Wal-Mart, Target finds

I'd like to start this off by saying this is nearly ALL food stuff. I am shameless about that. I love Fall goodies. 

The Pumpkin Cheesecake candle was a Target find. I had seen Brandon reviewing it a while back and whilst perusing the candles, I went looking for it and found this little 4 oz. for $4. It smells very strongly of cheesecake with a hint of pumpkin. I'm pretty sure I died and went to heaven, just a little bit, upon taking the lid off and smelling. I did begin burning it last night. It takes a long while to pool up and wouldn't pool completely but it wasn't a disaster and shows promise. If you like cheesecake, this is a cheap buy! Get it while it's there.

The rest (aka, food) came from Wal-Mart when I was actually just out for odds and ends for meals. PIC is a big fan of Marshmallows and found Pumpkin shaped ones, regular flavour, but then found these. Pumpkin Spice. Yummy. I am not a big fan of Marshmallows on their own. When I was a kid, we had a gas stove, so I would hold them over a flame and get them toasty before eating. But these aren't too bad honestly! 

The Pumpkin Cookies are essentially Pumpkin Spice cookies with Cream Cheese flavoured chips. We baked these last night and they are quite good! No prep. They are already formed in circles and ready to lay on the pan. Bake for about 15 minutes and you get soft cookies with slightly crispy edges that taste like a little chunk of heaven. In my humble opinion. 

The Caramel Apple cookie mix was PIC's choice. I showed them to him and he threw them into the cart without me getting a say. He is going to make these sometime soon. 

Lastly, a box of Pumpkin Spice pudding because why not? I have graham cracker crusts laying around so I'll put it to use. 

I can't stress enough that Fall is my favourite time of year with Winter in a close second. Christmas is fast approaching. My how this time of year flies by!

Winter Newness

I haven't been posting as frequently as I'd like to these days, unfortunately, life happens. I do have some stuff to share today though! First, I have winter newness from B&BW. Then I have a small haul from yesterday, NON-B&BW, Pumpkin galore!

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 How cute are the tags on the wallflower bulbs? Ugh I love this artwork for the labels. Next up, Fall finds out shopping.

A small outing; Christmas already?

Alright B&BW, ya got me. Sort of.

I ran a couple errands today and of course stopped by B&BW whilst out with the plan to buy a couple Mason Jars, but before I could check out, there I saw it. 4 Christmas Pocketbacs.

• Candy Cane Bliss - Peppermint Schnapps. Am I right?
• Winter Cranberry - Tart cranberry with a hint of a pine note.
• Fresh Sparkling Snow - Smells a little like watermelon to me. When it dries, I can definitely smell tree.
• Fresh Balsam - Smells a bit earthy and woodsy. Not as terrible as I figured an anti-bac in this scent might do.

These are going in the cabinet for now and NOT coming out until after Halloween at least. Back to your regularly scheduled Fall programming. 

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2/$22 + New Packaging

Hey guys!

As you are probably well aware, there was a big deal about the 2/$22 - I posted about it today. It was pulled from the website and in place of it was $6 Fall Traditions and a 25% off + $1 shipping on orders over $25. B&BW confirmed on their Facebook page my suspicions that the sale would resume it's run through Sunday starting tomorrow. I already expressed my thoughts earlier so I'll say naught more on it but it was in fact in stores still - at least it was in the stores I visited today! 

Also, I made an error in a previous post by stating Pink Chiffon Body Butter has released. One of my local stores has it out but the others don't, so selection might vary, if you're deadset on it call ahead and find out. The official launch as I am told for the new packaging will be October 7th.

Fall hauls! Yankee Candle, Target, B&BW

Long time no haul right?! Well I say no haul but what I mean is more than three items. Hehe. Technicalities win. 

So I went out shopping because I just got paid and I haven't felt up to shopping lately and let's face it, when life gets stressful, a little retail pick-me-up is nice! I hit up Target, B&BW and for the first time, Yankee Candle.

