Dollar General Wax Melts Reviews (True Living & FreshWorks) - Part 2

Dollar General Wax Melts Reviews (True Living & FreshWorks) - Part 2

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This is a review of Dollar General wax melt brands True Living, FreshWorks, and MVP Group Intl. This is the second part of the review I did on October 19 at http://www.scentedwaxreviews.com/2017/10/dollar-general-wax-melts-reviews-true-living-freshworks.html. I didn't have these particular wax melts at that time. The FreshWorks melts were $2, the True Living and MVP Group Intl. duos were $3.50, and the tiny 1.1oz. three-cube MVP Group Intl. packs were $1 each.

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FreshWorks

FreshWorks Apple Spice
On cold sniff this smells like apple cinnamon scented vinyl, a very fake scent with a chemical note. But melted, it smells a bit better, with a slight floral or perfumey note. Throw was medium, 3 out of 5.

FreshWorks Coconut Palm
This smells like coconut with a slightly sweet chemical note. There may be a smidgen of a woodsy palm note, but it's barely detectable. It's actually a pretty nice scent. Throw was medium, 3 or 3.5 out of 5.

FreshWorks Wild Raspberry
A fake raspberry scent. It's not overly sweet, and smells a bit like raspberry scented lipstick. It's actually a nice scent. Throw was poor, 1 out of 5.

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MVP Group Intl.
MVP Group Intl. also makes wax melts for Living Colors at Big Lots, Red Shed at Tractor Supply, Colonial Candle, Burt's Bees, Kmart and Sears wax melts, and many dollar store melts.

MVP Group Intl. First Noel
This smells like a fresh, crisp men's cologne or body wash. Throw was mild, 2.5 or 3 out of 5

MVP Group Intl. Frosted Pine
A pine scent that smells quite nice, with a bit of a tart sweet cranberry note, more complex than I expected. Throw was mild, 2.5 or 3 out of 5.

MVP Group Intl. Iced Winter Berries
These come in 1.1 oz. packs of 3 cubes each. Wax is very soft and messy. Sweet but tart fruit scent, like cranberry or raspberry, but it's a fake berry scent. Even so, it's quite nice. Throw was medium, 3 or 3.5 out of 5.

MVP Group Intl. Raspberry Candy Cane
This is just a fake sweet raspberry scent that smells very nice, but there's no mint or candy cane note at all. Throw was faint, 2 or 2.5 out of 5.

MVP Group Intl. Blackberry Crumble / Warm Cider duo
Blackberry Crumble - A nice (but fake) scent that has been used as a blueberry muffin scent in other MVP Group wax melts. Throw was faint, 2 or 2.5 out of 5.
Warm Cider - A fake but pleasant apple cinnamon scent. Throw was 0 out of 5.

MVP Group Intl. Raspberry Shortbread / Vanilla Peppermint duo
Raspberry Shortbread - A fake raspberry scent with a hint of a bakery note. It's a nice scent with a creamy note, and not overly sweet. Throw was medium, 3 or 3.5 out of 5.
Vanilla Peppermint - Very nice creamy vanilla peppermint scent. The peppermint is not overly minty. Throw was medium, 3 out of 5.

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True Living

True Living Apple Cinnamon
I barely smell anything on cold sniff except sweet wax with a slight fake apple cinnamon note. There's another note way in the background that might be mint or mildew (depending on how old this pack is). The little bit of scent I can smell is not too bad considering how fake it smells. Throw was very faint, 1 or maybe 2 out of 5.

True Living Candied Apple / Salted Caramel duo
Candied Apple - A nice caramel apple scent. Throw was medium, 3 out of 5.
Salted Caramel - Very weak on cold sniff, I smell caramel with a waxy note, and it's not salty or overly sweet. But melted, it was actually a fantastic scent, like caramel fudge. Throw was medium, 3 or 3.5 out of 5

True Living Cinnamon Roll / Orange Cream duo
Cinnamon Roll - A very nice Cinnabon type sweet cinnamon roll scent. Throw was 0 out of 5.
Orange Cream - A very nice sweet almost marshmallowy creamy orange creamsicle scent. The orange was subtle when melting, and I smelled more of the buttercream Throw was mild, 2.5 or 3 out of 5.

True Living Hawaiian Paradise / Dragonfruit Mango duo
Hawaiian Paradise - This smells like a nice combination of pineapple juice and grapefruit juice, with a hint of vanilla. Throw was mild, 2.5 or 3 out of 5.
Dragonfruit Mango - This smells like a tropical fruit flavored powdered drink mix, but I can't figure out what kind of fruit as it's weak on cold sniff. It smells fake and not overly sweet, but it's a nice scent. Throw was 0 out of 5.

