As of yet, I claim no authorship to this list. I've edited and reorganized it a little. I plan on updating this list and adding to it in the future. If you can think of any more candle terms that should be included, please leave me a comment.
The following list was compiled by TheBronzeblogger, and can be found HERE on his original website:
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Candle Burning Terms

Canyoning - when the heat of the flames only melts so much wax and there are hard chunks of un-melted wax along the glass

Curly wicks - when the wicks shrivel and literally curl downwards, sometimes into the wax

Dancing - the movement and flicker of tall flames

Dirty - the color of the wax that darkens due to soot seeping down from the lit wicks into the pool and settles in the wax, mainly happens to white/creme colors or light pastels

Fresh Burn - the very first burn after buying

Mushroom tops/ Mushrooming - when the wicks have been lit for awhile, the tops of the wicks split apart, creating a small ball of burnt soot. This leads to more intense flames that melt the wax faster. There's some contention amongst candle burners whether mushroom tops are a good or bad thing; some leave them while others cut them off.       
​-editiors note: i cut mushroom tops OFF before i burn, otherwise the flames burn too hot and too high, creating MORE soot wasted wax.

Pool - completely melted wax
"pooled out" - when the top layer of wax has melted from the wicks to the glass
"deep pool" - when the candle has been burning for awhile and the wax in melting completely down

PWS - "puny wick syndrome" - when the wicks shrivel from the heat and become skinny often causing stubby flames which lead to tunneling and/or canyoning

Stubby - very small and weak flames

Throw - the distance the smell of a candle travels
"warm" throw - the scent of a candle once it's lit
"cold" throw - the scent of an unlit candle. what you smell when you take off the lid. In the Candleverse, it's become slang to say "on cold"...personally I'm not a big fan of that phrase and will always say "cold throw"

Tunneling - when only the wax directly below the wicks melts down eventually leaving the center hollow




Candle Terms 

Mandle- AKA Man-Candle: a woodsy/herbal/leathery scent with decisively manly/masculine vibe to it ie "cologney"

Repackage - an old scent that has been renamed and marketed as something totally different
Example: Black Tie is a REPACKAGE of Sage & Cedar

More often than not, people (mostly newbies) confuse a repackage with a rerelease, which are two totally different things.

Example: BBW brought back Leaves for the fall...the wax and/or label is different, but it's still the same candle - same name, same notes. That is a RERELEASE

BBW has a scent called "Spring Leaves" which is Leaves marketed as a spring scent..that is a REPACKAGE

If BBW took Winter and gave it a new label and released it with the same name - RERELEASE
If BBW took Winter and called it "Old Fashioned Christmas" - REPACKAGE

Repackage with a twist - a scent that is renamed and remarketed and either new notes are added or old notes are taken added to order to confuse customers into thinking it's new

Example: Berry Pumpkin Strudel is a repackage with a twist of Spiced Pumpkin Cider ie Spiced Pumpkin Cider with added berry notes

Slatkin/Slatkin era scent - any scent that was formulated and released by Harry Slatkin via BBW, any candle made before winter 2012

Example: Leaves, Winter, Fireside, Evergreen, Fresh Balsam, Pumpkin Caramel Latte, Cranberry Woods, Merry Mistletoe etc are Slatkin scents

Test Scent - a candle that is released only to certain stores to see how popular it is or could be before the initial nationwide release. If it "passes" or "goes wide", it will eventually appear online and in stores. If it "fails", it will be sent away to the warehouse only to be possibly be seen during the Semi Annual Sale (SAS) or on the black market ie Ebay or Mercari

White Barn/WB exclusive - a scent only sold at WB stores as an incentive to shop there more frequently





Fragrance Terms


Bakery - a scent that smells like a baked confection/baked treat. Sometimes sweet dessert scents or candy scents are placed under the blanket term of "bakery"

Cleaner - a citrusy lemon/lemon balm/lemon verbena based scent blended with other odd notes that smells like a cleaning product

BBW's lemon scents rarely ever smell like actual lemons and either fall into 2 categories - candy (Limoncello) or cleaner (Lemon Verbena)

Cologney - a term used by, for the most part, amateurs to describe a conceptual scent that contains herbal and/or (most likely) wood notes; a scent that "smells like a men's cologne" but with negative connotations - "cologney" referring to cheap or basic men's fragrance

I LOATHE this word! First of all, not all colognes are cheap and cheap smelling. Secondly there are different types of colognes, they all don't smell alike or contain the same notes. Third, it's lazy; it's often used by people who are used to scents smelling like a specific thing, usually in the bakery/gourmand category and can not pick apart notes properly with conceptual scents, so they use "cologney" instead. However there are scents that actually smell like a specific cologne ie Mahogany Stankwood smells EXACTLY like Abercrombie & Fitch's Fierce..in that case, cologney is acceptable.

