Village Candle Wax Melts Reviews
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I've found customer service to be excellent. They were very nice on the phone when I called about getting a refund on the wax melts that didn't throw, and they gave me a refund on those melts with no problem. For that reason alone I will probably order from them again!
They are (or recently were) having a 30% off sale on holiday fragrances. Use the code STOCKUP at checkout. I don't know if the code is still valid though. And they are also having Black Friday sales although they expire at the end of the day on November 25, 2018.
Village Candle wax melts and other products can be found on their website at https://www.villagecandle.com.
Acai Berry Tobac
Notes: Acai berries blended with sheer musk and light tobacco
This is a raw wood patchouli tobacco scent with a cologney note. I think I also smell a barely detectable smidgen of fruit on cold sniff, but not at all when melted (I expected a more fruity scent based on the name and notes). It smells fantastic though.
Throw: Faint, 1 out of 5
Berry Blossom
Notes: Passionflower, raspberry, lush greens and a light creamy musk
A lovely floral scent with a fruity note that smells like red currant (a fig-like soapy scent with a very slight berry note and only a smidgen of sweetness) mixed with a slightly sweeter fruit, perhaps peach or even cranberry. It's a great scent and it's not overly sweet because of the tartness of the fruits, but it's also not a tart, bitter scent. Very nice!
Throw: Mild, 2.5 out of 5
Coastal Christmas
Notes: Ocean salt air, sea kelp, balsam
This smells a little like BHG Fragrant Woodland Walk. It's definitely pine, but I also smell a clean, ozoney note in the background. It's not a sweet or perfumey scent at all. It has a bit of a slightly sour Play-Doh note though, and if it weren't for that note I would love this scent.
Throw: Medium, 3 to 3.5 out of 5
Forest Morning
Notes: Crisp air, fresh water, forest moss, timber
On cold sniff this smells like pine mixed with peppery, slightly zesty herbs that smell very authentic. But it's not a typical zesty lemony herbal scent that smells like a salad. It smells like someone just cut the grass, and there were some zesty weeds mixed in and you can smell them in the air. Very natural! Melted, I still smell those notes, but it loses some of the zesty authenticity and has more of a musty quality that I don't care for as much. The scent notes are definitely leaving a few notes out!
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Home for Christmas
Notes: Sweet rum and butter blend with a medley of fruit scents
This is one of best holiday scents I've ever smelled! There are so many notes in here, I don't know where to begin. I smell apple (or pear), cinnamon, vanilla, and maybe a smidgen of ginger. Which sound like pretty standard notes. But it's rich and sugary sweet, with powdered sugar type notes, so it may also contain caramel, a hint of cloves, and maybe a molasses or rum type note. But what makes this different is a barely detectable smidgen of pine, and a very subtle nutty note way in the background. A very complex and wonderful holiday scent!
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Honey Patchouli
Notes: Golden honey with essence of patchouli oil
I smell patchouli with a tobacco note, and a little bit of the honey, even though this scent is not overly sweet.
Throw: Very faint, 1 out of 5
Just For You
Notes: The sweet, perfumed air of a flower shop, with rose, fresh-cut stems, lush greens, and baby’s breath
A nice floral scent that smells like a combination of rose and peony. The peony is slightly bitter, but not enough to be annoying. It does smell like a flower shop, with freshly cut, dewy flowers! I don't think it's quite as authentic as the Wild Rose scent, but I still really like it. Unfortunately, the scent dissipated within an hour or so!
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Mountain Retreat
Notes: Deep red berries, warm amber and crushed peppercorns
This scent is fantastic. I smell plum and possibly cranberries (although it's not a tart scent), along with cinnamon, a light woodsy note, and a sweet floral like honeysuckle or orange blossom. An unusual combination of notes that work perfectly together (although it's not a "mountain" type of scent). Looking at the notes, I guess the amber is the floral I think I smell. I do detect a smidgen of a peppery note, but I'm surprised I don't see cinnamon in the scent notes because I do smell a hint of that. Melted, I smell mostly an orange blossom type scent, and the rest of the notes are in the background. I love it!
