I often get lured in by Instagram posts, especially about sales, and this case was no exception. Last week the brand Save Your Scentses was offering a 16 pc mixed scent sampler for $11 (reg. $13), so I decided to give it a shot.
I ordered on the 22nd and received it today on the 30th. TAT was set at 1 week so that's just about right. Shipping was $3.60, so fairly economical.
The package was well padded and used eco friendly packing materials as being environmentally conscious is important to their business. Everything arrived perfectly in tact and was nestled in a cute little nest.
I don't know why it didn't occur to me that these wax melts were only the size of one regular clamshell square each. I'm kind of a visual person and since the photos of the wax melts were close ups, they just translated into being about twice that size in my mind. I was mildly disappointed in myself for not actually reading the ounces before ordering; I went back and read the product description today and it was clearly listed as "single clamshell .55 oz" so I have no one to blame but myself for misjudging the size.
Sale price on these cubes were about 69¢ each, so around $1.38 per oz. Regular price for these cubes is around $1.56 per ounce. They also list .5 oz sugar skull shapes for $1 each, so that's getting a little pricey at $2 per oz. Also had some full clams for $4.50. These prices are not particularly unusual, but they are borderline the highest I'd pay for any wax. I probably wouldn't order at regular price, purely for budgetary reasons.
The quality of the ingredients they use probably factors into the cost. If you would like to read more about their business practices, see their website:
https://www.saveyourscentses.com/pages/about-us
Cold Sniff Thoughts:
Island Hibiscus- A strongly scented floral. Reminds me of fresh jasmine. Pleasant but may or may not be overwhelming when melting.
Rain Drops- a light, fresh aroma. Pleasant as this type of scent goes. Very clean, not too artificial or detergent like.
Soft & Sweet- A lovely blend; smells like almond and cashmere to me, with perhaps a hint of cherry. Fairly strong.
Endless Summer- a beautiful sweet & creamy fruity floral. Fairly strong.
Cannabis Flower- a rather nice earthy, green and musky scent. Much nicer than the skunky weed smell I was imagining, haha. Fairly strong.
Monkey Farts- smells like Laffy Taffy banana (artificial banana), which I happen to love but many others do not. Fairly strong.
Magic Carpet Ride- not sure what this one is supposed to be, but there's a bitterness to it that I don't care for. It's kind of a bitter herbal floral with hints of exotic spices and a weird detergent note. Fairly strong.
Agave Lime-very realistic; smells like tequila. It's rather tart and boozy; I would have preferred it a tad sweeter, like a margarita. Strong.
Berries & Bubbly- very sweet mixed berries with a prominent cherry note and a splash of fizzy champagne. Very unique. Strong.
Bro- smells like a masculine woodsy cologne and I actually like it quite a lot. Strong.
Pumpkin Pie- a very aromatic pumpkin pie filling heavy on the spice, with delicious hints of buttery pie crust. Very good and strong.
Love Spell (VS dupe)- a perfect dupe, as realistic as any others I've smelled. The right floral and fruit notes are all there. Fairly strong.
Sour Watermelon- it does smell like a sour watermelon gummie candy, very yummy. Fairly strong.
Keep Your Coo!- this was a pleasant clean/fresh/herbal blend but it was lightly to moderately scented to my nose.
Cabernet- a sweet berry wine scent. Not overly boozy: very nice. Fairly strong.
Water Lily & Mint- a strong aquatic floral with the slightest hint of mint. Not my favorite but not unpleasant either.
Free sample:
3 tiny happy faced emoji shaped melts in Nectarine & White Ginger scent-
Top notes of juicy nectarine, bottom notes of ginger which were a bit acrid. I thought I'd like this scent more than I do; will have to see what notes come out when melting. Fairly strong.
Overall I am pleased with my order from Save Your Scentses. I was a bit apprehensive about not being able to choose my scents, but I do like the majority of the ones I got, with the exception of Magic Carpet ride. There are a couple others I'm on the fence about but will reserve final judgement until melting.
There were two things I did not care for about my order. One is that these tiny clamshells are ridiculously hard to open. They are small and awkward, too hard to get a grip on without crushing the wax cubes and the lids are fit so tightly that I almost flung each and every one across the room while attempting to open it. I know they have an older and newer style of packaging. I received some of both but honestly found them nearly equally difficult to open.
The other thing I did not think through very well is that I only have one of each scent and two warmers, so I will not be able to melt the same scent in both warmers.
So, would I order from Save Your Scentses again? That remains to be seen. If I find some favorite scents with amazing throw, I might consider ordering some full sized clams, especially if they went on sale. There are a few scents I have very high hopes for. I probably wouldn't mind order another sampler though, even though it was fun to try some scents I wouldn't have otherwise ordered. I will report back on the throw of each scent individually as I melt them. Thanks for reading! Have you ever tried Save Your Scentses?
