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| Welcome back candle friends! |
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| From left to right: Vanilla Bean, Apple Vanilla, & Sweet Snow |
I decided to order the six 8oz sampler pack so that I could use three of the candles as Christmas gifts to some of my family members who love candles. And one candle as a birthday gift, the other two I decided to keep for myself. The jars are really simple, but also really cute. I like how it just has a sticker that I can peel off if I think it clashes with the room I put it in. Though honestly I think I will just keep the stickers on. Plus once the candle runs out you can scoop out the wax and use the jar for homemade jam or other things. A single 9oz candle from CBV costs $8.75, but this sampler pack of six 8oz candles only costs $43.50 so it roughly comes out even when you think about it. The candles may look a little oily in the pictures, but that's because they were curing at the time.
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| From left to right: Cinnamon Stick, Harvest, & Apple Jack N Orange Peel |
Color: Pure White
Cold Throw: I bought this without ever having smelt the fragrance before. I got it to give to my brother and sister in-law for Christmas. My brother hates the candles that my sister picks to burn around the house which are mainly vanilla, but they have sugary qualities to them that he hates. So as a compromise between the two I decided to get the just straight up vanilla bean. That way she can have her vanilla, but it wont be too sweet smelling for my brother. This one smells just like pure steady vanilla. It isn't really overly sweet like a lot of vanilla's though and it doesn't smell like vanilla extract that you cook with. It's more simple and straight up. So I think they will both love it.
Apple Vanilla:
Color: Jade Green
Cold Throw: This is a re-order for me. I love this scent. It smells just like sweet granny smith apples with creamy vanilla basenotes that round it out and give the fragrance more depth. This one also smells the same once it's melted.
Sweet Snow:
Color: Pure White
Cold Throw: Another re-order. This one is just straight cool peppermint with a vanilla background to keep it sweet instead of sharp. I wanted a larger candle of this just in case I got sick and wanted something comforting that wouldn't agravate my senses. The peppermint tends to clear up my sinuses a bit and if I have an upset stomach I know the steady mint won't make me feel nauseous. This will also be nice to burn on the cold winter nights.
Cinnamon Stick:
Color: Dark Fushia/Maroon
Cold Throw: This was another one that I purchased without having smelt the fragrance before. This is a Christmas gift for my aunt and uncle. They like simpler uncomplicated smells and they have four dogs and a baby so they burn candles like crazy. So since it will be for Christmas I thought what better scent to get than just pure cinnamon? The smell of this one is just strong Red-Hot cinnamon. Not much more to it than that, which is exactly what I wanted.
Harvest:
Color: Dark Orange
Cold Throw: Yet another re-order, but this is a birthday gift for my mother whose birthday is actually on Halloween. This is her all time favorite CBV scent so I had to get it for her. This one smells like sweet pumpkin with country spices, and a hint of dried leaves. This is excellent for fall.
Apple Jack N Orange Peel:
Color: Blue Based Red
Cold Throw: Again the final re-order, but this one is for my older brother Dustin. He walked into my room one day and while I was melting this in my tart warmer and he immediatly said, "It smells fantastic in here!" Seeing as my brother is going to be moving two hours away here soon I wanted to get him a sort of Christmas/house warming gift. So what better than a candle right? This one smells like apples & cinnamon with orange citrusy basenotes. I have had two shots of these and now smelling this candle they all kind of smell different yet the same. The first scent shot that I had smelt more on the apple cinnamon side with the faintest touch of orange, but this candle and the last shot that I have smells more on the orange side with touches of apple cinnamon. Overall though I know my brother is gonna like this.
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| Now on to the shots! |
Bella Swan:
Color: Deep Purple/Grape
Cold Throw: This is one of their houseblends based off of Twilight. This one is a pretty floral with I wanna say a hint of grape in there. The description on the site doesn't say it has any grape in it, but that is what I am picking up underneath the sweet florals. The flowery smell is really a kind of airy flower like if I had to narrow it down I'd say it was either Magnolias or Lily of the Valley maybe, but I'm not sure since I'm not very up on individual floral smells. There is an undercurrent of creamy sweetness as well which I am guessing is the vanilla.
