Bette

Anyone do Their Bakery smells?

Looking for candle and soap feedback...

I keep eyeballing that peanutbutter brownie pie....

TIA

I think they have some of the best quality bakery scents available. Their prices and sales are great too.

Have you tried solas sweet dreams? It smells just like sugar milk to me.

And that one smells just like KY's Sweet & Creamy to me - dead ringers for sweet condensed milk.

So I'm wondering, does the Caramel Clouds also smell like this?

Care Bear

What is IMHO. one more question i read in this board that you can pout the

soap in the oven to cook is that right and if you do were can i find all

the insructions it realy sounds inderesting and i like to try it

And Care Bear Thanks for answering My questions so fast

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Sherry -

IMHO meand in my honest opinion.

As for oven process, you CP as normal. Instead of leaving out to cure, you cover it and put it in the oven at the lowest temperature setting for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, then leave in oven over night or 8-12 hours. By then, the soap should be hard enough to take out of the mold. This method speeds up the cure time.

For the only 3 sizes(all my supplier carries) I use small(44-32-18).Rarely use them. For the medium I use 60-44-18 and large 62-52-18. I will wick up. I use the medium 99% of the time. I mainly do 8 ounce jars.

LynnS

Hi Lynn!

It sure sounds like you need to wick up to me. But you might find the 60 a bit too much. I'd go with a 51 myself, but hey, try a 60 since you don't have 51s. If it's too much, well, at least you'll have a great throw (but break out the potholders for your little firebomb!). Get some 51s next time you order if the 60 is too much. That way you'll be covered for all contingencies

Looking for a great margarita fo.......any ideas for a good strong one?

Sweetcakes' Lime Margarita is exceptional in CP. Don't know about candles.

I can't find them anywhere locally! I haven't had them in years. Boo hoo!!

Have you tried your discount or dollar stores? That's where I was able to find them.

LOL, worse comes to worse, PM me and I'll mail you some. No reason for you to go without!

HTH

Anyone have any recommendations for FOs from this company? I will be placing an order this weekend. I am definately getting Snowy Pine, but may as well pick up a couple of others.

After much reading, I am going to try their 50/50 blend, so that will be the wax it will go into.

Thanks!

Best apricot (their French Apricot) that I've tried to date. I tested a couple others of their fos in soy and they were nice as well (sorry, it's been a while, don't remember which ones). Over all, good quality oils, good customer service, great sales, IMO.

Just wish they still shipped USPS. It's been tough going trying to find a replacement apricot. If anyone has tried theirs and knows of one that's similar, please let me know!

Does anyone remember Violets Candy? The candy that tasted like it smelled? What are my chances there is a quality oil out there that smells just like it??

Brambleberry's Violet is another one that smells just like it.

That one actually sounds good Bette.

Yeah, I really like it. It actually does smell like a nectarine instead of a canned peach. I seem to have accumulated quite a few canned peach FOs:cry2:

Anyone try lavender milk? That sounds so good.

In soy wax the lavendar milk seemed pretty strong, from my recollection. I used my oz sampler to 12 oz of C-3. The "milk" mellows out the lavendar.

Another worth getting a sample of is the Nectarine and White Tea (I think that's what it's called). This one is lighter in soy, good for maybe a mid sized room, but very much a true, fresh-picked nectarine type scent with a hint of the tea in the background. I'm betting it would be incredible in paraffin and am definitely getting more to find out.

Edited to correct name - it's called White Nectarine and Apple Tea

Can anyone tell me if they have tested a Strawberry fragrance that is just outstanding in Pure Soy for Containers? Using Ecosoya Pure.

Your post inspired me to light up my WSP Sweet Strawberries (yank dupe) that I recently got. It's incredible after 15 minutes burn - already smelling it down the hallway. More realistic than BCN's strawberry jam, which I also love, if you're looking for more of a straight strawberry.

Haven't tried candle science's so can't compare with that one. But WSP's is definitely a winner in straight soy.

In soy these are nice and strong and just the best out there, IMO:

whipped cream (could pass as french vanilla)

lemon pound cake

banana nut bread

not as strong but still my favorites:

Sugar Cookie or Home Spun Sugar (I say or because they are very similar).

Rice flower & Shea - wouldn't recommend, little to no throw in soy.

Had a couple of recommendations for candy corn from CC..Does it throw in soy?TIA~

Yes it does.

PineappleWatermelonOrangeGrapefruitIm using soyPlease help!!!!

These are the ones I've been happy with in soy wax. In particular, I tested a lot of watermelons and grapefruits to find just the right ones.

