honey is one of my favourite notes in gourmand scents, and when i saw the description of Athame and Alchemy's Killer Queen (light, warm, mildly spicy ~~ Honey, Vanilla, and a Bit of Bergamot Swirled into Sticky Honey with a Warm Base of Tonka, Tobacco, and Oud) i knew that this was something that would lift my spirits and help me to stay sane while working from home.
the melts themselves are lovely - generous-sized blocks that look like toasted mochi or (square) marshmallows straight from the campfire. i broke off about a third of a block to use in my melter and the soy was relatively easy to work with, without leaving wax flakes or crumbles everywhere.
even in solid form, this has a considerable throw and contributed to a lovely sweet honey scent in the immediate vicinity of where i had left the opened mailer on my desk. for those who don't have the benefit of owning a wax melter, these are still scented delights that would work well as a substitute for potpourri in the bathroom or in a little mesh bag in the closet, to banish those dreaded unpleasant odours that come up from time to time.
Killer Queen is quite a delightful gourmand - the honey note is generously decadent and its sweetness is brought out with the vanilla and tonka. the bergamot is very faint, a delicate contrasting floral that works well with the oud; the tobacco smoke is discernible though lighter than i expected. in the melter, the smoke and oud come out stronger without overpowering the honey.
in my melter, this had a good throw of a few metres; the aroma also lasted for about six hours, filling the room with the smell of sweet honey and vanilla for the entire afternoon and a good part of the evening. it was a deliciously comforting scent to enjoy while fielding emails from home, and i have no regrets about this blind-buy of four wax cubes, which will definitely be put to good use. 8/10.
check out my Instagram @sniffsandscribbles for a satisfying wax melt video of Killer Queen here!
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this review is of a product that i had purchased at regular price with my own money, though i did also receive a review set that was included with my purchase. i wasn’t asked to review this as a condition of receipt and didn’t receive any incentives for writing this. i’m not affiliated with Athame and Alchemy and as always, all opinions remain my own.
Killer Queen is available here. prices are US$1.45 for a single cube of wax (about 0.65oz), US$4.45 for a four-cube pack (about 2.3oz) and US$6.45 for a wax sack (about 4oz) (before shipping).
all information correct at time of publishing.
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