#ScentSunday - Christmas Memories

It's only a week until Christmas day, so for #ScentSunday this week I bring you one of the most traditional Christmas Yankee Candles... Christmas Memories.


Christmas Memories is a classic Yankee Candle fragrance that really has a hit of pretty much all the traditional scents that you associate with this festive time of year. If you're enjoying the latest Holiday Party collection by Yankee Candle, but want something a bit more traditional, then I would definitely recommend this one.

Yankee Candle describe Christmas Memories as "from the heart of the kitchen, unforgettable holiday moments are brought home again with this comforting recipe of spices and sweets". But what does it smell like? Well, the easy answer is... Christmas! The first note I pick up on is a sweet ginger mixed with cinnamon. The mix of sweet sugar and spice is gorgeous and as the description describes, it really is like walking into a kitchen at Christmas time. It's not a buttery scent like Christmas Cookie, It's spicy, sweet and oh so festive. There's apparently a vanilla note in Christmas Memories too but I can't really pick up on it.

I think the label is so cute and festive, but I must admit, when I first saw this one I was immediately drawn to the mulled wine in the image, so before I had even smelt it I thought it was actually going to be a berry scent with spices. As much as I love mulled wine, I'm so pleased this is actually a sweet spicy Christmas fragrance.

I've only ever used wax melts of this fragrance and I have always been impressed with the warm and inviting scent. I really do love my traditional Christmas fragrances, so If you're like me and want a warming Yankee Candle this Christmas time, I definitely recommend Christmas Memories.

Christmas Memories is widely available and is actually reduced to £15.39 for a large jar on the official Yankee Candle website right now (18th December 2016).

What do you think to Christmas Memories? Let me know in the comments box below.

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Christmas Cookie

I posted this pic on Twitter during the week, but I wasn't able to put it on here, so, while I start working on this weeks #ScentSunday, why not enjoy one of my favourite Christmas scents... Christmas Cookie

#ScentSunday - Gingerbread

With Christmas day being a mere two weeks away, I hope everyone is feeling suitably festive burning their favourite Yankee Candle fragrances. I've been burning a selection of scents in each room. So for this weeks #ScentSunday I bring you the sweet and spicy Gingerbread.



Gingerbread is a USA fragrance that is currently available at a handful of online retailers. It was a Special Appearance here in the UK last year, but is not readily available in store anymore.
I love the scent of gingerbread at Christmas time. It's a hot and spicy fragrance that makes me wish I had a fresh batch of cookies in the oven to enjoy with a nice hot chocolate.

Yankee Candle are world renowned for their true to life fragrances and Gingerbread is a perfect example of how realistic a Yankee Candle can be. The immediate scent, of course, is ginger. This is a sweet ginger with a lovely heat to it. The fragrance is softened by a sweet sugary note. If you are familiar with the recent Special Appearance, Ginger Spice Cookie (I did a post on this one that you can read HERE) then, as you can imagine, there is a similarity to the two.
Gingerbread is not as buttery as Ginger Spice Cookie but I think it has a spicier scent. It really is like enjoying a gingerbread man or the gorgeous scent you get if you've ever built a gingerbread house.

The label on this fragrance is so cute! I love the festive feel of the gingerbread house. The wax is a orange/brown colour which matches the scent perfectly. Gingerbread has been placed in the 'Festive' family but could also sit perfectly in the 'Food & Spice' family. If you are a foody fan or enjoy your spicier scents, then you will absolutely love this one.

You can get Gingerbread in two different sets on QVC, in a trio set with French Vanilla and Hazelnut Coffee (available HERE) or in a duo with Peppermint Martini (available HERE)

What do you think to Gingerbread? Let me know in the comments box below.

Disclaimer: I do not work for Yankee Candle or QVC. I am a Yankee Fandle who enjoys sharing my thoughts on each fragrance and also photos of my collection that I have taken myself. These opinions are my own.

#ScentSunday - Peppermint Martini

I don't know about you, but I start getting in the festive mood from the 1st of December. I've already put up my Christmas tree and placed a festive Yankee Candle in every room. So, for the first #ScentSunday of the month I bring you the sweet and delicious Peppermint Martini.

This fresh Yankee Candle is an American Scent that is currently available for a limited time only from select retailers. Now, I'm not the biggest fan of mint candles, but whenever I smell peppermint I automatically think of candy canes at Christmas time. Because of this, lots of fandles will probably think this one is going to be pretty much the same as Candy Cane Lane, but Peppermint Martini not only smells like a delicious candy cane, but it also has a real softness to it with a hit of vanilla.

If you bought the Yankee Candle Festive Tipples trio from QVC, which had another Peppermint Martini in it, then I must point out that this one is totally different. This one has a real fresh sweetness to it, whereas the Peppermint Martini in the trio set was more of a fresh mint leaf scent. (You can read my review of the Festive Tipples set HERE).

This limited edition candle is going to sit proudly with my collection so I can't write about the throw, but on cold sniff, Peppermint Martini has a real power to it. I absolutely love the label, and with any red wax Yankee Candle, it looks so festive.

Peppermint Martini has been put in the 'festive' fragrance family which I totally agree with, but some 'fresh' fans might even want to burn this one any time of the year.

Peppermint Martini is available from Yankee Candle HERE and is also available to buy in a duo set from QVC which you can get HERE.

What do you think to Peppermint Martini? Let me know in the comments box below.

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Disclaimer: I do not work for Yankee Candle or QVC. I am a Yankee Fandle who enjoys sharing my thoughts on each fragrance and also photos of my collection that I have taken myself. These opinions are my own.