Thursday, May 25, 2017

Bath & Body;Ashley's Home Creations; Soda Sample

Vendor; Ashley’s Home Creation’s
Order; Soda Sample

Website; None
Owner; Ashley Moore

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;

Extra Strawberry Soda Confetti Bath Bombs
Rainbow Soda Bubble Bars
Grape Soda Soap

Thoughts;
This was my first order from Ashley. Everything smells great and shipped super quick!
Drew loved her new bath goodies



Bath & Body; Viska Scents; CBD Infused Products

Owner; Lindsay Marie

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;

Small Body Budder in Walking in Memphis
Large Body Budder in Strawberry Shakin’ Soda
Face “Drink” in Lavender & Rose
Tingle Body Gel

Thoughts;
These shipped pretty quickly. I am very excited to try these, especially now that I’ve seen the colors and smelled them!
I ordered directly from their facebook page with the CBD infused products there were very simple instructions, I sent the email with what I wanted and they invoiced me quickly.

Scent Descriptions;
Walking in Memphis; Blueberry, Lime & Fizzy Soda

Strawberry Shakin’ Soda; Strawberry Milkshake & Fizzy Soda


Monday, May 22, 2017

Bath & Body; Cosmic Cleanse; March Pre-Ord

Vendor; Cosmic Cleanse Unicorns
Order; March Order

Owner; Heidi Fitzsimmons

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;

2 full size body budders in; snowcone for a unicorn and kirin

small unscented body budder

2 small Whipped Soap Scrubs in Suicide Squad Goals

 Thoughts;
It took some time to receive my order from the order date, however she did a wonderful job at keeping everyone updated from how many orders she received to when supplies were expected all the way down to shipping. Personally I think that her TAT was pretty good. She is also in school and obviously works very hard at this. People were showing pictures of their orders in her facebook group and when you see some of the hauls you can imagine why the TAT was so long.

I suffer from chronic pain and fibromyalgia and using this lotion is amazing for me. I also have arthritis in my spine and it helps so much with the pain.

I normally don’t “drink the coolaid” and go for the holistic approach, however after receiving some of this in a mystery box and using it, without knowing if it was infused with CBD Oil I felt much better. This is something that I would highly encourage people to check out.

Scent Descriptions;
Snowcone for a unicorn; Blueberry Slushy, Cherry Slushy & Fizzy Pops
Kirin; Blackberry Birthday Cake

Suicide Squad Goals;  Serendipity, Strawberry, Raspberry, Guava, & Blonde Moment

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Wax; MK's Body Sweets; May Order

Vendor; MK’s Body Sweets and Scented Treats
Order; May Order

Owner; Mary Karol

YouTube Reveal;
Due to technical issues, no video was recorded


What I ordered;
1.     Bath Truffle in Strawberry Melon
2.     Bath Truffle in Pink Lemonade
3.     Bath Truffle in Coconut Lime
4.     Bath Truffle in Rainbow Rings

Wax Sample
1.     Artemis
2.     Spring Time Tea
3.     Dusky Love
4.     Vanilla Pear
5.     Breakfast at Tiffany’s
6.     Hra
7.     Poseidon

Extra “Love” received; Hot Pink Lime scrub sample & Chocolate Orchid HP Soap


Thoughts;
I have order from MK’s before. Always for bath and body. She started doing wax more recently, this was my first chance to try it, I ordered a sample as I always love getting those, you never know what types of scents you will get.
Everything smells amazing on cold! Her bath & body products are wonderful and I’m sure her wax will be also!

I can’t stop smelling this extra chocolate orchid soap she gave me! Love it








Monday, May 15, 2017

Movie; Get Out (2017) Caution; Spoiler Alert

Get Out


Get Out Poster


Came out; 2017
Time; 1 Hour 44 Minutes

Watched on; Amazon

Rating; R for violence, bloody images and language including sexual references


IMDB Rating; 7.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes Score;
Tomatoemeter: 99%
Average Rating: 8.3/10
Reviews Counted: 253
Fresh; 252
Rotten:  1
88% Liked it

Caution; Spoiler Alert


Synopsis;
A young African-American man visits his Caucasian girlfriends mysterious family estate

Staring;
Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington
Allison Williams as Rose Armitage
Catherine Keener as Missy Armitage
Bradley Whitford as Dean Armitage
Caleb Landry Jones as Jeremy Armitage
Marcus Henderson as Walter
Betty Gabriel as Georgina
Lakeith Stanfield as Andrew Logan King



Storyline;
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parent's for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.


