A new season means one thing for all fellow Yankee Candle addicts - new fragrances. Just in time for Spring (and Summer) 2016 there are four new Yankee Candle scents to choose from in a variety of forms: of every size and of course wax tarts. Over the last few days I have tried out the entire Yankee Candle Riviera Escape Collection; some I like, some I love and others I have replaced and burned for hours on end. Let me share a few thoughts on each scent within the Yankee Candle Riviera Escape Collection.

Yankee Olive Oil and Thyme

On paper this is not a fragrance that I would naturally gravitate towards but in person it is pretty wonderful. Yankee Olive Oil and Thyme is of course a herbal blend of notes, that are soft and reminiscent of warm days spent in the countryside be it the UK or further afield. I realise this may seem odd but it has a certain innocence that reminds me of my childhood spent playing outdoors and picking flowers. It is lovely!
Yankee Summer Peach

I do like peach fragrances as long as they are sweet and not overly synthetic, sadly Yankee Summer Peach does not fit the bill. Yankee Summer Peach is a stuffy and dare I say it powdery peach scent, it is not bright and cheery nor zesty, like you'd expect a fruity fragrance to be. Nothing about it reminds me of Summer - sorry.

Yankee Sea Salt and Sage

Buy it, buy it now! Over the last days I have worked my way through several Yankee Sea Salt and Sage wax tarts as it is just so clean, a...