Showing posts with label Rosegirls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rosegirls. Show all posts
Friday, February 24, 2017
Rosegirls - Crazy Pants Fluff Puffs
Scent Description: Strawberry jam, green apple, monster cookie (brown sugar, sweet & creamy butter, Madagascar vanilla), marshmallow smoothie.
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 0.8 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4.5/5 Sweet strawberry jam and a hint of apples mixed among cookie crumbs, then drizzled in icing. A sweet & bakery blend. I see why monster cookie is such a popular scent of RGs.
Warm Sniff: 4.5/5 I may have stumbled back on the RG train with this. No surprises, just delicious bakery awesomeness.
Scent Strength: 2/3
Scent Throw: >3/3 This filled the entire kitchen/dining area, hallway, office, entryway, and most of the living room.
Melting Power: 4/5 I got about 7 hours of scent from half a chunk.
Repurchase: Yes! This was delicious. I want to eat it. But I won't, because that's not advisable. LOL
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Rosegirls - Kiwi Cucumber Splash
Scent Description: Juicy kiwi, fresh cucumber
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 0.6 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Sweet and juicy kiwi. Very fresh cucumber. A fruity mix that lifts the spirits and brightens the day.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 No surprises here. Just the same delicious blend.
Scent Strength: 1.5/3
Scent Throw: 3/3 This filled the entire kitchen/dining area, hallway, and office.
Melting Power: 4/5 I got about 6 and a half hours of scent from half a chunk.
Repurchase: Definitely a yes! I've been on a roll with the scents I've enjoyed. I think that I finally know the scents I like and vendors who have good performance for me.
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 0.6 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Sweet and juicy kiwi. Very fresh cucumber. A fruity mix that lifts the spirits and brightens the day.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 No surprises here. Just the same delicious blend.
Scent Strength: 1.5/3
Scent Throw: 3/3 This filled the entire kitchen/dining area, hallway, and office.
Melting Power: 4/5 I got about 6 and a half hours of scent from half a chunk.
Repurchase: Definitely a yes! I've been on a roll with the scents I've enjoyed. I think that I finally know the scents I like and vendors who have good performance for me.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Rosegirls - Hello, Gorgeous
Scent Description: Bergamot, peppermint, pink sugar, sweet lavender.
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 1.0 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Strong peppermint with a hint of lavender.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 Such a dynamic scent! Peppermint stayed strong throughout the melt. Lavender was in the background the entire time as well. Bergamot and pink sugar flirted with eachother and poked their heads out at random times throughout the melt. Yummy!
Scent Strength: 2.5/3
Scent Throw: >3/3 This filled the entryway, kitchen/dining area, office, and most of the living room. Wow-ee!
Melting Power: 4/5 Half of a chunk lasted for a little over 6 hours.
Repurchase: Yes! Such a pleasant mix of earthy, floral, and musk. I was hoping this would be a hit, and I was happy to find out how much of a hit it was!
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 1.0 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Strong peppermint with a hint of lavender.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 Such a dynamic scent! Peppermint stayed strong throughout the melt. Lavender was in the background the entire time as well. Bergamot and pink sugar flirted with eachother and poked their heads out at random times throughout the melt. Yummy!
Scent Strength: 2.5/3
Scent Throw: >3/3 This filled the entryway, kitchen/dining area, office, and most of the living room. Wow-ee!
Melting Power: 4/5 Half of a chunk lasted for a little over 6 hours.
Repurchase: Yes! Such a pleasant mix of earthy, floral, and musk. I was hoping this would be a hit, and I was happy to find out how much of a hit it was!
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Rosegirls - Wildberry Cheesecake Rolls
Scent Description: Wildberries, blueberries, cheesecake, sugar cookie dough.
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 0.6 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Authentic cheesecake mixed with a berry & sweet cookie dough concoction.
Warm Sniff: 2/5 Uh... I don't know what happened to this when it melted. First I got some very fantastic berries, then some sweet cake, then cheesecake... then the very fake smelling cheesecake I'm used to from my cheesecake blends. I was rather disappointed.
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 1.5/3 This filled half of the kitchen/dining area...
Melting Power: ?/5 I couldn't smell it for long enough to get an accurate reading, and I wasn't about to stick around in the kitchen the entire time to see how the tart performed. I'd say I at least got one hour of scent. Beyond that, no guarantee.
Repurchase: No. It's probably for the best. I can't keep adding vendors and scents to my list. My poor wallet can't handle it. :)
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 0.6 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Authentic cheesecake mixed with a berry & sweet cookie dough concoction.
Warm Sniff: 2/5 Uh... I don't know what happened to this when it melted. First I got some very fantastic berries, then some sweet cake, then cheesecake... then the very fake smelling cheesecake I'm used to from my cheesecake blends. I was rather disappointed.
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 1.5/3 This filled half of the kitchen/dining area...
Melting Power: ?/5 I couldn't smell it for long enough to get an accurate reading, and I wasn't about to stick around in the kitchen the entire time to see how the tart performed. I'd say I at least got one hour of scent. Beyond that, no guarantee.
Repurchase: No. It's probably for the best. I can't keep adding vendors and scents to my list. My poor wallet can't handle it. :)
Monday, June 20, 2016
Rosegirls - Wild Heart
Scent Description: Gardenia, soft vanilla, Spring Renewal (fresh floral, fruits)
Date Received: April 24, 2016
Weight Melted: 0.8 oz
Location of Warmer: Kitchen, in tealight warmer
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Gentle gardenia with a hint of vanilla and the pleasant aroma of a fruit market.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 No surprises once melted. The gardenia was perhaps a bit stronger.
