Mixing you own scent

[scentedgrace]

Hello all

I have been expierimenting with mixing some of my scents. any suggestion any at all. I think im flying blind here.

[Carriegsxr6]

I just posted something a little while ago about a scent I mexed called Strawberry Lily. I am going through a fruity floral stage and have been mixing things like Raspberry and Lilac, Strawberry and Lily, Blueberry and Violet. etc...

[carol k]

i suggest doing the q-tip test so you don't waste any oils.

a few of my great ones are

mc's just peachy & mc's strawberry jam 50/60

mc's gourmet sugar cookie & mc's spicy gingerbread 50/50

mc's lemon drops & ng's warm vanilla sugar 50/50

you can put a bunch of fruits together & call it fruits gone crazy

alot of things mix well with mc's birthday cake & mc's gourmet sugar cookies.

mc's cheesecake mixes great with alot of things, strawberry jam, peach, chocoalte kisses, caramel, blueberry, chocolate caramel & cheesecake all together is great.

mc's lilac breeze & mc's lavender fields 50/50 or 60/40 depends which one you want to be the most noticiable.

have fun. if you happen on to a great one please post it.

[Candlebuddy]

Peach & Warm Vanilla Sugar (50/50). I like carol k's mix of Lemon Drop and Warm Vanilla Sugar ... gonna have to try that one.

[carol k]

candlebuddy

i also mix mc's just peachy with ng's warm vanilla sugar. i have been just calling it sugar peach. what do you call yours? i really like it with the lemon drops.

[gingerinarkansas]

Sent you an email....Ginger

[Candlebuddy]

carol k ... I call mine ... Warm Vanilla Peach. I got this scent combo and name a while back from a candlemaker on another board.

[carol k]

thank you as you can tell i'm not real creative with names. lol.

[HeavenScentU]

I mix scents that aren't selling and it works. It is weird how some customers go with scent names that are familiar. I have a few scents that customers love that I just threw some scents together and now I can't duplicate it, so learn from my mistake and keep notes.

[carol k]

i totally agree with heavensentu. i have a big note book of recipes, also note where each fo came from. the same scent can vary alot from different suppliers.

[Groovy Chic]

I also love Peach and Warm Vanilla Sugar. Lemon sounds good too, I'll have to try that one. One that I like to mix is Moonlight Path, