Yankee advice

[petpixie]

I've just taken delivery of some yankee candles. I got autumn leaves which is ok , midnight jasmine which I really like and lilac blossom which I'm a bit disappointed with as that's the one I had high hopes for. I'd appreciate any tips on choosing my next buy. Has anyone tried the sweetpea?

 

[marleybear]

yes i have, found it a bit sweet for me, but i do like midnight jasmine though.

thats probably not helped has it ? sorry

 

[cibmoir]

I loved sweet pea it is light and just smell well like sweet peas!

 

[Tia]

sweetpea is not that great imo
If you like flowery scents, I can recommend sheer gardenia which is lush. Honeysuckle is great too. I love lily of the valley, but has been discountinued. Oooh yes, freesia is another fab flowery smell

 

[petpixie]

I'm open to any nice scent Tia. Love honeysuckle, I'll pop that on the wish list!

 

[Tia]

Fruity scents are great too: watermelon, candied apple, mackintosh, strawberry, raspberry cream
And don't forget another favourite: french vanilla!
For summertime i adore Island Spa, as it is the most uplifting scent ever: fresh, a bit tropical, but very addictive

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

yum fruited scents my mum likes orchard pear

 

[petpixie]

Have you tried beach walk tia? Sounds lovely, but maybe not?

 

[petpixie]

Thanks SCW! (Your buttons gone!) I'm not so keen on fruit flavours but I'll get a sample of all the suggestions. You never know till you try!

 

[ERICS MUM]

My favourites are freshly cut roses and lemon lavender. Both have a distinctive smell but not too strong or sweet. QVC sell a great set of four
10 ounce candles in tumblers in 4 floral fragrances (can't remember which !) and I like them all. Can't find it on their website so must be out of stock until next YC show.

Linda

 

[queenie]

Hiya
mulling spices is nice
cinnamon sticks is great,so realistic
lemon lavender
sparkling lemon
splash of rain
cherry lemonade
clean cotton
sunwashed linen
all a bit different,can you tell I am a fan??!
hope you find something you like there x

 

[yazrose]

Well I would say FRENCH VANILLA.

 

[petpixie]

Oooh, splash of rain sounds good!

 

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

Thanks SCW! (Your buttons gone!) I'm not so keen on fruit flavours but I'll get a sample of all the suggestions. You never know till you try!

i dont know why the button has gone

 

[petpixie]

It's back!!!!!!

 

[ERICS MUM]

My favourites are freshly cut roses and lemon lavender. Both have a distinctive smell but not too strong or sweet. QVC sell a great set of four
10 ounce candles in tumblers in 4 floral fragrances (can't remember which !) and I like them all. Can't find it on their website so must be out of stock until next YC show.

Linda

 

[Fraggle]

My likes change depending on the season. For winter I love baking smells so Christmas Cookie (all time fave ), Vanilla Cupcake, Blueberry Scone. In summer I prefer the fruity smells Sparkling Lemon is gorgeous and I loved Sweet Melon and Cucumber and Cantaloupe before they were discontinued.

 

[Mikado]

Has lavender and sage been discontinued? It was the first YC I tried and loved it but I can't find it anymore.

 

[Mrs James]

Oooh, splash of rain sounds good!

that's actually a bit of a letdown, Pixie
i suggest you buy a range of samplers at £1.60 each ( although on yankeedoodle they do multi packs of 18 of their choose for a bargain price ) and see what you like before buying the jars.

 

[VALM]

One that I definitely would not recommend is Cafe au Lait. As soon as I lit this wax tart I didn't like it. Smells very synthetic. MrM asked why he could smell chinese curry sauce?! Decided that maybe the fragrance was too intense for my living room so moved it onto the landing. I too then could smell a sort of sweet black bean/soy sauce smell. Not nice.

I was also burning Eggnog (which is lovely) and had thought that the two smells together would recreate Starbucks! Not to be! xx

I'm probably not much help to the OP as I prefer sweet smells - my all time favourite is Jack Frost. x