Ah, my
favourite part of the week again, just writing about Yankee Candles. The
subject never gets old to me!
Started last
week with a melt of Lavender Vanilla. Quite nice, but the tart was weakening.
That’s one of the main downsides of tarts for me, the scent thins out. With a
jar you get the same scent on your first burn right through to your last.
A nice bold
scent for Tuesday with the scrummy Vanilla Cupcake. I used to hate vanilla
candles pre Yankee and couldn’t be in the same room when one was on. Yankee
Candles have no artificial feel to them though and Vanilla Cupcake is a prime
example. It’s rich and sweet, yet not
overly so - a fresh baked cake scent. Love it!
Midsummer’s
Night followed perhaps its last burn for a while. The lovely masculine aftershave
notes fill the room with a sense of mystery and the exotic.
Wedding Day
went along with the QVC Yankee Candle show on Thursday night. This has become a
firm favourite in our house whatever the occasion. It’s a musky white floral
mix with a hint of perfumed sweetness – a great contrast to the night before’s
Midsummer’s Night!
Lake Sunset
saw in the weekend Friday evening. A perfect indian summer fragrance, it’s
fresh yet fruity notes work well on a
warm September evening.
A Macintosh melt
started the day on Saturday with its pure, freshly picked apple scent.
To inspire
us in putting up our annual Halloween Spookytown display (it’s a long story but
more soon!) Witches Brew was a must. This decadent sweet patchouli scent, is
perfect for the build up to Halloween.
Salted
Caramel was on at the same time at the other end of the house and soon filled
the downstairs. Had to blow this one out first as nothing wins the battle of
scents against Salted Caramel! It has to be the strongest scent Yankee Candle
currently do.
The calming
notes of Sicilian Lemon gently brought in Sunday. A lovely, light scent that has the aroma of
lemon peel – it is best to burn this in a quiet room as it more often than not
will get lost in a busy environment.
Midnight
Oasis followed and this lighter aftershave scent is another favourite of ours.
Very exotic and offbeat, it certainly should whisk you off to a luxurious
midnight escapade in your mind!
While we
were watching a movie on Sunday night, we finished the week with a lovely melt
of Midnight Jasmine. It brought back memories of our recent holiday as we used
this in the warmer in our hotel room.
And lastly,
this week’s guest picture from our lovely Team Yankee Global Facebook Group! It
comes from Yasmin and it is a beautiful portrait of the brand new limited
edition fragrance for Europe - Winter Garden. Thanks Yasmin!