Wax Empties: 10/1-10/31/2024

 Wax Empties: 10/1-10/31/2024

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Disclaimer/Disclose.

All wax I have purchased, or it has been sent to me in swaps that I do. I try and remember and disclose that information. I am never sent anything for free from the vendors

These are my opinions and mine only. This is not meant to influence your purchase just to share with you my experiences with vendors

I will never, won't ever and have never bashed another vendor. Sharing my experiences both good and bad is not bashing.

I do not believe in Ass wax. If the wax is going to throw it's going to throw. No wax should need more than 2 weeks from pour date to fully cure.

Yes, I am a vendor. I have been purchasing wax and candles for as long as I can remember. I do love to share my experiences. I enjoy wax and candles and will continue to make my own and purchase, but I will never review my own here

Things that drive me crazy.

No vendor or scent name on labels. This is basically advertising and why wouldn't you do it? Plus, if I get or send to someone else and they or me want more, how do they know who to buy it from?

All over prices. I have been noticing vendors lately have 2 ounces of one shape for a certain price, then the same ounces of a different shape for a different price. This is a huge turn off for me

Restocks that only have certain quantities and the sell out right away. I have no tolerance for that and just won't order

Vendors who take a single scent and make it sound like a blend. I feel like this is duping your customers and shouldn't be done. People who do empty videos, who are also vendors, that review their own product.

Vendors who get involved in other people's drama.

The opinions I put here are my opinions/experiences only. I fully urge each and every one of you to form your own opinions/experiences on vendors for yourself by placing an order and getting a DE-stash. Candles have many aspects to them and if I say I had a hard time burning one candle that doesn't mean the rest from the same vendor will be like that.

Melting;

Vendor; Swanky

Web; www.swankycandlecompany.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/swankyscentgroup

Owner; Jeannie Jeffrey

Scent: Cherry Lemonade

Thoughts: This was a light cherry lemonade and I really liked it. Sometimes cherry can be over pouring and this wasn't

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Sugared Roses Bubble Bath Green Leaves

Scent Description: Sugared Roses Spa Bubble Bath Woodsy Dry Green Leaves

Thoughts: This was a nice soft flora scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Raspberry Sugar Cookie Birthday Cake

Thoughts: This was a creamy sugary fruit scent. It wasn't overly tart either which was really nice

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent:Whispers in the Library

Scent Description: Evoke the feeling of visiting an old library - old paper, antique woodwork, vanilla perfume, cedar desks

Thoughts: This was nice, it had a nice woodsy scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent:Baccarat Rouge

Thoughts: I don't care for this one and it's so popular

Hit or Miss; Both

Scent: Amber Nuit

Scent Description: Baltic Amber (Voluspa Type) Amber resin, sandalwood and vanilla orchid A touch of Egyptian Amber Soft Vanilla

Thoughts: WOW!!! This was great

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Sugared Roses Hotel Costes

Scent Description: Sugared Roses and Sweet Woodsy Charm

Thoughts: These were all really nice

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Fairy Breathe

Scent Description: Mountain Pine Emerald Agave

Thoughts: This was really nice, it was really like a forrest

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Vanilla Cloud

Scent Description: Birch Boardwalk Marshmallow Cloud Vanilla Bean Let Them Eat Cake

Thoughts: This smelled amazing! This is one of my favorites

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Loo[y Wedding

Scent: Sugared Roses Sweet on Paris

Scent Description: Sugared Roses Blackberry Lemon Cream

Thoughts: IDK if the description was incorrect or if she just gave it this name, but this was really soft

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Blueberry Sugar Cookie Dough Waffle Cone

Thoughts: WOW! This is a good one, it's fruity and creamy all at the same time

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Eros Kiss

Thoughts: I'm not sure what this one was supposed to be

Hit or Miss; Both

Scent: Mojito and Sugared Lime

Thoughts: This was way too lime for my taste

Hit or Miss; Miss

Scent: Sugared Roses Absolutely Blooming

Scent Description: Sugared Roses Peony Warm Pomegranate Black Currant Pink Pepper Musk

Thoughts: This was a fruity floral mix

Hit or Miss; Hit

scent: Mooie Star

Scent Description: Strawberries and Cream

Thoughts: IDK why this has a different name when it's a single oil, that's a pet peeve of mine. This smelled really good though

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Sugared Roses Winter Linen

Thoughts: This was literally the best one, it was super strong and clean

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Sugared Roses Strawberry Musk

