evesorto

For future reference.....

FOH and AH/RE have the dead on dupe of Moonlight Path. I have made some awesome tarts with these oils....I haven't been able to get a great throwing candle yet. For the purpose of lotions or perfumes, they might be ideal.

Tony's has a close, but not dead on dupe....it seems lighter (if you know what I mean). I have been able to get a decent throwing candle...perhaps because it is "lighter"? Don't know if it is what I'd chose for lotions/perfumes, though.

Eve

Aroma Haven's Hot Apple Pie (Cher Mark)....to me it smells like apple cinnamon potpourri...it is not "foody".

If you want "foody", then go with FOH's Apple Cobbler

Eve

My favorites from AH are:

Hot Apple Pie (Cher Mark)

Interlude

Celtic Moonspice

Little Black Dress

Twigs & Berries

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Eve

I've actually just narrowed down my fo to my top favorite 39 scents/oils....unfortunately, they come from six different suppliers.

Eve

Thanks for reviews

I didn't get the brandy pear. I love pear, but the idea of brandy is what turned me off. Do you smell liquor in the scent?

I do love FOH Pear and Ginseng----it's mostly pear with just a bit of spice (to me it's a clean smell).

Can you describe brandied pear?

Eve

Let me try to clarify....although, I think I may have said this already....What impressed me with the oils was how quickly they filled up their small spaces with scent....within a matter of minutes.

So, perhaps, what impressed me was not actually "throw" but the strength of these particular scents.

Some scents are subtle (Sage & Citrus, Seventh Heaven )and no matter how large the candle or how well they throw, they will always be subtle....IMO- these type scents make beautiful candles for smaller spaces where their scent wont get lost in the atmosphere.

Some scents are powerful (Mango Sorbetto, Red Currant ) and make their presence known and IMO-these type scents are perfect for large, open spaces because they need room to spread out.

I hope this clears things up.

I try to post as much info as I can in order to be helpful.

Eve

I'd like to hear your honest take on them.

Thanks

I made a tester candle with it. I used 4627, 10% fo. I tried both the zinc wick and an rrd and got a better throw with the hotter rrd wick. The throw was excellent.

The scent reminded me of the apple cobbler, but with more spices. It was more apple than yanks harvest and of course the throw was better than a yank.

hth

Eve

I loved WSP, but it was so expensive. About $32/lb. I only bought a 2 oz bottle, which I think was $5.95. I made tarts and they were fabulous. I also made mp soap...loved it too. I made it 6 months ago and it still smells.

HTH

Eve

Frankincense and Mhyrr at http://www.candlescience.com/

Eve

I purchased numerous samples for CS. I also did the prebuy at FOH-Christmas in July. I also bought a Bargain Buster scent from WSP, as well as a new vanilla.

Here's my take:

CandleScience

Pumpkin Souffle ...................excellent throw...smells burnt pumpkin

Asian Amber ...................excellent throw..nice masculine scent

Tuscan Melon and Apricot ............excellent throw...........fruit scent

Antique Sandalwood ..............excellent throw..........woodsy scent

Baby Powder..............excellent throw..................baby powder scent

Gardenia...........excellent throw.........smells like gardenia lotions I've smelled

Golden Rose .......wicked up to rrd 37......excellent throw...nice light rose

Himalayan Bamboo ..........excellent.................greens/woodsy

Lavender 1 oz..................excellent throw............lavendar

Mistletoe 1 oz.................excellent throw...............christmastime

Palm Tree 1 oz...............excellent throw...........coconut and something?

Sweet Pea 1 oz...........wicked up to rrd 37.....very good throw...light scent

FOH

Sweet & Sexy......................very good throw but light scent

Autumn Harvest..........wicked up to rrd 37................excellent

Grandma's House............excellent throw.............gingerbread,spice

Mistletoe Kisses......excellent throw.....greens, pine, maybe eucalypt or mint?

Snowdrift Berries...........excellent throw........greens, pine, berry

Spice Cranberry......excellent......in wax the cranberry is more pronounced.

WSP

Mango Papaya.........excellent throw......but it's no Mango Sorbetto (IMO)

Vanilla Romance......excellent throw......perhaps the nicest vanilla ever!

First, as you can see, I was able to get everything to throw in my 4627 at 10% fo with a low smoke zinc wick. I only had to use a hotter rrd wick on 3 oils.

The sad truth.....I didn't find a new favorite. All of the oils were pleasant enough, just none of them made me swoon. I didn't care for CS Palm Tree.

I think that I am not much for harvest, apple, pumpkin type smells so that may be why I am not swooning. Also, I am not much for pines, etc.

I did love, love, love the Vanilla Romance from WSP and I am not a Vanilla person.

I also loved the Snow Berries from FOH.

