Starlit Candle Company Review (Review Completed 3/5/15!)

Vendor: Starlit Candle Company

Review Author: Lindsay Sara 

Order Placed: June 13, 2014

Order Received: June 19, 2014

Pre-Review/Post Order:

Starlit Candle Company is owned and ran by one woman, Eurie Yeo. She is very nice and very friendly. She is super involved in her Facebook group. Great customer service! I asked her what type of warmer she recommends, and got a response within minutes!

• Products:
• Candles
• Tarts
• 16 oz Jewelry Candles
• 16 oz Jewelry Melts
  
  
• Where to Order: www.starlitcandlecompany.com
  
  
• Availability: There is a wait-list for custom orders. There are also announced restocks that are not incredibly difficult to order from.
  
  
• Turn Around Time (TAT): Depends on what you order. If it is custom and in stock, it literally will be shipped in a matter of a day or two. If the order is not already made, it may take slightly longer. The most accurate TAT is generally pinned to the top of the Starlit FaceBook group page.

• Price: $$$

• Cure Time: The products honestly smell ready to go. The vendor recommends two weeks of cure time. Some customers recommend letting your products cure for a month, if you are able to wait that long. I will most likely let my products cure for month, if I am able to resist the temptation!
  
  
• Warmer Recommended: 20 watt hot plate warmer, such as Glade warmers are recommend by the vendor. I will most likely be using a 24 watt plate warmer, so please keep that in mind as reading my reviews.
  
  
• My Order:
• June Starlit Box

-         Midnight Carnival Scent Shot: An exclusive Starlit blend and longtime favorite. A sweet concoction of strawberry and watermelon taffy, mixed with airy, sweet spun-sugar cotton candy with notes of fresh strawberry and French Vanilla.

-         Fairy Floss Mallow Scent Shot: A sweet concoction of spun sugar and fluffy marshmallow (blend)

-         Salted Caramel Popcorn Scent Shot

-         Fried Dough Scent Shot: Sweet dough with sprinkles of powdered sugar and hints of cinnamon (blend).

-         Sugared Strawberry Pretzel Scent Shot: Sugary, soft pretzel dough with sweet strawberries (blend).

-         Carnival Concession Scent Shot: Caramel apples, cotton candy, and a hint of funnel cake.

-         Carousel Scent Shot: Caramel apples and hints of other sweet treats fill the night air (blend).

-         The Ring Master Scent Shot: Fruity loops softened with gooey marshmallows (blend).

-         Raspberry Lemonade Scent Shot: A refreshing drink of tart lemons and sweet raspberries.

-         Cake Smash Chunk Star: Blend of moist strawberry cake, cotton candy frosting, and gooey marshmallows.

• Extra Love:
• Candy Land Scalloped Tart
• Animal Crackers (Hell Yea!)
  
  
  
• Picture of Order/Products
  

 

• Wax Look: This vendor has never disappointed me with the look of her wax. The wax always has a wonderful smell, and a look to go along.  When you think about how simplicity can be beautiful, you think about this vendor’s wax. She uses beautiful colors, complementing shapes, sparkles, and appropriate garnishes.

 

• Cold Smell:
• Midnight Carnival

-         This combinations comes together to smell surprisingly like mac apple.

• Fairy Floss Mallow

-         Creamy cotton candy scent.

• Salted Caramel Popcorn

-         Smells exactly as the name implies it would.
 

• Fried Dough

-         A dough like scent with cinnamon sugar notes.
 

• Sugared Strawberry Pretzel

-         This scent is predominately strawberry with subtle salt/pretzel notes.

• Carnival Concession

-         Floral/Perfume mixed with subtle fruity notes.

• Carousel

-         N/A

• The Ring Master

-         Smells like my favorite scent, fruit loops!

• Raspberry Lemonade

-         N/A

• Cake Smash

-         A creamy scent with detectable bakery notes.  A fruity scent comes through as well that resembles cherries.

Wax Melting Review: 

• Detailed Description of Each Smell
• Midnight Carnival

-         This smell has components that come together to smell similar to the mac apple scent. There are other subtle like bakery-like nights that I can’t put my finger on!

