ScentSationals Spring
2017 Scented Wax Melts Review
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These new ScentSationals Spring 2017 scented wax melts can be found at your local Walmart. If your Walmart still has not received them, check back in a week or two. All the Walmarts should have these new scents by the end of February 2017. All of these had excellent throw, or at least very good!
The throw score is how far the scent throws when melted. I measure throw on a scale of 0 to 5:
The throw score is how far the scent throws when melted. I measure throw on a scale of 0 to 5:
0 = no throw at all, even from up close
1 = barely any throw (can only smell it from a few feet away, best for a tiny room like a small bathroom)
2 = light throw (can smell it in a very small room like a small bedroom)
3 = good throw (can smell it in a medium sized room, or a small room and a
little outside the room)
4 = excellent throw (can smell it in a large room, or a medium sized room and even outside the room and
maybe the entire floor)
5 = "scent monster" (can smell it throughout the
entire house, and maybe even outside the house with windows open). Very few wax
scents are 5's.
Apple Wood
Notes
Oud, warm woods and citrus resin infused with tart juicy
apple and citrus zest. Wet moss and tobacco add a soothing finish.
Cold Sniff
Rich warm men's cologne or body wash type scent, and the
combination of apple and wood smells like sweet pipe tobacco with an amber type
warmth. Ah, looking at the scent notes, there's the tobacco! This is more of a
fall or even winter scent than a spring scent.
Melted
This is a very nice scent! When melted, the apple note
stands out the most, with a slightly earthy woodsy warm tobacco note in the
background, and very little of the cologne note. Oh, but this is a chameleon
scent! When I walked into the room about 2 hours later, I smelled mostly men's
cologne, with an apple note. And then 4 hours later, I smelled more of a
tobacco note.
Perfect for: the
den of a log cabin on a chilly evening!
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5
Happy Home
Notes
A zesty splash of candied orange and sparkling lemon lime
warmed with vanilla cookies baked with sweet sugar crystals and buttercream.
Cold Sniff
This is very similar to last year's Iced Lemon Sugar
Cookies, but it's a richer scent. It's not as lemony, it's slightly less sweet,
and the lemon has more of a salty note. It's not a "kitchen lemon"
scent. I also smell a warm vanilla cookie note in the background. It's like a
more comfy, "homey" version of Iced Lemon Sugar Cookies.
Melted
This smells like warm lemon cookies in the oven. It's
fantastic! It's not really a sweet scent, so they would be like vanilla cookies
with lemon but without any icing. And the scent lasted the entire day, at least
8 hours!
Perfect for:
kitchen or living room
Throw: Very good,
3.5 out of 5
Hello Sunshine
Notes
Sugared orange, candied lime and sweet lemon join tropical
mango and bright papaya over palm leaf
Cold Sniff
This smells like orange and grapefruit with a slight lemony
note. It's definitely a sunny summer scent!
Melted
I smell mostly grapefruit, even though grapefruit is not one
of the scent notes. I don't smell palm at all, but it may be the combination of
the orange and the slightly bitter palm that smells like grapefruit. I think I
detect a bit of lemon as well. Not sure about the papaya. This is a fresh
summery scent, like sitting in the sun peeling a fresh juicy grapefruit. It's
putting me in a good mood on this cold winter day!
Perfect for:
anywhere, especially in the kitchen, or if you want a quick mental boost in the
office
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5, and it lasted the entire day (at least 8 hours).
Island Melon Coconut
Notes
Fresh sweet honeydew melon and sweet vanilla cream
Cold Sniff
I smell honeydew melon and sweet watermelon candy with a
coconut note. Thirst quenching and summery, and not overly sweet. Looking at
the scent notes, I don't see watermelon although I do smell it but it's not
very strong. Even if you don't care for watermelon scents (I don't), this is primarily
honeydew with very subtle watermelon notes, and the melon notes are softened by
the creamy sweet vanilla. And evenif you don't like coconut notes you'll
probably still like this scent because the coconut is very subtle (although
they're not listed in the scent notes, even though it's part of the scent name).
Melted
Same as cold sniff, but much sweeter. It's definitely a tropical
melon coconut candy scent. I'm not usually a fan of melon scents, but this one
is fantastic!
Perfect for:
anywhere, even the bedroom since it's not an overly foodie scent
Throw: Excellent,
around a 4 out of 5
Mango Luau
Notes
Papaya sweetened with sugar, mango, guava and tropical
passionfruit with hints of vanilla
Cold Sniff
This is a nice tropical fruit scent with a sour note, but it's
a dupe of many other previously available sour tropical fruit scents.
Melted
Same as cold sniff.
Perfect for:
kitchen or living room
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5. And the scent lasted the entire day, at least 8 hours!
