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  • Is A £1.00 Wax Melt From ASDA Worth Buying?

    If you love wax melts you probably have a healthy stash of them some where in your home. I know this because I do! So buying more wax melts isn’t something that I need, but I did stumble upon one recently I couldn’t resist and bought. This wax melt was from ASDA, a part of their home fragrance range Wellness in the fragrance of Awaken. Cost? Was £2.00 down to £1.00. So what is it like?

    Packaging

    The packaging was the first thing that got my attention. Rather than the wax being in plastic, this is housed in a cardboard box. The box itself is exactly the same colour as the wax melt, which you can see from the open window on the front. A lovely sage colour, box is slightly textured and looks very neutral and natural.

    The wax

    This wax melt is what I call a wax melt snap bar. It’s made up of 6 chunky squared cubes which you break off to use. Sage green in colour, plain, but the fact its exactly the same colour as the packaging for some reason makes something so simple look really good.

    Fragrance

    This is an interesting combination of herbal and sweet. I get the cooling mint from eucalyptus, which is very fresh and aromatherapy like. But this also has a sweet, creamy, comforting element from it which is vanilla. This doesn’t come through as strong as the eucalyptus but it’s there. This mix is really good, many people will like this as it comes across very soothing.

    Strength & longevity

    I was worried this would be a very light one. When this first started to melt through, the scent was barely there. But it grew, thankfully! The strength was medium which made the fragrance waft beautifully and noticeably down my stairs. Longevity wise? I melted this over a good number of hours. I did feel the scent was still there but longevity could have been a little better and longer. But it really wasn’t a massive thing as the scent is so good! Although I did only use one cube, maybe two may have been better. Overall, performance of this wax melt was ok.

    Recommended?

    This isn’t a typical scent, but in a good way. It’s one of those scents that most people will like. It has the freshness, but not the powdery notes, of a laundry style scent. But has an aromatherapy style to it which makes it interesting. I love this! The fragrance is gorgeous and perfect for relaxation, the packaging is is great along with the price. So if you are looking for a cheap but nicely scented wax melt, check out your local ASDA for this one!

  • A Summery Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt From Wickford & Co

    Fragrance, whether that’s for the body or the home, can be a very seasonal thing. Autumn tends to be a time to use more cosy and warming scents. Winter is comforting, yet crisp and fresh scents. Spring can be more clean and floral and summer uplifting, fruity and sometimes a little tropical. Personally, I use whatever I feel like using at the time. But my most recent wax melt I’ve used in my home has been Wickford & Co’s Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt Snap Bar from Home Bargains. So, what is it like?

    Wickford & Co’s Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt Snap Bar
    Price

    79p for 88g of wax melt.

    Packaging

    This wax melt snap bar comes in a standard plastic casing which the wax was probably melted then poured into it to create the bar shape. It’s sturdy, practical and clear. But the thing that makes it stand out is the label. Yellow, to match the scent, with an image of lemons on it. It’s not amazing art work but it’s easy on the eye.

    The wax melt itself

    This wax melt comes in the form of a wax melt snap bar. It’s a chunky, rectangular bar of wax made up of 8 squares. Snap off as many squares as you need to use. Frozen Lemonade is a soft shade of yellow. No other colours, no glitter, patterns, nothing. Just one block of colour.

    Fragrance

    This has an almost fizzy, sweetie lemon scent to it. It’s not tart, it’s not sour, but is a lemon citrus closer to more of an edible sweet version (think lemon sherbet but less zingy). It’s quite uplifting, not too sweet and smells really nice.

    Strength & longvity

    I used two cubes in a wax warmer in my hallway. I found the fragrance wasn’t immediate but did build up and become more noticeable. Strength was medium. Perfect for this type of scent. Longevity wise I had this on for at least a good few hours, maybe up to 4 before turning it off, and it remained consistent in strength and scent.

    Recommended?