Warm Throw: Despite not being a floral fan I decided to get this because people were raving about it on the boards, even the ones who didn't even like Twilight. So I knew I had to try this one out for myself and I'm so glad I did! The floral notes in this are sweet and airy so it didn't give me a headache. I still get a hint of like a wine grape in this which I actually find balances out the florals. I don't smell vanilla at all, but there is a definite sweetness in this one. If this is indeed what Bella Swan smells like then maybe I can understand why so many things "want" her. LOL. This is the first floral scent I have loved and will be purchasing again. Such a lovely scent!
Shamrock Kiss:
Color: Hunter Green
Cold Throw: The site says that this is a blend of candied apples, pomegranate, ivy, and oakmoss. What I get is mainly like a cool light perfumey candy apple. Since the candy apple stands out so much I don't really smell the pomegranate, but I do get those plant like base notes. I know when you see the word plant you are probably thinking of the more earthy fragrances, but this one is more like a wintery candy apple. Now I know Victoria has a fragrance actually called Wintery Candy Apple, which I have not had so I'm not sure if these two scents are really similar or if I'm just picking up a light perfumey candy apple scent that just brings that to mind or not. However I really like it.
Warm Throw: Smells the same as the cold throw. The throw of this one is pretty good. It didn't fill up my house, but it did scent the room nicely without me choking on the aroma. I can see myself enjoying this year round. The candy apple is perfect for fall and winter while the plant like base notes round it out for spring and summer as well.
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| I <3 Bella Swan & Shamrock Kiss! |
Color: Saddle Brown
Cold Throw: This is a customer create a scent created by Ellie. It is a mixture of Macintosh Apple and Cinnamon Donuts. Now I have never had the Cinnamon Donuts before, but I know it is a favorite among the boards. What I get on cold sniff is definitely the Macintosh Apples, but it is mixed with a sugary cinnamon scent. It is very bakery, but the apples are really fresh cut smelling and are a bit more powerful than the baking sugar crystal smell of the cinnamon.
Warm Throw: I get more of the baking cinnamon than the apple once it's melted, but other than that it smells just like in the container. The throw on this one is kind of weak and I wish it was strong like it was in the container. After burning this one I am now convinced to try Cinnamon Donuts. I bet it is worth the hype if the sugary cinnamon in this one is indeed the same.
Trick Or Treat:
Color: Golden Yellow
Cold Throw: This is one of their houseblends. It is a mixture of Caramel Corn and Buttercream Crunch. This one smelt more like buttery caramel corn when I first received it, but now that it's had time to cure I only get butter and caramel, but no more popcorn smell. There is a salty sweetness to it though. Now I have yet to try Buttercream Crunch or Caramel Corn on their own, but I do smell caramel corn, and the butter part of Buttercream Crunch, but I don't get any "icing" smell in there.
Warm Throw: Smells like buttery caramel. I didn't really get much of a popcorn or icing smell in this one once it melted, just Victoria's butter smell with some caramel in there. Still it was a pleasant scent with a pretty decent throw. I felt like the aroma of this one faded a bit quicker than some of the other fragrances I had though. If you like Butterbrickle than you will probably like this one as well.
Macintosh Apple:
Color: Cranberry Red
Cold Throw: Smells just like a fresh cut Macintosh Apple. This one is really crisp smelling without any hints of artificial apple in there at all. Not really much more to it than that.
Warm Throw: Same as in the container. Once again accurate name is accurate. It's just straight up Macintosh Apples. As an apple lover I am not dissapointed. This will be nice to melt on days when I want just one steady simple fragrance.
