Love Victoria Candle in Gem Blue Glitter!

Because who doesn't want more glitter?

      Hello again internet friends! When I recieved my Superbowl CBV sale I was super excited because I ordered for the first time a Love Victoria candle. I chose to get the scent Bubble Gum in gem blue glitter. It was hard to narrow it down to one scent but I wanted to get a scent that I knew I wouldn't get sick of smelling no matter what season or time of day. I tend to have scent ADD. I will love one scent for like a week and then I will smell another and that one will become my favorite and I end up hopping around after scents like the Trix rabbit. In the end Bubble Gum was the scent left standing, since I don't think I will ever not like it. It's such a simple fragrance, but it brings back a lot of childhood memories for me so I'm always smiling when I smell it. Plus I've yet to meet a person who hates the smell of bubble gum. It may not be some people's favorite, but nobody hates it.  

Gem Blue in natural light.

     It was so hard for me to chose what color glitter I wanted. I watched countless videos on Youtube and scoured the Pouring Pot glitter thread. All of the colors though were so very sparkly and so very very pretty. I was torn between quite a few of the choices and I agonized over it for days! (okay more like just 2 days) In the end I decided to go with a color that would match my bedroom. My bedroom walls are painted a pale sky blue color while one wall of mine has a cherry blossom decal mural. (See picture below; although my walls are a slight darker shade of blue; the flash on the camera washed the color out a bit)

The wall just above my bed for reference...

    In the end I was torn between gem blue and jeweled bright pink. Obviously I opted for gem blue. I don't in any way regret my decision. It is such a beautiful color. The blue is actually closer colored to my walls then they look in the pictures I took. (What's wrong with you camera flash?!)  The pictures make it look almost aquamarine, but it really isn't. It's actually more like the Crayola color Blue Grey.  It has micro-flecks of aquamarine glitter in it though along with silver and gold. The end result kind of reminds me of Zoya's Crystal nail polish or OPI's Reflecting Pool. The glitter really pops when the light touches it although my sucky camera does it NO justice at all. (I wish I had an HD camera so I could show you all the true awesomeness of the glitter.)

In indoor light. (once again my camera makes it look darker)

Note the size

       After getting over the initial amazement of the stunning glitter I noticed that it wasn't as big as I initially thought. For some reason after seeing some pictures I was under the impression it would be taller and not as wide, but it isn't very tall. (I did not read on the website where it says it is 4 inches tall lol) I actually took out a dvd box that I had and held it up length wise and this candle stands at almost exactly half the height of a dvd box. So if you were wondering just how tall the candle is, but haven't purchased one yet yourself just take out a standard dvd case and hold it up length wise, cut that height in half and you will have your answer. (Yes, I know how unorthadox my measuring methods are) Though it isn't very tall length wise it has a great width. It's a nice almost "chubby" candle. It's very wide around the brim so you are getting a whole lot of wax. I am actually glad it isn't as tall as I was expecting because it makes storage a lot easier. The shape and size make it easy to fit in smaller shelf spaces or drawers. Mine however is taking up residence on my bedroom dresser. 

I had to trim the wicks, but they set up nicely after that.

       The candle is double wicked, however it did take a while for the wax to melt all the way to the edges. When I first lit my candle I hadn't trimmed the wicks since they looked pretty decent sized. That turned out to be a mistake though. As soon as I lit it I had two tall flames that trailed black smoke up to my ceiling like a train exhaust engine. I was worried I had gotten a candle that had the wrong wick size since sometimes that can happen so I immediately blew it out. After going back on the Pouring Pot and scouring the boards for threads based on similar topics I found that I was supposed to trim the wicks before lighting it. Once I trimmed the wicks even smaller to where it was just a tad bit above the wax, my candle lit beautifully without any black smoke whatsoever. So like they always say TRIM YOUR WICKS even if it is the first time you are burning it. I do have to say that the bubble gum fragrance was much stronger in scent shot form. I can still get a whiff of the bubble gum fragrance that I love, but it is very weak compared to scent shot form. I know that in general scent shots are stronger in fragrance because they are samples that are packed with oils, but I really was hoping my candle would be stronger than it is. I will probably light it more for looks than for smell. Perhaps I will light it and melt a forth of a bubble gum scent shot just to give it that punch that I was looking for. Despite the lackluster scent throw I am happy with my purchase. It looks so pretty sitting on my dresser and I've gotten a lot of compliments on it.

So in conclusion...

      For the amount of wax you get and for the pretty element alone these candles are a great deal for the price. I would say if you are looking to purchase one of these for the first time get something that you know has a really strong scent throw otherwise you might not think it so worth it in the end. So take your time when choosing a scent. And of course even if the wick looks small and fine already, trim them before lighting. It makes a world of difference! I will probably be ordering more glitter candles in the future although I will make sure I pick a better scent. Right now I'm thinking about getting a glitter tureen in either Twilight Woods or Cinnabon...maybe both who knows. Have any of you guys had either of those scents in candle forms? If so please let me know how good the scent throw was on them. Well that concludes this rather long winded post. I hope you all enjoyed the candle porn pictures. And for those of you who have yet to purchase a Love Victoria candle yet were curious I hope you found this informative. Until my next review guys, bye!

Special CBV Create A Scent Review In: Alice Cullen!

I See A CBV Order In Your Future...

       So today I decided to play mad scientist and try out a scent mixture that a few people like over on the Candles By Victoria message board The Pouring Pot. The scent's name is Alice Cullen and was originally created by the member stardustgirl I believe. It is a special create a scent mixture of the scents Fizzy Pop & Raspberry Violet. Seeing as I have both of those fragrances in scent shots I decided to give it a go and see if it was a good match. So I popped in one fourth scent shot of each and I just have to say WOW!

