The very hot
snap of weather we had had throughout August in the UK finally broke at the end
of last week after a final few days of near 30c temperatures (in the South East
of England anyway). So, I’m not quite ready to put away the summer candles yet!
I started
the week with my favourite hobby a bit of ‘smellscaping’ (see HERE). The final
(to date) Pirates of The Caribbean movie with a Bahama Breeze tart wafting
around the room. Honestly, it is a match made in heaven!
I used a
Juicy Watermelon sampler throughout the week and it gives off a light, pleasant
fruity smell. As usual hard to glean from a votive candle what the whole
fragrance would have been like (Juicy Watermelon is of course long retired).
Beach
Flowers was the first proper candle of the week and this was to accompany the
last heat wave of the summer. Just beautiful.
Another bit
of smellscaping as we used Midnight Jasmine to accompany the wonderful Sweeney
Todd movie (yes it was a bit of a Johnny Depp week!) and here’s a nice
screenshot.. (thanks to the Yankee Army for all the suggestions as to which candle to use with the film!)
Into the
weekend and a first burn for Wild Passion Fruit. Much fruitier that it’s votive
counterpart, it was a pleasant blend of light citrus sweetness.
I always
said that I would never like the ‘clean’ fresh range of Yankee Candles. However
I buckled and got hold of a jar of Fluffy Towels to try. For an early morning,
start the day clean feel Fluffy Towels was lovely. It is like you have just
brought in the washing and makes your house feel fresh and clean (even if it
isn’t!)
Island Spa
was the Saturday evening treat and its fizzy notes brings to mind Sparkling
Lemon and Fruit Fusion, but it is greener both in look and scent than those two.
A lovely, enlivening fragrance.
On to Sunday
and the sun was trying its best to battle through. Paradise Spice lifted the
spirits on this gloomy day and I like it more each time I use it. It’s easy to
describe the strong banana element but there is a lot more to it than that. The
creaminess and undercurrent of spice make Paradise Spice exotic and warming, as
well as deliciously sweet.
And finally,
it was a beautiful sunset on Sunday evening. The PERFECT time for Lake Sunset
as you can see from the photo below. An end of summer, early autumn feel with a
lovely cooler evening. Lake Sunset brings its delicious fruity, powdery notes
into the atmosphere and its warmth gives a real feeling of relaxation and
kicking back at the end of the week.
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