My two faves from CS were mistletoe and baby powder.

My next plan of action is to use the remaining .9oz of my samples and make

tarts. Sometimes when I use/live with my tarts for awhile, I change my mind.

But, like I said, everything was pleasant enough but none of the new oils stole my heart away from my old loves.

Just my take,

EVe

To me it smelled like burnt pumpkin:confused:

Eve

These candles that I made were extremely tiny.....1 oz wax/.1 oz fo in tiny containers appx 1.5" diameter and therefore I tested in small quarters....what impressed me with the oils was how fast they filled their respective rooms, ie, 15 min or 30 min. I wanted to test a large number of oils with the wax/wick combo without using a ton of wax. In my very limited experience, a tiny candle that can fill a small room with scent in appx 15 min has "killer" throw.

PS---I just finished testing 12 New Candlescience oils, as well as six new FOH oils. Since my method of testing is so below par, I will not post results. However, anyone interested in knowing what I thought, can PM me and I will let you know how the oils did.

Eve

Actually, the I have 3 Moonlight Paths from 3 diff suppliers. Two smell identical (AH/RE and FOH) and are dead on dupes to the BBW version....and they are two that I can't get to throw. I have another Moonlight Path from Tony's...it's not a dead on dupe...but it does throw.

The actual BBW Moonlight path candle itself is a poor thrower...one large 17 oz candle struggles to fill a bedroom....

Maybe it's just the nature of this oil?

I will still use the oil...just not in candles....I will make tarts with it because it is a beautiful fragrance (IMO).

Eve

The two scents that didn't throw for me (moonlight path, seventh heaven), I

did try at lower %...about 8%, than 6% fo ....and still....nothing...I had no

luck with those two....it's sad bec they are great scents...maybe they cant work in igi 4627?

eve

I make my tarts using igi 4786, with 10 % fo. The tart molds are 2.25" diameter and ea. tart weighs about .8 oz when cooled. I get about 3-4 burns (3-4 tealights, 4 hours each) or about 12-16 hours frome each tart.

I once made tarts (AH/RE Avalanche) at 7.5% bec I was told this was a really strong oil. I was only able to use the tart twice. It hadn't occured to me, until after, that % fo, doesn't only affect scent throw/strength of tarts but will also affect how long they can be used effectively. This was just my experience.

HTH

Eve

Well, I did it.

I tested every single fragrance oil I have (about 60 scents). All, but three had either excellent or very good hot throw.

I had to come up with some sort of method because I didn't like the prospect of making batches of 3 or 4 candles before I tested for throw.

Here's what I used. Igi 4627, 10% fo, low smoke zinc wick (#31), small 3 oz jars (2" diameter).

Here's what I did. I weighed out appx 1 ounce wax in the small containers. I placed the containers in a shallow pot of water to melt the wax. When wax was completely melted, I waited another minute or two. I then added .1 oz fo and mixed with a small latte mixer. http://www.amazon.com/Aerolatte-002-To-Go-Black/dp/B0001RT2C4

I then did the best I could to center the wick. I wasn't really concerned with melt pool so much as I was with scent throw. If I know it can throw, then I can work on melt pool, etc. I waited for the tester candles to cool. I did not cure as I use paraffin.

I then proceded to test/burn each candle in small bedrooms or bathrooms. I checked after 15 min. If room was filled with scent, then I called this excellent throw. If room was not filled with scent, I checked again at 30 min. If room was then filled with scent, I called this very good throw. If room was not filled with scent, then I remade the candle with a larger (hotter) wick. I used either rrd 47 or eco 8 as these were the only ones I had. I then checked the new wick/wax combo at 15 minutes and 30 minutes, again calling the candles either excellent or very good throwers, respectively.

I'm listing my results, for anyone interested.

FOH

Amber Blush............had to wick up....excellent throw

Apple Cobbler..........excellent throw

Bamboo Sug................excellent throw

Carib Fruit Smooth........excellent throw

Coco Beach..............very good throw

Creme Brulee.............excellent throw

Euc Spearmint.............excellent throw

Indo Teak...............excellent throw

Jap Pear Ginseng.........excellent throw

Madagascar Van Orchid........excellent throw

Medi Fig..........................excellent throw

Moonlight Path..............tried all wicks, could not get any hot throw.????

