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If you love your home fragrances through wax melt form, there are so many to choose from. So where do you start? How do you confidently buy wax melts from a new wax vendor/business/shop, if you’re not sure about the quality or how they smell and melt? I have a solution….a sample box! Lots of wax melt vendors do sample boxes where you get a selection of wax for a set (and normally small and affordable) price. And this is why I purchased a perfume inspired box by a Blackpool based company called Retrospective Candles & Gift. This sample box cost £5.00.
Why did I buy this?
A friend of mine tried these and I really wanted to see what they were like for myself. On the website there were different sample boxes available containing different sets of scents which meant plenty of choice. The one I was drawn to was the perfume inspired wax sample box as it contained fragrances I haven’t experienced before in perfume or in wax form. And with it only costing £5.00 which included postage I didn’t feel I had anything to lose.
What did I get?
Angel. An uplifting, sweet, feminine floral.
Ghost. Feminine, with a touch of floral and sweetness. Youthful but timeless and smells expensive.
Alien. Quite a flirty scent and grown up. Musky undertones with a touch of sweetness to it.
Mademoiselle. Slightly floral, with a hint of powdery musk. Feminine and very fresh.
Flower Bomb. A fresh non overpowering mix of florals.
Unicorn Poo. Almost sweetie like but not sickly.
How does the wax melts look?
The wax melts are small, white and almost disc like because they are flat. Each one is wrapped up in tissue paper with a label stuck on the front. Very appealing packaging with the look of the wax melts themselves very different to other wax I’ve used which I like. I received 12 wax melts in total.
Are these accurate perfume dupes?
These are inspired by certain scents so not copies. And in all honesty I can’t say I’ve owned any of the fragrances these waxes are inspired by, so wouldn’t feel confident in saying how similar they are. What I will say is that they are all beautifully scented, definitely perfume like and smell high end.
In Melt
I used two melts, which melted quite quickly and evenly. These melts were used in three different areas of my house. One being the kitchen, hallway and living room. All melts smelt the same as they did when melted as they did on cold so no surprises.
Strength & Longevity
What I found with each of these scents is they were quite subtle. I would leave them to melt and then think to myself I couldn’t really smell them. But I would then think how that particular room or area smelt nice but it wasn’t obvious, very soft and natural. I had these on one scent at a time for a few hours over 2 days before I changed them.
Recommended?
I think this is a nice, affordable way to to try out wax. Personally, I think these are better suited to smaller rooms. In bigger areas these would be too faint in strength and too soft in my opinion. These would work perfectly if you don’t want heavy, in your face scents. But this set I wouldn’t repeat purchase for myself because I like stronger wax. Whether this is a wax melt purchase for yourself or as a gift, it won’t break the bank!