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sorry to say that the 1st burn with the performa wicks was a failure. this is the 12 1/4 oz status jar with the performa 95 wick. it had a tunnel almost 1/2 deep after 15 minutes!! and this was the 8oz status with the performa 90 at almost 1 hour in to the burn. the melt pool was approx 1/4 in deep. i pulled both wicks and re-wicked them both with performa 60. this is the 12 1/4 oz after switching. this was 1hr into the burn. and this is the 8oz after switching. also 1 hr into the burn. i'm going to continue to test the 8 oz with the performa 60, but i think i'll pull the 12 1/4 wick and try a different wick. i have both cd's and htp's.

all are very beautiful !! love the 2nd one!

beautiful candle! i also am using the status jars, they have a classy yet simple look to them.

what a great idea! very creative.

love the colors!

i love the simplicity of the white ones!! gorgeous!

very pretty!

my favorite vanilla is "vanilla extract" from bcs. i don't like buttery vanilla. to my nose vanilla extract is a true vanilla. warm vanilla nutmeg does sound good!

i gave up on cb adv last week and ordered 464. after reading that lot's of folks have had good results with the performa wicks, i placed an order. they arrived today! i had already poured new testers, unscented, with the 464. i'm using the 8oz status jar and the 12 1/4 oz status jar. following bitter creeks recommendations i put the performa 90 in the smaller jar and the performa 95 in the larger one. it will be monday before i can light them up, tomorrow is a 12 hr shift at my real job. this is so exciting!!

i'm new to candles, but i do use freezer paper. clean up is a breeze, and i'm sloppy!

great idea!! when the performa wicks arrive i'll put compare them with the eco's and cd's.

i got it from vista wholesale. they are currently out of stock on them. it's the cream colored on on page 2. i have been using 1oz fo ppw.

i have been testing ecosoya pb wax for my melts, and i must say that i have had great success with it. i'm using the metal tart molds and no issues with the melts not releasing. i've mostly used cs fo's and so far so good. the vanilla melt in the warmer is on the 3rd day and still going strong!

i think this makes the best sense for me. i'm not going to color, so i would only have the fo's to work out.

after 3 more weeks (and i know that's not very long) for testing wicks in the above candles, and others that i poured of different fo's, and not getting any hot throw what so ever, and reading more and more on this forum..... i'm going to give up on ecosoya cb. i ordered 464 from cs. i've read so much the past week, that i don't remember who said it, but i'm going to take the advise that they gave someone else on this board.....forget about fo's for now and just test wax and wicks. 2 nights ago i melted my 464 wax and heated to 185, and took it off the heat to solidify back up to temper it. i've just re-melted and poured it. i also ordered a sampling of performa wicks, read a lot of favorable posts about them. when i light them up for the test, i'll start a new post. i do have one question....do i still need to cure the unscented wax for about 2 weeks, or is that just if it's scented?

thanks so much for the input. i'll go down a size on the wick and report back.

i managed to wait 2 weeks! here are pic's after a 4 hour burn. the flame did a little bit of dancing after i lit the candle and the flame seemed a little high. after the 1st hour it had burned all the way to the edge. no soot and the burn pool was about 1/8th" deep. the 2nd hour the burn pool was about 1/4th" deep. guess-ti-mating...no ruler handy. there was never any soot, and no mushrooming on the wick. i used a 10% fo load, in an 8oz libby jar, with a lx16 wick.the ht was just ok. maybe a longer cure, or smaller wick? any advice is greatly appreciated.

I poured my first soy test candles today. I am using EcoSoya Advanced in an 8oz Libby glass jar. The fragrance is CS's Apple Harvest. It looks like it might need another pour as there is a dip in the middle after cooling. I poked the holes, inserted the wicks that I'm testing and hit it with a heat gun. Maybe that might take care of the dip. I'm not using any color. Now to have the patience to wait and let them cure. This I'm not very good at! I'm going to let them sit for 2 weeks before I burn them. I'll post back later.

very beautiful!! love the red!

does anyone use these or know where i can find them?

yep...i told advanta to stick it also! never late on a payment, and they raised my rate from 6.9% to...........33.32%!!!! when i called to find out what was going on.....they told me it was "ECONOMY MANDATED" i found a 0% balance transfer for 12mos and it was....... bye-bye advanta!!!

try bcs "vanilla extract" it's the best i've found! no buttery smell.

i have this same cart also! my only problem is that i could use 2 more of them, and my sam's club is out of them! i check every week.

today i burned one of my testers with the 44-24-18z wick. after 3 hours, it had a very even burn all the way across. yea!!

thanks tootie. i'm going to pour 3 more tonight. i'll cut back on the next fo.