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I'm on the verge of an order too!!! Have you tested these yet classic?

Thanks in advance!

I received my oils today and they're all strong OOB. I hope they smell that good in wax! I'm pouring testers today and tomorrow of each and will let them cure for a week, then test. I'll let you know how each turns out.

Lorelei, does the April Fresh Downey smell better than Peaks Downy Fresh? I didn't care much for it but if AFD is better I'd be willing to give it a try.

Thanks!

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I allow mine to set up in a bowl and whip it when it starts to solidify. However, it is VERY labor intensive and I wanted the crumbles SO bad when I started and wish I had went with brittle so I could pour and just break up. I may slowly gravitate towards that.

I hate when I make a batch at 6% and it's a dud but then of course you never wanna start out too high. Frustrating LOL. Thanks for the update!

oh Aimee... how is peaks working in your 100% ?

Well, called the police in her town and asked what to do. He said there wasn't much he could do since it was a civil matter. Then he said he would call her and tell her I was trying to get a hold of her. She called within 5 minutes and said that policeman scare her to death. It was her husbands fault, he forgot to mail the check and she is so sorry. So supposingly the check will be in the mail tomorrow.

ummm... you have called her how many times since November and I am sure left messages. But suddenly a cop calls and she realizes "the husband" forgot the mail the check? Sure.

I never tried Just Scents, do use 100% soy for your melts?

I found a really cute vintage pic of tea towels and aprons on a clothesline for my labels, so I'm renaming it to afternoon clothesline. If it doesn't move I might switch it to actual Gain

Aimee, I have 2 styles of warmers in my home. The BH&G from Walmart and then some of the ones from Just Scent that are a much larger bowl, and I personally think they burn pretty hot and my melts do not last as long in those, however I get scent almost instantly.

I am my own worst "tester" because I have such candle nose! I will smell when I first put it in the warmer, which is usually the weekends (I work full time). The weekends happen to be when I am making more stuff, especially lately because I just got a new retail account and I "open" on 2/18. Anyhow, so I have all these smells going! AND I am notorious for never shutting the melters off (bad bad bad LOL)

Now during the week, if I turn on the melter when I leave home in the morning, I can smell it as soon as I walk in the front door. (I love that!)

When you are saying your testers are getting 7 days, how many hours? Like I said I am notorious for turning on the melter Friday at 7 am and forgetting I never shut it off Sunday night LOL. So I have fired myself. sigh.

good point, on the temperature. I do clamshells but I also do crumble style, so I will do it that way.

Thanks for the tips. Now I need to play around with making a form!

That makes complete sense.

If I may, on your form, do you ask them scent throw in general or compared to anything else they have used?

Do you give them a scale of 1-10?

I personally would like to know the temperature of their melter as the hotter ones burn out scent sooner.

How much do you give them of a scent?

Thanks!!

Hi there, I want to take on some independent testers for my melts only. When I say independent, I mean those who are not family and won't care if they hurt my feelings LOL. However, since I am giving them free product I wanted to know what others used as a standard for their testing. Here are a few of my questions:

How much of each scent do you give them?

Do you require they use the same melter?

Do you have them check temp of their melter? (as in the same one u would use/have)

Do you require a specific amount of time they must let melter "run"?

Do you make them fill out a form on each scent?

Anything else?

Thank you all so much I love this place!

I have a slightly off topic question about this. Do any of you rename Gain? I JUST broke down and got Gain from Millcreek, but I don't want to call it that. Any suggestions?

OH what about Penny Candy, Playroom, Kids Club, Sweet Tooth, for Blonde Moment?

I haven't smelled the other two but some suggestions.

Wipeout: Relaxation, Pure Relaxation, Clean Retreat, Zen Moment

Morning Buzz: Cinnamon Sugar, Sweet Cinnamon, Sweet Morning Spice, Sugar High ????

That's all I got for now

I started the end of last summer trying Millcreek. I spoke to the owner, and they do strenuous testing in 100% soy before they will sell an oil so though they don't have hundreds upon hundreds of scents, they are reliable. I do very much wish they had a "best sellers" category and the ability to write reviews on their site.