Pineapple - BCN's Pineapple Cilantro - I do not smell the cilantro, I think it's there just to enhance the pineapple. Excellent in soy wax.

Watermelon - Genwax or Candles & Supplies - very true, great in soy. C&S is the one to get, tho, if you want skin safe.

Orange - Orange Slices from Genwax (but I'm not sure they carry it anymore since they downsized their FO line).

Grapefruit - Very happy with Candle Cacoon's Fairy Dust and Twinkle Toes - smells like sweet grpfrt to me, great in soy and no fuel.

Thanks Bette. I too like the sweeter ones. Is the fragrance suppose to smell like virgin Pina Coladas? .

They don't describe it as such - just what it smells like to me. SS's is incredibly sweet but fruity, not bakery. It's my clan's favorite of the coconut types around here and I've gone on quite a coconut quest over the years. This scent reminds me of BBW's coco cabana but I don't pick up on the strawberry. I just think of pina coladas when I whiff these.

Adobe has an awesome blend!

Ditto on Adobes. I just tried Goat Milk Therapy's in soy and it was incredible too.

I have been looking for the right Pina Colada

Holly -

The Caribbean Coconut at soapsupplies.net is outstanding in soy wax. WSP's is also great. Both smell more like virgin pina colodas than any that I've tried actually named PC. They're sweeter and more like what I think of pina coloda - opening a frozen concentrate of Bicardi's.

HTH

I'm going to place an order with Taylored Concepts this afternoon and would like to sample some of their FO's (to be used in parasoy for candles). Anyone have suggestions for some good ones?

some that are great in soy:

Buttery Chocolate

Peanut Butter Crunch

Narcissus White Papers

I didn't have much luck with their vanillas and pines in soy. I haven't tried the vanilla cookie mentioned above, tho.

I recall reading on their site a while back that their recommended usage is 9-12% in wax so you may want to keep that in mind while you're testing.

Where could I find good chocolate FO's? I'm not looking for one particular kind, necessarily, so if you've got a favorite, feel free to recommend it. Thanks!

For BB - Sweetcakes' Chocolate is outstanding

For candles (haven't tried in BB):

Best Dupe of Hershey's - Lonestar

Fudge: JS's Fudge and TC's Buttery Chocolate

Brownie: Southern Scentsations. Thier chocolate dipped cherries are outstanding too.

White Chocolate - the FOH one mentioned earlier is excellent as well as their Chocolate dipped strawberries and Chocolate Soltice if you like chocolate orange types.

Another good chocolate orange - SNC's now at Rustic

Genwax also has some great chocolates.

Hi,

i was wondering if anyone could tell me where to find new car scent, I need it asap.

Thanks,

Valerie

Genwax also carries a New Car scent. You may want to consider getting a leather scent instead, tho. I think that's actually a closer match.

Thanks. I have a few more that I'm testing from Farmhouse.

C - Their french apricot is another must try. It's incredible in straight soy and the best apricot I've come across. Thanks for reviews!

Just because a fo is light or heavy doesn't mean beans when it comes to testing the wicks...I've had very light oils, like water, that are very hard to wick and I've had very thick oils that used my standard wick...so whether an oil is thick or thin doesn't mean squat to me!

Ditto everything so-soy said. Case in point - KY's Ocean - a light oil, wonderful scent, but first ocean type I've ever had to wick up.

My favorites using soy:

Baked Apple Pie~Just by Nature

Banana Nut Bread~Day Star's Banana Spice Bread. For a straight BNB - BCS.

Blueberry Muffins~Bittercreek North for me too (KY's Wildberry Crisp reminds me of this scent on steriods, if you're interested in something similar that's 3x stronger).

Buttercream Frosting~Blue Grass

Cinnamon Buns~ICS - newer version

Gingerbread~WYW available thru BCN - worth every penny!

Pumpkin Pie~ Good Ole Steve's at the Candlemaker's Store

Spiced Cranberry~Got me on this one.

Vanilla Bliss~Just by Nature's Vanilla Cream

Any suggestions for a good straight raspberry in soy? I don't think there is such a thing, but thought I'd ask, lol.

Thanks

PamR

Pam, have you tried Candle Cacoon's raspberry cordial? I've never smelt real raspberries, so can't vouch for it being a good straight one, but I know this scent will run you out of the house using soy.

HTH

Who has the strongest, best canteloupe? I have tried the one from BCN and it's ok, a little light IMO...in a parasoy blend... Whose do you recommend??

Southern Scentsation's Canteloupe is incredible in soy.