Thoughts;
This movie will NOT disappoint! It was pretty amazing. Again, there’s not much of a back story, which is what I like. Give it to us, but don’t take up an hour with it.

This movie wasn’t so much scary as it was creepy! Watching it for the first time, you truly have no idea what’s going on in the Armitage estate. The “help” act strange as do the parents and brother. When the “get together” happens, things seem to get a little weirder. You can tell at this point that Chris is putting together that something is going on. He decides during the party that he is leaving, he tells his girlfriend Rose that they are going. As they make their way down the stairs and finds the rest of the family waiting. This is when you learn that Rose is in on the whole thing.

This movie was truly amazing, one of the best I’ve seen in awhile (besides split which we just also watched). It’s very hard to be original now, all writers can do is put their own spin on already there plots, this was pretty unique.

I also very much liked the comedic relief of the best friend, who happens to work for TSA. He also happens to save Chris, who has killed the family, Grandma and Grandpa too!


Sunday, May 14, 2017

Wax; Mimi's Tarts; May Order

Vendor; Mimi’s Tarts
Order; May Order

Owner; Carmine Unger & Kristy Garlock

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;
Dog Bowl in Serendipity Berry Bellini

Dollar Tarts in;
1.     Blonde Moment with Pink Sugar
2.     Japanese Cherry Blossom
3.     Pink Sugar Fruit Loops
4.     Wild Madagascar Vanilla
5.     Wildberry Smoothie Birthday Cake
6.     S’mores Cupcake

20 ounce Sample
1.     Pumpkin Pecan Waffles
2.     Key Lime Pie
3.     Pink Noel Pound Cake
4.     Caribbean Escape
5.     Cotton Candy Frosting
6.     Blonde Moment with Pink Sugar
7.     Apple Crisp
8.     Cinnamon Nut Bread
9.     Boo Berry Wildberry Mousse
10.  Fruit Loops
11.  Sugar Cookie
12.  Root Beer Float
13.  Pralines & Cream
14.  Apple Cinnamon Streusel
15.  Grape Soda Pop
16.  Apple Orchard
17.  Ice Cream Parlor
18.  Hot Chocolate Peppermint Swizzle Stick
19.  Vermont Honey Apple

Extra “Love” received;
Bag of Candy
Chunk tart in Blueberry Cornbread
Chunk tart in Fairy Floss Cotton Candy Sugar Cookie Bomb Marshmallow
Tart in Caramel Apple Pumpkin Pecan Waffles Zucchini Bread
Bone & Paw print tart in Spiced Apple and Peaches


Thoughts;

I love the smells that Mimi’s has to offer.  The prices are great! The turn around time is very good also. Everything smells amazing. I will continue to purchase from this vendor when I need wax!







Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Wax; Ladybug Wax and Soap; April Flash Sale

Vendor; Ladybugs Wax and Soap
Order; April Flash Sale

Website; None
Owner; Molly Williams

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;
8 ounce scoopable in Cherry Slushie Blue Raspberry Slushie
Loaf in Angel Wings/Twilight Woods
Ice Cream Sccops in Raspberry Jam

