It's really no secret I'm a sucker for Bath & Body Works lemon scented candles so of course I had to pick up Sugared Lemonade just to see how it would stack up against other lemon scents.

Not sure what Crushed Ice is suppose to smell like. But nah didn't detect that one in this candle. The lemon wasn't as strong as I expected it would be and stacked up against the other B&BW lemon candles I did like this one enough to buy another one. I low key expected this to smell almost like lemonade but that might had been a bit unrealistic. While the lemon isn't as strong as I'd like it to be, it's still a really nice soft citrus scent. If you're into that or aromatherapy with citrus scents then yeah 4/5 would recommend. 

It's no secret that I love scents that just scream Spring Refresh to me, especially since I'm not a huge fan of Winter to begin with and this one was a perfect balance of being in-between seasons.

Hoping to pick this one up again if they ever re-release it in the future!

Bath & Body Works Toasted Coconut Mocha candle released last Fall and I know, I'm just now reviewing it! It doesn't feel like it should had been a Fall scent (I guess it was the Coconut part that confused me).

On cold sniff this does smell like a balanced fragrance of mocha and coconut. It's like the most welcoming morning coffee scent. It sort of reminds me of the Coconut Mocha Frapp they use to have at Starbucks every summer (whatever happened to that? It was my favorite drink ever)!

When lit it smells a bit more like mocha but also almost like chocolate. The coconut scent gets completely lost! I know the scent's to these candles tends to change the more you blow them out and the farther they burn, so I'm holding out hope that the coconut comes out at some point!

All in all, I keep this lit in my kitchen and it just gives me all these warm and fuzzy vibes when I walk in! Wish they had made this into a plug in! It makes the perfect kitchen scent, especially if you're a coffee addict like I am.

The scent throw is also really strong for this scent; from the kitchen it hits the living room and I smell it every time I step out of the office and head to the kitchen. I find that a lot of B&BW Mocha type candles have strong scent throws.

Spring is one of my favorite times of the year --- besides Fall.

I'm such a sucker for all the pretty shades of pink and all the pastel's and greens. And oh! Easter! Easter candy, Easter decor, Easter vibes... my birthday sometime's falls on Easter and I use to hate it cause everything is closed that day so I didn't really get to go celebrate but it hasn't landed on Easter in a really long while (though I do worry every year lol) so it's all good lol!

There are two times a year I look forward to Williams Sonoma seasonal candy and that's for Easter when they come out with these delicious sour bunnies I've grabbed every year since 2011 (pink is grapefruit, green is key lime and yellow is lemon --- tbh I only like the green ones) and Halloween when they release the sour pumpkins (which I think overall are orange flavored).

When this candle came out everyone was so excited! I mean the scent notes for this line sounded so good and the labels were ultra cute with their frosted jars and just CAN YOU FEEL THE ZEN AND GOOD VIBES?

Everyone in particular took a liking to this candle the Soft candle which is described as Pink Petal Tea Cake.

Someone on Instagram described this scent as if you mixed ScentSationals Pink Velvet and Violet Sugar wax melts from Walmart together. I've never sniffed Violet Sugar so personally I wouldn't know; but Pink Velvet has been one of my favorite ScentSantionsals wax melts since 2015.

Personally I think this candle is a softer sweeter version of this candle from Kohls that came out last year. I unfortunately only have this small candle and a wax melt of it but Soft from Bath & Body Works definitely reminds me of this scent, just a little more softer and with a lighter scent throw.

Unfortunately Soft and the rest of the candles from that line gained some attention due to the fact that the label was ripped off of another company --- one I hadn't heard of before and from what I had seen people were linking it to a product on Amazon. I have since lost the post that actually went into detail about the situation. There was a candle in the collection called Nook that half the jars didn't even have a label to, it was just a blank black jar (which the store I had found my Soft at had those label-less jars of Nook).

