Yankee Candle Review: Sun-Drenched Apricot Rose

My Review for:   Yankee Candle- Sun-Drenched Apricot Rose

                 

Yankee Candle Description: "A full bloom scent of lush, orange apricot and soft petals."

                                        

Fragrance Notes:

                                                     Top:     Sun-Drenched Apricot, Nectarine Blossom

                            Mid:    Apricot Roses, Gardenia Petals

                 Base:  Sheer Musk, Soft Powder

Hello Peach.

I'm not super familiar with Apricots. My only experience with anything Apricot scented was my Baby Apricot Strawberry Shortcake doll. She was a doll that blew you scented kisses when you hugged her/squeezed her belly, and I always thought she smelled sweet & wonderful. I also like Rose, Gardenia and Nectarines, so buying this candle seemed like a no-brainer. My first thought on cold sniff was, I didn't know Apricot and Nectarines would smell so peachy. Overwhelmingly peachy., Unfortunately, Peach lover I am not. That being said, I do believe this is a decent balance of Peach to Rose. It's approx 60% Peach, 40% Rose.I think I would like it more if the numbers were flipped. I want the Rose to came through more than the Peach/Apricot. Unless the Nectarine Blossoms also smell like peach, they are undetectable. Same thing for the Gardenia My major problem with this scent is, the peach gives the rose a mustiness that isn't pleasant to my nose. Rose scents are tricky to do properly and mixing the wrong Rose note w/ almost any blend will send it to musty rose or old lady perfume category. This isn't the Rose Road I would have gone down, nor would I have used ANY sort of musk for it's base. Yankee needed a little greenery here to lighten up the heaviness. The more I search for it, the more I dislike the scent itself. Oh well....Let's Light Her Up! This is a candle that lightly fragranced my mid-large sized bedroom, without me having to close the door to trap the scent. The throw is about a 6/10. If I close the door, it will be about a 7/10, which might be too much for me to handle, considering I wasn't a huge fan on cold sniff. The first note you smell is the Rose, infused with the Peach/Nectarine. The Rose floral note has dissipated some, though it becomes a bit much after a few hours, due to the musty note. I almost wish I could smell the powdery base, even though I tend to stay away from those types of candles. I think it would have REALLY helped balance things out. The closer you get to the candle, the more you pick up the Rose. It's definitely Rose and not any other type of floral, so unfortunately the Gardenia still doesn't come through. You can't possibly mistake the Rose note for any other type of floral. The fragrance itself is STRONG, but the throw is not, which makes this candle pretty guest friendly. I actually got a compliment on this particular fragrance, from my guy friend, Geoff. I never would have guessed he would enjoy it enough to tell me my house smelled good. This is also a very pretty coral pink colored candle that will brighten up anyone's decor. If you like Peaches, you will probably like this candle. Me, I wouldn't buy it again. They should rename it Sun-Drenched Peaches & Rose if they want to present a candle that actually smells like it's name. -Fragrance:   6/10   (smells like peaches) -Throw:         6.5/10   (will lightly scent a medium sized room) -Overall:        C+ Until Next Time, my Candle Subjects! 💗The Candle Queen

Yankee Candle 50th Anniversary Returning Classic: Blueberry

 

My Review for:   Yankee Candle Returning Classic- Blueberry

                 

Yankee Candle Description:
 "Wonderfully tangy and sweet . . . a pure, delicious burst of juicy wild blueberry aroma."

                                        

Fragrance Notes:

                               Top:  Tart Candied Citrus

                                                   Mid:  Wild Blueberry, Raspberry, Cherry

                        Base: Musk, Soft Violet

OOO Boy....