Thoughts: This was nice, rose and strawberry is a good mix

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Oatmal Cookies Masala Chai Shortbread

Thoughts: This smelled really nice, it was a spicy cookie

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Sugared Roses Lavender

Scent Description: Sugared Roses Chamomile Lavender Vanilla

Thoughts: Yes! I'll take more of this please

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Falling Leaves

Thoughts; This was a nice fall scent

Hit or Miss; Both

Scent: Greek Island Breeze

Thoughts: Perfect! A nice strong clean scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Warm Vanilla Woods

Thoughts: This was smokey

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Gingerbread Sugar Snap Cookies

Thoughts: This was very light, it was exactly what it said it was

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; L3 Waxy Wonders

Web; https://www.l3waxywonders.com/

Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/L3WaxyWonders/

Owner; Jennifer Westing

Scent: Strawberry Jam Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread

Thoughts: This had two things against it. It was a scoopable and had zucchini bread in it. Thankfully the Peanut Butter was dominant however this is one I did not like

Hit or Miss; Both

Scent: Cream Filled

Scent: Dream Weaver, Today is October 3

Scent Description: Lavender Cream, Sugar Cookie Dough, Bread, Palo Santo, Sugar Cookie Royale and Toasted Marshmallow

Thoughts: The scent was great, however this was a scoopable and I hate them

Hit or Miss; Both

Vendor; Kushner Kreations

Web; kushnerkreations.weebly.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/KushnerKreations

Owner; April Kushner

Scent: Frogs Breath

Scent: Casper

Scent: Ghostface

Scent Description: Baked Apple, Cinnamon Sticks, Glazed Pecans, Spiced Pancakes & Vanilla Whipped Cream

Thoughts: This smelled like a pie, it was such a great fall scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Beetlejuice

Scent Description: Apples, Cinnanmon Stick and Sugar Leaf

Thoughts: This was lighter than I expected but still really nice

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Hannibal Lecter

Scent Description: Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Clove with hints of nutmeg, orange peel and brown sugar

Thoughts: Now, this was super nice!!

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Annabelle

Scent Description: Raspberry, Sweet berries, leaf, apple, banana, vanilla

Thoughts: This was a tart fruti scent!

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Pennywise

Scent Description: A rich vanilla batter with buttery pecans and maple syrup

Thoughts: This was amazing! Like super strong and so good

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Jigsaw

Scent Description: Blueberry Cumble rice krispe treats

Thoughts: This was really good

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Pumpkin Pecan Waffles

Thoughts: This was perfect!

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Chucky

Scent Description: Raspberry, Mixed Berries, leaf green apple, banana, sweet creamy woodsy vanilla

Thoughts: This was ok. It smelled like berries

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Freddy Krueger

Scent Description: Creamy Butterscotch, aged bourbon and vanilla bean

Thoughts: OMG this was my favorite

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Merry My Foot

Thoughts: This smelled so good! IDK what it is

Hit or Miss; Hit

Scent: Vineyard

Thoughts; Not many vendors carry this one and it's such a good scent

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor; MK's Body Sweets and Scented Treats

Web; http://marykarolsbodysweets.storenvy.com/

Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/marykarolsbodysweets

Owner; Mary Karol

Scent: Land of the Dead

Scent Description: Orange Juice + Raspberry + Coconut + Licorice

Thoughts; This was super different and I thought for sure the licorice would throw it off, of course I only got raspberry and a little zing of the licorice

Hit or Miss; Hit

Bath & Body

Vendor; Twisted Allure

Web; www.twistedallure.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/142952006159284

Owner; Lisa Mathers

What: Whipped Sugar Scrub

Scent: Vanilla Bean Noel

Thoughts: I honestly didn't know where I got this from but the scent was so nice! VBN is one of my classic favorites and this was super strong. I also love a good sugar scrub and this was perfect

Hit or Miss; Hit

Vendor: The Salty Sailor Apothecary

Web;  https://thesaltysailorapothecary.com/

Facebook; www.facebook.com/thesaltysailorapothecary

Owner; Sara Stevens

What: Sugar Scrub

Scent: Ocean Goddess

Thoughts: First off, this label was not water proof. Which is really strange considering you keep this in the shower, with water. The scrub itself was thick and hard to scrub with. It did smell good and wasn't overly abrassive

Hit or Miss; Both

Chronic Pain Thoughts: Vol 36

 

Vol. 36

Dear Reader,

I have what I can only refer to as mush brain. Words don't form and I lose my thoughts in the middle of talking.

