LoveofFleurs

My Life Outside of Postdoctoral Research: Reviews, Wax, Flowers, and California

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Happy 2018 everyone! Here’s are candles that I’ve picked up the past couple of days during the SAS sale. These were the sweetshoppe candles I was interested in and I already got pink bubblegum during the candle day sale as girl gang. Cypress and fresh balsam were 75% off. If the candles go for $10 again, I may get some more but I’m happy for now. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* #bathandbodyworks #welovesale #3wickcandles #sweetshoppe #semiannualsale #newyearnewcandles

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Today's BBW $4.95 candle haul and my 2nd Homeworx set came in! That seals my 2-month budget, glad I'm doing OK with my spending after the splurge when I started this obsession lol. ------ #homeworx #bathandbodyworks #candle #candles #candlelove #3wickcandle #1wickcandle

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So excited that my HomeWorx candle order came in! They smell amazing, look gorgeous and I can't fit my hands around them 😳. Can't wait to burn them this winter! ------ #HomeWorxCandles #homeworx #3wickcandle #harryslatkin #slatkincandles

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Today's combo is my last cube of merry cherry and my first cube of wild berry cheesecake. Loving this mix right now because merry cherry is just too sweet on its own and the bakery notes from cheesecake are toning it down nicely. ------ #americanhome #yankeecandle #betterhomesandgardens #betterhomesandgardenswax #merrycherry #wildberrycheesecake

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Went to the #chatuchakmarket yesterday and saw soo many lovely booths that could only be described as a diffuser's paradise. If you ever are in Thailand, definitely stop by. I'm packing light (no checked baggage and has to be under 17lbs for personal bags) so I didn't indulge 😭, 60THB is less than $2USD.

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I'm so thrilled to have won a fragrance giveaway to celebrate @southrencomfort1 reaching 1000 subscribers on YouTube. I love her channel and her reviews and hauls and this package features some of her favorites. The package arrived in great shape (thanks for being nice USPS!) and I am taking notes on how @southrencomfort1 packs her boxes because this was very very well done. I haven't tried any of these scents and several of these brands before! I am also a huge fan of flowers, so think the wallflower is gorgeous. I've also never purchased vendor wax so I'm excited to give these a try! Thanks so much @southrencomfort1 for the giveaway! Everyone should follow her here on Instagram and on YouTube (Southren Comfort) and I'm excited to review these in the future! ------ #giveaway #fragrance #kringle #kringlecandle #scentsationals #betterhomesandgardens #waxmelts #wax #candle #bathandbodyworks

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Fall Yankee @ Ross ----- #yankeecandle #rossfinds #ross #candlespotting (at Union Square, San Francisco)

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If you've been wanting an oil diffuser - now is the time to check out your local Marshalls/TJMaxx/HomeGoods - if they carry them normally you may find them on yellow tag clearance! ----- #marshallsfinds #diffuser #oildiffuser (at Union Square, San Francisco)

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Almost forgot! For all you Beatles fans, I spotted this cute collection at Ross. The candles smelled pretty strong on cold. Mostly mixes of cologne type scents from what I can tell. ----- #allyouneedislove #beatles #candles #candle #candlelove #candlespotting #rossfinds #ross #heyjude

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Fresh burn tonight with Berrylicious. Great pool, tall flame and although the throw isn't amazing on this first burn I have a feeling it will do great on the next one 🤞🏾. ------ #yankeecandle #yankeecandleberrylicious #berrylicious #candle #candlelove

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Tonight's melt - I was excited for Peach Cobbler but I'm not getting much throw from this tart, maybe a 3 and it's in my small bedroom 😐 ------ #yankeetart #yankeecandle #yankeecandlepeachcobbler #peachcobbler #waxmelts #waxwarmer

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The Home Traditions candles arrived today to the Amazon locker. Packaging was ok - they had one layer of bubble wrap around them and then some more packing plastic so the box was packed tight but if you have a speedy delivery person I could see how these could arrive damaged. That's when Amazon customer service is best (package replaced no questions asked). Anyways from the photos you can see that these candles are almost exactly like the Sonoma candles (I have key lime pie on the far left) except for the top being slightly worse quality (not as tight of a seal as Sonoma) and thinner wicks. Ive just lit up bubbly champagne and it looks like it will pool out just fine with great flames but the throw is not great at the moment, maybe a 1 and it smells kind of like bubblegum. I always give candles a second chance so I'll fully update towards the end of the burn but on first impression, don't run out to get these.... ---- #amazoncandle #amazonprime #3wickcandle #hometraditions #candle #fflowers33review

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I had some Amazon gift cards to use and I didn't see any reviews on these. We know who they are going after with that description (3rd pic) and I haven't seen any reviews. I'll post reviews shortly after receiving them because this pricing isn't bad (Kohls range). ------- #hometraditions #candle #3wickcandle #candles #amazon #amazonprime

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My fresh burn for today. Started out nice with great flames but it looks like that has turned into PWS 😒. Guess I've officially joined the BBW candle club ----- #bathandbodyworks #pws #beachcabana #freshburn #candle #3wickcandle

