Avoiding Awkward Moments: Faking a Clean House with Lemon Verbena & Clean Breeze

Picture this..

You're at home watching reruns of (Gray's Anatomy/Buffy/Friends) your (dog's/kid's/husband's) crap is all around the house, you haven't mopped for over a week and there is a definite odor wafting from your garbage... Sigh, life is good.

Just then you get a text from your (mother/mother-in law/neat freak friend) telling you that they're dropping by shortly.

You...

a. Pretend to be sick and VERY contagious... Do your best to remember the symptoms you pretended to have the next time you see them.

b. Hope there's traffic and scramble to clean as much as possible.

c. Quickly stash the crap laying around the house in the nearest closet and pop in a cube of Lemon Verbena or Clean Breeze.

Since this is a Scentsy Blog, clearly if you chose "c" you're right!  Lemon Verbena and Clean Breeze are very different scents but both are great for masking unwanted home odors and replacing them with a just cleaned smell.

Lemon Verbena was newly introduced with the Spring/Summer 2014 catalog.  

Scentsy describes this lively scent as "Fresh lemon zest, bright kaffir lime and verbena leaf"

For me, this is one of those fragrances that smell so much better when warmed.  The citrus notes give your home that "just cleaned" scent.  Overall, this is a cheery and invigorating bar that I can't get enough of.

Clean Breeze is my other go to bar when I want to fake a clean house.

Scentsy's description for this scent is right on the money "White floral with a touch of spring: this is the scent of fresh, clean laundry."

If you enjoy the scent of clean laundry and dryer sheets you will LOVE Clean Breeze.  Beware, this fragrance packs a lot of punch so you may want to save if for the days when you need it mask unwanted odors.

If you'd like to pretend your dirty house is clean, visit our online store and buy your Lemon Verbena and Clean Breeze bars today!

Cheers, 

Beth

She Sells Sea Shells: Ocean & By the Sea

If you're a Scentsy fan, you're probably already familiar with Ocean, which is part of their Favourites collection.  

Ocean is described by Scentsy as consisting of "Cool and refreshing aquatic notes deepened with water lilies and ocean breezes."  Scentsy's description of Ocean is right on. This is a classic aquatic scent which is nicely blended with Sharp ozone and soft floral notes.

With the new Spring/Summer 2014 release, Scentsy has added, By the Sea, a second ocean inspired fragrance, to their line up. I'm really happy that Scentsy decided to introduce By the Sea this spring... It effectively doubles their aquatic fragrance optoins, since before this, Ocean was all there was.

 By the Sea is described as "The scent of ocean air wafting through dewy seaside grass."  

Based on the description alone, I would have guessed this is what By the Sea would smell like...

In reality, I think it smells more like this...

If you went to highschool in the late 90's you know exactly what Cool Water smells like... And if you're a woman chances are you owned a bottle.  By the Sea isn't as fruity as the perfume but its scent is definietly comparable.

When taking a whiff of By the Sea, I don't pick up any of the grass or breezy notes that Scentsy advertises. While very similar to Ocean, By the Sea isn't as clean smelling -- It replaces Ocean's fresh ozone notes with stronger floral ones and as a result has a far more perfumey and feminine smell.

If you're a fan of Ocean, I strongly recommend trying By the Sea. It's more of a sister scent than a complete reinvention so you'll likely enjoy it as well.  If both are new to you, then go with Ocean since it's more of a pure aquataic fragrance and would help to add variety to any Scentsy fragrance collection.

Do you want to take a trip to the sea?  Visit our online Scentsy store or email us at TheSafeCandleShoppe@gmail.com to buy your Ocean and By the Sea products today!

Cheers, 

Beth

Bizarrely Accurate: Tomato Vine

Scentsy’s new Spring/Summer 2014 fragrance offerings are pretty awesome. While it’s still too soon for me to have a favorite, I can tell you that hands down, Tomato Vine is the most unexpected!

When I saw the name I assumed that Tomato Vine would be an earthy green scent, that was inspired by juicy sun ripened tomatoes.  

I was wrong.

This fragrance is not inspired by tomato vines…

It smells exactly like a tomato vine. Scentsy wasn't kidding when they came up with this description.

I asked Peter to blind test this one to see if he had the same reaction. When I held up the test bar to his nose he knew right away that he recognized the scent, but even after repeated whiffs he couldn’t put his finger on exactly what it smelt like.   

When I finally revealed to Peter what the fragrance was he was also amazed with Scentsy’s accuracy.  

Peter just couldn’t guess the scent, since the smell of tomato vines is one of those life fragrances that we experience often enough but rarely stop to consciously register.  

 

Alright, so this thing smells exactly like a tomato vine... But would I recommend it?

Ahhhh that’s hard to say. 

I think that there are some people out there who would really enjoy it. People who love to tend to their vegetable gardens and want to transport themselves there during winter months… Or maybe vegetarians? (har har har)… Other than that perhaps a few people would like this as an occasional scent.   

But really, I think this fragrance is pretty bizarre and I couldn’t see myself wanting to have its sharp green smell wafting through my house very often.

So this is what I say to it...

Do you love the smell of ripe tomato plants?  Buy your own Tomato Vine scented products at our online Scentsy store or by emailing us at TheSafeCandleShoppe@gmail.com.

Cheers,

Beth

  

Trend: Bold, Geometric, Black & White

My favorite spring home decor trend for 2014 is the use of bold, geometric, black and white accessories...

I love how modern, fun and clean they can make a room...

Since redecorating my entire living room is out of the question, I decided to buy Scentsy's Chevron Black warmer instead...

Scentsy got it so right with this one! 

I'm a little obsessed with this warmer to be honest... Actually... A lot obsessed, if I'm really honest. Check out my polyvore creation that took me way too much time to put together.

What is your favorite home decor trend this spring?

Do you want your own Chevron Black warmer? Visit our Scentsy store here  or email us at TheSafeCandleShoppe@gmail.com to buy it.

Cheers, 

Beth