Conceptual - a blend of notes that are blended together to create a scent that captures/conjures a mood/feeling, atmosphere or setting/location; a scent that is NOT supposed to smell like an actual object

Floral - any scent that notes of flowers; a scent that is supposed to smell like an actual flower or blend of different flowers

Funeral home - used to describe floral blends whose notes remind people of funeral wreaths

Gourmand - any scent that is supposed to smell like an actual edible and drinkable object

Old Lady/Perfumey -another amateur word used to describe (most often) a floral scent that smells like a fragrance a matronly women would wear

Toothpaste/dentist office - a mint (peppermint) heavy scent that's blended with other odd notes like citrus or cinnamon




Fragrance note Terms

Notes - the fragrant components blended together create a single scent

BBW often quotes 3-4 notes (both real and imagined) in the description. However there are way more than 3-4 notes in a scent, many are invisible to the nose and some blended together to give the effect of one specific note (one "note" might be the combination of several other notes)

• Top notes - what you smell on the initial first sniff and eventually disappears or trails off; often more fresh or sharp notes (ie citrus)
• Middle Notes - what you smell after the first sniff that further gives you a better impression of what you're smelling, often the more smooth. soft  and mellow notes (ie florals)
• Base Notes - the notes that is the foundation of the blend and acts as a glue holding the top and middle notes together as well as giving them more depth and richness (ie musk and sandalwood)

Animalic - lusty musky notes meant to replicate animal musk which is no longer used for ethical reasons -think hairy sweaty animal ass and balls. Usually added to give a scent a sensual sexy vibe

Balsamic - again the technical definition is notes based from drippings/secretions of pods or bushes; vanilla/vanilla pods/vanilla orchids would be considered balsamic. Balsamic is usually used to described scent with almost vanilla-ish amber-y sweetness with a touch of woodiness

Camphorous - cool, sharp, nose tingling coolness; think mothballs or Vick's Vapor Rub ie camphor (from which the name comes from), eucalyptus, certain kinds of lavender and pathcouli are camphorous

Citrus Musk - usually a combination of lemongrass, lemon, lime and bergamot with musk base note

Coniferous - essential oils from pines, firs, cedars and cypress

Effervescence - bubbly, fizzy, sparkly nose tickling aspect of soda or champagne inspired scents. Usually made by "aldehyde", most synthetic but can naturally be found in rose, orange rind and cinnamon bark.

Fantasy note: a synthetic scent not found in nature, ie marshmallow

Green - notes that give off a "cut green grass or leafy vibe - sometimes actual green grass or leaves from fruits or flowers (fig leaf, violet leaf, tea leaf, ivy etc). Even certain herbs are considered "green" like basil, sage, rosemary, rhubarb, mint etc. Sometimes it also refers to more fresh smelling fruits and vegetables like celery, cucumber and avocado

Indolic - a chemical term used to describe rich, lush, heady white floral notes - tuberose, gardenia, orange blossom, honeysuckle, lilac and jasmine. On its own unblended, its smells similar to cat pee

Menthol - organic compound made from mentha or mint; peppermint, spearmint, orange mint, garden mint, pennyroyal etc

Musk - a fragrance component commonly used as base note in perfume and colognes as well as candles and oils. No longer made from animal glands, musk now are either plant based or synthetic, usually know as "white musk" because of it's clean/freshness and doesn't have the (animal butt) funk of natural musk

Ozone/Ozonic - a synthetic chemical compound used to mimic the scent of lightning oxidizing the air ie that before/after the rain scent. Ozone is often used in watery scents, ie rain, snowy, fresh air, seawater. The main well known note in this compound is "calone", often used in cologne to give it a marine/seawater/ocean air feel

Petrichor - that "after the rain" earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil, the combination of chemicals in rainwater with oils from earth/soil and plant matter

Phenolic - an organic compound (phenol) that often smells like a little dry, acrid, smoky and tar-ish; usually teas, coffees and chocolate scents and certain dark fruits like blackcurrant and pomegranate have a phenolic feel to them

Resinous - the technical definition is notes from oozing dripping teary tree sap; frankincense/olibanum and myrrh. Sometimes pine notes are described as resinous with it's turpentiney sap

Solar Musk/Notes - a blend of notes that are supposed to give the feeling of being out in the sun; usually a blend of gardenia, tiare, ylang-ylang and frangipani which all share a molecule called "salyciates" which give scents a sunny feel

White Floral - a blanket term for powdery and nectary flowers - orange blossom, jasmine, gardenia, tuberose, frangipani.





Notes
*I'm only listing less obvious notes that most people probably haven't smelled before


Agarwood - more commonly known as "oud", it's the resin created by fungus attacking the Aquilaria tree and is popular in the Middle East and East Asia in incense and perfume. Nowadays synthetic versions are used. It's often described as balsamic with a musky vanilla/amber vibe to it

Amber - real amber is not used in fragrances; its an accord (scent made of different notes to form one distinct note). It's a combination of various Oriental resinous notes often added to a blend give it warmth

Bergamot - the oil from the non edible bergamot which is in the bitter orange family; it's best known as the main flavor component of Earl Grey Tea. It's a sweet heady and slight spicy citrusy scent; BBW often uses it in their "cologney" candles

Black Currant - a dark berry often made as jam, is used in a liqueur called "cassis" and is a popular flavor in the UK (the leaves are used to make teas). Its a rich dark fruity note with a hint of cat pee (to which it is described as animalic) BBW often uses it as a base note for alcoholic wine/champagne scents

Cardamom - oil made from the seeds - there are two kinds - black tends to be more earthy and smoky and green kinda has a light eucalyptus-mint type vibe

Cashmere - also known as "blonde woods" , it's a synthetic blend made to capture the sweet, powdery aroma of soft, warm snuggly cashmere material

Cedar - usually its the oil from the leaves of cedar trees, but sometimes the roots and bark are used. Usually a dry slightly powdery "wood chips" type scent but can also slightly evergreen/piney/"Christmas tree" smelling

Cherry Blossom - as cherry blossoms themselves are for the most part unscented, "cherry blossoms" are usually a blend of plum, apple and pear blossoms with basenotes of oakmoss and sandalwood with a hint of vanilla

Citron - a citrus fruit tree sometimes referred to as a cedrat lemon; similar to both lemons and limes.