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And the random empties: *coconut lime verbena by BBW: wow this lotion is old. I didnt use it anywhere sensitive but it brought me back quite a bit. I think I got this from a hotel and if I see this scent again I will repurchase as it brings me back to my early BBW addiction days. I have the 😐 face on to judge myself for not using up these older products, I try to find these and use them first in my stash * pure by eco.fresh: another lotion from a hotel. Smells like cheap soap. Meh, it did the job keeping the elbows from being ashy. * jasmine vanilla sugar scrub by BBW: really enjoyed this one. BBW’s sugar scrubs are REALLY coarse sugar so if you need a deep scrub these are great. They are NOT foaming so if you are looking for a foaming scrub this is not what you want, in fact they are almost the opposite. The sugar is seeped in scented oil and you do get a small oil film-like layer on you which I LOVE because the scent lasts so long on the body. If you want less film, you can wash off the oil with hot water. I have many other scents of these that you will see in the future. I generally stock up during SAS or aromatherapy sales. *crest prohealth mouthwash: gotta keep the teeth nice 😬 this is just to remind me that they matter so ill keep putting these types of things in the random empties lol *yves rocher serum vegetal wrinkles & radiance face cream: Yves is my go to for facial creams. Not sure if they ever give amazing results but I never breakout and I seem to still get carded at every bar I go to so I’ll take that as a plus *lemon zest wallflower from BBW: LOVED this scent in the bathroom. Gave off the type of clean scent that I love. Per usual this only lasted for about a week as a wallflower but as you can tell from my previous posts, I have been using this in the diffuser and I LOVE the idea of using up the rest of my wallflowers like that and will continue to do so ------- #julyempties #fflowers33review

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Next up yankee tart empties: *turquoise sky: my favorite scent of the month. Definitely a clean, watery scent, more on the clean. Throw was great (7/10) and I will be repurchasing this for sure *passionfruit martini: throw was crazy (9/10) but SO SWEET it was nauseating. Even smelling the wrap now makes me 🤢 so I wont be repurchasing. *bakery air: a fan favorite but I didnt get great throw with this one (at most 4/10) but I will consider burning it as a candle if that does better. Very nice bakery note *red raspberry: another great thrower (7/10) but also too sweet, almost like cough syrup to me, I wont repurchase. *pineapple cilantro: tried this one again but like last month, no throw (1/10). I thought originally it was because the tart was older last month (I got it at bed bath and beyond on clearance) but this one was straight from yankee for SAS so it probably is just a dud * summer storm: WHOA nelly, this is a thrower (10/10). This blew me away and I only needed to melt it for just a little bit to completely fill my room and hallway so this one lasted quite some time. Will be repurchasing because this is right up my alley as a men’s cologne scent 👏🏾 I’ve been melting these tarts to decide what to get next in candles but it seems like people like the tarts more ------- #julyempties #yankeecandle #tarts #candle #wax #fflowers33review #waxmelts #yankeecandleredraspberry #yankeepineapplecilantro #yankeecandleturquoisesky #yankeecandlesummerstorm #yankeecandlepassionfruitmartini

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Here are my candle and first set of wax empties for July and here are my reviews: * grapefruit & citron by pecksniff’s: on cold, the grapefruit note is pretty strong on cold but I didn't get a great throw while burning in my bedroom (3/10) but it did much better melting (5/10). The burn was flawles with very little to no residue on the sides and pooled well. For $2 on Marshall’s clearance I was happy to try and I will consider repurchase if it comes with more wicks because the scent was nice. *Island retreat by scentsational: AMAZING citrus peel type scent on cold & if this comes in a larger format, I’ll be picking it up for sure. I did have to foil it while burning so I could get a full pool but for a small candle, it did a pretty decent job of throwing in my living room (4/10) For $3 at Marshalls, I was glad to pick this one up to try. *banana smoothie by dwhome: I had really high hopes for this one but it just didn't throw enough (1/10 in my room) and it only did slightly better when melted (2/10) which is a bummer because it was strong on cold. This scent to me is very much like like the candy banana heads. I was happy to try this one out but the ones with more wicks dont seem to get the best reviews so not sure if I’ll pick up another one. *limoncello poptail by BBW: so this candle wins out the month and not necessarily for the scent (which I don't find that complex, its lemon and maybe a little sugar but I can totally see why some people think this smells like pinesol) but really just for performance because for a little candle this one threw (7/10 in my bedroom, 5-6/10 in my living room) *orange vanilla by Hudson: NOT orange and vaniila, more like orange and some spice & melted with some really weird burnt note. Throw was about a 5/10 in the bedroom, I was not a fan of this and happy to be done with it. *sweet sangria by mainstays: too sweet for me so I wont be repurchasing. throw was great in the bedroom (7/10) so it got rid of any weird smells REALLY fast. The scent doesn't last too long, but this is expected for mainstays. ------- #julyempties #candles #candle #wax #fflowers33review