Can I just start off by saying: I think I have a Bath & Body Works addiction. My three addictions that I believe you can never have too much of are books, mugs, and Bath & Body Works. This week when I came home for Thanksgiving break, I found myself in Bath & Body Works twice. So naturally, I bought a lot of stuff that I thought I'd share with you.
On my first trip, I went with the mission of buying body wash (since my dad used up all my spare bottles while I was away!). The store was having a special of buy 3 get 3 free, mix and match of anything on one wall of their store. So I opted to get six body washes to last me ages.
I purchased three from their Holiday Traditions collection: Sugar Plum Dream, Winter Candy Apple, and Twisted Peppermint. Without researching it, I believe Sugar Plum Dream is the only new scent in that collection this year. Sugar Plum Dream reminds me of an artificial snow scent mixed with something sweet. Winter Candy Apple was one of my staples last year; it is a cozy scent mixed with light tints of apple and sugar. Finally, we have Twisted Peppermint. This scent is, in my opinion, the best peppermint product B&BW does by far. It's scent is very potent and leaves you wishing you have actual peppermint to munch on.
The other three I got for free were two bottles of Amber Blush and a bottle of men's Dark Amber (not pictured) as a present for my dad. Amber Blush is one of my favorite scents. It is a warm, royal scent that seems feminine, yet slightly masculine at the same time. The men's Dark Amber is essentially the same as Amber Blush, only it removed the feminine tones and increased the mens'. This picture additionally shows a bottle of Cool Coconut Surf and a travel bottle of Oahu Coconut Sunset. These are two bottles I still have left over from my last B&BW shop a few months back, and they both have the most amazing coconut scents. My old large bottle of Oahu is the body wash my dad kept using of mine! The scent is to die for! However, Coconut Surf is a decent enough replacement for your coconut fix.
Moving straight on the my second trip, I went on Black Friday. However, they had the buy 3 get 3 free mix and match deal on the whole store this time. So obviously, I took the special to my advantage and stalked up on my dwindling candle collection.
The first candle I instantly picked up was the newly packaged, Cinnamon Caramel Swirl from the winter collection. This was by far one of my favorite candles last year. I burnt it down all December, so the smell of it brings back memories of Christmas. It is a very warm but sweet caramel scent that will instantly fill up a room.The larger it burns, the more of the underlying vanilla and cinnamon scents you can smell. But be warned, this candle has a VERY powerful scent that can be smelled for miles. If you don't like sweet tones that live in your house hours after blowing them out then this isn't the candle for you!
Next I picked the Mint Mocha Bark candle from the White Barn collection. I feel like the best way to describe this scent is like sticking your nose in a box of thin mints you can buy from girl scouts. It is very minty, but the chocolate tones in it just make your mouth water. I believe this scent is based on, if not an enhanced version of their Mint Chocolate candle they released last year at this time, which I burned the majority of January earlier this year.
Moving right along, I finally picked up the Champagne Toast candle. For the longest time I was never able to find this candle in stores until now. It is a very fruity scent, yet you can't quite pin point which fruits. It slightly reminds me of one of the Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum flavors I used to love as a kid, yet I can't remember which flavor precisely. Nonetheless, it is a very sweet scent that I have high hopes for while burning.
This next candle is probably one of my all time favorites, as you can probably tell because I couldn't resist just picking up one (in fear of it being discontinued). This is the Green Apple Orchard candle. I grew up on an orchard and green apples are my favorite scent, so you must realize how incredibly happy I was to discover this candle. The name definitely holds true to the scent. Whenever I smell it, I almost feel like I'm standing in the middle of a field with an apple to my nose. However, this candle also adds woody tones to bring the image to life. This candle has much more of a rustic apple smell than the Farmstand Apple candle (which is another favorite), as well as being more realistic than any of the apple cinnamon candles I've tested.
The last candle I picked up was actually one for my brother (however I was nearly about to keep it for myself). This is the Butterscotch Toffee candle from the White Barn collection. This candle is warm and sweet as can be. It reminds me of my Cinnamon Caramel Swirl, but without the cinnamon and more caramel mixed with butterscotch sweetness. I have yet to smell this candle lit, but I can only imagine how sweet it will make the room. The only reason I didn't buy it myself is because I feared that the sweetness of the candle in the room would trigger a very strong headache if left burning too long.
Lastly, my brother also picked up a few hand sanitizers for himself that I thought I'd also show you. I won't go into full detail on the scents, but I can assure you that they all smell heavenly.
Needless to say, I am looking forward to fully experiencing all these new candles and body washes! I hope you enjoyed this little Bath & Body Works haul, and expect more in the future because yes, I am obsessed with the place! Additionally, this post is NOT sponsored. I am merely just an avid Bath & Body Works costumer that is sharing what I enjoy and purchased! Nothing special, but still meaningful.
