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I have looked into this before. I believe they coat the glass with a substance (possibly Modge Podge) and then they sprinkle the glitter inside and move it around well to coat all areas and then shake out the glitter that did not stick. I asked a gal at Michaels if Modge Podge was not flammable but we could not tell on the bottle. She did not know. I have seen some of those after a complete burn...wax is gone...and the sides are not as attractive as the candle burns down....looked as if the sparkles can melt off and slide down. It is very pretty when new and for part of life of the candle. I have used glitter on the tops of my candles many times, but prefer it only on uncolored wax and diamond glitter...crystal..no color. I do like the look of the colored glitter on these candles on the sides when new.

I agree. Some of us are just not to the point to buy in a large enough bulk to get the prices down, especially those like myself that just got back into the biz and moving really slow for various reasons. That is another reason why it is not always a good idea to have too many fragrances, which I am guilty of doing. One would have to have a large customer base and consistent sales to order in bulk for many different oils.

$4.50 for me. If Scentsy can sell their's for $5.00, ours are worth it just as well. I don't know how anyone makes much on them at all if they sell them less than $4.00, unless they have a huge customer base and can buy all the supplies in larger bulk. To me it would not be worth it, if I sold less then $4.00 and maybe even $4.50. The bummer thing is, are the low costs ones at Walmart, Walgreens and now even Big R!!!! I cannot compete with those prices.

The updated sample was shipped this morning! I will let you know what I think when I receive it. I hope I made the right call.....it needing a stronger coffee note. I have to admit, it is hard to tell what note was off when one does not know all that is in the original. TSB just had more kick to it....smelled more concentrated and I believe had a stronger coffee note.

I can receive PM's now.

Hi Laura, I just got the notice saying my box is full. I will go delete some things if case you still need to PM me. I will be calling CMS again on Tuesday and as soon as I get the second sample I will let you know what I think and if it is close enough, I will send you the other sample so you can have an input. You are welcome and I will keep you posted!

My exact thought. The only time that it might work out is if both scents take the same wick but how would you know if things do not change when they mix together...seems like it wouldn't but how would they know for sure. I have never tested that.

Received the sample dupe today! It is not absolutely dead on but it is very close. I pulled out what I have left of the Scented Beans version and to me, the coffee note is a little stronger than the dupe. The dupe is very close and smells really good...just like the real thing so far out of the bottle. I do not know what other notes are in the Scented Beans Hazelnut Coffee other than Hazelnut and Coffee or the CMS dupe. Once I send Joyofsoycanldle the extra sample she can give her input as well. He said for us to let him know. I need to run a test in a wax melt. It has been so long since I tested the Scented Bean's in a wax melt that it will be hard to compare scent throws. I will make sure the throw is good and get an idea if the scent is close enough. I think maybe the CMS's is slightly sweeter, but like I said very close and smells really good....great coffee fragrance...just like the real thing. It is definitely better than others that I have smelled oob. I am going to go sniff it again. I have it lingering on my nose but not sure if it is TSB or the CMS.

You are welcome! Thank you for starting the post and finding out that CMS dupes! He is very nice.

This is what I know as well.

UPDATE: The CMS called me the other day. They are sending me two bottles of what they have come up with. Joyofsoycandle, I will send you the other bottle when I receive them so you can give an input as well. They said once we are satisfied with the dupe, they will list it in their fragrance list for sale. He also said that each person that sniffed it there had a different opinion. I think he said there were 4 that gave their opinions. He said that it is subjective, which is the case. I look forward to receiving the samples. I will let you know what I think when I get them.

That is great! I am addicted to Pink Sugar right now as well. It is funny how I love it more now than I did when I first tested it years ago. It grew on me. I never disliked liked it but was not as crazy about it as others were at that time. Now, it is one that I want to smell often.

In the main part of the house, I tend to want my candles to give off a strong throw and not less than a very good medium throw if the scent is hard to pass up....can't find one better and smells really good...a must have...or a scent that is just not meant to be really strong. The only time that I may lower these standards is if it is a spa line (and a one wicked candle) with type of fragrances that are great for bedrooms or bathrooms. Even then, I still tend to like them to have at least a good medium throw in the main part of the house. Most people will burn the strawberry shortcake in the main part of the house or the kitchen. HTH

Yes, BW Vanilla Sugar is awesome. It is my new buttercream frosting.

It is in the mail and on its way to The Candlemakers Store! I hope they dupe it as close as possible. It is a strong oil....at least it was in the wax I used at that time.