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Healing Scents Boutique ~ Initial Review (Review Complete 8/27/24!)

Healing Scents Boutique Initial Wax Review

 

Vendor: Healing Scents Boutique

Review Author: Lindsay

Order Date: July 26, 2024

Order Received: July 31, 2024

 

Pre-Review/Post-Order:

Healing Scents Boutique is owned by Desiree. Desiree is a mother of two, ages 8 and 21. Her youngest is Autistic and keeps her busy, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. She describes her oldest as her rock. He just returned from Korea and returns to college in a year! When she is not with her children or making wax, she enjoys listening to music, watching movies, reading, crafts, and gardening. As far as wax is concerned, Desiree has been in the wax world for a long time. At the young age of eight, Desiree was carving candles with her mother. Desiree opened her company in 2016 but took a hiatus during the pandemic. Desiree not only loves what she does, but she enjoys putting smiles on people’s faces. When Desiree first started, she was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. She began making CBD products. Even during her hiatus, she offered CBD products to help people find pain relief. Desiree loves that her products help people through pain relief, assistance with anxiety and/or depression, or simply because they enjoy the smell. Healing Scents Boutique is continuing to grow. Due to the growing nature of the company, the website will continue to improve with more products to come. Desiree also plans to add more scents and descriptions as she tests different fragrance oils.  Desiree recommends joining the Facebook Group for up-to-date information on product releases, auctions, and flash sales!  

 

· Products

o Custom Orders – Various Shapes

o RTS Wax Melts

o Vehicle Aroma Therapy Vent Freshener (Custom)

o 2oz Pain/Heal Stick (Infused)

o Pain Jello (Infused)

o Body/Linen Spray

o MORE PRODUCTS TO COME!!!

 

· Where to Order: https://healingscentsboutique.com/

 

· Facebook Group: Healing Scents Boutique Facebook Group

 

· Availability:

o There seem to be some ready-to-ship scents always available on the website.

o Customs seem to be open regularly on the site.

 

· Turn Around Time (TAT):

o The TAT is 1 to 3 days on Custom Orders.

o RTS orders ship the next day.

o During the summer, the vendor does not ship on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

 

· Price:

o $$

 

· Cure Time:

o The vendor recommends a two-week cure time for 100% Soy Wax.

o The vendor also states that if you can wait longer, the scent will continue to get stronger.

o The vendor marks the wax with a cure date. If the wax does not have a date on it, then the wax is already cured.

 

· Warmer Recommended:

o The vendor suggests a hot plate warmer or a 25-watt light bulb warmer.

o The vendor reports a nice throw from the smaller warmers that are plugged in on the wall for smaller places but prefers a 25-watt bulb warmer or a hot plate warmer for larger spaces.

 

· My Order:

o Snap Bar Wax Melts (Custom) - Avobath + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Hearts Wax Melts (Custom) - Chocolate Orchid + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Clamshell (Custom) - Black Cherry Bomb + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Mini Butterfly Wax Melts (Custom) - Butter Beer + Root Beer Float

 

· Extra Love Received

o Black Raspberry Vanilla

o Chocolate Orchid

o Sweet Orange Chili Pepper

 

· Picture of Order/Products

 





 



· Wax Look:

o Very beautiful colors and decorations.

o The wax in hard containers traveled well in the summer heat.

o The wax in bags did not fare as well during heated summer travel, but the wax was still usable with distinguishable shapes when removed from the bag (essentially there was some wax rub off on the inside of the bags due to the heat during travel).

o I will never, ever, blame a vendor for wax melting during summer. Even if they ship on a Monday to avoid the non-movement of Sunday, you better believe there will end up being a delay.

 

· Cold Smell:

o Avobath + Vanilla Bean Noel – A creamy citrus scent.

o Chocolate Orchid + Vanilla Bean Noel – A delicate creamy sweet floral scent.

o Black Cherry Bomb + Vanilla Bean Noel – A sweet, creamy black cherry scent.

o Butter Beer + Root Beer Float – A frizzy creamy root beer scent.

 

 

Wax Melting Review:

· Detailed Description of Each Smell

o Avobath + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Chocolate Orchid + Vanilla Bean Noel – A delicate creamy floral scent.

o Black Cherry Bomb + Vanilla Bean Noel – A strong yet creamy black cherry scent.

o Butter Beer + Root Beer Float – A light and creamy root beer scent.

 

· Comparison to Cold Smell

o Avobath + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Chocolate Orchid + Vanilla Bean Noel - Similar

o Black Cherry Bomb + Vanilla Bean Noel - Similar

o Butter Beer + Root Beer Float - Similar

 

· Scent Throw:

o Avobath + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Chocolate Orchid + Vanilla Bean Noel - 4

o Black Cherry Bomb + Vanilla Bean Noel - 3

o Butter Beer + Root Beer Float - 2

 

 

Sum Up:

· Overall Impression

o Occasionally, I strike up a conversation with a vendor. This is one of those vendors. She was super excited to talk about her business and things that are upcoming! She was super excited about Halloween and all the goodies she planned to produce for one of her favorite holidays. We didn’t just talk about wax, but other nerdy things we enjoyed! This vendor is genuinely a good soul. Also, I knew right away that her wax was going to be amazing when one of the samples I melted was by far the strongest throw I had ever melted! This wax could easily become one of my favorites. The throw is deceptively strong. If you want a good wax that will have an entire multi-level home smelling wonderful without being overpowering, this is the vendor for you.

 

· Pros

o Great Scent Selection!

o Great Scent Throw

o Although I don’t review extra love (free wax), I have to say I was happy that I had wax samples that were ready to melt while I waited for my order to cure!

 

· Cons

o Shapes did not hold up during hot summer transport as products within structured containers (Again, I don’t hold vendors responsible for this nor would I want this vendor to reformulate to fix this problem because her wax is amazing as is! If anything, I would tend to lean towards order things such as clamshells in the summer and shapes in colder months.)

 

· Overall Liked Scents

o Black Cherry Bomb + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Chocolate Orchid + Vanilla Bean Noel

o Butter Beer + Root Beer Float

 

· Overall Disliked Scents

 

· If it ends up in a destash, why?

o Butter Beer + Root Beer Float – I ordered regular root beer float from this vendor in a clammy which I think I will enjoy more, and I am trying not to hoard wax.

 

· How the wax could be improved? /Was it missing something?

o So originally, I was going to suggest scent descriptions on the website. The vendor had a psychic moment and did this before the review was completed.

 

· Was it worth the money?

o Absolutely! I already did by the time this review was posted! Stay tuned for the follow-up review!

 

· Would I purchase from this vendor again?

o Although I do not review the free samples received (I do not review free wax out of principle), I knew I would order again because I loved one of the samples!

 

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