Yankee Candle Review: Blush Bouquet Melt Cup

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My Review for:   Yankee Candle- Blush Bouquet

                 

Yankee Description: "Welcoming pink peonies, lilies, and citrus blossoms in a bespoke bouquet fit for the center of the table."

                                        

               Fragrance Notes: 

                 Top:  Cherry Blossoms 

                          Mid:  Peony, Sweet Pea, Lily 

Base: Amber

What A Pleasure

Cold sniff: My first thought is that this is a light, clean smell that's not super distinct, but really pretty. It's a blend of flowers with no flower overshadowing the other. It reminds me of something... but I can't quite put  my finger on it. Maybe it will reveal itself later. Lets Melt This Baby! Upon 30 mins of being in my Scenterpiece, the fragrance itself is still light, but the throw is about a 7 in my medium sized living room. Though it has decent throw, this is a smell your nose gets used to after a few minutes. The florals have intensified a bit, but I have trouble smelling any amber. My guess is the amber gives the fragrance a little warmth, a little depth that softens and mutes the explosion of florals. There's a sweetness to it, but it reads CLEAN, not cloying. This makes it tolerable to people with floral overload sensitivities, and/or allergies.  I am reminded of a perfume I used to smell on a daily basis, so there's nostalgia there. In the early Aughts, I worked for Estee Lauder. I'm extremely familure with all their fragrances from that time period. Blush Bouquet very much reminds me of Estee Lauder's Pleasures. I wore it quite a bit while I was working. It was one of their younger, lighter, prettier scents, and it smelled good on almost anyone. Picture a young girl of 17, wearing a white sundress and flowers in her hair. She's walking barefoot through a field of wildflowers, while the wind blows both her hair and the all the various floral smells mingle with each blowing tendril. Take a deep breath.... that's what this smells like. Floral Beauty & Youth. Like Pleasures, it's a soft, sweet, inoffensive & well blended floral that will be IDEAL for mixing, since the fragrance strength is rather mild. Throw this melt cup on while burning any other floral candle and you can't go wrong. I burned a Gardenia candle, while Blush Bouquet was melting, and it punched up the scent considerably. It was such a fantastic blend, I am now looking for a candle that includes: Cherry Blossoms, Peony, Sweet Pea, Lily & Gardenia. I'd like to be able to smell this blend, whenever I want, at the flick of a Bic. I'm not sure if I would purchase a full size of this candle, just for mixing purposes. I wish the fragrance strength on it's own was enough without having to add a heavier floral to punch it up. Maybe Amber wasn't the right way to go with the base note. I feel like that is the reason the fragrance is muted. They could have gone with a non-foody, floral vanilla, and I think they would have had an absolute winner. As it is, this is still a nice candle for a smaller room, if you want to burn it on it's own. If you are sensitive to strong floral notes, this is a good candle/melt cup for you. I also recommend it to the older Millennials who have fond memories of wearing/smelling this perfume in the early 2000's. Now if I could just find a candle that smells like Vanilla Fields..... -Fragrance: 7/10       (fragrance is lovely but it could be stronger!) -Throw:       7/10        (good for smaller rooms) -Overall:       B Until Next Time, my Candle Subjects!

💗The Candle Queen

YANKEE CANDLE RETIRING SCENTS 2019 (UNITED STATES)

                       YANKEE CANDLE Retiring Scents 2019 (USA)

