Post by disalan on Jun 18, 2014 15:53:59 GMT -5
I have been keeping notes on Scent Shots I have melted. Here are my recent melts and thoughts about each. I score them 1-5. 5 being the highest and best rating.
CBV Melt Mini Reviews
5/30/14
Cotton Candy - 4 - Same warm as cold. Not quite a 100% traditional cotton candy scent to my nose. Smells like there may be a hint of strawberry. A nice sweet scent with medium throw. Better for one room and not a whole house. Melted a 1/4 SS. Enjoyable but I like Sugar Kisses followed by Ringmaster more.
Curious to see how all three above scents compare to Fluffy Pink Candy.
5/30/14
Sunburst - 4.5 - I pick up more pink grapefruit and strawberry than orange both cold and warm. The grapefruit is a sweet grapefruit and not tart. I think people who like Sweet Talk or Pink Grapefruit will like this one. The scent filled my house with out being overly strong. Melted 1/4 SS. Possible repurchase. The kids liked it, especially Kira.
5/31
Barnwood - 3.75 - Reminds me of a pile old grey wood in a field. A manly cowboy scent. Smells mildly like cologne (less than when first receiving it). It is like the scent you might smell when hugging a man.
Medium throw. 1/4 SS.
6/1
Berry Me Alive - 4.5 - Very cherry berry! I don't pick up banana or orange. Almost like a fruit punch but not as much as Bite Me. Sweet but not overly so. More a of fruity candy scent than fresh fruit. Stronger than a medium throw with a 1/4 SS. Would repurchase.
6/1
Endless Love - 4.25 - Just like the Victoria Secrets fragrance of the same name which I use to wear in my 20's. My cold sniff impression was that this scent was going to be overly perfumey but this was not the case for me once melted. A 1/4 SS had a great throw which I could smell in the master bedroom at the back of the house.
6/2
Kiwi Raspberry - 4.5 - Frui-Tay! Kiwi and raspberry just like the name. Great throw at 1/4 SS. Seemed to last a pretty long time. I liked this one much much more than Banana Kiwi. Would repurchase.
6/7
Lick Me All Over - 4.5 - A very fresh and fruity scent. Slight floral notes making it very pretty. Reminds me of a body spray. 1/4 SS with medium throw.
6/7
Enchanted Forest - 4.25 - Sweet mint and earth with hints of fruitiness. Reminiscent of Dark Angel. Melted a 1/4 SS more than a medium throw.
6/8
Blueberry Cheesecake - 4.75 - Sweet creamy blueberry. There isn't a tart note like one might expect from a cheesecake scent but this one is delicious. Blueberry Flapjacks has a bakery and light maple note that this one does not. Fantastic throw with a 1/4 SS.
6/9
Honeybee - 4 - A LOT like Bath Time With Pooh but with more of a floral note (honeysuckle?). Great throw with a 1/4 SS.
6/10
Monkey Bread - 5 - Sweet cinnamon. Smells like a cinnamon glaze to me with a warm slight bakery note. Has me craving a warm cinnamon pastry or at the very least cinnamon toast. Good throw with 1/4 SS.
6/14
Coco Lime Verbena - 4.5 - Loved the scent! I gave it a 4.5 and not a solid 5 because I wish it were stronger. Sweet coconut (not tanning oil) with a fresh note that wasn't really lime or verbena. Very enjoyable! A medium throw with a 1/4 SS. Will make a nice go-to everyday scent. Would definitely repurchase.
6/14
Bergamot & Mandarin - 4.25/4.5 - A fresh and clean scent to my nose perhaps like a soap or shampoo. Not tart like one might expect from citrus. Between clean and spa like. More than a medium throw with a 1/4 Scent Shot.
6/15
Pink Noel - 5 - Defreakingkicious! Just like a vanilla cupcake topped with sweet creamy vanilla frosting. Good throw with a 1/4 SS. Will absolutely reorder!
6/17
Winter Snowflake - 4.5 - Sweet peppermint and pine. The addition of pine makes this mint have more of a Christmas feel. I like so many other mints for any season that I might reserve this one for winter. Would repurchase. Good throw with a 1/4 SS.