This is a tale of two reviews, so please bear with me. I'm going to give you my cold sniff, thoughts on the FIRST burn, and my conclusion based on all burns thereafter. Here are the gory details: Cold Sniff Impression: Grape Soda. Grape Drink. It's not even Kool-Aid, but something entirely loaded with sugar, and a lingering acrid body I just can't place. Old wine maybe? It smells artificial, but I can smell some Blueberry over the grape soda top notes. It smells like smooshed blueberry that's sat out too long, so it's starting to go bad. It hit me, like a punch to the face, as soon as I took the top off the jar. I didn't have to put my nose to the candle. I had to put my nose AWAY from it! If you like sugary, overripe, smooshed blueberry w/ a twist of grape soda, you're in luck because this candle is STRONG. I think it's the strongest candle I have. I swore I could smell it, sitting on my coffee table with the top still on. Despite my strong revulsion to this particular take on "Blueberry", Let's Light This Puppy. After about 45 mins. I can only smell it from 10 feet away. No big deal. Some candles start to pool right away and some it take a little longer. After about 90 mins, this scent has taken over my medium sized living room and can be smelled all throughout the hallway. Thankfully, I smell less grape soda, which I am guessing came from the candied citrus top notes. I had this candle going for about 3 hours until it gave me a horrible headache and I couldn't take the smell anymore. This candle badly needed a bakery note or creamy-vanilla to calm down the berries and sugar. Is the smooshed berry smell also the "wild blueberry" smell? Or is it the combo of blueberry, raspberry and cherry that gives it that weird quality. It's a mishmash of berries, and I really wanted the blueberry to sing on it's own. This is the first candle I've had to put out because it gave me a headache. I'm pretty tolerant of smells, but this one was a bit too much for my uber-sensitive nose. If at first you don't succeed... try again. I gave this candle another shot. This time I left the window open a few inches. I was in the bedroom, absolutely DREADING coming back to a nauseating, headache inducing smell. Walking out into the hallway, it didn't smell terrible and I was shocked. The throw is still very strong. I can now smell it coming into my house from the garage downstairs. From a distance, it smells really nice. It reminded both my boyfriend and I of our beloved Blueberry Muffin Candle. Back in the living room, ground zero, the closer you get to the candle, the less it smells like bakery blueberry. Now it smells closer to the smooshed blueberry of yore. BUT I can tolerate it. Maybe my newfound respect for this fragrance was because I had the window open. A few hours later, the house is still pleasantly scented with Blueberry Pie filling. This scent has had an amazing transformation. I haven't experienced this significant a change of fragrance, from one burning to the next, until now. This just goes to show you, first impressions aren't everything when it comes to candles. There are a lot of notes to this simply named candle. You have to burn it a while to break through the layers and finally let the musk and violet come through. I can't smell these notes in particular, but they have definitely changed the fragrance in a big way. I think Yankee Candle's Returning Favorite Blueberry will be a fabulous mixing candle for any of my weaker bakery, berry, or even floral scented candles. The sky is the limit, though I do have to keep in mind, the Blueberry candle is SO STRONG, it could overpower the candles I mix it with. When I try layering Blueberry with something else, I will update this post. For now, this candle stands on it's own, and it's a great candle to add to your collection. Don't let the initial grape soda, artificial smooshed berry smell keep you from enjoying the main body. Burn it twice, and you'll see what I'm talking about. This candle isn't for everyone, but if you like the smell of blueberry pie FILLING without the bakery notes, you will appreciate the richness found in this candle. -Fragrance: 6/10   (points for transformative powers!) -Throw:    10/10 -Overall: B- Until Next Time, my Candle Subjects! 💗The Candle Queen

Yankee Candle Home Inspiration: Pink Island Sunset

                    

My Review for:   YANKEE CANDLE- Pink Island Sunset

                 

Yankee Candle Description: "Tropical fruits and citrus will have you thinking of gentle trade winds and full, pink sunsets stretching the horizon."

                                                                                            Fragrance Notes:

                                                                        Top:  Citrus, Melon (?) 

                                                                Mid:  Watermelon, Tropical Fruits, Berry (?)

                                                               Base: Vanilla (?)

                                                                                                                                      

Definitely Smells Like Watermelon

First off, what a lovely presentation! It is a little faint on cold sniff but I pick up the sweetness. This candle smells like a Watermelon Jolly Rancher. All I smell is watermelon. I can't smell any other notes, it's just very sweet and simple. Upon lighting, it pretty much smells the same as it did unlit. I detect a hint of melon, perhaps cantelope, and a subtle hint of berry.I believe it is strawberry because of the sweetness. This is an uncomplicated scent, and that can be a wonderful thing when the balance is there. Because the watermelon is SO dominant and still on the weak side, I'm not super impressed by this candle. It smells more like Bubblicious gum, than Jolly Rancher candy, when lit. The throw is "fine" BUT, because the strength of the fragrance is so one note, your nose gets used to it. It's one of those scented candles where you have to leave the room in order to detect it again.It's an inoffensive, sweet, uncomplicated melon scent. If that's what your looking for, this should fufill your watermelon loving needs. Me, I'm not a huge fan of watermelon. This candle is defintely not my favorite scent, though I am burning it now for varieties sake. I wouldn't buy this candle again, which is a shame, since Mike picked me up more of this scent in votives. I've burned this candle 3 times so far, and there is 1/3 left of it to go. I can probably get 2-3 more burns out of it, which is a pretty decent bang for your buck. My only real issue with this candle, besides the fact I'm not big on watermelon, is that on the third time I burned it, the wicks are starting to drown. Because of this, I get two little baby flames, struggling to survive in the wax. It's a small flaw and it might just be I have a defective candle. This might also account for the weak overall fragrance & throw. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're bad, and sometimes they're average. This is an average, inoffensive candle. Note: I tried to temper the sweetness w/ my Yankee Candle: Magical Frosted Forrest. I only succeeded on changing the color of the lovely pink wax into an unappealing orange-brown color because: pink + green = ugly brown.  With about 1/8 of the candle mixed w/ Magical Frosted Forrest, I failed in changing the scent at all.I only added enough to cover the very top layer of wax. Maybe I should have added more. It was still very melon-y and very sweet.  -Fragrance: 6/10 -Throw: 5/10 -Overall:  C Until Next Time,

The Candle Queen <3

SPOTLIGHT: Yankee Candle Retiring/Discontinued Berry Trifle Profile

• Berry Trifle

"The mouth-watering fragrance of fresh berries, tangy and sharp, nestled on a white bed of soft vanilla cream—delicious!"

