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I would say it's grapefruit-y with a SLIGHT green lush note and a bit sugary. I just want to stop getting the fuel smell because it was a customer request. I am going to try the Aztec.

Well now I am thoroughly confused! I thought that Capri Blue was the "brand" and Volcano the scent. Either way, I've loved it for a long time. I just need to get mine to burn right!

I'll try theirs. I hope it's the FO and not my wicks

I'll try that! Thanks!

I am very confused. If I am taking 1 lb of salt. Adding a half an ounce of fragrance oil. Allowing it to soak up. Then adding one tablespoon or so roughly to my warmer and getting zero scent throw is putting too much in the melter?

I am using 415. And yes I do double Wick. I am using the country Comfort jar with two cd6. I was having trouble with CD4 and CD5 drowning in other sense so I started with the CD 6 in this one. I have to be honest I have not used many other citrus scents because I have found the throw to be too soft and have never really gotten a good throw until this one with Citrus. But that fuel smell is horrible

Is there a reason you don't use Volcano for candles? I am testing the one from Flaming Candle right now and it is nice and strong but has a "fuel" smell to it. Like I can smell the wicks as they burn or something. It's not in the wax itself. It's weird. If that were gone, it'd be beautiful and it's strong.

Volcano or Aspen Bay? RE and Flaminghave Volcano dupes too.

I knew I should have taken chemistry Thank you for the wick size suggestion!

My customers really like the double wick but it's no good when one is curling into the wax sigh. Thanks for the info on the Premier's though!

I have never heard of those wicks, I'd be willing to try. I'm getting frustrated and trying to understand how others are having to wick down with the CD wicks and mine are drowning. I double wick with the CDs, any idea what I would use to double wick a Country Comfort in the RRD wicks to start?

I too put mine on a candle warmer. I've put too many on there as of late

I am so frustrated, I did a test burn with 2 x CD6 in 2017 soy using the Country Comfort (this time the 10 oz to save on wax usage) within the first 30 minutes, one of the wicks was curled completely over. I used Flaming Candle "Volcano" at 8-9%ish - It was burning and throw fine outside of that. I'll note it did the same thing with Pear Spice from Flaming but is performing ok in Leather/Whiskey blend, JS Vanilla Buttercream Crunch, and Candlescience Cranberry Marmalade which I thought I'd have to wick up.

I made a few batches and I am getting no hot throw from my warmer I used 1/2 oz per 16 oz.

Thank thou both!!! Yes, I tailor the color to the fragrance

Thank you for all of this advice. It is well received. It is my goal to go into high end shops, so it is exciting to hear that you think so! I DO need to work on my salesmanship, I am very knowlegable about my product so that is good - I just need to work on the social fear aspect! I like your approach about not shipping samples out and having them buy instead. I have been screwed over this way and I want to avoid it at all costs!! When you do give samples either via mail to an established customer or at a meeting, are they full sized samples? Like do you give them each a candle?

This is a fantastic idea! Where did you find trays to fit these?

some are, some aren't. I am not necessarily wanting to give samples as much as I am wanting to have a thing of them when needed like walking into a store etc. You are right about prospects, I've just been screwed over by a few that just wanted free stuff

I buy stock boxes at Papermart and print my own labels for the boxes on clear labels

I've changed my settings multiple times and i still do not get alerts when people post, so here I was thinking nobody responded yet haha. Thank you to everyone for you compliments about my packaging. I did want to clear up that I do have the lids labeled with scent name. As seen here - I decided to go this route because I like a candle that I can set out like a decor piece. I can't stand busy jar labeling, personally so I went with a lid label and classic jar label.

I have been making candles for 9 years, I started when I lived in FL and had a pretty good customer base. I tried building new customers in Indiana (where I'm from and where we moved to) in 09. That was sort of a struggle. I sort of gave up but I have standing order every fall for 14 dozen candles. This year I thought "This is dumb. I am buying just enough for this order every year and our own personal use and I DO make great candles. The person that has this big order won't even use other candles!" So - being a graphic designer background, I decided to re-brand, and although (I think) I have a marketable brand/packaging, I've been out of the game for awhile and I'm socially so awkward (working on that lol) Hubby is super proud of the new look that he was showing it off at work and got a huge response. But they want want to sample, which is natural. With all that said, I really want to make more of an effort to get into shops. So when the ladies at hubby's job asked for smellies, it got me to thinking. What can I come up with so I always have a sample of every scent I carry that would be portable. Also, when approaching far off places (other states, cities, etc.) what do you send for samples. Full size product/packaging? How do you know who's serious before you send "money" out the door? I saw a company that has a meh/mediocre look (imo) and I was shocked to see on their website that they have a crap ton of retail locations, so whatever, they are doing - they are doing it well! I have attached photos of the new look.

Yes, to me, they smell exactly the same - even though the descriptions are very different. I was disappointed because I liked the description of Rustic Lodge but - to me - OOB and in wax it smelled just like Apples & Oats with maybe a titch of something different but not enough to carry both.

RE Apples & Oats & RE Rustic Lodge

Thank you!!!

I have those very bags!! Yay! I'm just hoping I got the right salts. I purchased Diamond Super Soft instead of Solar Salts and it's day 2 and they are still wet after laying out to dry. Is there a difference does anyone know in the 2 salt types?