Faerywren

Egyptian Sheets! A really nice clean scent that is powdery, floral, musk and sandalwoody all in one. A best seller for me in candles and room sprays!

I like Cowboy, Twilight Woods, Mahogany Woods, Nordic Spa and many others. I use parasoy, though. So don't have a lot of the issues pure soy folks have.

What a great idea! So pretty!

To me, upscale scents are those that have a bit more complexity to them. The notes all work together perfectly and take the FO up a notch, for a more sophisticated scent profile. Scented is correct, saying something is "upscale" is largely a marketing ploy. The same way companies selling FO don't just have plain Vanilla, it's a Vanilla Voodoo or Vanilla Select or Vanilla Bean. It's a perception of it being "better".

Community Candle is only an hour's drive from me, so I use them a lot. Lux Linen smells like muscadines to my nose, but it is clean at the same time. It is a very popular seller in room sprays. I've been happy with everything I've gotten from them. 

I have 4 pour pots. One for florals. One for fruity. One for spicy. And one for foody. I also have an assortment of cans that I use for smaller amounts of wax for tart testers. Any extra wax (usually a couple ounces) gets poured into a souffle cup for use in the tart warmer later.

I just did a mock order on my work computer and it didn't give me any shipping options other that UPS, even when clicking the "more options" box. It would be $24.76 to ship a pound to me!

I always assumed the surplus was just that; an overstock. But after using it for over a decade, you'd think it would have run out by now! 

I use a blend of 464 and 4630. My labels say Soy Blend rather than parasoy. Noone gives a crap.

I use 464 and 4630 at a 60/40 ratio for containers. For tarts, I use 464 and 4625 at a 50/50 ratio.

What M&P base did you use? I know I tried some M&P from Nature's Garden once and that stuff was crap. It started to get rubbery in the measuring cup before I could even get it all poured. It did make a good, hard finished bar of soap, but it was a nightmare to work with. I tried it because it was cheap, even though I've been using SFIC since 2004 and should have known better!

On 3/28/2017 at 4:36 AM, Moonstar said:

Ive always wanted to try BB honeysuckle. There is 2 ... surplus and heavenly, which do you use ? 

I use the surplus and it smells great and sells great!

I like BBs Oatmeal Milk and Honey (although it doesn't sell for squat), Grapefruit Lily, Honeysuckle (a best seller for me. I blend with just a bit of Peak's Wild Mountain Honey) and Coconut Lemongrass.

48 minutes ago, glasllyn said:

 

Interesting thought. If you could have seen the sticker- It looks like it's been on there since the 70s. It's all brittle and yellow. I mean, look at it. Just weird.

I don't know if I'm going to ask them. 

But, inquiring minds want to know!

I adore perfumes and collect them. After researching aroma chemicals, I decided to leave it to the professionals. I'll stick with my roll ons and sprays made with FOs and/or EOs!

I may have to try that! I usually work with my HP at an apple sauce stage, but I like how malleable her batter stays! Old dog, time for a new trick!

4 hours ago, Sponiebr said:

@Faerywren Very Nice! You doing the high temp fluid HP? 

I do crock pot HP. It's what works for me, so I will stick with it. Not very adventurous with my soaping, I'm afraid. I very rarely even try new soap recipes! Too keep if from looking "too rustic" I don't water discount and add a little liquid glycerin at the end of the cook to keep the soap thinner and buy me some time to pour and swirl. All my colors are pre mixed, ready to go and I have to work FAST. That's why the swirls in the Twilight soap are not so delicate, the soap started to cool on me and stiffen.

I can't remember the last time I posted a picture of my soaps, so here ya go.

Hot process doesn't mean no swirls! From front to back: Twilight (Candle Source), Forest Muse (Scent Works), South Pacific Waters (WSP), Lavender Sage (Moonworks)

Ooh, want to see this cut!

3 hours ago, PhoenixFyre said:

 

Lol! That was my latest experience with a cherry FO. That's another scent I can't find. The last one I got was Black Cherry Bomb from Natures Garden. I got it because a YouTube soaper whom I love did a video making soap with it and mentioned how great it smelled and how her whole work area smelled of cherries. The description on it is that it's a tart black cherry. Sounded good. Poured it in wax. First time I lit the candle, everyone in my house immediately said it smelled like cough syrup. Ugh.

Yep. Cherry is another one! Every one I smell, I think Sucrets cough drops from my childhood or cheap lollipops!

Caribbean Coconut from WSP is a decent one. I use it as a blender, so can't say how it works solo. Every strawberry, blueberry and raspberry scent I've tried has been a disappointment. Sure, if I wanted to make candles or soap that smelled like kid's cough medicine, I'd be set. 

Sierra Vista is a very nice name! And I think your list sounds great!

Is it about the size of a nail polish? It's hard to tell from the angle of the photo. Maybe search for nail polish bottles?

I've gotten more duds from JS, but like others said maybe I was just unlucky with my picks. I love almost everything I've gotten from RE, though.

On 12/3/2016 at 8:18 PM, Trappeur said:

                                     Lemon Verbena  (Flaming)

                                      Limoncello (My own blend)  (Flaming)

                                      Drunken Pumpkin (Flaming)

                                      Lux Linen (Community C.)

                                      Peach Nectar (CS)

                                      Christmas Hearth (CS)

                                      Macintosh Apple (CS)

                                      Vanilla Bean Noel

                                      Balsam Fir (Fillmore)

                                      Pumpkin Pecan Waffles (TN)

                                     Chardonnay (Flaming)

                                     Vanilla Champagne (NG)

                                     Basil - Sage - Mint

                                     

My apple orchard account I probably have 60 fragrances and no joke......there is no favorite.....as all are #1 sellers as anything I put

in the store sells....

 

Trappeur

 

Isn't Lux Linen amazing? It is one of my top sellers, too. Community Candle is only 1 1/2 hours from me, so I can go get my supplies from them. I picked this scent up last time I went. 

 

 

I have those books, too. The Everything Soapmaking Book by Alicia Grosso had a couple recipes that were lye heavy, so I remember writing the corrections in the margin. I always run book recipes through the SoapCalc, because typos can and do happen. I also like any of Sandy Maine's books. Her pictures are always so pretty.