Scent Strength: 1.5/3
Scent Throw: >3/3 This filled the entryway, hallway, kitchen/dining area, office, and most of the living room.
Melting Power: 4/5 Half a chunk lasted for about 7 hours.
Repurchase: Yes! This was quite a pleasant homey scent. I'm not a large fan of floral scents but when I do find ones I like, I tend to keep them around to remelt and repurchase.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Haul: Rosegirls February 2016
February 14th saw the first of Rosegirls' new opening style. Instead of the ability to buy custom chunks Jenny chooses 15 blends that you can buy in as many 8oz bags as you please. I figured why not let my return to Rosegirls be the first opening of this sort?
I placed my order on February 14th and it shipped on April 14th. Within the initial TAT Jenny quoted us. How fantastic is that, especially after how long the TAT was for their last customs.
How about we jump in and see what I got? I sure didn't remember as I was opening the box, and I'm pretty happy with what 2-month-younger-me picked out!
Monday, April 18, 2016
Rosegirls - Grapefruit/Strawberry Jam/Cotton Candy Frosting
Scent Description: None available. Or more I'm incredibly lazy and don't feel like scouring the internet for these descriptions. :)
Weight Melted: 1.0 oz
Location of Warmer: Office, in tealight warmer.
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Very strong on the grapefruit, but depending on where I sniff I can pick up on sweet strawberries and a hint of what must be RG's cotton candy frosting.
Warm Sniff: 5/5 Delicious strawberry jam with a splattering of cotton candy frosting. Woven throughout this scent is the grapefruit without the tartness. In love!
Scent Strength: 2/3
Scent Throw: 2/3 This filled the office, hallway, and some of the kitchen/dining room.
Melting Power: >2/5 I left the house at about 3.5 hours in to this melt and returned at the 6 hour mark. In that time the scent had diminished, so it lasted somewhere between 3.5 and 6 hours.
Repurchase: Yes! I quite enjoyed this, even if it doesn't have the longevity of some other RG scents I've melted.
Weight Melted: 1.0 oz
Location of Warmer: Office, in tealight warmer.
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Very strong on the grapefruit, but depending on where I sniff I can pick up on sweet strawberries and a hint of what must be RG's cotton candy frosting.
Warm Sniff: 5/5 Delicious strawberry jam with a splattering of cotton candy frosting. Woven throughout this scent is the grapefruit without the tartness. In love!
Scent Strength: 2/3
Scent Throw: 2/3 This filled the office, hallway, and some of the kitchen/dining room.
Melting Power: >2/5 I left the house at about 3.5 hours in to this melt and returned at the 6 hour mark. In that time the scent had diminished, so it lasted somewhere between 3.5 and 6 hours.
Repurchase: Yes! I quite enjoyed this, even if it doesn't have the longevity of some other RG scents I've melted.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Rosegirls - Peppermint/Spearmint/Swizzle Sticks
Scent Description: Peppermint/spearmint/None available. If I had to venture a guess I'd say something with vanilla.
Weight Melted: 1.4 oz
Location of Warmer: Office
Cold Sniff: 3/5 I got very strong spearmint on cold sniff. While I like spearmint, I was hoping for more here.
Warm Sniff: 5/5 Ohhh, my goodness! Think peppermint without that choking after-scent that you always catch on the exhale, spearmint without smelling too similar to gum and very slight on that menthol note, and an over pour of sweet, vanilla goodness. At one point M picked up on chocolate, and I can definitely say I noticed it after he mentioned it. Totally weird, but I'm okay with it! That chocolate note was one of the most authentic chocolates I have ever smelled.
Scent Strength: 2.5/3 This started off pretty strong as the minty chunks seemed to be the first things that melted, but the swizzle sticks once melted soothed this entire melt down into a pleasant but very strong scent.
Scent Throw: 4/3 This filled the entryway, guest room, office, kitchen and dining area, hallway, and part of the living room. Methinks I will melt a little less next time. LOL
Melting Power: 5/5 I got a good 20 hours of strong scent before turning off the warmer. I turned the warmer back on for another 4 hours a day or so later and was still able to get throw that filled the office, hallway, and kitchen/dining area.
Purchase: This was a gift, and yes yes yes I would definitely purchase this if the chance came up! I'm thinking at this point the only way I can get such a blend is by buying some mini melters and making it myself. Why am I falling back in love with Rosegirls now that they're changing everything up on me?? T__T
Weight Melted: 1.4 oz
Location of Warmer: Office
Cold Sniff: 3/5 I got very strong spearmint on cold sniff. While I like spearmint, I was hoping for more here.
Warm Sniff: 5/5 Ohhh, my goodness! Think peppermint without that choking after-scent that you always catch on the exhale, spearmint without smelling too similar to gum and very slight on that menthol note, and an over pour of sweet, vanilla goodness. At one point M picked up on chocolate, and I can definitely say I noticed it after he mentioned it. Totally weird, but I'm okay with it! That chocolate note was one of the most authentic chocolates I have ever smelled.
Scent Strength: 2.5/3 This started off pretty strong as the minty chunks seemed to be the first things that melted, but the swizzle sticks once melted soothed this entire melt down into a pleasant but very strong scent.
Scent Throw: 4/3 This filled the entryway, guest room, office, kitchen and dining area, hallway, and part of the living room. Methinks I will melt a little less next time. LOL
Melting Power: 5/5 I got a good 20 hours of strong scent before turning off the warmer. I turned the warmer back on for another 4 hours a day or so later and was still able to get throw that filled the office, hallway, and kitchen/dining area.
Purchase: This was a gift, and yes yes yes I would definitely purchase this if the chance came up! I'm thinking at this point the only way I can get such a blend is by buying some mini melters and making it myself. Why am I falling back in love with Rosegirls now that they're changing everything up on me?? T__T
Monday, February 22, 2016
Rosegirls - Sugared Jasmine
Scent Description: None available.
