Monvi33

So pretty. Fantastic job.

Those are simple beautiful!

Those are awesome, showed them to my DH and he loved them too! Fantastic.

Welcome to the forum, and good luck to you. I started 2 years ago mainly just to have a hobby, but it has gone the direction of selling. I have to say just do the research, and have patience. I have not sold anything yet only becuse I don't have liability insurance yet and will not sell until that is in place. I would say it took me over a year to have a candle I was happy with. It's taken me longer to get things in place due to having a baby recently and my 5 year old doesn't always make it easy to work, but I have had a blast and that's all that counts.

I agree with everyone else...be prepared to put some money into this hobby, and lots of time testing.

I made the mistake at first of trying to do too many different things at once and got very overwhelmed and a little discouraged. Go at a pace that is comfortable to you.

The way I chose my wax was I found the two waxes that were the cheapest for me to get shipped and tested them both. I liked GW 464 the best so that is what I went with. Good Luck and I hope you have fun!

I just finished testing this one also. I use 464. I loved it. It sweet and summery. It is my new favorite.

It's very nice, easy to navigate. way to go!

I think your displays always look so great. You do a fantastic job!!

Wow!!! so pretty! You do an amazing job.

Those are very pretty...great job!

I personally love Peak's Lavender. It has a sharpness to it when you first make the candle..but after curing for a week the sharpness goes away. It is more of a soapy lavender than a herbally lavender IMO.

Another vote for CS watermelon...I do think it has a candy/bubblegum note but I still like it a lot.

Just wanted to let you know, I decided to do a meltie tester with this fragrance, and it did really well, it filled up my large room. So the fragrance and wax combination works great, my wicking just must be off. So I wanted to say that i'm sure once I adjust my wicking it will do great. HTH

..Monica..

Just curious about any review on Bert's Gardenia! Any news out there?

Thanks:wave:

I am testing it now....it's very nice. It is lighter to me than others I've tried, but it is also not as sweet and has more of the true flower smell IMO, which I like better. I just adjusted wicking so we will see if that helps, and I may try adjusting the FO amt. (I used 7% in 464) . So far so good it does fill up a small room nicely. The Honeysuckle from Berts is great...I really like it and it fills up my large room very well. The Love Spell is also very nice, it's not as strong as CS and not as sharp, but I almost like it better for that reason...it doesn't make me want to gag when I burn it and it's actually making me start to like love spell a little, but only a little:)

Those are all so pretty.....I love to look at your stuff...makes me wish I lived in Canada and could come check out your shop.

I got the Bert's Gardenia in wax last night. While making it it was a nice scent, not as sweet as Peak's, which I kinda liked. This morning it has a very nice CT, so far I like it. Need to cure it for a few days, so we shall see how it's HT is. I also poured Bert's Love Spell last night...and it was very nice, it did not give me a headache like the others do. I ended up with 18 new Bert's fo, and OOB I liked almost all of them. I'm excited to try them all!!

monvi33

Have you tried Berts Gardenia yet.I know it is early but I have a order for that scent and looking for a better one. I order from her alot and love her scents.

Also wondering about BCN Gardenia. Another place I order from.

LynnS

OOB it smells nice...not quite as sweet is seems as Peak. I am putting it in wax tonight so I will let you know how it does.

I have tried CS also...I agree good, but not quite sure if it will be right. I tried Peaks..and it had only ok HT for me, but it was sweeter than the CS. I ordered a sample of Bert's..should be here today I will let you know if that one is ok. I have also been searching for a great Gardenia...It's my favorite floral of all time. I am using 464.

I am another who does not care for it, but others love it. It makes me sneeze and gives me a headache when I make it. I can handle it if it's burning in a larger room and the frangrance isn't quite so in your face, normally I love in your face fragrances...but not this one.

I live in Western Washington..I buy from Peaks, and Candlescience. With shipping it was cheaper than getting a different wax from WA suppliers...and they have the wax I like.

I agree with Trappeur...WOW WOW WOW. Those are fantastic and so creative. You guys do a wonderful job thanks for sharing!

I am the same with the pumpkin souflee..smells burnt to me no matter the wick I use. I did best with the CD 10 in my jar, which is 2.80 ID, but not fantastic. I have since put it on the back burner for later. I may bring it back out and try the cinn stick..thanks for the tip Dixie! Good Luck with testing.

JBN has a Cranberry Balsam that smells pretty good. Otherwise Peak has a Cranberry, but I have not sampled it yet so don't know how it smells. HTH

I love making them...I go to my happy place when I make candles, I don't have to pay attention to anything else, and it's peaceful for me. Making candles is my alone time where I don't have my 4 year old at my heals.

I don't know what the cheapest would be....but fillmorecontainer.com has a lot of lids and have great service and prices.

I also was going to suggest the CD 16 or CDN wicks if you have them. Otherwise I played with a square that size and a double eco 4 worked for a few so you could always try a double eco 6.