If you want to know all about aquiesse, start with the two holiday prize packs we gave away, because the four scents inside show the brand’s style well.
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Enter for a chance to win 1 of 2 prize packs featuring candles from the Aquiesse Holiday Collection. One prize pack will feature Aquiesse Cinnamon Tabac and Aquiesse Frankincense & Myrrh. The other prize pack will feature Aquiesse Monterey Pine and Aquiesse Winter Currant. (Retail value $64 per prize pack.)
To win in our Store/Website Raffle:
- Earn 1 raffle entry for each Aquiesse candle or diffuser purchase between 11/7 and 11/17/11.
- Earn 1 raffle entry when you stop by the store and tell us your favorite Aquiesse fragrance by 11/17/11.
- Earn 1 raffle entry for every Aquiesse review you post on our website between 11/7 and 11/17/11.
To win in our Social Media Raffle (entries valid between 11/7 and 11/17/11):
- Subscribe to our YouTube channel and earn 1 raffle entry for every comment you post.
- Follow our blog (if possible) and earn 1 raffle entry for every comment you post.
- ‘Like’ us on Facebook and earn 1 raffle entry for posting your favorite Aquiesse fragrance on our Facebook page.
- Earn 1 raffle entry when you Tweet about an Aquiesse candle and link to that candle on our website. (Include the hashtag #AQUIESSE so we can track your tweets.) Limit 1 tweet per day.
We’ll select random 2 winners on Friday, November 18, 2011 and announce the winners on Facebook, Twitter and here. We’ll ship the prize pack to any address in the continental US.
Good luck!
All about aquiesse and the two prize packs
Two winners would each receive a pack of two candles from the Aquiesse Holiday Collection. One pack paired Cinnamon Tabac with Frankincense and Myrrh, and the other paired Monterey Pine with Winter Currant. The details and dates are in the post above, and I will not repeat them here.
What I like about this format is the mix. Raffle entries came from the shop, the website and social media, so people could join in whichever way suited them.
The post also noted that winners would be picked at random and announced on Facebook, Twitter and the blog, and that the prize packs would ship anywhere in the continental US. Those are simple, fair rules, and I think that clarity is why people like entering.
Learning all about aquiesse starts with its scents, and the holiday collection is a friendly introduction.
The giveaway was built to show all about aquiesse in one pack: spice, resin, pine and currant.
Anyone who wants all about aquiesse in one place can start with the prize pack descriptions.
Reading a prize pack like a shopper
A prize pack is really a small tasting menu. The first pack leans toward warm, resinous and spiced scents. Cinnamon pairs naturally with a tobacco-style note, and frankincense and myrrh add a church-incense kind of depth.
The second pack goes greener and fruitier, with a pine candle next to a currant one. That is a more traditional Christmas mood, with something tart to lighten it. I have not listed exact notes here, so check the maker’s page for those.
If you were choosing between the two, ask what your house needs. Dark winter evenings suit the first, and a tree-filled living room suits the second.
There is a real craft in assembling a prize pack. You want two candles that are different enough to be interesting but compatible enough to burn in the same house. A spicy one and a resinous one make a cozy pair.
I find that people who win a pack often start by lighting the scent they would never buy for themselves. Some then change their minds. That is part of the fun.
Reading all about aquiesse in the pack descriptions, I notice how each name tells a little story. That is part of the brand’s charm.
If you were choosing between the two packs, dark winter evenings suit the first and a tree-filled living room suits the second.
All about aquiesse comes down to a clear style, warm scents and names that tell a story.
Entering blog giveaways sensibly
Giveaways are fun, but a few habits keep them that way. Read the rules once, note the closing date, and do the entries that you would enjoy anyway, like leaving a comment about a favorite scent. Do not buy something you do not want just for an extra entry.
Also remember that winners are drawn at random. Treat the raffle as a bonus and finding a new favorite scent as the real prize, because that stays with you either way.
Think of a giveaway as free research. Reading what other entrants say about their favorite scent can teach you something. If five people pick the same fragrance, it is worth a sniff.
Be wary of any contest that asks for more personal information than it needs. A good one asks for a comment, a follow or a purchase, and little else.
Giveaways are free research. Reading what entrants say teaches you all about aquiesse favorites, and if five people pick the same fragrance, it is worth a sniff.
Be wary of any contest that asks for more personal information than it needs.
Entering a giveaway is a fun way to find out all about aquiesse and other brands you have not tried.
Where to go from here
Aquiesse has a style of its own, and one piece of it is the way each name tells a little story. I wrote about that in What’s in a Name: Aquiesse Alpine Meadow and the candle gets its own post in the Aquiesse Embers review.
For some background on the resin behind one of the prize scents, the Wikipedia article on frankincense explains what it is and how it has been burned for centuries.
Whether you won or not, a holiday candle is a small gift to give yourself. Light one this week.
Aquiesse also makes diffusers, which were part of the raffle entries. If you prefer constant scent to a flame, a diffuser is the quieter choice, and the same fragrance often comes in both forms.
Aquiesse also makes diffusers, which counted toward the raffle. If you prefer constant scent to a flame, a diffuser is the quieter way to learn all about aquiesse.
The more I learn all about aquiesse, the more I like its holiday range. Light one this week.
Come back to this all about aquiesse post whenever you plan a holiday gift.
Our blog has more all about aquiesse reading if you want to go further.
Header photo: Elliott Brown, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