Weight Melted: 1.2 oz.
Location of Warmer: Living Room
Cold Sniff: 3.5/5 I picked up on a weird powdery note here that seemed to overpower what was a very sweet jasmine medley.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 The powdered note faded away and I found myself enveloped in a field of jasmine flowers. Pleasantly sweet!
Scent Strength: 2/3
Scent Throw: 3/3 This filled the entire living room.
Melting Power: 4/5 I got about 7 hours of scent before the scent retreated to the warmer.
Purchase: My, I'm melting a lot of gifts lately! Anyways, the answer is yes! It's time to take another look into these mini melters that I had written off last year.
Weight Melted: 1.2 oz.
Location of Warmer: Living Room
Cold Sniff: 3.5/5 I picked up on a weird powdery note here that seemed to overpower what was a very sweet jasmine medley.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 The powdered note faded away and I found myself enveloped in a field of jasmine flowers. Pleasantly sweet!
Scent Strength: 2/3
Scent Throw: 3/3 This filled the entire living room.
Melting Power: 4/5 I got about 7 hours of scent before the scent retreated to the warmer.
Purchase: My, I'm melting a lot of gifts lately! Anyways, the answer is yes! It's time to take another look into these mini melters that I had written off last year.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Rosegirls - Strawberry Serendipity
Scent Description: A 50/50 blend of strawberry and serendipity. For those of you who don't know serendipity, here it is: sweet vanilla with powdered sugar, sweet cherry, sweet orange and citrus, and coconut. Serendipities either have a strong cherry aspect or a stronger coconut aspect. I'd say this one was stronger on the cherry.
Weight Melted: 1.73 oz. Maybe I should have cut this in half after reading through a particularly drama-filled comment thread that spawned from an innocent question about the performance of Rosegirls wax.
Cold Sniff: 2/5 I'm not much of a serendipity fan when the scent is by itself, and this smelled exclusively like serendipity.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 The strawberry really came to light as this melted and I would say no scent overpowered the other. They just melted and created a sweeter serendipity with a hint of berry.
Scent Strength: 1/3 Pretty light on the nose
Scent Throw: 3/5 This filled my bedroom and a fair amount of the upstairs but due to its light nature I feel like it didn't get very far.
Melting Power: 3/5 I got 8.5 hours of scent from this before I turned it off.
Repurchase: Probably not. I'm used to better performing wax from RG, and the blend itself isn't one of those that I'm typically willing to pay a higher price tag for.
Weight Melted: 1.73 oz. Maybe I should have cut this in half after reading through a particularly drama-filled comment thread that spawned from an innocent question about the performance of Rosegirls wax.
Cold Sniff: 2/5 I'm not much of a serendipity fan when the scent is by itself, and this smelled exclusively like serendipity.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 The strawberry really came to light as this melted and I would say no scent overpowered the other. They just melted and created a sweeter serendipity with a hint of berry.
Scent Strength: 1/3 Pretty light on the nose
Scent Throw: 3/5 This filled my bedroom and a fair amount of the upstairs but due to its light nature I feel like it didn't get very far.
Melting Power: 3/5 I got 8.5 hours of scent from this before I turned it off.
Repurchase: Probably not. I'm used to better performing wax from RG, and the blend itself isn't one of those that I'm typically willing to pay a higher price tag for.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Rosegirls - Strawberry Cotton Candy
Scent Description: A blend of strawberry and cotton candy.
Weight Melted: 1.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 4/5
Warm Sniff: 4/5 No difference in smell between cold and warm. Pretty straightforward 50/50 blend of cotton candy and strawberry
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 4/5
Melting Power: 4/5 I let this go for about 18 hours before I grew tired of the scent and changed it out.
Repurchase: Probably not. When I bought this, I had thought the scent was different based off of a sampler I had gotten. There had been something almost bakery added into original tart, which was what I wanted in this. If I'm going to spend a lot of money on wax, I'm going to get unique blends, not a simple tart I could make myself. The performance was amazing, though! I'm just a cheapskate and like getting the most bang for my buck :)
Weight Melted: 1.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 4/5
Warm Sniff: 4/5 No difference in smell between cold and warm. Pretty straightforward 50/50 blend of cotton candy and strawberry
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 4/5
Melting Power: 4/5 I let this go for about 18 hours before I grew tired of the scent and changed it out.
Repurchase: Probably not. When I bought this, I had thought the scent was different based off of a sampler I had gotten. There had been something almost bakery added into original tart, which was what I wanted in this. If I'm going to spend a lot of money on wax, I'm going to get unique blends, not a simple tart I could make myself. The performance was amazing, though! I'm just a cheapskate and like getting the most bang for my buck :)
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Rosegirls - Faith, Hope, and Love
Scent Description: A blend of Wildberry and Fairy Floss. I give up on getting legitimate scent descriptions from RG :) I remember mentioning in my haul post for this scent that I thought it was a dupe of the Candy Mountain bubble bar scent from Lush (I think the scent is called Rock Star). I currently have both products in front of me so I can do a better comparison. And I have to say I was rather wrong about the dupe thought. Candy Mountain is sweet and sugary. Faith, Hope, Love is sweet and sugary. But I have to say that's where the similarities end. FHL is sugary without being suffocating, with a hint of very sweet berries, while CM is just sweet all around. Cotton Candy-esque, almost.