Certain medications can do this; however, I've gotten off almost all my medications.

I used to be smart, witty and easy to talk to. Now, I'm quiet, forgetful and not at all myself.

Was it years of being on the terrible medication Cymbalta? Is it my fibromyalgia or is it something else? No one seems to know, or really care for that matter.

I always answer the “How are you” at the doctor's office: “I'm always in pain, I never feel good and my brain is mush” and it's never ever addressed and when it all is, I'm told to get more sleep. Which is great advice except I can't sleep because I'm in pain and never feel good and for some reason, when I'm trying to sit and relax to go to sleep, my brain actually works. I don't get it and it's frustrating.

Here is a great article by The Cleveland Clinic about “Brain Fog”

Brain Fog: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Movie; Mother (2017) Caution Spoiler Alerts

 Mother

Came out; 2017

Time; 2 hour 1 Minutes

Watched: Paramount Plus

Rated: R for strong disturbing violent content, some sexuality, nudity and language

IMDB Rating; 6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

Tomato Meter 68%

Popcorn Meter 51%

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring;

Jennifer Lawrence as Mother

Javier Bardem as Him

Ed Harris as Man

Michelle Pfieffer as Woman

Brian Gleeson as Younger Brother

Domhnall Gleeson as Oldest Son

Story Line;

Amidst a wild flat meadow encircled by an Edenic lush forest, a couple have cocooned themselves in a secluded mansion that was not so long ago burned to the ground, devotedly restored by the supportive wife. Within this safe environment, the once famous middle-aged poet husband is desirous of creating his magnum opus; however, he seems unable to break out of the persistent creative rut that haunts him. Then, unexpectedly, a knock at the door, the sudden arrival of a cryptic late-night visitor and his intrusive wife will stimulate the writer's stagnant imagination. Little by little, much to the perplexed wife's surprise, the more chaos he lets in their haven, the better for his punctured male ego. In the end, will this incremental mess blemish, irreparably, the couple's inviolable sanctuary?

Thoughts:

What the fuck did I just watch? First, this movie was so dark in spots that you truly couldn't see what was going on. Second, I don't get it.

Is there a curse? Is the cure on Javier's character or the house or both? Why is he so strange with letting strangers into to the house like that and who just takes over someone's house.

What does this have to do with the crystal? Does he know

Is it Jennifer's character that we are watching descend into madness?

Like, what am I watching?!

The baby scene was weird and a true WTF moment, then they beat her?!

I really have no idea how the ratings on this movie are so high, I wouldn't watch it again

Oh, and this movie is so “edgy” none of the characters have actual names....

CAUTION; Spoiler Alert

Note: the characters in this film are unnamed and are referred to by descriptors.

The film opens with a woman standing in the midst of crackling flames. Her flesh burns to a crisp as screams are heard in the background.

We then see a man, "Him" (Javier Bardem), place a crystal object in his bedroom. The house then changes from burnt and rundown to completely refurbished. A young woman, "Mother" (Jennifer Lawrence), materializes in his bed and seeing his absence she calls out for Him, "Baby?" He doesn't answer. Mother walks through the house which seems completely empty and as she steps out onto the porch to look him outside, he comes up from behind and startles her, hugging her.

Him is a noted poet suffering from writer's block following the loss of his first wife. Mother is trying to paint one of the rooms in the house using different colors. She walks toward the wall and sees a vision of a beating heart within the walls.

Someone knocks on the couple's front door. Him welcomes the stranger, "Man" (Ed Harris), into his house. Him is polite toward Man, but Mother is not quite comfortable with his presence. Man was directed to the house under the impression that it was some kind of bed-and-breakfast. Him shows Man his office with his written works, and Man admits to being a fan of Him's work. Him spends most of the time chatting with Man, telling Mother it's nice to have someone to talk to who enjoys his work, despite Mother saying she loves his work too.. Still, she allows Man to stay. However, Man has violent coughing fits that Him tends to. Mother later sees Man puking in the toilet with Him standing over Man. Mother notices a chunk of flesh missing from Man's ribs, but Him covers it with his hand.

The next day, Mother asks Him how Man is doing. Man walks downstairs and says he feels wonderful. Moments later, another knock is heard at the door. Mother answers it to find Man's wife, "Woman" (Michelle Pfeiffer), at the front. Him welcomes her into the house as well. Him and Man go for a hike while Mother is left alone with Woman. She bothers Mother with questions about whether or not she and Him want children, as well as Woman's curiosity in going up to Him's office, but Mother says nobody can go in without his permission. Upon their return, Man has another coughing fit. Him explains to Mother that Man is dying, and he and his wife are big fans of Him, so they wanted to meet him before it was too late.

