blazerina

While I really like the 'His Way' line name...... I think 'Men's Line' would work as a title page to help people find the products and know right away what it's all about. And then with in that page, once they get there, they are greeted with the 'His Way' line of products in all their glory. Having said that, I do think that is merely my opinion and how I might do it, but I also see nothing wrong with naming the page 'His Way' either. It's just a matter of deducting it into simpler pieces for me. But either way works perfectly fine. I'm probably not much help if I'm on the fence, lol. Site looks lovely though! :-)

Was there supposed to be a link here? I was going to check it out for you, but no link.

I've always found that lotions, no matter what brand or made by who, do not smell exactly the same as the body spray or perfume version by the same maker. What it is I don't know, but it seems to be something difficult to achieve in a lotion type/ cream formula.

... and it's not like fo's, wicks and dyes... no matter how 'Premium', are all natural and GOOD FOR YOU as they burn either. :-) Just saying. I was waiting for someone to say something, lol. I'm surprised it took so long. We are all very friendly but this comes up so very often and is a big topic of discussion around here.

Far as the nit-picky stuff... it's actually pretty tight. I didn't go through it letter by letter like I would if you were paying me, lol... but I skimmed it pretty well and only found a few minor errors. The text on the Candlescapes page: You've made what appears to the reader as two paragraphs out of 3 sentences. I could be extra tired right now, but it seems like a whole lot of run on sentence that you could break down a bit more. On the Ordering Info page: The text about PayPal states, 'Orders are processed through PayPal to insure you information is kept secure.' Just need to add the 'r'. And lastly... and probably not that big of deal and super nit-picky.... The text at the bottom of the Container Candles page: It's not the title of anything so I don't understand the capitalization of every main word. I would either cap them all (including the minor words 'and' & 'to') or only the first letter in the sentence. But that is more of a stylistic thing I suppose; so if you like it, keep it. I love the colors.

Alliteration perfection or not, that is the name of the business though right? Or are you up for changing that? I was under the impression that you are looking for a catch phrase to go along with the name you have decided on. When you mentioned stitching and scents together it made me think of this..... A stitch in time smells devine! Corny? Perhaps. Lol. The 'hook' version works great I think... EVEN if you are doing other things as well.... I'd say as long as you FEATURE the crochet stuff it'll work.

I was given three sample bottles from Sally's and the first one I sniffed was the hair mask and to me, just in that instant with out really thinking too much about it, it reminded me very much of Monoi De Tahiti. The oil it's self is available to buy.

I sooo do not blame you! I have this weird aversion to paying shipping that will make me spend HOURS looking around the web for something else because I just can't bring myself to pay the rate. I do understand that it is a necessary evil for a lot of people for the most part. And if you sell a lot, and thus buy a lot at once, it can certainly certainly pay for it's self. But I'm just small time, and I hate shipping. And of course, I live at least a state away from all but ONE supplier and they aren't cheap by any means. So I do what I can and MAKE IT WORK. And I actually do like how you have done so.

As Ecco said....Quote 'Ill second the sewing skills thing hehe =) You could always make the stuffed whatever it is a heroin addict and shoot him up once in a while =) " This is what I do actually, lol. It works. Sometimes you gotta poke a bit of a hole but that's what glue is for. :tiptoe:

I've never been a fan of the Kraft style labels myself and prefer a more upscale style. So of course, I like the Silver best... But the biggest and FIRST reason I liked the silver best is BECAUSE of your company name. Silver= tin. Just made sense to me, lol. I think the jars are fine for the silver because it is a clean smooth shape so it works, BUT if you ever decided to, you could totally rock a more elegant jar!

Not concerned about it either. Many times the bottom of the tart is the actual top anyways, and then the dip is actually on the bottom. Did that make sense?

