Wax; Box from Jennifer

 Wax from Jennifer. We frequently pass wax onto each other and split orders.

This box was amazing! I received it on October 30, 2021 and it took me a bit to get through the entire thing!

Vendor; Sassy Girl Aroma

Web; https://sassy-girl-aroma.myshopify.com/

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

Owner; Julie Gebczyk

Scent; Selma

Scent Descriptions; Juicy Blackberry. Cotton Candy, bit of amber, light floral and Sweet Vanilla

Scent; Street Dance

Scent Descriptions; Blackberry, best friends, blonde moment and cream soda

Scent; Blueberry Sugar Type

Scent Descriptions; Bee-Wild & Free

Scent Descriptions; Pistachio's in the Kitchen

Scent; Magenta

Scent Description; Pink Sugar Vanilla Sandalwood

Scent; Audrey's In the Kitchen

Scent Description; Strawberry pound cake, marshmallow, cookies, birthday cake, twinkies & vanilla fudge butter

Scent; Marie

Scent; Bee-Honored

Scent Description; Blackberry In the Kitchen

Scent; Bee-Blessed

Scent Description; Holiday Apple Crisp in the Kitchen

Vendor; Empire Alchemy

Web; www.empirealchemywax.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/empirealchemywax

Owner; Anna Knaus

Scent; Blue Monday

Scent Descriptions; Downy Blue Towels & Blue Sugar

Scent; Set Adrift on Memory Bliss

Scent Descriptions; Deep Sea Slumber, twisted peppermint, campfire marshmallow

Scent; Masumoto

Scent Description; Sun Crest Peaches, Cool Water Cologne, White Woods, White Nectarine

Scent; Sleepy Sheep

Scent Description; Flannel sheets, lavender, chamomile, rosemary mint

Scent; Peaches & Clean

Scent Description; A popular blend! Fresh air, peaches, palm trees

Scent; The Wiltern

Scent Description; Midsummer’s Night type, smoked vanilla, pink sugar

Vendor; Broadway Wax

Web; www.broadwaywax.com/

Facebook; Broadway Wax | Facebook

Owner; Kristen Ness

Scent; Coco Love

Scent Descriptions;  Caribbean Breeze + Copper Coconut + Love Spell

Scent; Unknown

Scent; Wild Pebbles

Scent Description; Wild berry Mousse + Fruity Pebbles + Butter Cookie

Vendor; Savannah Blue

Web; www.savannahbluewax.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/195429970969513

Owner; Amy Christensen

Scent; Se La Vie

Scent Descriptions; Mac Apple + Shaving Cream + Salty Sea Air

Scent; Nightfall

Scent Descriptions; Lord of Misrule Type + Garden Dirt + Wood Smoke & Lavender

Scent; Blue Ocean Waves

Scent Descriptions; Sea Salt & Ocean Moss + Downy Blue & Coconut Milk

Scent; Shadows

Scent Descriptions; Malayan Coconut + Black Vanilla Amber + Cedarwood & Plum

Scent; Magic in the Air

Scent Descriptions; Almond Flower + White Iris + Whipped Vanilla + Bourbon

Scent; Seaside Carousel

Scent Description; Cotton Candy, Twinkies, Salty Sea Air & Copper Coconut

Scent; Out of the Blue

Scent Description; Blueberries & Green Apple Cake

Scent; Calming Dreams

Scent Description; Violets, Lavender, Peppermint & Vanilla Bean Noel

Scent; Cruella De Vil

Scent Description; Spearmint, Shaving Cream & Vanilla Bean Noel

Scent; Charmed

Scent Description; Blackberry, Cider Donut, Mac Apple & Vanilla Bean Noel

Scent; Alive

Scent Description; Rainbow Sherbet, Lime & Vanilla Bean Noel

Scent; Clean Blue Coconut

Scent Description; Blue Sugar Clean Cotton & Coconut Coast

Scent; The Last Key

Scent Description; Campfire Marshmallow, Spiced Cranberry & Vanilla Sandalwood

Scent; Frost Princess

Scent Description; Raspberry Jam, Pepperming & Vanilla Bean Noel

Scent; Goosebumps

Scent Description; Fresh Blueberries & Marshmallow Fireside

Scent; The Ghost

Scent Description; Artic Air, Mountain Heather, Cedar Wood, Norwegian Balsam, Amber & Oakmoss + Barbershop 1920's

