Chesapeake Bay Candle (Target) Wax Melts Reviews - November 2018
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Chesapeake Bay Candle wax melts from Target are just "okay" for me. Although they've brought the price down from $3.99 to $2.99, they don't compare to Walmart wax melts (ScentSationals and Better Homes & Gardens) in terms of scent quality and throw. But these scents actually performed better than their wax melts have in the past, in terms of throw.
A minor annoyance is that the clamshell doesn't close completely. The back edges stay open, so when you close it you have to snap it shut all the way around. Otherwise, air will get in and the scent will start to dissipate within weeks.
I've done a couple of other Chesapeake Bay wax melt review videos, in 2015, 2016 and 2017. And many of those older scents are still available.
Balsam Citrus
https://www.target.com/p/6pk-wax-melts-balsam-citrus-home-scents-by-chesapeake-bay-candle/-/A-53443095
I smell pine with a slightly soapy balsam note as well as a slight orange note. I've always liked the combination of pine and orange, so I really like this scent. The scent started dissipating within 2 or 2.5 hours.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Jasmine Bouquet
https://www.target.com/p/6pk-warmer-scent-melts-jasmine-bouquet-home-scents-by-chesapeake-bay-candle/-/A-14454597
I really like this scent. It smells like jasmine scented soap. And it's quite soapy, almost like a bland Ivory soap, but with a sweet jasmine perfume note. This is one of those odd scents that's subtle rather than strong, but yet throws very well. So I can smell it downstairs while it's melting upstairs, but just a whiff of it here and there. It's very nice!
Throw: Strong, 4 out of 5
Oats & Honey
https://www.target.com/p/6pk-wax-melts-oats-honey-chesapeake-bay-candle/-/A-52966916
Notes: Sweet honey and rustic oats
I can't figure out what I'm smelling. I do smell the honey, but the main note is almond perhaps, although it's not as "almond-y" as other almond scents I've smelled. It's quite sweet and has a little bit of a perfumey note. It's not one of my favorite scents, but I kind of like it.
Throw: Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Sea Salt Vanilla
https://www.target.com/p/wax-melts-6pk-sea-salt-vanilla-0-39oz-chesapeake-bay-candle/-/A-52966911
Notes: Vanilla and sea salt with notes of ocean air and musk
A fresh watery scent with a little bit of a vanilla note, and a hint of musk that gives it a bit of a perfumey quality. There may also be a tiny bit of light wood in the background. When melted, I also detect a tiny bit of a slightly bitter metallic note that I also smelled in the Silver Bells scent. It's a nice scent, but I don't care for the bitter note.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Teakwood
https://www.target.com/p/2-3oz-6pk-wax-melts-teakwood-home-scents-by-chesapeake-bay-candle/-/A-17268954
A fantastic tobacco-ey scent with light wood note and maybe a hint of patchouli, Very nice!
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Under the Tree / Silver Bells / Woodland Berries
https://www.target.com/p/6pk-wax-melts-under-the-tree-silver-bells-woodland-berries-home-scents-by-chesapeake-bay-candle/-/A-53443096
Under the Tree
I smell pine, eucalpytus, a woodsy note, and something else I can't put my finger on, maybe a barely detectable smidgen of patchouli or tobacco. It's not really a pine/Christmas tree scent though, but I like it.
Throw: Medium, 3 out of 5
Silver Bells
A sweet slightly perfumey scent with maybe a hint of vanilla and smidgen of peppermint. It has a little bit of a weird metallic note that I don't care for, but it's still a nice scent.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Woodland Berries: See review below
Woodland Berries
https://www.target.com/p/6pk-wax-melts-woodland-berries-home-scents-by-chesapeake-bay-candle/-/A-53443092
A nice red currant scent (red currant is a fig-like soapy scent) with a hint of a perfumey note and a smidgen of red berry. It also has some balsam in it (a soft pine note with a soapy note and a hint of sweetness). Very nice scent! But the scent started dissipating within 2 or 2.5 hours.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
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