Friday, January 13, 2012

Bring Back My Bar! An Independent Consultant review

Scentsy is running a Bring Back My Bar promotion, offering a chance to purchase 20 different discontinued bars, back by popular demand, thanks to over 5 million votes from devoted fans! These bars are back for the month of January only. As usual, each bar is $5, or you can buy 3 for $16, or 6 for $25.

Independent Consultants were offered the chance to purchase all 20 in December. I did not take advantage of this, and now I wish I would have! But, 8 different scents were just delivered (7 were mine, 1 was my sisters) and I was super excited to crack them open!

Bring Back My Bar!

The following are the scents I ordered, with the official description from Scentsy:

Amaretto: An almond-scented fragrance sweetened with honey and spice.
Berries and Bubbly: Sweet strawberry aroma with champagne.
Eucalyptus: Soothing, medicinal, and fresh.
Mysterious: Spicy, fresh, and woody, this masculine fragrance evokes strength and vitality.
Spring Clean: Refreshing spring air and morning dew blended with orange blossom and crisp white florals.
Toasted Caramel Sugar: Warm milk with caramelized sugar and toffee, all swirled together with the scent of silky, sweet vanilla musk.
Vanilla Walnut: A warm fragrance with roasted walnut and sweet vanilla bean.

The bar my sister bought:
Twilight: A lovely, sophisticated scent, infused with soft romantic florals and ocean air.
These scents were ordered because they particularly sounded awesome to me (and/or my sister). The scents came in and, I'm happy to report, I didn't dislike any of them!

Below are my thoughts on each bar, not to be confused with the actual description! Just my personal opinions.

Amaretto: When I first cracked it open, my thought was that it smelled 100% like the liqueur. Which is a delicious smell, as long as you're not hung over or anything (j/k! but seriously...). It has a nice sweet, almond smell, just like my favorite version of amaretto sour (75% Amaretto, 20% sour, splash of sprite), just minus the mixers. Well, I got home with it and my second impression picked up a hint of a butter-like smell, reminding me of amaretto french toast :) Definitely a keeper! 
Berries and Bubbly: This bar has a very familiar smell, similar to a product I can't quite put my finger on. But, I can say that it does have a nice Strawberry Lemonade hint. But, it has a nice floral splash, also. It makes me think of summer (probably the strawberry lemonade).
Eucalyptus: So fresh and so clean, clean clean. This bar is an awesome, invigorating version of a classic scent. It's a very pure smell. It's worth mentioning that my dad dislikes Bath & Body Works' Eucalyptus and Spearmint, but really liked this bar!  
Mysterious: This bar seems to be a play off of nice masculine cologne, can't place it for certain, but I think it's either Abercrombie or Hollister. Either way, I really love it! 
Spring Clean: I love the smell of clean stuff (laundry, cleaning sprays and chemicals, it's all so nice and clean)! This bar has a nice spring rain scent, reminiscent of a springy Bounce sheet. It's pretty awesome!
Toasted Caramel Sugar: Caramel is the key word here. You can definitely pick up on that "toasted" smell, too, similar to a toasted marshmallow. It may be just me, but this scent reminds me of the Fall. It would be great in the kitchen!
Vanilla Walnut: This bar reminds me of the Maple Butter Blondie from Applebee's. Which is fabulous. The walnut is a nice accent in this bar, with the vanilla strongly up front. It's a great combination!
 Twilight:  My sister loved this scent. It wasn't bad! But, it did smell like a nice, fresh... deodorant. Which was still nice and fresh, but deodorant kind of freaks me out.
 My favorite:

Mysterious - Bring Back My Bar!
I'd have to say that Mysterious is probably my favorite out of the bars I ordered. I promptly poured out my fading Comfort and Joy and replaced it with a cube from my new Mysterious bar. I was going to hold on to it for stock/resale, but it was just toooooo good. Not to worry, I'll be putting in another order later this month to replenish!!

Bring Back My Bar is only available the month of January, bars can be ordered on my personal website, http://audreyhh.scentsy.us

My independent consultant preview of the February Warmer and Scent of the Month should be arriving soon, get excited to hear a little more about that in the near future!

New Scentsy bars always put me in such a good mood!!

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