• Fairy Floss Mallow

-         Primarily a cotton candy like scent.

• Salted Caramel Popcorn

-         Salty buttered popcorn scent with sweet caramel notes.

• Fried Dough

-         A wonderful bakery scent that highlights fresh dough notes and is complimented by a sweet cinnamon sugar. I swear I can smell the thing fresh from the deep fryer.

• Sugared Strawberry Pretzel

-         Primarily a salty/pretzel scent with subtle strawberry notes.

• Carnival Concession

-         The intensity of the floral/perfume notes becomes well balanced with the fruity notes and perhaps a little spice.

• Carousel

-         N/A

• The Ring Master

-         A creamy fruit loop scent.

• Raspberry Lemonade

-         N/A

• Cake Smash

-         A very light bakery fruity smell.

• Comparison to Cold Smell
• Midnight Carnival

-         1

• Fairy Floss Mallow

-         1

• Salted Caramel Popcorn

-         Similar

• Fried Dough

-         Similar

• Sugared Strawberry Pretzel

-         Different, the pretzel becomes the predominant note in the warmed smells as opposed to the strawberry in the cold smell.

• Carnival Concession

-         Similar

• Carousel

-         N/A

• The Ring Master

-         Similar

• Raspberry Lemonade

-         N/A

• Cake Smash

-         Similar

• Scent Throw:
• Midnight Carnival

-         1

• Fairy Floss Mallow

-         1

• Salted Caramel Popcorn

-         2

• Fried Dough

-         4

• Sugared Strawberry Pretzel

-         1

• Carnival Concession

-         3

• Carousel

-         N/A

• The Ring Master

-         2

• Raspberry Lemonade

-         N/A

• Cake Smash

-         1

Sum Up:

• Overall Impression
• A very friendly vendor. Her wax is always stunning and smells good!

• Pros
• Beautiful wax!
• Interesting scents!
• Decent throw!
• Excellent customer service!

• Cons
• Long Cure Time

• Overall Liked Scents
• The Ring Master
• Midnight Carnival
• Salted Caramel Popcorn
• Fried Dough

• Overall Disliked Scents
• Cake Smash

-         Pleasant scent, but unfortunately it wasn’t strong enough.

• Fairy Floss

-         Not a huge fan of a lot of cotton candy scent oils.

• Strawberry Pretzel

-         I liked the pretzel aspect of the scent, but I am not a huge fan of most vendors’ strawberry scent oil.

• Carnival Concession

-         Too similar to a perfume/floral scent. It wasn’t horrible, I just is not something I would order again.

• If it ends up in a destash/RAOK, why?
• Cake Smash

-         Wasn’t strong enough for me.

• Carousel

-         Just wasn’t my type of scent.

• Raspberry Lemonade

-         Just wasn’t my type of scent.

• How the wax could be improved?/Was it missing something?
• I’ll get back to you on that!

• Was it worth the money?
• Yes!
  
  
• Would I purchase from this vendor again?
• Yes, I already have!

Follow Up Order Review:

Review Author: Lindsay Sara
Order Placed:  July 2, 2014
Order Received: July 9, 2014

Pre-Review/Post Order:

• My Order:
• Fruity Loops (Clamshell)
• Glass Slippers (Clamshell)

-         This scent will make you believe in fairy tales. Fluffy marshmallows, blue spun sugar, plump blueberries, and creamy vanilla ice cream.

• Italian Almond Cream Cake (Clamshell)

-         Delicious Italian Cream Cake with vanilla, sugar, and hints f shaved coconut frosted with decadent almond crème.

• Marshmallow Pie Crust (Clamshell)

-         A gooey, toasted marshmallow over sweet sugared pie crust.

• Over the Rainbow (Clamshell)

-         This fruity concoction of rainbow sherbet and fruit punch will take you over the rainbow.

• Rainbow Cheesecake (Cake Bite Melts)

-         Fruity loop cheesecake

• Firecracker (Large Chunky Star Tart)

-         The fruity version of Sweet Liberty. Blue Hawaiian, Whipped Cream, and Vampire Bite.

