Showing posts with label Stash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stash. Show all posts

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Day 161 - Updated Stash :D


Currently Burning: Brandy Alexander



Thought I would share with you all my updated stash pictures! As a reminder...this is what it looked like 3 months ago:


It sure has grown a lot since March ;) I wanted to go ahead and take this now, since I have quite a few that are on their last leg that I would like to go ahead and get out the door.


The ones in the front are:
Sexy in Stilettos (Halo Red)
Sinful Strawberry Shortcake (Comfort Candle)
Shamrock Kiss (Halo Green)
Raspberry N Kiwi 8 oz tureen
Bella Swan (Grape)
Momma's Peach Cobbler (Comfort Candle)



I now have all 13 of the Black Label fragrances! I'll be doing a video review of all of them combined at some point in the future. I want to burn them all at least once to be able to get a good idea of what they smell like warm vs cold.




9oz Candles from top to bottom:
Clean Cotton
Jacob Black
Wood Nymph
Enchanted Apple
Million Dollar Baby
Pink Bubblegum Crush
Spellbound
Snuggle Baby
Enchanted Forest
Exotic
Red Velvet Cake
Cleopatra's Closet
Springdipity
Best Friends
Banana Nut Bread
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Coconut Cream Pie
Fruit Loops
Mango Tango
Macintosh Apple
Lei Flowers
Strawberry Angel Food Cake
Reese's Peanut Butter Delight


8oz Candles from top to bottom:
Blue Sugar Cotton Candy
Bite Me
Bermuda Triangle
Bergamot & Mandarin
Love Potion No. 9
Raspberry Violet
Banana Coconut Cream Pie
Balinese Breeze
Love Birds
Tokyo Spring
Raspberry Zinger
Pumpkin Cider
Sophie Belle
Coco Beach Baby Peach
Mango Sorbett
Sugared Corn Pudding
Kimono Silk
White Nectarine & Pink Coral
CBV Surprise Candle #1
Sexy in Stilettos
CBV Surprise Candle #2

4 oz candles:
Stress Relief
Blushing Peaches
Bergamot & Herbal Mint
Love Shack

16 oz Butterfly Kisses
Hawaiian Colada Sweet Treat


These are all of the scent shots that I have burned (49). Sorry no names for these because that would take FOREVER!


These are all of the scent shots that I have yet to burn (104).

Based on my daily blog reviews, I have enough to last me (without repeats) until mid-October at this point. I think I may need to burn more and order less LOL!

Now onto the daily review!



Brandy Alexander (3): This is an older man's cologne type smell. It reminds me of like an Old Spice type. Very woodsy and the throw isn't very strong. One that I probably won't be repurchasing, but it is nice every once in awhile. 

Remember to keep those wicks trimmed!

Jason

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Day 078 - I just have to keep telling myself I don't have a problem...


Currently Burning: Coco Beach Baby Peach



Today I thought I would do a fun post of my CBV Stash. I was going to wait to do this until a Saturday, but I figured I could just do an updated stash instead. I've been wanting to do this for awhile, but I would always burn through/order more so I wasn't ever really satisfied. However, I think I'm finally good to go!



Starting off with storage.  I do not have a dedicated bookshelf/tv stand/cabinet etc (yet) so for the time being, these are mostly scattered throughout the house. The big basket holds my 4 oz, 8 oz, and 9 oz candles, and the scent shots that I have not reviewed for the blog yet. The paper bags in there have scent shots that are still curing. I write the date that I received them from UPS. Since I have so many, I usually wait about a month (unless there's one that I cannot possibly wait for).

The other container up there holds the scent shots that I've already reviewed. At one point in time I was quartering my shots, but I knew that I would end up with WAY too many, so I went with half instead. I need to order a new tart warmer to help go through all these...

My tureen, Black Label, and comfort candles all sit on a bookshelf that houses my DVDs. This case also has the empty jars (3 9 oz and 1 4 oz w00t!) that I'm hanging onto until I can figure something to do with them. The 16 oz usually sits in my bedroom.


I have 4 Black Labels. I really love these scents. The one burning is Manhattan. The three below that are: 007, Godfather, and Harvey Wallbanger.



Next, I grouped my tureen with my 16 oz. The 16 oz is Butterfly Kisses. The 22 oz tureen is Bella Swan in Grape glitter. I wasn't too big of a fan of the 16 oz at first, because mine wasn't burning as clean as I wanted. However, now that it's past halfway it's burned off all of the wax that was originally all over the edges so I think I probably will order more 16 oz. The 22 oz is one of my favorites. I haven't burned it all the way down yet (I've heard this is where it can become problematic) but I love it so far!



I have 2 Comfort Candles. While I'm not a big fan of the bowl (takes me usually about 5 hours to get completely to the edge) the scents are amazing and they're really cute (pre-burn). The pink one is Sinful Strawberry Shortcake and the orange one is Momma's Peach Cobbler.


Moving onto the 4 oz candles (5). From left to right I have: Blushing Peaches, Bergamot & Herbal Mint, Stress Relief, Shamrock Kiss, and Love Shack.



Next I have my 8 oz candles (13). I haven't really decided if I like this one or the 9 oz better. I think I'll probably just alternate ordering 8 oz and 9 oz samplers from here on out because they're great jars. The scents from top to bottom are:

  • Mango Sorbett
  • Banana Coconut Cream Pie
  • Sugared Corn Pudding
  • Pumpkin Cider
  • Tokyo Spring
  • Bermuda Triangle
  • Sophie Belle
  • Bergamot & Mandarin
  • Kimono Silk
  • Bite Me
  • Sexy in Stilettos
  • White Nectarine & Pink Coral
  • Coco Beach Baby Peach

The 9 oz jars are definitely easier to stack, but I've found can be a little tougher to get a full melt pool because of the shape (hence the toss up between 8 and 9 oz). I have 10 of these. Scents from top to bottom are:
  • Jacob Black (lit)
  • Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • Coconut Cream Pie
  • Reese's Peanut Butter Delight
  • Watermelon
  • Red Velvet Cake
  • Banana Nut Bread
  • Mango Tango
  • Fruit Loops
  • Macintosh Apple

 Scent shots will take WAY too long to list all the scents, so I'll just let you see the pretty colors! These are the ones that I have reviewed before (36).


These I have yet to review (76).



And all of them together. I had 4 more stowaways that I found before the picture so the total is 116 scent shots.

PHEW! This darn blog has turned me into a hoarder! Every weekend my place smells super awesome because I usually have 3 or 4 different things going to try to get through my stash. I need to get another tart warmer STAT! I wish I could burn these at work because that would help, but alas I cannot.

Hope you all enjoyed the candle porn!

Now onto the daily review!



Coco Beach Baby Peach (4): This is a combination of Coconut and Peach. This one's interesting because on cold sniff, I get more peach; but once it's warm I get more coconut. It's a really great summer scent. The throw is medium on it. I have it in an 8 oz candle currently.

Remember to keep those wicks trimmed!

Jason