Summer Time Fun Fragrances! July 27th Review & Give Away!

August 3rd Update: CONGRATULATIONS to our winner in this week's draw:

Stephanie P.

I've sent you an email with instructions on how to claim your prizes!! 

I can take a pass on the scary rides, crowded line ups, and impatient children, but I will STILL go to a theme park to enjoy the bright summer ambiance and, of course, the food! lol

Understandably, the food isn't something that I would want as an everyday staple, A once or twice a year treat is more than enough for my stomach to handle; but those enticing smells are welcome in my home and perfect to create a bright sunny atmosphere all year long!

Check out our Youtube Review this week of Churros, Cotton Candy, and Sno Cone, to see if your palette is as hungry for these summer scents as mine is!

Make your summer a little brighter by winning these three fun fragrances! Enter directly by leaving a comment on our Youtube Review, or take advantage of multiple daily entries by using our Rafflecopter below.
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Good Luck to everyone!

xxoo
Heather

March 30th Youtube Review & Give Away!

More, more more!! I LOVE reviewing our fragrances, and sending out a sample to a lucky winner each week!

This week's fragrances are Fresh Baked Bread, Coconut Sun (which is in bargain alley no less!), Spa,  and Jelly Beans!

You can, as always, place entries to win via our Rafflecopter below or directly on Youtube! Each comment on Youtube will automatically receive an extra entry into the Rafflecopter before I make the draw! Please remember to use Rafflecopter so that your Facebook andTwitter entries are in the draw! 

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xxoo

Heather

UPDATE April 9th, 2012 - I've re-drawn this week's winner, as Nadib did not claim their prize. Our new winner is: 

Sarah Anthony! 

I've sent you an email with directions on how to claim your prize! Thanks to everyone who entered! 

xxoo

Heather   

March 23rd YouTube Review and Give Away!

I am so glad to see so many of our Facebook fans entering the contest on a regular basis! I have my fingers crossed for each and every one of you to win!! Also, if you have won in the past, please know that you can enter to win again! We won't place any restrictions on winning more than once, and if it was me and I was on a lucky streak, I'd want to keep it going for as long as possible! 

This week's Youtube Review is a mixed handful of scents, check out Orange Cream Cupcake, Mint Chocolate Mousse, Comforts of Home, and Linens & Lavender.

You can, as always, place entries to win via our Rafflecopter below or directly on Youtube! Each comment on Youtube will automatically receive an extra entry into the Rafflecopter before I make the draw! Please remember to use Rafflecopter so that your Facebook and Twitter entries are in the draw!


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Good Luck!

Update March 28th, 2012: Congratulations to this week's winner:

Nancy Elder! 

I've emailed you instructions on how to claim your prize!

xxoo

Heather

Contest open to US residents only. One entry per day per person allowed on each of our social media sites ie: Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. Winner will be notified by email and has 3 days to claim the prize before it is forfeited. If forfeited, another winner will be drawn.

March 16th Youtube Review & Giveaway!

Drawing our scent choices out of a basket this week was FUN! I wish I had a lottery / Bingo spinner to put all the winning entries into and draw our winner... while random.org is very fair, quick and easy, it just doesn't have the same level of excitement that a spinner would!

Thank you to our Facebook, Twitter and Youtube fans who made requests for this week's fragrances. Keep them coming, I love the variety!! Your requests this week have resulted in reviews of Tuscan Orchard, Peach Cobbler, Pomegranate Rose, and Garden Path!

 

Remember that you can enter to win this week's fragrances directly on Youtube by *liking* the video and leaving a comment, or you can access our Rafflecopter below to put in multiple, daily entries to win!!

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Good luck to everyone! 

UPDATE March 21: Congratulations to this week's winner:

Nicole Lee Oslund!

Please check your email for information on how to claim your prize! 

Heather 

xxoo

Contest open to US residents only. One entry per day per person allowed on each of our social media sites ie: Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. Winner will be notified by email and has 3 days to claim the prize before it is forfeited. If forfeited, another winner will be drawn.