• Cotton Candy Mallow Waffle Cone (Pie Slice)
• Orange Cream Soda (Starburst Melts)
  
  
• Extra Love Received:
• Sparkling Fruit Slices (Clamshell)
• Candyland (Mini Rose Tart)
• Rainbow Sherbet (Mini Rose Tart)
• Raspberry Loa (Mini Lips Tart)
• Birthday Card (I used the birthday discount she offers, my birthday is July 27 and she offers the discount 30 days before and 30 days after your birtday.)
  
  
• Picture of Order/Products

• Wax Look: As you may see in the pictures some of the products were a bit smeared upon arrival. I popped them into the fridge for a few minutes and I could easily handle them without any problems. Everything held its shape. The clamshells were absolutely beautiful and may be a bit hard to melt once cured!

 

• Cold Smell:
• Fruity Loops

-         Smells just like fruit loop cereal…maybe even better!!!

• Glass Slippers

-         A very light creamy perfume like blueberry like scent.

• Italian Almond Cream Cake

-         A very creamy cherry like type almond scent.

• Marshmallow Pie Crust

-         A creamy bakery scent that has a smell that somewhat resembles graham crackers!
 

• Over the Rainbow

-         A delicate wonderful fruity scent.

• Rainbow Cheesecake

-         A creamy fruit loop scent!!!!

• Firecracker

-         A creamy scent with detectable cherry notes and an effervescent blueberry like scent.

• Cotton Candy Mallow Waffle Cone

-         A sweet creamy bakery scent with fruity notes.

• Orange Cream Soda

-         A very creamy orange scent.

Wax Melting Review: 

• Detailed Description of Each Smell
• Fruity Loops

-         Oh goodness! This scent was heavenly. If smelling a bowl of fruit loops would make you want them, I don’t recommend this scent. I on the other hand…need to order this in bulk!

• Glass Slippers

-         A creamy sweet perfume like blueberry scent.

• Italian Almond Cream Cake

-         A very creamy fluffy almond scent.

• Marshmallow Pie Crust

-         A wonderful creamy bakery scent that resembles graham crackers. This scent would be a wonderful mixer scent.

• Over the Rainbow

-         Rainbow sherbet has never been my favorite scent, but the fruit punch added to this combination makes it perfect! It is a wonderful fruity scent with no particular individual fruit that defines the scent!

• Rainbow Cheesecake

-         A light creamy version of fruity loops.

• Firecracker

-         Upon setting this scent into the warmer the Blue Hawaiian notes within this scent are the first to shine through. The cherry notes from the Vampire Bite within this scent blend extremely well with the Blue Hawaiian to create a wonderful summer scent!

• Cotton Candy Mallow Waffle Cone

-         A very sweet and creamy bakery scent with fruity notes.

• Orange Cream Soda

-         A creamy almost fluffy orange creamiscle scent.

• Comparison to Cold Smell
• Fruity Loops

-         Similar

• Glass Slippers

-         Similar
 

• Italian Almond Cream Cake

-         Similar

• Marshmallow Pie Crust

-         Similar

• Over the Rainbow

-         Similar

• Rainbow Cheesecake

-         Similar

• Firecracker

-         Similar

• Cotton Candy Mallow Waffle Cone

-         Similar

• Orange Cream Soda

-         Similar

• Scent Throw:
• Fruity Loops

-         3

• Glass Slippers

-         3

• Italian Almond Cream Cake

-         2

• Marshmallow Pie Crust

-         1

• Over the Rainbow

-         2

• Rainbow Cheesecake

-         3

• Firecracker

-         2

• Cotton Candy Mallow Waffle Cone

-         1

• Orange Cream Soda

-         2

Sum Up:

• Overall Impression
• I love this vendor. Not only is she a great person, but she is knows wax. She is super organized, and it works very well! This vendor has earned her own drawer in my personal wax collection!

• Pros
• Excellent scents and scent combinations. When it comes to great blends, this vendor has some!
• Wax ages like fine wine…it gets better with time!!!
• Once the wax is cured…even the lighter scents throw pretty well!!!

• Cons
• Long cure time.

