Yankee Candle Summer Love: Loves Me Lots

The beach is calling and so is romance!  Yesterday our Summer Love began with First Kiss.  It was pretty good for a First Kiss, but there have definitely been better ones!

Today we continue our search for summer romance (although, technically, we can very easily find it at a Yankee shop and in the form of their latest Limited Edition range Summer Love).  Shall we see if he Loves Me Lots?

Loves Me Lots is a completely different from First Kiss.  It's cold throw belies strong notes of sweet citrus, fresh marine, and soft aromatics.  These aromas blend to create an enticing scent which made me anxious to check out its hot throw.

In use the fragrance does not disappoint, if anything it gets better.  The citrus and aromatic characteristics are ever present, but the notes that jump to take the lead are lusciously marine.  Wow - it's a fabulous clean and fresh fragrance and I want more!  I wonder if I could convince Yankee to make this a permanent scent in one of their standard ranges?

So, I think I will pass on First Kiss and I definitely enjoy Loves Me Lots, but will it be my True Crush?  Find out in tomorrow's post!

Have you tried this scent?  Do you love it, do you hate it?  Make sure to leave a comment below!

The Ultimate Fall Scent Debate: Glade, Air Wick or Febreze?

October has arrived and with it colorful leaves, pumpkins, cool weather and the horribly difficult decision of which brand's apple & cinnamon scent to fragrance your home with this Fall.

Today I have decided to stick to the basics and, to help you make an informed decision on your Fall fragrance, I visited my local Target and purchased the standard variant in candle format from each of the main brands.

Today's scent contenders:

Glade Apple Cinnamon, 4oz, $2.54

Glade's Apple Cinnamon's cold throw is moderate with a delicately sweet scent of red apple flesh (not skin).  There are little, if no, traces of spice in the scent.

In use, the fragrance was, unfortunately, a disappointment.  There was a tiny whiff of apples, but it was completely overtaken by the scent of wax.

Air Wick Apple & Shimmering Spice, 3oz, $2.50

The cold throw of Air Wick's Apple & Shimmering Spice is intense!  Immediately Wrigley's Big Red chewing gum springs to mind, which means that the scent is all cinnamon and no apple.


In use, the hot throw lacked the intensity of the cold throw.  The room was left lightly fragranced with very soft notes of apple that intertwined with, and softened, the previously overwhelming cinnamon scent.

Febreze Apple Spice & Delight, 5.5oz, $4.99

Febreze's Apple Spice & Delight's cold throw is pleasantly strong with tones of red apple skins and a slight wisp of cinnamon.  Out of the three, Febreze wins the cold throw competition hands down.


Sadly, I was let down by the mediocre hot throw of this candle.  The room was filled with the subtle scent of red apple skins mixed with wax and a dash of cinnamon.

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With the three candles assessed, it is time for conclusions...


Glade's Apple Cinnamon is the least expensive of the three, but this is evident in cold throw and hot throw where first the fragrance was minimal, and then the fragrance was non-existent.


Air Wick Apple & Shimmering Spice is moderately priced, but its cold throw was almost offensive in the strength of the cinnamon, although it did mellow out in use.


Febreze Apple Spice & Delight is the most expensive of the three with the best and most pleasant cold throw, but also the most disappointing hot throw.


Thus, the ultimate debate on affordable Fall scents is now over with Air Wick and Febreze tying for first place, leaving Glade trailing behind and left lonely on the store shelf!

A ripe, sweet & juicy idea

This summer there's been a fruit invading store shelves and enticing shoppers.  It is the Pluot and it’s your product’s latest concept -

Personal Care?

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Indulge your skin with the luscious fragrance of Passionflower & Pluot.  This light floral and sweet, sophisticated scent will leave you feeling pampered all day long.

Laundry Care?

Spoil your senses with the luxurious scent of honeyed pluot and sweet white floral in the new Raspberry Jewel & Jasmine liquid detergent.

Air Care?

Breathe life into your home with the refreshing summer scent of Sun-kissed Pluot & Sweet Summer Berries.

Hold on!  I can hear you asking, “but what is it?!”

Pronounced “ploo-ot”, this fruit is a hybrid of the plum and the apricot.  It has a smooth and often dark skin, and its flavor is sweet and intense, but delicious.  It could almost be mistaken for a perfectly juicy plum.

In the past two months pluots have been sighted and tasted at a San Franciscan farmer’s market, a fine foods grocery store and a Sam’s Club.  Excitingly this means consumers with many (and varied) backgrounds have been introduced to this fruit and thus would recognized it if used as a scent cue on a high end and/or mass market consumer product.

So, what are you waiting for?!  Get out there while the pluots are ripe and entice your customers with this exciting scent concept!