Tarts in;
Skull Mini-Loaf in Sun and Sands
Flowers in Thunderstorm
Little Owls in Welcome Home
Plain Tart in Pomegranate Cider
Owl in Strawberry Cheesecake
Troll tarts in Caramalized Prealines Rice Krispe Treates
Bear tart & Small Sugar Skull in Strawberry Fizzy Pop
Bunny in Mystery Scent
Rose tart in Fluffy Candy
Bear in Red Lipstick
Owl in Hawaiian Punch
Small Owls in Cherry Fizzy Pop
3 pack (3d) duck, owl & Gorilla in Caramel Banana Pops
Pretty Circle in Fresh Cut Grass China Rain
2 Pack in Snap the Whip
Pretty Circle in Cherry Crumb Pie
Little Popcicles in Blueberry Ice Cream Parlor
2 pack; Peep & 3D chick in Marshmallow Buttercream
2 pack; Owl and Gorilla in Chocolate Orchid
3 pack; 3d animals in Fresh Baked Rum Ripened Raisin Bread
Seahorse in Rocket Pop
2 Pack in Her Poison
2 pack bears in Coconut Lemongrass
Circle tart in Amish Harvist
Seashells in Bergamot Grapefruit
Brittle in Tulips
Popcicles in Pineapple Orchid & Black Coconut

Scent Shots in;
Fruit Loops/Fruity Pebbles
Strawberry Candy Cigarettes
Snowman Balls
Pumpkin Apple Strudel

Fish Bowl bath salts in Mermaid Kisses
Bath Salt cakes in Moonlight Path


Thoughts;
I’m sure some of these smaller bags are “samples” LOL, but since I had Drew help me and as soon as the camera stopped she started opening things and sniffing!

This is an amazing haul. I truly had no idea how lucky I was with this flash sale until she sent me the invoice!

This was packaged so well! She had them in invididual boxes and all wrapped nicely in tissue paper and bags!


This is my first order from this vendor and I am pretty impressed!

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Wax; Blended With Love; May 2017 Part #1

Vendor; Blended With Love
Order; May 2017

Facebook; Unsure
Owner; Ashley

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;
This is only part one;

I received;
1.     Piece of Pie in Blue Raspberry Slushie & Pink Sugar
2.     Penguin tart in Blue Raspberry Slushie & Cotton Candy

Still waiting for Unicorn Cup Sample

Thoughts;
This was a spontaneous wax purchase. I saw the unicorn cups and they were so very cute, I just had to order it! This is a new to me vendor and I assumed it would all ship together since the sample was a pre-order and then the other two were RTS.

These smell so amazing! I can’t wait to get the sample!



Monday, May 8, 2017

Movie; Split (2016) Caution; Spoiler Alert

Split


Split Poster


Came out; 2016
Time; 1 Hour 57 Minutes

Watched on; Amazon

Rating; PG-13 for disturbing thematic content and behavior, violence and some language


IMDB Rating; 7.4/10

Rotten Tomatoes Score;
Tomatoemeter: 75%
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 221
Fresh; 166
Rotten:  55
79% Liked it

Caution; Spoiler Alert


Synopsis;
Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities, they must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th

Staring;
James McAvoy as Dennis/Patricia/Hedwig/The Beast/Kevin/Crumb/Barry/Orwell/Jade
Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke
Betty Buckley as Dr. Karen Fletcher
Haley Lu Richardson as Claire Benoit
Jessica Sula as Marcia
Izzie Coffey as 5 year old Casey
Brad William hence as Uncle John
Neal Huff as Mr. Benoit



Storyline;
When three girls are kidnapped by a man with 23 personalities, they have to work out which of those personalities will help them escape and which of those personalities will try to stop them


Thoughts;
This movie was amazing. It was just to the point of freaky where you want it move faster. James McAvoy is amazing as the girl who plays Claire.

We keep seeing flash backs of Claire’s past, which I’m not sure I really understood. I think it has to do with her will to live based on what she’s been through in her life. I really wish they would have touched on this more. My favorite was the very end of the movie where Bruce Willis is there and talks about “Mr. Glass” from un-breakable. That was an amazing ending.


After they get kidnapped the girls wake up in a room, there are two beds and a bathroom. They have no idea where they are or what they are doing. The movie goes from here with the girls trying to escape one by one. Towards the end of the movie when the Beast comes out is when the movie really gets going. You see the girls trying to escape, the Doctor waking up and the “turning of the beast”. It’s pretty amazing, you then find out that he has been living in an abandon part of the zoo maintance area. Claire is the only one who lives and I’m pretty sure they were pointing to the fact that she was not going home with the uncle. 

