I’m trying
to burn through all my old votive candles before they lose their scent. As the
wax isn’t sealed in airtight jars, the sampler candles tend to lose or taint
their scent after a few years. My last votive of Sheer Gardenia was nice enough,
but I still prefer its big sister White Gardenia!
A first burn
of Wild Sea Grass was next and this one is quite different burning to how it
smells cold. The harshness of the cold wax smell disappears and a lovely, quite
subtle grassy aroma lingers in the air.
Black Plum
Blossom was next and despite having one of Yankee’s most uninteresting jar
labels, this candle has an awesome smell. It is barely floral, having the scent
of full on ripening plums.
A first burn
of Beach Holiday as well this week and this is a great scent for a summer’s
day. Definitely takes you off to the beach with a seaspray feel to it and it
reminds me somewhat of Yankee’s Storm Watch.
The divine
Napa Valley Sun started my weekend with its creamy, sunny feel. Such a wondrous
fragrance and one of Yankee’s very best. It definitely went with the parched,
dry look of my garden!
Exotic Bloom
was lovely too. A heady perfume indeed this one, really nice and strong.
Aloe Water
again was a delight on Saturday morning.
This was
followed by the berry floral mix of Beach Garden from the getting harder to
find Beachside collection.
Frankincense’s
authentic and exotic aroma was wonderful for the very warm evening.
Into Sunday
and Beach Blue went along with the swathes of rain. Smells like the most
amazing watery bath salts!
For a cooler evening on Sunday, the unique notes of Sage &
Citrus. Such a heavenly fragrance this one and it has the feel of a high end cologne
about it.
And last night
was another cool night, so we had a tart of Creamy Caramel. The cosiness and
autumnal feel of this scent really got me excited for my favourite time of
year, September to December. Only a little while to wait now (and sorry to the summer fans)!
Back soon!