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Color: Bubble Gum Pink
Cold Throw: This smells EXACTLY like Bazooka Joe gum. It is a perfect bubble gum fragrance. It reminds me of being a little girl at our town's 4th of July parade where every other float would have people throwing out bubble gum to the kids in the crowd. I thought the throw on this one would be on the weaker side, but boy was I wrong it's a medium to strong scent throw.
Warm Throw: This scent is woefuly under-rated I think. It is a DEAD ON pink bubble gum scent. I bought this one on a whim and I'm so glad I did because I underestimated just how much I love the smell of bubble gum. It's just a really nostalgic scent that just brings me right back to my childhood days and makes me happy. So if you like sugary pink bubble gum like Bazooka Joe or Hubba Bubba then you need to try this one! Love it!
Tiffany D:
Color: Pacific Blue
Cold Throw: This is one of the houseblend scents inspired by the beauty youtuber MakeupByTiffanyD. It is a mixture of Watermelon, Cotton Candy, Honeydew Melon, and Vanilla. On cold throw alone I mainly get the sugary Cotton Candy and the juicy Honeydew Melon. I get that super sweet spun sugar fragrance along with some fruity basenotes. This one kind of reminds me of a lighter more airier version of Spellbound only instead of apples it smells of melons.
Warm Throw: Smells the same as in the container only I can smell more of the Watermelon mixing with the Honeydew and Cotton Candy. The throw on this one is really great as well, the smell filled my entire room and that was just when I cut a forth of it and placed it in the warmer BEFORE turning it on. It is a very sweet, sugary, and girly fragrance to me. Being a fan of Tiffany D myself I think it matches her personality very well. I really like this one.
Fizzy Pop:
Color: Hunter Green
Cold Throw: This one smells just like Sprite to me. I get that citrusy lemon lime soda drink smell. I can even smell the bubbles from the carbonation. I have no idea how Victoria is able to duplicate the scent complete with the fizzy bubbles that tingle my nose. The throw is kind of weak on cold sniff alone though, but you still get the fragrance well enough.
Warm Throw: This smells just like in the container with a really nice throw. You get that bubbly and cool citrusy soda smell. What makes me love this one so much, other than the bubbles, is that this one is going to make a great mixer. The scent alone isn't something that I feel I'd love to smell over and over again, but I believe mixing this one with other scents is going to give them that special kick that I love so much. Can't wait to get Raspberry Violet and mix it with this to make Alice Cullen. I know Ali over on the Pouring Pot really likes that mix so I really want to try it.
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| OMG I love Bubble Gum, Tiffany D, & Fizzy Pop! |
Color:Raspberry Blue
Cold Throw: So I decided to get this one because Kristina over on The PP did a video review of this one and said it smelt like candied blue rasberries and I gotta say I think she was dead on the nose with that description. I get a strong sharp and sweet candy blue raspberry. Kind of reminds me of the blue raspberry Tootsie or Blow Pops. It really matches it's namesake.
Warm Throw: While it does smell the same warmed up as it does on cold sniff, I did notice that the throw was stronger in the container than it was on warm throw. It is still a pretty decent warm throw, but the cold throw is just like in your face candied blue raspberries while the warm throw is more subdued, but still noticeable.
Clothesline Fresh:
Color: Faded Blue Grey
Cold Throw: This to me smells like it's name sake. It smells like laundry that has just been washed and then hung on the clothesline outside to dry in the summer. My mother used to do that a lot when we were younger and my brothers and I (being the heathens that we were) would go running through the sheets that hung and blew in the breeze. It is a very clean, yet airy fragrance.
Warm Throw: Despite it being an airy scent the throw on this is not weak at all. It has a pretty moderate scent throw which is really nice. It smells so fresh like clean laundy that was air dried in the summer sun with by a cool breeze. Once again this scent is bringing back fond memories from my childhood. If you like clean scents, but don't like that strong laundry detergent or Pine-Sol scent then you might want to give this little baby a try.
