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  • The Sweet Inspired Fragrantasia’s Cotton Candy Wax Melt

    What people like fragrance wise is a very personal thing. One of the fragrance types I like are sweet inspired scents. I LOVE them! So I was very happy to receive a selection of wax melts gifted by wax vendor Fragrantasia, which included Cotton Candy. So was it as good as I had hoped?

    Fragrantasia’s Cotton Candy Wax Melt
    How did it look?

    Fragrantasia’s Cotton Candy Wax Melt came in a small, light pink flower shape. Chunky and thick but ideal to pop in whole into a wax warmer. No cutting or snapping, just use and go!

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    Fragrance

    This particular wax melt has a sugary sweet scent to it, with hints of creamy vanilla and strawberries mixed into it. If you think of what cotton candy the fluffy sweet smells like, it’s very similar to this. Gorgeous!

    In melt

    This wax melt melted slowly and evenly, leaving a soft pink coloured wax pool. The scent I could smell straight away while it warmed through, and was exactly the same scent as it was before melting.

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength wise this is a medium. I melted this in my kitchen and it filled this small space perfectly. It made it feel cosy, inviting and smelt beautiful. This was melting for over two days for at least 5 hours per day, with the scent still present. Cotton Candy Wax Melt only got changed because I wanted a different scent from a different piece of wax, not because the scent had disappeared. So not only great in strength but lasted well too.

    Recommended?

    If you love your sweet inspired scents you will love this. It smells so good, literally mouth watering, but not sickly sweet or synthetic in smell. Very cute in look, great strength and longevity and this size of wax melt retails for only £1.00!

  • The Rose and Thistle Wax Patisserie’s Cherry Bakewell Wax Melts

    Instagram. Instagram is a shop window when you visit certain accounts. You will discover so many businesses you never knew existed. and your credit card won’t thank you for it! This is how I discovered a wax vendor called The Rose and Thistle Wax Patisserie. Beautifully presented wax melts on their post made me buy a few pieces, including Cherry Bakewell. Were they just as good as their name suggests?

    The Rose and Thistle Wax Patisserie Cherry Bakewell Wax Melts
    Why did I buy this?

    This was my first purchase from The Rose and Thistle Wax Patisserie, but not my first experience of their wax melts. I was given by a friend wax melt brittle from this business, was so impressed by the quality, stalked them on Instagram then made an order! Since I love bakery scents, and these wax melts were nicely shaped, I thought I would give these a go.

    What do these wax melts look like?

    Cherry Bakewell Wax Melts came in two, small skull shapes. Various shades of reddish pink finished off with random dots of large glitter. Fun and nicely shaped and the perfect size to pop into a wax warmer.

    Fragrance

    I opened the small packet this came in and the fragrance hit me! Definitely no mistaking what scent this was supposed to be because it smelt just like a cherry bakewell tart! Think of marzipan, super sweet icing, cherry and don’t forget pastry. A total replica scent wise in my book and a brilliant one too!

    In melt

    I used only one which slowly melted away, making the skull swim it what looked like a pool of blood. A gorgeous wax pool was created with a slight shimmer to it. The scent exactly as described as above was obvious from when it first warmed through.

    Strength & Longevity

    Strength was medium, but a punchy medium. It filled a small kitchen well and helped to lessen the usual cooking smells which impressed me. I had this melting over 2 days for a minimum of 8 hours and this lasted that time period very well. I only changed this wax melt because I wanted a different fragrance, not because the scent had died, because it was still there.

    Recommended?

    Yes! It’s an exceptionally scented wax melt duo that smelt just like it was supposed to. A must for bakery lovers and ideal for colder months if you want more cosy scents to use. This duo of wax cost only £1.60, but unfortunately isn’t a regular stock item. There are though plenty of other scents and shapes of wax melts available on The Rose and Thistle Wax Patisserie website.

  • Fragrantasia’s Violet Laundry Wax Melt Chunks Pot

    Wax melts has been one of my favourite ways to fragrance my home for a long time. will never end. They come in a variety of fragrances, looks, sizes and are affordable. Not to mention they are so easy to use. I was lucky to receive some wax melts and wax melt chunk pots from Amy of Fragrantasia. New fragrances to her wax melt business, she asked me to try these new releases out and share what I thought about them. The first one to be melted was Violet Laundry Wax Melt Chunk Pot.

    Fragrantasia’s Violet Laundry Wax Melt Chunks Pot
    Packaging

    Violet Laundry came in a lidded, clear pot. Simple but easy to store away and keep the wax safe so very practical.