Vendor; Waxincredibles

Web; https://waxincredibles.com/

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/859386184234624

Owner; Nadine Theis

Scent; Garden Rain

Scent Descriptions; Herbal Mint, rain and angelica + Salty Sea Air

Scent; Bamboo Cotton

Scent Descriptions; Bamboo, Baby Soft Cotton

Scent Description; Loopy Batter Blast

Scent Description; Rich Sweet, Vanilla Sugar Cookie with slighly Marshmallow, hints of caramel, butter cream, white cake, sweet orange, tangy cherry and sandalwood

Scent; Berry Lemon Sherbet

Scent Description; Blueberry, Strawberry, Lemon, Lime, Pineapple, Orange, Raspberry and vanilla

Vendor; Lurid Apothecary

Web; www.luridapothecary.com

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

Owner; Sara Gonzales

Scent; Sweet Pretzel Twist

Scent; Halloween Nights

Vendor; Handwerks

Web; www.handwerkswax.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/handwerkswax/

Owner; Sam Woodruff

Copycats

Scent; Pink Petal Tea Cakes

Scent; Pink Daisies & Goji Berries

Scent; Patchouli Linen

Scent; White Sage & Lavender

Scent; Bonsai

Scent; Lush Linen

Scent; Bubble Gum

Scent; Flowering Herb

Scent; Hey Honey

Scent; Matcha

Vendor; Back Forty Wax Company

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

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

Owner; Maren Gilsrud

Scent; No Matter What

Scent; Pick Up The Something

Scent; Heat Wave

Scent; Mystery

Scent; What's Gingon

Vendor; The Melting Company

Web; Home | TheMeltingCo.

Facebook; www.facebook.com/TMCWax/

Owner; Unsure

Scent; Blueberry Biscotti

Scent; Bunny Hop

Scent Description; Fluffy Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Scent; The Sweet Escape

Vendor; Wood N Wicks Candle Company

Web; https;//woodnwickscandlecompany.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/647355215784655

Owner; Unsure

Scent; Kiss Me in the Rain

Scent Description; Water Lily, Pink Sugar & China Rain

Vendor; Waxy Taffy

Web; www.waxytaffy.com

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/WaxyTaffy/

Owner; Christian Davis

Scent; Winter Wonderland

Scent Description; Fresh Winter Air, Earthy Green Moss and crisp eucalyptus with hints of amber and oak moss

Scent; Mango Coconut Twinkies

Scent Description; Fresh Baked Twinkies filled with coconut milk cream and topped with mango glaze

Scent; Island Escape

Scent Description; Blue Hawaiian cocktail fresh coconut and birthday cake batter

Scent; Meltalicious

Web; UK Vendor

Facebook; www.facebook.com/meltalicious2018/

Owner; Unsure

Scent; Ferry Boats

Vendor; L3 Waxy Wonders

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

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

Owner; Jennifer Westing

Scent; Teddy's Tulips Spring Breeze

Scent; Spring Breeze Lavender

Vendor; Zeep Bath & Wax

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

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

Owner; Ashley Kimminau

Scent; Cranberry Orange Sugar Cookies

Scent Description; Cranberries + Orange Zest + Blueberry Sugar Cookies

Scent; Satin Sheets

Scent Description; Vanilla Orchid + Bergamot + Apple + Citruc + Cotton

Vendor; Hidden Holler

Web; Unsure

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/HiddenHollerCandlesandGifts

