DD (Hobby Lobby) Wax Melts Reviews
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Amber Petals
Notes: Frosted citron, amber, cedarwood and neroli
This smells like warm, rich musky old-fashioned honeysuckle perfume. DD also has (or used to have) a scent called Honeysuckle Bouquet, which was different from this scent (more soapy and not as sweet and rich, like honeysuckle scented soap). Looking at the scent notes, I do detect the neroli in the background, which is a scent I love. And the amber of course adds the warmth. I don't smell cedar, and I definitely don't smell citrus. I'm surprised I don't see honeysuckle or musk in the notes. I really like this scent.
Throw: Medium, 3.5 out of 5
Apple Spiced Cider
Notes: Cinnamon, red apple & clove
A typical fall cinnamon apple scent. This one smells a bit better than other similar scents I've smelled. It's more authentic and doesn't have that waxy note that some cinnamon apple scents have.
Throw: Mild, 3 out of 5
Christmas Tree
Notes: Pine needles, fir balsam & wintergreen
A fantastic blue spruce scent with a woodsy note. It's not a biting pine scent or a smoky scent, and it's different and more authentic than most of the pine type scents I've smelled, with that aldehyde type of note that I love in Colonial Candle's Blue Spruce scent. Looking at the scent notes, wintergreen has an anise note, but I don't smell anything like that in this scent, or any minty notes either.
Throw: Medium, 3 to 3.5
Exotic Oasis
Notes: Blooming clematis, magnolia, ebony wood and poppies
I love this scent! It's a super sweet floral perfumey scent with a berry note and maybe a hint of marshmallow, a bit like pink sugar. Very girly! Looking at the scent notes, I'm surprised I don't see any fruit since I do smell a little bit of fruit, maybe raspberry or plum.
Throw: Mild, 2.5 to 3 out of 5
Gardenia Blossoms
Notes: Gardenia, jasmine & lilac
This smells like real gardenia. It's not overly sweet or perfumey. It has a little bit of a hothouse or greenhouse floral note. Looking at the scent notes, I do smell the lilac too. It's a nice scent.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 to 4 out of 5
Gourmet Taffy
Notes: Buttery salt water taffy at its best
This scent wasn't available when I did this review; hence no picture (I added this review on 12/29/17). It's a sweet candyish scent, but different from the Jelly Bean scent in that it's also rich and buttery. I can't tell what kind of fruit it is; it smells a little like pineapple. And the wax is yellow. It's not overly fruity, but more like a sweet buttery candy scent with a slight fruit note. It's a nice scent, but it only lasted about an hour and a half!
Throw: Medium, 3.5 out of 5
Grammie's Toffee
Notes: Butter, caramel & vanilla
It's caramel. A nice scent, but just a typical caramel scent. It's slightly salty but not really a salted caramel scent.
Throw: Strong, 4 out of 5
Grapefruit & Cinnamon
Notes: Bright citrus & spice
It's an odd combination, but it works. This smells like a tropical berry. I smell the slight bitterness of the grapefruit, although I don't detect grapefruit per se. And I detect a little of the cinnamon, but it smells more like it's just part of the berry scent. It's sweet too, but not overly sweet. I like it. It smells a lot like an old ScentSationals scent called Fiesta (different from Tropical Fiesta). I'm surprised I don't see berries in the notes.
Throw: Medium, 3 to 3.5 out of 5
Jelly Bean
Notes: Fruity melange of strawberry, pineapple, banana, grape and orange
This is a fruity candy scent, but I can't figure out what fruit. I think I smell grape, but maybe also a little bit of strawberry and even banana. Looking at the scent notes, they're spot on. I don't smell pineapple or orange though. Although it's a sweet scent, it's slightly less sweet than what I would expect from a jelly bean scent. Actually, it smells more like fruity gumdrops or gummy bears or something like that. It smells a bit like ScentSationals Rock Candy but with slightly different notes, and a little less sweet.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 to 4 out of 5
Lavender & Oakwood
Notes: Soft medley of rosewood oak and blond woods wrapped with fresh lavender
This is a medicinal but fresh lavender scent with a eucalyptus note and a hint of light milky sandalwood. It's not a sweet scent, but it does have just a smidgen of sweetness. I like it; it's different.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 to 4 out of 5
Sunflower Meadow
Notes: Summer sunflowers in full bloom
This smells like jasmine with maybe a hint of neroli. It's not a warm, rich, musky honeysuckle scent like Amber Petals, and it's different from their old Honeysuckle Bouquet scent. It also has a little bitterness that makes it more authentic and not as perfumey. I don't normally like that bitter note, but it's subtle and doesn't detract from the scent. I like this one.
Throw: Bold, 5 out of 5, a scent monster that took over the house
Tangerine & White Musk
Notes: Fresh citrus burst of grapefruit and tangerine with lavender and white musk
This is an orange scent with some notes in the background that I don't like. I don't smell musk or anything perfumey at all. It's like orange mixed with peach and something a little bitter or sour, but not sour in a good way like satsuma. Looking at the scent notes, the bitterness is the grapefruit. And I don't smell lavender at all. Actually now that I know it's in there, maybe I do detect it a little, but it doesn't work well at all with the bitterness of the grapefruit.
Throw: Strong, 4 out of 5
Warm Cookies
Notes: Sweet milk, creamy butter & vanilla
Super rich vanilla cookies with maybe a hint of brown sugar and smidgen of marshmallow. It's a sweet scent, but not overly sweet, and it's even a little salty, like the butter that makes it rich. It's different from other vanilla cookie scents I've smelled, and I thought I detected a smidgen of chocolate, although it's not in the scent notes.
Throw: Medium, 3 to 3.5 out of 5
Water Lily & Bergamot
Notes: Clean water lily and bergamot
A nice green slightly zesty scent with a hint of a cologne note and perhaps a smidgen of a floral undertone. It's similar to White Sage & Eucalyptus, but that scent is more peppery and this one is sweeter and with the cologne and slight floral note. I like this one more.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 to 4 out of 5
White Sage & Eucalyptus
Notes: Sage and eucalyptus intermingled with lime and aromatic black pepper
A zesty herbal scent with a slight peppery note and a smidgen of mint. I guess the mint is the eucalyptus. There's a slight savory note which I guess is the sage, but it's an herbal savory note. Looking at the scent notes, I do detect the lime, which is the zestiness. It's more herbal than zesty. I like it. It's very similar to Water Lily & Bergamot, but this scent is more peppery and that scent is a little sweet and with a cologne note.
Throw: Strong, 4 out of 5
Wood Shop
Notes: Fresh cut wood, sweet leather and cologne
I love this scent! It's men's cologne with raw wood and mesquite (salty smoky woodsiness). It's not a real wood shop type scent, as that would have that raw pencil shavings type wood note. And it's not a smoky campfire type scent. It's like a combination of men's cologne and ScentSationals Smoked Birch (or AmbiEscents Aspen Birch, same scent). Looking at the notes, I don't smell leather although it could be way in the background.
Throw: Medium, 3 to 3.5 out of 5
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