This is a review of Scentsy Bar Wax Melts from September 2017. Some of these are brand new scents, some are old and discontinued, and a couple are 'Bring Back My Bar' scents.
Berry of Paradise
Sugared strawberry, bird of paradise and vanilla bean
I smell strawberry with maybe a honeydew melon note, and a smidgen of tropical and floral. Looking at the scent notes, bird of paradise is a flower that has a tropical scent, which is where I'm getting that slight tropical note.
Cherry Almond Pie
Graham crackers, sweet almond, cream, and cherries
This is super strong on cold sniff. OMG it smells incredible, just like almond and maraschino cherry, with a sweet rich creamy vanilla note. This is different from the well-known vendor scent "Serendipity", which is generally just cherry and coconut, sometimes with orange added, occasionally with almond added. This scent smells better to me than Serendipity.
Clothesline
Crisp greens, orange flower, creamy violet and a hint of white wicker basket
I love this scent! It's a sweet fabric softener scent, but not overly "laundryish". It's also rich and warm, with maybe a slight berry note and maybe even a smidgen of lemon. It's very similar to the Febreze Downy Unstopables Spring wax melt scent. Looking at the scent notes, it's the orange flower that I probably think is the berry and lemon. When I sniffed the melting wax from up close, it cleared my sinuses, but it's not a minty scent at all. So I think it's the chemical combination that cleared my sinuses, which freaked me out a little. If you like this scent but can't find it, check out the Downy version at Walmart. It's $3.97, so cheaper than Scentsy (which is now $6.00). And the Downy version was a scent monster that took over the entire house.
Cranberry Garland
Sweet-tart cranberry, grounded by sage and earthy pine cones
On cold sniff I smell sweet cranberry with just a hint of tartness, mixed with a little bit of pine. When melted, the cranberry is definitely the predominant scent, but I still smell a smidgen of pine. Very nice scent!
Huckleberry & Clementine
Huckleberry preserves, clementine and a sprig of strawberry vine
Fantastic scent, similar to Scentsy Luna with that sweet plum/blackberry note and a warm slightly perfumey cashmere note, but this scent has a much stronger sweet fruity plum/blackberry note and is much more rich, dark and intense. Looking at the scent notes, yes, I do smell strawberry. Clementine is a citrus scent that smells like tangerine rind with a floral note, but I don't smell any citrus in this scent.
Jumpin' Jelly Bean
Apple, pear, lemon, and lime melange
This smells like sweet honeydew melon flavored candy. I also smell pear or maybe a little bit of apple. Looking at the scent notes, I'm surprised I don't see melon. I don't smell lemon or lime on cold sniff, although when melted maybe there's a smidgen. This doesn't smell like jelly beans to me, although it's a nice scent. It's nice on cold sniff, but it's fantastic when melted!
Mandarin Toffee Treat
Sugared mandarin and sugar cane drizzled with creamy toffee butter
A sweet creamy orange, like an orange creamsicle, with caramely butterscotch toffee drizzled on top. Scrumptious
Marshmallow Mint
Buttermint, marshmallow and amber
Just like the scent name, this is a lovely rich marshmallow scent with a peppermint note. It's not overly minty or sickeningly sweet.
Mellow Moment
Chamomile tea leaves sweetened with a touch of apple and orange blossom.
A nice warm sunflower type floral scent with a little bit of a soapy note and an iced tea note. It's not overly sweet, and in fact it has a tiny bit of a bitter note (but not in a bad way). Looking at the scent notes, I guess the orange blossom is the floral note, although it doesn't smell like orange blossom per se (which is more of a neroli type scent). And there's the tea. I don't smell apple at all.
Orange Dreamsicle
A classic combination of fresh orange, swirled with vanilla cream
On cold sniff I wasn't sure about this one, since it smelled fake with a bit of a chemical note. But it smelled better melted. It does smell like an orange creamsicle, although not as sweet and creamy as, and a bit more tangy than, similar scents I've smelled from other companies. It smells a little more like powdered orange drink mix.
Peony Petals
Peony, rose petals, and soft breeze
A nice authentic floral scent with maybe a rose note and a little bit of a floral body wash note.
Spring Symphony
Hyacinth, coconut water, violet leaf and soft musk
Light spring flowers with a slightly perfumey note but also a slightly grassy note to temper the sweetness a bit, and a hint of a fresh air note and perhaps a smidgen of coconut. Looking at the scent notes, the soft musk is the perfume note, and there's the coconut water. Melted, I detect a hint of fruit like honeydew melon.
Tahitian Black Orchid
Black plums blend with coconut milk and black orchids, with white roses.
This smells like a very sweet blackberry with vanilla and a little bit of a floral note. Nice scent. Looking at the scent notes, the fruit is plum, not blackberry. I do smell the floral note a little, but not rose.
Woodland Suede
Red oak, smoky cedar, suede musk and bright winter lemon
I smell pine along with a sort of smoky note and a smidgen of a warm cologne note way in the background, and a hint of some kind of savory note that I can't put my finger on. Looking at the scent notes, I don't smell lemon. I love pine scents, but the savory note in this one smells a little like bread to me, so it's not my favorite pine scent.
