candles that are supposed to be coming out include Sugared Snickerdoodle, Caramel Apple, Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte and Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow as well as 2 potentially new scents called Pumpkin Clove and Welcome Home but no one have seen any of these yet.
Now the truly exciting part is it seems BBW will be doing a fall preview next week! I've heard a rumour that the preview will only be in WB stores like the did back in 2015/2016...but don't quote me on that. Everything is subject to change. I also don't know what collections or what candles will be appearing during said preview. So yeah, keep your eyes and ears open!
For pictures of all of these candles, check out @_scentgalore, @tinybubblesfloating and @thejoyofcandles on IG
Now before we get our fallgasm on, let's quickly talk about the pre-fall test transitional scents.
So we'll be seeing a Southwestern/desert themed bodycare collection called Wild Wonder. There will be matching candles for said bodycare. New scents include...
Freshwater & Aloe - Dewy Waterflowers, Aloe Blossoms, Fresh Ozonic Accord (based off of the previously seen soap)
Desert Wildflower - Pink Lady Apples, White Jasmine Petals, Fresh Violet
Returning scents include Cactus Blossom and Eucalyptus Rain
Yeah, pretty boring right?! Agreed! Why they didn't bring back the original Desert collection is beyond me.
There will be yet another bodycare promotion with a candle called "Rose" - based on the bodycare that's currently in stores now. This is the same Rose candle/scent that's in ill fated seemingly failed "Rose Collection"..which who knows if we're ever gonna see that collection, just assume that it failed.
Finally the White Barn core collection is getting set of candles with marble tumblers with gold flecks - some have "Mixed Materials" half and half tumblers with the name of the scent in a square while others have pure marble. And, as always, the chosen scents are random AF with no theme or connection to each other. There are 2 new scents...
Fresh Orange - Fresh Grated Orange Zest, Sparkling Citrus, White Jasmine (not Sicilian Orange)
Jasmine & Green Tea - White Jasmine, Fresh Green Tea, Bergamot Zest (new scent)
Returning scents include Peppered Suede, Crisp Morning Air, White Gardenia, Vanilla Birch, Paris Cafe
All of these candles should be in stores now at the earliest and next week at the latest...providing you're remotely interested in any of them.
And new for the part you have been waiting for....FALL TEST CANDLES!!!
For the past couple of years, fall has been hit or miss..more misses than hits. That said, it seems as though BBW has learned their lesson and have stepped their proverbial p*****s up for this year. Just on what little I've seen on social media, there seems to be a very balanced mix of returning classics and potential newness as well as a mix bakery/gourmand and conceptual so everyone should be happy.
So at the moment, 4 collections have appeared in test stores. The first collection is basically a set of all of the returning fall classics that we all know and love. Like last year's collection, the labels have big pictures of various fall scenes with the name to the side. The scents in this collection are Leaves, Autumn, Sweater Weather, Marshmallow Fireside, Crisp Morning Air, Mahogany Apple and Maple Cinnamon Pancakes.
We'll be getting another collection similar to the candles last year with the frosted tumblers with the old fashioned watercolor pictures of cartoon animals. Like last year's collection, it's a mix of gourmand and conceptual. New scents include...
Coconut Macaroon - Toasted Coconut, Fresh Baked Cookie, Vanilla Bean, Touch of Spice (Coconut Pumpkin?)
Cinnamon Irish Cream - Cinnamon Spiced Liqueur, Irish Cream, French Vanilla (Kitchen Spice? White Pumpkin? Creamy Pumpkin? Nutmeg & Spice?
Returning scents include Leaves, Autumn, Flannel, Pumpkin Apple, and Autumn Woods
Ok bakery lovers, get ready to salivate! There is a whole collection of autumnal bakery/gourmand scents. If you haven't creamed your panties yet, this will make you explode - there is a crapton of newness in this collection and most of them sound pretty awesome. Even I'm intrigued! The new scents are...
PB & J - Fresh Strawberry Jam, Toasted Bread, Crunchy Peanut Butter, Drizzle of Honey (I'm assuming this new cuz I can't think of what this could possibly be a repackage of. And from what I've heard, it smells like an actual PB&J sammich!)
Banana Cream Pie - Fresh Banana Slices, Whipped Cream, Scoop of Peanut Butter, Cookie Crumble Crust (NOT Banana Split Milkshake or Banana Pumpkin Muffin/Banana Nutmeg Bread Pudding)
Salted Butterscotch - Warm Brown Sugar, Sweet Cream, Pinch of Sea Salt
Peach Cobbler - Juicy Peach Slices, Cinnamon Sugar, Golden Baked Pie Crust (based on what I've heard, this may be a repackage of Harvest Peach
Returning scents include Warm Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Blueberry Maple Pancakes, Cinnamon Caramel Swirl, Pumpkin Peanut Brittle, Pumpkin Apple , Hot Cocoa & Cream and, of course, Shit Cinnamon Poopkin
Finally, follow anti-bakery conceptual lovers, you haven't been left out; we're getting an all conceptual outdoorsy collection just for us, finally! And it looks like they're all new or potential repackages of past scents.
Fresh Fall Morning - Citrus Zest, Woodland Sage, Red Delicious Apples (Autumn Day?)
Nature Walk - Creamy Sandalwood, Bergamot Zest, Juniper Berries (sounds like a forgotten failed test scent called Cedarwood Trail)
Apple Weather - Fresh Farmstand Apples, Lavender Leaves, Cinnamon Bark (the notes sound similar to another failed test scent/WB exclusive called Apple Picking)
Fall Farmhouse - Spiced Pumpkin, Forest Pine Branch, Fresh Fall Air (Pumpkin Woods? Autumn Spiced Wreath?)
Spiced Chestnuts - Roasted Chestnut, Mulled Spices, Dark Rum, Barrel Aged Spiced Cider (Evening Hearth?)
The only returning scent (at the moment) is Gather
Other candles that are supposed to be coming out include Sugared Snickerdoodle, Caramel Apple, Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte and Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow as well as 2 potentially new scents called Pumpkin Clove and Welcome Home but no one have seen any of these yet.
Now the truly exciting part is it seems BBW will be doing a fall preview next week! I've heard a rumour that the preview will only be in WB stores like the did back in 2015/2016...but don't quote me on that. Everything is subject to change. I also don't know what collections or what candles will be appearing during said preview. So yeah, keep your eyes and ears open!
For pictures of all of these candles, check out @_scentgalore, @tinybubblesfloating and @thejoyofcandles on IG
Shockingly, my store has already gotten a few of these in! We have the Freshwater and Aloe, and Desert Wildflower, and they've got a similar vibe to them, very old-lady perfume? Kinda gross tbh. Fresh Orange is SURPRISINGLY super good though. It's a favourite for me already, it's super bright and fresh. And I saw you said that the collection will included Peppered Suede but we actually got Peppered Plum?? Which makes NO sense to me for a summer collection (I know it's supposed to be a transitional collection but our sign literally says "new summer scents!") And then lastly we've gotten in Salted Butterscotch and Peach Cobbler. Salted Butterscotch is actually tolerable for me, it isn't that ooey gooey super sweet butterscotch/caramel scent, it's pretty balanced. And I personally think Peach Cobbler is gross, but I don't like peach. It honestly smells like every other peach scent from BBW to me, but I could be wrong since I'm not keen on sniffing it for too long.
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