Weight Melted: 2.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 5/5
Warm Sniff: 5/5
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 5/5
Melting Power: 4/5 ~22 hours
Repurchase: Yes! I found my bag of this while going through and cleaning out some very old wax I had, and I got super excited when I realized what this was. I thought I'd destashed all of my Rosegirls away, but instead I found not only a small treasure trove of scents, but my all time favorite RG blend. Next time I melt this, I'll chop up my chunks further so I only have 1 oz going. I stayed with the chunk's original size of 2 ounces because I wasn't sure how it would perform after 2 years of hiding away.
If anything I think the scent may have gotten lighter, but the overall performance was still the same and the scent was strong enough that I could still smell it. I'd say I'm still happy with this blend.
Weight Melted: 2.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 5/5
Warm Sniff: 5/5
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 5/5
Melting Power: 4/5 ~22 hours
Repurchase: Yes! I found my bag of this while going through and cleaning out some very old wax I had, and I got super excited when I realized what this was. I thought I'd destashed all of my Rosegirls away, but instead I found not only a small treasure trove of scents, but my all time favorite RG blend. Next time I melt this, I'll chop up my chunks further so I only have 1 oz going. I stayed with the chunk's original size of 2 ounces because I wasn't sure how it would perform after 2 years of hiding away.
If anything I think the scent may have gotten lighter, but the overall performance was still the same and the scent was strong enough that I could still smell it. I'd say I'm still happy with this blend.
Saturday, July 11, 2015
Rosegirls - Soothing Lavender Dreams
Scent Description: I couldn't find a scent description from the groups' many files. The scent I got was a generic bakery with a hint of something flowery.
Weight Melted: 2.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 2/5 Seriously... where is the lavender?
Warm Sniff: 2/5
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 5/5
Melting Power: 4/5 20 hours of scent from this
Repurchase: No. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with how long I've had this tart (2 years) but I could not pick up anything but bakery here. There wasn't any lavender. Really there was nothing besides the bakery. I pulled this out to melt over the course of our 4-day weekend that we were using to host a super LAN party and this helped to keep the odors down, but I wouldn't use this on its own if I actually cared about what I was melting.
Weight Melted: 2.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 2/5 Seriously... where is the lavender?
Warm Sniff: 2/5
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 5/5
Melting Power: 4/5 20 hours of scent from this
Repurchase: No. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with how long I've had this tart (2 years) but I could not pick up anything but bakery here. There wasn't any lavender. Really there was nothing besides the bakery. I pulled this out to melt over the course of our 4-day weekend that we were using to host a super LAN party and this helped to keep the odors down, but I wouldn't use this on its own if I actually cared about what I was melting.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Rosegirls - Blueberry Hill
Scent Description: Boo Berry and Frankenberry Blend. Well thank you, 'master list' of the Facebook page. When I went to search the individual blends in here nothing popped up. ARRGH! Let my nose do the sniffing and describing then. I sniff this and think of blueberry muffins here with a mix of some other berries. The muffin part of this is very very minimal, but it's there if you concentrate on it.
Weight Melted: 1.0 oz
Cold Sniff: 4/5 I really liked this, as some of the other berries here seemed to tone down the blueberry. I'm not typically a fan of blueberry.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 Same thing. If anything, the muffin part became a little more noticeable, but it was still very much a background aspect of this scent.
Scent Strength: 1/3
Scent Throw: 5/5 I was in the bedroom playing video games all day while this melted (yup. Ah, the life of not having a job LOL) and I could smell it here. When I walked around the house either for a restroom break or to grab some food, I still smelled it.
Melting Power: 4/5 This lasted about 12 hours before the scent completely disappeared. It was rather sudden, too. One minute I was smelling the pleasant berry mashup, the next I had nothing.
Repurchase: Probably not, just because I don't feel that this was a complex enough scent for me to spend RG kind of money and time on. Time in the sense that I'll have to wait a very long time to get it at my doorstep.
I don't know how the next opening in April is going to go. I'm keeping a periodic eye on the Facebook page for when Jenny posts something about how she hopes the opening will go and her expected TAT. I know in her 2015 business plan she stated that she was going to hire more help, so maybe this is going to be a good sign for her TAT.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Rosegirls - Watermelon Peppermint Smoothie
When the lovely Julie sent me a box of goodies in January, the box had a lovely smell inside and outside that I'd initially attributed to the perfume sample she'd sent. I could not describe it at all. It smelled like a perfume with something... fruity? Not quite the word, but I instantly fell in love. After a couple days of the box being open, the scent faded away and I feared that the scent I had come to love was just a combination of everything Julie had sent me. The perfume had contributed to this scent, but only slightly. I soon realized that it wasn't the perfume, and started frantically sniffing at every chunk and tart she'd sent to try and figure out what it was I was smelling. Nothing smelled close to the lovely scent I'd gotten, so I eventually gave up. Enter this beauty!! Squeee!
Scent Description: I assume the 'smoothie' part of this is marshmallow smoothie. It smells like that. In any case, let me try and explain this. A sweet watermelon mixed with vanilla and just a dash of peppermint. Think a more fruity, 'adult' friendly version of Twisted Peppermint. It's still just as sweet, but in a nice and summery way.
Weight Melted: 2.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 3/5 The peppermint had been awfully strong when I'd sniffed this initially, and I didn't pick up on anything related to the box scent that I had been obsessing over for a month and a half at this point.
Warm Sniff: 5/5 I was cleaning up a little of the mess left behind after the LAN party when I got hit with a whiff of the nameless scent I had fallen in love with. THIS! This was it!! THIS WAS IT!! Oh my goodness I cannot describe to you how much I loved this scent! This is a perfect example of why you need to melt something before you give a final verdict on whether you like the scent. On cold sniff the peppermint was waay too strong, but melted this baby was all sorts of perfect. I would seriously buy a perfume in this scent. Try me. I'll give you ALL the money!!
