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Martha's Fragrance Corner
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Добавлен 25 мар 2007
Welcome to Martha's Fragrance Corner! If you're passionate about scents, you've come to the right place. I share my love for all things fragrance, from perfumes and candles to wax melts and warmers, with a focus on how to enhance your home’s atmosphere. As an Independent Scentsy Consultant since October 2022, I offer tips on choosing the best Scentsy products for your space and share my personal favorites.
Beyond my fragrance journey, I explore my creative side through photography, memory keeping, and handmade card-making. You'll also catch occasional vlogs where I share a slice of my life, balancing creativity, wellness, and everyday challenges.
Join me for reviews, unboxings, melting challenges, and more! Don’t forget to check out my Scentsy website: marthagreene.scentsy.us for all your fragrance needs.
Beyond my fragrance journey, I explore my creative side through photography, memory keeping, and handmade card-making. You'll also catch occasional vlogs where I share a slice of my life, balancing creativity, wellness, and everyday challenges.
Join me for reviews, unboxings, melting challenges, and more! Don’t forget to check out my Scentsy website: marthagreene.scentsy.us for all your fragrance needs.
What I've Been Warming: Week 1
Welcome to this week’s What I’ve Been Warming! 🌟 In this video, I’m sharing my warm reviews and performance insights on various wax melts from amazing vendors. Whether you’re a fan of Scentsy or love vendor wax from Teddy Bee’s, Rose Girls, Britta’s Creepy Treasures, and Knowles Farm Scents, I’ve got something for you!
I’ll discuss scent throw, longevity, and overall impressions for each melt, plus reveal my favorites of the week! 🕯️ Don’t forget to check the timestamps below for your favorite vendors. If you love home fragrance and are looking for honest reviews, this video is for you!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:23 Scentsy
6:18 Dessa’s Homespun Scents
8:25 KAE
11:15 Zeep
14:25 Teddy Bee’s
15:50 Ro...
I’ll discuss scent throw, longevity, and overall impressions for each melt, plus reveal my favorites of the week! 🕯️ Don’t forget to check the timestamps below for your favorite vendors. If you love home fragrance and are looking for honest reviews, this video is for you!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:23 Scentsy
6:18 Dessa’s Homespun Scents
8:25 KAE
11:15 Zeep
14:25 Teddy Bee’s
15:50 Ro...
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Welcome back to another What I’ve Been Warming video, where I share my warm reviews and performance thoughts on this week’s fragrant wax melts! 🌟 If you’re a fan of home fragrance, Scentsy, and vendor wax from amazing companies like Knowles Farm Scents, Rose Girls, Lavender & Speckles, and more, this video is for you! Discover which waxes delivered strong throws, cozy vibes, and delightful scen...
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#waxwarmreviews #waxempties #scentsy I share the vendor and Scentsy wax that I warmed this past week, Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed this video, please like & subscribe! My new Facebook Group: groups/473113115346772 About me: I’m an Independent Scentsy Consultant in the US My personal Scentsy website, should you need a consultant: marthagreene.scentsy.us/ Instagram: instagr...
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Scentsy Haul: New To Me Wax and December Whiff Box
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#scentsy #waxhaul Check out my latest Scentsy haul! I'm sharing a small order featuring new Limited Time Offer (LTO) scents. Whether you're looking for home fragrance inspiration or just love a good haul, this video is for you! ✨ Shop Scentsy: marthagreene.scentsy.us/ 💬 Join my Facebook Group: groups/473113115346772 Let me know your favorite Scentsy warmers or products in the comme...
Knowles Farm Scents Wax: October Preorder
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#vendorwax #waxhaul #waxcommunity I'm excited to share my latest haul from Knowles Farm Scents. This order is from their October preorder. Thanks for watching! Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more home fragrance hauls and reviews! 💖 For the latest updates and information, make sure to join the Knowles Farm Scents Facebook page: groups/knowlesfarmscents Join Our Wax Comm...
