A new CBV post!

I know I haven't posted my "daily burn" in a while.  The main reason why is because I am in the process of painting the walls of my bedroom, which is where I do all my melting/burning of candles.  I was not planning on painting until next month, but one can of paint had an unfortunate accident and needed to be used quickly.  Instead of moving out the bed and the dresser, I am moving those pieces around.  This means I only am able to paint 2 walls at a time... wait for it to dry well, move stuff back... and do it all again.  I have gotten 2 walls done.  I took today to put things back in order.  Tomorrow I work and then Thursday I should be able to have the room painted.  Anyway, back to what I have been melting in my tart warmer.  For the past few days I have had a mixture of Lavender Vanilla and Sugared Spruce going.

Love how the colors look together!

They blended very well together and made quite a relaxing scent.  I have been bouncing names around for this CAS and the best one I came up with was Enchanted Pine.  I don't know if I truly like the name or not though, but the blend is awesome!

If I melt anything tomorrow, I won't be until I get home from work.  At work, I smell Tokyo Spring all day from the CBV reed diffuser.. amazing!  Have a great Wednesday everyone!

CBV Bingo Giveaway

I know this post is late and I am so sorry about that.  It seems my whole life is running a bit behind right now, lol. 

Back in May, Beth from The Pouring Pot message board generously offered all members who participated in May Bingo the chance to win a 16 oz candle and soap in Love Birds, a creation by Tina and Kayla, which is now part of the regular CBV line.  Not only did I win a round of bingo I also won the random drawing for this awesome gift!  

Card, soap saver, soap, candle, and notepad

Glitter!

 

Beth also threw in a few extra goodies.. what a
 sweetheart!  There is a notepad with a pen, a soap saver (purple too, my favorite color, lol) and a beautifully handwritten card.  I am so jealous of your handwriting!  :)  Love Birds is a mix of Lovespell and Birds of Paradise.  Lovespell is a really crisp fruity fragrance with citrus and musky notes while Birds of Paradise smells like berries and cream.  These two blend so well!  I love the soap with the gorgeous marbled heart in the middle and the glitter!  

If you don't participate in CBV Bingo, you should!  You can find more information at http://cbvictoria.proboards.com/ under the Candle Bingo thread. 

Thank you so much Beth!  You did not have to do this and your generosity is unmatched! 

Daily Burn 7/10

I has been a few days since my last "burn"... that Mango Smoothie lasted FOREVER!  It wasn't as strong of a scent as I was expecting but my oh my did it last! 

It will be a few weeks until I get to try out some scents I haven't tried because Cynthia is visiting her dad for a few weeks.  Until then, I am going to be melting my crumbs, which I have 4 different kinds.. plus mixing them together a bit.  If we have some cool, rainy days I might actually light a candle here and there. 

I decided to start of today with Peace... one of my favorites, which is why I have it in crumbs.  This scent is so complex.  It is musky and a bit earthy, but not in the usual way, not like a man's cologne or a woody scent like Jacob Black, if you have smelled that one.  It has lemon and orange notes as well as floral notes.  But, I can't really pick those out individually.  This is one of my go to scents when I am feeling stressed.  It just makes me take a big deep inhale and go "AHHHHH".





                                                            

                                                                       

Today's CBV Scent

Surprising, we finished up Lemon Peach Pound Cake Preserves by afternoon, so in goes another scent!  Next in line was Mango Smoothie.. I have been waiting impatiently to try this one!  Cynthia decided we should go thru our scent shots in alphabetical order, in purchase order of course, using the older orders first. 

Mango Smoothie is a pretty peachy coral color and is another one that is extremely juicy and fruity.  The notes in it are mango, papaya, lemon, and peach.  I don't get much lemon but the tartness is there. It really reminds me of my favorite fruity scent, Raspberry Guava.  I thought I might try mixing them together sometime but I don't have any RG right now.  :(  If I did mix them, I think I would call it Tropical Explosion.  Someone may have already mixed them together, I am not sure.  Nevertheless, I think I have found another fruity fav!

