Scented candles? Body lotion? nm
Posted By: Mimi on 2007-12-04
In Reply to: Gift for receptionist sm - me2
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I have many scented candles
that I got as gifts. I always say I am going to use them (my son does not believe me). I think it would be nice while taking a bath...but maybe I should do it while I am working or I will never get the chance...because I am always working! I have two Yankee candles. I am sure they would smell wonderful.
I can't burn scented candles in my house because it will
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Do you burn candles or other scented stuff while you work?
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grilled-----scented candles, sweet or fruity
Do you burn candles or oils or use other aromatherapy while you work? Love candles &
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Just lotion or cold cream or something like that (sm)
I would be afraid the baking soda would be too abrasive and he'd have mark from that. If you get most of it off tonight and the rest in the morning it shouldn't be that hard to get off.
My DH uses Corn Husker's Lotion. NM
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Don't mix soap/lotion/personal care with food. nm
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Whatever's on sale & unscented. Scented makes me itch! (nm)
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candles
Can't help it but I'm an ebay freak.
This is actually a good deal on pinecone candles if you could get it. 270115615311 . 7 candles in total and these look like the ones I have. I bought several packs on sale 3 years ago in Michigan and have not seen them around here. I live in Santa Claus, we set out luminaries every year in the paper sacks on christmas eve and this past year it rained so I picked up all the candles and have been making my own. Need to by me a pinecone mold! Another idea would be to buy some wax and add oil and possibly some glitter and dip your own pine cones. I have seen these at festivals and then arrange in a basket. You can also check crateandbarrell.com they have some white ones. I have see several napkin holders made of berries and pinecones, target sells those still or you could make your own. Mine are dark brown with a gold (probaby rub-n-buff that can be bought in craft section) applied to the tips of the petals. I was in Waynesboro a couple months ago..should have picked up those cones! Gosh now I'm in the christmas spirit! 
Candles
I almost always have a Yankee candle going while I work. They have the best scents IMO hands down, and I've tried many others. So many good ones . . . if you like herbs try Lavender-Sage. It's wonderful. Mistletoe is another nice one for this time of year. I like fruity in summer and the "sugary vanilla" ones for now - buttercream, Christmas cookie, I could go on and on . . .
Candles - sm
Yankee candles are so good but I think too expensive. Does anyone have a source for another brand of a good candle, mostly votives?
Making candles
I had heard that you can save up the scrap wax from candles in glass jars, melt all of them down and put them back in the containers, adding a wick and scent such as cinnamon. So, I've been saving my containers with the bits of leftover candles. Anyone know how one goes about doing this? Is it possible to do this?
THANKS!
who's lighting the candles?
I too had a small wedding and my matron of honor's son who was 12 at the time went up and lit all of the candles.
You don't have to have them involved. You should not be guilted into creating spots. Just tell them that you wanted them to "enjoy" your day.
Yankee candles
I spent 22 bucks on an Autumn Wreath Houswarmer Yankee candle the other day...and for that price I expected knock-me-down scent for days. Well I lit it and put it in my upstairs bathroom and it spelled pretty good. Then the next day when i lit it I noticed it didn't seem quite as strong. Well today I lit it and i can barely smell it though it's been lit for hours. I have kept the lid on it when not in use. What a waste of money!
I used to buy my candles from an online candle company called Two Blue Candle Co but she went out of busiess and obviously Yankee isn't doing it for me. Anybody got any suggestions on how to get my candle "stink" fix?
yankee candles
I love my Yankee candles! I'm really shocked you don't smell yours. I buy them regularly. Do you keep your wick trimmed? Every once in a while, when the candle is hot, I may have to scrape the sides of the glass so it it all melts but I can't complain. Also, when the wick totaly burns out and there is still a bit in the bottom, I set the glass in my burner and it still smells good! Maybe you should take it back and see if they will let you exchange it???
I really like Circle E candles
Cheap candles are a waste of money IMO. What's the point of buying them if you can't smell them?
LOL I just bought some candles SM
at the dollar store - I actually prefer them. I think because they are such cheap candles that the scent is not as strong as the nicer ones, but for me it is perfect - just enough to smell nice without being overpowering. I was just thinking I could buy 325 candles for the price of 1 of those Jo Malone candles. LOL
Febreze candles
I bought one of the seasonal Febreze candles and was very dissapointed! THe candle smelled so good in the box. I had 2 of them lit in a 1200 sq foot home and could smell NEITHER ONE. I guess i will stick with Yankee Candles !!!
We used to use the wax milk cartons for candles sm
when I was a kid. We used to put some ice in the carton and then add the wax. It always made different looking candles. Also, if you have an old electric mixer, you can make the wax foamy while it is still liquid and look like suds or piles of snow.