       This turned out to be such a pretty and fun scent! While the Fizzy Pop was a tad bit stronger than the Raspberry Violet, I still smelt plenty from each fragrance. The Raspberry Violet added this soft and airy sweet floral background for the citrusy lemon lime bubbly kick of Fizzy Pop. You still get the tingly carbonation from the FP, but the RV tones it down and makes it a lovely and fun aroma.They really blended well together to make a completey new and unique fragrance. It had a really strong throw to it as well. The aroma filled up my entire living room, hallway, and even traveled upstairs. While it was strong it wasn't a punch you in the nose type of fragrance. Plus, I'm not even a big Twilight fan, but I thought that the scent matched it's character's personality very well. I don't know how this one hasn't made the master fragrance list yet. I was really suprised by how much I ended up liking this one. On the forums Stardust girl said that the Fizzp Pop part of the scent is stronger when you mix the two scents together yourself in a tart warmer as opposed to ordering the fragrance in candle form (page 8 on the website). However I'm seriously considering getting it in the candle form anyways. I think I might have stumbled onto a new favorite. So far out of all the customer create a scents I've tried this one is right up there with Faerie Ring (which also has Raspberry Violet in it) and Warm Apple Fritters. So if you've got Fizzy Pop and Raspberry Violet scent shots lying around the house I would recommend mixing them!

Disney Villains Varnish Set 2012 & Other Swag

Disney Designer Villains Collection!

        Good evening darlings. I'm really excited to show you all today's post. I was bored about a week and a half ago and decided to randomly check out the Disney Store Website. Despite my love of all things Disney I don't check the site much because I find that their prices are really ridiculous at times. Come on 200 bucks just for a 8 inch snowglobe? Anyways I was browsing the site when I stumbled upon the Disney Designer Villains Collection. My face was like this...

OMFG!!!

       Seriously how did I not know about this beforehand?! Needless to say I was in heaven. What do I love more than Disney princesses? Disney Villains! Now sadly I came into the game a little late and so there were only a few things left and they were all on clearance. So while I was not able to get everything that I wanted I did manage to get my hands on some wonderful Disney swag. Obviously I bought the 6 set nail polish collection, which I will get to in just a second, but I also purchased two of their villain cups. One in Mother Gothel and one in Cruella De Vil. I really would have preffered the Ursula, The Evil Queen, or Maleficent cups instead, but since I came late those were the only two ones left available. I bought the Mother Gothel cup for myself and I intend to give the Cruella De Vil cup to my mother for Christmas since she is also a fan of Disney Villains and she can drink an entire pot of coffee by herself.  Here are some pictures of the Mother Gothel cup, no Cruella cup since it is a present.

One side that shows her full profile from the back.

And the other side which is just a close up.

     I also purchased a Bambi Wonder Linen Spray. I was hesitant at first to buy it because I wasn't sure about the scent, but all the reviews on it said it smelt wonderful and since it was only like 8 bucks I decided to get it. The scent description on this one is a delicate scent of lemon sugar, apple blossoms, and marshmallow clouds. Oddly enough I smell all of those things. The lemon is a really sweet and light fragrance mixed with an airy floral apple and then there is an undercurrent of sugary sweetness. I love this! I love it so much I'm thinking of stocking up and buying two more before they are all gone. The fragrance is so light airy and fresh. I can certainly see why it was so loved on the site!

The box that it comes in.

And the bottle itself. So cute!

      And lastly I bought a Snow White inspired reed diffuser bottle. It didn't come with any scent, but that's okay because I plan on buying some reeds and oils from Candles By Victoria. Yes, the obsession runs deep. I just haven't decided on what scent I want to put into it yet. There are sooo many choices!! So far I think Twilight Woods is coming in first though. Other than it has a lovely smell I also like how it matches the Snow White theme. As you can see below the bottle is an almost transparent stormy purple and grey. I can't wait to see what it will look like with oil in it.

The fairest reed diffuser of them all.

      Anyways I bet you just want me to get to the good stuff right? Well here is the collection. There are six polishes in total and they are all named after the lovely villainess' of the collection. The wicked selection features Cruella De Vil, The Evil Queen, Maleficent, Mother Gothel, The Queen Of Hearts, and Ursula. As you can see from the packaging these evil vixens have gotten a make-over. The polishes are 5 ounces each and come with a long tapered black handle.

Front view.

The back view, don't mind the torn off sticker.

Close up on our made over villains.

    Since I just recieved this yesterday I do not have individual swatches of each of the colors, but I will get those up soon for you guys. You can see The Queen Of Hearts's color in action on my 31 Week Nail Polish Challenge: Yellow post. I just wanted to get this up for you guys ASAP so if you wanted something you could buy it before they are all gone. As for the polishes themselves the handles on these are really long which I personally like because I think it makes it easier to control the wand. The bottles are decently sized and very prettily packaged. I've only used The Queen Of Hearts so far, but it only took two coats to become completely opaque and it went on nicely without any streaks. The picture above captures all of the colors well except for Maleficent which in the picture looks teal, but in actuality it's an emerald greenish color. It looks different when in different light, but I'm not sure if it's a duochrome or not. Cruella and Mother Gothel are both mattes I believe and The Evil Queen and Ursula are glitters. Maleficent and The Queen Of Hearts are both shimmers so it is a pretty well rounded set. 
      
     Overall I am very happy with this collection so far, my only gripe being that the nail polish has a strong scent to it, but that's just when you are painting them. Once dried on your nails the smell goes away. I bought this on clearance on the Disney Store website for only $23.00. Not too bad when you do the math for 6 polishes roughly rounded up that's only about $4.00 a bottle. Well that's it for this Disney haul. I hope you guys found something that caught your eyes. Now I'm off to enjoy my swag.


And I'm out.