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#waxwarmreviews #waxempties #scentsy I share the vendor and Scentsy wax that I warmed this past week, Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed this video, please like & subscribe! My new Facebook Group: groups/473113115346772 About me: I’m an Independent Scentsy Consultant in the US My personal Scentsy website, should you need a consultant: marthagreene.scentsy.us/ Instagram: instagr...
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#scentsy #waxhaul Check out my latest Scentsy haul! I'm sharing a small order featuring a new warmer and some Scentsy goodies that I'm excited to add to my collection. Whether you're looking for home fragrance inspiration or just love a good haul, this video is for you! ✨ Shop Scentsy: marthagreene.scentsy.us/ 💬 Join my Facebook Group: groups/473113115346772 Let me know your favori...
5 Gripping Books I Read in November: Recommendations for Mystery Lovers
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Teddy Bee's Wax Haul 🐝 Sept 2024 Preorder
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I gotta try Cracklin Birch sometime! Both those Rose Girls scents do sound good. I'm kind of over Christmas scents now, but I have my first ever RG order arriving tomorrow that's from their current RTS of preorder extras.
I'm so excited for you! I love RG wax
Same! I don’t fill in the comments all the time either. I think I changed my rating column to would buy again. Because that’s the heart of it. But it’s also variable 😂
That's exactly right
This is so cool. I love how you strategize.
Thanks Stacy!
Hope you wrote that letter to yourself, Martha! Should start out with Dear self, remember to take no shit and may the haters, Richards and Karen’s with their drama, find themselves playing in a hurricane. H-o-tt-o-g-o 🍻🫶🏻
You're the best!
Thanks for sharing! I get that coconut note so strong in Sweet Plum Pastry - definitely I prefer Rum Pum Plum
Yes, and I am not a fan
Honey Bee 😍😍😍 I also got the one with the coffee and vanilla candle scent (forget the name now) not melted yet but I like it on cold. Hope you’re well Martha ❤
Hey Maz! Happy New Year. I'm hanging in there, but January has hit us with a rough start.
I get NO smell from Sweet Plum Pastry
Well, you are lucky because it doesn't smell good😂
Happy New Years! My New year’s was fun while I lasted!! I didn’t think I would make it but per usual I wake up many times throughout the nights most of the time… So the first time I woke up, I was thinking hey where did everybody go? lol Well it was 1 :30🤩😆
@@melissaferguson3464 Happy New Year Melissa! I wake up all the time at night. I’m like a rotisserie flipping around all night. 😂
Ugh! I just dropped the lid to my older leopard Scentsy warmer! I didn't see a replacement specifically for that one but will a different one fit it? 🤞🏻
Oh that's a bummer! I see this one fits the zebra one and Savanah warmer. That might work. scentsy.com/shop/p/40257/medium-frosted-glass-dish-with-logo?queryId=6dabdcd3d5956bf0692257540374678d
@Martha_FragranceCorner Thank you so much! I will try it!
@ customer support should be able to help through your consultant
@@Martha_FragranceCorner I don't have a consultant but I will order a lid under you! ❤️
Great empties! Happy Melting!! 🎉
@@angelasmeltingmoments3334 thanks Angela
I also don't like Sweet Plum Pastry. I also struggle with Kaes. I have hit and miss but more chance it will throw after curing over a year. I wish her wax did better for me. Its odd when she had scent shots I always had throw but not with her clams or kae kuts. I sadly can't purchase for Zeep either as all I get is plastic with the clams also I cant buy L3 clams for the same reason.
@@angelasmeltingmoments3334 I think going forward I will get shapes or scoops from Zeep as I feel they last longer and I won’t get the plastic scent although I think it was more the coconut oil in this particular scent as I didn’t notice it in the other clamshells I used this month.
