So I've been LOVING Candles by Victoria for the past.. oh i dunno.. 4 months??
First thing's first, terms you may need to know before reading this:
- Scent Throw: How strong the candle is..aka, how far away from the candle can you smell this scent? aka how big a space will this candle fill?
- Cold throw: What the candle/tart smells like cold. before you melt/burn it.
- Hot throw: What the candle/tart smells like while you're melting/burning it.
- Scent Shot: A wax tart. put this in a tart melter to melt and diffuse the scent!
- AWESOMEAMAZINGSAUCE: a word that could be used interchangeably with Victoria, CBV, Her candles, her scents..or anything to do with her company.
Anywho, i heard about them through Leesha a.k.a. xsparkage on youtube. She does reviews on her discodollies channel and i've been a subscriber for years. So anywho, one lazy afternoon when she posted a review, I got curious as to who else reviews these things? so i searched her on youtube and Oh Mah Goodness! there were so many! rave reviews! and not a singe..not any itty bitty, absolutely NO bad reviews! And that is Helllaaa rare. There's always some crazy haters on youtube. But nope! not for Victoria! There weren't even any even slightly undesirable things mentioned about the company at all!
So i decided that any company receiving that much love is definitely worth checking out! So i did..and made an order the same day! I ordered scent shots (tarts) because they're only 2$ and that way i could try a bunch of different scents before committing to a candle that would have hours of burn time. So anywho, i made that order..and a week later (before i received my first one, might i add) i made another order!
And in During her May "happy 12th anniversary of CBV" sale, i made another order. So, i've made 3 orders from her already, and i'm certain there will be a ton more to come!
This blog is going to be a company review. so it'll talk about things like customer service, shipping, etc. And i'll talk about individual scents in my next review!
There's nothing not to love about this company. They have over 650 (here's the scent descriptions page) scents to choose from! And the scents and wax are of Such high quality that the scent throw hugely out performs the larger candle companies. And they Hand Pour each candle to order! That means, your candle was poured just for you! And it hasn't been sitting on a shelf in a warehouse forever. They're Fresh! and you can tell!
Seriously..There's a scent for absolutely anyone. even people who claim to "not like scented candles." So that automatically makes CBV trump any other big candle company like Yankee or whatever. lol But like i said, the quality makes it even better! She uses a very soft wax that almost has the consistency of shortening. This allows the most scent possible to get into the wax! And oh yeah, did i mention she Triple! scents her wax? this means the wax hold the maximum capacity of scent possible! (Hence the strong scent throws!)
The customer service is also fan-flipping-tastic! you can email her anytime with ay questions you might have, and she usually gets back to you within a day! But you might want to try the messageboards first because the people on there are super fantastic and already have a ton of questions answered and if you do have any others, you'll get a bunch of different opinions, which is nice for scent choosing! Victoria is also very understanding and accommodating if there's ever a problem with the product. I personally have never had a problem, but one person i heard had a bowl candle that broke during shipment, and Victoria replaced it, which is lovely of her! Victoria also puts a free scent shot in every order! which is a great way to get a chance to smell a scent that maybe you wouldn't normally pick out!
Yes her customer service and candles are to die for. But she is based out of Van, Texas, and for most people, that's not within driving distance to go shopping! so shipping is really important! Within the U.S. (not sure if its just continental, or if it includes all of the states,) it is $8.50 Flat Rate! which means no matter how much or how heavy your order is, it'll still only be $8.50! I mean, if you're ordering $250 worth of candles and it weighs a gazillion Lb's they might change more for shipping.. but for most $100 and under orders, that's totally not going to be a problem.
But wait! you're thinking..."hey Kai? aren't you from Canada?" Yes, yes i am. But i use Kinek to ship my U.S. items to since i'm so close to the border. But! for those of you not so close, not to worry! shipping isnt Too outragous. My first 2 ordres i got shipped into Canada, and it cost around 22-25$. but considering that was on about a 12Lb package valued at 70-80$..that's about average for shipping to canada. The thing that got me though was the duty/brokerage/customs charges that silly UPS has to put on it. Ups is the only company i've had charge me for customs. It was around 25$! But that's not Victoria's fault at all! I'd say its totally worth taking a trip to the U.S. border and picking up the package at a Kinek point, or other company of the sort. It's only 5$ to pick up your package there!
So Anywho! On to candle pricing! Her most popular candles are the sampler packs. You get 6 candles for one price. 8 oz sampler is 42.00$, 9oz sampler is 47$, and the 16oz sampler is 70$ So her candles are definitely less expensive for what you get than Yankee or other large companies! She also has these delicious looking dessert inspired candles! They look legit like something you'd eat! And even these are a pretty great price for the amount of wax you get! She has 18 pages of candles to choose from. And thats not even getting into reed diffusers, or tarts!
They have a sale almost every month at the beginning of the month, and lots of contests and fun on the messageboards! There's actually way more ways to win candles or gift codes than i thought a company would ever have! Like Candle bingo, member of the month, or you can earn credits/candles by hosting a Candle Party! So its definitely worth looking at!
Please Please Please go check her out if you like an amazing smelling home, aromatherapy, or candles in general!
Here's the website.