Bonsai:
Color: Crayola's Lazer Lemon
Cold Throw: This one is from the Top Shelf Black Label line. It is supposed to be Japanese Rice Pudding with Vanilla Blossoms. I definitly smell the rice pudding with like a creamy basenote. It just kind of smells like semi-sweet rice pudding. This is a really "steady" feeling aroma to me. It isn't really sugary or super sweet, but it still has a hint of sweetness and you can smell actual rice grains in this. It kind of has a rice porridge background.
Warm Throw: Smells like it does on cold throw. It smells like a semi-sweet rice pudding. The scent throw is pretty moderate and this was just a real steady not too sweet bakery type fragrance. So if you aren't looking for anything too sweet or heavy, but still want something in the bakery category then I'd give this one a try, but only if you are a fan of the smell of rice pudding.
Watermelon:
Color: Crayola's Razzmatazz is a perfect dupe of this color!
Cold Throw: I just want to say that I LOVE to eat real watermelons in the summertime. I also happen to like artificial watermelon smells. So I don't know why it took me so long to finally order this one. This one smells like a combination of both a real watermelon and a candy watermelon. It is too sweet to smell like a real watermelon and yet it doesn't have that thick sugary quality that most artificial watermelon scents tend to have. Like it doesn't remind me of a watermelon Jolly Rancher or a watermelon lip gloss, but it is just a touch too sweet to be real. Still I like this one a lot and if you are a watermelon lover than you need to try this one!
Warm Throw: While this one does smell as juicy and delicious as it does on cold sniff I have noticed that about ten minutes after I turned off the warmer the scent faded almost completely. While the throw was good while the warmer was on I noticed that this one is a bit quicker to dissapate once it was no longer heated. Still it is a nice sweet watermelon scent.
Banana Nut Bread:
Color: Maple Brown
Cold Throw: First off the cold throw on this one is kind of weak and I have let this cure over a month now so I think this is as strong as the cold throw is going to get. I get a toned down fresh baked bread smell. With a bakery sweet undertone, but I can't seem to pick out even a hint of banana in this one. There is also no signs of any nutty aromas either. On cold sniff it just kind of smells like sweet bakery style bread.
Warm Throw: The banana definitely comes into action once it is warmed up. It smells altogether like some ripe bananas (old not rotten though which is how I make my banana bread in the first place) with some sweetened fresh baked bread. Neither scent overpowers the other so the two scents blend together really nicely. It really does live up to its name in my opinion. Good if you are a fan of the SMELL of fresh baked banana bread.
Apple Martini:
Color: Jaded Olive Green
Cold Throw: Smells like a legit virgin apple martini. It's tart green apples with an underlying dry and cooling ice-like note to it that gives it that perfect chill to it that most alcoholic drinks tend to have without an actual alcohol smell. This kind of reminds me of an old Kool-Aid mix that I don't think they make anymore, but it was called Artic Apple. Did anybody else ever try those? If so this is a pretty similar scent.
Warm Throw: This one is the same on warm throw as it is on cold. It really is a perfect imitation of an apple martini. The throw itself is medium-average; not too strong, not too weak. This is probably the tartest apple frangrance from CBV that I've tried to date. So if you are expecting a sweet drink fragrance this is not it.
Enchanted Apple:
Color: Maroon Pink
Cold Throw: This one is a little tricky to describe as it is a combination of so many scents. The main scent is definitely crisp apples, but it isn't a straight Macintosh or green apple. I get some other deeper fruity notes mixed in with this one, but they aren't easily discernable. There is an underlying hint of a green leafy note, but you don't smell it right off of the bat. Overall it just kind of smells like a mixture of fresh air and crisp apples, with a tiny hint of mixed fruit with a pinch of something green underneath.
Warm Throw: First off the throw on this one is really great! It totally filled the room in a matter of minutes and even after I turned off my warmer the scent lingered an entire day later. It smells just like it did in the container only stronger and fresher. This one smells like fresh air and crisp apples. A really nice refreshing fragrance.
