Friday, June 27, 2014

Front Porch Candle Co.

Front Porch is like the gateway wax in the wax vendor world. My path went something like this... Scentsy, Front Porch, then wax mania. Front Porch has many merits: ordering available around the clock, extensive scent list, free shipping, discount codes, and fast turn around time. Lately there has been discussion regarding scent throw and packaging. I did notice that two out of the five bags were new ziptop bags rather than their usual decorated cello. It has been many months since I ordered from Front Porch but last week I gave it a go.


These are triple scented macarons. Left: Gardenia Coconut Cream/Rose Milk/Mountain Honey, the mountain honey is the strongest (of course) but I also smell a lemon note which is weird being there is not lemon in this. I warmed this and the scent throws really well. Nice and strong. Still remains a rather strange honey/floral blend that leaves me uncertain if I like it or not.

Right: Patchouli Nag Champa/Patchouli Teakwood/Lavender Patchouli, come on... how could I resist that?! There is nothing funny or off about this one... very relaxing patchouli blend with the added sophistication of lavender and teakwood. Not head shoppy at all. It actually smells like my favorite gift store The Sand Dollar.


Loopy Cream Cupcakes, these are splendid. Orange lemon cupcakes with thick vanilla buttercream frosting.


Left: Vanilla Sugar Cookie Cupcakes & Marshmallow Buttercream Ice Cream, on cold this is very  much an intense vanilla scent. Not much cookie but plenty of marshmallow. This is so good! I melted this in my bedroom (about a third of it) and it has filled my whole room and into the living room with the most heavy duty vanilla cupcake with marshmallow fluff frosting. I feel like having to do the breast stroke into my room it is so thick. I think I will. Off to lay in my bed, read and sniff.

Right: Home for the Holidays & Sweet Pine Noel, a Douglas Fir Christmas tree sitting right here beside me.

7 comments:

  1. My first thought with those macarons on the left was 'Candy Corn!'

    I haven't ordered from Front Porch in over a year but I might snoop around the site as fall creeps closer, see what unique fall/winter scents there are.

    Your pics in this post are amazing.

    ~Deb

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    1. Yes! Now that you mention it! I kind of wish it was a candy corn scent. But I am going to let my floral loving aunt give these a go. Front Porch has some really great fall and holiday scents. That Christmas chunk up there is really strong and lovely. In fact, I am still getting pretty good throw from Front Porch. Let me know if you see anything! I think I need more cranberry scents this year.

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    2. And thank you Deb for the sweet compliment! It helps that the wax isn't running around and stays put unlike my dear sweet children. :-)

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    3. I was looking through old posts on my blog last night, trying to come up with a list of fall/winter scents I've had before that I want again. I happened to come across some sugar-cranberry scent from Front Porch and was all 'Oooh!' but then saw in the post that I didn't like it. Doh!

      ~Deb

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    4. Well that won't do! Good thing you have your reviews to look back on. I will be going through your reviews too.

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    5. Most of my tried and true fall scents are from Sweet Fixations and I'm going to be getting those again this year because they've become tradition for me.

      ~Deb

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    6. Sweet Fixations did have some nice fall scents. I love traditions like that. Scents you go back to again and again that bring forth great memories.

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