Love You Berry Much and Autumn Blaze Maple

I am getting behind on my reviews, so today I have a twofer.

Yesterday, I had an opportunity to give Autumn Blaze Maple a try.  A bountiful harvest of crisp apples and earthy pumpkins with golden maple syrup, warm cinnamon, and a ribbon of smoldering oak.

Gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised.  It reminded me just a little of my beloved Yankee Candle swirl, Cozy Cabin (a mix of Mountain Lodge and Autumn Leaves), only with the addition of maple.  Of course, any time maple is in the mix, it tends to become the predominate note for me, and Autumn Blaze Maple is no different.  But, it didn't make me feel like I was at a pancake breakfast either, and I wasn't overwhelmed with sweetness.

It's a pretty good blend, though, because none of the notes overwhelmed the others--I really didn't feel like it was screaming "apples!"  or "pumpkins"  or anything like that.  It just gave me the impression of walking outside on a crisp fall day in a grove of maple trees.  I like it.  My youngest daughter, on the other hand, gave it a sniff and announced how disgusting she thought it was.  Have I mentioned she doesn't like sweet scents, too, and she really abhors anything with maple, so there you go.

Autumn Blaze Maple is a 7 in my book, and the throw and last are amazing, at 10 for both.  It was still going strong on the second day.  If you do like maple, you'll love it.  Definitely the best maple scent I've come across.

Love You Berry Much

I'm just gonna say it straight out.  Of all the new fall scents so far, Love You Berry Much is my fave of the lot.

A fragrance to crush on: bursting red berries, dreamy white peach, and tart cranberry finished with a splash of vanilla.

At the risk of repeating myself for the gazillionth time, fruity scents are what Scentsy does best.  In fact, I was never a fruit scent lover until I started buying Scentsy, and they have made me a convert.  Very few Yankee fruits grace my stash, although, let's face it, no one does fall/winter scents as well as Yankee.  

Love You Berry Much is just an excellent tartsweet fruity blend, mellowed by a splash of vanilla .  I get way more red berries than I do peach, and the vanilla is very understated.  The bar I melted had just a tiny hint of powder to it, although I haven't heard one other person say that, so it may have been that bar or my nose, or both.   I give it a strong 8, and the throw is excellent at 9.  The last, however was average, at 6.  I couldn't really detect it much on the second day, but oh well!  Just a chance for a new scent in the warmer.

We're winding down on fall scents with only a couple more to go.  Next up is gonna be Crumb Top.  However, I am very much looking forward to trying out November's scent of the month, Very Snowy Spruce.  You know I love me some evergreen.

Also should mention that it is time to vote for January's Bring Back My Bar scents!  Go to https://scentreview.scentsy.us and click on the link for Bring Back My Bar and vote vote vote!!!

Shimmer

What happens when Cerise and Flirtatious have a baby?  Shimmer!  Actually, you might have to throw a little Lucky in Love to get the blend just right <g>.

Get your girly-girl on! Sweet cherries, velvety apricots, and sensual white musk crowned with a tiara of shimmering spun sugar.

When I melted Shimmer, I really couldn't pick out any of the scent notes.  It struck me as more floral than fruit, which is weird, because it doesn't seem to have a lick of floral in it.  It is a soft, floaty Victoria Secret-type scent--something a 16 year old would spritz all over herself after bathing.  Not that that's a bad thing, needless to say.  I enjoy a blast from the long-distant past myself.  

I tend to melt scents like Shimmer on hot summer days when I don't want something heavy or oppressive.  It also would make a great bathroom scent since the throw is a little softer than average.

Overall, I like Shimmer well enough.  Again, I haven't found my fall love. Maybe I'll find it in my next scent--Love You Berry Much.  I give this scent a rating of 7 (the highest so far!), but the scent throw was quite light--a 4, and the last was pretty average--a 5.

A little diversion into Scentsy' forumulation:  It sure seems like the wax is a little harder than usual lately.  I often rinse out my emptied warmers with very hot water to remove the wax traces, and it sure hasn't been as easy to remove.  I've also noticed that some scents have been giving me a little bit of an asthma reaction (which I tend to get with soy based candles and melts--I can't use Bath and Body Works scents for that reason, although I love some of their scents.  I had a horrible asthma attack with one of their candles once, because of the soy, and gave away all the rest of my stash.  So much for soy being the "healthier" alternative to paraffin.  It is a terrible allergen.  I also avoid the Yankee candles with soy.  Ugh)  Anyone else noticed that the formulation seems to have changed, or is this my imagination?