Friday, August 19, 2016

Sniff My Tarts: July Opening


Sniff My Tarts must really be in a wax making frenzy because my July order is already here and I KNOW I did not order that fast!!! I did keep my order pretty small this time, and really I have been the last few openings now that I pretty much know what I want. I ended up buying a loaf and four cookies. Shipping is invoiced after the order is complete and ready to ship. So actual shipping is paid. Mine fit into a Regional A box for just over $8.00.


This large loaf is supposed to weigh 28 ounces but mine weighed in at 30.7 ounces, these guys really are a great value if you love to stock up on a scent or scent blend. They run $33.60.

For my ginormous loaf I blended: Peppermint Swizzle Sticks, Marshmallow Noel & Candy, and Spearmint. Hoooo weeeee! It is a sweet minty blend with that handful of Wrigley's spearmint gum throw in. The jolly red and green with white tickle my Christmas loving heart. Sniff My Tarts still has my favorite peppermint out there. I will always grab a loaf of it as long as I can. It had a solid medium to medium-strong throw.


The frosted cookies are the smallest blending option and one of my favorites. For $5.00 you can easily get 2-4 melts. These each weighed between 4.0 and 4.5 ounces each. There is a limit of five cookies and I normally max out but this time I went with four. 

Cinnamon Sticks/Honey Gingerbread/Cinnamon Sugar is a fall delight! The extra cinnamon and cinnamon sugar help lighten the honey gingerbread bakery note. It ends up smelling like a homemade coffee cake with streusel crumbles on top. Delish!

Peppermint/Lord of Misrule/Spearmint was a blend that struck me right before I ordered so I rolled with it. Oh. My. Biscuits. Am I ever glad I did. Lord of Misrule can become heavy and cloying with vanilla musk and patchouli but adding peppermint and the slightly herbal freshness of spearmint really elevate the scent. This might just be my new Pink Peppermint. I cannot even believe I am saying that. But I am. Right now. This makes me want to blend Lush's Twilight with peppermint and spearmint soooooo bad. I am getting a loaf of this without a doubt.

Pink Sugar Baby/Sweet Lavender Marshmallow Cake/Sweet Lavender,  because I always need pink sugar and sweet lavender marshmallow cake. The extra sweet lavender gives the overall scent a cotton candy vibe that is surprising and still very much yummy. Yep, sweet lavender cotton candy. I like it.

Enchanted Forest/Pink Sugar/Frosty Pine reminds me that I missed out on my piped hearts. :-( Boo. I must have ordered in a scatter brain because I love SMT piped hearts. Anyways, it reminds me because that is how I discover single scent notes I have not normally tired and have a curiosity about- like Enchanted Forest. I bought it in a piped heart and fell in love with its pine and eucalyptus freshness. Adding Pink Sugar sweetens the blend and Frosty Pine contributes more sweet pine and light mint. It is like the best Pink Sugared Spruce to ever exist. I will be doing this one again too. 


Free Samples:

Lime Verbena Christmas Pine- Whoever created this blend is pure genius. Lime and pine are vibrant and brisk and before it smells like Pine-Sol it goes brighter then deeper. I can't quite wrap my head around it but I like it! I could see adding Frosty Pine to it. 

Serendipity Marshmallow Smoothie/Vanilla Bean Noel/Spearmint- Ooooo! Yum! Creamy sweet classic serendipity with a spearmint chill. Reminds me of Tiffany's Serendipity Splash that I used to love but this one I can blend on my own. Excited to get this one. 

Dragon's Blood- This right here is why I love Amy and Donna so much. They pay attention and treat their customers like gold. Solid gold. I had mentioned feeling like their original Dragon's Blood was a bit too floral and they sent me some new blends with it, but now I get to smell the new Dragon's Blood in its nakedness and I love it. It is much more deep with an almost Nag Champa earthiness. So so good. I definitely will be ordering this in piped hearts. It is so good on its own. I might blend with it too in some cookies. It was incredible with cinnamon. 

Thank you Amy and Donna for another stellar Sniff My Tarts experience. You ladies have a life long customer in me. I am already anticipating the next opening. 

Did you order at this last opening? Do you have any Sniff My Tart staples you like to get? I think I need to go buckwild next time. If you have never tried Sniff My Tarts, I do recommend you try their mystery box sampler. You can even type in what scents you do not like so you can get a box of wax you will actually want to melt. 

16 comments:

  1. Thanks for the review! I haven't tried this company yet but hope to someday.

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    1. Sure thing Leah! I love Sniff My Tarts! I have been thinking about springing for a mystery box one day. They are a nice way to try their wax before they open for customs again.

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  2. That loaf does look Christmas-y! Nice order. Glad to see the TAT and ordering are getting easier to handle. hehe

    ~Deb

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    1. Totally Christmas!! It is nice to get my order so quick. But you know I love SMT.

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  3. Why does looking at your wax photos always make me hungry?! LOL Sounds like a fruitful order, and the cookies are a great idea indeed. What do you think of vendors reusing popular fragrances and names like Lord of Misrule for their products? Does it make it easier to order or is it cutting corners? Have a great weekend! :-)

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    1. LOL! Because vendors love to use food shapes as molds! And they do end up looking pretty real.

      I do think it is easy for a point of reference for me ordering (using Lush names). If it was named something else I might not recognize it for what it is. They do it for Bath & Body Works scents and Yankee Candle scents too, usually adding in *type* at the end. If the vendor gets too popular usually Lush sends out a cease and desist letter and they have to change the names anyway. I feel like it is a gamble for sure for a vendor to use trademarked names. Ethically they shouldn't. But some do well and change it slightly. I have seen Lord of Misrule called Belladonna Tincture, Queen of Misrule, Lord of Chaos. So on. You have a great weekend too!

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  4. Beautiful order!! They really are working fast! I wonder if we'll get lucky and have a third custom opening this year. That would be amazing :)

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    1. Thank you Gina! Did you order? A third opening would be incredible!! I am totally down for that!

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    2. I did order! I always wish I ordered more with SMT lol!

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  5. Oh my, your blends sound absolutely amazing and those sugar cookie tarts are so unbelievably realistic! I've tried several great scents from destashes and swaps, but haven't ordered directly. Clearly I need to do so soon!

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    1. They do look real. And smell fabulous. Sniff My Tarts usually only opens for customs twice a year with a couple loaf sales and sampler sales thrown in so I try not to miss one if I can help it.

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  6. I've ordered four Mega Mystery Boxes from SMT and I've been 100% satisfied with every one. Their Aveda Rosemary Mint is my personal favorite but any of their Spearmint/Peppermint/Mint blends is fantastic! I just happened to ask if there was any extra Rosemary Mint on hand prior to my last order and the ladies went out of their way to make me happy and keep me well stocked.

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    1. WOW! You can't beat that track record! I have ordered a couple before too and have always loved them. Amy and Donna really are stars at tart making and customer service. You are dead right about their Aveda Rosemary Mint. Like your own personal spa at home. I can never ever get enough of their mint blends. Superb. How cool that they went the extra mile for you! Did you get in on the custom opening or are you content with getting the mystery boxes? Do you do custom blending?

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  7. Gah! I was hoping to get by on FB destashes and gifts for my wax needs but I will be stalking this shop!

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    1. LOL! There are a few wax vendors I will always order from and SMT is one. I am making your box up but I have to wait until the end of the month to send out all the boxes I have been building. Time for the friendship boxes to go out soon! I will throw in some chunks from my loaf for you.

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