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Has anyone tried any of their new 2020 FO’s? Specifically Gooseberry Gardens or River Birch? They all sound intriguing. Has anyone ever used their Raspberry Blitz before? I can’t seem to find a raspberry that makes me happy. Would anyone mind sharing a list of your BCN favorites? 

Has anyone used this and if so do you have any opinions on it?

For those of you who use this blend 50/50, can you tell me:

What temp do you heat the combo to and at what temp do you add the FO?

thanks

Looking for the best peach and the best raspberry (no blends) to be used in 4625/4630 tart blend. I haven’t found any that are true fruit scents. 

Aztec—all the way!

Do you temper your wax combo for tarts or do you just keep adding wax as needed. I use 50/50 4625 and 4630. 

Thank you. 

I also got the $5 coupon and it won’t work. Has anyone else had any issues with it? I am definitely ordering the Autumn Spice and the Pumpkin Chutney. I already have Nutmeg Ginger and Christmas Tree. I love them both!! Any other fall or winter suggestions?

Bumping this..... I’m also having a horrible time with cinnamon. Do you use soy or parasoy  Bugtussle? If you don’t mind my asking?

Doesn’t WSP make something similar now?

This is SO sad--it seems like every time I sign on here there is bad news lately. You can't count on any of these companies anymore. 

I had no idea the Butterez was discontinued. I bought some and never got around to using it. Can someone tell me how much I should use? Or does anyone have a good recipe with it in it?

On 10/4/2017 at 11:13 AM, birdcharm said:

I'm going to sample the Ginger Spice from WSP to see how that goes -- I'm thinking it might mix well with perhaps pumpkin or orange.  It had good reviews overall, one describing it as:  "like gingerbread with vanilla" ... it sounds nice anyway.

 

I love, love, love Ginger Spice from WSP but it is just that--Ginger and Spice. I don't detect any bread or vanilla notes. It is one of my favorites, year round. 

2 hours ago, GailC said:

I had some new FO's in mind to make, but I keep getting orders for old ones.  But that's a good thing!

 

I was thinking business would be kind of dead after Christmas, but so far I've gotten orders for 2 Spiced Apples & Peaches, 5 Leaves, 5 Vanilla Bean Noel, several Peaceful Patchouli, and finally I get to make my new Redwood & Cedar, since my cousin in Utah wants some.

Gail, where did you get your “Peaceful Patchouli”?

So many great ideas--thanks everyone! I love Apple FO's so I will be using several of these!

On 11/20/2017 at 9:50 AM, Candybee said:

 

I just realized that should be apple orchard not grove.

🤣That's so funny! Apple Grove was my favorite one. Oh well...I guess it's apples & oranges. Hehe

On 11/20/2017 at 1:37 PM, Terry said:

I renamed it NY Apple Harvest since I live in NY and the state is one of the top producers of apples.

I also live in NY, Terri. Great idea! Thanks. 

Thank you Candybee. I love Apple Grove. 

I like Christmas Apple but yes, I was hoping for something non seasonal  😊

Any suggestions for renaming CS Apple Harvest? The name just screams Fall to me. 

Thank you for your response Jeana.

I was referring to all the new inconsistencies in soy wax that are causing all the headaches. I am curious if people have noticed testing differences between one box and the next. 

I, like so many others, feel so helpless with my candle testing!!

If I am understanding what I have read right, I might get a great wick/FO/throw combination in one box of 415 and order another box of 415 next week and get completely different results. Has anyone found this to be true? It's one thing if the testing has to start all over again, but does it really have to start over with each and every box? How is that even possible? 

I am hoping I am misunderstanding. 

On 11/8/2017 at 3:10 PM, GailC said:

@Candybee, then maybe I'll get the Cappuccino instead.  I am out of Spiced Pumpkin Latte from Rustic Escentuals and I love that one, but I don't need anything else from there.

 

I do like Black Raspberry Vanilla from Nature's Garden and I have one customer who has bought several. But it's not as good as MC's Raspberry Cream to me.  I have a sample of Raspberry Guava from Millcreek and I like it OOB.

 

I do have both Blackberry and Sage and was going to try to blend them one of these days.

 

 

I love Blackberry Sage from Aztec, as well as their Pumpkin Caramel Latte. They are both big sellers for me. 

WSP Frasier Fir is the same as CS Frasier FIr

I have toyed with the Millenium wax some. I first tried RRD wicks like their website suggested. I wasn’t blown away. I tried some HTP which made me happier. I emailed and asked a rep what they preferred and she told me she used CD’s. I had several testers love the candles w the CD wicks in them. I plan to do more testing. 

Red Clove is my number one top selling tart right now, by far ? I, myself, prefer Flamings Clove 10x over but I can tell you it does not smell like Red Clove at all, unfortunately. 

I used HTP's per their recommendation on the website and I wasn't blown away but I only used 6% FO. I called them and asked if there was another recommendation and the tech I spoke with on the phone suggested I try CD wicks. That is what she has always used and preferred. I haven't taken the time to test with them or up the FO load, which I thought I might try bumping it to 8% the next time. 

Let me know if you do choose to order some and if you have any luck. ?