Owner; Lee Coleman

Scent; I want Clovers

Scent; Cranky Gnome

Vendor; That Smell Good Ship

Web; That Smell Good Shop – that smell good shop

Facebook; (1) That Smell Good Shop | Facebook

Owner; Wendy

Scent; Captain America

Scent Description; Old Fashioned Vanilla + Shortbread Cookies

Scent; Katniss Everdeen

Scent Description; Citrus + Vanilla + Sandalwood + Patchouli

Scent; Ren & Stimpy

Scent Description; Pink Sugar + Bonfire + Vanilla

Vendor; Southbound

Web; http://www.southboundcandleco.com/

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/southboundcandleco

Owner; Rachel Wales

Scent; Peachy Keen

Scent Description; Juicy Peaches, Citrus nectar, Whipped Cream & Vanilla

Vendor; Teddy Bee's

Facebook; www.facebook.com/groups/teddybeeswaxco

Web; www.teddybeeswaxco.com

Owner; Tiffany Denise Smith

Scent; Trickin' & Treatin'

Scent Description; Purple Sugar (Pink & Blue Sugar) Beach Treats (Beach Nights) & Vanilla Cake Pops

Vendor; Barrett Wax Crafts

Web; https://barrettwaxcrafts.com/

Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/156226581508021/

Owner; Josh Barrett

Scent; Tobacco & Bay Leaf

Book; The Hiding House Caution; Spoiler Alerts

The Hiding House

Author; Malcolm Richards

Published in 2020

Rating per Barnes and Noble; None

Caution Spoiler Alerts

Synopsis;

Every family has its secrets. Every secret has its price.

Life had been cruel to Sebastian and Elise. Until the day their abusive mother vanished. Four years later, the young siblings have found happiness at their grandmother’s isolated woodland house. But their safe existence is about to be torn apart.

On a sweltering summer’s day, tragedy strikes and the children are left vulnerable and alone. Elise knows she must act quickly to protect her younger brother, but instead of going for help she insists they stay hidden from the outside world.

As Sebastian begins to suspect his sister’s motives, Elise must fight to protect her brother’s life.

Because hiding in the wood is a terrifying secret. One that holds the key to their mother’s disappearance. And now that secret wants to come inside...

Thoughts;

This was such a good, heart wrenching book from the beginning to the end. These kids and the decision they make after finding their Grandma dead and thinking the entire time that it's their Uncle who's bad.

Once they figure out the truth and things start to connect these kids are in for it.

I could not put this book down. 

Movie; Night Teeth (2021) Caution; Spoiler Alert

 

Night Teeth

Came out; 2021

Time; 1 hour 47 minutes

Watched: Netflix

Rating; TV-14

IMDB Rating; 5.7/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring;

Jorge Lendeborg JR as Benny

Debby Ryan as Blaire

Lucy Fry as Zoe

Raul Castillo as Jay

Alfie Allen as Victor

Storyline;

To earn some extra cash, quirky college student Benny (Jorge Lendeborg, Jr.) moonlights as a chauffeur for one night. His task: drive two mysterious young women (Debby Ryan and Lucy Fry) around Los Angeles for a night of party hopping. Taken captive by his clients' charm, he soon learns that his passengers have their own plans for him - and an insatiable thirst for blood. As his night spins out of control, Benny is thrust into the middle of a clandestine war that pits rival tribes of vampires against the protectors of the human world, led by his brother (Raúl Castillo), who will stop at nothing to send them back into the shadows. With sunrise fast approaching, Benny is forced to choose between fear and temptation if he wants to stay alive and save the City of Angels

Thoughts;

So the preview looked decent and we figured, what the hell, its October and vampires are better than zombies.

This actually wasn't bad. The story line was a bit different, but the movie never stopped, not really any boring parts to it.

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

Plot Summary;

None listed and really you can get the just of it from the above story line

Movie; Free Guy (2021) Caution; Spoiler Alert

 

Free Guy

Came out; 2021

Time; 1 hour 55 minutes

Watched: On Demand

Rating; PG-13 for strong fantasy violence throughout, language and crude/suggestive references

IMDB Rating; 7.2/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring;

Ryan Reynolds as Guy

Jodie Comer as Millie

Taika Waititi as Antwan

Lil Rel Howery as Buddy

Joe Keery as Keys

Utkash Ambudkar as Mouser

Aaron W Reed as Dude

Britne Oldford as Barista

Storyline;

A bank teller discovers that he's actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game

Thoughts;

I had concerns going in that this was going to be a kitchy movie and not all that great. I was wrong

It was actually pretty original and the storyline flowed great. Ryan Reynolds was of course funny. Really this had two stories. The first one being the game and the second one being the actual creators.