Scent Strength: 2/3
Scent Throw: 5/5 Everywhere was filled with the bliss that was this scent. Which was good, because I spent a good chunk of the day in the closet putting up clothes.
Melting Power: >4/5 I melted this for about 12 hours before I decided to turn off my warmer to preserve the tart. You guys know me. I melt something and move on from it. I never save a tart for later, because I have too many other scents. This was so fantastic I decided to save some of the scent for later! This was still going strong when I'd turned of the warmer, so I'm certain this has another good melt in it.
Repurchase: I am seriously contemplating ordering from Rosegirls come April just to get this blend. Either that or buying each of the individual scents in the Mini Melters and creating the scent myself. So the answer would be a very resounding yes. Thank you Julie for this lovely melt. I'm not sure if you could tell, but I very much loved it :)
Scent Description: I assume the 'smoothie' part of this is marshmallow smoothie. It smells like that. In any case, let me try and explain this. A sweet watermelon mixed with vanilla and just a dash of peppermint. Think a more fruity, 'adult' friendly version of Twisted Peppermint. It's still just as sweet, but in a nice and summery way.
Weight Melted: 2.0 oz.
Cold Sniff: 3/5 The peppermint had been awfully strong when I'd sniffed this initially, and I didn't pick up on anything related to the box scent that I had been obsessing over for a month and a half at this point.
Warm Sniff: 5/5 I was cleaning up a little of the mess left behind after the LAN party when I got hit with a whiff of the nameless scent I had fallen in love with. THIS! This was it!! THIS WAS IT!! Oh my goodness I cannot describe to you how much I loved this scent! This is a perfect example of why you need to melt something before you give a final verdict on whether you like the scent. On cold sniff the peppermint was waay too strong, but melted this baby was all sorts of perfect. I would seriously buy a perfume in this scent. Try me. I'll give you ALL the money!!
Scent Strength: 2/3
Scent Throw: 5/5 Everywhere was filled with the bliss that was this scent. Which was good, because I spent a good chunk of the day in the closet putting up clothes.
Melting Power: >4/5 I melted this for about 12 hours before I decided to turn off my warmer to preserve the tart. You guys know me. I melt something and move on from it. I never save a tart for later, because I have too many other scents. This was so fantastic I decided to save some of the scent for later! This was still going strong when I'd turned of the warmer, so I'm certain this has another good melt in it.
Repurchase: I am seriously contemplating ordering from Rosegirls come April just to get this blend. Either that or buying each of the individual scents in the Mini Melters and creating the scent myself. So the answer would be a very resounding yes. Thank you Julie for this lovely melt. I'm not sure if you could tell, but I very much loved it :)
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Rosegirls - Frosted Summer Breeze
A couple weekends ago M hosted a LAN party at our apartment. It made sense, since we still don't have a couch and we had more than enough room to put several tables and have 9 people total playing computer games and getting drunk in one room. I wanted to put something on that wasn't completely in your face but would be strong enough to combat any other stenches that might arise from this situation.
Scent Description: I don't know what the 'frosted' part is, but the Summer Breeze is "notes of orange and lemon blossoms with white jasmine and woody amber." I know for a fact that there is cotton candy and lavender in here, and that's almost all I smell. Everything I've found that fits the 'frosted' description doesn't have either of those, though.
Weight Melted: 1.8 oz
Cold Sniff: 2/5 There was a weird pukey undertone when I sniffed this, but I know some things just don't smell well in their cold form so I went ahead and melted it.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 I quite enjoyed this. It was a combination of something detergent-y (think Gain) with some lavender and cotton candy.
Scent Strength: 2/3 This was quite pleasant! It was strong enough to cover the stench of 7 males sitting in the living room and gentle enough not to make their drunken asses gag LOL
Scent Throw: 5/5 I smelled this all over the apartment. Score!
Melting Power: 5/5 I left this in for the entire first 24 hours M's friends were over.
Repurchase: Probably not, even though this performed so well. The main thing I smelled here was cotton candy + lavender, and I know it's that because I've been making my own tarts for two years now and my favorite scent to make is Lavender Cotton Candy. I was sitting in the bedroom playing some video games after I put this on and after about five minutes I smelled this and wondered if I had somehow put my own tarts in and convinced myself it was Rosegirls. After the whole chunk melted, all you could really smell was this weird mix that didn't seem to be anywhere in any scent description with anything related to "frosted" "summer" or "breeze." I loved it, but you could only barely smell the 'summer breeze' when you were within 5 feet of the warmer.
Scent Description: I don't know what the 'frosted' part is, but the Summer Breeze is "notes of orange and lemon blossoms with white jasmine and woody amber." I know for a fact that there is cotton candy and lavender in here, and that's almost all I smell. Everything I've found that fits the 'frosted' description doesn't have either of those, though.
Weight Melted: 1.8 oz
Cold Sniff: 2/5 There was a weird pukey undertone when I sniffed this, but I know some things just don't smell well in their cold form so I went ahead and melted it.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 I quite enjoyed this. It was a combination of something detergent-y (think Gain) with some lavender and cotton candy.
Scent Strength: 2/3 This was quite pleasant! It was strong enough to cover the stench of 7 males sitting in the living room and gentle enough not to make their drunken asses gag LOL
Scent Throw: 5/5 I smelled this all over the apartment. Score!
Melting Power: 5/5 I left this in for the entire first 24 hours M's friends were over.