No unburned candles in my home - all lit at least once
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I don't burn candles from Yankee, but
I use those wax tarts in a tart warmer, and I found that the ones from Yankee smell the longest. They give off more of a smell in your house than candles do. Plus you can get an electric warmer, so you don't have to worry about the flame if you have animals or such, as I do. Works much better for me, just a suggestion.
The best candles I have EVER smelled in my life -
Come from Old Virginia Candle Company. I have bought lots of their candles over the years. However, since QVC began carrying their line their shipping practices have really gotten sloppy if you actually purchase from the company itself. I received a badly broken candle (the kind poured in glass), which took them a month to replace. I was never able to speak with an actual person at that company when they found out I was not a vendor, just a personal user of their products. Everything was done via e-mail. Their products, however, really have a nice fragrance that you CAN smell, lit or unlit. Give them a try. :-)
Yankee candles update
I was actually able to take the used candle back to the store and exchange it. I ended up getting a biscotti Wood Wick (Virginia Candle Co) candle that smells wunnnderful..i haven't lit it yet...but I did get a few of the Yankee tarts... Right now I have the fresh cut roses one melting and it smells pretty good!
Somebody also told me Circle E candles are great...anybody tried them?
Thanks for all of your suggestions 
I burn Yankee Candles
Right now I have one going in my office that is called "beach towel" and it smells like the beach on a hot summer day! (I'm in denial because I live in New England and it's cold here now!) In my living room, I am burning one called "chocolate chip cookie" and it smells like just someone is baking cookies! I love it! I go to Yankee Candle about twice a month and stock up! I just got about 5 of their new Christmas candles that I can't wait to burn.
I just went there today and bought candles!
Love them! I always buy candles there! I am burning gingerbread right now :)
Candles (try Sugar Shack) s/m
They're out of Edgar, NE. I fell in love with a Plumeria one when visiting a sister up there. Started ordering them, then got a tax ID #, attempted to sell them, but never made any $ on them. The votives are pretty good, but with the regular candles, they're in glass jars, which keep the fragrance really well. You may want to check out their w/s. Not sure how far you are from NE. Obviously I am, being in TX.
Yes - I've made hundreds of candles
and have used tons of scrap wax - not from glass jars but believe that could be done. My recommendation for doing this: Use double boiler - pot of water, large coffee can filled with water and your candle jar clothes-pinned to side of coffee can or other large can.... water in inner can will eventually melt jar wax and then you will need to very carefully pour jarred wax to another container. Be sure the inner coffee can filled with water has enough water in it to come up to the level of at least half of jar candle - does that make sense? Jarred candle needs to sit down inside water to melt.... You can do just the jar inside a pot of water on the stove but the inner can just gives you another layer for safety... good luck!
I use the Yankee tarts and they are much stronger than the candles.....
I felt as you did about the candles and figured what's the point? The tarts must have a higher oil content in them because it is a HUGE difference. Sometimes it is too strong, lol. I also like that you can reuse them a couple of times, I will even take the hardened wax out of the warmer and store them if I want to change the scent right away. Do try them, you will be pleased.
Oh and you have to try these two - Mandarin/Cranberry and Macintosh/Peach..unbelievablygood smelling!
Come back and let us know what you think.
You will never waste your money on Yankee candles again after trying these!
:-)
Love the Wood Wick candles...sm
sounds like a crackling fire...and they are strongly scented - excellent quality. I also like the Swan Creek Candles. They are highly scented and have some delicious scents. My favorite is Buttercream Vanilla and they have crumbs on top of the candle that melts...wondeful...
Never heard of Circle E candles but try Swan Creek if you see them!
Yankee Candles coupon link
Hey...I know we have discussed candles on here before and I just thought I would share a Yankee Candles coupon link I have. They have their annual clearance going on and you can get 2 for one on most candles!! The link below is $10 off a $25 order. I have placed 3 orders so far!  http://www.yankeecandle.com/yc/html/retail/Email_HTML/registerForCouponsWebNEW.html
(((PS--the code changes frequently. Refresh the page or come back a different day to redeem new codes))))
New favorite Yankee Candles scent
I ordered a box of new spring scents (tarts) and I have to say Velvet Petals is my new all time favorite, with Midnight Jasmine running a close second.
What's your favorite?
those glade candles "gladay" -- shut up!!
Only the 2nd one if I had the body......nm
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With a body like that, hmmm you could also do
porno but just not the way I would want others to see me. Sorry, I have family that I just would not want to shame them much less myself. Just not an exhibitionist here.