The ones I have tried and love are:

Lilac Breeze

Stormwatch

Berry Creme Brulee (LOVE)

Gourmet Sugar Cookie

Mango Papaya

Chestnuts and Brown Sugar

Ylang Ylang Ginger

Christmas Eve

Ones I am undecided on but customers like (throw fine, I'm just not sure if I want to carry them)

Bergamot and Coriander - just not sure yet.

Freesia and Musk - I guess I was hoping for more Freesia, if you like musk this is very pretty

Extreme Vanilla - it is extreme and it is vanilla I just wanted something sweeter, this is more vanilla bean to me

High Cotton - I expected a fresh clean linen smell but this has a bit of sweetness to it that I'm not sure I love yet.

Musk - I did sell out of this during my Christmas orders, I just personally don't love it. It smells just like Yankees though

Monkey Farts - I have smelled others of this and this one smells mostly like pineapple, I was expecting for banana and bubble gummy like layer to it

Mulberry Wine: I sold so many bars of soap in this, again this is personal preference that I don't care for it. But customers do. It is VERY VERY strong.

Red Currant: Smells JUST LIKE Candlscience Pomegranate & Sage and I don't like that one. Garden dirt.

Did not like at all:

Magenta Nectar

Monkey Farts (see above)

Lick Me All Over (I couldn't bring myself to pour it)

I plan to order some new ones today actually!!

I love that one and Cashmere Woods, I keep hoping these 2 will be duped VERY soon!

anyone have success with using their oils in 415?

I meant to also ask you if you tested the BB Buttercream and if it was near as amazing as VBC?

I am using a blend of Enchanted Lights Container & Votive soy wax. I just recently switched over to EL and at first was not happy because I used Ecosoya before and within 2 day's had an amazing CT with Ecosoya. My Ecosoya melts would throw about 15 hours and I thought that was awesome! Well, using EL wax it takes about 4 days to a week to get a good CT and HT. But the wait is well worth it because now I get a minimum of 30 hours HT in my electric melters (melted wax temp is around 160 degrees in my melter).

It may be just my wax that does SO well with Just Scent oil's I don't know because I am still in the process of testing my NG and other FO's in this wax for melts. I know Bedtime Dreams(NG) and Jamacai Me Crazy(NG) have done horrible for HT using Ecosoya, C-3 and EL wax Just not too happy with these 2 FO's from NG personally.

I think I should note: I say 15 hours a day because I start my melter at 7am and put it out at 10pm (I am a stay at home Mom and therefore can be home all day and test my melts)

I would be very interested in hearing more about your testing with other companies. I currently use straight 415 for my melts, in the form of crumbles. Maybe that is why it is so hard for me to gauge my time LOL (just clicked!!) sometimes I put in just a little chunk or 2, other times a large scoop. I need to start testing by probably 1-2 scoops which probably equate to a tart size. Are you making the little 'hockey puck' ones?

Aimee what kind of wax are you using for your melts? I LOVE VBC and need to reorder, but have been wondering how the BBs would do in GB415. I make my melts out of that. Love to here that you are getting that many hours Yay!

I wish you had tried NG's straight Tobacco. It is really a beautiful scent.

I was going to recommend the same, and it is very STRONG.

I would be interested as well in your final results too!

I love the smell of Opium, it is very exotic and yummy. You could call it many things like:

Exotica

Shanghai Nights

Beijing Bliss

Exotic Spice

Orient Spice

Exotic Orient

Mysterious Mandarin

just a few I could think of quick

I agree, I just call my stuff butter, maybe I should switch back to brittle sigh... I just like the chunks lol... the brittle didn't give me the "butter" look is why I switched but you are right, it does take more time!

I think that's a grand idea, especially with a little scoop. One could then mix scents like with fancy jelly belly candies... 2 scoops Blueberry + 1 scoop of nut bread = Blueberry Muffins sort of thing. People like novelty items like that.

That is exactly how I sell my melts. I make my tart wax and let it set up until it's "whippable" then I sell it in chunks by the pound, they can mix scents for their pound. I mix them too, as one scent starts to fade, I pop in a little of this or that in my melter

one of my best seller's is NG's Downy Clean Breeze... sells out everytime.