They sell these at a regional department store (one that is only in the Northwest) so I was able to sniff em (not actually try them) and I was not impressed one way or the other either. They do LOOK nicer than a lot of others. Dark colors, smooth wax, nice clean packaging. They seem to carry an assumption of higher quality... maybe it's just the French name, lol. For instance if you were gifting them, the recipient would probably be impressed. We are just a hard audience. :-)

Sometimes I have tarts (from all over) that just last so long and I want something different, or maybe I just didn't like it enough to let it get used up... I keep all my 'spent' tart wax globs in a coffee tin and when I want to play with wax and scent, maybe try a new tart mold and make some 'new' melts for myself I will melt these all together and add my own scent (almost as though there was no scent already at all, but I realize it WILL be quite different than the original scent of the current FO i'm adding once it blends with the leftover scent) It's always a fun surprise. At the very worst, it's not always a pretty color... but eh, no big to me. Otherwise it's a lot of fun to play with it that way and it works PERFECTLY fine. It doesn't matter that the waxes are different... it all melts down just the same and hardens just the same. (I also do what Candybee does by adding fo directly to the melted wax as it is in the warmer) As you mentioned, the re- heating can diminish the strength, but if it's just for you, you can just do your best to keep it low and slow and try not to weaken the original strength. Definitely keep the temps as low as you can, and just be patient. But of course, like Wessex said, if you are truly testing these for retail or scent research purposes, it wouldn't be a true indicator to remelt and re add.

I've always loved them. They are one of the only places I order from actually. Good quality, decent prices. Great variety. I've never seen anything bad said about them what so ever. I like their Dupes a lot. If you do a search on here for SOS you will find many threads discussing every one's opinions and experiences. (p.s. I only do MP, bath & body and wickless, so it may be different with the CP and candle folks though.)

How brave should we be....? Im thinking something with a 'Dirt' or Earth essence.

Good luck. We're crossing our fingers for ya. (just one of course :-} )

Then lets smooth it out with a bit of Lily of the valley.

Quite welcome! There is something to be said about first instincts, perhaps. I can proudly (now) say that one was BEFORE I thought to hit google even. (<---- just wanted to use that one. :-D )

Lol, that's funny to me. Here we are breaking our brains thinking of the perfect name and it really just needs to be called 'Lemongrass'.

Humm... let's see.... I looked up 1940's lingo on google and came up with these.... (too much fun!) :-) Giddy Up & Goat Got Your Goat? Smooth Pony Gleamin' Gams Swanky, Swell & Spiffy Kitschy Keen Hotsy Totsy Tonic From a Goat to a Dame See Ya Later Alligator ( actually used by Jazz musicians to refer to other Jazz musicians) Barn Burner Smoothie (Barn Burner was Frank Sinatra's term for a classy lady or 'Doll") Boogie Woogie Body Lotion Lady Cat Lotion (a 'Cat' was a Jazz fan) Jitterbug Juice Main Squeeze Ok, make me stop, lol. Not exactly all 'western' but very 1940's. (told you it was too much fun)

:bump:Bumping to see if anyone has experimented with this yet and what they think.

I was going to say the same most have said here... I've never used a soap expecting it to perfume me. It's more of an experience during use. I think the most effect would come from a highly moisturizing soap... those properties 'cling' to you and I would imagine would be your best bet for fragrant skin afterward. I know some people want to walk around smelling like a bar of soap, but when I smell soap on people from afar it makes me wanna gag, lol. It's really best to only be able to sniff it up close, but again, I certainly don't think most people 'expect' that.

If it is just for you, I'd say it is safe to use as much as your skin can tolerate. Add slightly more to each batch til you find the effect you want. But if you sell, then you will want to find out the recommended levels. Perhaps a bit of an exfoliation routine before hand would bring fresh and more 'sensitive' skin to the surface and be more noticeable to you. Personally, I would use the higher numbers and just be sure to label it as potentially irritating. I prefer my soaps and products with oomph too.

I use a lot of 'guest soap' molds for my tarts. They are smaller in size than normal soap molds, and offer a great variety of designs. Sometimes not filling them up all the way, depending on depth and size desired. The only problem, at least for me, is that the majority of my guest soap molds are those flimsy hard plastic kind you would find at craft stores. They work GREAT for tarts... but they just don't last, and are often kind of unstable on the counter. They are so light that they can easily be bumped around. After too much use they tend to crack and warp. I do also use the silicone Ice Cube tray molds. They just aren't as cheap or often don't have as many cavities to pour into. But I think the plastic guest soap molds work very well for experimenting and learning. Cookie cutters- after the fact- will only work if you time it perfectly and/or have a softer wax. I don't do candles but maybe if you use them like the metal candle molds with a magnet or mold sealer(?) you can just pour into them. ? I've collected quite a few thinking I would figure out a way!

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