Smelling Candles

Have you ever gone into a candle store, like Yankee Candle, just to smell the different candles? No? Oh....awkward... Well, I do. Not a lot, but mostly during the holiday season because that's when they have the good smelling candles (in my opinion at least). This year I ended up buying one such candle, thinking I would give it to my mom for Christmas, but that probably won't happen because I realized that my dad will probably not really appreciate the smell of the candle, nor will anyone else because it smells like Christmas cookies. Like that's what the scent is called: Christmas Cookie. It smells like freshly baked sugar cookies when they first come out of the oven. Maybe it would be a good one to give to my grandmother, she would love something like that I feel, not to mention she always has freshly baked cookies when we are over....must be a grandmother thing.
Anyways, some of my favorite candles are still gingerbread, cinnamon and sugar, apple cider, and one that is now at the studio where I work called Home Sweet Home. I found myself stopping throughout my day today to smell it, it was relaxing and make me smile whenever I smelt it.

What kinds of candles do you guys get during this season? Fun ones?

Love,
Sara :)

New Favorites 1

Since I started blogging more and more, I have started reading the blogs of other people, and getting some ideas from there. While the majority of ideas have remained mine, there are a few that have come out of what I have noticed and learned from other blogs. This post is one such example. While I can not pinpoint exactly what blog I picked this up from (and maybe it was Pinterest! I have been spending a lot of time there lately...), I can say that this seems to be a pretty popular subject and I thought I would try my hand at it! Let me know what you think!

I'm going to start with some simple things, which does not say much since I only have like four things to share here for this first attempt. This is not so much of an "If Only..." post (which I do have!) and more of a post of things I have that I love!
The first thing I want to share are my headphones. I have a bright orange pair of Beats by dr. dre and I love them so much! The sound quality is great and they are as comfortable as can be.

Second, I have a new body butter that I am really enjoying. It's by a company called Pacifica, which is a 100% vegan and cruelty free company with some really neat products! I currently have a lip tinter by them, some water-based cleansing wipes, and this body butter. It smells like Tuscan Blood Orange (how many times can you say that?!) and works wonders for my skin. I would highly recommend this brand, which can be found most places or online. Also, yes, that is a dinosaur standing next to the body butter, be jealous!!

Next add-on is my favorite new candle. Now, this is a little weird for me because generally, I'm not a big fan of candles because they are a constant risk of fires and I was always worried that they would set off the smoke alarms and I never wanted that. This candle, however changed my view on candles surprisingly. Not only does this candle smell pretty good, it also has a wooden wick, which as of right now means that it burns with a noise that reminds me of a fire in the fireplace. The slow crackle of the flames is actually quite soothing and is a pleasant background noise for my bedroom.

Alright guys, this is my first "New Favorites" post, let me know what you think!
Love,
Sara :)