Wax; Chloe and Me; Neverland Box

Vendor; Chloe and Me
Order; Neverland Box

Owner; Staci Culp

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;
Clam shell in Butterscotch Marshmallow Vanilla

Neverland Box;
Bear Tart in Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Brittle w/ Stars in Salted Caramel Cookie Dough
Star tarts in Butter Mallow Cookie Dough
Heart tarts in Chocolate Cherry Cookie Dough
Crocodile tart in Apple Banana Cookie Dough
Hook tart in Maple Sticky Bun Cookie Dough


Thoughts;
I am a sucker for themed boxes, wax or samples. These are just so unique and fun and very well put together. I’ve gotten some of her others in the past but this is my second one in a row. I ordered Wonderland, this is Neverland and the next one is Candyland (which I ordered)
The scents, wax shapes and packaging are all amazing with these. You can tell that Staci puts a lot of thought into all of this.

I highly recommend trying Chloe and Me, even order a box, they are only $14 with shipping!




Friday, May 5, 2017

Wax; Frankie's Scents; April 2017 Order

Vendor; Frankie’s Scents
Order; April Order

Website; None
Owner; Holly Perry

YouTube Reveal;


What I ordered;
A paw print bar in Vanilla Bean Noel, Toasted Marshmallow and Vanilla Ice Cream

A paw print sample
1.     Hawaiian Butter
2.     Green Apple
3.     Pralines and Cream
4.     Blueberry Muffin
5.     Cranberry Marmalade
6.     Monkey Bread
7.     Juicy Fruit Gum

So the sample says it comes with 8 paw prints, there are only 7 paw prints but several other bags of wax here.

Puppy Tarts in Coconut Lime & Pink Lemonade
Chunk Bag Samples in Captain Crunch Berries and Coffee/Vanilla Bean Noel
Tarts in the scents; Orange Soda Pop and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough


 Thoughts;
This is my 2nd order from Frankie’s Scents, I loved the first one and I’m not sure why it took me so long to order again!
I love her customer service and her product, her wax performs very well. Her prices are great and this paw print bar is HUGE!!! I love it and it’s going to take me forever to melt!




Wax; Gifts; May 2017

New to me vendors; Sent as a gift to me or sent by me as a gift to someone else

Vendor; From The Farm Candle Company
Website; www.etsy.com/shop/fromthefarmcandleco
Facebook; From The Farm Candles
Owner; Unsure

What I ordered;
Lemon Squares 16 ounce soy candle


Thoughts;
This shipped and arrived pretty quickly. It doesn’t smell very strong so I am unsure if it was just poured or if it was already ready. The scent is pretty light which leads me to believe that it was just poured, although there is no pour date. I am sending this out as a gift so I will let the receiver let me know how it performs.

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Vendor; Front Porch Candle Company
Facebook; Unsure
Owner; Unsure

What I received;
Butterfly tart in Vanilla Butter Fudge
4 Butterfly tarts in Pineapple Pistachio Fluff

Thoughts;
This was received by me as a gift from someone. I have never tried this vendor before. They use paraffin wax and they smell amazing!

Upon checking the web site they seem to have a ton of available products. 





Wax; BeuTalli; April 2017 Order

Vendor; BeuTalli
Order; April Order

Owner; Sara Katherine

YouTube Reveal;

What I ordered;
8 ounce bakery bag in Caramel Macchiato
8 ounce bakery bag in Snickerdoodle

Scent shots in;
Like my Blow Pop
Cherry Berry
Blue Jolly Rancher
Vermont Honey Apple
Sugar Rush

Extra “Love” received
Little Cupcake in Strawberry, Cheesecake & Buttercream
Bag with 3 rose tarts in Tea & Cakes
Bag of 3 tarts in Fruit Loops
Bag of duck & butterfly in Coconut Lime Verbena


Thoughts;
I received this order super quick! It all smells amazing on cold and states “Do Not Melt until after 5/29”. It’s strange to me that the cure date is so long. I am experienced with soy and know that they need to cure at least 2 weeks before melting, but this seems a little excessive.
I am very impressed with the ordering process. The web site was easy to navigate and all scents were listed nicely. I received a shipping invoice after placing my order, which is fine with me. I paid it and it shipping within a week.

