Best suppliers for B&B only FO's?

[epheme]

Hello there all,

I've been reading this board like crazy, and doing TONS of research. I want to know if your experience matches up with my gut feelings.

I'm thinking of trying the following suppliers, for mainly perfume and b&b applications. Perfume mostly. Let me know what you think! Scents in alcohol/carrier oils smell a lot more like they do OOB than in candle/soap, right? more WYS(mell)IWYG?

Already ordered a small-ish batch from the scent works (they have my bottles anyway).

Looking at: Taylored Concepts, Royal Aromatics, Daystar, A Garden Eastward. I think between these I could get almost anything I want. But please let me know if i'm overlooking something or should skip something. And if there's another board like this, but with a more B&B/perfume focus, please link to it. Thanks SO much!

[Spellkast]

I'd steer completely clear of royal aromatics if you want your products within THREE MONTHS! I'd go with SOS (Save on Scents) instead. Almost all of the perfume/cologne dupes I've gotten from them have been totally dead on accurate and they ship incredibly fast. They are a bit more pricey- but they're worth it, IMO.

[epheme]

three months? are you serious? what's the big idea???!!!

thanks for the heads up. In that time I could ride my bicycle to NJ and back a few times.

[smart tart]

For soaps and B&B I really like Oregon Trails - they have an awesome Chai Tea, Red Currents, Mardi Gras.....uh oh I could go on and on - I love every one of them!!

Have been soaping a bunch of Day Star's fo and have been very pleased with them also.....

Peaks is another one to check out!

[mystical_angel1219]

I am going to list my favorites in no particular order.

Tony's

The Scent Works

Oregon Trails

Save on Scents (they will have the largest selection, choose cosmetic grade)

Sweetcakes

Mint Meadows

A Garden Eastward

Brambleberry

[Spellkast]

I think Mystical named some of the absolute best suppliers out there- except she's missing Peaks!! And if you want to try out the soap dish or the whisk, they are other boards like this one...I just found out about them a week or so ago and they have some great information on there..also, you should check out the scent review board and scent forum- they'll help a lot when deciding which oils to try from which suppliers (some even list how they hold up in CP, which is great!)

http://www.soapdishforum.com/forum/

http://www.the-whisk.us/forum/index.php

http://www.scentforum.com/fsr/suppliers.php

http://www.grandscentral.com/

http://scentreviewboard.obisoap.ca/index.php?sid=0305e7edaae2c81189818a400ff14bd6

http://www.thescentreview.com/

That should keep ya busy for a while!! Don't forget to actually get up from the computer to make stuff though...that's my main problem! Have fun!

[carol k]

i agree stay away from royal aromatics slow shipping and their $10.00 a lb oils

most of them just plain stink.

i use millcreek's for most of my candle and b&b products.

[epheme]

Oh, thanks so much for the links and all your opinions. Keep 'em coming. BTW, I don't plan on making soap - I know y'all love it, but my apt. and my kitchen, esp. is so small, it could go very wrong!