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  1. Beaches
    SC Lavender & Herbs has a good hot throw in 464. I like a strong herbal Lavender, and that one is pretty good. The best straight lavenders I have used are actually Candle Science Lavender and Nature's Garden French Lavender. I have not liked most of the others I have tried.
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    I agree! I dislike the Sweet Cakes Strawberry. To me it is too sweet and not realistic. Never tried the BCN or WSP, but sounds like I should try the WSP. Out off all the samples I have tried I like the CS Strawberry Shortcake best, but it's still not quite what I want. Early 2013 when I first started making candles RE had a Strawberry Jam on their clearance rack that I bought. That was the best Strawberry I have ever found and I don't understand why they discontinued it. I am still hoarding a few candles I made from it. I have tried strawberry samples from every place I have ever ordered from, and none have measured up.
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    I use the CSN's from Candle Science with container palm and pillar palm.
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    I just noticed that Rustic Escentuals has dumped some more scents in the clearance rack. I have smelled most of them but I don't remember the Aloe. Has anyone smelled that one before, and if so, can you please describe it? Is it grassy? I'm thinking I might have had a sample at one point and don't remember if I liked it or not. They never smell like the supplier's descriptions, and even if it's marked down, I am wary...I plan to place an order for a couple of them.
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    I would love to find a dupe of Faberge's Wheat Germ and Honey shampoo from the 70's. That, besides Herbal Essence were my favorites. And they just went away, with no notice. Just gone.
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    I love the Original Herbal Essence, it is very close to the shampoo from the 70's, not the "new" stuff from the 80's that most people think of as the original. It's the real original. The Oatmeal Milk and Honey is great too. I like the Lavender and Herbs too. I did not like their Strawberry at all, it is over rated too. I will be sure try their Blackberry. I have never found one I liked. Happy New Year to you too!
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    Celtic Moonspice from RE is good. I personally like Baked Apple because it's mainly all spice to my nose. Lots of cinnamon in it. If you like ginger, Golden Opium is an earthy ginger type of scent.
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    I have yet to try CP, but do plan to. I use Sweetcakes Toasted Almond in everything and love it. MP, bath bombs, lotion, shower gel, soy candles, palm candles. It is not an actual toasted scent, just a really nice almond. I have no idea how it will perform in CP . I bet the website says something though, they usually have notes on that listed.
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    I finally got to smell my order from the sale. I really love the Peony, what a deal. I also like the Hazelnut Vanilla, and the Cucumber Mint and they are well worth the $10 or so each I paid for them. I detest the Vanilla Blossom, it is so disgusting. Next time I will be more careful about ordering scents like that. I can't wait for the next 35% sale from there. I wonder when they normally happen?
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    That will be around Christmas:) He told me anything I ordered during the month of December for my expensive hobby goes under the tree. I literally snuck that one out of the box because it was the one I was most unsure of. I should have followed my instincts. I KNEW when I saw the one reviewer saying that she smelled baby powder it would have it, but I was swayed by all the other reviews.
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    Ooops, just saw the note saying we should not post sales in here. Sorry! The Vanilla Blossom is awful IMO. To me it smells like baby diapers. Just horrible! I read the reviews and only one said anything about baby powder. All the others said how it was such a beautiful fragrance. I hate baby powder, and this screams of it. I have not smelled the others, as m DH confiscated them to put under the tree,
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    Ooops, just saw the note saying we should not post sales in here. Sorry! I am pretty sure I tried the cheaper Cucumber Mint because while I do think WSP has good quality oils, I try to get them on sale and even still, never order the most expensive ones. So I'm thinking the CM I tried was the one I ordered today. I have never tried Peony, Vanilla Blossom or their Vanilla Hazelnut, but they all have good reviews so I am taking a chance. Even on sale, their 2 oz are pricey, since I always get samples for $1 an ounce on sale from other suppliers.
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    Just in case anyone does not know about this. I rarely buy oils from WSP because of the cost. But I think I just made out like a bandit! I sorted low to high to see them in order of price. I have already tried Cucumber Mint by them and like it better than RE or CS. So I got that, and Vanilla Hazelnut, Peony and Vanilla Blossom, all 16 oz bottles, all for $52.00 shipped. Score! And I can re-use the glass bottles, so it adds even more value. I would have ordered the Fraiser Fir, which I have been waiting to go on sale, but it's sold out.
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    Yes, it is the Baked Apple HI from Rustic that I was referring to.
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    I use Candle Science Lavender also. I too have tried many, am and not happy with most. Sweetcakes has one, Lavender Herb. It smells great, but is very expensive.
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    The lemon curd is a great blender. I have done the lemon curd and birthday cake, it turned out good, like lemon pound cake. I have also mixed it with lavender for lemon lavender, it and smelled great. I have tried a lot of lemon scents, and am very picky since I love lemon. Lemon curd is hands down the best lemon I have tried from anywhere. But I did like the lemon eclair, and will get some more at some point to try again. I love eco wicks with 464. I find they have the least soot and nice steady burn. I have not done much with paraffin other than a few experimental pillars, so can't comment much on that. I did also try some sort of parasoy blend a couple years ago, but don't remember which.
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    The Baked Apple is very strong. It is a cinnamon spice blend with some apple to it, not like an apple pie. There is no crust smell at all. It's a dupe of Home Interiors baked apple, which I never smelled. But I love the baked apple.
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    I have many favorites. I'm having a bit of trouble with a couple of new ones. I can't seem to get the new Celebrate Christmas or Lemon Eclair from RE to throw well. I have gone through a 16 ounce bottle of the Celebrate. The candles smell great on cold throw, and nice burning, but are just too light. I have a really large open floor area in the center of my house and usually burn about 4 or 5 candles at once on the counter. Using 464 in a 16 oz comfort jar with 2 eco 6 wicks they burn great, but have light throw. I also tried it in feather and starburst palm wax in pillars with CSN wicks. Those have light throw too. Same with melts. I tried using the max oil, same results. Same story with the Lemon Eclair except I have not done Pillars yet because I only had a few ounces of that to play with. Has anyone else thought these were really light scents? I love them both, and was hoping they would work out. At least Lemon Curd is good and strong.
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    Rustic Escentuals Baked Apple is good.
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    I have always like Candle Science's Gingerbread. Peak is good too.
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    Have you tried RE Santa's Whiskers? I burn candles in that all year round. Main Street Christmas smells a bit like it, but has something else in it too. I like Santa's Whiskers better. It throws great too.
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    I love Celebrate Christmas, it's one of my new favorites. I have soy candles curing still since I let mine cure a long time. But I did use a few melts in palm. The throw was a bit light, but I love the scent. I detest Bonfire Bliss and have never understood how so many people can like it.
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    I've never tried Fillmore. I think Christmas Tree would probably be a different scent than Frasier Fir though.
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    I have tried it in both 464 soy and pillar palm The throw was good for both. You could smell the pillars all over the room when they were not lit, and they were in a large room. HT on both was good though. I really have not tried very many WSP fragrances because of the cost, but I was specifically looking for Frasier Fir and ordered a sample from them. It was spot on, so I got more. I have tried a few more from them, but only a handful. They are hit or miss like all the rest, and cost more.
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