As it's almost Christmas and today's
Vinylmation Review post will review the recently release Jingle Smells #3 series.
Released: October 21, 2013
Artist: Enrique Pita
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After how much I loved last year's
Jingle Smells #2 series, I was looking forward to the release of Jingle Smells #3 this year. The theme for Jingle Smells #3 is Nutcrackers, with all four figures being nutcracker versions of Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy. I really like the Nutcracker appearance, I think it's a very Christmassy theme and each figure looks great in Nutcracker form. All four figures also have loops and ribbon attached to their heads for you to hang them as ornaments on your Christmas tree.
Each figure, as always with the Jingle Smells series, has a different scent. This year Mickey has a chocolate cookie scent and holds a decorated cookie, Minnie has a strawberry cupcake scent and holds a strawberry cupcake, Goofy holds a peppermint lollipop and has a peppermint scent, and Donald has a sugar cookie scent and holds a decorated Christmas tree shaped cookie.
This series of Jingle Smells features 3 new scents and only 1 recurring scent - peppermint - which has been Goofy's sent for two Jingle Smells series. The scents are probably my biggest dislike with Jingle Smells #3. I think that peppermint and sugar cookie are two very Christmas appropriate scents, but chocolate cookie and strawberry cupcake should have been substituted for something else. They're not bad smells, but something like gingerbread, hot chocolate, or marshmallow (like other Jingle Smells figures) would have been better to continue the Christmas theme in my opinion.
In terms of the characters' design I really like the use of ears on Donald and Goofy. They're colorful, festive and go well with the characters' smells and accessories. It's a little disappointing that Mickey and Minnie's ears are just plain black, but I guess it works with their characters.
Overall I think this is still a good, strong Jingle Smells series, with great artwork and the return of some favorite Disney characters. It's just not my favorite Jingle Smells series.
