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  • Is Surf’s Deep Sea Wax Melt Any Good?

    As a wax melt lover, I got very excited when I found out B&M were selling wax melts from the laundry brand Surf. I love laundry scents as there’s nothing nicer, fresher and cleaner fragrance wise to use in your home. So of course when I found them I had to give them a go. Costing only £1.50 each and available in 3 different fragrances, I picked up Deep Blue. What was it like?

    Surf’s Deep Sea Wax Melts
    Packaging

    These wax melts come in a rectangular and thin cardboard box. It has a look of how laundry powder/products are packaged in regards to colour and design. Looking at actual Surf Deep Sea products, the colour and images are exactly the same so ties in with the brand perfectly.

    How do the wax melts look?

    Deep Sea wax melts comes in a thin, all white bar. Segmented, so easy to use a square at a time, with each square having a butterfly shape on them which are slightly raised. White in colour, no glitter or pigments and quite sizeable, covering two thirds of the length of my hand.

    Fragrance

    Fresh, clean, powdery with a slight marine like scent to it. A great fragrance if you want something that isn’t floral or fruit based. This is very neutral in fragrance, most people will like it and smells like a traditional laundry scent.

    In melt

    I used one square of this wax melt and found it took a little time to become liquid. The fragrance took time to kick in too. A lot of laundry scented wax melts I’ve used in the past I’ve found the fragrance shoots through quickly, but this didn’t. It took awhile for this to come through but was pleasant when it finally did.

    Strength & Longevity

    When the wax finally got going, the strength of this went from a light to medium to light. It took time to build and as soon as it did the scent got less to the point I turned my wax warmer off. It seemed pointless having it on! Longevity? Poor, not great. I had this melting in two different rooms and it didn’t particularly impress me.

    Recommended?

    No. I’ve melted LOTS of laundry scented wax melts that were punchy and strong and long lasting, and this wasn’t. So disappointing! Especially coming from an actual laundry product brand! Such a shame as I liked the packaging, the size and look of the wax melts but because of how it performed I won’t be buying this again.

  • Fragrantasia’s Magonlia Orange Blossom Wax Melt

    If I had a list of all the fragrances I wanted to try in wax melt form, the list would be absolutely massive! There is only so many hours in the day to melt wax, and only so many wax warmers a woman can own, so it takes time for me to try out all my wax goodies. But one wax melt I have really wanted to try over the last few years has got to be Magnolia Orange Blossom. I was kindly given a selection of wax melts, including this one, from Amy at Fragrantasia.

    Fragrantasia’s Magnolia Orange Blossom Wax Melt

    Why this one?

    It was actually Amy who has mentioned on so many occasions how this is her favourite wax melt fragrance. And many others in the wax community I am a part of have raved about what a lovely scent this is. So I wanted to see for myself if this was any good.

    The look.

    I love the variety of wax melt shapes from Fragrantasia. This wax melt is is a creamy orange coloured multi petalled flower shape. Great size, very chunky and perfect to pop the whole thing in a warmer. I love these individually shaped melts because there’s no cutting or breaking involved, easy to store and super cute.

    Fragrance.

    Not what I was expecting! The scent name was absolutely no help to me when guessing how this smells if I’m honest. I wrongly assumed this would smell like a citrus, sharp orange scent with sweet florals mixed in. NOPE! Straight away this is very unusual. It has a similar style in scent as the usual laundry ones on the market. It’s clean, fresh, powdery notes with lots of strength to it. Mixed with this is white florals. So not your sweet, feminine blooms you may have sniffed before. These add to the cleanness of this scent. Think of a slightly earthy, clean floral laundry scent which packs a punch but isn’t eye watering like a lot of traditional laundry scents. This is how to smells to me.

    In melt.

    This went from an orange flower to a pool of wax quite quickly as it was a warm day. No glitter, pigment, no shapes, purely orange wax. Which to be honest was still nice to look at because unless it’s Halloween, I don’t seem to purchase much wax this colour. It’s a great Summer-inspired wax solid and warmed through.

    Strength & Longevity.

    On both of these scores this did not disappoint! The scent was there before the wax warmer was even turned on. It became more stronger the more liquid it became. Melting away happily in my kitchen, this spread through the downstairs of my house like wild fire! So strength wise it’s way up there. Longevity wise, this surpassed 3 days of continuous fragrance. By Day 3, the strength had become a little less as you can imagine. But my wax warmer was on for at least 5 hours a day at a time. 10 out of 10 for both strength and longevity.

    Fragrantasia’s wax melt shapes, wax chunk pots and various other shapes.

    Recommended?

    Since this wasn’t what I expected, I did a lot of thinking on the lines of do I actually like this? And I do! The fragrance is different and not something I’ve smelt before. It’ a great alternative to the laundry scents out there we all are aware of and probably used. It’s not as in your face as standard laundry scents and is softened, but still has a full on force. The white florals add to this and gives it a more broader appeal rather than making it too feminine in fragrance. So, great scent, great strength and great longevity RECCOMENDED! Oh, did I mention price? This wax melt is only £1.00! Great price to try various scents without spending too much at Fragrantasia! Grab your Magnolia Orange Blossom wax melt here. I dare you not to add more waxy treats to your basket! Go on, I won’t tell!x