Marrakesh
Notes
An exotic blend of spices accented by white sandalwood and
dark musk, and softened with vanilla and patchouli
Cold Sniff
This a sweet slightly perfumey scent with a warm amber note,
and there's a slight waxy note in the background, and perhaps just a smidgeon
of some kind of aromatic spice. It's like a watered down version of the old "Turkish
Spice Market" scent.
Melted
Same as cold sniff but I think there's a vanilla note in
there as well (looking at the scent notes, there it is). It's a pleasant scent.
Perfect for:
anywhere, even a bedroom or bathroom since it's not really a foodie scent
Throw: Fair to
good, around a 3 out of 5.
Midnight Summer
Notes
Figs layered with Indian jasmine, ballerina rose and green
notes of absinthe.
Cold Sniff
A dark floral with a hint of some kind of fruit, maybe
blackberry, and a smidgeon of musk (looking at the scent notes, the blackberry
I think I'm smelling is probably the fig, a note that gives scents a classy
vibe). It smells a lot like last year's Blackberry Cider, but sweeter. It also
smells a little like Scentsy Luna, but richer and sweeter. I guess the
sweetness I'm smelling is the jasmine and rose, although this is not a floral
scent. It's such a lovely scent!
Melted
When melted, it smells almost exactly like Blackberry Cider,
although a little sweeter, with a bit of a "pink sugar" note, but no
musk. It's a very nice scent, even a bit "sexy".
Perfect for: the
bedroom
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5.
Moon Garden
Notes
Bright greens, soft fruits and sweet paper white flowers
with petals of magnolia, freesia and gardenia
Cold Sniff
This one is very similar to the old Sun Kissed Tulips and
last year's Sun Washed Poppies, a fruity floral with the fruit being
strawberry. But it's a bit less fruity than these older scents, and with a
slightly different floral note. I believe the floral is honeysuckle. I've never
smelled a paperwhite flower, so I don't know if this smells authentic or not.
Melted
A wonderful honeysuckle scent with a strawberry note.
Perfect for: anywhere
you want a strong fruity floral note, including the bedroom or bathroom
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5
Mountain Twilight
Notes
A cool breeze with pine and aspen, with hints of balsamic, evergreen,
juicy berry, and ambered greens
Cold Sniff
This is a popular scent that has been around for a few
years. This new version uses green wax and a label with green tones, but the
older version was purple. However, it's the exact same scent, an intense
evergreen scent with a fresh almost sage type note that borders on slightly
smoky. This is more of a winter scent than a spring scent.
Melted
Same as cold sniff. It's a very intense evergreen scent, but
not a sharp "pine" scent. The "sage" I smell might be the
balsamic, as it does have a slight "vinegary" note. I don't smell
berries at all. I've never been a fan of this scent, as it's too
"biting" and the sagey note makes it smell like something is cooking
on the stove, like sausage or scrapple or something. However, this is a very
popular scent and a lot of people love it, so it might just be me that's not a
fan!
Perfect for: Living
room or kitchen. Not a good scent for bedroom. Might work in bathroom because
it's so strong and would probably cover up odors!
Throw: Excellent, 5 out of 5
Pineapple Strawberry Smoothie
Notes
Strawberry with pineapple sprinkled with sugar over a natural
hint of strawberry greens
Cold Sniff
A sweet, yummy, refreshing combination of pineapple and
strawberry. This does smell like a smoothie, or a sweet pineapple strawberry
hard candy. I'm not a fan of pineapple personally, but it smells great mixed
with the strawberry. I also detect a smidgeon of coconut, although it's not in
the scent notes. This is a fun, happy scent! I think kids will especially love
this one.
Melted
Sweet pineapple with a strawberry note. I don't think I
smell the coconut note I thought I detected on cold sniff.
Perfect for:
anywhere you want a fun, happy scent, including a child's room
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5.
Serenity Spa
Notes
Fresh island coconut water with lemongrass, island palm, and
coconut flower
Cold Sniff
I definitely smell the palm, which makes this scent smell a
lot like the old Island Palm scent (an aromatic slightly coconutty zesty wood
scent). I also smell a lemony note. And there's a sweet coconut note, but it's
not very strong and it doesn't make this scent smell like a tropical scent. It
doesn’t smell like the "Zen" scent (which is sweeter with a minty
note), and it doesn't smell like the old "Spa" scent (which was very
lemony and minty). With this scent, the palm is the predominant note, with the
lemongrass in the background and just a hint of sweet coconut, and I think I
smell a smidgeon of tea although it's not in the scent notes. It's a nice,
relaxing scent.