February 24th YouTube Review & Give Away

Who doesn't LOVE a sale?! I was very excited last week to see a new 'Bargain Alley' in the 'Wax' section of our estore (www.scentsationals.com). Our outlet store in Provo Utah has always had a Bargain Alley where customers will find huge savings, and so to extend these great prices to our online community seems like a natural step!

In the Bargain Alley, you will find many of our popular fragrances which, of course, are the same high quality as all of our products. Pricing is 50% off of the regular pricing, and the reason you may find product here is generally because we have extra inventory of a fragrance.

       

For this week's YouTube Review and Give Away, I decided to chose four great fragrances from our new Bargain Alley; Autumn Leaves, Yin Yang, Pixie Powder, and Autumn Breeze. Head on over to our YouTube channel, check them out and don't forget to like our video and leave a comment on our YouTube Review so that you are entered to win these great fragrances!

Additional entries are accepted this week on our Facebook Page and via Twitter. All entries submitted directly OR via Rafflecopter below will qualify to win.

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This week's contest is open from today, Friday February 24th, through to Tuesday February 28th at midnight MST.  Only US entries allowed (but we will have this open to Canadians soon!!). I will gather all of our entries and pick a random winner, whom I will email directly as well as post on Youtube and  Facebook. Our winner has 3 days to claim their prize. If no prize is claimed within this period, another name will be chosen. 

Good Luck to everyone!

 xxoo

Heather

March 3rd Update: Our Winner who was originally drawn, didn't claim their prize so our new winner is:

Andrea Williams 

Congratulations! I've sent you an email with instructions on how to claim your prize!

February 17th YouTube Review and Give Away!

GREAT to have so many ongoing entries to our weekly YouTube Review Give Away, and I think that everyone will have fun exploring this week's scents with me!

Visit us on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/scentsationals for this week's review of our Autumn Walk, Americana, Distinguished and Berry Spice fragrances.

  

  

And, of course, don't forget to 'like' our video and leave a comment for your chance to win this week's fragrances!! Check back after the contest closes (Feb 21st, 2012) for an announcement of who this week's winner is!

Good Luck to everyone!

xxoo
Heather

UPDATE February 23rd, 2012
We have a winner!! Congratulations to Keliot19711! Please check your YouTube inbox for instructions on how to claim your prize.


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February 10th Review and Giveaway!

I do love the world of social media. It's sort of like planting a garden that everyone can enjoy. A few little seeds planted on YouTube, or Facebook grow into enough blossoms to spread happiness to our huge extended family!!

I also REALLY love hosting giveaways of the fragrances that we review on YouTube, aka sharing a bouquet from our lovely ScentSationals garden!

This week's YouTube Video Review, which can be found here,  includes a giveaway of 4 Fragrances. Grapefruit Sage, Margarita, Pink Lemonade, and Strawberry Lemonade.

As always, entering is easy. Just like the video and leave me a comment on YouTube! I'd love to hear what fragrances you would like reviewed next, or which of this week's fragrances sounds the best to you. Our contest this week will close at Midnight, MST on February 14th. Only US entries allowed (but we will have this open to Canadians soon!!). I will gather all of our entries and pick a random winner, whom I will email directly as well as post on Facebook. Our winner has 3 days to claim their prize. If no prize is claimed within this period, another name will be chosen. 

Good Luck to everyone!

xxoo

Heather

Update: We have a winner!! Congratulations to 82799joshchrissy!! I've sent you an email and instructions on how to claim your prize!

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Jan 27th Fragrance Review & Giveaway!

Hooray that it is the end of another week, and we can relax in every sense of the word (or is it scents?!)

Love Story

Speaking of scents, I had a good laugh this week when Kasha Love, one of our Facebook friends asked me if I was paid in dollars and scents! lol The answer is definitely yes and the funny thing is that I am not sure which I prefer the dollars, or the scents. Afterall, the scents stay with me and make things lovely instead of being divvied out to pay bills like the dollars!! :)

Renegade

This week's Fragrance Review is now up on our YouTube Channel! (just click here to travel over there!)  I hope you will enjoy my review of Love Story, Renegade, Twilight and Care Package!