This isn't the only label B&BW has ripped off in 2017 either, there were at least 2 or 3 more collections where they had.

Now I don't know the source behind all of this or if B&BW actually had permission from the original artists and I'm not sure if anyone else knows for sure what was going on either.

But I'm a little saddened that these candles didn't get the shelf space they deserved as they were really hard to find and people who did have access to them would post on Instagram how they'd buy up to TEN BACK UPS or they'd buy the whole store out making them even HARDER to find (which is really unfair to the rest of us) and they were really pretty candles!

Overall I do like the scent to this, though the scent throw is a bit more on the fluffy sweet side when the candle isn't burned and you leave the lid on you can still definitely smell the candle and it's STRONG. I'm not going to go crazy and burn through the only one I have until maybe I am able to get my hands on a back up but since I'm not there's still plenty of dupes and alternatives to try out --- I'm definitely going to keep my eye out for the ScentSationals Violet Sugar to mix with Pink Velvet and see how close that is to this scent!

I'll keep you all update on how that goes!

The Glade fragrances I fell in love with last year came out in spray bottle formats and I'm wondering why I have more of the pink (my favorite scent) and green scents and none of the coconut ones... I don't remember if I hated it or if I ever talked/blogged about it and that kind of bothers me.

I didn't review it, even if it was just for myself.

So I decided to review more of things I use/love/hate this year to look back on later.

I'm going to be doing a series of Monthly Recap on this blog every month to document the things I loved, the things I hated and the things I stumbled across. I love looking back at the end of the year to see the progress I've made and the things I loved and hated. I don't know, it's always been a favorite thing of mine to do! 

With that said, we're going to recap my empties! 

For as long as I've been a beauty/lifestyle blog/vlogger (on and off since 2008, if you're curious) I've always wanted to do this type of recap but I'm so awful at finishing products because I'm scared they'll go away forever. This year I'm trying to ween myself away from hoarding so much stuff. If it never comes back at least I documented my thoughts on it and if it does come back and it's something I loved then great!

I've also started playing with my Sony camera since my ex has yet to give me back my Canon S90... but that's for a word vomit post.

I started off with finishing the Sugared Passionfruit candle from Target's dollar spot ($3!) and I LOVED it! It gave off such a nice scent throw and it was the perfect happy fruity scent to welcome Spring! I of course bought a back up of it.

Next is the Pineapple Meringue candle from Target. They didn't have the usual brand, just this fancier one. On cold sniff it was pretty nice but burning it didn't have a scent throw --- at all! I was so disappointed! Under that is the Limoncello Poptail candle from Bath & Body Works that was from last year's collection I think... I really liked this one; it was like if you were to take a lemon and a lime starburst and make it into a candle! The Sugared Lemon Zest from this Spring's collection is a pretty close dupe for it so I'm certain this type of scent isn't really going anywhere. Above it is the Strawberry Shortcake candle I got from Anthro years ago. I've never burned it because it was so pretty and expensive but I thought --- why not. They still carry it so. It was okay, I wasn't crazy about it. It had a hint of a fakeness to the scent but I am going to take that jar and the Pineapple Meringue jars and use them as storage in my kitchen!

Next we have the Strawberry Lemonade Mainstays candle from Wal-Mart.Which I've already written a review on here.

Next is the Twisted Peppermint hand soap with Olive Oil that I loved! Twisted Peppermint is my favorite holiday/winter/December scent. I get it every single year! This Olive Oil formula was pretty nice on my hands, especially since they dry out a lot in the winter. 

Next to that is the Garnier Whole Blends shampoo in Green Apple & Green Tea. In middle and high school my shampoo was ALWAYS green apple scented. Nowadays it's hard to find one that is! So when I stumbled on this at Publix I HAD to grab it and I'm glad I did! I absolutely love this scent! So much that I got the whole trio set! 