Driftwood - blend of woody notes meant to capture flotsam/jetsam ie rotten sea salt crusted bits of trees or wood from ships blanched by the sun and cast adrift from the sea

Elderflower - essential oil made from flowers, main flvor of st Germaine liqueur; it has a sweet honeyed moscato wine/grape flavor and aroma, slightly similar to chamomile

Frangipani - also known as plumeria and is the flower that is made into leis in Hawaii and the South Pacific/South Seas. It's a very sweet, lush, heady "indolic" scent similar to magnolia, gardenia and tuberose with a hint of coconut.

Lemon Verbena - a member of the verbena family whose lemony smelling leaves are used in fragrances as well as marinades, dressings and teas

Monoi - oil made from tiare macerated with coconut oil

Muguet - fancy French word for "lily of the valley"
                   
Neroli - another member of the bitter orange family like bergamot; usually the blossoms are used in fragrances. It's bright, citrusy/orange-y with a slight metallic feel to it

Oakmoss - made from the lichen of oak trees, it has a wet, dampy earthy with a slight leathery undertone; often used in cologney scents

Patchouli - a bushy shrub grown in Malyasia and India. It's a very musty earthy scent usually usually associated with hippies

Pear Blossom/Apple Blossom - blossoms from the pear and apple tree; added to floral scents to give an extra freshness and dewiness

Peony - known as the king of the flowers; peonies has a soft dewy scent similar to roses but not as powdery and more fresh

Pomelo -a citrus fruit similar  to a grapefruit often used a top note

Sandalwood - the oil from the Sandal tree found in Asia. It's usually used as a base note with a creamy, but acrid almost vanilla-ish vibe

Sea Salt - an accord meant to replicate the saltiness from the sea ocean air, often added to citrus notes, wood notes and caramel notes

Sage - the sacred herb; oil distilled from the velvety leaves of the salvia plant; very savory, earthy with a touch of pepperiness, very differnt from burnt smudges/sage ticks

Suede - suede is typically the underside of lamb, goat, pig or deer but that's not actually used in fragrance. Like leather, it's a synthetic blend used to ad an sensual, musky, velvety borderline woodsy aspect to a scent

Sugarberry - also known as hackberry; the wood is used for furniture and the berries are edible. The scent is light, crisp and berry-ish

Tiare - a type of gardenia

Tobacco - everyone assumes a tobacco scent smells like a burnt cigar...no. The tobacco leaves are used fresh or sometimes dried - it's slightly smoky, a little medicinal with a woody sweetness often compared to whiskey or maple. Because it's so heady, it's usually a binding basenote like musk, patchouli or vetiver

Tonka Bean - a thumb sized pod found mainly in Brazil with a scent similar to vanilla with a hint of spice and almond. Sold as  a vanilla substitute outside of the US

Verbena/Vervaine - a white/purple flowering plant whose blossoms have a distinctly fresh, green/grassy lemon/cintronella aroma

Vetiver - the root of a grass commonly grown in India but can also be found in Indonesia and Haiti; sometimes vetiver is aged which enhances the scent. Its described as damp, musty and earthy
 with a hint of smokiness. It's often used in colognes and in BBW's cologney candles

Ylang-ylang - the bright yellow flower of the canaga tree in the Phillipines and Java; often called the poor man's jasmine. Very similar to jasmine, tiare and frangipani but slightly more richer, fruitier/citrus-ier and spicier

Yuzu - a citrus fruit grown in Japan with a heavy grapefruit + lemon flavor/aroma with a hint of mandarin
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If you have been a fan of BBW for a while, you probably know they recycle/repackage their fragrances ALL THE TIME. They do this for both Body care & Home Fragrances. They change the name, and sometimes the scent NOTES themselves, and sell them as NEW. To your average shopper, this wouldn't be a problem, but for us BBW Fanatics, we really need a list of BBW dupes/repackages/recycled scents so we don't keep buying the same thing over & over. This will also help those of us looking for a favorite scent, which might have been released under another name. This is a work in progress & I will keep updating throughout the year.
Here is what I've compiled so far:



​Scents:

• BODY CARE:

A Thousand Christmas Wishes = A Thousand Wishes For You = *Merry Cherry Cheer / *Sweet Summer Sunset
Beach Night Summer Marshmallow = Vanilla Bean
Blueberry Sugared Donut = Santa's Blueberry Shortbread
Boardwalk Taffy = Cotton Candy Clouds = Whipped Berry Meringue
*Bonfire Bash = *Sweet Whiskey
Bora Bora Citrus Surf = Sun-Washed Citrus
Bourbon Strawberry & Vanilla  =  Secret Wonderland = Wild Strawberry Leaf
Cherry Frost = Firecracker Pop
Coco Shea Honey = Honey WIldflower
Coconut = Coconut Vanilla = Exotic Coconut
Coconut Cream Pie = Exotic Coconut  (CCP is a lighter version of EC)
Coconut Pineapple = Iced Pineapple  (as close as it gets)
*Confetti Cake Pop  =  *Christmas Cookies
Confetti Daydream = Daydream
Cozy Sunday Morning = Lavender Sandalwood (Wellness Collection)
*Fresh Gardenia & Lime  =  *Gardenia & Fresh Rain
Honey Wildflower = Coco Shea Honey = Sweet Almond & Honey  (same honey notes)
Juicy Pink Dragonfruit = Lush Pink Dragonfruit
Mad About You  =  Moroccan Orchid & Pink Amber  
Sea Island Cotton = Sea Island Shore

• CANDLES/HOME FRAGRANCE:

​Aromatherapy Orange & Cedarwood / Calm  =  Aromatherapy Nighttime Tea
​Aromatherapy Passion Tuberose & Ylang Ylang  =  Aromatherapy Optimism