Something I learned about myself today - I’m a moderator! By the two words, moderator and abstainer, I wouldn’t be able to tell you what I am. I am GOOD at abstaining….but mostly for things I’ve never done before. But I’m very natural at moderating. I’ve always always been able to stretch out what I have from point a to point b, and maybe even have extra at the end. And you can really see the blow-back of trying to be an abstainer in my wax journey: it was as soon as I said I wanted to use up the candles I had, before buying more, that my candle purchasing exploded. Same with Scentsy bars. Soooo that makes more sense now. I do better, like you, with small attainable goals or points where I can say yes: wait til candle day and then buy 4-6! Rather than just “no” indefinitely. Side note: my husband is an abstainer so that’s a fun journey. I’m loving your joyful year coming up!!
]That makes complete sense. It's like a want to rebel if I don't give myself some flexibility. Yes, an abstainer and a moderator makes for a fun journey! Thanks for watching and sharing!
Rum Pum Plum is so good! It's a clubber for me hehe
What? No Sweet Plum Pastry? Blasphemy! LOL 🤣
I get that weird chemical smell from Zeep's clamshells too! Bummer. I think that is why I shy away from clamshells in vendor wax, although Second and Spruces and Kaes seem to not have that off gassing smell.
Love Purple Pillow Palace. It's so pretty!
Great empties Martha! I was dragging ass that night we were up until the ass crack of dawn talking lol. 🤣
@@AprilLeeWaxQueen 🤣 more for you to enjoy.
I took inspiration from your new year refresh basket and melted some Coastal Clothes on the Line from Rose Girls. It was exactly what I wanted for a little break from all the tree & peppermint over Christmas!
Whoops......My comments started posting under yours Lyndsey instead of my first comment lol :P
@@lyndseybrowning2549 I’m so glad I inspired you! I’ve mixing it up a bit and I’m enjoying the refresh.
I love Meet at the Mistletoe and its in my club. Its so fresh and pretty.
It is so fresh and pretty but not overly cherry and not overly tree. It's beautifully balanced. Thanks for watching!
Sounds like you had a great week of melting Martha! SGA is my spotlight vendor this month so I can use up a bit more of her wax.
SGA is such a great vendor, I love their wax and will keep plugging away at it. I still have a lot!
Great warming, Martha! Happy Monday and I hope your ass got to the office 🚗 It was rough getting back to work. What I warmed and was loving …. Christmas mug (duh) and silver bells … still not a fan of Christmas cookie from scentsy. Dude, have a great day, happy Monday and thanks for the dose of Martha that is required to get me through a Monday. 🫶🏻🍻
Today was rough for me. I never got off the struggle bus. Even now I'm pooped but I did force myself to go for a walk after work and before I sat down on the couch. If I sat down, I know I'd never get back up. Christmas Mug and Silver Bells...love. Happy Monday and thanks for watching!
I don't like sweet plum pastry either.
I think we have similar taste with the exception of trees, fresh strawberries and fruity scents.....oh and laundry and apple...ok maybe not all that similar but a good amount of overlap.😂
What Chris? Say it isn't so....LOL 🤣
@@AprilLeeWaxQueen 🤣
This was a great video! I love your goals and I am very jealous of your numbers LOL I like that idea of writing a letter to yourself! If I find time I may do that as well 💜💜
I haven't written it yet. I've been too busy but I better soon before I forget what 2024 was like 😂
Those headphones are nice!!
I love them. Very useful purchase for me
Same for me, Candle Nurse
skipping is ok. You know why? She will have an RTS and you can reassess the situation that time 😁😁
You are exactly right. I'm also more motivated by having less than bringing in more at the moment.
I have west and east, very nice! I need to pull some SGA and Candle Nurse, you have inspired me! LOL
It is always nice to pull out some old and new favorites!
I do not have a melting basket, I just pull whatever so I can just melt 😢😢
I get the thrill in shopping my stash and putting it all in a bin. It's like my monthly shopping cart. 😁
I store mine by Vendor
Same, but I'm thinking of keeping a Christmas one for next year
Great melts, sucks you had a few light ones all in the same week.
