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  1. oooo, i am behind in life and just seeing this! my samples are (sadly) currently stored away during a basement remodel but of the ones listed i vote for sun ripened blackberry next! i remember the blue hyacinth being lovely too!
  2. Has there been any more testing done with these? I can't wait until my basement is done being renovated so I can put my crafting room back together and smell my samples again!
  3. oooo i'm so excited for the pinion wood! my samples are all currently locked away as my basement/storage area is being renovated. but i can't wait to smell them all again and see if my thoughts on them have changed since the initial whiffs!
  4. OH. MY. GOODNESS. Just opened my sniffies and these are all absolutely amazing. They smell so luxurious. I have a different favorite every time I go back to them...even the ones I didn't think I would like based on the descriptions (perfect pair and dusted sheets) have me coming back for more!
  5. Wow! My set smelled amazing. So hard to choose favorites; I smell something new every time I go back to them. If I have to narrow it down, my favs right now are...Pinion Wood, Black Raspberry Vanilla, Fresh Cut Stems, Garden Herbs, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam and Blue Hyacinth. Thank you for sending them!!
  6. I don't sell my candles so I can't really comment in that regards but as someone who use to buy A LOT of candles before I started making my own...I never once turned them over and read the warning label. I did look at anything additional that was included in the package tho whether it be a care card, thank you note, general business info, etc. Doesn't mean I always did what the care card said but I would at least read it 🙃
  7. I have bought a few samples from them in the past and liked most of them...lemon pound cake, cinnamon broom, tea and cakes and french vanilla amber (from what I can remember). Any other recommendations? I think I am going to treat myself to quite a few this year 🙃
  8. Fragrance Buddy 25% Off Pre-Black Friday Sale We are doing things a little differently this year. Same great sale, but we will be having it a little earlier to allow orders to ship sooner. As always THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Now for this sale. We are having one of our 25% off sales with free shipping over $100. Use Promo code GIVETHANKS and this is active today. The sale ends on 11/22/2021 at midnight est.
  9. I use painters tape to label my test containers. Easy to see what I write and easy to remove. It has worked well for me so far but I haven't (yet) spilled a lot of wax on them to see how it holds up to that.
  10. Got this email earlier today... Thought I'd pass it along.
  11. Thanks for supporting our small business! All we can say is we are blessed to still be here with all you fine people by our sides. Stay safe and enjoy a little time off with family and friends. Now for this sale. We are having one of our 25% off sales with free shipping over $100. Use Promo code LABOR25 and this is active today. The sales ends Monday 9/6/2021 at midnight est. Code must be used at checkout.
  12. I have seen it a few different places but haven't purchased it yet... Northwood and Hive and Honey Candle Co look like they have it in stock right now. As far as paraffin vs coconut throw I don't really know. I havent actually made a "real" melt yet (I've only used failed container candle testing scraps 😅). Most of the coconut container waxes I've tested do contain some paraffin and the C55 does as well according to the description.
  13. Has anyone out there tried the Calwax C55 Caluxe coconut tart wax?
  14. I have noticed a big difference too with scented candles. Wasn't sure if it mattered as much with nothing added. Thanks so much!!
  15. Bueller? 🤣 Sorry... Couldn't help myself haha.
  16. I let my coconut apricot wax candles sit for at least 2 weeks before burning them. I just got some new vessels and need to do some naked wax testing to narrow down my wick choices. If I'm not adding anything (fo) to the wax is it still necessary to cure the full 2 weeks? I always have in the past but just curious if I actually need to.
  17. So far my wax "melts" experiments have been scraping out failed candles and putting the wax into an old candle warmer that I have. I want to start testing some actual melts. For candles right now I am working with the Calwax Ceda Serica but my (newbie) impression is that it would be too soft for melts. Are there any coconut tart waxes out there that you like? The only one I have come across so far is the Caluxe Coconut Tart Wax?
  18. This was only the 2nd wax I had ever used and trying to figure it out nearly turned me completely off of making candles. I'm not going to call it a complete waste of time (and money) since I did learn quite a bit about what a wax shouldn't do 🤣 I have since moved on to cocosoy and cocoapricot and like them quite a bit more....so far.....
