This is a review of Goose Creek Candle Wax Melts from November 2016. Goose Creek Candles and wax melts scents are rich and strong, and they come up with creative scent blends. Goose Creek Candle wax melts and candles can be found on their website at goosecreekcandle.com, and at some stores like Gabe's and Tuesday Morning.
Auburn Lake
Fruity notes of black currant, Sicilian bergamot and mandarin that blend into a heart of fir balsam, peach nectar and black orchid. A warm base of patchouli, dark chocolate, tobacco leaves and Tahitian vanilla finish this serene fragrance.
On cold sniff I smell sweet wood with cloves or tobacco and just a smidgen of smokiness. It almost has a bit of a barbecue sauce vibe. Looking at the scent notes, there's black currant which makes scents smell classy. I don't smell fir or balsam at all, although that might be the smokiness I detect. There's tobacco and patchouli. I don't smell any chocolate at all. Melted, it's definitely a woodsy tobacco clove type scent and does smell a bit like barbecue sauce.
Beach Party
Fruity blend of lemon, lime, orange, mango, black currant and peach. Sugar, musk and vanilla adds the perfect finishing touch.
This smells fantastic, like sweet lemon and maybe plum. It smells similar to Scentsy Summer Sunset, but more lemony.
Cherry Cheesecake
Sweet notes of vanilla cream cheese, a juicy cherry topping and sugared vanilla.
This one is disappointing on cold sniff. I just smell a fake sweet nondescript berry and it doesn't even smell foodie like candy or cake. However, it does smell better melted. I do smell the cherry (although it still smells fake), and I guess what they're trying to pass off as cheese but kind of smells like white bread or old milk. If it weren't for that note, I would probably like it even with the fake fruit note.
Dark Vanilla Bean
Classic rich French vanilla cream. A bit of toasted coconut & caramel butter brings warmth & longevity.
On cold sniff this is just a plain milky vanilla, and not very strong. I expected it to be much richer or more exotic or just different somehow. Looking at the scent notes, I might detect a smidgen of coconut, but no caramel or buttery notes.
Day in the Sun
Enjoy the sunshine with this fruity floral fragrance blending sparkling bergamot, lemon zest, petitgrain and neroli with orange blossom, tuberose and Tahitian tiare. Coconut and musk add warmth and a sense of calm.
This smells just like Coppertone Suntan Oil, with that sweet orange blossom and coconut fragrance. Fantastic!!
Mulberry
Sun sweetened mulberries blend beautifully with light notes of cherry and an undertone of vanilla.
This smells a little like cherry but with that cherry cough syrup note, which is nice. There's also a hint of bitterness that makes it more of a wild berry type scent. It's a nice scent, although not my favorite. The scent started dissipating within an hour and then it took on a chemical note.
Sweet Banana Bread
This scrumptious homemade treat folds bananas, sugared pralines and buttered pecans into a sweet mix of whipped honey, caramel swirl, cinnamon and brown sugar. Vanilla creme adds the perfect finishing touch.
This is very rich, more like a sweet banana cake with brown sugar crumbles on top. It smells fantastic! Now that I've read the scent notes, I guess I do detect a nuttiness from the pecans. I don't smell cinnamon, which is good, because too many bakery scents add cinnamon. This smells better than Mainstays Banana Nut Bread and Better Homes & Gardens Banana Bread Pudding.
Under the Oaks
Warm and rustic woods blend beautifully with fresh bergamot, neroli, and oakmoss. A fresh breeze brings warming notes of mahogany, jasmine, and sandalwood.
I smell raw wood but I can't figure out the other notes, maybe a smidgen of pine. Looking at the scent notes, I don't smell neroli or jasmine, although there is just a smidgen of sweetness which could be one of those notes. When melted, however, I don't smell any sweetness, just a very woodsy scent with a hint of pine.
White Coral
This beautiful rich aroma combines black currant, peach and orange. The heart blends light notes of rose, orange blossom, jasmine and freesia. The bottom is a warming vanilla, sandalwood and light musk.
This is a very sweet perfumey scent with maybe a hint of coconut and perhaps a smidgen of some kind of fruit, and maybe a little amber for warmth. It's similar to Scentsy Luna and ScentSationals Blackberry Cider. Looking at the scent notes, there's black currant which gives this scent a rich classy feel. I guess I do smell peach just a little, but not orange at all. I don't smell rose, but I think I smell jasmine, and the musk gives it that warm perfumey note.
Wildest Dreams
A fruity mix of bergamot, pear, orange and cassis wraps around a floral bouquet of jasmine, muguet and apple blossom while a sensual base of musk, sandalwood, cedarwood, vanilla, amber and tonka leaves a lasting impression.
On cold sniff it smells like sandalwood and men's cologne. I don't smell fruit, but now that I know it's in there, I might detect a very slight peachy note, but no orange or apple. When melted though, it took on a slight cat pee vibe that I didn't like.
