Wednesday, 17 December 2014

MY YANKEE CANDLE CHRISTMAS DIARY – HOT BUTTERED RUM, RED APPLE WREATH, WARM WOOLLEN MITTENS, CHRISTMAS ROSE and more!


Another mixed bag of a week or so for me. Just when I should have been going great guns with all my Christmas Yankee Candle scents – another bashing of a heavy cold on top of the departing flu I had had for about 6 weeks or so! So while not at my scent smelling best, was I going to let it dampen my Christmas Yankee Candle spirit? No! (Well only a little bit).

I’ve really enjoyed Christmas Eve in the build up to Christmas this year. After this burn though it will go away until 24th December itself.
 


 
A Mulling Spices tart was next and this unusual spicy tart is heavy on the spice and lighter on the fruit touch. Think I need to give it another go to fully get to grips with it.


Into the burn plan and I could just about detect Cinnamon Stick through my depleted sense of smell. It is the purest cinnamon I think that Yankee Candle do and so true to life – just like smelling a bunch of cinnamon sticks!


 
Christmas Cookie followed and I couldn’t pick this up at all – woe is me!
 
 

Mandarin Cranberry again I had to use my imagination on as my senses wouldn’t play ball.
 
 

Into Saturday and the head cleared a touch and good job too as it was a real treat with first ever burn of Warm Woollen Mittens. What a delightful fragrance – it really brings to the imagination going out wearing fresh clothes on a snowy day.
 
 


The lovely rich spicy apple of Macintosh Spice followed into the afternoon.
 

 
 
And (drumroll) the exciting debut of Hot Buttered Rum was next. Really love this – totally reminds me of Rum and Raisin ice cream.
 
 

Sunday morning saw the first burn of the season of Christmas Rose. It is a very unusual fresh floral and brings to mind winter flowering plants in the cold weather.
 
 

The lusciousness of Red Apple Wreath followed with Peter Pan! From what is currently available in the European Yankee Candle range this is closest to Christmas in a jar. It has everything  - warmed fruit, a hint of spice and the freshness of maple.
 
 

Spiced Orange made a welcome return in the evening  but my smell sense was going AWOL again!

Monday night saw a lovely sweet burn of Cranberry Pear. Definitely much heavier on the cranberry, this new limited edition scent is very festive.
 
 

And last night I had another go with Christmas Cookie. This time I really enjoyed its vanilla rich biscuity aroma.
 
 
Back with more soon!