Next is the Twisted Peppermint Body Wash. I don't know what it is about the Twisted Peppermint body wash and the hand and body lotion but I swear the "mint" in it makes your skin tingle. Maybe it's just me, who knows. Either way I love the feeling and the scent! 

I forgot to add this guy to the snap...

I had high hopes for this candle that were not filled. I mean I guess it's a good candle if you're looking for ambiance which sometimes I forget that candles are used for that too and not just good-smelling-things for your room and home. Still, I'm glad I tried it and this scent in the oil is amazing (they're pictured together in case I forgot what scent it was --- didn't realize there's a sticker on the front of the jar that tells you... doh).

Products that are missing: Bath & Body Works foam bath in Eucalyptus Spearmint and Bath & Body Works foam bath in Tangerine Spearmint --- both of which are my favorite Bath & Body Works (and really overall) bubble baths. I go through so many of these! I haven't gotten a back up just yet. I know that the Tangerine Spearmint is one that only comes out every semi annual sale though so that sucks but it does come back... at some point. 

Unfortunately I didn't finish up anything that was beauty related! I need to get back into the habit of wearing makeup more regularly again. It's not that I don't want to, cause I do... I'm just lazy. And I don't go out much...though that should be enough of a reason TO wear makeup more!

I'm not sure I want to lift my candle buying ban JUST YET, even though I did burn through 5 candles like I said I would.... I just need to get through more products. Plus there's no rush to buy more anyway, the season just started!

I love Mainstays wax melts but I have never tried their candles. I mean, how different could a candle be from a wax melt, amiright? Clearly, very different.

I haven't tried anything from the brand American Home though I do own a wax melt that is similar to one of my favorite Yankee Candle scents and since they're owned by the same company, I thought I'd give it a shot (though I haven't yet). So I also picked up one of their candles.

These were pretty affordable and you can find both brands at Wal-Mart.

The American Home Lemon Cupcake burned like a Yankee Candle candle, it cooled into that plastic bubble wax looking consistency that always freaks me out. This particular scent had absolutely no scent throw which was sad because on cold sniff it seemed pretty strong. Though I find in my experience most of the smaller Yankee Candle's don't have a huge scent throw, it's the bigger ones that do and I wonder if this is the same case with this as well. Ah well, guess I'll have to buy a bigger Lemon Cupcake to find out (any excuse to buy a candle, right)!

Like I mentioned before, I love Mainstays wax melts and I use them all the time. They give off such a strong scent throw and the last for a good amount of time. Though I'll be honest, I didn't have high hopes for the candle but still this seemed like a fun spring scent so I gave it a shot. On cold sniff it was heavenly and made my mouth water thinking about getting Strawberry Lemonade myself! But again the scent throw wasn't really there. The candle itself burns evenly and very very smoothly. I loved the way it looked when it was all melted down and the flame would just flicker inside the jar. It was definitely a nice relaxing sight in the corner of my eye! I would definitely purchase these again just for the Hygge aspect of it but not so much for the scent aspect. I couldn't find this scent in a wax melt but I hope they make one for it soon! It's a lovely scent on cold sniff.

I thought that maybe if I did something like this, a weekly recap post every Sunday I could possibly maybe keep my goals in order and be held accountable for them. We'll see!

>> I've been working on posting up some blog posts on my book blog again and I finally gained access to my food blog again after it being locked for about 5 years (yeah, I know)!

>> I have a few video's planned for filming this week as well. I still need to get those videos edited and up.

>> I'm doing it again! I'm being too focused on if my photos look okay that it's starting to bother me! And that is not the purpose of blogging! So stop it Hazel! Stop it!

I actually haven't spent that much time on FFXIV since I've been busy blogging and catching up on Yelp reviews all week... which is where most of my week went --- to catching up on Yelp reviews. I really want to get my Yelp Elite status back! I'm still mad I lost it!