Repurchase: Probably not, even though this performed so well. The main thing I smelled here was cotton candy + lavender, and I know it's that because I've been making my own tarts for two years now and my favorite scent to make is Lavender Cotton Candy. I was sitting in the bedroom playing some video games after I put this on and after about five minutes I smelled this and wondered if I had somehow put my own tarts in and convinced myself it was Rosegirls. After the whole chunk melted, all you could really smell was this weird mix that didn't seem to be anywhere in any scent description with anything related to "frosted" "summer" or "breeze." I loved it, but you could only barely smell the 'summer breeze' when you were within 5 feet of the warmer.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Rosegirls - Pecan Waffle Fluff Puffs
Scent Description: Pecan Waffle chunks, Monster Cookie chunks with a Marshmallow Smoothie overpour. Not exactly a scent description, but you know how hard it is to find them sometimes. At least here I was able to find out what's in this tart.
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Unmelted, this smells like a sweet ice cream cone.
Warn Sniff: 5/5 This scent changed a lot over the course of its melting as the different parts were melted. First I still had the ice cream cone scent. Then it started morphing into a more bready, sweet and succulent ice cream. By the end of this melt it had patted down to smell... crunchy. That's the only word I can come up with. Sweet and bready and crunchy.
Scent Strength: 2/3 That monster cookie could never be a background scent :)
Scent Throw: 5/5 I really need to stop melting food type scents. It makes me hungry when I shouldn't be.
Melting Power: 5/5 This lasted for 24 hours before the scent had faded enough for me to feel comfortable switching out my melt.
Repurchase: Yes, but only under very specific circumstances. I'm really turned off from Rosegirls and have been for a while. I'd bought some flash lots well over a year ago and there had been a mixup with the address Jenny sent my winnings to and somebody else ended up getting my stuff. She offered to refund or remake the melts, and I'm wishing even now that I'd asked for a refund. It took her almost a month to remake the items, and then once she sent it the damn post office gave my stuff to another person. Three phonecalls and no answers later, I tried to claim insurance on my items, but the 'insurance' was expired as I could only claim from the date of my original purchase, almost two months prior at this point. At this point Jenny said she couldn't do anything, which I understand as this part of it wasn't her fault, but as this was the end of an already sour experience I'd had enough. I've taken to enjoying anything I get as a gift or through destashes, but I'm not dealing with them until their TAT is more under control.
This particular melt was a gift from Julie. Thanks, Julie!
Cold Sniff: 4/5 Unmelted, this smells like a sweet ice cream cone.
Warn Sniff: 5/5 This scent changed a lot over the course of its melting as the different parts were melted. First I still had the ice cream cone scent. Then it started morphing into a more bready, sweet and succulent ice cream. By the end of this melt it had patted down to smell... crunchy. That's the only word I can come up with. Sweet and bready and crunchy.
Scent Strength: 2/3 That monster cookie could never be a background scent :)
Scent Throw: 5/5 I really need to stop melting food type scents. It makes me hungry when I shouldn't be.
Melting Power: 5/5 This lasted for 24 hours before the scent had faded enough for me to feel comfortable switching out my melt.
Repurchase: Yes, but only under very specific circumstances. I'm really turned off from Rosegirls and have been for a while. I'd bought some flash lots well over a year ago and there had been a mixup with the address Jenny sent my winnings to and somebody else ended up getting my stuff. She offered to refund or remake the melts, and I'm wishing even now that I'd asked for a refund. It took her almost a month to remake the items, and then once she sent it the damn post office gave my stuff to another person. Three phonecalls and no answers later, I tried to claim insurance on my items, but the 'insurance' was expired as I could only claim from the date of my original purchase, almost two months prior at this point. At this point Jenny said she couldn't do anything, which I understand as this part of it wasn't her fault, but as this was the end of an already sour experience I'd had enough. I've taken to enjoying anything I get as a gift or through destashes, but I'm not dealing with them until their TAT is more under control.
This particular melt was a gift from Julie. Thanks, Julie!
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Rosegirls - Strawberry Pancake Batter
Cold Sniff: 4/5 This wax is a year and a half old, but I still love the smell as much as I did the first time I sniffed it. Sweet, bready strawberries.
Warm Sniff: 4/5 There were no surprises when melting this.
Scent Strength: 1/3 This is a very pleasant background-type scent. I enjoyed it very much.
Scent Throw: 4/5 The only room this failed to extend to was the bedroom. That's okay with me, because while I was melting it I was in the kitchen and living room area unpacking boxes.
Melting Power: ?/3 I melted this for 3 hours before I noticed the smell had completely vanished. This was the first thing I melted with the new warmer, so I'm not sure how much of it was the fact that I have a different type of warmer (bulb) and how much is due to the wax just being old.
Repurchase: Yes, though I'm currently on a rather strict no-buy as we're trying to use up a lot of things we have so we don't have to throw out as much when we move.
"But Liz," you ask, "I thought you just moved!" Why yes, yes I did! M joined the military last year, and if any of you know how the military works, it's a lot of moving. In May he will finish some training and we will most likely be stationed overseas, and there are very uptight restrictions on what can and cannot be brought with us. That includes a very low overall weight limit which we are currently over. I'm concerned about all of my nail polishes. I don't wanna leave them in the States for 3+ years! T__T
Warm Sniff: 4/5 There were no surprises when melting this.
Scent Strength: 1/3 This is a very pleasant background-type scent. I enjoyed it very much.
Scent Throw: 4/5 The only room this failed to extend to was the bedroom. That's okay with me, because while I was melting it I was in the kitchen and living room area unpacking boxes.
Melting Power: ?/3 I melted this for 3 hours before I noticed the smell had completely vanished. This was the first thing I melted with the new warmer, so I'm not sure how much of it was the fact that I have a different type of warmer (bulb) and how much is due to the wax just being old.