•  April Showers - (bright lemon softened w/ vanilla, clean & fresh as an april shower)
• Autumn Bouquet - (bold fall scents, late blooms, cinnamon w/ a dash of  patchouli)
• Autumn Gathering - (fading sun & crisp days: harvest fruit, patchouli & sandalwood)
• Bahama Breeze  - (summer of tropical blends, pineapple, grapefruit & mango)
• Bakery Air
• Beach Wood
• Black Coconut  - (sunset in paradise: coconut, cedarwood & island blossom)
• Black Sand Beach - (black volcanic sand- black orchid, jasmine & patchouli) 
• Blue Summer Sky - (heavenly summer days w/ berries & a floral amber base)
• Campfire Treat
• Caramel Apple Cake - (caramel & vanilla frosting for apple cake w/ crunchy nuts)
• Cherry Blossom - (an armful of spring's freshest blooms that makes everyone happy)
• Christmas Thyme - (thyme & lemongrass mingle w/ heady sandalwood & musk)
• Christmas Wreath - (fresh-cut boughs & branches of pine, balsam & hollyberry)
• Coconut Vanilla Bean - (fruit, pure coconut, vanilla & musk: the ultimate island treat)
• Coconut Bay
• Color Me Happy - (mango & tropical sunlight, sweetened w/ peach & a bit of vanilla)
• Crisp Morning Air
• Dreamy Summer Nights - (relaxing vanilla bean, heliotrope & a hint of woodiness)
• Flowers In The Sun - (garden walk w/ citrus & the sweet scent of apple blossoms)
• French Countryside 
• French Vanilla - (the source of vanilla bean fragrance oil extracted from tropical orchids)
• Fresh Cut Roses - (an english garden of fragrant heirloom roses & soft powder)
• Gingerbread Maple - (baking spices, vanilla, nutmeg & clove w/ a touch of maple)
• Golden Sands - (soft soothing sandalwood, luminous orange flower & tonka beans)
• Granny Smith
• Guava Coconut Fusion - (tropical blend of tangy grapefruit w/ sweet mango & coconut)
• Hibiscus Water
• Honey Blossom
• Honey Lavender Gelato - (lavender & vanilla topped w/ blackberry & honey)
• Island Spa
• Island Waterfall - (cooling mist of  ozone tropical waters, tinged w/ freesia & waterlily)
• Juicy Grapefruit - (fresh cut pink grapefruit, a sprinkle of sugar & garden-fresh mint)
• Juicy Peach
• Juicy Watermelon - (ultimate summer refresher: the sweet, cool scent of  watermelon)
• Lemon Pound Cake
• Lavender - (sage & powder lavender bundled w/ heather: soothing & luxurious)
• Lavender Vanilla - (mix of fresh lavender, vanilla, & musk, jasmine & bergamot) 
• Life’s A Breeze - (breeze on a cloudless day: bergamot, lavender, oakmoss, patchouli)
• Line-Dried Cotton - (clean laundered fragrance: mandarin dewiness & waterlily floral)
• Maple Pancakes
• Market Blossoms
• Meadow Showers - (airy fresh raindrops & eucalyptus w/ blades of green grass notes)
• Meyer Lemon
• Midnight Jasmine - (water jasmine, sweet honeysuckle, neroli & mandarin blossom)
• Ocean Star - (peaceful, sun-kissed waters laced with aloe, citrus & lotus blossom)
• Over The River
• Passion Fruit Martini - (tropical mix of pineapple, passion fruit, mango & zesty orange)
• Patchouli - 
• Peach and Lavender
• Peach Cobbler
• Peaches & Cream - (a wonderful swirl of thick, sweet cream, oranges & juicy peach)
• Picnic in The Park
• Pink Peony - (A full-flowered scent of spring's most luscious bloom, peony & musk)
• Pumpkin Pie - (sweet pumpkin, nutmeg, molasses, cinnamon apples in a buttery crust)
• Rainbow Cookie
• Red Berry and Cedar
• Red Raspberry - (tangy sweet orange & delicious ripe raspberries  & blackberries)
• Salt Water Taffy
• Soft Blanket - (a lullaby: clean citrus, luxurious blackberries, vanilla & warm amber)
• Spiced White Cocoa - (cocoa topped w/ whipped cream, butterscotch & nutmeg)
• Spiced Pepperberry and Spruce
• Sugared Apple
• Summer Scoop - (sweet strawberries buried in rich whipped cream & cotton candy)
• Summer Storm - (subtle freshness of  rosemary & eucalyptus w/ a hint of patchouli)
• Summer Wish - (soft flowers, berries & fresh green fields : innocence of childhood)
• Sunset Breeze - ( tropical fruits moving on the breeze, back and forth just like the surf)
• Sunset Fields - (last bit of summer, w/ sunflowers, black peppercorn & airy musk)
• Sweet Fig and Pomegranate
• Sweet Nothings - (warm, soft, sweet vanilla, lotus blossom & a powdery musk)
• Tahitian Nights - (dusk is at its most romantic: sea salt, driftwood & a touch of lavender)
• Turquoise Sky - (calm, salty air, white lily & freesia w/ hints of sea grass & musk)
• Vanilla Bourbon - (mug of cider topped w/ vanilla cream & a dash of strong bourbon)
• Vanilla Lime - (creamy vanilla w/ cocoa, sweet cane sugar & a zesty lime twist)
• White Gardenia - (The beauty of lush white gardenias & flowers in full bloom)

-Get em' before they're gone! My sources say, MAY is the time to buy what's left in bulk.

* This list was compiled by Best of Candles

*** I will be adding links & descriptions as time permits. Please check back!

Until next time,

The Candle Queen <3

January 29th, 2019

            

                           CANDLE THOUGHTS#1

   

 I wanted to write this while it was  still fresh on my mind....