We all have those weeks but If the fragrance is great, I still consider it a win!
I have snow covered trees. I love cherries on snow. I'll have to pull this and see how it performs. Honestly, SMM doesn't work that great for me.😢So far, the great gatsby and twin flame have worked really well!
I feel like it performs better for me when it's fresher, at least that's what it seems like for mw. The ones I got and warmed last year did great for me.
I forgot about Homestead Holiday 😞
It was ok. Do you like it?
Great empties.
Thanks, it feels good to use up what I have.
I love Boardwalk Delight & Sweet Nothings the most followed by Citrus Revire (formally Tropical Harvest)
I have never smelled Sweet Nothings. I love the name of it. Citrus Reverie sounds nice too. Thanks for watching and sharing.
@Martha_FragranceCorner Sweet Nothings is very similar to Boardwalk Delight, Tad more fruity and lasts even better on my skin! It was Decembers monthly scent.
Now you are tempting me to rejoin again 😁 I have to keep telling myself that I have more than enough.
@Martha_FragranceCorner I keep telling myself the same. Atleast with the monthly membership you can skip a box anytime, so I do that occasionally until they hook me again on something that sounds so good to resist!
@ that’s what I was doing for a while but I’ve accumulated more than I need for now. It’s a club I would consider rejoining in the future
Happy new year Martha! I just bought 2 tealight warmers, do you use 4 or 6 hour tea lights?
Happy New Year! I use the 4 hour ones.
I wish I had Meet Me at the Mistletoe in my club as well. I loved it this year.
Oh my goodness you inspire me!! A 365 photo challenge…. I love that!! I have a bullet journal but have yet to do anything with it…. I should keep track in that! Plus I love your word for the year!! ❤I wasn’t going to steal it lol but golly I loved it! 🥰
Thank you Melissa. I'm glad my word resonated with you. Taking a photo a day is something I have enjoyed doing in the past. It was a great way to notice the little things in life and I want to get back into that type of thing. The other day I found my traveler's notebook journals where I documented the entire year of 2020. It was so fun to look back at what life was like.
@ oh that is fun!! Love that!
Low buy for January in all things. Low/No buy for wax in general this year. I ruined a bunch of wax in storage and I just can't with myself this year.
Oh that is disheartening to realize wax is no longer good. I'm 6 days in and doing well. I did allow myself to get Scentsy's BBMB on the 1st. It's an improvement over last year where I would have bought the whole kit. This time I was very intentional in buying the ones I think I would enjoy the most.
@Martha_FragranceCorner I'm going to listen to some bbmb warm sniffs & maybe stick some in my club for later.
Martha, great job getting thru your wax stash. 🎉 I think I am in the middle. I am able to take a break and enjoy what I have, but I do want to enjoy some new scents. Second and Spruce and The Candle Nurse were too new vendors for me for 2024.
I will definitely be purchasing new scents but right now I'm enjoying using what I have. That being said I did just purchase a bunch of Scentsy BBMB but I was good for not buying all 25 in December. I selected the ones that I think I'd enjoy. I love Second & Spruce - I am getting low on both S&S and The Candle Nurse - I want more from this vendor for sure. Thanks for watching!
Staying away from the triggers is hard! I decided low is the way to go . I am glad that you are finding the joy in your life! And to be keeping it simple🥰 You Can do it!!🥰
I don't feel as tempted as I used to. I had to ask myself a few days ago, what is more important brining your numbers down, or getting wax you can get later? The answer was easy. I am getting more satisfaction in using what I have then getting more. Not to say that I will not buy some wax, but it will be very intentional and small. Thanks for the encouragement Melissa! 🫶🏻
@ You are encouraging me without even knowing it! I definitely plan to be very intentional with wax purchases, with any purchase!🥰
I did low buys in the past and I just have so much wax and I think of all the things I could have gotten with that money or how much I could have saved. I’m finally at no buy wax for 2025. I need nothing and I really want my numbers to go down. I am allowing myself to buy a little something different, not wax related to award myself here and they’re to celebrate my no buy wax. I think after years, of buying, and wasting wax or the wax isn’t as strong as it was, it’s time and I finally do not feel fomo. That’s big for me. I will enjoy my stash that I have and try new things too, if that makes sense.