Bath and Body sm
My DH got me some B/B red leather collection stuff, makeup bag, manicure/pedicure set (awesome) and a little purse which came with Moonlight Path shower gel and body lotion. I already had the overnight bag and the tote. I just can't get enough of that red - I'm a bling, bling girl all the way!!!
Well maybe the body but NO WAY that face.
I'd rather be fat and pretty. LOL
you should really do that...keeps a body busy. NM
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Body aches
I've been transcribing for 5 years, and my body hurts all the time, seems like.
How do some of you girls do this for 10, 20, 30 years and still function? I have back aches, shoulder aches, neck pain, headaches, forearm aches. I've tried different chairs, keyboards, body posiiton, and it's the same.
Currently, I'm going to school, and I just can't wait.
I have my office at the end of the hall, and it's like Hell is at the end of the hall. Sometimes, I just hate this room. I don't even come in here on my days off, even if I have to use the PC. I look around this room, and just think, "How can I dislike a room so much?"
HOW do you girls do it for so long?
Neutrogena body oil
Works really well for me. I put it on after taking a shower and towel drying. I use it every day when it first starts, then taper it down to every other day, etc. as tolerated and use regular lotion on the inbetween days.
I find Mary Kay and Avon products are great for sensitive dry skin too. I like Mary Kay lotions and the Avon Skin So Soft is nice too but prefer Neutrogena or the Wal-Mart brand body oil because it seems to soak in faster and not leave me feeling greasy.
I think it is her body, her choice, and
her business. In the same category with men donating sperm or couples going to a fertility clinic.
first trimester that is.
And how is it your business what I put in to my body, if I sm
do not drive, use in the privacy of my own home? You are a self-righteous prig. MYOB. Live your life.
Alcohol and cigs should be illegal?? Wow, what a repressive person. Just b/c you don't like something doesn't give you the right to take it away from everyone else.
6-week body makover
The program involves eating for your specific body type. Both DH and I are trying this, basically 5 to 6 small meals a day, each with small amount of protein and small amount of carb and plenty of salads. Water, water, water. Also walking and stretching exercises. So far so good, lost 8 pounds first week, DH lost 10. But you have to really stick with the program. I decided to go with it because I know a lady who lost almost 100# on the program. You might try eating a little more low calorie foods and splitting it up into 5 small meals a day, might help you not to be so starved. Tried Adkins before, which I could do, but surprisingly my "Meat-eating" husband could not stick to it. We are doing this more for health reasons than anything, strong family hx of diabetes in DH family and he is already somewhat hypoglycemic so we want to avoid going down that diabetes road if possible. Get a strong movivating factor to help you stick with whatever plan you choose.
Oh my aching body...need suggestions..sm
I am only 29 but my body feels like it is 99!! At the end of the day, my shoulders ache and my arms feel like they weigh 100 pounds each. I have everything ergonomic from keyboard to adjustable arm rests to foot rest. I even do exercises throughout the day but nothing seems to help. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Has anyone used the 6 week body makeover and what
weight, etc.
not sure but an MD told me that a lot of body itching
and the product he ordered for me and my daughter was something like Exelon shampoo (prescription but I may be misspelling it) - it's the same ingredient as what is in Selsun Blue which can be bought over the counter.
Hope she feels better too........we when through this when my daughter was a teen..........
Just visited Montana and no body
lives in Montana nor a lot of the states where I visited. Saw lots of horses, though. Drove for miles without seeing a soul, no houses, no businesses, only horses.
I like the ones from Bath and Body called
socks to sleep in. They are so soft and so warm. My feet are also constantly freezing. I wear slippers all winter long. I have some, the brand is "old Friend" and they are leather with sheep skin in them. Your feet do not get sweaty, just toasty warm. I go through a pair every year because I wear them until it is about 70 degrees outside.
There are 2 body styles. The 4-door (sm)
style like mine is easier to find, but my sister got the 3-door one, which looks even more modern and flashy and tiny. Super cute.
It rates extremely well by Consumer Reports - top in its category for reliability. This car has been around a while in Europe, but only arrived here about 1 year ago.
On the down side, my very tall hubby does bump his head sometimes when trying to get in, but he sits unusually tall for somebody 6 foot 3 inches. I wouldn't say it has as much leg room as he'd prefer, but it is very drivable even for him.
Do you suppose your body ever becomes immune
to raw eggs? LOL. My brother and I constantly did this as children and lickily never got side. I now have to fight my children now from doing this becuase now I know better but they sometimes still sneak and get by with it. Once again no one has ever gotten sick but I know there is always a first time for everything. Just so hard to walk away from cake beaters.
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