I get mad a lot. It's not your everyday mad either. We affectionately call it, "Hurricane H******", and you don't want to be in her path when she starts blowing. Mike and I recently had a rather passionate discussion about Hurricane H******. I was telling him that Hurricane H****** is definitely a force of nature, but he's lucky he has never met Tornado H******. 
She is TERRIFYING because you get no warning. She comes out of nowhere and destroys everything in the vicinity, tearing it all to pieces, until there is only tattered remains. Sometimes, there's nothing left. Then, as quickly as she came, she retreats back into the sky from where she came, like nothing happened. Mike thought Tornado H****** wasn't as bad as Hurricane H******, but he was dead wrong. I know because I've seen her. I LIVED her.

This then lead to the question, which is more deadly, a hurricane or a tornado?
Well, of course we had to Google this, and we couldn't really come to an agreement. It's true, Hurricanes have killed more people, but they last much longer than tornadoes. Hurricanes bring floods... But I would still rather have a hurricane coming at me, than a tornado. I've always been terrified of tornadoes. I think this is why they've always fascinated me. I couldn't learn enough about them, I've watched Twister more times than I care to admit. I had a book all about them, with a menacing looking black F3 in the front cover. I read the whole thing, but became so scared, I couldn't even look at the book cover anymore. It gave me nightmares. I hid it under my parents bed and forgot about it, until we moved and we found it, many years later.

What in the world does this have to do with candles, you ask?

From time to time, I'm going to blog about some random thoughts, while burning one of my candles, I find this to be quite therapeutic, though I question if anyone will ever read this... Regardless, these are thoughts I have to put somewhere, so why not my blog?

I'm currently burning my wonderful Tranquil Mist, my most trustworthy candle. I picked it MOSTLY because of the Tranquil part. Aromatherapy is a real thing. It's nice to breathe in the light & musky floral scent, while my dog Scout cuddles up next to me. The anger dissipates and I become lighter and lighter as it fades away. Much like a hurricane. :-)

Even after Hurricane H****** happened, Mike came home with McDonald's. I noticed the bag was a bit heavy for just a Fish Filet. Lo and Behold, under my sandwich was a beautiful little pink candle! Not just any candle, it was a Yankee Candle that smells like a Watermelon Jolly Rancher.

Is it any wonder why I love this man? <3

Until next time,

The Candle Queen <3

Pillsbury: Blueberry Pie

My Review for:   Pillsbury- Blueberry Pie Scented Candle

Size: 3 oz. Jar

 Description: Nothing feels more like home than this Pillsbury Blueberry Pie Scented Candle. Each candle comes in a 3-oz. glass jar. Relax at home and enjoy the comfort of this scent for hours as you reminisce about your childhood and grandma's delicious cooking.

                                            Fragrance Notes: 

                                        Top: ??
                                        Mid: ??
                                        Base: ??

American Greetings + Pillsbury = This Candle. I didn't have a ton of hope for this candle for two reasons, one: it was of poor quality, as my boyfriend bought it at the dollar store, and two: it was too small sized and wouldn't give off enough scent. I was wrong on both accounts. I learned, when it comes to candles, one should never assume ANYTHING. It's all in the authenticity of the fragrance and the potency of the throw. Brand, size, where you bought it... it really doesn't matter. Mike bought this candle for me at The Dollar Tree. He bought me another one too, but THAT one was pretty much what I expected I would get from a dollar store. I was pleasantly surprised by Pillsbury's pleasant, simple & sweet Blueberry fragrance on cold sniff. It wasn't super powerful, nor complicated. I didn't pick up any bakery notes. What it smelled like was Blueberry Muffin, one of my vintage (80's) Strawberry Shortcake dolls. I always thought she was one of the best smelling ones, so I was thrilled to find a candle that smelled like she did. As you can see from the packaging, the presentation was very nice. It came in a cute little cardboard box, easy to recycle. The candle itself is a pretty medium blue shade, very appropriate for it's name. Upon first lighting, I tried it in my living room and I could smell it within a 10 foot radius, but I couldn't pick up any bakery notes. Though expected, it was disappointing because the overall fragrance was lovely.  When lit, it becomes stronger and some of the more subtle bakery notes come out. I didn't detect vanilla or any spices you might add to a pie, which was fine with me because they might have taken over this little guy, like spice notes tend to do.   Because the throw was somewhat faint, I wasn't sure how well it would perform in my bedroom. It took about half hour for the wax to start pooling, then it filled up my bedroom perfectly. It wasn't strong enough to carry out into the hallway, but I could smell it just fine, even without the door closed. I definitely recommend this candle for smaller rooms, closets, bathrooms etc. The throw's exceptional for the size of the candle. I've lit it three times now and there is still another two or three goes left. Pillsbury said it would burn for 10 hours, which seems like a great deal for a 1$ candle. Though the wax pools fast, the candle itself burned nice, slow and even.  I will be sad when I reach the end of it's candle-life, but I can order a 12 pack from the Dollar Tree website, if I can't find anymore singles on my next trip. I might do that because I enjoyed this scent immensely. I didn't think I'd like smelling Blueberry as much as I apparently do. It makes me happy and I look forward to finding other candles with Blueberry notes in the future.