Melted
I smell more of a lemony spa scent with a very slight
spearmint note, even though mint is not in the scent notes. I also detect a
little bit of the coconut when melted. There's something about this scent that
I don't like, but I can't put my finger on it.
Perfect for:
anywhere, including a bedroom or bathroom
Throw: Very good,
3.5 out of 5.
Tahiti Shores
Notes
Salted tides, beach driftwood, and sparkling marines
Cold Sniff
A bright salty ocean water scent with a strong clean soapy
note and a little sweetness that might be a smidgeon of a tropical note.
Melted
Same as cold sniff. It smells like a lot of other oceany
scents out there, and it has a tiny bit of an industrial odor neutralizing note.
Perfect for:
bathroom
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5
Violet Cocktail
Notes
Black currant and ambered acai combine with berry blossoms
and black orchid warmed by spicy star anise, amber, sandalwood and patchouli.
Cold Sniff
Warm ambery perfumey scent with a slight berry note. It
smells like a girly perfume but there's just a tinge of bitterness (maybe the
star anise?) that tempers the sweetness so it's not an overwhelming "pink
sugar" type sweetness. The bitterness almost gives it a slightly old
perfume note, but not in a bad way.
Melted
It's a little more bitter melted than on cold sniff.
Generally when a scent says "cocktail" or "wine" or "champagne",
it has a slightly bitter wine type fermentation note that I don't like.
Thankfully with this scent it's not very strong. It doesn't smell as girly or
as sweet when melted. It's an unusual but nice scent.
Perfect for: girl's
bedroom, or while getting ready to go out for a night on the town with the
girlfriends
Throw: Excellent,
4 out of 5, but unfortunately the scent started to dissipate in under 2 hours.
Water Lily & Lotus
Notes
Leafy greens, aquatic floralcy of water lily and lotus flower,
sparkling ozone, and glittering musk
Cold Sniff
A clean spicy soapy watery scent with a hint of lemon and a
smidgeon of herbal, and strong ginger note. This is not a floral scent as the
name would suggest. The ozone is probably the fresh soapy watery note, and the
leafy greens are the herbal note. I don't smell musk, and this is not a
perfumey scent, although it might smell like a refreshing body wash. There's no
lemon in the scent notes, but I swear I detect a smidgeon of bright clean
lemon. And I don't know why I smell ginger, because it's not in the scent
notes; in fact, this smells a lot like ScentSationals "Thai Ginger"
scent, with just a couple of different notes.
Melted
It has more of a clean soapy ginger scent when melted, and I
don't detect the lemony note. It doesn't smell like body wash when melted. And
an hour later, it smells even more like ginger, and almost exactly like the ScentSationals
Thai Ginger scent.
Perfect for:
anywhere
Throw: Very good,
3.5 out of 5
Woodland Magic
Notes
Rosemary, Texas pine, and sparkling aldehydes
Cold Sniff
This one smells like lemongrass to me, with an herbal and a
soapy note. It's not sweet at all, more on the savory side but not really a
food scent, although it does smell a little bit like a salad, or basil. It's
actually more of a spa scent… clean, refreshing, and natural, with a zesty note.
It's a completely different scent from the older discontinued Woodland Magic
that came out several years ago.
Melted
Same as cold sniff.
Perfect for:
anywhere, including the kitchen or bedroom
Throw: Very good, 3.5 out of 5
Island Ways Duo
Pineapple Strawberry
Smoothie – See review above
Fiji Islands
A very sweet fruity scent that smells like guava and pear,
with maybe a hint of a watery note and a smidgeon of floral and aromatic spice.
It's very nice. The ScentSationals website describes it as "Fig &
Olive Leaf" but that's definitely a misprint. Throw is excellent, around a
4 out of 5.
Mixing one cube of each scent created a sweet tropical berry
scent that smells mostly of pineapple, but not as much pineapple as Pineapple
Strawberry Smoothie alone, and with a smidgeon of a fresh watery note in the
background from the Fiji Islands scent.
Take Me to Paris Duo
Pear Blossom
This is a delicate combination of pear and floral, perhaps
with a smidgeon of a baby powder note. It's not overly sweet. Throw is good,
around 3 out of 5, not excellent but this scent is meant to be subtle.
Moon Garden – See
review above
Mixing one cube of each scent created a toned down version
of the Moon Garden scent (honeysuckle with a strawberry note, but not as sweet
as Moon Garden).
Taste the Tropics Duo
Grilled Pineapple
This is a very nice pineapple scent, not overly
"pineapply", and very sweet with a creamy vanilla note. Throw is very
good, around a 3.5 out of 5.
Island Melon Coconut
– See review above
Mixing one cube of each scent created a creamy very sweet pineapple
scent with melon notes and a hint of coconut.
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