Daily Burn for July 5th

This evening I popped in Lemon Peach Pound Cake Preserves... oh man.. this is SO freaking good!  This is a mix of lemon pound cake, peach preserves and country cornbread.  You can also get just the peach preserves and cornbread in Cajun Cornbread.. amazing too!  When I first got this scent shot, I mainly got the lemon pound cake.  I have had it for a few months and now I get the peach and cornbread notes and a lot less of the lemon.  The straight lemon pound cake scent is one of the few lemon scents that don't make me think of cleaning products.  I know.. I am weird.   I am really enjoying this one and would consider a candle in it. I have a feeling this one is going to last a few days on my melter, because it is pretty strong right now.  So, until next time...

Have fun with your wax!

Daily Burn

I really love reading blogs from fellow CBVers who do quick updates on what they are burning/melting that day.  I have been throwing the idea around in my head of doing a "Daily Burn" posting every day (or whenever I change scents out.. might be two or three days).  Even though I generally melt scent shots/tarts and crumb melts, I like calling it the daily burn, not the daily melt, lol.  Just sounds sexier! 

So, without further ado....

Today's Daily Burn!

Goldilocks:  The scent description is a sweet morning treat of oats, spice and everything nice! A rich blend of fruit and spice top notes balances with mint tones to create instant appeal for this blend. Spiced woods and soft floral tones are surrounded by patchouli at the heart of the fragrance. A base of soft vanilla bean completes this creation.  My take on it - it is a very well blended scent.  I can't really pick out the notes separately.  It almost has a fizzy note to it.  It is very comforting and cozy smelling.  I don't love it enough that I would get a candle in it, but I would lean toward getting another scent shot in it.  I also want to try a few create-a-scents with it.  

Smell Ya Later!  Ha!

CBV Bath and Body Order Review

   This is my first "real" CBV Bath and Body review.  I did previously order the Love Potion No. 9 massage oil candle and soap from CBV directly and also won a Bath Time with Pooh soap from Melissa's Facebook page.  I threw those in on a CBV review I did a few months back.  On with the order!

Group Shot!

First up is Champagne Pomegranate.  I think this would be a big hit with kids and those that are kids at heart!  It is fruity and fizzy.
 

Champagne Pomegranate

  Cynthia really likes this one a lot.  I love this in wax form but not as much in soap form, however, I did like it more in use than just sniffing it. 

Up close to see the colorful shavings!

 Next is Shamrock Kiss.  This one is so cute!  Check out the cute red glittery lips on the top.  This is another fruity one but this has a bit of earthiness from the ivy and oakmoss notes.  A great unisex scent!

Shamrock Kiss

 This next beauty is in the scent Sexy in Stilettos.  This is a great scent.. A bit fruity, a bit sweet, a bit musky and perfume like.... just an overall yummy fragrance!  Love the pretty layers too!                                                              

Sexy in Stilettos

Look at the glitter on the top!

Sorry, this next picture is not the best out of the bunch.  Don't let it fool ya!  This is White Ginger..OMG!  Such a clean fresh scent.. perfect soap!  It reminds me of the Calgon Hawaiian Ginger body spray.

White Ginger

 This jewel is White Nectarine and Pink Coral.  I have to say this is favorite so far, although White Ginger and Shamrock Kiss are both close seconds.  Even if you don't like peachy scents, I think you would like this one.  It is a blend of peaches, pineapple, orange with floral notes of honeysuckle, rose and jasmine.  And I just had to take a close up of the shavings on top!

White Nectarine and Pink Coral

So pretty!

  
   

Shave Cream Sundae

 Last but certainly not least is the wonderful Shave Cream Sundae... in the scent of Kiwi Kicker.  This stuff is awesome!  It is super moisturizing.  Just scoop a bit of and lather it up in your hands.  And this scent is so juicy! 

Sprinkles!

Sorry about the spacing.. blogger is not cooperating with me tonight.  I have taken out all of the spaces that I can but it still shows spaces.  Anyways, I hope you enjoyed hearing about all these CBV Bath and Body goodies.  If you haven't seen all the wonderful soaps offered by Melissa, hop on over to http://www.cbvbathandbody.com . 

I haven't had a chance to write up Part 2 of my CAS posting and I don't know when I will get that up.  I also want to post a review of the lastest CBV order we got plus a video for that as well.   Hopefully soon.  Life as been super busy with my daughter graduating from 8th grade, inspections at work, and trying to get my 3rd semester of school finished before August.  Please know I haven't forgotten about ya'll!  Until next time, take care!