Lowe's Wax Melts Reviews (Carolina Candles) - Winter 2017

Lowe's Wax Melts Reviews (Carolina Candles) - Winter 2017

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These Carolina Candle Company wax melts from Lowe's are very soft, oily and messy. The scents are okay, although some are a bit generic. Some had decent throw, some had no throw. And the scent lasted around 2 or maybe 3 hours.

This is the first time I've ever seen these wax melts. Lowe's carries holiday/winter scents starting in mid-October, and they can be found in the Christmas aisle (not the housewares aisle with the air fresheners). They were $1.99 each. Last winter Lowe's had Tuscany brand wax melts, which were quite good. I don't know why they switched brands. Lowe's does not carry wax melts any other time of year, that I know of.

Some of the scents in the duo packs are also available as individual scents.

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Amber & Oud / Oakwood Forest duo

Amber & Oud
A fantastic scent, sweet and warm like cashmere/amber with a hint of vanilla and smidgen of floral. It smells almost exactly like the old Better Homes & Gardens Soft Cashmere Amber scent. Throw was good, 3 out of 5. This scent also comes in an individual pack.

Oakwood Forest
I can barely smell anything on cold sniff, or even with my nose an inch away when melting. Maybe a woodsy note? Zero throw.

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Apple Pomegranate / Cranberry Citron duo

Apple Pomegranate
A fake sweet creamy but slightly tart berry scent that smells like cherries and cranberries. It smells a bit like fruit scented skin cream or lipstick. Even though it's a fake berry scent, it smells quite nice. Throw was very good, 3 or 3.5 out of 5.

Cranberry Citron
A cranberry scent with an extremely tart note, slightly sour. I don't like this scent. This scent also comes in an individual pack. Throw was very good, 3 or 3.5 out of 5.

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Cardamom Pear / Sage Leaf & Ginger duo

Cardamom Pear
A nice scent, but I can't figure out the notes. It's definitely not pear. It's kind of a sage & citrus type scent, a little sweet with maybe a eucalyptus note, a smidgen of a Pine Sol note (but barely detectable), and kind of smells like a bathroom cleaner but not in a bad way. Actually, this might be the same scent as Living Colors Harvest Wreath which I reviewed at http://www.scentedwaxreviews.com/2017/09/big-lots-living-colors-fall-2017-wax-melts-reviews.html, and described the same way. Throw was poor, 2 out of 5.

Sage Leaf & Ginger
I can barely smell anything on cold sniff. Something slightly sweet, green, herbal and little waxy? Zero throw. This scent also comes in an individual pack.

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Frosted Cypress / Snowberry Fig duo

Frosted Cypress
A generic pine scent with a bit of a waxy note, but smells okay when melted. This scent also comes in an individual pack. Throw was good, 3 out of 5.

Snowberry & Fig
I've smelled this scent before, and it's blueberry muffin! It's a creamy but very fake blueberry scent with a little bit of a bakery note, and it's not overly sweet. Even though it's quite fake, I really like it. Throw was good, 3 out of 5.

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Pumpkin Vine / Harvest Pumpkin duo

Pumpkin Vine
A nice, unusual pumpkiny scent with a sweet creamy orange note. Throw was not good, 2 or 2.5 out of 5.

Harvest Pumpkin
A typical pumpkin scent, very weak on cold sniff, but throw was excellent, 3.5 or 4 out of 5. This scent also comes in an individual pack.

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Vanilla Cedar / Maple Cake duo

Vanilla Cedar
This smells a little like Liquid Smoke flavoring. It's almost a foodie type of smokiness. I don't smell vanilla at all. I've smelled this scent used for fireplace type wax scents before, and I'm not crazy about the scent as it smells fake. In fact, I think it's similar to the Campfire side of Living Colors Toasted Marshmallow/Campfire duo from Big Lots. Which makes sense, because both Carolina Candles and Living Colors are made by the same manufacturer, MVP Group International (which also makes Mainstays for Walmart, Colonial Candle, Burt's Bees, Red Shed for Tractor Supply, K-Mart and Sears brands, and some dollar store brands. Throw was very good, 3 or 3.5 out of 5. This scent also comes in an individual pack.

Maple Cake
A fake waxy maple scent on cold sniff, but nothing when melted. Zero throw.

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