Got my hands on some Pumpkin Spice M&Ms (delish btw!), Pumpkin Spice Waffles which I partook in last year and found utterly delicious and some "ground goblin" candy. It's just apple licorice rope with sugar crystals. Pretty good stuff!

This particular haul we paid only $4 for because I had some items collecting dust that I needed to exchange. I had to have another Pumpkin Carving. Roasted Pumpkin Butter is beautiful and delicious smelling. It literally smells of Peanut Butter and a hint of Pumpkin. Cider Line was an unexpected like actually. During the June SAS, PIC kept picking up the mini candles of last year's Cider Lane which I found too apple-y but in debating on what else to get, I smelled Cider Line out of curiosity to see if it smelled different and to me, it did. I get a nice rich caramel note out of the cold sniff. Wonderful! I look forward to burning it. For the repackage, aren't those minis adorable? There IS in fact a shower gel in travel size also for those wondering. 

Lastly, Yankee Candle. I've always passed up even setting foot in Yankee Candle because of the price tags mostly. I see some of their products at grocery or department stores and honestly, I was aghast at their prices but I found a coupon over at B&BW Sistas page that got me to set foot in there just to see what I was missing. $5 small jar candles. When I walked in, I was greeted by a rather exuberant employee who looked pretty darn bored until I came in. She was rather nice but quite eager to put candles under my nose. I saw a lot of interesting things such as a candle called North Pole and Peppermint Bark. They don't appear to come in small jars, so here's what I got: Campfire Treat which is a nice and light marshmallowy vanilla with a very slight hint of smoke, Red Velvet which smells exactly like you'd expect, and Salted Caramel which smells to me exactly like the Salted Caramel Glade products at Target. All winners! I also smelled some others that I liked called Golden Sand and Black Coconut. I'm not in a summer mood despite the blazing Florida sun. So anyway, I am gonna burn some of these and see how they do. I got some coupons from the lady and she signed me up for emails and such so we'll see if I like it! I look at it this way, if I don't, PIC's mother DOES so I can pass the savings to her.

And in case anyone wants it, here's the coupon.

And that concludes my fun filled day!

Amber Blush Sheer Mist + PC Body Butter Has landed + Candle Fiasco

Hey guys!

First and foremost, the Pink Chiffon Body Butter has LANDED in stores! At least, the ones I've been to. It's kind of ambiguous since they didn't put it out in the center with the other Pink Chiffon stuff but what can ya do?

Also saw a new product today (going to a diff store so maybe pictures?!) called Sheer Mist or maybe it was Sheer Perfume Mist. The manager was talking to another customer about it, describing it is a middle ground between FFM and EDT. She said it's something of a mixture, designed to last longer than the FFM. It's in a FFM bottle with a golden ring with leaves going down the side (think Forever Red's bow) and prices at $19.50. It's apparently a let's see how well this does type thing.

And once again, the candle fiasco kicks back up. Before, it was the holiday/test scents/phone orders thing. Now today, when I got up, I went to check the website and found that the 2/$22 deal was gone but there was $6 Fall Traditions online only and 25% off your entire purchase + $1 shipping on orders over $25 after the discount is applied. 

happyfall25 if you're interested.

At any rate, when DOD went on, decorated wallflower bulbs were pulled and put back out when over, FFM in MH and PP were pulled during FFM sales and now the 2/$22 is suspended online presumably due to the coupon code. I understand they're here to push product and make money, but I gotta say, I am prettyannoyed with this. I don't even order online but once in a blue moon and it just burns my behind up because let's face it, shipping is ridiculous and when there's a $10/$30 it's still not a great deal because you're saving usually only $2-4 so you might as well just bring it in store and buy your stuff there. Understandable from a business standpoint. Customer friendly? Not so much. There's a disclaimer that says B&BW can change their promotions at any time - we've seen it in action before, sales that should've gone until x time suddenly over three days early, or sales that were extended. Sadly, it is what it is.

So, long short, 2/$22 IS AVAILABLE IN STORE. Just not online.