I can’t wait to melt these and see how the perform while melting!







Tuesday, May 2, 2017

April 2017 Empties



I have started putting wax in all my warmers! I generally change out all the upstairs one every other day and the downstairs one daily. It’s still a little hard for me to keep track of what’s melting BUT this is a challenge for me so I’m all over it.

Here's what we've got!
A small scentsy warmer in the shape of a space ship in my son's room.
A purple glade warmer in my son's room.
A green glade warmer in my living room.
A tea light warmer in my office
A purple glade warmer in my family room
A beige glade warmer in my bedroom.

Candles;
I generally only burn candles in my living room and office, but I seem to go through them!

Office;



Living Room;

Vendor; Fire it Up Candles
Scent; Amaretto Sour
This scent is amazing, it is so good and strong. I can’t even describe you the type of scent, but I would purchase this in the future

Vendor; Kushner Kreations
Scent; Red Lipstick
This was a candle that had once had jewelry in it. I was introduced to the scent Red Lipstick via Kushner Kreations and it remains at the top of my list for favorite scents.

Scent; Blueberry Crunch Cake
This was a candle I purchased for my son as he loves blueberries. This blueberry scent is amazing and very strong!

Vendor; Chloe N’ Me
Scent; Snozzberries taste like Snozzberries
I had won this in an auction awhile back. This candle like the other, burns so clean and has a great throw.

Vendor; Sweet Sensations Wax Melts & More
Scent; Pink Sugar/VBN
I had purchased this candle in December. It was amazing, at first, then it seemed to loose scent and the wick went funky. I was able to burn it down more than half way.




Melting;

Vendor; Whispering Meadows

Scent; Green Irish Tweed. So this is a never a scent that I think I would want to order, but when I melt it, I always think I should order it more!

Vendor; Nancy’s Wax Creations

Scent; Lori Grimes
This was an interesting one. I am unsure of the scent description and truly an unsure of what opinion I have on it. It was not something I would seek out to purchase more of.

Vendor; Scarlet Raine

Scent; Carrot Cake & Cream Cheese Frosting
Ok, so this was another scent that I wouldn’t have purchased but ended up loving!

Scent; Rainy Day at Sea
I always tend to skip over this one just because of the name, however this scent is amazing!

Scent; Southern Pecan Pie Eggnog
I received this with her very first chunk sample. It was an ok scent, honestly it’s not one that I would have chosen and not one that I would purchase again

Scent; Pumpkin Crunch Noel
This is not one I liked on cold, however when it was melting, it was amazing!

Scent; Sweet Pumpkin Pie Crème Burlee
This one wasn’t my favorite, it’s the sweet pumpkin. It performed great

Scent; Sweet Pumpkin Latte Italian Biscotti
So this was another that I didn’t think that I would like, I think it’s the fact it was sweet pumpkin vs. just pumpkin, but it was pretty good!

Scent; Sweet Cider & Pomegranate
Now this one I really liked, I am starting to like Pomegranate scents more and more!

Scent; Christmas in July
This was so strong I had to turn it off, I should have maybe cut this little lip tart in half. It was very good but overwhelming!

Scent; Fairy Frairy
Ok, so I found the scent description on the web site for this, it doesn’t say there is Pink Sugar in it, but that’s all I could smell, it was amazing

Scent; Banana Nut Bread Twinkies
So, this was decent, when I choose bakery for these chunks I honestly expected more cake like scents, this was strong and preformed well

Scent; 7-Up Pound Cake
This is an interesting blend, it’s like fizzy lemon. I’m still on the fence about the scent but it performed very well

Vendor; Creative Enchantment

Scent; Berries and Cream
Oh yummy yummy is about all have to say about this one! This was a hedgehog that I cut into several pieces to last a while, this scent is amazing!