The Tumblr
The youtube
and the messgeboard
First thing's first, terms you may need to know before reading this:
- Scent Throw: How strong the candle is..aka, how far away from the candle can you smell this scent? aka how big a space will this candle fill?
- Cold throw: What the candle/tart smells like cold. before you melt/burn it.
- Hot throw: What the candle/tart smells like while you're melting/burning it.
- Scent Shot: A wax tart. put this in a tart melter to melt and diffuse the scent!
- AWESOMEAMAZINGSAUCE: a word that could be used interchangeably with Victoria, CBV, Her candles, her scents..or anything to do with her company.
Anywho, i heard about them through Leesha a.k.a. xsparkage on youtube. She does reviews on her discodollies channel and i've been a subscriber for years. So anywho, one lazy afternoon when she posted a review, I got curious as to who else reviews these things? so i searched her on youtube and Oh Mah Goodness! there were so many! rave reviews! and not a singe..not any itty bitty, absolutely NO bad reviews! And that is Helllaaa rare. There's always some crazy haters on youtube. But nope! not for Victoria! There weren't even any even slightly undesirable things mentioned about the company at all!
So i decided that any company receiving that much love is definitely worth checking out! So i did..and made an order the same day! I ordered scent shots (tarts) because they're only 2$ and that way i could try a bunch of different scents before committing to a candle that would have hours of burn time. So anywho, i made that order..and a week later (before i received my first one, might i add) i made another order!
And in During her May "happy 12th anniversary of CBV" sale, i made another order. So, i've made 3 orders from her already, and i'm certain there will be a ton more to come!
This blog is going to be a company review. so it'll talk about things like customer service, shipping, etc. And i'll talk about individual scents in my next review!
There's nothing not to love about this company. They have over 650 (here's the scent descriptions page) scents to choose from! And the scents and wax are of Such high quality that the scent throw hugely out performs the larger candle companies. And they Hand Pour each candle to order! That means, your candle was poured just for you! And it hasn't been sitting on a shelf in a warehouse forever. They're Fresh! and you can tell!
Seriously..There's a scent for absolutely anyone. even people who claim to "not like scented candles." So that automatically makes CBV trump any other big candle company like Yankee or whatever. lol But like i said, the quality makes it even better! She uses a very soft wax that almost has the consistency of shortening. This allows the most scent possible to get into the wax! And oh yeah, did i mention she Triple! scents her wax? this means the wax hold the maximum capacity of scent possible! (Hence the strong scent throws!)
The customer service is also fan-flipping-tastic! you can email her anytime with ay questions you might have, and she usually gets back to you within a day! But you might want to try the messageboards first because the people on there are super fantastic and already have a ton of questions answered and if you do have any others, you'll get a bunch of different opinions, which is nice for scent choosing! Victoria is also very understanding and accommodating if there's ever a problem with the product. I personally have never had a problem, but one person i heard had a bowl candle that broke during shipment, and Victoria replaced it, which is lovely of her! Victoria also puts a free scent shot in every order! which is a great way to get a chance to smell a scent that maybe you wouldn't normally pick out!
Yes her customer service and candles are to die for. But she is based out of Van, Texas, and for most people, that's not within driving distance to go shopping! so shipping is really important! Within the U.S. (not sure if its just continental, or if it includes all of the states,) it is $8.50 Flat Rate! which means no matter how much or how heavy your order is, it'll still only be $8.50! I mean, if you're ordering $250 worth of candles and it weighs a gazillion Lb's they might change more for shipping.. but for most $100 and under orders, that's totally not going to be a problem.
But wait! you're thinking..."hey Kai? aren't you from Canada?" Yes, yes i am. But i use Kinek to ship my U.S. items to since i'm so close to the border. But! for those of you not so close, not to worry! shipping isnt Too outragous. My first 2 ordres i got shipped into Canada, and it cost around 22-25$. but considering that was on about a 12Lb package valued at 70-80$..that's about average for shipping to canada. The thing that got me though was the duty/brokerage/customs charges that silly UPS has to put on it. Ups is the only company i've had charge me for customs. It was around 25$! But that's not Victoria's fault at all! I'd say its totally worth taking a trip to the U.S. border and picking up the package at a Kinek point, or other company of the sort. It's only 5$ to pick up your package there!
So Anywho! On to candle pricing! Her most popular candles are the sampler packs. You get 6 candles for one price. 8 oz sampler is 42.00$, 9oz sampler is 47$, and the 16oz sampler is 70$ So her candles are definitely less expensive for what you get than Yankee or other large companies! She also has these delicious looking dessert inspired candles! They look legit like something you'd eat! And even these are a pretty great price for the amount of wax you get! She has 18 pages of candles to choose from. And thats not even getting into reed diffusers, or tarts!
They have a sale almost every month at the beginning of the month, and lots of contests and fun on the messageboards! There's actually way more ways to win candles or gift codes than i thought a company would ever have! Like Candle bingo, member of the month, or you can earn credits/candles by hosting a Candle Party! So its definitely worth looking at!
Please Please Please go check her out if you like an amazing smelling home, aromatherapy, or candles in general!
Here's the website.
The Tumblr
The youtube
and the messgeboard
Love it honey thank you so much. :)
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