1. I love the fact that you can order samples of pretty much everything on JJE’s site.
2. I love the 400+ scents available; there’s really something for every imaginable mood.
3. I love the variety of bath and body products available. I’m not a fan of perfume on its own, but I sometimes make bath fizzies using perfume oils. I’ve tested many of her different lotion varieties, and while I have an absolute favorite, I’m sure people with different skin than me (you know, everybody) has favorites there, too.
4. I especially love the Ultra Luxe Lotion, the Hair Conditioner, the Whipped Bubble Scrubs, and the Summer Feet lotion.

And I love writing up teensy little reviews for things, and, after trying 35 scents with another 28 on deck, I’m not going to run out anytime soon! (And yes… yes, there are many other scents still on my “to try” list. (41 scents off the master list, 2 off the Valentine’s list, and a whopping 14 off the winter list — which may or may not be coming back next year!)

I am definitely figuring out what my favorites are, though. There are some scents that are so good I’d rather have more of them (in a different product, maybe) than try a new scent — when that happens, it’s time to stock up. (Well… it would be time to stock up if I didn’t have nearly 100oz. of lotion stocked up already. At an average of 1oz. per day, that’s over three months of lotion. I am afraid my collector tendencies have not been conquered yet. [Hey, it's better than the soap stash. {To say nothing of the yarn stash.}])

At any rate, here are the scents I’ve tried since my last post:

1. Pink Cranberry Noel – signature – Sweet pink sugar and cranberry medley topped with vanilla noel frosting!

   While I’m discovering more and more that cranberry scents on my body turn musky right away, some bath and body products are safe — I’ve tried the awesome Cranberry Fig from BrambleBerry in bath fizzies, and I got Pink Cranberry Noel as a hair conditioner sampler. I went around smelling awesome for quite a while afterwards, and if the lotion smelled that good on me, I’d be all over it. I love cranberry — I wish I could figure out why cranberry lotions and soaps = musk for me. Alas! Anyway, this one is an outstanding tart and fruity scent with just a hint of sweetness! Yum!

2. Snowbunny Cake – signature – French Vanilla wedding cake, sugar coated almonds, marshmallow cream frosting, and amaretto laced ladyfingers!

   I think it’s funny that, despite the fact that cherry isn’t mentioned anywhere in the list, what this most smelled like to me was a cherry cake with cherry frosting that my dad made for me when I was eight. :) It smelled wonderful; Grant and I both liked it. (The lotion, not the cake!) I’d order this one again in a heartbeat, and I hope it comes back next year!

3. Raspberry Creme Cake – Top notes of fresh raspberries, Bartlett pears, and Fuji apples; followed by middle notes of Madagascar Vanilla, sugar cane, butter, and maple.

   The raspberry in this one is quite sweet and dominates, but you can definitely smell the cake, too. It isn’t my favorite of her cake scents so far (that honor goes to “Celebration Cake”), but I’m fond of this one for sure!

4. Wild Strawberry – Juicy red strawberries! Realistic and perfect, no candy smell.

   To me, this smells like a Bonnie Bell Lip Smacker in strawberry — a scent that totally reminds me of my childhood. I think it needs a little bit of something tangy and sour in order to make it smell just like fresh strawberries — maybe a strawberry and lime combination would be a good one! I’d certainly give it a shot if it were available. Strawberry margaritas, anyone?

5. Amaretto Nog – A warm holiday blend of Amaretto, almond, vanilla, and eggnog!

   When I read this description to Grant, he said “Ooh!” Unfortunately, it seems that eggnog is a scent that dissipates instantly on me, leaving a general scent of sweetness behind. I enjoyed it, but wouldn’t order it again.

6. Cranberry Mandarin – signature – Cranberries blended with juicy mandarin oranges! Festive and refreshing!

   Boy, did I want this to work on me! But with such a heavy cranberry scent, it was really an orange/musk on me. Alas!

7. Iced Eggnog Cupcakes - signature – Sweet and spicy eggnog folded into our signature cupcake blend. Topped with buttercream frosting, whipped cream and a dash of nutmeg!

   I love that Iced Cupcakes base, but again, as an eggnog scent, this one turned to a general scent of sweetness right away. Darn!

8. Iced Pear Cupcakes – Our sweet cupcake blend with a softly spiced pear frosting and sugared sprinkles!

   Mostly cupcakes — a tiny bit of pear that I couldn’t smell as clearly as I might have liked. I’m not sure if it’s me or the pear, but I’m willing to bet it was me again; I seem to have really strong reactions to many of the Christmas scents!

9. Kona Coffee Ice Cream – Creamy vanilla bean ice cream blended with rich Kona coffee!

   WOW COFFEE! For those of you who like your coffee strong and black, this is a scent made just for you! I love coffee scents, but this one was a little much for me. :D I wonder what my mom would make of it.

There are many, many more scents I can talk about, not just new ones, so I’ll be doing more of these posts! And, of course, I definitely want to talk about the new ones as I try them. :)

I had a Christmas order in (which arrived just before the holiday, yay!), and of the 21 new scents I ordered (plus all the freebies and goodies), I’ve now tested three:

1. Cranberry Cobbler – Sweet and sour aroma of rich red cranberries with baked sugar and lightly baked cobbler crust.

   I’m sorry to say that this one basically turns to bubblegum on me. :( It does have a cranberry scent in the bottle, but that’s not what it does on me. Alas!

2. Lemon Cream Cheese Cupcakes – A scrumptious dessert of lemon bundt cupcakes with a decadent cream cheese frosting!

   This one is pretty fabulous. It’s mostly lemon and cake, but you definitely get a hint of cream cheese in there, too! Nom nom nom!

3. Orange Cranberry Muffins – Sparkling orange and tart cranberries baked into sweet muffins!

   On first application, this mostly smelled like oranges (the same oranges that go into her Orange Pumpkin Brulee) and a teeny bit of cake/pastry. After a bit, the cranberry started coming through. To my relief, it doesn’t smell like bubblegum at all. This is a nice complex smell that reminds me a lot of being in Bed, Bath & Beyond, which makes me wonder what kind of air freshener they use. :)

Would I order any of these again? Probably not, since there are so many other things I badly want to try! The one that would stand the best chance of making it onto a repeat list is definitely the Lemon Cream Cheese Cupcakes — that cupcake scent JoJoElle uses is terrific (it was especially fantastic in Iced Pumpkin Cupcakes, and I can’t wait to try out Iced Pear Cupcakes). I’ve got dozens more in the bathroom waiting to be tested out. (God, I now have a lotion and soap stash!) I’ll update when I’ve got a few more — it always seems like posting just one would be a waste of your time to read. >_>