Top:  Raspberry

Mid:  Strawberry, Blueberry

Base: Vanilla, Cream, Sugar

Year Released:   2015 (?)

Year Retired:    2019  (?)

Collection:    Holiday/Seasonal/Fruity Candles

Yankee Candle Site Reviews

• My Favorite Candle

"I was so disappointing over the holidays when I went to the store and was told this candle was discontinued. It is by far my favorite and buy it for many loved ones as a gift. Would love to see it back in the available scents!"

• Love This Scent!

"This is absolutely my favorite scent. I would've given this review 5 stars but for some reason Yankee decided to not put this scent out in the large jars this past year."

• Love This Candle

"The fragrance is not overwhelming. One of my favorite scents, wish it came in the large jar!"

• Disappointed

"I was excited about getting this candle because it sounded (I bought online) wonderful. I am disappointed because it doesn't put out any fragrance."

• Excellent & long lasting scent

"I bought a medium just before Christmas & lit it every morning. My living room was fragrant with this wonderful scent! My only complaint it the wick was off center so it didn’t melt evenly. I’m back to get another one and hopefully a larger one."

• Smells SCENT~SATIONAL!

"One of my absolute favorite fragrances! Very disappointed that Yankee did not bring it back in stores this year. Shame on you Yankee!!!! I burn it year round."

• Warm and inviting

"I bought this recently and have been burning it practically everday. It makes my entire great room smell sweet, warm and inviting. Should have purchased two."

• Smells heavenly

"The best sweetest smell you will ever find in any candle! Glad Yankee candle brought this scent back after a couple of years. @Yankee Candle, please keep this scent a regular!"

• Love this Candle

"Friends come in to my home and ask what smells so good. The fragrance is wonderful. I absolutely love this candle and would definitely recommend to all."

★★★★★★★★★★5 out of 5 stars.

· 2 years ago  

• Delicious Scent

"Smells like dessert! This delicious scent will be sure to wow any guest with its sweet berry and creamy notes. Great throw and a winter favorite!"

★★★★★★★★★★5 out of 5 stars.

• Fresh, Natural Fragrance

"Visitors walk in and say, "Wow, your house smells great! What are you baking?" It's my Berry Trifle Yankee Candles! This is a wonderful fragrance year round. Is there a fresh, summer berry pie in the oven, or a special winter holiday dessert? No, just 2 candles in my kitchen bay window. If we could vote on certain fragrances that would never be discontinued, this is one of the Yankee Candles that would get definitely my vote!"

• No Throw......

"Let me 1st say that I love Yankee Candles......I tried this candle because of the rave reviews it received. I must say I can barely smell this candle while it is burning. I could faintly smell it when I received it, before I lit it. I have now burned the candle in a small 8x10 room and still cannot smell it upon entering the room. Maybe I am not able to distinguish this particular scent, I am not sure!"

• !

"Remember when your mom would make berry jam on the stove?! This candle has bottled that smell - the sweet smell of berries reducing into jam. So good. This is by far, one of the strongest candles Yankee has out this season. It fills the air quickly, and the throw is amazing. If you were a fan of "Summer Scoop", this candle is very similar, but much, much stronger! It definitely is more berry than vanilla. If you're a fan of mixing scents, like me, I like to pair this with "Fudge Ripple", "French Vanilla" and "Christmas Cookie" - together, they smell like strawberry icecream. DIVINE! :) A+ Yankee!"

• Fruity for fall

"This is a nice fruity but not sickly sweet scent for fall if you're looking for an alternative to the pumpkin and baked good type scents that dominate the season. It's not as overtly fruity as some of the traditional summer scents, but it is refreshing and light. This has good throw, which made me happy because some recent purchases have lacked that. Will definitely repurchase."

• Excellent new Scent!

"I bought 2 jars one for me on e for a gift...will be purchasing more . this new scent is beautiful and the "berry Trifle" name and label looks so festive...as always yankee candles prove to have the best selection of scents AND their products true to scent accurately to the amt of hours advertised. other candles can have 3 wicks but don't have the rich scent throughout the life of the candle!"

Final Thoughts: To Be Continued....

Til Next Time!

The Candle Queen <3