TallTayl Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 1 hour ago, atlantanurse said: Can anyone tell me what happened to Scent Works They slowly and quietly sold off inventory and closed the doors. They disappeared off the www in early 2015. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlantanurse Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 So sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Remember this survey? The #1 Supplier was Peak. Thought it might be interesting to see how this survey has changed in 7 years. Wanna do it again? I don't know if I can limit it to 3 though. In no particular order I would pick: Nature's Garden Fragrance Buddy Aztec At least those are who I buy from most. So if you have more than 3 favorites, pick the 3 your purchase from the most. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Natures Garden Candle Science Aztec I suspect CS is gonna be #1 now. Edited April 19, 2020 by franu61 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Ov Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I think my 3 favorites would be and its a close call for the top 2 would be Rustic Escentuals Flaming Candle Indigo I get really good results with RE and FC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Peak tied with Candle Science Muddy Soap Company very strong and amazing Wholesale Supplies Plus Edited April 19, 2020 by ShelleyF Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahmarah Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) Wholesale Supplies Plus Candle Science Bulk Apothecary (REALLY not a fan of this supplier at all---but they have a few things I rely on and can grab sporadically) Edited April 20, 2020 by sarahmarah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 19 hours ago, ShelleyF said: Peak tied with Candle Science Muddy Soap Company very strong and amazing Wholesale Supplies Plus I had never heard of Muddy Soap Company until a couple of days ago when someone mentioned in in a FB candle making group. Heaven knows I don't need another supplier or any more FO's but I'm tempted to order from them just so I can buy Idgie Threadgood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 21 hours ago, Karen Ov said: I think my 3 favorites would be and its a close call for the top 2 would be Rustic Escentuals Flaming Candle Indigo I get really good results with RE and FC I haven't ordered from Indigo but Rustic Escentuals is one of my favorites too. I just don't order as much from there because they are more costly and the shipping rates are high. They have a couple of coffee scents I just love. I order one bottle of FO whenever I order jars from Flaming Candle. Chai is a best seller in candles and you can't beat their Lemon Verbena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Ov Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 1 hour ago, GailC said: I haven't ordered from Indigo but Rustic Escentuals is one of my favorites too. I just don't order as much from there because they are more costly and the shipping rates are high. They have a couple of coffee scents I just love. I order one bottle of FO whenever I order jars from Flaming Candle. Chai is a best seller in candles and you can't beat their Lemon Verbena. I have lemon verbena curing right now, can't wait to light it, 1 more week...Yes RE is costly and there's a 15.00 min order plus the shipping. uhg... I have tried a few other places but always find myself back at fc and re .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Only 3??😛 Indigo (I've been ordering from Indigo for many years, dating back to when Dawn & her hubby started on Etsy. Customer service is always on point, pricing & shipping are pretty dang good if you ask me, and I have never, not once, had an issue with my orders. Indigo will always a top pick for me.) The Flaming Candle (I only started purchasing from TFC a few months ago and I am loving many of their oils.) Save On Scents (I really like the wide range of oils from SOS. Sooo many to choose from!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 @Dreamer, I know right? I have more than 3 also, that's why I qualified it as who you purchase from most. I love Rustic Escentuals but don't order from them nearly as often, plus Mill Creek, plus Candlewic, plus Cierra plus Candlescience plus Flaming Candle plus plus plus. But I've never ordered from Indigo or Save on Scents and I refuse to visit their websites so matter how good you say they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/20/2020 at 12:45 PM, GailC said: I had never heard of Muddy Soap Company until a couple of days ago when someone mentioned in in a FB candle making group. Heaven knows I don't need another supplier or any more FO's but I'm tempted to order from them just so I can buy Idgie Threadgood. I just realized you sent pm. I sent one back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelleyF Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/20/2020 at 12:45 PM, GailC said: I had never heard of Muddy Soap Company until a couple of days ago when someone mentioned in in a FB candle making group. Heaven knows I don't need another supplier or any more FO's but I'm tempted to order from them just so I can buy Idgie Threadgood. You need to lol they are very similar to mad oils. Very high quality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanfordP Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 On 4/25/2020 at 8:40 AM, ShelleyF said: You need to lol they are very similar to mad oils. Very high quality. Oh man... their website though! 😅 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild4waxmelts Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 3/25/2013 at 7:52 PM, cynthia3030 said: I don't know what all of the initials mean. Can y'all help me out and spell out your responses just for this short survey. Thanks. Same!!! I've been wanting to ask! Also: what is Peak? I know it's a vendor but when another vendor sels a scent and says, "Scented Scent Example" by Peak®....what does that mean? By Peak? A dupe? I guess I need to know what/who Peak is first! And then all the other abbreviations. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 14 minutes ago, wild4waxmelts said: Same!!! I've been wanting to ask! Also: what is Peak? I know it's a vendor but when another vendor sels a scent and says, "Scented Scent Example" by Peak®....what does that mean? By Peak? A dupe? I guess I need to know what/who Peak is first! And then all the other abbreviations. Thanks in advance! Visit the suppliers by state list full names 🤗 peak used to be a supplier. You are right that those you see by other sellers are dupes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 14 hours ago, wild4waxmelts said: Same!!! I've been wanting to ask! Also: what is Peak? I know it's a vendor but when another vendor sels a scent and says, "Scented Scent Example" by Peak®....what does that mean? By Peak? A dupe? I guess I need to know what/who Peak is first! And then all the other abbreviations. Thanks in advance! Years ago when I started making candles, I had to rely on that abbreviation list a lot. Plus I learned what FO, OOB, HT and CT meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild4waxmelts Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 The list is gone! It’s errors out. 