Blueberry Patch:
Color: Teal Blue
Cold Throw: Smells just like simple candied blueberries. It doesn't have that ripe tartness that real blueberries have. It is more like an artificial candy blueberry. Not much more to it than that.
Warm Throw: Yep still just straight up candided blueberries. The throw is pretty good on this one so if you like that artificial candy blueberry smell then you will love this one.
Blueberry Candy Cane:
Color: Crayola Blue Green
Cold Throw: This is a mixture of Blueberry Patch and Sweet Snow. This is definetly a great mixture between the two because I smell both the blueberries and the vanilla mint equally. One scent does not overpower the other and they blend to make a minty candied blueberry. This actually does smell like a blueberry candy cane.
Warm Throw: I get more of the Sweet Snow when it's warmed up, but you can still get the blueberries as well. The blueberries are actually more noticeable in this one then the strawberries were in Strawberry Candy Cane. This one had a pretty decent throw to it and smelt pretty much like it did on cold throw. I will certainly be burning this in December.
Fresh Picked Strawberries:
Color: Dark Maroon
Cold Throw: I get strawberries, but they don't smell like fresh picked strawberries. It lacks that sharp tart edge that real strawberries have. This one smells more like an artificial strawberry syrup.
Warm Throw: Smelt like it did on the cold throw. The throw of this one is pretty good and it made my entire room and hallway smell like sweet artificial strawberries.
Strawberry Candy Cane:
Color: Dark Raspberry
Cold Throw: This is a mixture of Fresh Picked Strawberries and Sweet Snow and that is exactly what I get. I smell the toned down peppermint with the vanilla from Sweet Snow, but in the same whiff I get the artificial strawberry from the Fresh Picked Strawberries. The Sweet Snow element is a bit heavier than the strawberries though.
Warm Throw: The Sweet Snow continues to be the main fragrance of this one, but you still get the strawberries with it. As a Sweet Snow fan I really like this one. I just wish the strawberries were a bit more noticeable to contend with the power of the peppermint, but it's still nice and it has a great throw. This would be great around Christmas time.
Gain Island Fresh:
Color: Dark Mandarin Orange
Cold Throw: This one was actually recomended to me by Micah on the message boards a while back and I've just now gotten around to trying it. It smells like laundry detergent. I've never tried the actual Gain version of the stuff, but I'm willing to bet that this is pretty darn close if not exactly like it's liquid cleaner counterpart. It has a fresh clean ozony-ness to it. If you can get past the laundry smell you can kind of pick up on an ocean air like undercurrent.
Warm Throw: Stayed true to the cold throw and just smelt like nice clean laundry detergent. I'd recomend this to those who like crisp fresh clean scents. Made my house smell like I had just gotten done deep cleaning. So if you want your home to smell nice and clean, but don't feel like actually cleaning it yet then you'll want to burn this one.
Fudge Brownie:
Color: Dark Saddle B rown
Cold Throw: I decided to get this one because a lot of people said that it didn't have that fake chocolate scent to it and that it smelled just like the real deal. On cold throw alone I have to disagree because the chocolate -while better than most fake chocolate scents- still smells artificial to me. Now I am incredibly picky when it comes to chocolate scents. I have yet to find one that smells like real chocolate to me. I guess I am just looking for a chocolate that smells like a straight up Hershey Bar. But alas I have yet to be able to find it. Still on cold throw alone this is definetely one of the better chocolate smells I have come across. It almost smells like hot chocolate to me.
Warm Throw: After it is warmed up it no longer smells like fake artificial chocolate it smells just like brownies baking in the oven. It's like you are making the real thing. It is so amazing the transformation from when it's cold to when it's hot. The throw on this one is also pretty good too. It made both my lving room and kitchen smell delicious. I really like this one and was pleasantly suprised by how much it did change when I melted it.
