Post by lori on Sept 24, 2013 19:30:39 GMT -5
So I just received my first ever CBV order yesterday and I am SO excited!!!!! I've seen everyone else doing reviews so I thought I'd give my first impressions just on cold sniff without much cure time so I'm sure some of these will change later.
Pumpkin Cider - definitely an apple cider scent, but instead of generic fall or craft store it's the freshest cider scent I've ever smelled. It feels like I'm right out in the orchard drinking it on a cool day. I do smell a hint of pumpkin though, but not much, hoping for more when it is cured/warmed
Chocolate Mint - On cold sniff I don't like it at all I'm afraid. It's a VERY sharp peppermint and I was hoping for more of a sweet mint and there's a really strong powdery note as well. I really hope this one changes when warmed.
French Crumb Cake - WOW, Amazing!!!!! I want to eat it now! I smell light cinnamon and light coffee and just a cake/cobbler/crumbly type note to it. It smells just like a really nice coffee cake. I'm going to have a hard time letting this one cure I'm so impatient.
Neptune's Oasis - This was my free scent shot and certainly not something I'd ever pick out. I don't like spa or floral type scents and it's definitely a watery spa type. It's not horrible or anything, especially for a bathroom perhaps, but it's not my thing. It smells like a men's deodorant.
Banana Nut Bread - I love banana nut bread scents usually, but WOW is this strong on the banana. A lot of people say the banana is an artificial candy scent which I guess I get, but for me it's more of an over ripe banana.....like to the point it's almost solid brown and mushy. That's all I smell and it's so so so SO strong. Are you getting that it's strong? haha I'm shoving this to the back and giving it a VERY long cure time and hope the bread notes start coming out more.
Cinnamon Buns - I mostly get a red hot type cinnamon, but also a light flakey bakery note. Hoping the cinnamon gets sweeter as it cures, but I don't dislike it. It's very light right now. I've heard the cinnamon scents take the longest to cure.
Cotton Candy - Doesn't smell like cotton candy much. It has a fruity strawberry and raspberry note to it. I don't dislike it, it's kinda nice actually, but it's not cotton candy yet, perhaps when it warms.
Peanut Butter Cookies - Smells excellent and true to the name, just extremely light.
Pumpkin Frappuccino - I like the bottom of the scent shot a lot better than the top. LOL The bottom smells like pumpkin spice and coffee mixed, exactly like I wanted it to, so yummy, but the top smells like very dark, VERY bitter coffee, hoping the bottom is more true to the scent when it cures/warms.
Vanilla Bean Noel - Very true to the BBW scent. I like it, it's just extremely light.
Pink Noel - I'm only smelling cupcake right now, but it's good. Hope more vanilla bean comes out later and it's also very light, but stronger than just the plain Vanilla Bean Noel.
Sugary Cinnamon Bread Pudding - Smells just like the name says, kinda reminds me of a cinnamon toast. It's a sweeter cinnamon already and I smell a buttery sugar note too. Very nice, but wow is it light. I hope it gets strong, just not burn your nose, headache inducing strong.
Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake - Yum, Yum, YUM!!! This smells like a wonderful pumpkin scent, but not overly spicy at all. Then there's this warm ooey gooey butter scent that just seems like you'd gain 10 pounds just by smelling it. It's wonderful already, can't wait to see what happens in a few weeks.
Cinnamon Gingerbread Latte - Another WOW!! I don't get any cinnamon at all with this one yet. It's just straight up very authentic gingerbread with a nice coffee aroma. I love this one and my only hope is it get s a little stronger when warmed. Yum!
Trick or Treat - Oh my goodness someone stop me before I eat this. Is wax toxic?? Just kidding......sort of. This one is VERY sweet, but amazing. I get a really strong butterscotch scent that smells like butterscotch and candy corn. It just screams Halloween candy goodness to me. I love it and need this in a large candle, cubes, crumbs, scoopables, a 20 gallon vat.............
So that's it, that's everything, my first order has arrived and I'm already planning my second. I really like most everything I got and can't wait to warm them all. I'd say just on cold sniff alone my standout favorites are French Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Gingerbread Latte, Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake, and my beloved Trick or Treat. Hope you guys liked this and hope to get to know you more as I plan on sticking around with CBV for a very long time.