Storm Watch:
Color: Blue Green
Cold Throw: Smells very ozone-y like heavy air mixed with your typical "rain" fragrance. And call me crazy but I kind of get a hint of something that reminds me of sea salt. Like the ozone air smell smells like ocean air. Maybe it is just me though since I'm not too familiar with "elemental" nature scents like these. Still it matches its namesake because it does indeed smell like the calm in the air right before the storm.
Warm Throw: This one is still mainly ozone like, but it has a fresh clean fragrance about it. It doesn't really smell like laundry detergeant, but more like just fresh pure air after it has rained. It has a pretty moderate throw to it. It is a good nature like fragrance.
Sunflower Fields:
Color: Sunflower Yellow
Cold Throw: This houseblend is a mixture of Sunflower, Gardenia, & Baby Powder. This is a very fresh breezy light floral scent. It reminds me a lot of fresh air in the summer time. I am not a fan of powdery smells, but the baby powder in this is blended well enough with the florals that it doesn't bother me at all.
Warm Throw: This scent is very fresh and clean smelling once it's warmed up. The baby powder mixes with the florals to create a sort of fresh laundry in the summertime smell. Though you can definitely tell there is baby powder in there it doesn't smell dry or powdery at all. This is an okay fresh and clean summertime scent to me and the throw is really powerful.
Pina Colada:
Color: Dusky Pearl
Cold Throw: A pretty typical Pina Colada scent. It is mainly heavy on the creamy coconut. I do smell the tiny hint of rum in the basenotes, and it does have a tiny pinch of pineapple in there somewhere as well. Still coconut is the main fragrance only it is much more richer and tropical than just Victoria's straight up coconut.
Warm Throw: This is a really milky creamy true Pina Colada fragrance. It has a strong scent throw and smells just like the drink only without that nasty alcohol smell. Coconut still seems to be the main note of the fragrance, but you still get the pineapple and rum in the undertones. If you love Pina Coladas then you'll probably fall in love with this one.
Fuzzy Navel:
Color: Bright Orange
Cold Throw: This is a really fruity juicy fragrance. I smell mainly oranges and fizzy pop, but there is undertones of peaches in there as well. If you have ever had a virgin mimosa this is kind of what it smells like to me. Like orange juice and Sprite, but with a hint of peaches.
Warm Throw: The throw on this one is pretty good and it continues to smell like a virgin mimosa to me lol. It's a very juicy fruity and fun fragrance. You get the tangyness from the oranges, the sweetness of the peaches, and then the citrusy carbonation from the fizzy pop.
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| I like all the above. |
Color: Aztec Gold
Cold Throw: I should have known by the clean catagory this was placed under that it wasn't going to smell like I had hoped. Call me crazy but I was kind of hoping for a bakery type fragrance. This however is not and is in the right category. This smells like all the other oatmeal milk & honey body lotions and soap that you can get just about anywhere. Smells like grainy soap to me, but I'm not a big fan of the oatmeal, milk, and honey trend in lotions. But if you do like those things then this is a legit dupe for you.
Warm Throw: Well first off I want to say that I don't know what I was expecting really. I mean it does smell just like the lotions it is duping, but I guess I wanted this to smell like actual real milk oatmeal and honey. I guess I wanted the sweetness of honey, the richness of milk, and then the slight bakery/porridge aroma of oatmeal. Sadly this was not it. However despite my expectations this does smell like your generic run of the mill oatmeal milk & honey drugstore lotion. The scent is perfect for those of you who are fond of the simple clean and fresh smell of the soap and lotions of the same name, however I would have much preffered this to be a bakery scent, but eh what can you do? It doesn't smell bad in anyway just not what I wanted. I did notice that it almost has a "powder" like note to it, but that could just be me.
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| Pretty much my sentiments on Oatmeal Milk & Honey... |
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