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Patchouli Plum
Notes: Dark fruit and woody notes, plum and musky patchouli, with a splash of raspberry
I didn't know what to expect based on cold sniff, as I couldn't really tell what I was smelling. But melted, it's fabulous! It's a combination of plum with a rich cherry tobacco note and a little bit of light woods and rich warm amber. It's nothing like Sugarplum Fairy, which is sweet and more "plummy". This scent has just a hint of sweetness, and the tobacco note is in the forefront. I think I do smell patchouli, but it's not as strong as the name would suggest. It's very rich and warm, and my description doesn't do it justice.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Powder Fresh
Notes: Lily of the valley, muguet, baby powder and vanilla
It's baby powder, and maybe slightly sweeter and a tiny bit more flowery. It's fantastic!
Throw: Bold, 5 out of 5
Scarlet Berry Tulip
Notes: Jasmine, violet, raspberry, blonde woods
I can't figure out what I'm smelling, but it's very complex with a lot of different notes, and it smells great! I definitely smell a floral (jasmine?) and berries (raspberry or blackberry), and a warm note like amber, maybe a hint of citrus (it has a tiny bit of zest in the background), and possibly tobacco or patchouli. Absolutely fantastic!!
Throw: Faint, 2.5 out of 5
Sleigh Ride
Notes: Notes of fresh outdoors, cedar, and pine
This is not the scent I expected based on the name. It's a fresh but soapy men's body wash type scent with a hint of light wood and a smidgen of pine. I don't smell nearly as much pine as I expected based on the notes. It's not sweet at all like cologne. It's a pleasant scent, but similar to a lot of other fresh body wash type scents I've had.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Smoked Birch
Notes: Amber, birch bark, and musk with a tough of fresh cologne
This is a super rich smoky scent that's so authentic it smells like burning mesquite. There's no other scent like it. I don't detect any cologne notes at all, and it's not sweet. It just smells like a campfire with rich, aromatic mesquite wood. Incredible! It smells almost exactly like ScentSationals Smoked Birch. But it's nothing like Yankee Candle's Silver Birch (a completely different scent). Only the votive was available and it was on sale for $1.
Throw: Strong, 3.5 out of 5
Sugarplum Fairy
Notes: Damask plum is blended with pomegranate, wrapped with golden amber and raspberry, and dusted with white cedarwood
This is a fantastic scent that smells like a lot of other plum and blackberry based scents out there, like Scentsy Luna, Goose Creek Moonlit Bloom, and ScentSationals Midnight Summer. It has a deep plum or blackberry base, with a perfumey note and a rich amber note for warmth. This version is much richer and more intense than other similar scents, so much that it almost has a slightly salty note (although it's a sweet scent). I adore this scent!
Throw: Strong, 4 out of 5
Summer Breeze
Notes: Crystal waters, driftwood, honeysuckle
A watery fresh air scent with a little bit of floral (honeysuckle or orange blossom), and it might have a bit of a vanilla note. It's a pleasant scent, although it has a hint of bitterness that I don't care for. Looking at the notes, I do smell a little bit of light wood.
Throw: Medium, 3 to 3.5 out of 5
Sunrise
Notes: Pineapple, dahlia, and sheer musk
A sweet powdery perfumey floral with a honeysuckle note and a smidgen of fruit, apricot and strawberry perhaps? It also has a tiny bit of a tropical note, so the fruit might be pineapple. It's a very nice scent.
Throw: Mild, 2.5 to 3 out of 5
Wild Rose
Notes: Rose paired with peonies, mandarin and sandalwood
A nice old-fashioned tea rose scent. This smells more authentic than most rose scents I've smelled, and it doesn't have that "rose-scented soap" or perfumey note that I usually detect. I love this perfect rose scent! Looking at the notes, I do detect a smidgen of light wood that gives this scent some of its authenticity. But I don't smell mandarin (orange) at all.
Throw: Bold, 5 out of 5
Winter Clementine
Notes: Clementine, balsam and tart citrus
Pine and citrus has always been one of my favorite combinations, and this scent blends them perfectly. It's an authentic pine needle scent (probably the most authentic pine scent I've ever smelled) blended with a mix of orange and grapefruit. Fabulous!
Throw: Strong, 4 out of 5
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