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No. But it looks like that supplier closed shop unless they moved to a new domain or company name. Never tried them before. Google's not helping much. Oh well. lol.

Ha ha. Yeah, will do. (If I can remember it) Why oh why didn't I bookmark it!? Ugh.

Looks good!

No. it wasn't them. Its a somewhat older company. I just can't remember. Dagnabit!

I remember visiting a site recently that offered $1 1 ounce FOs. Not as a sale price but as their everyday price. But, I can't remember who it was. Has anyone come across a supplier (or suppliers) that offer $1 FOs? 'Though it may seem like a pipedream (for that matter it could have been a dream! LOL) I swear I've visited that site before and they had a ton of FOs. Anyone know? Are there any suppliers that offer 1 ounce FOs for $1?

Webstore building sites are not usually intergrated with USPS directly because postage rates contantly change. To compensate for this MOST online stores...like Weebly and Freewebstore, allow you to create "shipping ranges" based on the variables you assign; be it weight, total cost, items per, etc. One can also assign shipping costs to individual items (though that isn't a good idea) You can easily find the average shipping cost of an item using USPS's shipping calculator...from there just plug in that data into your Shipping rate's price range. If a 1lb item costs aprox $9 to ship within the US...some places more and some less than apply a range that specifies "Total weight between 0-1lb = 12 dollars (notice it's a little higher than $9 to compensate. A little "wiggle" room) It's not perfect, but may be you're only option.

If you sell less than 15 products...(not including FO options) I'd recommend using Freewebstore.org. They're templates are amazing and customer service is extremely quick to respond. They're cart is perfectly intergrated with Paypal...and shipping rates are easy to add as well. Give them a looksee if you're building a site from scratch.

I would suggest both Bay Rum and Green Irish Tweed. SW for both. Haven't tried the others you mentioned. A bright grapefruit + mint type is always a good seller as well. Have you tried Black Ice or Cool Citrus Basil?

Has anyone ordered from Chemessence? Regular customer? I'm interested in ordering a few of their FOs. Any recomendations. The prices are reasonable.

Try now. Thanks for the heads up.

I don't know. But, I will tell you that the Smarties flavor is mostly grape. I used to work a snowcone business and we had a Smarties flavor that was 50% grape to 50% blend of strawberry and pink grapefruit flavor. So theoretically you might get something close blending those fragrance oils though I'd go lighter on the grapefruit FO.

HAHA. Yeah. Interesting. I was actually wanting an "Off Color" scent. Something a bit unpleasant to add to a pumpkin FO to make it more realistic or unique. I have to make my Pumpkin FO more interesting. I was thinking the sideways chemical slant coconut offers paired with the peppery green smell of tomato leaf would impart a funky note -- perfect for adding more flair to my pumpkin FO. So it's smells like Phewww! Uh!? LOL. On another note; Both of these scents COULD theoretically be found in oceanic fragrances as coconut would provide a sweet tropical accent...and tomato leaf providing a brown algae like accord. I was really interested in seeing how these played off of one another, but I THINK they might need some assist from other fragrances. Oh well. LOL. If all else fails...I'll have a great novelty FO.

The blend would probably work best if it were two parts Coconut to one part Tomato Leaf -- if you try it.

I promise it's light. The rose helps reinforce the pumpkin. Not overly sweet and not at all floral OOB.

I'm working on one right now! LOL. I'm calling it Pumpkin Rose Noir, and it's essentially a straight Pumpkin FO with a dark musk and hint of fresh cut rose. I can send you some for eval. PM me if interested.

Chocolate mixed with Leather might be interesting.

Leather with Black cherry is also pretty nasty in my humble opinion, but I tone it down with a little french vanilla and it smells much better. Some of those leather types are so topnote heavy, with that almost caustic chemical synthetic smell that ANYTHING blended with it smells nasty. Then there are some leathers that are more subtle and understated like worn leather. Depending upon the leather used they will definitly bring about different characteristics. I would think with most of the ones you mentioned, a softer warmer leather would be ideal -- somthing more akin to Suede, and less like car vinyl. Have you tried Vanilla Suede? That apple one sounds like a good blend! Another blend with Leather that works suprisingly well is Coconut. But Amber (from SOS), Timber (another from SOS) and Baby Powder are my goto blenders for taking the sharp synthetic edge off. I have a great Pirate FO using Leather, Sandalwood, Coconut, Butterscotch, and Bay Rum.