That makes perfect sense. It sounds like you have a plan and a way to stay motivated. You got this!
I just did a huge planner destash i feel out of love with planning planners stickers and washi it felt amazing but at the same time it made me sad. I had like 4/5 bags worth of planner supplies. I’m debating if I want to attend gowild in Indianapolis in May. I’m torn!
I have so much scrapbook and stamps that I know I will have to give a bunch away and that will make me sad. I need to clean out the garage and I have an old Cricut machine, stamps and albums I don't use. It will make me happy to get space back but also sad - I totally understand. I had to look up Go Wild. That looks like it would be fun. Why not go? If your heart want to go you should go.
No way I’m counting my wax no way but it feels so good to get through one more bag I still have scents from teddy bees from 2020 that still performs I’m trying to use those up in the upcoming two weeks.
It can be overwhelming. Lucky for me I started tracking what I bought from the very beginning so I always had a sense. What I changed was adding it to my spreadsheet when I purchased it instead of when it arrived. That was the game changer for me. I know that feeling of getting through a bag or a scoop. I barely melt scoops and I got through one tonight! That was a great feeling.
No way I’m counting my wax no way but it feels so good to get through one more bag I still have scents from teddy bees from 2020 that still performs I’m trying to use those up in the upcoming two weeks.
Love all your stats. I'm trying to order in moderation as well. Good luck to you, and here's to 2025!!
Thanks Maggie. it's been a journey but I'm glad to be making progress! Baby steps.
The Candle Nurse was my 2024 new vendor! I love her wax so much 🥰
I went nose blind with the blend I melted and then I took a shower and I could smell it again. It's so pretty. I want more and then I remind myself to take it easy. I have plenty of wax.
Even though I think I'm trying to use more wax I once again seem to hover around 150 bars used up per year. I did way less scentsy purchases in 2024 but I did maybe close to a 1/2 dozen vendor wax purchases. Oops. Love Gretchen Rubin! I am an abstainer for the simple reason I can very easily not control myself and be a total glutton on "junk food". My continued journey is weight loss. In 2018 I got very serious about it and lost close to 80 pounds by 2020. Went from 2X to a medium. Well, I gained about 1/2 that back. I've lost about 12 pounds since the summer which is a snail's pace but at least I haven't gained which I'll claim as a success! Hoping to lose 20 pounds this year so I'm closer to my "normal" weight again. I like to do batch cooking and freeze a lot of things as my emergency meals in the future when I have no energy whatsoever to cook. My suggestion is don't try crazy new recipes you've never done before just your favorites to begin with! I have made quite a few soups where I was very disappointed and had a 6qt crock pot's worth! I am planning a limit on book purchases also because I did the math of my ebooks/audiobooks from 2024 and WOW - eye opening!! Considering I only read about 35 books last year and most of them weren't even ones bought within that year I need to scale back! I have almost 30 audiobook credits(LibroFM - they don't expire like Audible does) so if I want something new I'm going to force myself to use those before a new purchase. Of course will use my local library as well. Good luck! And happy new year!!
It's so inspiring to hear how you're tackling your goals and staying positive - I'm with you on the batch cooking! I want to do more of that. I did it a few years back and it worked. Congratulations on losing 80 lbs. It's a journey and you have the mindset to get there again. As far as books go, I do use my library a lot, but as I was putting my reading journal together, I also had an eye-opening experience of how many books I have and haven't read yet. Reading from my shelves will be another goal of mine this year. Thanks for sharing your journey - you have inspired me!
