Materials:
- Leftover Candlewax
- Candle vessel/jar
- Pre-waxed wick
- Pouring Pot
I’ve been burning B&BW candles all winter. I prune myself in bathtubs and light candles in winter.
According the candle safety guidelines, you’re not supposed to burn a candle all the way down; you should stop at 1/2 in. But for a 3-wick BBW candle, 1/2 inch is a pretty decent amount of wax. It bummed me out to see how much I was wasting.
So instead of throwing out the jar, I decided to reuse the leftover wax and move it to a smaller vessel, leaving the sturdy jar free for all kinds of uses. (Pinterest had tons of ideas for reusing these jars)
I honestly take on these DIY projects whenever I’m mildly stressed or burnt out; it distracts me from how grim the weather is. (it’s snowing cats and dogs and reindeers)
1. Scrape out chunks of leftover wax from the 3-wick BBW jars. (This is easier if you leave them in the fridge overnight. The frozen wax will have fissures running through its body; all you have to do is insert your butter knife into the cracks)
These were chunks of BBW’s “Lavender” and “Midnight Blue Citrus.” This is enough wax to glean one small candle.
2. Prepare the cup. Press a small dollop of all-purpose cement/glue on the bottom of the wick and press it gently onto the bottom of the cup. Make sure the wick is placed at the center of the cup.
I bought the cute cup from Anthropologie, the “ETCHED BANDS HURRICANE.” It was $3.57 each on sale.
Wick, I bought on amazon. I’d recommend buying something else. These were too wishy-washy; they had no back bone, too feeble.
3. Melt the wax by double boiling. This was much like melting chocolate.
You fill a pot with water and boil the water. Rest the pouring pot in the boiling water and melt the wax. Avoid direct heat. Putting pan to stove may be too hot for the wax.
Pot was also bought on amazon.
4. Let the wax melt in low heat until it’s clear.
Then pour it gently into the prepared cup.
5. Make sure the prewaxed wick stands straight in the middle. Use pens to prop it up if necessary.
It’s okay if the wick is too long; you’ll have to trim it anyhow.
6. Let it stand.
The leftover wax from my two candles were just enough to fill this cup.
7. Enjoy. This personally was the perfect size for bath candles. I like lighting this while taking a bath.
The 3-wick jar now may be used to other purposes, such as storing q-tip, candies, hair bands, and other miscellaneous knick-knacks.
Items arrived earlier, around Jan 8.
Theme of the first box is “Jetsetter.”
Mostly happy to try Sleek makeup and the clay mask. Am saving that serum for traveling purposes, since I have a million skincare DS open at the moment.
As per usual, Target doesn’t forget to add on a coupon for $5 off $20, expiring at Feb 4.
Second box. Theme is “Staycay.” I’m kinda loving the blue ombre.
This was a decent box. I prefer this just a bit more to the first box. You get seven items for $7, bringing down the price of each item to $1.
Another coupon, this time, for $3 off $15.
All in all, good boxes.
This is a two-parter mask. There’s a step 1 and step 2, each of which uses different portions of the mask.
Why hello you sexy expensive thing.
Not that big, considering what you paid for.
Pretty. Very chrome.
DreamDuo is a night treatment.
A plastic cover for sanitary reasons.
DREAMSERUM (pearl) is a melt-in face serum that infuses antiaging antioxidants into the skin, while supercharged essential vitamins support an even, flawless complexion.
DREAM SERUM feels like a mildly sticky gel. It glides around but is absorbed pretty quickly. Smells strongly of orange creamsicle and toffee.
“Shoot for the Stars” was a part of the LUSH “Christmas Bathtime Favorites” set my SO gifted me.
This has bergamot and Brazilian orange oil, but it doesn’t smell too citrusy. It had a more toffee-floral scent, if that makes sense. Very small hint of citrus.
Here’s a color-corrected version, though it still doesn’t do this bomb justice.
When you smoosh the leftover stars, you get this golden glitter goo that feels just like a rice-powder scrub, grainy and slick.
After bath. If you look closely, you can see residue glitter sparkling on the surface.
This was a great assortment of bath treats.
These came wrapped nice and tight with packing peanuts, which I removed for sake of presentation. Smells like heaven.
Second floor:
First off, a dear friend sent me a box of goodies from Japan!
Items included were… :
My mini Lush bogo deal also arrived!
Finally, my $10 deal BBW candles arrived. I bought
December FS/DS Loves!
Hair&Body: 3 FS + 4 DS
Skin: 3 FS + 5 DS
Makeup: 2 FS + 3 DS
These came wrapped individually in plastic covers.
The pouch they came in was kind of meh.
The details are drop-dead gorgeous. Each symbol holds the house motto, with the exception of the “Hand of the King” symbol.
The set includes (but is not limited to) a flat thick liner brush, tapered blending, flat long packing brush, flat shader, and a blending brush.
My August Glam Bag. I resubscribed to Ipsy two weeks ago, and this was the first bag I received.
Shade of TheBalm shadow/luminizer I got: Kuwakaribisha
Swatches. Leftmost is Kuwakaribisha, and the rest are individual swatches of the Hikari bronzer. Cute colors!
I noticed they changed from a pink envelope to a gold one.
sokobaby.com 