Jared P

Thank you for the great feedback! It’s funny you say that because I was just thinking of General Wax the other day. I will be going to LA in April for a week long course at the Perfumer’s Studio and a Neroli/Orange blossom class on structure/accords. Will stop by there & update on my experience.

Thank you for your warm response! Genuinely really appreciate all the feedback/responses! I believe you and the other poster nailed this on the head. Collect the puzzle pieces and work within the confines (trial & error). I have been lurking on this site for awhile, but I finally signed up. Will definitely come back here with my questions and will continue to navigate through all of this information. Thank you again for the ideas and encouragement!

I really appreciate the response and agree 100% about this forum being one big mentor! I have received a lot of valuable help on this forum. This site is definitely a treasure trove of information and I will continue to utilize it. Having said that, I’m a very tactile learner and was just making an attempt to reach out here for some help! Thank you again for the thoughtful response

Hello, I have been experimenting with candles for awhile now, but have not had the best of luck. Trial & error is a part of the growing/learning process. Classes online don’t really help with the different flash points, wax mix ratios, wicks, oil/fragrance mixes etc. I have reached out to several people, but not one reply in over a year :/. No classes here in the valley, and some 1 hour beginner classes in Los Angeles. I currently live in Phoenix, AZ, but would come out to someone who was willing help me learn/achieve my goals. I have the resources to make weekly or monthly trips if warranted. Just finished college with a 4.1 GPA & was going to go to law school, but changed my mind. Spent months in the hospital fighting for my life in mid 2016, and then lost my mother to a medical accident in the beginning of 2017. Those life events drastically changed the course I was headed. Life is very precious, and candle making is a desire/dream I wish to fulfill. I apologize for this long winded synopsis into my life, but wanted to give a sense of where I was coming from. FYI- I seem to like ambitious scents like Neroli, Jasmine, Oud, tuberose, orange blossom, powdery fig, certain fragrant woods, geranium, bergamot, and more. Obviously you can see I love my citrus. Thank you for your consideration!!