2024 was my first year with vendor and I fell in love and obsessed with Melting Memories wax.
I do need to try Veronica's wax. I have heard great things.
I always enjoy everyone's talking videos. Second and Spruce was my 2024 new & top vendor. I don't have a word of the year. I tried adopting yours last year, but it ended up being just a word without action. Perhaps this year will be different. 😁
I'm glad you like these videos because I like ones where I can just chat and share. As for words of the year, it needs to resonate with you. Some come fast and stick and some I mull over for a while. The way that I get action is constantly reminding myself of it and sometimes even journaling about it. What did I do this week to find Balance or Joy. Already I've been playing more music, taking a photo a day like I used to, and just keep saying "more joy" Maybe this year you will find the word that resonates with you the most. Happy New Year!
Hey Martha! Your new thought process for your melting basket is what I currently do 😅 I want to enjoy the new and the old! I do think I might make some of my baskets more vendor specific in the next few months because I want to use up some wax from vendors I don’t plan to repurchase from at all or as frequently. I’ve already freed up space in 1 drawer which feels amazing 😊 I would say my new vendor that I discovered in 2024 is iHeartwax
I think before I was so intent on using my oldest wax and a few days ago the lightbulb went off - I don't want all my wax to be old when I use it. I've considered during more vendor specific but when I shop my stash I want to warm it all!🤣 I think next month I need to go a bit heavier on Knowles. I actually added my last hall to my basket this month. Why wait until February when I can do it now. I have seen you talk about iHeartwax...maybe next year!
Love all of this. My word for 2025 is peace. I have a planner and really want to start using it more. I rely a lot on alexa and my google calendar, but i think pen and paper would be better. I need a push. When I first start anything new, I tend to get overwhelmed. Do you have a planner video? I'd love to watch it if you do. Thank you for a year filled with fabulous content. Happy New Year!!
Peace is a beautiful word. The world needs it as well. As for planners I shared what I plan to use as my planner last week. It's not a traditional planner video but I do flip through my new planner and then talk about starting a reading journal. Maybe after a month or so I can do a flip through. Happy New Year!
@Martha_FragranceCorner Empire Wok helped me choose 😂😂 Inner peace is found within; it's a treasure worth seeking
@ love this! Thanks for sharing it. Words and quotes come from all places! 😊
Great video and your numbers were great! I don’t need any vendor wax at the moment, and I did good not over purchasing them. The last preorders (several vendors) I purchased was in July and 1 preorder in August. I’m very content with the wax I have. I would like to try more That Smell Good Shop. Well, what can I say about Scandalous Cosmetics!!! They are amazing and will be repurchasing. I loved that she introduced discovery sets and my intent was to use them for travel for the size. So glad I saw your haul! Have a great 2025 Martha!!! 😊
It is so great to feel content with your collection! It feels good to be intentional when buying. I always feel like I was able to get something and don't feel like I'm missing out when I place a small and intentional order. I'm so glad you tried Scandalous Cosmetics! I love everything I have ordered and she takes such care in packaging it all up. I have a video of my last haul coming later this month. This will be my last haul for a while because I'm trying to be good but the Black Friday sale got me - twice!😁
@ that’s what it’s about….enjoying it! This should be my last order for a while with Stacey, I need to see how much I use up before I try other scents……maybe lol 😉 Can’t wait to check out your upcoming haul!
Back in November when we finally started to get cooler in SoCal I started going for walks in the mornings! The crisp cool walk has been soooo lovely! Last year I lost 8 pounds and I’d love to lose another 8 this year and everyone I talk to says walking is a key component to that. Then I incorporate my yoga and cardio/weight workouts and I’m hoping for further success. Here’s to our health in 2025!!!
I want to be you. It rained yesterday so I did not go on a walk, instead I did a workout at home - I have to keep the momentum going by moving every day. I love this time a year because I so much prefer walking outside when the whether is cool and crisp. Cheers to that - a very healthy 2025!