Waking up to snow never makes me happy unless I was in school and we got a snow day. I tend to get the winter blues.  If you’re like me, then you know exactly what Im talking about!

Now you can beat the winter blues with our Winter Blues BOGO Sale.  All soy candles are Buy 1 get 1 50%off. And I mean all soy candle jars, tea lights, votives, and wax melts. The Winter Blues BOGO Sale is happening right now, online and at the Things That Make Scents retail store.

Retail store shoppers will need a coupon to receive the discount; you can print the coupon here.

Online shoppers will see the discount adjusted at checkout if qualifying items are in your cart.

Last post I told you about 2 brand new scents, well he have two more for you.

Green Earth is in a class by itself, this is an amazing scent, that’s sooooo good everyone that has smelled it so far loves it! It has rich woody notes of musky oakmoss with an enchanting fusion of herbs and amber.

With April Showers off in retirement, we had to fill the void of a rain scent, so we bring you Raindrops.
If you liked April Showers, you will LOVE Raindrops with its refreshing blend of melon, lemon verbena, musk and a watery green floral. Just beautiful!

You can find all 4 new scents quickly in the What’s New category at the website.

Chase away those winter blues with some welcoming scents of spring. I personally love the Hyacinth scent. Even though spring won’t be here for a while, and now I have to go clean snow off my car, it cant hurt to pretend a bit.

Ttyl

Welcome 2012!

We always look forward to a new year to bring us health, happiness and to be even better than the year past. Speaking of better… right out of the gate we have two brand new scents to introduce to you this year. Don’t get too settled in yet though because we have been testing and testing for the last couple months and we have a bunch of great new scents to roll out the first half of 2012. And as they old saying goes, out with the old in with the new, we will be retiring a couple scents as well.

Attention Things That Make Scents retail store shoppers!! All Christmas merchandise including candles are 30% off. While supplies last! Last chance to stock up on your favorites before they go away until the next holiday season!

The first new scent is “The Perfect Storm”.  This is an amazing scent that is very fresh and clean. I’m also loving the navy blue color it turned out to be too!  The Perfect Storm is available online now and will be out in the retail store Tues. Jan 3^rd.

Scent Description:  Warm crisp air full of lightning and thunder as the storm approaches with notes of  jasmine, carnation, cedar and moss
Color:  Navy Blue

The second new scent is “Hey Cupcake!” Some of you have heard me talking about this one for a while now. It took me quite a while to find the scent for this one, being the crazy foodie that I am, the scent had to be just perfect!  This delicious blend of yellow pound cake and raspberry buttercream frosting will make your mouth water!  Oh and yes, we will also be making a soy cupcake candle in this scent as well!

Scent Description: Sweet buttery freshly baked yellow cake topped with a raspberry buttercream frosting.
Color: Light Pink

That should hold you over for a little bit while we get the next bunch ready to go! Don’t worry, we will keep you posted of their arrival.

Now for the Goodbyes…..

We will be saying goodbye to April Showers, 4 Leaf Clover, Fountain of Youth and Doodle Bug as they enter retirement. They enjoyed their time with us, but its time for them to move on.

We will be pouring one last hurrah for these guys but once the oil is gone that’s it. They will be available both online and in the retail stored within the next week, but quantities will be limited.

That’s all for now, but you will be hearing from me very soon!

ttyl

With Black Friday just around the corner the mad rush to get the best deals is on. Who’s open on Thanksgiving? Who’s opening at Midnight on Thanksgiving, who’s opening at 3am or 4am?? To me that’s just crazy! It makes me sad to see all the madness that has become Black Friday.  Ok, and what’s up with the stores having Black Friday sales for the past month??  You don’t celebrate your birthday 4 weeks before the actual day!! If they keep doing this, I bet in a few years there won’t be a Black Friday at all because it won’t mean a thing to anyone! Soy Candles make great gifts and this is the perfect time to stock up and save but at 4am? No way! Not ever!

We have our own approach to the Black Friday Madness. We simply remove the madness… Just like that!

How would you like to enjoy Thanksgiving with your family, sleep in and still get some fabulous Black Friday Savings?? The Things That Make Scents Black Friday Early Bird sale starts at 8am… Yes I said 8am! Good help is hard to find, and I am very lucky with the gang I have, but I don’t think they would be getting up and start working at 4am!  It’s hard enough getting Tom out of the house and to the store at 7am so we can set up, never mind convincing him that a 4am opening would be a good idea.