Both flow very well and it's funny and action packed at the same time

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

Plot Summary;

Free City is an online, open-world video game developed by Soonami Games. Its source code was stolen from an unreleased game called Life Itself, developed by Walter "Keys" McKey and Millie Rusk, and used by Soonami's head developer Antwan Hovachelik to create Free City. Keys has since taken a job at Soonami, while Millie spends time within Free City as her avatar Molotov Girl to find evidence of code that she and Keys had written and to prove that they are the rightful owners of the code.

In the game, Guy, a non-player character (NPC), works as a bank teller and spends time with his best friend and co-worker, bank security guard Buddy, unaware that his world is a video game. One day, he encounters Molotov Girl, who is singing the song that he says his dream girl will like and begins to deviate from his programming. He takes a pair of sunglasses from a player who tries to rob his bank, through which he sees Free City from the player's head-up display (HUD). Guy speaks to Millie, who initially thinks he is another player named "Blue Shirt Guy" and not an NPC. She tells him to level up to above 100 before she will speak to him again. Keys and his coworker Mouser believe Guy to be a hacker disguised as an NPC and unsuccessfully attempt to ban him from the game. Rather than leveling up through destructive acts, Guy opts to perform good deeds, completing missions within Free City to reach level 102. His virtuous progression, which stands out from those of other players, results in "Blue Shirt Guy" becoming a worldwide sensation.

Millie and Guy meet again when she breaks into the Stash, another player's well-protected compound that holds evidence of her source code. Guy helps Millie escape the Stash, and Millie is bewildered when Guy wants to kiss her. Keys realizes that Guy is truly an NPC, and that his self-awareness came about from artificial intelligence (AI) code containing Millie's personal preferences that Keys had included in Life Itself, which in turn had led Guy to develop a romantic interest in Millie. In addition, Guy's subsequent interactions with other NPCs have led them to develop self-awareness as well. Keys decides to help Millie retrieve their code before Free City is wiped from Soonami's servers to make way for its sequel, Free City 2, in two days. When Millie tells Guy the truth of his situation, Guy breaks off their relationship, telling her that he is in love with her. However, after talking with Buddy about the situation, Guy realizes that there was something more than love in their relationship and gains full sentience. Guy returns to Millie and agrees to help.

Guy breaks into the Stash again with Buddy's help, where its owner, recognizing Guy, hands over the evidence. Guy's continued popularity threatens the launch of Free City 2, and Antwan orders Keys and Mouser to reboot the entire game, but Keys refuses and Antwan reboots the game himself.

In the game, Millie finds Guy without any memories of his sentience, but recalling Keys' advice that Guy would need a reminder, she kisses him. Guy's sentience is restored, and he recalls the location of the Island, part of Life Itself that will not be protected from the pending data wipe and which is the only proof of Millie and Keys' original code. Antwan then tries to directly eliminate Guy and Molotov Girl from the game by raising their "wanted level" to maximum, but as Guy and Millie have persuaded the other NPCs in the game that they are more than their programming, they no longer respond to outside commands and refuse to interfere. Antwan then resorts to directly manipulating the game topography to kill Guy and Molotov Girl, while Keys makes his own changes to protect and direct them to the Island, broadcasting the effort to all of the Free City players who had been ejected from the game. Antwan fires Keys and then sends Dude, a muscular, unfinished copy of Guy developed for Free City 2, into the game. Unable to defeat him in direct combat, Guy puts his sunglasses onto Dude, the HUD distracting the far-less mature AI indefinitely.

Antwan then enters Soonami's server room and begins destroying the game's servers with a fire axe in a last-ditch attempt to prevent his theft from being revealed, leading Mouser to discover Antwan's crimes and get fired, but Guy makes it to the Island before he can destroy the last one, an event that is seen by gamers all over the world. With the theft revealed, Antwan holds the remaining server hostage and demands that Millie abandon her lawsuit and surrender the Free City intellectual property (IP), along with the profits from the game. Millie, believing the real value of the game is in its programming, enthusiastically agrees; the game's inhabitants are saved.

