Colonial at Home candles are another big name in the candle world and a company I've always wanted to try but never have until recently. You can find this brand all over the place but your best bet of finding some are at Linens N. Things or Bed Bath & Beyond type stores. Every time I'm around these, I can't help but want to pop off all the lids and smell all the different fragrances. I could easily pick out quite a few to purchase but one thing always stops me dead in my tracks, "price!" I can't believe how expensive these candles are, what's up with that?!!

I can't tell you how many times I've said "to heck with it "and put a few in my cart only to chicken out in the end. I just can't do it,¦ 16 bucks for an 8oz candle, it better be golden for that price and I never want to take the chance. Lucky for me, I found a few on ultra sale at a local store in my area and I bought the lot and first on my list to try was Black Cherry Sorbet.

Colonial at Home jars are pretty stylish with their oval design which sets them apart from other brands out there. My candle was also double wicked which I prefer. The wax color of my Black Cherry Sorbet candle was a pretty redish/purple.

I'm not sure what my overall opinion is of this fragrance. I'm not really a cherry fan to begin with but this candle was on sale and semi suited my taste so I nabbed it. When I first sniffed this candle, it didn't seem impressive at all. In fact, I thought I was going to be disappointed. Surprisingly, I wasn't.

I lit my candle in my bedroom which is my usual morning routine and went about my business. I came back about an hour later to a light scent of cherry "something", not quite sure what I was smelling yet but it was definitely fruity and sweet. I came back a little while later to a fragrance that was nice and strong, so this candle took a bit for the scent to really kick in. Here is the scent description from Colonial at Home's website:

"The rich succulence of juicy black cherries comes alive with this delightful fragrance. This complex formula combines the fragrances of ripe cherries, berries and black currants with a touch of orange and vanilla for a sweet, and long-lasting aroma."

It's definitely a fruity fragrance and the scent is dense and strong. It's not one of those fragrances that you can only smell when you enter the room. Nope, this one you can smell all the time. After reading the description, I started paying more attention to the fragrance and although I could smell cherries and maybe black currant, I couldn't smell orange or vanilla at all. I think because cherry is such a strong scent and naturally overpowers. The orange and vanilla were probably there in the mix to help smooth and soften the scent.

I liked it, it's a nice cherry scent and great for anytime of the year.

My candle burned pretty evenly. I also found I didn't have to trim my wicks at all. No soot or black smoke at all.  I was impressed.

Ya know, I liked this candle. It burned fine and the fragrance was strong for an 8oz candle so I was definitely impressed with that.  I'm still "iffy" about their prices and will still have a hard time purchasing any at full price. I will start watching for sales though from now on so I can sample more. I'm curious enough now to want to try more.

I did buy a bunch of tarts to sample more scents so maybe I'll get some reviews up on those this summer. You know me and fruit scents, I had to have them. Tarts seem to be the way to go since it's not a wallet breaker and they're great scent throwers.

I recently learned today that Colonial at Home plans on retiring Black Cherry Sorbet. I wish I would have known that before burning this candle to review but I didn't know. Now that you have this bit of info, I'm guessing that's why I got such a great deal on it, duh!!  Anyway, if you're interested enough and you want to try this fragrance, I suggest going to a store ASAP and getting it while you can.

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