Empire
Alchemy Advent Calender
Web;
www.empirealchemywax.com
Owner;
Anna Knaus
25
wrapped bags
Extra
Received;
Cocoa
Butter Cashmere & White Birch
Snuggle
Laundry, Myrrh & Madagascar Vanilla
December
1st
Scent;
Santa Cutie
Scent
Description; Cinnamon Spiced Red Delicious Apple, Caramelized Spun
Sugar Hints of Pine and Woods
Thoughts;
There was nothing to this scent it was super light
Hit
or Miss; Miss
December
2nd
Scent;
Fresh Cut Christmas Tree
Scent
Description; Blue Spruce, Balsam Tree Sap & Sweet Vanilla
Thoughts;
This smelled exactly like a tree farm
Hit
or Miss; Miss
December
3rd
Scent;
Fireside Stories
Scent
Description; Crackling Firewood, Frankincense, Smoked Woods &
Cedar Wood
Thoughts;
This smelled really good on cold, like a camp fire
Hit
or Miss; Miss
December
4th
Scent;
White Christmas
Scent
Description; Frasier Fir, Cocoa Butter Cashmere & Clean Cotton
Thoughts;
This smelled mostly like cocoa butter cashmere. I used a smaller
warmer with this one and it did smell nice
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
5th
Scent;
Naughty But Nice
Scent
Description; Lord of Misrule Type, Toasted Marshmallow & Cotton
Candy Frosting
Thoughts;
On cold I could only smell Cotton Candy Frosting
Hit
or Miss; Miss, there just wasn't a throw on this one
December
6th
Scent;
Mint Cream Cocktail
Scent
Description; Creme Anglaise, Crushed Candy Cane, Vanilla Ice Cream &
Cotton Candy
Thoughts;
This smelled like toothpaste to me on cold
Hit
or Miss; Miss
December
7th
Scent;
Pink Christmas Tree
Scent
Description; Cotton Candy Frosting, Blue Spruce, Pink Candy Canes
Woods
Thoughts;
This was a good mix, I got a little bit of everything
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
8th
Scent;
Holiday Cottage
Scent
Description; Warm Spiced Pie Crust, Vanilla Crumb Donut, Vanilla
Woods
Thoughts;
I liked all the scents and it smelled great on cold, however I just
didn't care for this on warm
Hit
or Miss; Miss
December
9th
Scent;
Cardigans and Coffee
Scent
Description; Cardamom Seed, Vanilla Beans, Tonka Bean & Fresh
Coffee
Thoughts;
I received 2 in my little bag that were good sized so I put them in a
glade warmer
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
10th
Scent;
Santa's Workshop
Scent
Description; Wood Shavings, Frasier Fir, Sugar Cookies, Amber, Smoked
Woods & Palo Santo
Thoughts;
This smelled really good on cold and it was again enough to use in a
larger warmer
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
11th
Scent;
Santa's Pipe
Scent
Description; Pipe Tobacco, Caramel Woods, Vanilla and hint of Black
Tea
Thoughts;
I was worried about this scent based on the tobacco scent, however it
was really nice
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
12th
Scent;
Vanilla Pine Cones
Scent
Description; Vanillary Type + Roasted Pinecones + Santal
Thoughts;
I really liked this one. I wish it would have been a bigger piece so
I could have melted in a bigger room
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
13th
Scent;
Yuletide Carols
Scent
Description; Charred Berries, Smoked Fresh Pinecones, Cinnamon Clove,
Woods and Tonka Bean
Thoughts;
I was afraid of this one, with the clove, but this was really nice
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
14th
Scent;
Snowball Fights
Scent
Description; Fresh Winter Air, Wild Madagascar Vanilla & Rosemary
Mint
Thoughts;
Ok, so this one surprised me. I am not a minty person and on cold the
Rosemary Mint was dominant, however warming it was such a nice scent!
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
15th
Scent;
Merry Measure
Scent
Description; Clean Lavender, Cedarwood, Evergreen & Morning Dew
Thoughts;
This was really nice and strong.
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
16th
Scent;
Winter Light
Scent
Description; Bergamot, Orange Peel, Orange Blossom, Lavender &
Evergreen Woods
Thoughts;
Because
there was so much orange in this I was afraid that I wouldn't smell
it, and I didn't.
Hit
or Miss; Miss
December
17th
Scent;
Merry Merry
Scent
Description; Lemon Mint Leaf, Vanilla Bean Noel, Salty Sea Air &
Hint of Buttermint
Thoughts;
This
blend just didn't mix well
Hit
or Miss; Miss
December
18th
Scent;
Royal Gold Pears
Scent
Description; Golden Pear with Vanilla Cream, Fruit Juice
Thoughts;
I
am not sure of this one, I got mostly vanilla, which is fine but I
feel like I would need more to actually make a better decision on if
I liked it or not
Hit
or Miss; Unsure
December
19th
Scent;
Pineapple Ambrosia and Spice Cake
Scent
Description; Whipped Tufts of Marshmallow and Fruit plated with
Frosted Spice Cake
Thoughts;
This
didn't smell like I thought it would. It was truly bakery and I got a
fruity bakery cake from it
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
20th
Scent;
Super Soft Sugar Cookies
Scent
Description; Fluffy Cakey Cookies Whipped Sugar Frosting
Thoughts;
This scent smelled great, I'm pretty sure it would have been a little
better if I could have had a bit more
Hit
or Miss; Unsure
December
21st
Scent;
Vanilla Velvet
Scent
Description; Vanilla Bean Noel, American Cream Type & Vanilla Ice
Cream
Thoughts;
I loved this on cold, I wish this would have been a larger piece and
I would definatley buy more
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
22nd
Scent;
It Came upon a Midnight Clear
Scent
Description; Ozonic Night Air, Black Cypress, Frosted Geranium and
Citrus
Thoughts;
This was nice, I used a t-light warmer for this one and it did have a
very nice throw
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
23rd
Scent;
Gold, Frankencense & Myrrh
Scent
Description; Golden Amber, Black Amber, Frankencense and hint of
myrrh
Thoughts;
This was nice. It was the perfect smokey incense scent
Hit or
Miss; Hit
December
24th
Scent;
Night Before Christmas
Scent
Description; Vanilla Sugar Cookies, Orange Peel, Christmas Tree and
hints of fireplace embers
Thoughts;
This was nice, of course I didn't get any orange but it was
definatley a christmas scent
Hit
or Miss; Hit
December
25th
Scent;
Christmas Morning
Scent
Description; White Currant, White Birch, Warm Amber, White Tea &
Pipe Tobacco
Thoughts;
This was a smokey scent, it wasn't overly strong but it did have a
strange undertone to my nose, I am guessing it was the White Tea
Hit
or Mis; Miss
Thoughts;
This
is only the 3rd
ever advent box that I've purchased. Each day was in a different
envelope with the date stamped a decoration.
When
I opened Day 1 I was honestly a little disappointed with the small
amount of wax that was in the envelope. Upon talking to friends and
seeing other vendors, this aparantly is normal to receive such a
small amount. One well known vendor even put just a sticker in one of
the days. Personally when I buy wax, sample or otherwise I like to
have a decent amount to melt in my house. These mainly went into my
bathroom or T-Light warmers.
This
was an advent box, or count down to Christmas with 25 days of melts
plus 2 samples. I felt more like I was counting down to fall. All the
blends were so-so and there were some that I really liked, but I was
hoping for more Christmas tree or pine/tree scents.
The
cost of this box was $40 and from this vendor I was truly hoping for
more bang for my buck. Remember this is only my opinion