I've been on the search for my Essie Eternal Optimist nail polish (my fav spring shade) but I can't find it! I can't find the jar I had put some of my polishes in and I swear I knew where it was.... so strange! I need to stop moving so much!

I'm still trying to get my ex to get me my Canon S90 camera back... which sucks that he even has it. I swear I hid it from him, he always hated that camera so imagine my disbelief when he said he had it... how?! Ugh.

Almost two weeks until my trip, I need to start gathering information and setting aside the things to pack to make this easier on myself soon. Sigh. I can't believe I'm getting ready to travel again so soon! The thought is tiring but exciting! I don't know how people travel for work so much, I can't imagine how tiring that must be to pack and unpack just to pack again! Then again it might be tiring for me because of my anxiety as well....

Speaking of! My anxiety was kicking my ass all week. The kitchen was wrecked so I went and swept, mopped, did the dishes (that weren't mine) and scrubbed the stove (that I hardly ever use) and I didn't feel the anxiety ease off until about the next day. I don't know why it's so hard to keep my kitchen tidy but it's driving me nuts and definitely giving me a bit of anxiety. The next place I have I'm getting carpet and keeping my kitchen spotless. I CAN NOT handle a messy kitchen it is definitely one of my BIGGEST pet peeves!

My anxiety has calmed down a bit since then, so that's good. I just need to tidy my room and sort my closet a bit more, hopefully before my trip! I also hate coming home to a messy room. I always make sure to clean, tidy and make my bed when I go on vacation. Just weird habits I have.

I've also put myself on a candle buying ban after going on a bit of a spree yesterday. I need to burn and finish 5 candles before I can buy another one. Also I can't buy backups of anything that I know is permanent. I do plan on burning some of my LE ones too just because candles with wax is heavy and I'm moving soon so I want to make this move as easy on me as possible. 

But here are some goodies I found at Wal-Mart yesterday I'm excited about. Glade came out with some new scents and a new collection!

I love the packaging to it! So far Sweet Pea Pear is my favorite on cold sniff but we'll see how it works out when I actually start using them!

Spotted these at Target awhile back and thought how cool this idea is! Burt's Bee's is one of my favorite brands and to see them come out with soy candles and wax melts? I mean, how could this go wrong?! There were so many yummy scents to choose from!

I had originally picked up two but went with just Eucalyptus Mint in the end just to test it out. I was in need of a new calming scent since I was running low on my Bath & Body Works candle. 

The thing I like about soy versus wax is how much stronger the scent is and I feel like they just burn better. Wax lately has given off a burning scent I'm not a fan of. It might just be me or the products I'm using but I've found myself shying away from wax products as of late. Especially in candle form.

How cute is this detail?! I was so tickled to flip it over and have it look like a honeycomb! I mean it's Burt's Bee's, sure, but I don't know. I wasn't really expecting this!

On cold sniff it gave off a nice cooling and relaxing scent. I got more Eucalyptus than I did Mint.

Popping it out of the mold however was a different story.

The texture was very soft and a bit difficult to pop out. It crumbled more than anything. I burned it in my melt warmer from Yankee Candle that I keep in my room (why don't they sell empty plastic tubs?!). 

I had no issues personally with the smell, I kinda liked it. But it was stronger than most others I've used. My boyfriend however, who was in the living room could smell it from there and wasn't a fan. I don't think my cat was a fan either as she was rolling around on the bed which is right next to the bookcase I have the warmer on lol.

Overall, I did enjoy the way this product melted and its scent throw. It's just others in the household weren't a fan of the scent itself. Vanilla Honey and Lavender Fields are next on my to-try list!

When it comes to holiday candles, I have a serious problem. I'm a sucker for the wicks that crackle, for the cute lables on the Bath & Body Works candles, and anything that smells like peppermint! Ironically I don't ever go for buttercream scents even though I grab the food scents more than anything else year round.

Curious to know what goodies I picked up this year? Check out the video below! And don't forget to subscribe while you're there!