    I heard good things about Wickford & Co’s Frozen Lemonade Wax Melt Snap Bar from people who had bought it. I thought the actual scent of this was very nice. Not a sickly sweet fruit based wax but had an effervescence to it which balanced it out. This is a great wax to melt during summer if you are a seasonal fragrance person. The fragrance not only smelt great but it had the ideal strength to it and lasted as long as I needed it to. Should you buy it? Yes. For 79p it’s a decent quality wax melt that will provide hours of summer inspired fragrance.

  • Crackle Wick Wax Melts For 79p From Home Bargains

    There’s so many wax melts available on the high street, how does anyone choose which ones to buy? The most important thing for me is the fragrance, and is it something I would probably enjoy melting. But what will drag me in first is how they look or are packaged. Crackle Wick Wax Melts from Home Bargains is my most recent wax melt purchase. Each one is 79p and comes in a variety of different sets of fragrances. So what are they like?

    Crackle Wick Wax Melts
    Packaging

    These wax melts come in a clear, plastic casing. Label on one side showing you the scents of the wax and the other is clear so you can see the wax. This type of packaging makes it easy to store wax melts, keep them in tact and safe.

    The wax itself

    Crackle Wick Wax Melts come in three different fragrances. The wax comes in one 2 segmented wax melt snap bar for each fragrance with each duo coloured differently to reflect the fragrance. The colours match the label on the front too. All block colours, plain, no added sparkle or anything embedded into it.

    Fragrances

    I bought two Crackle Wick Wax Melts. One contains Fresh Vanilla Pod, Rich Toffee and Sweet Biscuit (Coffee Shop). The other Soft Delights, Light Denim and Cosy Wool (Cosy Comforts). The trio including Fresh Vanilla Pod are definitely comforting, bakery like scents. Sweet, sugary, buttery, basically everything that you would think of when you see the fragrance names. The trio containing Soft Delights is the polar opposite. Fresh, clean, almost laundry like with a hint of floral. Both smell, from their casings, really good and what I would hope for from what their names are.

    First impressions?

    So far so good. Affordably priced, nicely packaged and a decent amount of wax (88g in total in each). Having three different fragrances is a good idea, which you can mix up to create your own bespoke scent. Overall, my first impressions are I like these. But how they perform is the important part, so let’s see if they fully deliver!

  • Laundry Inspired Home of Honey Candle Co’s Unstoppables Wax Melt Collection

    With a seasonal change comes a change in home fragrance scents. The type of fragrance used in my home isn’t dependant on the time of year. But many of us will switch our scent types when the weather changes. With the sun out and the temperature heating up, I’ve found myself using more fresher, cleaner scents like Home of Honey Candle Co’s Unstoppable Wax Melt Collection. Originally gifted, this collection has been keeping my wax warmer very busy lately. So what is in this collection?

    Home of Honey Candle Co’s Unstoppables Wax Melt Collection
    The wax

    In this collection there are three wax melt snap bars. Each one is in a different fragrance and each coloured differently. One mint green, one pale pink and the other a soft lilac shade. On the back of each you can see they are covered in a liberal dusting of glitter, giving them an added sparkle.

    Fragrances

    The fragrances included are:

    • Dreams Unstoppables – fruity, floral, musky scent with a powdery clean smell to it.
    • Bliss Unstoppables – floral, slightly fruity with subtle woody notes blended through.
    • Spring Unstoppables – floral, berry fruity scent which is uplifting.
    Strength & longevity

    These wax melt snap bars perform so well. The strength of these is just what you hope for from laundry inspired scents which is strong. One square of each of the fragrances in this collection packs a punch and fills whatever space it’s being melted in. Longevity is just as good. I’ve only been changing the wax because I want a different fragrance not because the scent has disappeared. Performance wise I have zero complaints!

    Recommended?

    If you love your laundry scents (who doesn’t?), and you want to experience long lasting clean and fresh scents ,then you need this collection! 3 similar but different fragrances which smell beautiful, look great and nicely packaged. What more can you ask for?

    How much is this collection? Only £8.50 for a total of 150g worth of wax. Even better, use the code KARINA30 for a generous 30% off your purchases here.