YAMS Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Geez, I am full of questions today... Do you guys use on your candles the name that supplier uses for that specific fragrance or do you change it to your own names? Not sure if using the same name is ethical/appropriate? I am new to all this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthomas57 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Its a good question and to be honest I think most people use a combination of both. There are definitely times when its more appropriate to rename one.. if nothing else, just for creative reasons. However... there are other times when a fragrance is so commonly known by a name and you might want your customers to know what it is right of the bat. For example... pumpkin spice is a commonly used name, or banana nut bread, or cinnamon rolls, etc. Sometimes.. its good not to be overly clever. After all, many customers will simply want your cinnamon roll candle... So, why make them search through your fragrances and hope they notice "Granny's Sweet Buns". Know what I mean. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonstar Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I agree with wthomas ... sometimes a cigar is just a cigar lol ! and other times a combo of both or a clever holiday name IMHO Great questions + BTW I have those days also that Im full of questions but Im a inquisitive person by nature though : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonstar Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, wthomas57 said: Its a good question and to be honest I think most people use a combination of both. There are definitely times when its more appropriate to rename one.. if nothing else, just for creative reasons. However... there are other times when a fragrance is so commonly known by a name and you might want your customers to know what it is right of the bat. For example... pumpkin spice is a commonly used name, or banana nut bread, or cinnamon rolls, etc. Sometimes.. its good not to be overly clever. After all, many customers will simply want your cinnamon roll candle... So, why make them search through your fragrances and hope they notice "Granny's Sweet Buns". Know what I mean. Perfect answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcandleattic Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 (edited) I mostly use my own naming conventions because I would say that probably 95% of my scents are blends I have created myself. If it's not a blend, and I can't think of something clever, then I will use the suppliers given name. Edited October 11, 2016 by Jcandleattic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLG Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I use a combination as well. The only hesitancy I have is when I'm naming a famous dupe. I either rename altogether or put "compare to BBW" or a similar phrase. Mainly just to cover myself. I worked for an attorney many years before I started teaching and I guess I'm a little skiddish ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wthomas57 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 10 hours ago, MLG said: I use a combination as well. The only hesitancy I have is when I'm naming a famous dupe. I either rename altogether or put "compare to BBW" or a similar phrase. Mainly just to cover myself. I worked for an attorney many years before I started teaching and I guess I'm a little skiddish ? I do this as well. Ill change the name and then put something like "compare to..." or "our version of..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshine Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I use a combination as well scents like apple pie, pumpkin pie, clean cotton or even flower ones I leave as is so people that are looking for those can easily find them if they are single note fragrances and not blends perfume dupes like pink sugar I put "type" after it and yank or BBW dupes I rename if it's exclusive to them- say autumn lodge I just call it lodge or VBN I just call vanilla bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puma52 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Some I just keep the regular name and others I change the name. Sometimes it's good to change the names...it can create a sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trappeur Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I do the same thing too. I always try to name it to something that people know what scent they are getting. Trappeur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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