I have been testing out the latest 8 new fragrance oils that I purchased. I jotted down some notes and thoughts to share here. I was reviewing them on Magic Candle Co's website as well, but apparently they only allow 4+5 star reviews and did not let my review of Pirate Life be posted. I reviewed it twice. The first time, I thought maybe it just didn't go through, so I did uploaded another a couple of days later, and they did not let it go through. I didn't even phrase the review as negatively as I wanted to there. I did give it 3 stars, and I guess that bothered them. So, now I understand how the ratings are so high on all their products if they're not letting people give honest reviews.
Pinocchio's Village ~
I love this one! This was definitely my favorite of the lot. They describe this one as pistachio nuts, almond, honey, heliotrope, and rich, creamy vanilla custard. I don't smell pistachios, but right when I open up the bottle, I get blasted with an almond / Amaretto fragrance. When in the diffuser, I don't get that as much. I get more cherries, which is probably the heliotrope. Reminds me of chocolate covered cherries, or cherry vanilla pipe smoke, but no "smokiness". I will definitely order this again.
I am rating it 5/5 stars.
Mine Train ~
I tried this one the first day I got the order. I put this in my diffuser I was going crazy for hours trying to figure out what the heck it smelled like. It really reminded me of something else. They had also given me a free car air freshener of Wow Century. I finally realized these two together totally smelled exactly like Avon's Skin So Soft to me.
The description of Mine Train says vanilla, musk and sandalwood accompanied by lively top notes of jasmine, lavender and orange.
Skin So Soft's description is, white lily, lavender and notes of sparkling citrus create the rich woodland scent.
So, I can see how Mine Train could be reminiscent of SSS. Having said all that, while I was never a fan of the scent of SSS, I do like Mine Train. Once I took the Wow Century air freshener out of the room, and just had Mine Train going, I liked it better. And that air freshener is still in the wrapped package and you can smell it. Lol.
I am giving Mine Train a solid 4.5/5 stars, and I would reorder it again.
Tiki Terrace ~
I wasn't sure I was going to like this when I ordered it, but I'm glad I did. It's described as sparkling lemon, toasted coconut, orchid petals with tiny hints of green leaves blended with white cedar and vanilla musk. I am normally not a fan of coconut smelling items at all. I don't mind the coconut in here at all, it's not overly done, I just get a nice hint in the background. It smells fruity and maybe pineapple-ish when you sniff the bottle. In the diffuser it's not as fruity, much more vanilla. I would order it again.
Rate it 4.5/5 stars.
Japan ~
To me, this smells pretty much like Bath & Body Works' Japanese Cherry Blossom. I like it. It's fine. If I didn't own the B&B products, I would probably order it again. Right now, it's redundant.
I rate it 4/5 stars.
Norway ~
It smells like Laila, but I am not getting as much watermelon and lily of the valley, like I get with Laila. It also reminds me of a perfume I wore in the late 80's / early 90's and I cannot remember which one. It might have been in a tall, thin, brown bottle with a gold cap? (Anyone knows what I'm thinking of, let me know.) Anyway, I think this would probably remind you of the shop in the Norway pavilion. I don't think I'll reorder it again, but only because I still have some actual Laila perfume left.
I guess I would rate it 3.5/5.
Wow Century ~
I've stayed at Pop Century, 2x. I cannot say that I remember the lobby smelling like this. The description says, green tea and lemongrass. It's definitely very citrusy, but I don't get that bit of ginger scent that you get from my lemongrass essential oil. I do like it. It is a fresh scent, I think. I'm on the fence about whether I will reorder it. It is a nice clean scent. I might reorder it again.
I rate it a 3.5/5 stars.
Skyway ~
They describe this as mandarin mist, cotton blossom, linden flowers, driftwood and crisp musk. It mostly comes across like typical cotton blossom to me, like from Bath & Body Works, except maybe a bit more floral. And every once in a while, I catch a little bit of whatever I did not like in the Orleans scent, that I cannot figure out what it is. Unlike Orleans, I will finish up this bottle, but I don't think I'll be ordering it again.
I rate it a 3/5.
Animation ~
I only was inside the AoA lobby, once. I didn't notice it smelling this way, or at least I don't remember it. It says apricot, peaches and green mango, I don't get any of those, I don't think. When I open the cap, I get the smell of fruity cough medicine, maybe? IDK. I'm not even sure what it smells like when diffusing. Maybe kinda like a random red colored scented candle that you happened to find at the department store. This was the least liked of the bunch, for sure. Won't be ordering it again.
Rate it a 2/5.
Or maybe my memory is bad. Lol.