#EASTER = Buttercream Frosting / Frosted Cupcake / Confetti Cupcake (Sparkle Everyday)
Adobe Sunset = Spiced Citrus Sonoma
Almond = Almond Blossom
*Almond Matcha = *Lemongrass Cardamom
Aloha Waikiki = Hawaiian Hibiscus
Amazon Falls = Sea Grass
American Boardwalk = Summer Boardwalk = Sweet Home Chicago
Amethyst (Peace Potion) = Moonlit Path
Amsterdam = Flower Shop = Rose
Apple Cardamom = Warm Apple Pie
Apple Flower = Pink Apple Punch
Apple Garland = Apple Spruce = WB Christmas 2012
Aquamarine (Clarity Elixir) = Beach Sage & Mint
Autumn Day = Acorn & Fig
Autumn Night = Cardamom & Suede= Holly Jolly Christmas
Autumn Sky = Bergamot Woods = *Sunlit Cedar = Villa Bergamot
Autumn Sunshine = Golden Citrus
Autumn Snow = Pinecone
*Baltic Black Pearl = *Indigo Sky
Banana Cabana  =  Tropical Banana
Bangkok = Tropical Spice
Barcelona = Caribbean Salsa
Beach Breeze = Waikiki Beach Coconut
Beachside = Sunny St. Tropaz = Suntan #2
Bergamot & Suede = Bergamot Woods = Michigan Avenue = Ocean Drive = Villa Bergamot
Bergamot Waters = Holiday Sparkle
Berry Pumpkin Strudel = Spiced Pumpkin Cider
Berry Waffle Cone = Waffle Cone
Black Teakwood = Mahogany Teakwood
Black Tie = Sage & Cedar
Blackberries & Basil = Blackberry Tea Leaf  (nearly identical)
Bloom = First Bloom = Live in Sunshine = Mother's Day 2015
Blue Lily Water (Happily Ever After) = White Driftwood = Wild Cedarwood
Blueberry Crumble = Blueberry Glazed Donut
Blueberry Lavender Lemonade = Blueberry Lavender Spritzer
Blueberry Sugared Donut  =  Santa's Blueberry Shortbread
Blushing Pink Rose Petals = Winter Rose
Bora Bora = Meet Me in Tahiti
Bourbon Maple = Sunkissed Maple
Brazilian Blue Waters = Sea Spray = Turquoise Waters
Bright Autumn Sky = Bright Winter Sky
Bright Bouquet = Fresh *Spring Blue Skies*= Flirt = Mother's Day 2013 = Paris Daydream
Bright Verbena Blossoms (Sunshine) = Lemon Verbena = Seaside Citrus
Brown Butter Praline = French Caramel Cake = Pumpkin Caramel Cheesecake = Pumpkin Spiced Cheesecake
Bourbon Butterscotch = Hot Buttered Rum
Cactus Lily = Velvet Tuberose
​Café Italia = Espresso Bar = Gourmet Espresso = Road to Kona
California = Poolside = Suntan #1
Campfire Donut = Chestnut Glazed Croissants
Campfire Pumpkin = Pumpkin Fireside
Candied Pecans = Praline Pecan Cobbler = Praline Pecans = *Pumpkin Pecan Waffles
Candy Hearts = Pink Fairy Gumdrop = *Unicorn Sprinkles
Capri = Freshwater & Sea Salt = Sea to Santorini
Capri Citron = Pomelo Citron = Yuzu
Caramel Apple = Sweet Caramel Comfort (Home) - golden apple, brown sugar, cream caramel, anjou pear,  nutmeg, vanilla cream
Caramel Pumpkin Swirl = Cinnamon Caramel Swirl
*Cardamom & Ginger = *Lemongrass Cardamom
Cardamom & Suede = Holly Jolly Christmas = Autumn Night
Casablanca Lily  =  Easter Lily
Cashmere & Oak = Winter Woods
Cashmere & Sandalwood = Vanilla Sandalwood (Mountainside Suite)  - vanilla, sandalwood, musk
*Cereal Marshmallow Bar  =  *Key Lime Pie = *Rainbow Confetti
Champagne Toast = You Are Loved
Cheers to Capri = Limoncello = Sugared Lemon Zest
Cherry Cheesecake  =  Frosted Cake Pop
Cherry Frost  =  Firecracker Pop
Chestnut & Clove = Winter Cabin
Chocolate Lava Cake = Hot Fudge Sundae
​*Chocolate Peppermint Cream = *Mint Chocolate (OG Slatkin)
Cider Lane = Warm Caramel Cider
*Cinnamon Bark = *Spiced Wreath
Cinnamon Pinecone = Spiced Autumn Wreath
Cinnamon Sugared Donut  =  Cinnamon Spiced Vanilla = Glazed Cinnamon Bun
Citrine (Happy Dust) = Ocean Mist & Citrus = Ocean Therapy
Citrus & Sandalwood = Citron Cedarwood = Sandalwood Citrus
Citrus & Spice = Holiday Pomander   - citrus fruits, bay rum (bay leaves, citrus peel/oil, cloves, cinnamon, allspice in rum) leafy balsam, musk
*Citrus Flower = *Coastal Sun
​Citrus Sugar Cookie = Frosted Biscotti  - citrus frosting, maple sugar, warm cookies
Coastal Morning = Ocean Mist & Citrus
Coconut Pineapple = Iced Pineapple = Paradise Coconut
Cotton & Eucalyptus = Eucalyptus Cotton = Frosty Air
Cotton Candy Marshmallow = Strawberry Picnic = Strawberry Sorbet
Cozy Cabin = Ski Lodge
Cranberry Peach = Cranberry Peach Prosecco
Cranberry Pumpkin = Cranberry Sugar Cookie
Cranberry Woods = Sun-Drenched Vineyard
Creamy Nutmeg = Winter Vanilla Latte
Dance til Dawn = Mango Coconut Cooler = Tropical Tango
Desert Heat = Palo Santo
*Desert Rain = *Sweet Fern
Dolce = Vanilla Bean Noel
Den = Havana = Havana Heat = Lavender & Agarwood = Ski Den
Electric Tokyo = Hearts & Flowers = Love = WB Mothers Day 2014 = Peony Petals = Pink Petals = Tokyo Petals
Espresso Bar = Gourmet Espresso = Harvest Coffee= Winter Café
​Eucalyptus & Cotton = Frosty Air
Eucalyptus Mint & Rain = Eucalyptus Mint & Waves = White Barn Summer
Farmstand Apple = Heirloom Apple = Suncrisp Apple
Fireside Christmas = Yuletide  - firewood bundle, pine needles, crisp eucalyptus, smoked incense
