Winter Burn Book- Fragrance Journal 2020

It's March, and with it comes hopes for the end of a long, windy winter. Not gonna sugarcoat it, I've been in full hibernation mode. Nary venturing out other than for work or speech tournaments for what feels like months. Holiday visits with family and friends were a bittersweet blip, bygone ages ago. Recently, our...

Notes from the Stash: Tea edition

Heads up, I'm chatting tea scents not actual tea leaves today. I chat up teas too, in fact I have two new tea hauls to review next month. Someone around here really fancies tea lately (it's me), seeing as it's a favorite scent trend in 2018, I had a dig through my stash to see...

Wax Round-up 2017

Amidst 23 different wax vendor hauls (down 14 from last year, but with more multiples from single vendors) in addition to another 17 or so brands generously gifted to me this year, I am not wanting for wax melts. Which means narrowing down to a top ten would be nigh impossible; therefore, I'm highlighting my...

Winter Wonderland sampler: Handmade in Florida

Zahida from Handmade in Florida so appreciated the Fall themed photo backgrounds from my first Earthy sampler that I planned some wintry outdoor shots for this Winter Wonderland order too. As it happens to be colder than a witch's caress outside, at a frigid 6 degrees, I optioned to cue the fake snow instead! I had such...

Fall Fun Series II: The Finale

It's time to put the Fall Fun Series to bed with a countdown of favorite products and moments of the season, and a sleepy sort of season it was. After the leaves settled I can say, I celebrated in every Autumnal moment save two (Seasonal movies/songs/reads and Fall craft or recipe) but I did combine those...

Handmade in Florida: Wax Sampler

This is the wax preorder that led me to break my July shopping ban. I'd heard tantalizing word-of-mouth from Julie at The Redolent Mermaid but when I checked out the shop a few times, it seemed Handmade in Florida was infrequently open. Widely known for creating beautiful signature soap, and although I'm becoming a frequent...