  19. After you narrow down your wick with just naked wax what FO do you reach for to continue your testing process? So far I have been using Bird of Paradise from Keystone...my reasoning is simply because I LOVE it and it's the only large bottle of FO that I have so far. If you do have a "go to" FO what are your reasons for choosing that one? 😀
  20. @friendlysoutherner this wax is for sure going into my wax graveyard. i have never tried the coco/apricot ceda serica or coco/soy ec26 so i just ordered some of each to try next. After a snowy day in Pennsylvania, Hawaii sounds wonderful right now...I'll climb some coconut trees with you!!
  21. Thanks @NightLight I've decided that this wax isn't worth the time and aggravation for me right now. So looking into others to try. Do you still use a coconut wax? If so, is there one that you like?
  22. Thanks so much for the advice @TallTayl!! I do have some white beeswax but my previous (limited) experience has been whenever I add it I need a huge wick and it kills the HT. I think I am at the point where I want to move on from this wax; even if it's just for my own sanity 🤣. There are too many things that have bothered me about it. I'm sure I'll find something to do with it down the road. I would like to stay with some sort of coconut wax...I'm thinking either Ceda Serica or EC26 Coconut Soy. I have read too many horror stories here about Coconut83 to trust myself taking that on haha. Any advise on the pros/cons of these? I'll probably end up getting a small amount of each to test out. Hopefully all my testing of the Coconut Brew will help with this...it took me almost a year but I finally thought I had started to figure out the wicking with the Coconut Brew.
  23. So I went to the c&s website to see if there were any new reviews on the coconut brew wax and I noticed that they changed the recommended pouring temp from 140 to 140-180. They also have this included now..."NOTE - WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME OIL SEEPAGE DURING THE COOLER WINTER MONTHS ON SOME SCENTS. YOU CAN FIX THIS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS - YOU WILL NOT NEED TO DO ALL OF THEM - CHOOSE THE EASIEST FOR YOU: 1 - USE LESS FRAGRANCE OIL - 5-6% IS SUFFICIENT 2 - ADD 2 TBSP OF 92 DEGREE COCONUT OIL PER LB OF WAX 3 - ADD 1 tsp OF VYBAR PER LB. OF WAX" I guess I'm not the only one having these issues. As far as their suggestions, I am already planning to try less FO. I don't like the idea of adding coconut oil as the melt point of the wax is already 115 (which is concerning to me). I have never used vybar...is it worth having some around?
  24. Short story...my most recent tester candles started seeping after I heat gunned the tops. Long story....I had a few kid free hours this week so took advantage of the time by pouring some candles to test new FO/wick combos. I am using C&S coconut brew wax (I'm not sold on it but have 20ish lbs left to go thru 🤑), 8% FO. Wednesday I poured 4 different scents (2 candles each). 3 new FO and 1 I had tested previously with different wicks. Melted/poured following C&S recommended temps (heat to ~180 pour at ~140). Let the candles sit approx 6 hours on my counter, trimmed wicks, covered, put back into the box and moved the box to the (unheated but not freezing) basement. Thursday I did the same routine with 4 other scents (2 candles each) except after I put them back into the box I left the box sitting on my counter. Saturday I brought them all to the kitchen and lightly heat gunned the tops; just barely enough to make the top of the candle shiny and smooth them out. The tops actually looked pretty good before I used the heat gun but I wanted to smooth out the sides from some splattering while I poured. Immediately after the tops cooled there was moderate seeping on all but 1 of the candles I had poured on Wednesday (see attached pic). No seeping on any of the candles from Thursday. I sopped up what I could from the tops, put on the lids and back into the boxes they went while I decided what to do. Today (Sunday) I looked again and most of the ones from Wednesday had mild re-seeping and 1 of the candles from Thursday had a few tiny wet beads on top. After some research on here I think it might have partially been the temperature changes prior to the wax fully setting. I have done all testing at 8% FO so far and only with 1 other scent (vanilla/amber) have had minor seeping. I don't necessarily think 8% is extremely high as my HT with previous testers has been decent but not amazing. My first thought is to not move the candles to the basement until they are fully set. My next thought is to probably try a lesser amount of FO. These FO were from a new supplier for me and they did seem more potent to my nose than previous ones I have used. Any other thoughts that I SHOULD be having??!? Also, am I safe to burn these candles (while keeping careful watch) or should I remelt them and start over? I have only ever remelted unscented candles to reuse the wax...do I need to do anything different if the wax already has FO in it? THANKS!!!
  25. I should add that the hot throw definitely improves over time. I wait a minimum 2 weeks to cure but candles I have continued to burn a few months later have a stronger scent.
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