Southbound Soap Co. ~ (Initial Review!)

Vendor: Southbound Soap Co.

Review Author: Lindsay Sara & L.A. (This is a combined review. When opinions differ, they will be written in the color corresponding with the author's names.)

Order Placed: July 24, 2015

Order Received: August 12, 2015

Pre-Review/Post Order:

• Products
• Samplers
• Mystery Boxes
• Wax Tarts

• Where to Order: www.southboundsoapco.com

• Availability: In the past it seems this vendor has been very popular and very difficult to order from. The vendor has had her thinking cap on and is constantly trying out new ways to make her products easier to get a hold of.

• Turn Around Time (TAT): This vendor does RTS & Custom Orders. The TAT depends on what is being ordered, but will be stated beforehand.

• Price: $$$

• Cure Time: At least two weeks. Will be waiting one month.

• Warmer Recommended: 20 – 24 watt hot plate warmer.

• My Order:
  Fall Sampler Scent Descriptions:
• Pumpkin Crunch Cake - Creamy pumpkin pie filling, rich eagle brand milk, baked yellow cake, melted butter, pecans and spice.
• Pumpkin Zucchini Bread - Spicy pumpkin and zucchini bread.
• Blueberry Pecan Waffles - Blueberry pecan waffles covered in maple syrup and brown sugar.
• Pumpkin Cookies & Milk - Fresh from the oven pumpkin spice cookies with warm, sweetened milk.
• Caramelized Praline Cookie Dough - Warm vanilla caramel, dark brown sugar, butter drenched pecans and sweet sugar cookie dough.
• Gingerbread Cake Pops - Spicy gingerbread blended with sweet sprinkled cake pops.
• Fall Festival - Cinnamon, spiced apples, nutmeg and a hint of gingerbread.
• Boo Berry Pie Crust - Blueberry, strawberry and vanilla with just a hint of sweet sugar blended with rich buttery baked pie crust.
• Apple Crunch Cookies - Crisp apple and warm cinnamon blends into a sweet cookie dough with crushed almond and vanilla cream.
• Caramel Mallow Graham Cracker Crust - Caramel drizzled marshmallow layered onto a frosted graham cracker crust.

• Extra Love Received:
• Green Bubbles (Shaped Tart)
• Cherry Chip Coconut Cream Cake (Shaped Tart)
• Fruit Limeade (Shaped Tart)

• Picture of Order/Products

• Wax Look:
• The packaging was perfect. It was wrapped like a present. When opened, it look as how I imagined it would have looked as it were packed. It arrived that perfectly in place!
• The wax is clean and colorful!

• Cold Smell:
• Pumpkin Crunch Cake - A perfectly sweetened pumpkin scent with subtle but distinguishable cake notes.
• Pumpkin Zucchini Bread – A lovely bakery scent that combines both a subtly spicy pumpkin and a sweet zucchini bread. The zucchini bread is slightly stronger than the pumpkin, but it still goes well together and both scents are detectable.
• Blueberry Pecan Waffles – A strong blueberry scent.
• Pumpkin Cookies & Milk – A creamy pumpkin scent.
• Caramelized Praline Cookie Dough – The most predominant note in this scent is a caramelized bakery scent. It strongly reminds me of those sweet rice cake crackers.
• Gingerbread Cake Pops – A subtlety sweet yet realistic gingerbread scent.
• Fall Festival – A strong spiced cinnamon scent.
• Boo Berry Pie Crust – A very fruity berry scent composed of predominately blueberry and raspberry berry notes with a very subtle bakery undertone.
• Apple Crunch Cookies – This bakery scent is a sweet and buttery with apple notes as the undertones.
• Caramel Mallow Graham Cracker Crust – A creamy caramel scent with subtle sweet cinnamon sugar notes.