Repurchase: Yes, though I'm currently on a rather strict no-buy as we're trying to use up a lot of things we have so we don't have to throw out as much when we move.
"But Liz," you ask, "I thought you just moved!" Why yes, yes I did! M joined the military last year, and if any of you know how the military works, it's a lot of moving. In May he will finish some training and we will most likely be stationed overseas, and there are very uptight restrictions on what can and cannot be brought with us. That includes a very low overall weight limit which we are currently over. I'm concerned about all of my nail polishes. I don't wanna leave them in the States for 3+ years! T__T
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Rosegirls - Zucchini Bread Noel
OH MY GOD!! AFJSKFLASFJASIALS I had a nosegasm while melting this. YAAAY!!! *cough*... anyways...
Cold Sniff: 2/3 I liked this and I couldn't pick up on that tortilla chip note I've always picked up on with Zucchini Bread blends. However, I was still wary that the tortilla chip was just waiting until I melted it to explode all over my nose and incapacitate me.
Warm Sniff: 3/3 Oh my gaawd! NO TORTILLA CHIP SMELL!! A ZUCCHINI BREAD BLEND THAT I LIKE!! I can actually smell what is supposed to be the zucchini bread in here! And it smells amazing! Plus this blend itself is very pleasant on the nose. I'm a vanilla lover, and it just so happens that this ZB is very pleasant, so I'm a happy camper! I wonder if I don't smell the tortilla chip note because this is a creamy ZB blend. I'm not entirely sure which version of ZB I've been melting this entire time.
Throw: 3/3 This filled the entire house and most of the yard with it's creamy goodness. Yummm...
Melting Power: 3/3 This is still melting strong and as I type this it's been about 20 hours since I threw it in the warmer.
Scent Strength: 1.5/3 Very background-y and sets a nice pleasant baking mood in the house.
Repurchase: YES! Good thing Rosegirls is opening up on the 27th... or maybe not so good... Buahahaha!
Cold Sniff: 2/3 I liked this and I couldn't pick up on that tortilla chip note I've always picked up on with Zucchini Bread blends. However, I was still wary that the tortilla chip was just waiting until I melted it to explode all over my nose and incapacitate me.
Warm Sniff: 3/3 Oh my gaawd! NO TORTILLA CHIP SMELL!! A ZUCCHINI BREAD BLEND THAT I LIKE!! I can actually smell what is supposed to be the zucchini bread in here! And it smells amazing! Plus this blend itself is very pleasant on the nose. I'm a vanilla lover, and it just so happens that this ZB is very pleasant, so I'm a happy camper! I wonder if I don't smell the tortilla chip note because this is a creamy ZB blend. I'm not entirely sure which version of ZB I've been melting this entire time.
Throw: 3/3 This filled the entire house and most of the yard with it's creamy goodness. Yummm...
Melting Power: 3/3 This is still melting strong and as I type this it's been about 20 hours since I threw it in the warmer.
Scent Strength: 1.5/3 Very background-y and sets a nice pleasant baking mood in the house.
Repurchase: YES! Good thing Rosegirls is opening up on the 27th... or maybe not so good... Buahahaha!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Birthday Splurging: Rosegirls Sampler!
Bah, this post was supposed to've been finished on Sunday, but M got attacked by a dog on his way to work and we ended up in the ER until 2 am Monday morning. This furthers my theory that bad things happen to him whenever I'm not around LOL. Anyways, I managed to snag one of the sampler flash sales that came up in early March and this box got to me in time for me to figure out what I wanted to buy 8 ounce bags of come the March opening.
Strawberry Cotton Candy: A super sweet blend that's heavy on the strawberry but different than what I thought it smelled like when we opened the box. When we got the box we could smell a very strong strawberry cupcake scent, and when initially going through the scents we thought this one was it. Now that I'm smelling it I don't pick up on the cupcake scent anymore... :( so we have to figure out which one it was now!
Serendipity Smoothie: I can smell the serendipity here, and it's toned down by the smoothie. Super creamy and pleasant.
Strawberry Serendipity: Man, people weren't kidding when they said Rosegirls has some of the best strawberry blends around! This is a perfect mix of the two scents, and I can still pick up on the berry part of the serendipity.
French Toast Pudding: I pick up on some cinnamon and butter here, but not much else. We will have to see how this smells once we melt it.
Sunny Days: A lemony-fruity blend. I'm still on the fence about this one; it's a bit too heavy on the lemon for me on cold sniff.
Tropical Passion: Another fruity-berry lemony blend. I'm going to, again, see this later. I guess I'm not much of a tropical fan LOL
Pumpkin Chai Bread: This has a very strong cinnamon and bread note. I hope this smells like that tea I drink (vanilla chai... yumm!!) when I melt this. Of course, with my ever-growing list of must-melts, it could be a while before I get around to this.
Sweet Lemon Confection and Vanilla Bean Noel: This smells like lemon drops! I don't really pick up on anything else on cold sniff.
Berry Lovely Birthday Cake: When I handle the bag I pick up on that cupcake scent I kept smelling while everything was in the box, but when I smell it I just pick up on a sweet bread and berry scent. It's pleasant, it just got my hopes up that I found that strawberry cupcake scent we kept smelling. Y U TEASE ME?!
Zucchini Bread Noel: Oh my goodness. I don't pick up on that tortilla chip note!!! I DON'T PICK UP ON THE TORTILLA CHIP NOTE. Could I have found a zucchini mix that I like?! Into the melter you will go as soon as I finish up with this post!
Siren's Song: A berry mix... I can't really come up with words to describe this so I'm asking M. His words: Water. Like, literally. When I smell it I taste water. But it smells like... *sniffs* a spring breeze, which is like water. I can smell the dew off of the grass... *sniff* Me: I say this is fresh! LOL.
