Scent Lots??
One thing I've found remarkable with Scentsy is the consistency of scent in their bars. However, Clementine Clove just may challenge that consistency for me. There appear to be two distinct "varieties" of CC, which I'll describe later, that has made me more aware of the issue.It shouldn't surprise you that besides scented wax, I'm also a huge perfume fan. In the perfume world, it is well known that perfumes can be different between production lots, due to the nature of the ingredients, some of which are natural and some of which are manufactured. I can only imagine it would be the same with fragrance used to scent other things...like wax. Scentsy does use both natural and manufactured scent, so it really surprises me that, up until now, I really haven't noticed a huge variation in scent among bars!
Clementine Clove is the exception. It is supposed to be "a bright medley of aromatic citrus with clove and a hint of balsam." When I (finally) received mine this month a little later than usual, I popped in cubes from the first bar I came to in all my downstairs warmers. Melted, it was an okay orange with a hint of spice that, unfortunately, was impossible to detect by dinnertime. Not impressed.
However, I went to the Scentsy forums to check up on the reviews there and found that many peeps were finding Clementine Clove to be really strong on balsam. One gal commented that there seem to be two Clementine Cloves---one an okay, light citrus, and the other a really long-lasting orange balsam. Light bulb moment! I dashed upstairs to my Scentsy room (yes, confession time--I actually have a whole room dedicated to Scentsy) and sniffed every last bar. Out of the 9 remaining bars, 7 were a really wonderful orange balsam and the other two---meh, sad citrus spice--nothing even close to the likes of Mandarin Moon.
Well! That was a game changer. I immediately grabbed a bar of the balsamy CC and popped in the downstairs plug in warmer. It wasn't long before I was greeted with the scent of Christmas---the lush balsam in the tree, clove oranges adorning the mantle (gently warmed by a glowing fire in the fireplace). Sigh...really nice. Evergreen scents are among my favorites this time of year, and this one is lovely. Both the throw and the lasting power are huge, which is satisfying. If you like citrus and/or evergreen scents, this one is most definitely a must-buy. Mister and Maura were unimpressed with my first melting, but really liked the second, and the older girls were wild about the bars (heavy on balsam) that I gifted them.
I do hope Scentsy gets a handle on the consistency issue with this one--hopefully the first production run was just a little weak and the later lots are like most of my bars. For now, I'll just pop in a little Winter Pine with my weaker remaining two bars, and then remain optimistic that future orders will be as pleasing as the majority of bars I received.
So, the scent ratings for Clementine Clove:
Scent Rating: 8
Scent Throw: 10
Scent Last: 10
