So, calling me a newbie is a bit of an understatement. Meaning, i just poured my very first test candle about 10 minutes ago and it's sitting, cooling as we speak. Prior to starting, i did roughly 1.5-2 weeks of reading and research and took a bunch of notes. Before starting today, i went back through my notes remembering key parts -- one being that the max amount of liquid dye drops you should use is 30 drops, otherwise you have the high risk of clogging the wick. So i melted the wax, added the fragrance...let that incorporate; added the dye 2-3 drops at a time and tested it as i went while letting it incorporate (as i had also read the dye drops are rather strong so a little goes a long way). I couldn't seem to get the dark red that i was necessarily visualizing, but i stopped at 20 drops anyway to see how it turned out once fully hardened. I'm not worrying too much about it now -- they don't call it a test candle for nothing, after all. But i was wondering about your take on dye drops? Do you use them? What's your experience with them and how much do you usually add? At what point do you risk clogging the wick, in your opinion/experience? Do you think that color blocks or chips are better in comparison? Thanks for any info you can offer!