A year of endings…

While speaking with a friend back in Spring, I conveyed to her that 2020 feels like a year of endings; seven months later I realize how thoroughly it's held true. After thirteen eventful years, it was time to end our careers as speech and debate coaches, decided in February, before the pandemic hit the school...

Dessa’s Homespun Scents June preorder: Fall wax review

((Hesitantly opens hatch on underground bunker...squints at brightness)) Hello out there. Um, is there anyone out there? I know it's been loooong time, no post, and although I am sorry about that, it has been a bit crazy in the world these last few months. With the onslaught of dire daily news, I'm convinced we...

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...

Countdown: Top 9 scents of 2019

It's such a fun time of year to look back and sort through my favorite smell-goods. I've gathered my top 9 of 2019 below: 9. Ten Digit Creations- Pink Berry Tonka/Let Them Eat Cake- Never tried either of these popular fragrance oils before marrying them into a custom blend, but it's lovely, lush, and not...

Summer Burn book–Fragrance Journal

100% owing credit to Andy's Yankee Candles' burn diary and the Yankee Candle Sisters' monthly report card for inspiring this post. I've missed the monthly best and worst recaps I used to write, which among other things, highlighted memorable scents I've been melting and burning. Although I'm unable to adhere to a rigid blogging schedule...

Annual Mid-year Recap: Favorite Fragrances- 2019

Here we are, halfway through the year already. (WTH?) Half a top ten felt right for mid-year, so I'm sharing my 'fave fives': individual scents, vendors and scent trends. I've been ordering wax with abandon (22 hauls!) and have experienced tremendous scent combinations in the first six months of 2019. Top 5 favorite scents this...

Blank Label Products- first order

I've been gifted wax from Blank Label before but only became a follower and fan within the last six months or so. During Desiree's February pre-order, these particular blends spoke to me of springtime. So delighted was I by my first proper order, I was inspired to review. Squalls Ahead- Ocean Rain, sweet plum and...

Beezy Tarts-Spring wax haul

My previous and only review of Beezy Tarts till now was less than glowing. It could be said the opposite of that actually. After hearing feedback from friends and other Beezy buyers, I've learned the key with this brand is to be extremely selective. Because the scents are composed of single fragrance oils, not house...

Sniff My Tarts- Fall/Winter custom scents

I feel a bit apologetic for the delay on posting this haul, however, as much as I enjoy blogging; individually photographing a huge box of wax melts, subsequently melting and noting descriptions, then writing it all up can be a mammoth effort. Not to mention, I have wax hauls which arrived in November that I...

Candles from the Keeping Room-Winter wax haul

Featuring my third Candles from the Keeping Room order in as many years; in retrospect, I never even reviewed the first, from 2016, because I was lukewarm on most of it. For my second order, I went real big on the fruity and clean scents and didn't fall in love with those either, however, if...