Twilight

Be sure to leave us your comment under the video over at the YouTube channel, so that you can enter for your chance to win the set of four fragrances! The contest closes Feb 3rd at midnight MST, and I'll do my best to announce the winners on Feb 4th. And YES!! You did read that right!! We will be having two winners this week, so be sure to leave a comment every day and up your chances!

Care Package

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February 6th Update: This weeks winners are mojkadona1 and jsschipp4!! Congratulations, you've both been sent an email!  


xxoo
Heather

Jan 20 ScentSationals Review

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Be sure to head on over to our YouTube channel (click on the link!)  for a chance to win this week's 4 fragrances!

To enter, all you have to do is like the video, and leave me a comment AT YouTube!

Bonsai Tree

Coconut Lime

Sparkling Citrus

Crisp Cucumber

Easy Peasy, good luck to everyone!!

xxoo
Heather

This contest is now closed. Congratulations to 3muff3, this week's winner!



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Incense and Myrrh Review

Fit for a king, this Oriental medley combines warm myrrh with burning frankincense, soft amber, wood and musk.

As soon as someone says 'Incense' I can instantly imagine what they are talking about. I remember the array of fragrant smokes from as far away as my visits to Asia or from closer locations like the fair trade retailer that is a few miles from my house. The use of incense is somewhat familiar to most of us in aromatherapy, meditation and religious ceremonies. 

Shanghai, Longhua Temple incense Photo by NosniboR80, CC License From:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Incenselonghua.jpg

However, If I was asked to explain to someone exactly what Myrhh is, I think I would be at loss! I definitely think of the Three Wise Men as well as other biblical references to myrhh, but as far as recalling a specific scent, nothing comes to mind. This lack of reference sent me on a short quest this morning to find out exactly what myrrh is!

And so, I bring to you my understanding and a simplified explanation of myrrh;  Myrrh is a combination of resin and aromatic natural oils which is harvested from a specific thorny tree species. Resin is sort of like sap, but where sap is sticky and is the sugars from the inner cells of a tree, resin is hard and glassy and from the outer cells of tree. (Resin acts as a plug to fill holes caused by damage or insects.) Resin can be heated like incense to release it's scent and/or is used to scent many modern day cosmetics and perfumes. 

The distinct scent of Myrrh has been around for over 5000 years! Frankincense is another aromatic resin, and amber is fossilized tree resin! 

Myrrh is commonly harvested from the species Commiphora Myrrhae 

To make a long story short, ScentSationals Incense and Myrrh fragrance delivers traditional and ancient aromas. These scents are significant to us during the Christmas and Holiday season due to their long lasting tradition in our history.

Whew! It is like I am back in school with all this new knowledge! And honestly? I think that my research is somewhat wasted. The most important thing is how this fragrance makes us FEEL... 

...and for me, releasing this traditional scent in my home  enhances the feeling of being warm and contented in our safe haven, regardless of how cold the night might be. 

 xxoo

Heather 

Santa's Sugar Cookies Review

Childhood Magic...

The most wonderful time of the year is almost upon us and for me, that means gathering all of the wonderful elements that will make the Christmas season perfect. Topping off my list this year is a healthy selection of delicious Christmas fragrances from our ScentSationals collection!

As you make your fragrance choices this holiday season, be sure to tune in to both our Facebook page and our YouTube channel, where you will find ongoing updates, sales and fun information regarding ScentSationals products!

Here is our latest video blog, featuring a review of Santa's Sugar Cookies!

You can also view the video by going directly to the YouTube Website. 

xxoo

Heather

Happy Thanksgiving from Canada aka Pumpkin Pie Day!

Happy Thanksgiving from the pumpkin patch!

This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving!! I know that 95% of you are in the US, but I figure any reason to celebrate family is universal and so I will celebrate a bit of my family with you!

