Magical May Hauls 2024 🎩✨

[CynthieLu]

My oh my, May is here! 🌱🌸 It's time to show off all the magical must haves you picked up this month.

Let's give our hauls a moment to sparkle and shine! ⭐

🎉And of course a huge shout out to all the May Birthday Beauties! 🎉

Wishing you all the most magical month. 🎈🎁

May also holds a special day for all the Mama's, Aunts, Grand Mama's, and all the ladies who play a special role to the kiddo's in thier lives. 💝 Happy Mother's Day to all of you! 💝

If you are pampering anyone this month, we'd love to see what you've picked out. 🫶

Happy Haulin! 🛍️ 

[Southernchic99]

@HeatherAriana  I’ve heard this is AMAZING 🤩 

[CorgiMommy]

@HeatherAriana enjoy, let us know what you think of it

[CynthieLu]

Nice! @HeatherAriana I'm seeing this foundation everywhere. 🤩 It looks promising. Have you had a chance to try it yet? 

[HeatherAriana]

Not yet!

[danielledanielle]

When you do, please report back 🙌🏽

I know @CookieGirl1 was also curious about it

[WinglessOne]

Harlem Candle Company: 

Okay, NOW I’ll stop buying so many candles this year. 😄

Last month I attended the brand’s live shopping event where founder Teri Johnson announced their 2 newest candles (Nina and The Wiz) and talked about their Josephine Eau de Parfum being a surprise finalist in The Fragrance Foundation’s 2024 Perfume Extraordinaire category. Josephine’s award competitors include Guerlain Tobacco Honey EdP and fragrances by Tom Ford, Maison du Roc, and a couple others I’m forgetting right now. Winners will be announced this summer at the formal awards event. 

During the live event, I bought The Wiz candle and a Speakeasy candle + reed diffuser bundle. (Of all the HCC candles I bought in my previous order, Speakeasy wound up being my favorite.) GWP was a sample of the new Duke EdP. There were giveaways during the event and a few post-event prize draws. I won one of the draws! My prize was a full size Josephine EdP. ❤️ 

Fragrance notes from HCC’s site: 

Spoiler

The Wiz: 

• Top: Bergamot, White Pepper, Incense
• Middle: Sichuan Pepper, Artemisia, Coriander
• Base: Australian Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Palo Santo

Speakeasy: 

• Top: Cardamom, Smoked Incense, Pimento Berry
• Middle: Saffron, Licorice, Plum Blossom, Tobacco Leaves
• Base:  Palo Santo, Patchouli, Vanilla, Dark Chocolate

Josephine EdP: 

• Top: Italian Bergamot, Amyris, Incense
• Middle: Night Blooming Jasmine, Vanilla Orchid, Tonka Bean
• Base: Dark Amber, Patchouli, Indian Sandalwood

Duke EdP: 

• Top: Pink Pepper, Italian Lemon Sfuma, Calabrian Bergamot, Ginger Zest
• Middle: Balkan Tobacco, Rockrose, Provencal Lavender, Olibanum
• Base: Bourbon Honey, Guaiacwood, Styrax Resin

[Buootiful]

Wow all those scents sound lovely. Haven't heard of this brand yet. Enjoy these candles❤️ @WinglessOne 

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @Buootiful ! *ahem* Nordstrom carries a few Harlem Candle Company candles. Just sayin’. 😉

[Loretta55]

Congratulations on winning the drawing @WinglessOne. Great haul!

[WinglessOne]

Thank you @Loretta55  @caitbird  @Mellmars1185 !

[caitbird]

@WinglessOne  wow, amazing haul! 😍 those scents all sound fabulous, and the packaging is beautiful - so luxe! This company is on my list of candle companies to check out - I didn't realize they also do perfumes. And congrats on winning a prize too, that's so exciting! I hope you enjoy your lovely fragrance items!

[Mellmars1185]

@WinglessOne It sounds like the eve was a great experience. I feel like based on thr descriptions, I would really enjoy the scent of Josephine EdP. Congratulations on your win!

[faeriegirl]

Congratulations! They all sound lovely @WinglessOne!

[WinglessOne]

Thank you @faeriegirl ! 

[CynthieLu]

Congratulations! 🎉 🎉  @WinglessOne that's sooooo fun! You got to attend the live event and now you have something special to remember it by. Yum, top notes with bergamot and a little Jasmine and Vanilla in there? I bet it's really nice 💝

[WinglessOne]

Thank you @CynthieLu ! Bergamot’s a top note in many Harlem Candle Co.’s fragrances, so if you love that scent, the brand’s got you covered. Josephine’s bergamot morphs into a warm jasmine heart note on me. It’s a very pretty fragrance.

[CynthieLu]

I definitely have a weakness for scents like bergamot and jasmine. 🤗 @WinglessOne I'm going too have to keep this brand in mind in case I come across anything of thiers to smell. 

[SportyGirly125]

@WinglessOne @Amazing candle haul. 

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @SportyGirly125 !

[CorgiMommy]

Fabulous,  if you love candles just go for it

[WinglessOne]

@CorgiMommy  Haha, that’s how I wound up with way too many candles in the first place. 😅 I’m gonna need new candle storage furniture at this point.