Fireside Pine = Golden Woods = The Original = Winter Cedar
First Bloom = Fresh Blossom (Live in Sunshine)
First Frost = Peppered Suede
Flirt = Paris Daydream = Spring Blue Skies (Fresh)
French Garden = Peach Lavender
French Lavender = Lavender Linens (Relax)
Fresh Coconut & Cotton = Coconut & Cotton
Fresh Cut Lilac = Lilac
*Fresh Mint & Coconut = *Summer Terrace
Fresh Water & Sea Salt = Sea to Santorini
Frosted Cranberry = Merry Christmas
Garden Strawberry = Strawberry = Strawberry Patch
Gelato = Raspberry Peach Macaron = Sweet Macaron
Georgia Peach  =  Georgia Market Peach = Golden Peach Sparkle = Peach Meringue = White Peach
Go With the Flow = Topaz Waters = Turquoise Waters
Gold Coast = Flannel
Golden Pineapple Luau = Pina Colada Smoothie
Green Daisy = Green Grass = Sunlit Gardens = Sunshine& Green Daisies (Happy)
Havana Heat = Leather & Sweet Tobacco (Ski Den)  - fine leather, sweet tobacco, caramel
Heirloom Apple = Honeycrisp Apple
Heirloom Garden = Heirloom Greens = Tomato Garden
Holly Berry Balsam = Merry Mistletoe
Homemade Cookie = Merry Cookie
Honeysuckle = Honeysuckle Bouquet  - sweet honeysuckle, pink peony, creamy vanilla
Hot Cocoa & Cream  =  Easter Bunny = Hippity Hop = Ohio
*Iced Coconut Milk = *White Velvet Coconut
*Iced Vanilla Woods = *White Birch
​Island Papaya  =  Pineapple Mango = Papaya Sunrise
Island Sands = White Sands
Island Waters = Sunrise Lagoon
*Jade (Healing Spell) = *Incense
Lakeshore Drive = Refresh = Renew & Refresh = Seashore = The Keys
Lakeside = Verbena Waters
Lavender Market = Peace
Lemon & Fig = Sunny Fig
Lemon Drops = Limoncello = Sugared Lemon Zest = Sugared Lemons
Lemon Zest = Sugared Lemonade
Limoncello = Sugared Lemon Zest = Sugared Lemons
Love = Electric Tokyo = Hearts & Flowers = Mothers Day 2014 = Peony Petals = Pink Petals = Tokyo Petals
Mad About Madrid = Tailgate II = Texas = Tobacco Flower
Mahogany Teakwood  =  Black Teakwood = Ocean Driftwood (2014)
Malibu Citrus Glow = Peach Bellini = Sweet Peach & Nectarine
Mango Cilantro = Peach Cilantro Twist
*Mango Dragonfruit = *Merry Mango = Sweet Maui Mango = Tiki Dragonfruit (Chase the Sun)
Mango Mai Tai  =  Tiki Mango Mai Tai
Maple Cinnamon Pancakes  =  Pumpkin Caramel Latte
Marble Toffee  =  Summer Boardwalk
Market Herbs = Tuscan Herbs
Marshmallow Fireside = Smoked Vanilla II = Trick or Treat
Marshmallow Fluff  =  Vanilla Bean Marshmallow
Merry Mistletoe = Winter Wreath
Midnight Blue Citrus = Snowflakes & Citrus
*Mint Chocolate II (2013) =*Peppermint Brownie
North Avenue Beach = Tiki Beach
Orange Cream Soda = Orange Creamsicle
Pacific Coast Highway = Winter Sun
Pacific Ocean Air = Sea Salt & Balsam
Palm Leaves = White Palm
*Papaya Sunrise = *Sunset Beach  (papaya, pineapple, sugarcane
Paris = Pink Champagne = Sparkling Berries & Pears
*Paris Café =   But First Coffee =   *Café Au Lait =   Campsite Coffee
Passionflower = Pink Apple Punch
Passionfruit Cupcake = Pineapple Crumb Cake
Pineapple Mango = Sugarcane Pineapple  (fresh pineapple juice, mango, vine-ripened raspberry)
Pink Fairy Gumdrop  =  Be Mine
Pink Passionfruit = Red Guava Lava = Rio Red Guava
Pink Watermelon = Sugared Watermelon
Pomegranate = Wild Huckleberry
Poolside = Sunny St. Tropez = Suntan
Poolside Daydream = Sun Soaked Sandalwood
Poppy Sunshine = Wild Poppies
Pumpkin Coconut = Spiced Madeline = Toasted Coconut
Pumpkin Milkshake = Vanilla & Coconut = Vanilla Snowflake
Pumpkin Pie = Pumpkin Vanilla = Pumpkin Vanilla Crème 
Pumpkin Spice Latte = Sweet Tiramisu
Renew & Refresh = Seashore = Sydney Harbor  (saltwater, exhilarating eucalyptus, bamboo wood)
Rainforest Gardenia = Seaside Gardenia = White Gardenia
Pink Lemonade Punch (Smile) = Raspberry Citrus Swirl = Sparkling Sugarplum
Salted Caramel = Salted Caramel Corn
Salted White Mango (I Need Vitamin C) = Sun-Drenched Mango
​Sandalwood & Suede = Vetiver Sandalwood
Sangria Berry Fizz = Sparkling Berry Fizz
Sea Grass = Snap Peas
Sea Island Blossom = Sunlit Cashmere
Sea Island Cotton = Sea Island Shore
*Sea Spray = *Turquoise Waters
*Seaside Mist = *White Water Rush
Sensual Amber = Sparkling Amber
Sicilian Orange = Sweet Clementine
Smoked Berries & Incense = Wine Cellar
Snow Fall II = Spruce
Snowflakes & Cashmere  =  Chestnuts & Argon
Sparkling Limoncello  =  Sugared Lemon Zest
Strawberry Picnic = Cotton Candy Marshmallow = Strawberry Sorbet
Sugared Cherry Crisp = Sweet Cherry Pie
Summertime S'mores = Trick or Treat
Sun-Washed Citrus =  Capri Citron  =  Merci Beaucoup
Sunlit Cashmere  =  Sea Island Blossom
Toffee Brittle = Toasted Coconut
Vanilla Bean = Vanilla Bean Macaron = Vanilla Bean Marshmallow
Warm Apple Pie  =  Apple Cardamom
White Sage & Aloe = Wild Sage & Aloe
Winter Woods = NOOK
Wisteria Garden = Merci Paris / Thank You  (notes: creamy vanilla, rich black currant, soft jasmine)