Wax Melting Review: 

• Detailed Description of Each Smell
• Pumpkin Crunch Cake - A delectable pumpkin scent with the perfect amount of sweetness and subtle cake notes. A spicy pumpkin scent with subtle bakery notes.
• Pumpkin Zucchini Bread – A beautiful sweet bakery zucchini scent with slightly more subtle pumpkin notes. The perfect combination of sweet and subtle spice.
• Blueberry Pecan Waffles – A blueberry scent with a very subtle maple like sweetness.
• Pumpkin Cookies & Milk – A rich baked pumpkin scent. More like the main course than dessert. A creamy pumpkin scent.
• Caramelized Praline Cookie Dough – A sweet buttery caramelized maple-like scent with subtle praline notes. This scent truly reminds me of the sweet caramelized rice cake crackers.
• Gingerbread Cake Pops – A light subtly sweet realistic gingerbread scent. The scent is light enough that the spice doesn’t overwhelm the scent.
• Fall Festival – A strong spiced cinnamon scent. It reminds me of the cinnamon potpourri they put out around fall time.
• Boo Berry Pie Crust – A blueberry & raspberry combination berry scent with subtle crust like bakery notes.
• Apple Crunch Cookies – A delicious buttery crumbly almost flakey bakery scent with apple notes perfectly blended between the bakery notes.
• Caramel Mallow Graham Cracker Crust – A sticky sweet caramel scent that is only highlighted by the sweet cinnamon sugar of the graham cracker. The cinnamon sugar notes remind me of the same notes you can smell in Vanilla Frosted Grahams. Overall, the perfect scent for fall.

• Comparison to Cold Smell
• Pumpkin Crunch Cake – Similar, but better warmed.
• Pumpkin Zucchini Bread – Similar, but better warmed.
• Blueberry Pecan Waffles - Similar
• Pumpkin Cookies & Milk - Similar
• Caramelized Praline Cookie Dough – Similar, but better warmed.
• Gingerbread Cake Pops – Similar, but better warmed.
• Fall Festival – Similar
• Boo Berry Pie Crust – The bakery notes came through more once warmed making it more of a realistic almost sweet berry cereal scent.
• Apple Crunch Cookies – Similar, but a thousand times better warmed.
• Caramel Mallow Graham Cracker Crust – Similar, but much better warmed when the graham cracker notes come out.

• Scent Throw:
• Pumpkin Crunch Cake – 1/3
• Pumpkin Zucchini Bread – 4/5
• Blueberry Pecan Waffles - 4
• Pumpkin Cookies & Milk – 2/4
• Caramelized Praline Cookie Dough - 2
• Gingerbread Cake Pops - 4
• Fall Festival – 2
• Boo Berry Pie Crust - 4
• Apple Crunch Cookies – 1/2
• Caramel Mallow Graham Cracker Crust - 2

Sum Up:

• Overall Impression
• This vendor is very popular and can be hard to get your hands on. The vendor understands this and is constantly trying to make her wax more available.

• Pros
• Interesting Blends!
• Thoughtful and Beautiful Packaging!
• Strong Throw, but Not Overwhelming!

• Cons
• Difficult to order from during restocks, but not impossible.

• Overall Liked Scents
• Booberry Pie Crust
• Caramelized Praline Cookie Dough
• Apple Crunch Cookies
• Pumpkin Zucchini Bread
• Gingerbread Cake Pops
• Pumpkin Crunch Cake
• Blueberry Pecan Waffles
• Pumpkin Milk and Cookies
• Caramel Mallow Graham Cracker Crust

• Overall Disliked Scents
• Fall Festival – A bit too spicy for me.
• Apple Crunch Cookies – The scent was not strong enough.
• Pumpkin Cookies and Milk – Not sweet enough for me.
• Gingerbread Cake Pops
• Blueberry Pecan Waffles – Just wasn’t for her.

• 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?
• Apple Crunch Cookies – This particular tart seemed a bit light on the fragrance oil.
• Apple Crunch Cookies – I believe that perhaps why I smelled this and L.A. did not could be how it was mixed. Perhaps stirring a bit longer would ensure an even distribution of fragrance oil.

• Was it worth the money?
• Yes!

•  Would I purchase from this vendor again?
• I technically already had prior to completing this review!