-Fragrance:    9/10  (not enough pie notes detected) -Throw:          5/10  (medium room)   8/10  (smaller room) -Overall:         B     (medium room)     B+   (smaller room) Until Next Time, The Candle Queen <3

Welcome to Smell This!

                     Welcome

                                   to The Grand Opening post for my new blog,
                                      Smell This! 

 Let me start by introducing myself. Call me the Candle Queen BUT I'm not just interested in scented candles. I love ALL scented products. I was blessed with a super sniffer, and I can pick up even the most subtle of scents. It's a blessing, yes... but it can also be a curse. Imagine, if you will, you can smell everything around you better than most people. It's great for stuff that smells GOOD, right? Unfortunately, not everything smells good.

For Example:  I can smell your stinky foot odor when you take your shoes off DOWNSTAIRS, and I'm upstairs. You think you are getting away with it, casually leaving those stinky sneakers at the door, but I can smell both the stink wafting from your shoes AND the smell of your stinky socks carrying their offensive odor upstairs to me. I am choking, as you take a seat across the room from me.

Some people have stinkier feet than others. I don't understand how, when someone has stinky feet, or BO, they walk around unaware. How is it that NO ONE has told them odor eaters & deodorant are their best friends? Is this the same scenario as when people don't tell you that you have food caught in your teeth? We live in a world where we avoid offending people at all costs, lest we look like anti-social, bitchy cave people with no social skills to speak of.

I like to think I'm fairly empathetic. I often can't even read, watch, or hear about sad/bad/disturbing things. I avoid TV Shows, Movies, and News that are too graphic, violent or emotional. Some say I'm missing out, and maybe I am. I can't help but put myself in the shoes of the people & characters that find themselves in dire situations. I feel distress, though I know  I am actually safe in my own home.
I have something called, "Emotional Intensity Disorder", which basically means I FEEL emotions very strongly. Too strongly. I'm hypersensitive, not just about myself, but about the world around me. This all brings me back to hypersensitivity about OTHER things, scent being one of them. I'm an empathetic person, yes, but I have no problem telling someone: they stink. I'd want someone to tell me if I stink. Please do me that favor! I know there are other people like me out there with even more sensitive noses than mine, and the last thing I want to do is smell bad.

I've always been into scented products. Because of my ADD, I never stick with any fragrance too long. I do have my favorites I keep coming back to. These scents are comforting, familiar, sexy, warm, exciting... triggered by experiences and memories. I have a love for Incense, especially Nag Champa, because of a prior relationship. I remember my early adulthood and what it smelled like coming home to the one you love. Even though my marriage ended, this is a scent that travels with me, to every apartment I have ever owned. My ex Husband wore Polo by Ralph Lauren. The one in the green bottle. I remember getting it for him every Christmas. To this day, I can smell it on anyone near me, and it fills me with a plethora of emotions. It's a scent that's too painful for me to revisit, though I appreciate the occasional encounter. It's quick enough that it sparks a familiarity, and nothing more. Nothing deeper. I almost can't handle it, but I probably can hold it together and not run-off or leave the room.

Where am I going with all this? Well.... I just want to let you in as to WHY this blog is important to me. Scent is personal, magical, painful, offensive, beautiful, enticing, heartbreaking... and so much more. A certain scent can bring you back to childhood, middle school, your first love, your wedding, any any other life-changing events you may have had. I want to share my love of all things scented. I want to give the best, un-biased, informative, thought provoking, and hopefully, INTERESTING reviews. There will be posts about candles, perfumes, body washes, plug-ins, lotions, air fresheners, fabric softeners and many, many more scented products to come! I hope I can help you make the best scent choices. I don't know how many people will actually read this blog, but I hope to connect with you. Let me earn your trust and I will not steer you wrong! If you have a product you want me to try or smell, please let me know, and I will try to review it. Whatever I can get my hands on, I will post about! I'm hoping eventually I can expand this Blog, and cover other products I love, (like clothing & cosmetics).

You are about to embark on a wonderful journey of the olfactory kind. Grab a cup of coffee, pull up a a seat, and get ready to SMELL THIS!

Until Next time,

💗The Candle Queen