I am a person (not really a bear, sorry) who loves smells. I’ve been obsessively reading candle blogs lately, and I thought it would be fun to start my own! My little mascot is the Smell Bear, he’s cast-iron and I found him at the GoodWill for like $1.50. My plan for this blog is to sporadically post reviews of stuff I buy (or sample) that smells good: candles, lotions, perfume, etc. I shop at Bath & Body Works a lot, but I also buy stuff other places sometimes. For example, the Smell Bear is holding a Stella Mare votive in Amber that I guess I will review right now!
So I found these little candles at Fred Meyer’s, where they were on sale buy one get one free. I think they were $3 each, and I picked up 4 of them: Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla Cinnamon and Lemongrass.
The Amber one is a beautiful gold color, and has a pure, warm amber scent that is so nice. I can’t find a picture of it anywhere, and I already burned it, so here’s a link to the Lemongrass candles on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Stella-Mare-Votive-Candle-Lemongrass/dp/B00B03WX88/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416779270&sr=8-2&keywords=stella+mare+votive+candles
I had never heard of Stella Mare, and they don’t even have a finished website! I think they are local to Portland, which makes me feel good about buying them (even though I haven’t bought any more yet). They are soy candles, and they come in pillars, jars in multiple sizes, and diffusers. So that’s nice. The smell of this amber candle was fantastic! I’m only familiar with amber as a base note, but it is just a warm, rich smell that’s hard to describe. This candle has surprisingly good throw for a votive, and it burned for a while. I burned it in concert with a Cranberry Pear Bellini candle from Bath & Body Works to warm it up a little, and I also burned it with the Sandalwood votive for a relaxing blend. So if you see Stella Mare candles in Fred Meyer’s or Ulta, give them a try. I’ll be reviewing the Sandalwood votive later, and when I burn the other two, I’ll review them too. Smell you later!
I had never heard of Stella Mare, and they don’t even have a finished website! I think they are local to Portland, which makes me feel good about buying them (even though I haven’t bought any more yet). They are soy candles, and they come in pillars, jars in multiple sizes, and diffusers. So that’s nice. The smell of this amber candle was fantastic! I’m only familiar with amber as a base note, but it is just a warm, rich smell that’s hard to describe. This candle has surprisingly good throw for a votive, and it burned for a while. I burned it in concert with a Cranberry Pear Bellini candle from Bath & Body Works to warm it up a little, and I also burned it with the Sandalwood votive for a relaxing blend. So if you see Stella Mare candles in Fred Meyer’s or Ulta, give them a try. I’ll be reviewing the Sandalwood votive later, and when I burn the other two, I’ll review them too. Smell you later!
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