​*there are varying opinions on whether or not this is a dupe. Multiple people must confirm this is a repackaged scent.


These are Repackages with a twist/change- similar but not exact dupes. SISTER SCENTS/ COUSIN SCENTS

Apple Crumble = Cider Donuts  (AC is sweeter w caramel note)
Apple Flower / Pink Apple Punch = Green Apple Champagne, Green Apple Orchard, Passionflower (?), Wasabi Apple, Weekend Apple Picking
Autumn Sky / Sunlit Cedar = Crisp Morning Air
Autumn Night = Evening Hearth  (A is EH's big brother)
Banana Pumpkin Muffin = Banana Nutmeg Bread Pudding
Beach Blossom = Beachscape
Beach Sage & Mint = Summer Terrace  (minus BS&M's sharp bergamot note)
Black Sands = Perfect Waves / EM & Waves = WB Summer = Eucalyptus Mint & Rain
Black Tea Rose = Golden Amber Oak
Blackberry Bramble Tea = Blueberry Pumpkin Patch
Blue Bungalow = Mermaid Wishes
Blue Orchard Skies = Country Apple  (similar but NOT a dupe)
Blue Sage & Sandalwood = Magnificent Milan
Blueberry Pumpkin Strudel = Spiced Pumpkin Cider
Bourbon Butterscotch =Hot Buttered Rum
Bourbon Maple = Bourbon Sea Salt Caramel
Bowties & Bourbon + Ocean Mist & Citrus = Blue Bungalow
Cardamom & Suede / Holly Jolly Christmas / Autumn Nights = Autumn Day
Cashmere & Oak / Winter Woods = Peppercorn
Celebrate = Tis the Season  (minus TTS pine note)
Champagne Toast + Cranberry Pear Bellini = White Pear Champagne
Cinnamon Caramel Swirl = Gingerbread & Caramel
Coastal Oak & Sea Salt II = Orange Blossom & Driftwood = Sea Salt & Linen
Coconut Mango Cooler + Champagne Toast = Tropical Tango (Dance Til Dawn)
Cotton Candy Marshmallow / Strawberry Picnic / Strawberry Sorbet = Saltwater Taffy
Creamy Pumpkin = White Pumpkin  (same Slatkin recipe w/ less spice than WP)
Dark Kiss = Little Black Party Dress  (note: both are fruity, patchouli-forward sister scents)
Evening Hearth = Pumpkin Hayride  (similar but NOT a dupe)
Farmstand Apple + Frosted Cranberry = Iced Cranapple
Fresh Balsam = Spring Balsam
Fresh Linen = Sun-Drenched Linen  (similar but NOT a dupe)
Fresh Water & Sea Salt / Sea to Santorini = Oceanside (note: FW&SS/ STS more updated/sophisticated/feminine)
Frosted Cupcake + Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow = Vanilla Bean Marshmallow
Glazed Cinnamon Bun = Pumpkin Cinnamon Bun  (NOT a dupe but could be fraternal twins)
Go With the Flow / Topaz Waters / Turquoise Waters = Sea Spray & Beach Grass
Gold Coast / Flannel = Black Forest Woods (?)
Honey & Tangerine = Optimism
Incense = Tobacco Flower
*Island Waters = *Sunrise Lagoon
Lavender Coconut / Lavender Sea = Lavender Woods
Leaves = Spring Leaves
Lilac Blossom + Provence Garden = Cucumber & Lily
Mango Coconut Cooler + Pineapple Lychee Smoothie = Papaya Sunrise = Sunset Beach
Marshmallow Fireside + Fresh Balsam = White Balsam & Vanilla
Paris / Pink Champagne / Pomegranate Prosecco Punch / Sparkling Berries & Pears = Cranberry Pear Bellini
Pink  Sands & Petals = Vanilla Beach Flower  (PS&P is less intense & more floral)
Praline Pecan & Cream = Pumpkin Pecan Waffles  (minus PPW maple note)
Pumpkin Milkshake = Vanilla Snowflake  (PM is a creamier scent)
*Sand & Sea = *Sea Salt & Sandalwood
Smoked Berries & Incense / Wine Cellar = Peppered Plum  (NOT a dupe but could be twinsies)
Spiced Pineapple Samba = Tropical Spice  (SPS has a pineapple note)
Spring + Luck = The Perfect Spring
Vanilla Chai = Winter Latte

*****This List would not be possible without Bath and Body Works, Reddit r/bathandbodyworks, Life Inside the Page, bronzeblogger, and YOU- Thank You for helping me add to this list. I couldn't this without you!

GINGHAM HEART OF GOLD Fragrance Notes:
- crisp golden apple, creamy vanilla bean, warm sandalwood - 

Starting off the New Year by taking a look at my collection of Bath and Body Works products I've collected since 2019. There's ALOT to go through, and inventory is going to take time, let alone all the pictures I'll need to take! I just don't have the space to display everything nicely. Most of my product lives in categorical boxes. The soaps with the soaps, the mists with the mists, etc. I pull them out based on mood and season. Today I pulled out my Gingham Heart of Gold 24 Hour Moisture Body Lotion I got from my last order and here are some thoughts on both the product & the fragrance.

First off: The Product itself is silky smooth and takes less than a minute to soak into my (admittedly dry) winter skin. It's not greasy at all and yes it softens as it scents. That being said, this is not heavy duty lotion I would recommend for dry feet, though it works perfectly fine on my somewhat scaly elbows. The color of the lotion is a nice, feminine creamy white shade, and it doesn't stain your clothes. 

The Scent: Out of the bottle, the "crisp golden apple" note jumps out at me and right into my nose. Pleasant, inoffensive, clean, w/ apple scented salon shampoo vibes. Maybe nothing special, unless you are an apple connoisseur. One BBW reviewer said this is more of a sweet red apple smell, and I would have to agree with them. The apple in this lotion is more sweet than crisp. It is not a "fall" type of apple. It has no spice notes to it, and the warmth that accumulates later comes from the vanilla & sandalwood notes. Another BBW reviewer said Gingham Heart of Gold reminded them of the old Heirloom Apple Candle. It smells good out of the bottle, but even better once you start wearing it. The scent out of the bottle, without skin chemistry mixing in, would be a great home fragrance. I will be on the look out for if/when BBW brings back Heirloom Apple. I already have my Winter Apple Scents for the home with Bath and Body Works Winter Candy Apple and Goose Creek's Snow-Covered Apple, but the only wearable apple scent I had was BBW Sweater Weather. I plan on pairing the GHOG body lotion with SW today to see what happens. I predict those two scents together will create some cozy, apple magic.

