navigator9
Well-Known Member
I'm terrible at describing fragrances, so this will just be more of an impression than a review. I just received a couple of fragrances that I'd ordered from Elements Bath & Body, in my quest to find replacements for some of my standard FOs.
The first was an attempt to replace Flowerburst from the Scent Works, (since it seems kind of iffy if they are going to stay in business). The EBB version is very nice OOB, and seems close to the SW version. It's a soft, powdery floral. Hopefully it will be as nice when soaped.
The other was Sparkling Green Tea. Very early on in my soapmaking, I discovered MMS's Green Tea, and I've loved it ever since. But it is the only FO I order from there, and the shipping charges are awful, since they're out west, and I'm out east. So I'm trying to find something more economical, but that still has that wonderful, fresh, green tea scent. Sparkling Green Tea from EBB is not it. It's nice, but when I opened the bottle, I was hoping for the green tea from MMS, and it's not even close. Like I said, pleasant, but I don't know, maybe a little floral. I'm looking for straight green tea, so this one is a miss.
I did get two samples. The first one is Orange Cake. Very cakey, not too much orange. Maybe more like buttercream frosting. Nice, but not for me.
The other one is Sparkling Citrus Sangria. I like this one. Clean, citrusy, smells like a spa fragrance to me. I may give this one a try.
Do any of you know a good green tea FO? Just straight green tea, no florals or anything else mixed in? I hate to have to bite the bullet and order from MMS, but I just may have to.
The first was an attempt to replace Flowerburst from the Scent Works, (since it seems kind of iffy if they are going to stay in business). The EBB version is very nice OOB, and seems close to the SW version. It's a soft, powdery floral. Hopefully it will be as nice when soaped.
The other was Sparkling Green Tea. Very early on in my soapmaking, I discovered MMS's Green Tea, and I've loved it ever since. But it is the only FO I order from there, and the shipping charges are awful, since they're out west, and I'm out east. So I'm trying to find something more economical, but that still has that wonderful, fresh, green tea scent. Sparkling Green Tea from EBB is not it. It's nice, but when I opened the bottle, I was hoping for the green tea from MMS, and it's not even close. Like I said, pleasant, but I don't know, maybe a little floral. I'm looking for straight green tea, so this one is a miss.
I did get two samples. The first one is Orange Cake. Very cakey, not too much orange. Maybe more like buttercream frosting. Nice, but not for me.
The other one is Sparkling Citrus Sangria. I like this one. Clean, citrusy, smells like a spa fragrance to me. I may give this one a try.
Do any of you know a good green tea FO? Just straight green tea, no florals or anything else mixed in? I hate to have to bite the bullet and order from MMS, but I just may have to.