• Overall Liked Scents
• Fruity Loops
• Firecracker
• Orange Cream Soda
• Italian Almond Cream Cake
• Over the Rainbow
• Cotton Candy Mallow Waffle Cone
• Marshmallow Pie Crust
• Rainbow Cheesecake

• Overall Disliked Scents
• Glass Slippers

• If it ends up in a destash, why?
• Glass Slippers

-         I didn’t dislike the scent per say, but it was not the scent for me. I figured my fiancé would thoroughly enjoy the scent a lot more especially considering his love of anything slightly blueberry related.

• How the wax could be improved?/Was it missing something?
• N/A

• Anything Else?:
• This vendor knows how to run her business and how to produce great wax products.
• Although I haven’t ordered any pieces with jewelry, I do hope to purchase some soon. I have never seen a piece of jewelry I didn’t like from this vendor.

 

Follow Up Order Review

Review Author: Lindsay Sara
Order Placed: November 23, 2014
Order Received: December 5, 2014

Pre-Review/Post Order:

• My Order:
• Pumpkin Claws (Large Chunky Star Tart)
• Gummi Bears (Clamshell)
• The Great Pumpkin (Clamshell)
• Eggnog & Sugar Cookies (Clamshell)

• Extra Love Received:
• Sweetheart Cloud 9 (Scalloped Tart)
• Tangerine Dreams (Rose Tart)

• Picture of Order/Products

• Wax Look:
• Beautiful and colorful!

• Cold Smell:
• Pumpkin Claws

-         A delicious bakery scent with pumpkin undertones.

• Gummi Bears

-         A strong sweet fruity smell. More of the side of tropical fruits. Very similar to the candy it is named after.

• The Great Pumpkin

-         A pleasant pumpkin scent with just the right amount of sweetness.

• Eggnog & Sugar Cookies

-         A creamy scent with just the right amount of spice and very subtle bakery notes.

Wax Melting Review: 

• Detailed Description of Each Smell
• Pumpkin Claws

-         A very light pumpkin bakery scent.

• Gummi Bears

-         A light fruity scent.

• The Great Pumpkin

-         A pleasant pumpkin scent with subtle bakery notes and the perfect amount of sweetness.

• Eggnog & Sugar Cookies

-         A sweet and creamy scent with just the right amount of spice. Strongly resembles fresh eggnog. The sugar cookie isn’t that detectable, but most likely provides the sweet balance that eggnog scents usually need.

• Comparison to Cold Smell
• Pumpkin Claws

-         Similar, although it wasn’t as strong I still found the scent much more enjoyable once warmed.

• Gummi Bears

-         Similar

• The Great Pumpkin

-         Similar

• Eggnog & Sugar Cookies

-         Similar

• Scent Throw:
• Pumpkin Claws

-         2

• Gummi Bears

-         3

• The Great Pumpkin

-         3

• Eggnog & Sugar Cookies

-         3

Sum Up:

• Overall Impression
• I love this vendor. Not only is she a great person, but she is knows wax. She is super organized, and it works very well! This vendor has earned her own drawer in my personal wax collection!

• Pros
• Excellent scents and scent combinations. When it comes to great blends, this vendor has some!
• Wax ages like fine wine…it gets better with time!!!
• Once the wax is cured…even the lighter scents throw pretty well!!!

• Cons
• Long cure time.

• Overall Liked Scents
• Pumpkin Claws
• The Great Pumpkin
• Eggnog & Sugar Cookies

• Overall Disliked Scents
• Gummi Bears

• If it ends up in a destash, why?
• Gummi Bears

-         Overall, it was a decent fruity scent. As far as fruit scents go, it was not anywhere close to being my favorite. Considering the amount of wax I have, I decided to destash this particular scent.

• How the wax could be improved?/Was it missing something?
• N/A

• Anything Else?:
• This vendor knows how to run her business and how to produce great wax products.
• Although I haven’t ordered any pieces with jewelry, I do hope to purchase some soon. I have never seen a piece of jewelry I didn’t like from this vendor.
• I do believe the vendor had recently talked about changing her formula. She has great wax instincts so I am sure that if she chooses to use a new formula that it would be wonderful.  I am not sure if she has implemented this change, but this order was based off of her original formula.