Orange Bundt Cake............excellent throw

Rasp Gauva............had to wick up .........very good throw

Red Curr Thyme Tea..........very good throw

Rocky Mt................excellent throw

Sens Secrets............had to wick up.......very good throw

TAhittian Vanilla........had to wick up........excellent throw

Tuscan Herb.........excellent throw

Yuzu..................excellent throw

Fragrance By Design

Lime Basil Mandarin........had to wick up......very good throw(light scent)

Nectarine Honey Blossom...........had to wick up.......very good throw

AH/RE

Angel Food Cake............excellent throw

Avalanche..............excellent throw

Cashmere Lace...........excellent throw

Celtic Moonspce...........excellent throw

Oakmoss Sage............very good throw

White Jasmine............very good throw(light scent)

Almost Paradise..........very good throw

Moonlight Path..........couldn't get any hot throw????/

Hot Apple Pie.........excellent throw

Seventh Heaven..........had to wick up, then ....fair throw(light scent)

Strw Rhubarb.........excellent throw

Watermelon............excellent throw

Twigs Berries..........excellent throw

Little Black Dress...........excellent throw

Van Wafers.........very good throw (light scent)

Tonys

Oakmoss............had to wick up, then........excellent

Jo Malone.........excellent

Red Currant (votivo).........excellent

Honeysuckle grapefruit..........excellent

Moonlight Path....Not a perfect Dupe....but ......very good throw(no need to wick up)

WSP

Mango Sorbetto..........excellent throw

Fig Cassis...............excellent

Cucumb Mint..........excellent

Sage Citrus.........had to wick up....then very good throw

Cherry Almond.........excellent

Nantucket Briar...........very good

CandleScience

Banana Nut Bread.............excellent

Cuc Melon.......had to wick up....then excellent

Hansel Gretel............excellent

Honeysuckle Jasmine..........excellent

Frankinsence Mhyrr.........excellent

Daystar's Black Vet Cafe.........had to wick up, then very good throw

Horton's (Ebay)

Pink Sugar..................excellent

Coconut.................excellent

I was so happy that all my oils had great thow. I mean these were some small candles (one ouncers) and yet they still filled up small rooms with scent. The only two that I wasn't happy with throw were Moonlight Path and Seventh Heaven. These two happen to be a couple of my favorite scents, so I will continue to make tarts with them.

Every one kept saying/writing that they liked the zincs with the 4627 comfort blend wax. My results seemed to fall in line with this.

It was really alot of fun, testing this way.

I now have all my candlescience samplers to try out as well as the FOH prebuy holiday scents...so I guess it's gonna be another busy weekend!

Eve

I got my shipping notice last night....samples will arrive tomorrow....I will probably test hot throw over the weekend.....

Eve:grin2:

We had a pizza place and used them. I remember paying appx $12/mo. Then each transaction had it's 25 cent & 1.7 % fee . An $80 trnxn would cost appx $1.75. A bit less than the lady above mentioned, but you still have that monthly fee. I guess it really depends on how many transactions you do a month. If you did less than twenty, it would actually cost more to have the machine. Also there is the cost of the machine. I purchased the credit card machine (used, for appx $125) and, therefore, had no equipment fee. Our money was normally in our bank acct two days after trnxn.

HTH

Eve

Fuzzy Navel?

Mango sorbetto from wsp makes The best throwing candle, too

I Got Mine!

20471 1 $0.99

Pumpkin Souffle 1 oz.

20486 1 $0.99

Asian Amber 1 oz.

20476 1 $0.99

Tuscan Melon and Apricot 1 oz.

20461 1 $0.99

Antique Sandalwood 1 oz.

20005 1 $0.99

Baby Powder 1 oz.

20110 4 $0.99

Frankincense and Myrrh 1 oz.

20077 1 $0.99

Gardenia 1 oz.

20340 1 $0.99

Golden Rose 1 oz.

20356 1 $0.99

Himalayan Bamboo 1 oz.

20273 1 $7.95

Honeysuckle Jasmine 8 oz.

20035 2 $0.99

Lavender 1 oz.

20044 1 $0.99

Mistletoe 1 oz.

20368 2 $0.99

Palm Tree 1 oz.

20300 1 $0.99

Sweet Pea 1 oz.

Eve

People really seem to like the Honeysuckle Jasmine. I did, too, actually...and I am not a floral person. It was a strong thrower, one 10 ounce candle, igi 4627 with 10% fo and a #21 low smoke zinc wick did a large open area of my

LR/DR/Kitchen

hth

Eve

I have tested AH/RE Twigs and Berries. I useed 2 oz igi 4627 in 2" diameter jar, with 10% fo, a low smoke zinc wick (votive size) and Wow! That baby filled a small bedroom with scent (beautiful scent!) in 10 minutes.

Great oil

Great candle

I really liked it

Eve

I love, love, love

Fragrances By Design - Nectarine Honey Blossom (Jo Malone Type)

Aroma Haven/Rustic Escentuals- T.Mugler Angel (called Interlude at AH/RE)

FOH- Amber Blush (BBW Type)

Tony's - Jo Malone (type)

WSP- Mango Sorbetto (Tutti Dolce Type)

All of those scents are very romantic/sensual and dead on dupes.

Eve