Review of Bath and Body Works Espresso Bar Candle 2014

Espresso Bar: Stop and savor the aromas of roasted espresso beans and sweet vanilla froth like the Italians, who never take their coffee “to go.”

This candle is part of the Italian collection. 

I would definitely recommend purchasing this candle, especially of your a coffee lover. It has a really authentic coffee bean scent but it smells more like a mocha, because of that added vanilla note. I've burned it about 4 times so far and it's performed well each, and every time. It always had high flames and a scent throw so strong that it would linger up to my second floor. I left it sitting with no lid on my table one day, not even lit, and I could still smell it so strongly around that area. 

Bath and Body Works Spring 2014 Haul 2 - March

Hi! Here are some of the candles I purchased this month from Bath and Body Works Spring candle collections, some new body care and some randoms.

 

American Boardwalk: Like memories of the best summer spent at the beach - caramel-                                 glazed popcorn, warm taffy-apples and salted, sweet cream

Snap Peas: Bright green peas with the perfect amount of snap are the centerpieces of this fresh green blend

Frosted Cupcake (Sweet Shop version): A true sweet tooth's delight – fresh vanilla bean, sugar, cake batter and rich buttercream frosting mix it up and create an irresistible scent

Lemon Mint Leaf: A refreshing mix of freshly cut lemon balm and spearmint blended with soothing vetiver and zesty citrus.

Hawaiian Hibiscus: Experience an island getaway with the fragrant hibiscus, Hawaii's native flower, combined with creamy coconut and jasmine notes

Mango Dragon Fruit: Rare and refreshing dragon fruit is mixed with juicy island mango to create the ultimate tropical fruit blend

Lavender Vanilla: An unforgettable fragrance! You'll love this blend of timeless lavender and                              creamy vanilla, with touches of cedarwood, delicate jasmine and citrus.

    Peach Bellini: A classic Italian cocktail with a twist mixes bubbly white peach, tart blackcurrant, jasmine and a splash of juicy orange. Bottoms up!

Red Velvet Cupcake (Sweet Shop version): Treat yourself to the most popular cupcake in the bakery –scrumptious red velvet cake topped with rich, creamy vanilla frosting

Pineapple Creampuff: Delicate puff pastry and rich cream meet tropical pineapple in                                                         a fragrance inspired by a classic, hand-made confection

Pineapple Palmgrass: A fresh tropical fragrance inspired by the beautiful pineapple fields and exotic green foliage of the Hawaiian Islands

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Fine Fragrance Mists

• Golden Magnolia Sun
• Mad About You
• Violet Lily Sky 

Travel Size Body Lotion

• Oahu Coconut Sunset
• Violet Lily Sky 
• Hawaii Passionfruit Kiss
• Mad About You 

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Review of Bath and Body Works Mahogany Teakwood Candle 2013

Mahogany Teakwood: Revel in the cozy fine woods fragrances of mahogany, cedarwood and oak, highlighted by delicate lavender and geranium notes.

This candle is definitely one of my all time favorites. It smells like amazingly good cologne and the flames are always high. I don't really have anything bad to say about this candle, except that I don't like when the wax turns that yucky dark color after the candle has burnt down about three quarters.

Lastly, if you haven't tried this one yet, you need to go get one now :)

Review of Bath and Body Works Forever Red Candle 2014

Forever Red: A passionate blend of pomegranate & red osmanthus with a sexy surprise of vanilla rum

It smells exactly like the Velvet Sugar body products. It's smaller than a 3-wick, its only 7.5 oz, where as the 3 wicks are 14.5 oz. The retail price was $20 but I got it for 50% during the 2013/2014 Semi Annual Sale.

1st Burn: I burned it in my bedroom. I could start to smell it within 20 minutes. The scent filled up my whole bedroom,  the hallway and even down the stairs. It smells like peaches, flowers, sugar, marshmallow and it has the tiniest hint of musk.

2nd Burn: For this day I burned it in my livingroom and for some reason even after 2 hours I could only smell it up close. Than finally after that 2 hours I could start to smell that same scent from the first day, but it was not really that strong. Today it had a super high flame but it was not smoking up or anything, it was barely even moving, which I liked.

3rd Burn: Today I decided to burn it in my bedroom again and it was perfect, it preformed just like the first day.

Review of Bath and Body Works London Calling Candle 2014

London Calling: Delight your mates with a fragrance fit for the Queen. A royal blend of tea, lemon and sugar transport your senses across the pond.

This is a really good candle, you can actually smell the tea and lemon notes in it. I've burned it four times so far, and the performance has been the same during all the days. The scent always started to kick in within 15 to 20 minutes of lighting it. The flames were always high. The wax did take over an hour for all three days to evenly pool, but it didn't really matter because the scent was there from the beginning. The scent would fill my whole house and even lingered up to the second floor within an hour of being lit, which was fantastic.

It's been compared to the Cinnamon Tea candle and they're both very strong candles. I would say they're basically the same, except Cinnamon tea has those added berry and cinnamon notes.