Hi there! I'm Melanie and this channel is all about my obsession with beauty products and candles. I hope that you'll take the time to look around and subscribe.
PS - If you are curious about my channel name, Mr. Kong is my precious pug. He passed away at the beginning of Summer 2021, but he will always have my heart. And my channel will continue as MrKongsMom.
Thanks Melanie! Your hair looks beautiful 🤩 The new Tree Hut Cherry Rave is really good. I bought the body wash and body butter. Delightful for this fall!
I love that blue Santa label. I used to have all traditional colors, but when we moved, I started to do Christmas in blue, silver and cream in our new home and I love it. OMG, Stella doesn't like apple scents, and Craig hates that pomander scent. This isn't your week! 😳😳🤣🤣
I am tapped out this year on purchasing candles but I had to watch your video when I saw Stella was helping out. I am not saying this to kiss up, but she is really good at describing what she smells. I would buy based on what she says. Thank you for including her in your videos. You make a great team.
Have you seen the Scentsy warmer for this month? It was a back opening so the fragrance escapes. It’s a beautiful 3-tiered pumpkin warmer. Reminds me of the tiered pumpkin candle holder that you purchased from BBW.❤
Love watching the reviews with you and Stella and getting her perspective to,My Granddaughter lives with me and she has her opinion on certain candles and what I should be burning and not,My great grandson is still to little to tell me but he will be my little candle side kick, I love the mother and daughter show 💜
Love hearing Stella’s thoughts on the candles and that she definitely has her own scent opinions. Great job Stella. Totally enjoyed the Mom - Daughter interaction.❤
Thank you. I was a bit more naive when I first became a mom but I learned the hard way that putting your kids out there too much can cause issues. She can decide when she is ready to come on camera when she is a bit older ❤️
I know that once a candle is melted on a bottom-up warmer, it shouldn't be re-lit again. Would you recommend warming that candle under a lamp? I was wondering if there's a risk of the whole thing coming off while pouring the unscented wax out since the hot plate melted the glue earlier if that makes sense..
No you should be totally good. As long as you are just melting my layer again, if there is a solid layer of wax under the current melted one, it will stay in the jar while you pour out the liquified wax. The solid wax will stick to the jar. Happy melting!
@MrKongsMom Thanks so much! I'm new to warming since I'm not allowed to burn candles in my apartment and also it irritates my lungs. You're very helpful ❤️
The Disney gourmand bars are releasing on Monday of your club has not yet shipped. I have to add to try them. Looks like they are all a different version of cinnamon vanilla.
Oh hi Stella, I hope you are having a great school year. Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this video with your mama. Great job.
Kringle has really nice labels, they put more artistic effort into them then some other brands. Another great job Stella in giving your candle opinions. Looks like a good collection this Christmas season. Just started BBW Pumpkin Pecan Waffles and its going well so far. To duh loo.
@@MrKongsMom Do it! Get one more candle gone from your stash, you'll feel a bit better lol. I need A Thousand Wishes foaming hand soap and the room spray, they'll be full price though :( I'm liking PPW better than GC's Cider & Sweaters.
Mel ‘n’ Stel back at it again. Treasure these mother/ daughter moments. Because one day you wake up and your daughter is grown, has a career, and two babies ages 2 and 1, and suddenly you’re a grandma. Or as I call myself : Mother, The Sequel. 😂😂 Okay, watching now.
Mother, The Sequel is my new favorite name for grandma... I may make the grandkids (if she has any kids) call me that lol! I'm sure she'll roll her eyes at me but, what's new!
Like Stella, I enjoy a pretty label. I posted a question to Kringle on when/if wax melts and/or Daylights will be available for the Winter Collection. ❄️🌲
Stella's nose is evolving but still loves her some snack smells...me too, girl, me too! Alf is the winner in the cuteness race. I bet if there was a peacock at the finish line, he'd win 😂
My kids always get compliments on how they smell from their friends! They say that their friends tell them they smell like Christmas or cookies and I think it’s totally from all my home fragrance permeating their clothes. lol!
Stella did awesome. She knows fragrance, and yes, she's right...labels do matter. I was just typing that think it is hard for Kringle to go full out holiday with their Christmas collection because they already have the perfect Christmas lineup in their core collection.
Wow! Craig is usually so relaxed about all the smells. That one must really really bother his sniffer. I pulled out one of my 2020 hot cider donuts this week. Living my best life burning it in the mornings. If that $20 off coupon was still active I’d totally buy a large one of it.
For the garlic, look up a recipe for skordalia! It's a garlic-centric Greek dip/spread that consists of potatoes, garlic (lots of it), lemon, and a few other things.
I finally got my hands on some of the new Kringle Fall wax melts and another Sprinkled Macaron with my order this week. I’m in heaven burning all the Fall things 🍂🍁🍂 I’m so tempted by the HW sales lately. 😬
Thank you so much for this video tonight! I have multiple shades of natural grey(s) and my hair, in patches, on top, are becoming actually see through, as in “ NO colour pigment. This of course makes my hair look even thinner than it is! I have fine thin hair! Your tips are wonderful! Thank you once again! Namaste from Brigid in Australia 🙏🌹
I have to get myself over to my local Nordstrom Rack to see if they have Spiced Orange & Clove. I had it when it was originally released back in 2019. I loved it and couldn’t understand why they didn’t bring it back. I remember Nest had another one called Sparkling Cassis for the holidays which I also liked and that was only out once too.
I may have said this in another one of your vids but people just don’t understand that the seasons go faster as you get older so you have to push it if you really want to enjoy it. It’s still 85 degrees where I am so I am so not in the mood to wait around for the weather to turn. Anymore it seems like we jump straight from Summer to winter so I am going to start Fall in August regardless. 🤷♀️😂
Macaroons / macarons that’s a throwback! 😂 Honey pear cider I am down to my last two bars that I got in a flash sale a few years ago. I think I bought 6 or 8 of them… sadly not all bars were created equal in terms of strength :( maybe if it was ‘fresh’ it would perform much better. 😢
I find apple crisp and apple crumble very different. Apple crisp was a one and don for me. Apple Crumble I am burning now and have one left after this one. Apple Crumble is a favorite of mine.
Your hair looks shiny and healthy. You have a husband who hates a pomander scent?? 🤦🏻♀ 🤣🤣 Honey Pear Cider is one of the few scents of my Scentsy faves which I don't have in my club and waiting for it in Bring Back My bar. It's such a beautiful scent.
The hair looks great!❤👍 I’m trying to break out of my Merit madness and give some attention to my other makeup- in particular Hourglass Mood Exposure. Such a perfect fall blush. Natasha Denona I Need A Nude for eyes.
Thanks for sharing your weekly home fragrances. I’ve been hard pressed this week to find appropriate scents to enjoy while it’s still over 100 degrees in Central Valley, Cal. 🙄 I’m burning through Kringle Reserve Orange, Dreadful Dolly & Sinister. I adore BBW Cozy Sunday Night-the spices are heavenly! There’s a slight wood note that reminds me of the cedar in my beloved Yankee Pumpkin Wreath (have only 1 left). I tried a new to me 100% soy brand, Witch City Wicks. The first one I burned was Autumn Witch; a nice spiced pumpkin scent, though quite pricey for a small size (maybe 7 oz.). Their coffee scent has a strange milky scent that my nose doesn’t care for. The final one I picked up was Poison Apple, an apple spice blend that I will burn soon. Happy Fall, y’all. 🍂 R🍁