Without Millie and Keys' code, Free City 2 is a catastrophic failure at launch, Antwan is vilified by the media for his now-exposed crimes and he is arrested for theft and criminal damage. Keys, Mouser, and Millie start a successful new company with the recovered code to release Free Life, bringing Guy, Buddy, Dude, and the other Free City NPCs into it. Thanks to Guy, Millie realizes that Keys' code was in fact a love letter to her, and they embrace and kiss. Guy reunites with Buddy, and they begin to live their own lives in Free Life without having to follow their original Free City coding.

Movie; Sweet Girl (2021) Caution; Spoiler Alert

 

Sweet Girl

Came out; 2021

Time; 1 hour 50 minutes

Watched: Netflix

Rating; R for strong violence and language

IMDB Rating; 5.5/10

Caution; Spoiler Alert

Staring;

Jason Momoa as Ray Cooper

Isabela Merced as Rachel Cooper

Adria Arjona as Amanda Cooper

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Amos Santos

Amy Brenneman as Diana Morgan

Milena Rivero as Rachel age 11

Justin Bartha as Simon Keeley

Raza Jaffrey as Vinod Shah

Lex Scott Davis as FBI Detective Sarah Meeker

Michael Raymond-James as FBI Detective John Rothman

Storyline;

Devoted family man Ray Cooper (Jason Momoa), vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced) in harm's way, Ray's mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left.

Thoughts;

This was a netflix original movie and the preview looked like it was decent.

The movie moves pretty quickly and you can really feel for Ray and Rachel in the beginning, but as the movie goes on it becomes about medication and really the movie hits home about how the system works

There is a super twist at the end. It was a pretty good movie and I would definitely recommend it.

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

Plot Summary;

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amanda Cooper falls ill with cancer. Her husband, Ray, finds out a potentially life saving drug for Amanda was pulled off the market, due to BioPrime CEO Simon Keeley's new business move. Watching Keeley on a live debate with Congresswoman Diana Morgan, Ray calls in and threatens Keeley, saying if he doesn't reverse it, he'll kill him. Keeley doesn't take the threat seriously and Amanda passes soon after, devastating Ray and their daughter, Rachel. Six months later, Ray receives a call from a reporter, Martin Bennett, who tells him he can help him get justice for Amanda. They meet on a subway, unknowingly followed by Rachel and a hitman named Santos. Bennett explains that BioPrime has been bribing anyone who questions their dirty deeds, including the company that made the drug Amanda needed to save her life. Santos kills Bennett and attacks Ray and Rachel. As the train stops at a station, Santos stabs Ray and knocks out Rachel, leaving them both on the platform and getting away on the train.

Two years later, Ray has been investigating Keeley on his own. He sneaks into a gala honouring Keeley and interrogates him about the hit on Bennett and the bribes. As Keeley tells him it was Chairman Vinod Shah that signs off on all hits, one of Keeley's bodyguards attacks Ray and Ray accidentally kills him and Keeley. Ray takes Rachel and they hide in a motel outside of town. Rachel, concerned about Ray's quest for revenge contacts FBI Agent Sarah Meeker and tries to convince her to look into BioPrime. The next morning, two mercenaries break into the motel and Ray kills them both, placing further strain between him and Rachel. Ray plans to go after Shah and Rachel convinces him to take her with him. They trap Shah's car and Ray tries to interrogate him, but he's killed by Santos who's been following Shah. The three meet at a diner and Ray gets Santos to tell him his employer's name, Diana Morgan, with the promise they'll meet again in Pittsburg. Upon arriving though, they're spotted by the FBI who chase Ray to the roof of a baseball stadium. As Meeker tries to talk him down, its revealed Ray has actually been Rachel, Ray having died from his wounds two years ago at the station. She jumps into the river, and is still arrested by Meeker, but she crashes the ambulance and escapes.

Determined to get justice for her family, Rachel breaks into Morgan's office and faces Santos again, finally killing him. She confronts Morgan and records her admitting she was bribed by BioPrime and ordered the hit on Bennett. Rachel sends the tape to Meeker and boards a plane to an unknown future, knowing her mom and dad are always with her.