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  1. The caps will come off easily with an old fashioned nut cracker, the inexpensive type with just two metal bars. Use the nut cracker to squeeze where the two arrows are, and twist. I couldn't get them off without this, their old child prof caps came off, but these are impossible without a little help. I like most of the MW dupes, and some of the Lush dupes. I'm using in soap so not sure which ones would be good in candles, for soap Gypsy Rose, Sun & Earth, Patchouli Passion, and Sea Witch are very popular. Both the Sea Witch and Gypsy Rose do move fast in soap.
  2. Thank you Barb they have many that sound good for soap as well as candles. I will have to put them on my growing list!
  3. I have been looking for a new lavender to soap, anything else from The Flaming that is good in soap?
  4. Henrietta, I do CP soap and have ordered many fragrances from Fragrance buddy, but from your list I have only soaped two, the Lush Sex Bomb, which I love, it is easy to soap, no problems, and it sticks. I also have used the Cucumber Melon which was easy to soap is still there months after cure, however it is more of a straight cucumber I don't smell any melon. I have mostly soaped their Moonworks dupes and the Lush Dupes, I have soaped the Mango Pineapple, and it is a great scent, super strong, and sticks. I was curious about the Pineapple Cilantro, but it has 8% vanilla, and I wanted to avoid more brown soap. If you have any questions about the Moonworks dupes I've soaped most of them, and quite a few of the Lush dupes.
  5. I like the one from CS I've made melts, and CP soap it is nice and strong, I'm searching for one that is a little slower acceleration in the soap.
  6. They are great to work with, but the 10lbs minimum per oil is more than I need of any one fragrance.. I have had some great ones and some bombs. They are generous with samples, but I would still rather only purchase 2 or 3lbs of each fragrance.
  7. No me neither, I've also ordered several times, never any problems with my orders, they ship quickly, and have always been correct even when I've had fragrances with similar names. I've had back ordered items ship out within a couple of days, and clearly marked on the invoice that they were back ordered. My less than perfect reviews are all there, as well as my positive reviews, sorry that you ran into problems.
  8. OMG that liquid soap is beautiful, it looks like honey! I am hoping to make soap again today when I finish work, and hopefully this weekend. The Sun and Sand is getting stronger it is very nice, think people will like it. The Love Spell is stronger than my old one from Candle Science, I had just soaped the last of the CS so I was able to compare. I am loving the Peach Magnolia Raspberry, and it is stronger now too, I also love the Redwood Cedar, strange but I smell cinnamon, which I am sure is just me, the Tangerine Dream is nice, but I would like it a little stronger, will have to see what happens, I am also waiting to see if the Black Cedarwood Juniper changes it seems to have calmed down a little, but still plenty strong. I also have the FB Pink Sugar, and know at 8% vanilla it will be dark brown, so I am trying to decide what to do, I don't use glitter, but have some bright pink glitter that I bought when I first started soaping, might use that or maybe a mica swirl. I've never done mica swirls, and wonder if they wash off when the soap is used. I will have to play around to see what I come up with. My soap curing rack is quickly getting full, so I will need to get creative soon. I know that I will have enough soap for the craft fairs I have scheduled, but hoping I can find one or two more. One of the 5 is juried and I am not guaranteed that I will have a table, I know there is one other soap maker that has put in an application, but our soap is very different. They don't tell you for sure to the end of October which I find annoying, but it is a great fair, this is only their 2nd year, I was too late last year.
  9. I love the one from FB I have only used it in CP soap and it holds very well with a nice strength. I haven't tried any of the others, but believe that BeScented uses the same manufacturer. It has been a very popular fragrance for me.
  10. I just ordered, and you just have to order $75 before the discount, and then the shipping is free. I seriously need to stop, since I just placed my first order with Tennessee Candle too. I have been purchasing from FB for about a year, and have quite a few that I will reorder. I love the: Lavender Sage Patchouli Passion Sun & Earth Mango Pineapple Winter Festival Karma Sex Bomb Sultana Gypsy Rose Sea Witch To me the Bella, Sir Dorian, and Ancient Incense were weak.I ordered a bunch of new ones and will post as I get them tested, I am making soap, so I don't do many food scented fragrance oils.
  11. I am so curious about the Lust scent, I wanted to use it in CP, I know it is supposed to be super strong, how do you think it would be OK on it's own? I have on the Lush site that people that love jasmine, and strong scents rave about it.
  12. The only ones that I have tried is Winter Festival & Sea Witch, I love both, although I use them in CP soap. I think they would be nice in a candle or wax melt too. I have tried many of the Moonworks, and some of the Lush. Dark Knight has a lower usage rate, and it is very strong, and holds well in CP soap. I actually used less than the maximum amount, and mixed a little bit of another FO in with it.
  13. Yes if you are getting holes it can be because the heat gun is too hot, and possibly too close to the shrink wrap. I find it easier to start on the sides, I use shrink bags from Papermart that are thin enough that the bars do breath, I have bars that are two years old without any DOS or sweating. I find that the shrink wrap holds the scent. I always cure at least 5 to 6 weeks before wrapping. I think the bands might be a little more difficult. You might try holding the top surface down while you do the sides first. There have been a few youtube video's on how to do shrink wrap bands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvLXZIgL21w Those are the bags (in the video) that I use, but I don't cut the end off, I use a wrap around label that covers the one end, and I just tape it, some people use a heat sealer. These bags are way less expensive, about $6 for 500 bags. They sell out often, but always get them back in stock. Hope this helps.
  14. woops! I meant hope the Lust smells better in soap. I am wanting a real strong jasmine.
  15. I have soaped the Lush Dupe of Orange Blossom, it is not a sweet orange blossom scent, smells like an EO combination to me and I think it would be a great mixer. The rosewood comes through, as well as the ylang ylang, and neroli, I don't know that I would use it alone again, but my friend loves the scent. It just is not strong like a FO. I am hoping that the Lush smells better in soap than your oob testing. It is supposed to be super strong which I was hoping would make a good CP fragrance.
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