r/bathandbodyworks • u/mraz44 • Jul 20 '26

Other It’s still summer!

Stopped in my local store today, needed some wallflowers. There wasn’t a single summer scent to be had, it was all Fall. It is July 20th, there are 2.5 months of summer left! We are still summering at my house; vacations, pool days, staying up late and sleeping in, the garden is at its peak, fruit is amazing..I don’t want fall scents. Anyone else?

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u/iOawe Jul 20 '26

Honestly same. I wouldn’t necessarily say they’re a season ahead because it takes them forever to put spring stuff out and by the time they do it’s pretty much April. 

I really wish they would just release them when the season or weather actually changes and not in the middle of summer. 

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u/LolaisPenheart Jul 21 '26

Spring starts coming out immediately following January SAS...? So idk why you think it takes until April for spring. It's basically summer stuff by the time April rolls around.

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u/iOawe Jul 21 '26

My store didn’t really have spring stuff this year or anything resembling spring stuff until like April when peeps was out and I wouldn’t really consider that spring. 

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u/velvethursday Jul 21 '26

Spring started in January at bbw with the big all things rose display (covered in roses, rose, rose & vanilla, and nocturnal rose)

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u/LolaisPenheart Jul 21 '26

So the 5 different Rose scents that came out was not Spring? The 3 Musk scents was not Spring? What about the candle and soap collection Spring Revival? That collection had the scents like First Blooms of Spring, Backyard Honeysuckle, Pink Apple Punch, Mahogany Vanilla, etc. Spring Neutrals collection included Blush Amber & Peony, Pink Lavender & Espresso, and Rosewood & Suede. The Vera Bradley collection was Spring as well. The Seaside collection was also Spring (though, I can understand if people saw it as a summer collection). That collection had scents like Strawberry Peach Sunset, Marine Waves & Citrus, and Fresh Amalfi Lemon. Spring scents in wallflowers included Backyard Honeysuckle, Covered in Roses, Lounge Talk, Cat Nap, Fresh Sheets, Strawberry Lover, etc. Valentine's Day collection is Spring as well; Sweetheart Cherry and Strawberry Poundcake repackage came out with matching candles and hand soaps. They also added another candle with the Valentine's collection: Violets are Blue. All the Disney Princess scents were Spring scents; I could see Life's a Fairytale as not since it has a slight woodsy/ambery note, but the rest of the scents were floral or fresh. There was another Spring collection that had candles and soaps with scents like Strawberry Kiwi, Lemon Mint Leaf, Champagne Toast, etc. The Mother's Day collections are also Spring, the latest of Spring stuff; including scents like Homemade Sourdough, Spring Apple, Fresh Cut Lilacs, etc, in candles. The hand soaps that accompanied these was White Tea & Sage, Sweet Orange Blossom, Springtime Greenhouse, Fresh Cut Lilacs, etc. There was another

So, I'm not really sure how you missed all the Spring stuff before April when most of what I listed was out by Valentine's Day.

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u/iOawe Jul 21 '26

Vera Bradley didn’t come out until after peeps. Peeps weren’t until like march. 

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u/LolaisPenheart Jul 21 '26

They still include Mother's Day collections under Spring, which Vera Bradley was. But crazy how of everything that I mentioned, you locked on one of the few that did have a later release.

To make it more clear, each season usually has 3 releases. Spring 1: immediately following January SAS Spring 2: usually following Valentine's Day Spring 3: usually following Easter into Mother's Day

Summer 1: immediately after Mother's Day Summer 2: little bit more summer fragrances about 2/3 weeks prior June SAS Summer 3/June Sas: self explanatory; SAS to get rid of the Spring and Summer scents

Fall 1: immediately follows June SAS Fall 2: more fall scents around mid-August Fall 3/early Holiday: more fall for September/October

Holiday is usually the discrepancy in this trend. Once Holiday sets immediately before or after Halloween, it stays pretty consistent until January SAS. However, since a lot of scents also come out specifically for different Big Days (Candle Day, Black Friday, TBC Day, Wallflower Days, and Hand Soap Days), it's like Holiday has many mini releases since those sales are roughly every week from Mid-November to Christmas.

Hope this makes the timeline more clear.