    How does it look?

    This has a base of soft pink coloured wax with bubble gum blue coloured wax chunks running through it. These chunks made a very simple looking wax look very appealing and interesting to look at on the eye.

    Fragrance

    I wasn’t too sure what Violet Laundry would or could smell like. I found this was familiar in fragrance to me and reminded me of parma violet sweets. Slightly sugary, slightly floral but very fresh and clean thanks to it having a powdery element to it. Beautiful fragrance and the type of fragrance NO ONE wouldn’t like!

    In melt

    I popped in a quarter of this wax pot into my wax warmer. While it was slowly melting it created a gorgeous wax pool, where the blue chunks and pink wax slowly merged into one. The scent smelt exactly the same warmed through as it did when solid, and it filled my small but perfectly formed kitchen from corner to corner.

    Strength & Longevity

    I would describe the strength of Violet Laundry as being medium strength. There’s no mistaking its there, its not hiding in the air its THERE. I walked into my kitchen and it smelt so good, and fought its way bravely through cooking smells but the scent itself wasn’t overwhelming. Longevity was great. It’s a steady scent that continued to throw itself out for hours and hours and just kept going.

    Recommended?

    This wax fragrance wise was a mix of things I love to smell. I love fruity/sweetie scents and the typical fresh and clean laundry scents too. With the floral element thrown in, this made Violet Laundry Wax Melt Chunk Pot a killer combination of beautiful fragrances that all worked together perfectly. Not to mention how this wax looked made this a brilliant piece of wax to own and to melt. Absolutely recommended because it’s one of those fragrances most people will love and different to the norm wise.

  • Breathtaking Rancher Wax Melt From Strawberry’s Wax Creations

    Buying and using wax melts to fragrance a home is addictive. Anything that makes an area of a home smell nice and makes it inviting will be something you would want to recreate regularly if not everyday. So it’s no wonder wax melts are popular. One UK wax vendor I purchase my wax melts from is Strawberry’s Wax Creations (formally known as Strawberry Melts). A wax melt I bought from in a past restock was Breathtaking Rancher.

    Breathtaking Rancher Wax Melts by Strawberry’s Wax Creations
    Why did I buy this wax melt?

    This is what I call a fusion, a merge of two separate scents. Breathtaking I’ve had before on its own. Not my usual go to scent but I found it quite interesting. Rancher is a scent that IS my typical go to and I just wanted to see if they would work together.

    How does this look?

    A trio of three chunky wax shapes consisting of a love heart, star and flower. All three being the same colouring which is the softest of green topped off with a darker shade of green. Each shape being the perfect size to pop in a wax warmer.

    Strawberry’s Wax Creations Scent Description

    Top notes of lemon, sweet orange and aloe waters. Middle notes of white pepper, white eucalyptus and a steam room accord. Bottom notes of sea moss, beach wood and clear musk. Rancher – Super sweet, super fun. Just like the pineapple flavoured candy.

    Fragrance

    The three melts were in a plastic wrapper and when opened up the first thing that hit me was a juicy, ripe, sweet hit of pineapple. Mouthwatering, the type that makes you dribble. Even more so because its not just the smell of pineapple…oh no…but with added syrupy sugar that smells of pineapple flavoured sweets. Not that dissimilar to a pineapple cube if you’ve never tried a rancher. After the fruitiness came a more earthy, crisper and cleaner scent underneath which is what I’ve gotten before while melting Breathtaking on its own in the past. Somehow these two work and don’t fight each other but compliment.

    In melt

    I popped one of these into my warmer and slowly but surely it melted away leaving a beautiful sea green pool of wax. The scent was already there, and like so many wax melts from Strawberry Melts the scent grew and grew and filled the room rather than deliver a massive hit and then linger and disappear.

    Strength & Longevity

    Medium to strong in strength. Obvious but not heady. Important for me at the moment with suffering from hay fever as my head can be super sensitive. Longevity was very good. I changed my wax to a new one purely for a change rather than the scent had gone, and this was melting away for at least a good 4 hours at a time for 4 days.

    Recommended?

    A curious blend which I’m glad I took a chance on. I seem to be finding some brilliant blends at the moment that on paper don’t quite match but do in real life work! And if there was anytime to melt this THIS would be the perfect time of year, due to it having that tropical Summery smell. I would love to see this come up for sale again and give this a massive thumbs up. Not available at the moment as the scents and wax changes regularly but visit Strawberry’s Wax Creations website here to see what is currently up for purchase and to keep tabs on this making a reappearance.