CBV Melt Mini Reviews
5/30/14
Cotton Candy - 4 - Same warm as cold. Not quite a 100% traditional cotton candy scent to my nose. Smells like there may be a hint of strawberry. A nice sweet scent with medium throw. Better for one room and not a whole house. Melted a 1/4 SS. Enjoyable but I like Sugar Kisses followed by Ringmaster more.
Curious to see how all three above scents compare to Fluffy Pink Candy.
5/30/14
Sunburst - 4.5 - I pick up more pink grapefruit and strawberry than orange both cold and warm. The grapefruit is a sweet grapefruit and not tart. I think people who like Sweet Talk or Pink Grapefruit will like this one. The scent filled my house with out being overly strong. Melted 1/4 SS. Possible repurchase. The kids liked it, especially Kira.
5/31
Barnwood - 3.75 - Reminds me of a pile old grey wood in a field. A manly cowboy scent. Smells mildly like cologne (less than when first receiving it). It is like the scent you might smell when hugging a man.
Medium throw. 1/4 SS.
6/1
Berry Me Alive - 4.5 - Very cherry berry! I don't pick up banana or orange. Almost like a fruit punch but not as much as Bite Me. Sweet but not overly so. More a of fruity candy scent than fresh fruit. Stronger than a medium throw with a 1/4 SS. Would repurchase.
6/1
Endless Love - 4.25 - Just like the Victoria Secrets fragrance of the same name which I use to wear in my 20's. My cold sniff impression was that this scent was going to be overly perfumey but this was not the case for me once melted. A 1/4 SS had a great throw which I could smell in the master bedroom at the back of the house.
6/2
Kiwi Raspberry - 4.5 - Frui-Tay! Kiwi and raspberry just like the name. Great throw at 1/4 SS. Seemed to last a pretty long time. I liked this one much much more than Banana Kiwi. Would repurchase.
6/7
Lick Me All Over - 4.5 - A very fresh and fruity scent. Slight floral notes making it very pretty. Reminds me of a body spray. 1/4 SS with medium throw.
6/7
Enchanted Forest - 4.25 - Sweet mint and earth with hints of fruitiness. Reminiscent of Dark Angel. Melted a 1/4 SS more than a medium throw.
6/8
Blueberry Cheesecake - 4.75 - Sweet creamy blueberry. There isn't a tart note like one might expect from a cheesecake scent but this one is delicious. Blueberry Flapjacks has a bakery and light maple note that this one does not. Fantastic throw with a 1/4 SS.
6/9
Honeybee - 4 - A LOT like Bath Time With Pooh but with more of a floral note (honeysuckle?). Great throw with a 1/4 SS.
6/10
Monkey Bread - 5 - Sweet cinnamon. Smells like a cinnamon glaze to me with a warm slight bakery note. Has me craving a warm cinnamon pastry or at the very least cinnamon toast. Good throw with 1/4 SS.
6/14
Coco Lime Verbena - 4.5 - Loved the scent! I gave it a 4.5 and not a solid 5 because I wish it were stronger. Sweet coconut (not tanning oil) with a fresh note that wasn't really lime or verbena. Very enjoyable! A medium throw with a 1/4 SS. Will make a nice go-to everyday scent. Would definitely repurchase.
6/14
Bergamot & Mandarin - 4.25/4.5 - A fresh and clean scent to my nose perhaps like a soap or shampoo. Not tart like one might expect from citrus. Between clean and spa like. More than a medium throw with a 1/4 Scent Shot.
6/15
Pink Noel - 5 - Defreakingkicious! Just like a vanilla cupcake topped with sweet creamy vanilla frosting. Good throw with a 1/4 SS. Will absolutely reorder!
6/17
Winter Snowflake - 4.5 - Sweet peppermint and pine. The addition of pine makes this mint have more of a Christmas feel. I like so many other mints for any season that I might reserve this one for winter. Would repurchase. Good throw with a 1/4 SS.