There is a huge mall not too far from my house. My mother and I decided to take a few hours for a girl's day and go explore this mall. My only goal was to go to Bath & Body Works (B&BW) and get some fall candles. I've never had a good fall scent, and I knew B&BW would not disappoint :)
First, when we got to the mall, we had a hard time finding a parking spot. My mom was really tempted to use the valet because she was sick of looking for a spot. THIS MALL HAD VALET PARKING. This may be normal to some of you, but I had never experienced a mall with valet before.
After we found a spot and walked in, we realized just what we had gotten ourselves into. I knew the mall was more uppity (for lack of a better term), but my mom did not. I was wearing sweat pants from my senior year of high school (they are such a mess), with a t-shirt and my bangs french braided back with my hair thrown in a ponytail. I looked like a hot mess. My mom looked nice, but she still felt out of place in her jeans and nice shirt. She turned to me and said, "We really under-dressed for this, didn't we?" It was crazy how fancy this mall was to us. I remember telling her how overwhelmed I was because there was so much mall.
Anyway, the first place we stopped was B&BW! My mom isn't a fan of the place, mainly because of how the store smells. She always complains when she walks in a B&BW store. I, however, could not have been more excited. As much as I love B&BW, I don't go too often because it's a little more expensive than I can regularly afford. I had texted my friend, Nikki, who splurges at B&BW as much as I wish I could (lol), the day before we were going to the mall to ask her for suggestions on scents. I remember opening her text in the store, but I didn't really use her advice haha (my mom wanted to leave, so I was a tad rushed to get out...and the store was super packed).
When we got in, someone immediately helped me, and all I told her is I wanted a good fall scent. She took me right to the pumpkin candles. I really liked some of them, but I didn't choose before she took me to more fall scents, but those weren't food-related. After she explained everything to me, I went back to the pumpkin candles and picked out a 3-wick candle: Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow. Here is a picture of that candle:
The Perfect 3-Wick Candle! Made using the highest concentration of fragrance oils, an exclusive blend of vegetable wax and wicks that won't burn out, our candles melt consistently & evenly, radiating enough fragrance to fill an entire room. Topped with a tin lid that adds a touch of autumn to your décor! Burns approximately 25 - 45 hours and measures 4" wide x 3 1/2" tall.
- A sweetly comforting blend of vanilla and pumpkin marshmallow
While we were standing in line, there were multiple shelves dedicated to 1.3oz candles. They were on sale 3 for $10. I wanted to try more fall scents, so I grabbed 3. I grabbed Pumpkin Cupcake, Pumpkin Apple (my mom liked that one), and Caramel Pumpkin Swirl. Here is a picture of those 3:
Oh my goodness. This was one of the best decisions I made in that store. I'm glad they had these on display, because I found my favorite fall scent so far. I wish I would have gotten one of these in a 3-wick candle.
The Pumpkin Cupcake candle smells like a sweet pumpkin. I don't get the spice scent with this one like I do with the other candles. It just smells like a sweet pumpkin. It's a very nice scent. Here is the overview of this candle from the B&BW website:
Made using the highest concentration of fragrance oils and an exclusive blend of vegetable wax and lead-free wicks, our Mini Candles are contained in elegant glass and topped with a stamped-tin, flame-extinguishing lid. Mini Candle burns approximately 10-15 hours and measures 2" wide x 1 3/4" tall.
- Satisfy your sweet tooth with the scent of a freshly baked pumpkin cupcake smothered in rich buttercream frosting
The Pumpkin Apple candle I bought for my mom. I'm not a huge fan, but it doesn't smell bad. I really smell the apple, and I slightly smell the pumpkin. It just smells like an apple candle with a slight twist. Here is the overview of this candle from the B&BW website:
Made using the highest concentration of fragrance oils and an exclusive blend of vegetable wax and lead-free wicks, our Mini Candles are contained in elegant glass and topped with a decorative autumn lid. Mini Candle burns approximately 10-15 hours and measures 2" wide x 1 3/4" tall.
- Nothing evokes fall like apple and pumpkin, spiced with cinnamon & cloves
This final candle is my absolute favorite! I wish I would have gotten this one in a 3-wick candle. Shoot, I wish I would have gotten like 3 of them. The Caramel Pumpkin Swirl candle smells so. freaking. good. It has a super sweet smell, with a slight spice. I really smell the caramel, and I also smell a slight pumpkin spice with this. I can't stop smelling this candle. Here is the overview of this candle from the B&BW website:
Made using the highest concentration of fragrance oils and an exclusive blend of vegetable wax and lead-free wicks, our Mini Candles are contained in elegant glass and topped with a stamped-tin, flame-extinguishing lid. Mini Candle burns approximately 10-15 hours and measures 2" wide x 1 3/4" tall.
- The best of fall, captured in sweet, smooth caramel swirled with fresh pumpkin
While we were still standing in line, we saw the hand sanitizers. Of course we had to get some. Here are the ones we chose: Sugar Maple, Pomegranate, Morning Stroll, Sweet Pea, and Berry Scary. And here is a picture of all of them:
I linked to all the ones that were on their website. I couldn't find Pomegranate or Morning Stroll :( Pomegranate smells like every generic pomegranate scent, just with the hand sanitizer sting added to it. Morning Stroll smells like a man. Honestly. It smells like a man's cologne.
The last things I picked up before checking out at the store were 2 hand sanitizer holders. My mom and I just grabbed 2 random ones, and I have them in this picture of everything I bought:
They aren't listed on the website.
Overall, I had a great time at the store. My mom and I did a little more shopping that day, but it wasn't anything extravagant or blog-worthy ;) If you're interested in anything I bought, I have linked directly to the product pages on the B&BW website. If you just want to search their website for more fabulous scents, here is a link to their website.
OH! As an added bonus to the great day, I received my phone case that day too! I was so excited to get this case. I saw it on Amazon (seriously, I love that website), and KNEW I had to get it. Here is the phone case I bought:
If you're interested in that phone case, here is the link to the page on Amazon :)
Do you shop at Bath & Body Works? What's your favorite scent? I am always looking for great new scents (when I can afford them, of course)!! ;)
XOXO
Jen
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