Wax Haul - Glitterati Mystery Box Jan '15

Oh hello, chunky monkey. Not you, me. I mean, not me, those chunks up there. Aren't they gorgeous! 

The last time I brought you a Glitterati haul, I was incredibly happy with my order and gushed that my follow up order was going to be huge.

It was. Unfortunately, that order never made it to the blog. What ends up happening for my large orders is I get overwhelmed with the task of taking pictures and blogging about it. Because I don't melt from the order until the post is up, I'm often hoarding all these great wax purchases for no good reason. Still haven't melted from my Glitterati custom order!

When my mystery box arrived, I promised myself that I would not procrastinate in posting it. Granted, it's considerably smaller than my custom order so taking pics was easy, breezy. 

What's in a mystery box? 

It depends, in both scents and size (although I'm pretty sure they average out to be similar in ounces and the scents are mostly fruity and bakery). 

My order was $39.97. Shipping is actual rate to ship from North Carolina ($9.97 for me). The price of the mystery box is $30.

All of the chunks in my box weighed a total of 38.7 ounces. I received 12 chunks with the average weight of 3.23 ounces per chunk. For my box, the price per ounce is .78 cents. 

***this is just an average. mystery boxes are a mixed bag and some may contain a little bit more and some a bit less.***

Here's what I got this time around:

blackberry jam butter cookie - of all the BJBCs I've ever had, this is my favorite. It's much creamier than most others and the blackberry takes on what smells like a wonderful, mild citrus to my nose.

walking on sunshine - I don't know why but this reminds me of an upscale department store. Rich, imported leather gloves with exquisite citrus perfumes lingering nearby. The notes in this blend : orange julius, serendipity and strawberry.

warm sugar & pink sugar - oh suga suga. Exactly what you'd think this would be, so cutely sweet it's almost unbearable. I love it so. It gets very close to cotton candy frosting, this blend.

apples & orchards - fresh picked apples and floral green notes. The floral really stands tall and it does a good job morphing the sweetness of the apples into something unique without making it unrecognizable. 

love spell & lemon drops - I was working on this post at work and my coworker could not put this one down. It never occurred to me to give this to her. I should probably give this to her. Luckily, I have a bag of this at home. If Brach's lemon drops and pink lemonade had a baby, it would be this tart. My friend said this reminds her of Trix. 

pistachio toasted marshmallow - distinct almond scent coming from the pistachio. Strong and well blended.

county fair - the colors in this chunk --the colors of my life, GAH. So I first saw county fair and I'll admit, I wasn't very excited. I'm completely over the concession type scents with apples and caramels. County fair is refreshingly different with a huge amount of cotton candy coming through blending with the apples and funnel cakes perfectly. I like!

orange lace cake - this was my 2014 scent of the year.. 'nuff said.

strawberry glazed donut - I smell a heavy amount of strawberry jam type strawberry but not too much donut. 

pumpkin pecan waffles - a buttery, rich staple. I've melted this before and I was pleased. Not quite as strong as my favorite version of this blend but definitely good.

iced lemon biscotti - I love Glitterati's lemon. It's tart, sweet and blends so well with bakery notes. I've melted iced lemon biscotti before and it was an A+ melt. 

purple rain - a fan favorite! I've never tried purple rain before but it will probably be the first one I melt from this sampler. It's so unique and super fruity. black raspberry vanilla and chardonnay 

Glitterati is strictly a Facebook vendor who remains closed to work on the custom list and mystery boxes. There are frequent flash sales on the vendor page so if you're not a member already, head over there and join. 

I've tortured, tortured, myself in the past trying to keep my wax organized while I took pictures of individual melts. I would have a pigsty all over the place --glitter in my hair, wax under my nails and the worst of it all --mismatched wax everywhere. 
I've finally figured it out, color coded smiley face stickers on the bottom of the tart and back of the bag. 
Don't mind me. I'm just over here high fiving myself.

Happy Monday my friends!