So far behind on CBV Create-A-Scent Reviews :(

I am so sorry that I left the few readers I have hangin'!  No excuses, but I have started working full time (Monday thru Friday and half day on Saturdays) plus finishing up at my other part time job that I am letting go August 1st, and studying for my finals for my last semester toward getting my AA.

On top of all of that, my daughter and I went to see NKOTB, Boys II Men, and 98 Degrees this past week.  Can you say AMAZING!!?  We had really great seats and had a great time!

Ok, so now, on to Candles By Victoria... I think I am just going to put these all in one huge posting.

First up... Fudge Brownie and Sea Salt Caramels.  :)

I have already reviewed Fudge Brownie on its own so I am not going to say much about it besides it is so GOOD!



Sea Salt Caramels is a really rich buttery scent.  It is actually pretty strong by itself and if you like buttery scents, you should try it.

 

 Put these two together and you create a pretty magical blend.  Smells just like those brownies have the swirl of caramel in them just pulled out of the oven.  HEAVENLY!

Next up... Pink Bubblegum Crush and Sweet Snow....

Pink Bubblegum Crush is a certain company dupe and is SUPER sweet, almost so much that it is toothache inducing.  The description suggests it is reminiscent of a blue bubblegum snow cone.  I get that.  However, this is just too sweet for me. 


  Sweet Snow is a vanilla and peppermint blend.  It has just the right amount of each.  I also have this in lotion form and it is lovely. 

When Sweet Snow is added to the PBC, it does cut the sweetness some and makes it more tolerable to my nose.  I don't think I would get this mix in a candle however.






Now onto Pink & Lime and Trix Are For Kids.......

 

Pink & Lime is a mix of pink sugar and lime... and OMG is it good!  I am usually not a fan of lime/lemon/citrus scents but this is fantastic.  The lime is not overpowering or "cleaner" like and the pink sugar notes just give it this sugary sexiness, lol.    My daughter has this in body spray but in my next order I am definitely getting a body spray, lotion, and soap in this scent.. possibly some bath bombs as well. 

Tris Are For Kids smells just like you are sticking your nose in the box of cereal for a sniff.  I have never liked these cereals, even as a kid, but this smells great.  It even has that smell of the sugary crystals in the bottom of the box!


The mixing of these two bumps up the citrus notes from the added lime and sweetens it up from the pink sugar.  It is a really nice mix!

Alright, the last group up for review is Pink Sugar/Sweet Snow and Pink Sugar/Salty Sea Air.....

Sweet Snow was mentioned above and I have reviewed Pink Sugar in a previous posting, so I will just go straight into the mix review.

When mixed, I feel the Sweet Snow overpowers the Pink Sugar just a tad, but it is still a great mix of sweet cotton candy like scents and peppermint.  Very unique!

 

Salty Sea Air includes cyclamen and waterlily as top notes, green seaweed and clover for the middle notes, and driftwood as the base.  This is a very airy ozone type scent, which tends to be too sharp for nose.  It is nice though.
 Mixed with PS, this is awesome! I would totally get this in a candle.  The PS softens that sharpens but still allows the freshness of the SSA to come through.  :)


I am hoping that it won't be so long before my next posting, but I can't promise anything.  By mid August I should be done with school and will only have ONE job to worry about.  I hope you enjoyed my run down on these scents.  :)  BTW, most if not all of these mixes were created by members of the CBV Addicts Unite page on Facebook.  Just want to give credit to those that came up with them! 

Today's Melt: Lime Crystal Kisses

This is a nice fresh but sweet scent.  The scent description is lime infused with sweet sugar, kissed by lemons.  It smells like green Skittles to me.  I know Cynthia loves this because she loves Victoria's lemon/lime scents.  It is just ok to me.  It is really light, even in scent shot form.  With that and also the sweetness from the sugar, I like it more than I thought I would.  I don't know how this scent would do in candle form though.  I am afraid it might be too light. 

YUM!

Today's melt was love at first sniff!  The scent is CBV's Cajun Cornbread, which is a mix of Peach Preserves and Country Cornbread.  This smells just like warm peach cobbler to me... I even smell the golden crust!  I assume that is from the cornbread scent.  OMG.. I seriously want to eat this!

This scent is featured in the Mama's Peach Cobbler Comfort Candle, along with Maple Butter Crunch.  Love this candle.  The first comfort candle I had was the Caramel Apple Ginger Crisp one, which I loved as well, but this one may have bumped it out of the top spot when it comes to that line.  It now comes with cute little rolling pins on top as well! I thought I had a photo of my candle on my computer but I guess I deleted it.  :(  You can click here: Peach Cobbler Comfort Candle to view an image and even order it! 

Melting a Fall Scent Today

It is a bit cloudy and gloomy today, so it is a great day to pop a fall scent into my melter!  This happens to be one of my favorite fall scents.... I give you Why I Autumn!

The color on this one is actually a bright yellow... just ignore the color on the pic.  The notes of this one are lemon, apple, anise, cinnamon, ginger, woods, musk and vanilla.  I get the woods and the peppery notes from the ginger and anise.  I get lemon, but not like lemon in bakery scents... just a nice citrus note.  I am so in love with the scent.... I have got to try the new CAS that was added to the permanent line that has this and Leaves Type.  Another one I think this would mix well with is the Leaves scent, which is different than Leaves Type.  Leaves Type is a spicy scent whereas Leaves smells like damp fall leaves on the ground.  I have Leaves, so I will update when I do end of mixing them. 

Until next time.... enjoy your wax!

CBV Daily Burn 8/4

The CBV scent on the melter tonight is Viva La Juicy, a dupe of the perfume of the same name.

 I was on the fence with this one on cold sniff and strangely, I am not getting much from it warm.  It is a nice musky, fruity scented fragrance, just not the strength level that I prefer.  I know this one gets a lot of love but it is not one of my must haves.  I believe it was mixed with Elvis in a CAS and I can see how that would actually work pretty well.  I might have to try it with the remainder of my SS in the future.