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ahh here i am. (my old account), now to erase the other one......

I was just considering the temp of the wax when poured, myself. When pouring a tester its usually at my whim. When pouring candles its usually when rushed. I normally add the fo at 170 to 180 degrees, but when rushed, I suspect sometimes it drops down to 160 by the time added. Do you think the wax need to be pretty hot for the fo to "mix" properly into the wax?

Honeypot Honeybee Honey Blossoms Sweet Spring Sweet Summer Flowers n Bees Sweet Bee For me, flower names turn lots of people off, I myself dont smell of florals. Now true, some people come looking for florals, but they are not the majority. for me. I (who also do not like florals) would not smell of my wild honeysuckle candle if I was out shopping, but it does actually smell really good and very pleasant having it burning in my house. surprised myself. Therefore, i would sneak it in under something like "honey bee"..........floral haters wouldnt know what it was until they smelled it and might surprise theirself by liking it.................but that wasnt your question or point was it? sorry

464 was the easiest to work with. love being able to pour hot. but 464 scares me sometimes. I almost wish i woulda stayed with 435..............harder to work with but it seemed like more oils would work better. let it cure for 2 weeks and rarely had one that was worthless (other than vanilla, im a failure with vanilla's)weak sometimes yes, but not worthless............but with 464 those "worthless" ones seem to crop up more often.............yet here my lazy self still piddles with it..............just LOVE being able to pour hot (145 or 150 degrees)

eco wicks didnt do good for me with this wax. cd's were good. I heard several say that cdn's were the best for this wax, but my supplier didnt sell them. course wicks are not a huge thing to ship..............gotta try those cdn's one day. Bluegrass oils worked the best of any oils I tried in this wax. ky was good too but they went out of business, tn worked good too. hit and miss with lot of other company's oils (some really good, some nothing) and im sure i havent tested half of whats out there. in my opinion 464 likes to cure for a while

nope tiny house. I brought it home and put it in the bathroom, nothing....... Like i said, found an old tester of this scent in same wax, relit it and filled the living room...........doesnt make sense

this was in a glass jar with a screw on lid. The friend burned 3 other candles, all made with 464 at the same time, and they all burned and smelled good. I found one of the coffee scent tester jars in my garage. It was a little under halfway full, with no lid on it. I lit it and it burned and smelled good! So its not the oil and its not the wax................all I can figure is that I used a cd-10 in one and a cd-8 in the other...............I cant find my notes. Do you think one wick size could change it that much? I had this happen years ago when I first started. It was with an oil from Bluegrass (Their oils are always great for me) so I don't think it was the oil..............Im wondering if it is my "making" process, like if it was stirred enough or something? This just doesn't make sense to me but scares me. Because you feel like you have a working formula for good candles and then something like this happens.............

Hi all, I havent dropped by all year, been so busy with the remodel that I kinda set the candles aside. Had a curious thing happen to one of my candles. I tested a Coffee scent (maybe from natures garden) It was very strong filled my house each time and a testers house. Very satisfied so I put 1ozppd with a cd-10 or cd-8 gw464 in a couple of 8oz jj. This was around Easter or b4. Recently a friend wanted a candle to get her house smelling good for a bday party. So I gave her the coffee remembering how it filled my house. It did NOTHING. I thought she was exaggeratting and brought it back to my house and tested. NOTHING not even enough to fill a bathroom. HOw could it go from so strong to nothing? Ever had this happen to you?

told you i was really slow about testing....... Lemon cheesecake. Very weak at first test so i set it aside. After 1 month I tried burning it again and it easily filled a bedroom size area! Weird, I guess its one of those that have to cure for a while (either that or its my wax-464) I just call this cheesecake cause its light on the lemon to me. Warm Vanilla Sugar: After 1 month of cure, tried burning again. Little stronger, it would fill a bathroom now but still not acceptable. Its a wonderful smell so atleast i can enjoy the melts maybe. No joke, for me to get a vanilla to half way smell in my wax, I gotta let cure for weeks! Fresh Linen: Dont like this as good as Alabasters, to perfumy for my tastes. Gonna try adding lime to get a "cleaner" smell...

Oh I also forgot to add that Bluegrass has an awesome apple pie! And i am currently testing the one from Tennessee and it is more equally balanced than most. Apple, buttery(pie) and cinnamon. There seems to be an equal amount of all. I keep waiting for one to "come out" but if one does I would have to say its the cinnamon, ever so slightly.

sounds like it could be similiar to an apple streusal type thing when mixed. Also I really like apples and maple bourbon too! It smells like an extra sweet mulled cider to me. Its one of my favorite scents. You can mix it with all kinds of things too. I mixed ti with pine at Christmas time and was suprised at how pleasant it was!

For some weird reason most of the fo's I'm testing from Tennessee need to be wicked one size smaller than what I normally use. Hmmm, anyone else had that experience? Its no problem, I just find it curious

this apple cider so close to the mulled cider from alabaster that unless I have them side by side I cant tell it apart. Also it is burning really strong so totally satisfied with using this.

apple pie is really good and strong. It might not smell as "perfect" as the one from Bluegrass but its really good. im gonna use it. Warm and buttery with a pretty good kick of cinnamon. Not heavy on the buttery, I guess an equal balance of the apple, buttery and cinnamon. Usually apple pies are stronger in the "pie" smell and I add a little cinnamon myself but I wouldnt do that with this one, its got plenty of cinnamon.

cool thanks. I gotta try it..........