Rough riders: Leather + Amber + Cedarwood Chaps: Leather + Rosemary + Cotton Rodeo: Leather + Timber(Hay) + Animalic Musk Rode hard: Leather + Black Cherry Ranch Hand: Leather + Apple n Oak + Patch Blazing Saddles: Leather + Curry + Kitchen Spice Rattlesnake Roundup: Leather + Pot(Cannibus) + Blue Berry Bronco Buster: Leather + Rasberry Patch Howdy Ma'am: Leather + Apple Pie X 2 Desperado: Leather + Cigar type + Honey Galloping Ghost: Leather + Baby Powder + Mint Leather & Lace: Leather + French Vanilla X 2 + Cotton Big Country: Leather + Oatmeal and Honey + Sandalwood

Did Walmart have the simmer oil? I think they did in the past. I might have to swing by mine and check.

Fragrance oils are vastly more complex in their scent and are much easier to work with as they are generally "balanced" in scent strength and offer top to bottom base notes blended harmoniously together to create an ideal fragrance. Because an EO is linear or one note, you'll find that it's scent lacks depth. The initial scent of an EO will lingers until it's burn is complete. It may be natural, but it lacks a complexity or uniqueness that FOs can offer. Fragrance Oils utilize essential oils along with aroma chemicals and complex base carriers blended in such a way as to contribute to it's overall aroma profile. It can still smell natural or naturalistic and is usually more moody, offering scent "character" and body, something many EOs lack. On the flip side, their are also singular scented fragrance oils like: Grapefruit, Lavender, Cedarwood or Amber(absolute) that mimic their EO cousins for reasons of cost (natural vs synthetic) Even in these situations...FOs are still ideal as the specific aroma chemicals that make up the fragrance can be taylored to fit a specific need. EOs "can" be used in candles but only if they are diluted (IPM or DPG is common though neither are really good for candle wax). Even then... the amount of EO needed in a specific candle would depend upon the type of essential oil being used and the regulations set by the IFRA, which opens up a whole 'nother can of worms that I'd personally not want to deal with such as allergins and toxicity issues. Because fragrance oils can be made as complex or as simplistic as intended * and can be made to smell of natural aromas or synthetic ones (Leather for example)...they are more universally accepted for candles. But that's just my two scents. Results may very. BTW welcome to the forum!

I need your help! I had a fragrance blend theory that I can't test... Blend: equal parts Coconut + Tomato Leaf = ? Anyone want to try it!? I had this blend thought up a little over a minute ago AND It smells amazing (in my head)...but I can't test it out as I don't have either FO on hand. This is a little unorthodox but I figured I post to the forum for some assist; Preferably someone with a nose and the two FOs mentioned above... Anyone care to Q-tip test this and post their results? I'd be interested in your findings and opinion. PM if you'd be willing to go out of your way to test this little ditty for me. Thanks in advance. BTW, does that blend sound wacky or what!?

SOS has Farmer's Market. Spring for the Extreme Concentration. Haven't tried it but they offer free samples.

It seems the new BIG scent that my customers are asking for is Wasabi. Having never tried a Wasabi FO, I'm intrigued... though I don't know how I would personally like the smell of a horseradish fragrance. I suppose it would be nice blended with mints and the like, but it sounds weird to me. Any of your customers asking for this!? I see that SOS has one, as does Brambleberry, NG, and Northstar (they have 2!?) What's it smell like? Any recommendations?

a follow up to the member who mentioned Black Canyon. I like this FO in that it's powdery but not baby soft or very floral. A great universal powdery note that I use in many blends. It's definitely one of my favorites from Peak.

In a way yes. They have great room dispersion but even right on top of it it doesn't smell any stronger. Not really poor HT, but NOT the best either. It smells like nothing right when it's lit, but then develops, and fades throughout its burn, at least that's the way I smell it. Although, coming back into a room that has one burning; its obvious there's a Yank candle around. Sometimes I find the CT better than their HT. The top notes... the ones we smell first I like better and therefore wish they lasted around longer in the HT. To answer your question though; I find Yanks candles fairly average and sometimes fairly crappy.