Florida Key Lime Pie and Serendipity: Mmmm... serendipity and lime. This is a bit heavy on the serendipity on cold sniff.
Romantic Island: Soapy sweet goodness. Am I supposed to think of a shower after my first rump in the sheets with my new hubby at our exotic honeymoon location? Cuz that's what this makes me think of due to the name LOL.
Chunk My Donut Cuppa Cake: This smells exactly the same as Pumpkin Chai Tea... now that I think about it I don't smell any pumpkin in the other one! I wonder if that one was mislabeled...
Creamy Baked Zucchini Bread and Royal Sweet Potato Pie were reviewed in my Destash From Lauren post.
Caramel Dipped Pears: I guess I'm not much for scents that are close to things that are healthy for you. I like the caramel but the pear scent here is not for me. M loves this, of course!
Sweet Lemon Confection and Marshmallow Smoothie: Very similar to Sweet Lemon Confection and Vanilla Bean Noel. I'm okay with this one. M says he doesn't like it because "There's no marshmallow in here... *sadface* they got my hopes up."
Apple Eclipse: I smelled this one thinking I was going to be hit with apple. I really don't smell apples in here. I may actually like this one!
Faith, Hope, Love: I just realized what this was when sniffing it just now. It's a dupe of Candy Mountain by Lush, which I happen to LOVE! Good thing I got a bag of this to support the cause Jenny was donating to. I don't remember what it is now... but it made me feel good about buying wax so I got it :D
So I have a small order I'm waiting on from their March opening - a sampler pack and 2 bags. I'm probably going to be on a Rosegirls melting spree so I have a better idea of what I may or may not want on April 27th when they're opening with a large pie sale for Jenny's birthday!
Strawberry Cotton Candy: A super sweet blend that's heavy on the strawberry but different than what I thought it smelled like when we opened the box. When we got the box we could smell a very strong strawberry cupcake scent, and when initially going through the scents we thought this one was it. Now that I'm smelling it I don't pick up on the cupcake scent anymore... :( so we have to figure out which one it was now!
Serendipity Smoothie: I can smell the serendipity here, and it's toned down by the smoothie. Super creamy and pleasant.
Strawberry Serendipity: Man, people weren't kidding when they said Rosegirls has some of the best strawberry blends around! This is a perfect mix of the two scents, and I can still pick up on the berry part of the serendipity.
French Toast Pudding: I pick up on some cinnamon and butter here, but not much else. We will have to see how this smells once we melt it.
Sunny Days: A lemony-fruity blend. I'm still on the fence about this one; it's a bit too heavy on the lemon for me on cold sniff.
Tropical Passion: Another fruity-berry lemony blend. I'm going to, again, see this later. I guess I'm not much of a tropical fan LOL
Pumpkin Chai Bread: This has a very strong cinnamon and bread note. I hope this smells like that tea I drink (vanilla chai... yumm!!) when I melt this. Of course, with my ever-growing list of must-melts, it could be a while before I get around to this.
Sweet Lemon Confection and Vanilla Bean Noel: This smells like lemon drops! I don't really pick up on anything else on cold sniff.
Berry Lovely Birthday Cake: When I handle the bag I pick up on that cupcake scent I kept smelling while everything was in the box, but when I smell it I just pick up on a sweet bread and berry scent. It's pleasant, it just got my hopes up that I found that strawberry cupcake scent we kept smelling. Y U TEASE ME?!
Zucchini Bread Noel: Oh my goodness. I don't pick up on that tortilla chip note!!! I DON'T PICK UP ON THE TORTILLA CHIP NOTE. Could I have found a zucchini mix that I like?! Into the melter you will go as soon as I finish up with this post!
Siren's Song: A berry mix... I can't really come up with words to describe this so I'm asking M. His words: Water. Like, literally. When I smell it I taste water. But it smells like... *sniffs* a spring breeze, which is like water. I can smell the dew off of the grass... *sniff* Me: I say this is fresh! LOL.
Florida Key Lime Pie and Serendipity: Mmmm... serendipity and lime. This is a bit heavy on the serendipity on cold sniff.
Romantic Island: Soapy sweet goodness. Am I supposed to think of a shower after my first rump in the sheets with my new hubby at our exotic honeymoon location? Cuz that's what this makes me think of due to the name LOL.
Chunk My Donut Cuppa Cake: This smells exactly the same as Pumpkin Chai Tea... now that I think about it I don't smell any pumpkin in the other one! I wonder if that one was mislabeled...
Creamy Baked Zucchini Bread and Royal Sweet Potato Pie were reviewed in my Destash From Lauren post.
Caramel Dipped Pears: I guess I'm not much for scents that are close to things that are healthy for you. I like the caramel but the pear scent here is not for me. M loves this, of course!
Sweet Lemon Confection and Marshmallow Smoothie: Very similar to Sweet Lemon Confection and Vanilla Bean Noel. I'm okay with this one. M says he doesn't like it because "There's no marshmallow in here... *sadface* they got my hopes up."
Apple Eclipse: I smelled this one thinking I was going to be hit with apple. I really don't smell apples in here. I may actually like this one!
Faith, Hope, Love: I just realized what this was when sniffing it just now. It's a dupe of Candy Mountain by Lush, which I happen to LOVE! Good thing I got a bag of this to support the cause Jenny was donating to. I don't remember what it is now... but it made me feel good about buying wax so I got it :D
So I have a small order I'm waiting on from their March opening - a sampler pack and 2 bags. I'm probably going to be on a Rosegirls melting spree so I have a better idea of what I may or may not want on April 27th when they're opening with a large pie sale for Jenny's birthday!
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