Pumpkin Cider - definitely an apple cider scent, but instead of generic fall or craft store it's the freshest cider scent I've ever smelled. It feels like I'm right out in the orchard drinking it on a cool day. I do smell a hint of pumpkin though, but not much, hoping for more when it is cured/warmed
Chocolate Mint - On cold sniff I don't like it at all I'm afraid. It's a VERY sharp peppermint and I was hoping for more of a sweet mint and there's a really strong powdery note as well. I really hope this one changes when warmed.
French Crumb Cake - WOW, Amazing!!!!! I want to eat it now! I smell light cinnamon and light coffee and just a cake/cobbler/crumbly type note to it. It smells just like a really nice coffee cake. I'm going to have a hard time letting this one cure I'm so impatient.
Neptune's Oasis - This was my free scent shot and certainly not something I'd ever pick out. I don't like spa or floral type scents and it's definitely a watery spa type. It's not horrible or anything, especially for a bathroom perhaps, but it's not my thing. It smells like a men's deodorant.
Banana Nut Bread - I love banana nut bread scents usually, but WOW is this strong on the banana. A lot of people say the banana is an artificial candy scent which I guess I get, but for me it's more of an over ripe banana.....like to the point it's almost solid brown and mushy. That's all I smell and it's so so so SO strong. Are you getting that it's strong? haha I'm shoving this to the back and giving it a VERY long cure time and hope the bread notes start coming out more.
Cinnamon Buns - I mostly get a red hot type cinnamon, but also a light flakey bakery note. Hoping the cinnamon gets sweeter as it cures, but I don't dislike it. It's very light right now. I've heard the cinnamon scents take the longest to cure.
Cotton Candy - Doesn't smell like cotton candy much. It has a fruity strawberry and raspberry note to it. I don't dislike it, it's kinda nice actually, but it's not cotton candy yet, perhaps when it warms.
Peanut Butter Cookies - Smells excellent and true to the name, just extremely light.
Pumpkin Frappuccino - I like the bottom of the scent shot a lot better than the top. LOL The bottom smells like pumpkin spice and coffee mixed, exactly like I wanted it to, so yummy, but the top smells like very dark, VERY bitter coffee, hoping the bottom is more true to the scent when it cures/warms.
Vanilla Bean Noel - Very true to the BBW scent. I like it, it's just extremely light.
Pink Noel - I'm only smelling cupcake right now, but it's good. Hope more vanilla bean comes out later and it's also very light, but stronger than just the plain Vanilla Bean Noel.
Sugary Cinnamon Bread Pudding - Smells just like the name says, kinda reminds me of a cinnamon toast. It's a sweeter cinnamon already and I smell a buttery sugar note too. Very nice, but wow is it light. I hope it gets strong, just not burn your nose, headache inducing strong.
Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake - Yum, Yum, YUM!!! This smells like a wonderful pumpkin scent, but not overly spicy at all. Then there's this warm ooey gooey butter scent that just seems like you'd gain 10 pounds just by smelling it. It's wonderful already, can't wait to see what happens in a few weeks.
Cinnamon Gingerbread Latte - Another WOW!! I don't get any cinnamon at all with this one yet. It's just straight up very authentic gingerbread with a nice coffee aroma. I love this one and my only hope is it get s a little stronger when warmed. Yum!
Trick or Treat - Oh my goodness someone stop me before I eat this. Is wax toxic?? Just kidding......sort of. This one is VERY sweet, but amazing. I get a really strong butterscotch scent that smells like butterscotch and candy corn. It just screams Halloween candy goodness to me. I love it and need this in a large candle, cubes, crumbs, scoopables, a 20 gallon vat.............
So that's it, that's everything, my first order has arrived and I'm already planning my second. I really like most everything I got and can't wait to warm them all. I'd say just on cold sniff alone my standout favorites are French Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Gingerbread Latte, Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake, and my beloved Trick or Treat. Hope you guys liked this and hope to get to know you more as I plan on sticking around with CBV for a very long time.