Scent; Blackberry Sage
This scent gets me everytime, it’s so strong on cold that I always think that I don’t/won’t like it, but then I melt it and I love it!

Scent; Pomegranate Night
This was a scent I was scared of, mostly because I don’t like pomegranate, but whatever this is mixed with it’s really good.

Scent; Pear Berry
So, fruity isn’t necessarily my jam, but my son melted it in his room and the berry was the main scent, so to me it ended up being pretty good

Vendor; Skye’s Soy Candles

Scent; Lemon Pound Cake
This was an ok scent to me, I’m not a huge lemon fan,  but this one was ok.

Vendor; Chloe N Me

Scent; Fruit Punch Slushie
This was from her slushie sample. Ugg, this was so good and I’m not normally a fruit scent person, but all of the slushie scents were just amazing

Vendor; Sweet Sensations Wax Melts & More

Scent; Blueberry Muffin/VBN
OMG Amazing. This little tart threw like a champ for what seemed like forever!

Scent; Orange Julius Caesar
This is another one of her amazing scents. This is a house blend and it’s so rich and creamy

Scent; Miami Vice
Now I’m not sure 100% of what this scent actually is, but it was super good!

Scent; Cabernet Sauvioungn Wine
So, I was afraid of this scent at first, but it was amazing! It was a great grape scent!

Scent; Pear
This was melted in my son’s room. I was totally on the fence about it, but it was actual a pretty smooth fruity pear scent.

Scent; It’s all good
I know that there is bear claw or something with a cinnamon type scent in it. I’m not sure if I like it or not.

Vendor; New Moon Candles

Scent; A Walk in the Woods
This was a bag of chunks that took me forever to go through. It was such a nice woody/perfumy smell.

Vendor; Warm Ups

Scent; Sunlit Garden
Now with a sent called Sunlit Garden I expected this to be a floral, but it was more of a gain laundry type of scent. This was given to me as a giveaway win. These are interesting and even my husband asked when it was going to melt. This packet had two in it, they threw very well each time for a few hours, then was gone.

Vendor; Fire it up
Scent; Cotton Candy
I melted this in two different warmers. It was so true to cotton candy

Vendor; Flaming Star Scents
Scent; Pink Sugar/Blonde Moment/VBN
This was a chunky small loaf, I cut it up and melted it over time. It was such an amazing mix of scents.

Vendor; Kushner Kreations
Scent; Watermelon Mojito.
Ok, so this was such a good juicy scent! I loved it!

Scent; Italian Cookies
This was a scoopable that I had for a bit. Unfortunately it went a little sour (totally my fault and not the vendor) but before it did, it was amazing. I normally don’t like lemony type scents, but this one was good

Scent; Ultimate Cinnamon Bun
I melted this in my kitchen and it worked there, it’s not a scent that I would personally melt in my living room, but it preformed very well.

Vendor; Wicked Wax of the East
Scent; Mystery
This was clearly a mystery scent, and IDK what it was, but it was good! It was a light bakery type scent.

Vendor; Wicky Wicky Wax
Scent; Island Girl
This was received in a de-stash. My daughter loved the scent on cold so it was melted in several different times in her room. I honestly didn’t like it, there was either something mixed with the Island Girl or the tart was just too old because it didn’t smell very good, the throw was very light.


I will update this to add where you can order from these vendors!


Skyes Soy Candles;
Facebook; Unknown

Kushner Kreations
Owner; April Kushner

Sweet Sensations Wax Melts & More
Web; None
Owner; Katie Gingrich


Scarlet Raine
Facebook; Scarlet Raine
Owner; Tiffany Thibodeau


Wicked Wax of the East
Owner; Randi Cox

Whispering Meadows
Owner; Erin Sahlberg


Creative Enchantment
Owner; Anna Williams


Nancy’s Wax Creations and Primitives
Facebook; Nancys wax creations and primitives
Owner; Nancy

Vendor; Chloe and Me
Owner; Staci Culp

Vendor; New Moon Candles
Owner; Nicole Roberts

Vendor; Wicky Wicky Wax
Facebook; Unsure

Owner; Cricket Kincaid