Man and Woman enter Him's office and accidentally shatter the crystal object. Him is devastated, ordering them out of the office. He holds the broken pieces in his hands, gripping them until he bleeds. Mother orders Man and Woman to leave, but they instead go into another room to get intimate. After a while, Man and Woman still have not left until Him and Mother both agree that they must leave.

As Man and Woman are getting ready to head out, their sons (Domhnall and Brian Gleeson) arrive, bickering over the state of their father's will. Oldest Son is angry at getting less than his brother. The confrontation turns violent as Oldest Son attacks his brother before Him separates them. They run into the bedroom where Oldest Son bludgeons his brother over the head, causing his skull to crack open and bleed. Him picks up Younger Brother and carries him to the hospital with Man and Woman following.

Mother cleans up the blood on the floor, but one stain in the floor won't come out. She presses against it and it starts leaking blood to the basement. Mother goes downstairs and sees blood leaking into a light bulb until it shatters. The sprayed blood forms around the wall. Mother breaks through and sees a furnace oil tank. Oldest Son appears from behind her, having been hiding. He simply takes something of his and leaves the house without a word.

When the others return, Him tells Mother that Younger Brother is dead. A wake is held for him in the house, with other strangers arriving to pay their respects. Mother becomes increasingly agitated with the behavior of the guests. She argues with Him over their stay until they begin to have passionate sex.

In the morning, Mother tells Him that she feels she is pregnant. Elated, Him is inspired to start writing again. He completes his work and sends it out, getting the attention of The Herald (Kristen Wiig).

Some time later, Mother is nearing the end of her pregnancy. As she cooks dinner to celebrate Him's written works, fans of Him start showing up at the house. One woman enters with her child who wet his pants. Mother goes to the bathroom and sees a man peeing in the sink. Soon, a horde of fans start walking up to the house, including The Herald, who wants to speak to Mother. Their growing presence starts to take a toll on Mother, who experiences a pain that causes the house to shake.

Despite Mother trying to hide from the crowd, the fans start to break things and steal stuff from the house. As she moves to different rooms, people begin to act violently toward one another. Some people are tied up and have bags over their heads. The Herald walks around casually shooting them in the head before calmly talking to Mother. A massive blast goes through the room, killing The Herald. A SWAT team has entered the house, fighting against the increasingly manic crowd of fans. It quickly becomes apparent that the fans are part of a pagan cult.

Mother starts to go into labor. Him brings her into his office where she gives birth to a baby boy. Him wants to hold his son, but Mother refuses to let him go. She demands that Him send the fans away. Mother sits in the office for a whole day holding her son until she falls asleep. When she wakes up, her baby is gone. Him brings their son to show to the crowd. They start passing the baby around, even as he pees on them. The crowd then breaks the baby's neck. Mother hears it and frantically tries running to the front of the room. When she gets there, she sees her baby has been horribly mutilated, and the fans are eating him. Mother screams in fury, causing the house's foundation to crack. She grabs a piece of glass and starts stabbing and slashing the fans, until their leader grabs her and whacks her over the head with a candlestick. The fans start brutally beating Mother and tearing her clothes off, calling her a whore and a bitch. Him runs in to stop them, holding his wife tearfully. Mother screams at Him that they killed their baby.

Mother runs to the basement where she comes upon the oil tank. She breaks it open and lets the oil flow out before taking out a lighter. Him pleads with Mother to not do anything, but she defies him and drops the lighter. The entire house goes up in flames, burning everyone in the house to ashes before everything around the house explodes. Him and Mother survive, but Mother is terribly burnt while Him is unscathed. Him carries Mother's body out of the basement. She asks Him who he is. He says "I am I and you are home." She asks where he is taking her and he says "to the beginning." When she asks what he wants, he says he wants her love. She tells Him he can have it. He digs his hands into her chest and pulls out her heart, causing her body to crumble to the burnt ash we'd expect to see from standing a the source of the fire.

Him crushes the heart in his hands and pieces fall away revealing a crystal object like the one he had before. He places it in the same spot in the remains of his office while chuckling to himself. The house once again turns from destroyed to brand new. A young woman then forms in the bed, calling out for her absent husband, "Baby?"