True Living Spice Marke / Vanilla Sugar duo
Spice Market - A sweet vanilla with a very subtle hint of cinnamon. Throw was 0 out of 5.
Vanilla Sugar - A sweet vanilla marshmallow buttercream scent. Very nice! Throw was mild, 2.5 or 3 out of 5.

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Kmart and Sears Scented Wax Melts by MVP Group Intl. - Scented Wax Review

Kmart and Sears Scented Wax Melts by MVP Group Intl. - Scented Wax Review

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Kmart and Sears carry a "no name" brand of scented wax melts made by a company called MVP Group Intl. This company makes several brands of candles and scented wax melts, including Colonial Candle, Carolina Candles, Wick, Everyday Escapes, Bella Rosa, Febreze Home Collection, and Harry David Candles. In general, their wax is soft and messy. Soft wax melts quickly, but it takes time for the scent to make its way around the room. So it's important to be patient and not give up if you can't smell the scent right away.  I've had soft wax that took an hour to start throwing!

Paradise Petal
This smells just like a tea rose, even though the wax is purple. Very nice scent, but no throw at all, 0 out of 5.

Jasmine Vanilla
I smell both floral (not sure if it's jasmine) and vanilla, but there's also a cashmere/amber note in there that gives this scent an elegant quality (an upscale type scent like a Tyler Mixer Melt). This smells fantastic, so I'm disappointed that the throw was weak, around a 2 or 2.5 out of 5.

Lavender Lilac
I smell mostly generic lilac, with a hint of lavender. When melted, the lavender notes came out a little more, but it's still mostly lilac. Throw is pretty good, around a 3 out of 5.

Sugared Apples
This smells fantastic. At first I thought it was a fake apple because it doesn't smell "quite" like apple. But when I closed my eyes and sniffed, I realized it's actually pear with a very slight bakery note, like pie crust. There may also be a very slight hint of cinnamon. And it's not overly sweet. It smells like slightly tart pears baked in pie crust, but there are some other notes I can't identify that make it very unique. Throw is excellent, at least a 4 out of 5, maybe more. I went back and bought two more of these!

Eucalyptus Spa
This one smells a lot like ScentSationals Zen, with just a little less sweetness. Zen is a sweet relaxing scent with a subtle musk and sandalwood, and just a smidgeon of spearmint and eucalyptus. Throw is good, around a 3 out of 5.

Sea Salt
This is more of a tropical scent than a spa scent, but it does have some spa type notes. It smells a lot like Eucalyptus Spa above, but with a slight tropical coconut note. The tropical note was a bit annoying to me, so I didn't really like this scent. Throw is excellent, around a 3.5 or 4 out of 5.

Fresh Linens
I can't even describe this scent properly. It does have kind of a laundry scent, but there's also some strong chemical floral note that I can't put my finger on. I didn't care for this scent. Throw is excellent, around a 3.5 or 4 out of 5.

Papaya Guava
Peachy type scent with a hint of tropical fruit and a sweet peach nectar note. Very nice, and throw is very good, around a 3.5 out of 5.

Tropical Fruit
This is very similar to Papaya Guava, but a little creamier and with a little bit of that "fake" peach note, but not enough of the fake peach to make me dislike it. Throw is excellent, at least a 4 out of 5, maybe more.

Sweet Pea
This is similar to other sweet pea scents I've smelled (like those from Patriot Candles, Mainstays, and ScentSationals). But this one has slightly different notes. It might have just a hint of baby powder and/or vanilla. I think it would be a good scent for a baby's room. It's a nice, delicate scent, but the throw is good, around a 3 out of 5.

Cinnamon Vanilla
This is a yummy sweet creamy buttery cinnamon scent. It smells more like cinnamon ice cream than bakery cinnamon, because of a milky note. Throw is excellent, around a 3.5 or 4 out of 5.

Caramel Cream
This is a nice strong sweet creamy coffee scent with caramel undertones. It's probably a scent they've used for one of their other brands with coffee on the label. Throw is very good, around a 3 or 3.5 out of 5.

Grandma's Sugar Cookies
A vanilla cookie scent, not overly sweet. Actually smells more like a donut. Nice scent, but pretty standard. Throw is good, around a 3 out of 5.

Here are MVP scents that I got from Sears last year (Sears owns Kmart) and I no longer have:

Amber Woods
I didn't care for the scent. It's woodsy, but there's a chemical note in it. And the throw was weak.

Ginger Macaroon
I loved this scent! I don't remember the exact notes since I no longer have it, but I do remember that it had almost zero throw, and the little bit I could smell fizzled within 20 minutes.

Midnight Orchid
This one had a strong scent and throw, but I didn't like the scent. I recall it had a chemical note.


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