rainycityjen
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I recently ordered 3 sniffy packs (5 scents each) from Save on Scents to test ‘em out. They have a huge selection. I don’t know what’s going on with their concentration levels. That seems like a racket. But whatever. Thought I’d review what I sniff straight out of the bottle … each tiny vial has enough for a cupful of extra soap batter, so maybe I’ll get a chance to test my favorites out soon.
Almond Biscotti: A straight-up candle scent. Every bakery type candle I’ve ever smelled. Not bad, just strong associations for me.
Caramel Coffee: Strong on the caramel, light on the coffee. They could call this one a caramel liqueur scent.
Sweet Autumn Sunrise: Sweet but not cloying. Not a very “autumn” scent because there’s no spice note. Kind of like cherries and sunflowers.
Guy Vanilla Tobacco: I love it. The vanilla doesn’t dominate at all. Just a pleasant, sweet tobacco scent with no spice or musk.
Forest Mountain: Augh, my favorite. This is a very nice pine scent without smelling like Christmas trees, which is exactly what I wanted to find. It smells like rain, pine, and sweetpea.
Ferns: Awesome green scent. Not a pure plant scent despite the name. More like a tomato plant with light lily. Smells like it would be great in a gardener’s soap.
Water: This one smells just like the strong scent of new leather you get from a new purse. Don't know why.
House Plant: On the site, people said this smells like walking into a florist’s shop. Totally agree. 100% floral, but in a greenhouse way. Could be a floral women’s perfume as-is.
Sea Salt: At first sniff it smelled just like freshly buttered popcorn. I kept sniffing it and I finally picked up a very heady, marine sweetness which finally flipped the switch in my brain to think “sea.” For some reason that dominant note straddles the line between sweet and buttery. A total mystery to me. I wonder what it would smell like soaped!
Dragons Blood: Straightforward dragon’s blood. Belongs in a glass shop with scarves draped everywhere and reggae on the record player, or a palmistry studio.
Vetiver Fatale type: Deeply sugary. Maybe like adult cotton candy.
Mango: I’m not getting mango, but I’m getting a mix of creamy fruits like banana and kiwi. But without smelling like a tropical drink. Still very juicy and delicious though. Can’t stop smelling it.
Garden Mint: Huh! Interesting to smell a mint that’s not clearly peppermint or spearmint. Does not smell plantlike or herbal to me at all. More like … not sure … an interesting foreign mint gum.
Firewood: It smells like firewood! Wow. I had an instant rush of nostalgia for winters at the cabin. It smells like flame that’s just been snuffed out, cedar, maybe a little amber or something else resinous. I could smell all day. Have no idea if it would be enjoyable in soap, but makes me wish I made candles.
Leather: Smells less like leather than the Water scent, but very interesting anyway. No floral, no sweetness. First sniff is smoky. Second sniff is plant-like. Third sniff is bitter. Maybe needs to absorb into the carrier substance and sit before it comes together as leather.
Spring Path: Not a clean scent or a purely green one, but a sort of bitter olive with a hint of White Shoulders. Doesn’t appeal to me at all though. Can’t imagine a soap like this.
Moss: Yum. No earthiness. Cucumber without the melon, or clover or a fragrant green plant. Very pleasant, light, and extremely green.
Violet Lime: Fun. Not getting lime. A very clean, green floral that smells light and young. (“Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet!”)
Forest Delight: Camphoraceous, smells very like eucalyptus and pine but with no sharp edge.
Winter Ocean: So nice to smell over and over. No mint like you’d expect with winter in the name. Very calming, fresh scent that I want to spritz on a pillowcase.
Almond Biscotti: A straight-up candle scent. Every bakery type candle I’ve ever smelled. Not bad, just strong associations for me.
Caramel Coffee: Strong on the caramel, light on the coffee. They could call this one a caramel liqueur scent.
Sweet Autumn Sunrise: Sweet but not cloying. Not a very “autumn” scent because there’s no spice note. Kind of like cherries and sunflowers.
Guy Vanilla Tobacco: I love it. The vanilla doesn’t dominate at all. Just a pleasant, sweet tobacco scent with no spice or musk.
Forest Mountain: Augh, my favorite. This is a very nice pine scent without smelling like Christmas trees, which is exactly what I wanted to find. It smells like rain, pine, and sweetpea.
Ferns: Awesome green scent. Not a pure plant scent despite the name. More like a tomato plant with light lily. Smells like it would be great in a gardener’s soap.
Water: This one smells just like the strong scent of new leather you get from a new purse. Don't know why.
House Plant: On the site, people said this smells like walking into a florist’s shop. Totally agree. 100% floral, but in a greenhouse way. Could be a floral women’s perfume as-is.
Sea Salt: At first sniff it smelled just like freshly buttered popcorn. I kept sniffing it and I finally picked up a very heady, marine sweetness which finally flipped the switch in my brain to think “sea.” For some reason that dominant note straddles the line between sweet and buttery. A total mystery to me. I wonder what it would smell like soaped!
Dragons Blood: Straightforward dragon’s blood. Belongs in a glass shop with scarves draped everywhere and reggae on the record player, or a palmistry studio.
Vetiver Fatale type: Deeply sugary. Maybe like adult cotton candy.
Mango: I’m not getting mango, but I’m getting a mix of creamy fruits like banana and kiwi. But without smelling like a tropical drink. Still very juicy and delicious though. Can’t stop smelling it.
Garden Mint: Huh! Interesting to smell a mint that’s not clearly peppermint or spearmint. Does not smell plantlike or herbal to me at all. More like … not sure … an interesting foreign mint gum.
Firewood: It smells like firewood! Wow. I had an instant rush of nostalgia for winters at the cabin. It smells like flame that’s just been snuffed out, cedar, maybe a little amber or something else resinous. I could smell all day. Have no idea if it would be enjoyable in soap, but makes me wish I made candles.
Leather: Smells less like leather than the Water scent, but very interesting anyway. No floral, no sweetness. First sniff is smoky. Second sniff is plant-like. Third sniff is bitter. Maybe needs to absorb into the carrier substance and sit before it comes together as leather.
Spring Path: Not a clean scent or a purely green one, but a sort of bitter olive with a hint of White Shoulders. Doesn’t appeal to me at all though. Can’t imagine a soap like this.
Moss: Yum. No earthiness. Cucumber without the melon, or clover or a fragrant green plant. Very pleasant, light, and extremely green.
Violet Lime: Fun. Not getting lime. A very clean, green floral that smells light and young. (“Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet!”)
Forest Delight: Camphoraceous, smells very like eucalyptus and pine but with no sharp edge.
Winter Ocean: So nice to smell over and over. No mint like you’d expect with winter in the name. Very calming, fresh scent that I want to spritz on a pillowcase.
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