😰 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, wild4waxmelts said: The list is gone! It’s errors out. 😰 The suppliers by state list? or another link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild4waxmelts Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, wild4waxmelts said: The list is gone! It’s errors out. 😰 No: the link to all the abbreviations and what they stand for. Two posts above someone asked about the abbreviations first (here's a copy): "I don't know what all of the initials mean. Can y'all help me out and spell out your responses just for this short survey. Thanks."" ...And then someone else said, "Years ago when I started making candles, I had to rely on that abbreviation list a lot. Plus I learned what FO, OOB, HT and CT meant. " I could have sworn the link was with that comment yet now I see the confusion I caused. SO I just opened a 2nd window (I'm on my Mac...not phone) and tried to find the dead link....and in looking for it I stumbled upon this topic. The other link was referred to a few times in different questions and it "404'd" every time. Let's see if this link works. It's not exactly a link to a file with all the abbreviations but there's quite a bunch here. Please, please tell me this workes!! I'm new here: please right this off as they say in the south: "Bless her heart....she's a blonde but that's not politically correct!" LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 3/25/2013 at 8:53 PM, Belinda said: I'm very new to tart/candle making, but have ordered from several suppliers. I guess most have good oils and also duds but I think I've had the best luck so far with the following. Indiana Candle Supplies-so far haven't got one from them that hasn't been good and strong. Natures Garden-most have been good with a few duds Cajun-have only ordered a few from them but so far only one that I didn't like The Candle Makers Store would be next. I like everything I've ordered from them so far, just haven't put that many in wax yet. I've ordered a lot of oils from Just Scent and love several of them that I have but have had several duds too. Right now I'm waiting on an order from Daystar and Candlewic I've ordered several from Fragrance Buddy and they have been a hit and a miss too. They have free shipping with a $50 order and I like that. @Belinda, has your top suppliers list changed in 9 years? I think it's interesting that one of your top choices was The Candlemaker's Store. I've seen so many negative reviews about them. You and I have discussed them before. I haven't been impressed with many of their oils, although to be fair, most of what I have gotten are the free ones with $100 order and the $10 specials available in their little store. The few regular priced ones I've ordered have been strong enough though. It's true with that company; you get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailC Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 4/11/2013 at 8:52 AM, emilyspoppy said: I think one of the lessons I'll take from this thread is how subjective choosing FO's can be. It makes complete sense, though. Why are we shopping? Is it business or pleasure? Are we a chandler only, strictly a soaper or do we make a multitude of scented products. One of the qualities MOST of us are looking for from a fragrance supplier is stregnth of throw. I'd say that is the biggest issue, but variety of fragrances is very important as is price and service. The "opinions" of members who posted on this board can be very usefull if we can apply that information to the way we shop for fragrances. What tends to distract us most, however, is we all seem to have one or two fragrances we can't seem to do without regardless of who offers them. As Will S. wrote; "There's the rub." By far, the majority of us are always searching out that elusive "smell" we just have to have, or we have one that's "acceptable", but we want to find one that's just a bit "better", a bit "truer", a bit "stronger". Thus we seem to be perpetually searching for something that even when we find it we'll get bored in time and the prospect of a new "love" will keep us scouring the internet stores hoping to stumble onto that magical elixer that we'll rave over until we move on in our fickle way to start a new quest. Two days ago I sent in an order to a supplier, I had never puchased from before. Yesterday I placed another order will a "new to me" supplier that didn't even get one mention in this thread. I know this is beyond foolish and really a waste of my ever-diminishing resources, but I can't seem to stop. Am I the only one in this leaky barge? I need to cut back; But, how? Was this thread really that useful? I hope so. I'll try to keep it in mind myself when I feel the need to "explore". I'll admit that my motivation to shop with two new suppliers this week was not fragrance driven, but regardless, over twenty FO samples with each wound up in my shopping carts. I just shook my head both times I pushed those "committ to order" buttons. There will be close to fifty new little bottles of oil that I will have to manage to squeeze onto my already very over-loaded fragrance racks. Dave I don't know if you're still on this forum Dave, but this post really resonated with me. Especially this: By far, the majority of us are always searching out that elusive "smell" we just have to have, or we have one that's "acceptable", but we want to find one that's just a bit "better", a bit "truer", a bit "stronger". Unfortunately, I can't seem to stay off the Facebook Destash group. Lately I have ordered 22 samples from one seller and am waiting for 4 sixteen oz bottles of FO from another. One of my joys in life is sniffing bottles of new fragrance oils. My cabinets are already stuffed full, but I don't care! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Fun! Here’s a new thread to see how our buying has changed. So many new suppliers, and so many lost to time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 On 3/25/2013 at 8:54 PM, moonshine said: In order of the most fragrances I buy from: CS Peak JS I use soy and currently use 13 other suppliers for about an average of 4 scents from each one I am really liking ICS, MW, MC, CC and Daystar...so ask this survey again next month and it may be different! Lol I think I may have to drop some scents to bring in the new! This is so funny to look back at I don’t use CS much anymore at all and I don’t JS at all- and well peak is gone 🤷♀️ things change drastically over 9 years time 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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