Lake Providence Lodge (Review Completed 12/18/14!)

Vendor: Lake Providence Lodge

Review Author: Lindsay Sara

Order Placed: November 26, 2014

Order Received: November 29, 2014

Pre-Review/Post Order:

Directly from the vendor’s ETSY page profile “Lake Providence Lodge scented wax melts was born, in 2012, out of a LOVE of a nicely scented home paired with a quest for long lasting, dye-free, strongly scented wax melts.  Our melts are dye free and hand-poured in small batches. Our home, garden and my workspace are all cabin, cottage and lodge decorated, so Lake Providence Lodge scented wax melts simply follows suit. The company name came from an old window I painted years ago to look as if it came out of an old fishing or camping lodge. Testing is a very important part of the process. I custom blend my wax as well as many of the scents that I offer. The goal of the company is to offer high quality, long lasting, heavily scented wax melts that are a safer alternative to candles.”

• Products
• RTS Melt Cups
• RTS Shapes
• Pour to Order Shapes
• First Time Buyer Sampler
• Gift Certificates

• Where to Order: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LakeProvidenceLodge

• Availability: RTS company with inventory always available!

• Turn Around Time (TAT): RTS items are 1-3 business days, typically. High volume periods could see an additional day added to that TAT. Pour to Order items are poured on Saturdays and mailed out on Monday and Tuesday.

• Price: $$$

• Cure Time: This vendor’s items are ready to melt. I will be personally waiting some time to melt these, approximately two weeks.

• Warmer Recommended: Any type of warmer has been successfully tested with this vendor’s wax melts.

• My Order:
• Apple Dumpling (Scent Shot)
• Cold Ginger Ale (Scent Shot)
• Glazed Orange Cake (Scent Shot)
• Lemon Fluff Cake (Scent Shot)
• Lemon Icebox Pie (Scent Shot)
• Peace Cobbler (Scent Shot)
• Southern Banana Cake (Scent Shot)
• Sparkling Lemonade (Scent Shot)
• Vanilla Shortbread (Scent Shot)

• Extra Love Received:
• Rainbow Sherbet (Large Leaf Tart)
• The Lodge (Bundt Cake)
• Sugar Cookie (Large Leaf Tart)

• Picture of Order/Products

• Wax Look:
• Very clean and professional looking!
• Simple, yet not boring!

• Cold Smell:
• Apple Dumpling

-         A baked apple like scent. A sweet apple scent with just the perfect amount of spice.

• Cold Ginger Ale

-         A dead ringer for the soda it is named after.

• Glazed Orange Cake

-         A creamy orange scent with subtle bakery notes.

• Lemon Fluff Cake

-         A sweet lemon scent.

• Lemon Icebox Pie

-         A sweet lemon scent.

• Peace Cobbler

-         A light peach scent.

• Southern Banana Cake

-         A creamy sweet banana scent.
 

• Sparkling Lemonade

-         A sweet yet subtly tart lemon scent with subtle effervescent notes.

• Vanilla Shortbread

-         A creamy vanilla bakery scent.

Wax Melting Review: 

• Detailed Description of Each Smell
• Apple Dumpling

-         A baked apple scent with the perfect amount of sweet and spice.

• Cold Ginger Ale

-         Smells like fresh ginger ale right down to the effervescent notes.

• Glazed Orange Cake

-         A creamy orange scent with subtle bakery notes.

• Lemon Fluff Cake

-         A sweet lemon scent.

• Lemon Icebox Pie

-         A wonderful sweet lemon scent.

• Peace Cobbler

-         A very light sweet peach scent.

• Southern Banana Cake

-         A wonderful creamy banana scent with subtle bakery notes.

• Sparkling Lemonade

-         A tart lemon scent with subtle sweetness and effervescent note.

• Vanilla Shortbread

-         A subtle but strong creamy vanilla bakery scent.

• Comparison to Cold Smell
• Apple Dumpling

-         Similar

• Cold Ginger Ale

-         Similar

• Glazed Orange Cake

-         Similar

• Lemon Fluff Cake

-         Similar
 

• Lemon Icebox Pie

-         Similar

• Peace Cobbler

-         Similar

• Southern Banana Cake

-         Similar, but with more detectable bakery notes.

• Sparkling Lemonade

-         Similar, but a lot more tart.
 

• Vanilla Shortbread

-         Similar

• Scent Throw:
• Apple Dumpling

-         2

• Cold Ginger Ale

-         3

• Glazed Orange Cake

-         2

• Lemon Fluff Cake

-         2

• Lemon Icebox Pie

-         2
 

• Peace Cobbler

-         1

• Southern Banana Cake

-         2

• Sparkling Lemonade

-         2

• Vanilla Shortbread

-         4

Sum Up:

• Overall Impression
• This new vendor has a lot to offer.

• Pros
• Great Customer Service!
• No Scent Nose (The scent doesn’t seem to disappear just because your nose gets used to it.)
• Fast TAT!
• Wax is Perfect Consistency for Cutting!

• Cons
• Not a huge scent selection.

• Overall Liked Scents
• Southern Banana Cake
• Apple Dumpling
• Lemon Icebox Pie
• Cold Ginger Ale
• Lemon Fluff Cake
• Vanilla Shortbread
• Glazed Orange Cake

• Overall Disliked Scents
• Sparkling Lemonade

-         I generally like most lemon scents and hate putting one under the dislike column. I wouldn’t necessarily say I completely disliked this scent, I just wouldn’t order it again. The cold smell was more spot on for lemonade, but the tartness became a bit overwhelming for me when it was melting.

• Peach Cobbler

-         Not strong enough.

• If it ends up in a destash, why?
• N/A (All wax used for review)

• How the wax could be improved?/Was it missing something?
• I felt the sparkling lemonade scent could have been better, but not sure if I can put my finger on how it could be better.

• Was it worth the money?
• Yes!

•  Would I purchase from this vendor again?
• Yes!