Apple Pie Ala Mode:
Color: Maroonish Red
Cold Throw: I get baked red delicious apples covered in a baking cinnamon glaze. This one kind of smells like apple pie filling, but it doesn't have any of the pie crust or vanilla ice cream fragrances that I was expecting. Still it is definetely an apple pie scent. So if you like apple pies you will probably like this one. On another note I had to let this one cure a bit longer than the others because at first all I smelt was cherry cough syrup. It was very strange, but it did cure and settle into an apple pie fragrance.
Warm Throw: The throw on this one was very weak. Next time I will have to melt a half a scent shot instead of just a quarter. It still smelt like the cold throw and I still couldn't get any pie crust or ice cream fragrances at all. It just smelt like apple pie filling. It's still a nice scent I just wish the throw was stronger.
Maui Luau:
Color: Grape
Cold Throw: This was my free scent shot. It is one of the houseblends I believe and it smells like to me hawaiin flowers and tropical fruits. The flowers feel oddly reminiscent of the Awapuhi flowers in Victoria's other fragrance Island Kiss which is weird because the site says it is Plumeria. I knew it smelt similar to a flower I've smelled before but I still think it smells like Island Kiss only with some papaya. There is supposed to be Pina Colada in here as well, but I'm just not picking it up.
Warm Throw: This is certainly a tropical floral scent if you couldn't tell from the name. It smells like sweet Plumerias with an undercurrent of papayas. Still didn't pick up to much on the mangos or the pina colado, but that's okay because it was still a strong tropical flowery aroma. The throw is really great to it traveled to several room in the house. While tropical flowers aren't really my favorite I didn't mind this one at all.
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| Me gusta all the above. |
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| Top Shelf: Black Label Scent Shots |
Cold Throw: So this was a reccomendation from Jason and Emily to try on the message board. This one is said to smell like Juicy Fruit gum and I gotta be honest I was a little skeptical reading the description for this one. Since it is part of the black label line it has a lot of ingrediants in it and looking at it I was like "How do they get Juicy Fruit from all that?" But now that I have my hands on it I can say that they were 100% right. I have no idea how this happened, but it does smell just like the gum! It doesn't really have one identifiable scent other than that. I can't pick out any of the ingrediants individually. They just all blended together to make Juicy Fruit.
Warm Throw: Despite the name there is nothing salty about this scent, it is all light candy sweetness. Bottome line it smells just like Juicy Fruit gum. The throw on this was a little weaker than most so next time I will be sure to use 1/2 the shot instead of just 1/4. Still I absolutely adore this one more than I thought I would and will be purchasing this again.
Godfather:
Color: Dusky Pearl
Cold Throw: I wanted to get this one because I am a fan of some of the spices said to be in this one. I love clove, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Plus I'm a fan of pumpkin and vanilla which is said to make the base notes of this fragrace so I was excited to get this. But on cold throw I think this might be TOO much spice for my nose. I don't know if it's all of the spices combined or just the cardamom, mace, and anise that makes me not care for it. This one has more of a sharp spice edge to it instead of a baking sweet spice scent that I prefer. I don't pick up any of the pumpkin or vanilla.
Warm Throw: This was majorly too much spice for my nose. I was hoping that once I burned it the pumpkin and vanilla would add more sweetness and tone done the sharp spices, but sadly that was not the case. It still remained heavy on the anise, macem and cardamom. The throw on this is really really strong which would normally great, but since I personally didn't care for the smell I had to turn off my warmer and immediately scoop it. But my mother who is a major spice fan loved this one. So I'd say if you are a fan of the sweeter baking spices like cinnamon, but aren't a fan of the sharper scents like anise then stay away from this one. However if you like the stronger sharper spices then you will probably love this one.
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| No me gusta Gofather. |
Well that's it for this November CBV review. I'm already off and burning some scents for my December haul and review as we speak. I actually recently just filled up my entire plastic container holding all my scent shots so now I have to go out and buy another one and decorate it too. But it is well worth it since I don't plan on quitting my wax addiction any time soon. Well I will see you guys soon for my next nail polish challenge. Have a great day guys!
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