Hooray for family! gobble gobble!

Our Canadian Thanksgiving is pretty much identical to the US version, just a month or so sooner. We celebrate on the second Monday in October which is Columbus Day in the US. Our meaning is the same in that we are giving thanks for the end of the harvest season and celebrating the unity of our family and the community.

Will the real pumpkins please stop smiling!lol 

Dinner is pretty standard at my house on Thanksgiving too, with Pumpkin Pie being the center of everyone's attention and the only reason that we don't over stuff ourselves with the turkey and trimmings that are our dinner. 

My grandbaby is growing in leaps and bounds! Bigger than a little pumpkin...

...but not quite as big as a BIG pumpkin!

That being said, and PUMPKIN being our thanksgiving feast focus, we have been enjoying the new Vanilla Pumpkin Cream fragrance to it's full extent! It has succeeded in putting us all a festive mood!

I can hardly wait to be a Grandma!! 

As part of the festivities, we headed out to our local Corn Maze last weekend and found ourselves a couple of pumpkins. My husband, nephew, daughters and son-in-law (or outlaw!) all enjoyed an afternoon of winding our way through the maze. 

Vanilla Pumpkin Spice smells significantly better than this pumpkin did! lol 

 And so, now it is off to my fabulous smelling Vanilla Pumpkin kitchen, to add a layer of actual pumpkin pie smell to the mix. Sadly, the pumpkin pie smell will only linger for a few hours. Hooray for ScentSationals that my celebrated scent of the day will continue to bring smiles to everyone throughout the weekend! 

xxoo
Heather

Damask Warmer and Apple Brandy Fragrance - 27% OFF!

Black Damask Warmer

For me, my home is my haven. I have worked as an artist, product developer and creative director over the years, and so I tend to be pretty picky as to what decorative items I am willing to display in my space! If I LOVE something, then I will find a space for it, and if it isn't visually appealing, then sorry, but I just can't make it a part of my world! 

When I first became aquatinted with ScentSationals, I was excited to go online and discover that their warmers are beautifully designed! This isn't a given with every product line out there. It takes huge talent, dedication, an eye on the trends and an ear to the consumer to truly meet market demands. So WHOO HOO! I can honestly say that we've hit the jackpot with ScentSationals!

This month's Featured Set = Black Damask Warmer and Apple Brandy!

The warmer that is currently our Featured Set is (truly!!!) one of my favorites. On my recent Outlet Store spree, I purchased two of these warmers (this is in addition to the sample that I was given) and I am not sure that I will ever be able to part with any of them! I need a back up right? OK... maybe I don't need a backup and I am just slightly over possessive. I will likely gift them both eventually, but not until after I love them a little while longer! :) 

So, what's to love about this warmer?! I think that one of my favorite things about it is it's shape. It has a slightly oval shape to it, rather than the more circular shape that most of our warmers have. I also think that a black and white theme is timeless and can fit into almost anyone's style and/or home decor. Then of course, is the fact that it's on sale!lol just keeps getting better and better! 

My house! 

This picture is my house! It's slightly eclectic in style, very comfortable and easy to live in. The Black Damask warmer fits soooooo perfectly in my front room!

1960's lamp base + funky lamp shade + Black Damask Warmer = GORGEOUS! 

While you may not have a room identical to mine, you will love how design oriented this warmer is. The damask design is very dynamic and the black and white color palette make it an easy fit.

It's time to warm some Apple Brandy :)

And then there is the fragrance.... while I've been writing up this blog, the Apple Brandy fragrance that comes as part of this Featured Set has been warming upstairs for it's first time... I'll just run up and see what I think.... NICE! I got as far as my stairwell and then could already smell it! The scent is excellent! When I smelt it in the package, It was very 'apple', which was nice, but now that it is warming there is so much more to it. The slight tang of wine/brandy adds a very appealing depth to this scent and the cinnamon and apple are resting in the background. I'll definitely be warming it again!!

xxoo
Heather