On the Skin: Now that I let the lotion settle for a few minutes, the "creamy vanilla bean" has taken over. Good thing I'm a Vanilla Vixen, because I probably own over 50 fragrances that include a vanilla bean note. Some people think they can smell amber, but I'm not sure. Amber tends to have a powdery, feminine essence, and GHOG is more clean than powdery. My guess is that most people are smelling the "warm sandalwood", but it's been stripped of all it's familiar masculinity, so it's hard for them to recognize. Would I have known there was sandalwood in this WITHOUT reading the listed notes? Probably not. Bath and Body Works mixed an apple-sandalwood candle in 2020, and it was nowhere near as pretty as this scent. That was a one-and-done non-repurchase candle, and it did not make it's return in 2021. Bath and Body Works should try again, and make a Gingham Heart of Gold Candle. I have no doubt THAT would be a hit.

Longevity & Sileage: It's not really fair to say this body lotion doesn't project. It's BODY LOTION after all. It isn't supposed to kick the door down, announcing it's presence. The body lotion settles into mainly a skin scent. I kind of like the intimacy of slathering this on, throwing on a favorite, worn-in sweatshirt, and getting whiffs of vanilla bean and sandalwood whenever I move around. Yes, to make the scent last, you will probably have to reapply several times a day. The scent is so light, applying the lotion to my hands isn't quite strong enough to overcome the smell of my hand sanitizer, so plan accordingly when layering fragrances. I also noticed the smell of my laundry detergent/fabric softener keeps peeking out, underneath the freshly applied GHOG, which smells nice together, but occasionally over-powers the soft scent of the lotion.

Mix-it-Up:  I layered this with Sweater Weather, which has notes of "sun-crisped apple, autumn leaves, and orchard wood". Holy crap.... I smell AMAZING. SW really brings out the crispness of the apple note, and tames down the sweetness. I am reminded of fresh laundry and clean hair. This is good my friends. I like to wear SW on it's own, but now I've found a way to personalize it. I highly recommend this combo for almost any occasion. It's still a skin scent, but OH what a skin scent!

Conclusion: I'm not sure if I like Gingham Heart of Gold enough to buy the fine fragrance mist, unless it goes on sale. I already have my eye on Almond Blossom for my next free item purchase, so GHOG will have to wait... for now. It's a nice combo, but for me it lacks that special something fragrances like Sunset Glow and Dahlia have. That special something that makes you keep sniffing yourself for the joy and endorphins you feel, knowing that pretty lady you smell is YOU. My SO's interpretation of this fragrance was, this is something a hippie wears, and he specifically noted SANDALWOOD. I have wore this lotion a few times now, and he only notices when I stick my arm under his nose and demand to know what he thinks. I KNOW I have a keeper when he mentions how much he likes something unprovoked. Raspberry Jam Donut & Whipped Vanilla Chiffon I'm looking at you! ​

These are the fragrances, candles, soaps and wallflowers that stood above all the rest in 2021. Every one of these fragrances got the 5 star highest ratings consensus amongst reviewers via the Bath and Body Works website. If you are new to BBW, I suggest you start your addiction with these products. 


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• A Thousand Wishes: Women's Line Super Smooth Body Lotion
• Black Currant Cedarwood: Aromatherapy Body Wash and Foam Bath
• Chamomile / Calming: Aromatherapy Pillow Mist
• Clean Slate: Men's Line Cologne
• Coconut Milk: Hand Cream
• Elderflower / Balancing: Aromatherapy Pillow Mist
• Freshwater: Men's Line Deodorizing Body Spray
• Frosted Coconut Snowball: Women's Line Shower Gel
• Graphite: Men's Line Cologne
• Hello Beautiful: Women's Line Shower Gel
• Marble: Men's Line Cologne
• Sage & Mint / Restoring: Aromatherapy Pillow Mist

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Black Cherry Merlot - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap

• Caribbean Escape - 2 Pack Wallflowers
• Champagne Toast - 2 Pack Wallflowers
• Cinnamon & Clove - 2 Pack Wallflowers
• Coconut Pumpkin Latte - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• Cozy Linen - Wallflower
• Eucalyptus Spearmint / Stress Relief - Aromatherapy 2 Pack Wallflowers
• Fresh Balsam - Scent of Christmas Scented Candle
• Fresh Cotton - 2 Pack Wallflowers
• Into the Night - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• Lakeside Life - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• Mango Mai Tai - Hand Sanitizer
• Pink Peach Blossom - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• Renew & Refresh - 2 Pack Wallflowers
• Sugared Snickerdoodle - Scent of Christmas Scented Candle
• Sun-Washed Citrus - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• Sunlight & Apple Trees - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• Tis the Season - Scent of Christmas Scented Candle
• White Coconut Caramel - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap
• White Cranberry Cabernet - Hand Soap
• White Pumpkin - Room Spray
• White Waves - Gentle Foaming Hand Soap