So as I was saying, from 8am – 10am (EST for you online shoppers) on Black Friday our early bird sale is 40% off* everything except for Soap & Jewelry. Even candle of the month will be 40% off, but only for those 2 hours, so you will probably want to make sure you don’t miss it!
* Black Friday discount cannot be combined with any other coupons or discounts. Due to the limited supply of Candle Lamps there will be a limit of 2 per person. Candle lamps are only available in the retail store.

Don’t worry if you sleep a little later because from 10am – 6pm you can still save 30% off. I know its not as good as 40% off, but hey the early bird gets the big discount! LOL

Online shoppers will need code:  EB40 to get the early bird discount online. You MUST enter the code in the coupon code box for it to be applied to your order. No adjustments will be made after the order is placed. This code will only work from 8am – 10am est.

Use online code: BF30 to save 30% off starting at 10am EST and its good the entire day.

The in-store clearance bin will be 60% off for the whole weekend, as well as Buy 3 Funky Chunk soaps get a bar FREE!

This is our biggest sale day of the year! It will be great to see almost 5 years worth of our loyal customers all on that day. It’s been great getting to know everyone over the years and we wouldn’t be here without all of your support! So, Thank you!

And on that note… we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Don’t eat too much!

See ya Friday!!

Janine & Tom : )

Ready for the Holidays? We are…. Check out our scents for the season! All of your favorites are back as well as a brand new one!!  All scent are available online and in the retail store!

Blue Christmas
Scent Description: A unique blend of caramelized vanilla sugar wrapped up in licorice, patchouli, lavender and coriander   then kissed with bergamot & ginger.

Brielle Bayberry
Scent Description: A traditional holiday fragrance blend of balsam and fir with the delicate spicy undertones of nutmeg and ginger

Candy Canes
Scent Description: Fresh and minty just like your favorite red & white striped Christmas treat.

Christmas Eve
Scent Description: Wait for Santa with this warm spicy essence of clove, ginger and lemon followed by a patchouli honey and jasmine.

Christmas in Manasquan
Scent Description: Vanilla intertwines with a spice cabinet of cinnamon, clove, allspice, kissed with sugar. Hints of nutmeg and fruits peak out from the heart notes.

Cookies for Santa
Scent Description: A plate loaded with maple vanilla butter cookies, rum balls, lemon sugar cookies and chocolate chip cookies. Nothing but the best for Santa!

Frosty
Scent Description: Crisp evergreen, cedarwood, candy canes & eucalyptus come together to create this ultimate frosty fragrance.

Gingerbread Man
Scent Description: Delicious, warm gingerbread with notes of buttery vanilla, raisins, spices, ginger topped with white icing.

Happy Holidays
Scent Description: Sweet strawberry, citrus and eucalyptus give way to a pine forest & loganberry base with cinnamon and clove.

Mistletoe
Scent Description: A perfectly fresh evergreen fragrance kissed by berries and a sprinkle of spice

O’ Christmas Tree
Scent Description: An evergreen blend of a winter forest.

Snowman Poop
Scent Description: New fallen snow with a hint of pine and berries.

Sleigh Bells (NEW)

Scent description: Pistachio nuts, almond & honey swirling in a creamy vanilla custard.

Start making your list, and checking it twice because Black Friday is just around the corner!!

ttyl

We are so excited to be voted “One of the Best” for Home Décor Accessories in Monmouth County for 2011 Readers Choice Awards! When you work as hard as we do, things like this mean a lot to us, so thank you to everyone who gave us your vote, we really appreciate it!

We would like to congratulate all the “Best” business and the list is HUGE! We have super big congratulations going out to some of our neighbors in Manasquan that were voted the best too!

Sen Institute, Manasquan -  Best Holistic Care in Monmouth County

Booktowne - Best Bookstore in Monmouth County

Spa Larue -  Best  Day Spa in Monmouth County

Bouquets to Remember – One of the Best Card and Gift Stores in Monmouth County

Quinnderella’s Toys –  Best Toy Store in Monmouth County

Spirit of 76 – Best Liquor Store in Monmouth County

Weston Gallery – One of the Best Jewelers in Monmouth County

Next time you visit the Things That Make Scents retail store, take some time to check out the rest of Manasquan.  Its a great place to spend the day and “Shop Local”! Visit the Manasquan Chamber’s website for upcoming events and the town business directory! www.ManasquanChamber.org

They don’t call Manasquan the “Treasure of the Jersey Shore” for nothing! Come see for yourself!

ttyl