Nice set but the scent is a little weird
To start out, I got this kit as a way to have a little break and relax as I wasn't able to celebrate with family over the holidays. While this was relaxing overall, there were several issues that I would think about before purchasing.Here are my thoughts:<br />Presentation: This comes in a much smaller box than I thought. While all of the items I would say were full or travel sized everything was fit very tightly together/you couldn't immediately see everything in the box before you unpacked it. There was a bit of packing stuff but it didn't do much to lessen the overcrowded box effect.<br /><br />Candle: This candle is 4 oz and will likely have about a 15-20 hour burn time. It had a nice clean burn and the wax melted evenly around the candle. It has a very light scent and I had to be very close to the candle to smell it.<br /><br />Bath salt: comes in a vial with crushed rose petals and large salt crystals and will probably last one to two baths. I have dry skin and found this overall to be very soothing. The only issue was that while most of the salt dissolved easily within 1-2 minutes there was a bit of a sand at the bottom of my bathtub after everything dissolved. It had a nice clean vaguely rose scented smell. I would have appreciated a little more fragrance but appreciate that it wasn't overdone to the point I would come out smelling like a funeral home. The crushed rose bits also made for extra hassle during clean up.<br /><br />Eye Mask:I was impressed with this, the satin was softer than others I have received in kits and wasn't overly tight as to press too firmly on my eyes.<br /><br />Body Butter: This is perhaps the item I am most confused by. It is a very thick, rich formula but when I went to apply it, it stung a bit. I have very dry skin during the cold months so this has happen before with lotions but is generally not a problem with body butter. It was a mild irritation that seemed to go away after a few minutes but was still offputting so I only used it on my legs. It also has a pretty funky smell coming out of the container that is hard to place. After a few minutes, as it soaked into my skin it evened out and smelled like a bit more like sandalwood.<br /><br />Bath bomb: It's vanilla coconut scented while the rest of the kit is some variation on rose. As a result, I have not used it yet.<br /><br />Overall, this is an okay gift set and did have some positives but the scents and formulations would keep me from fully recommending it in the future.
Rating: 3 stars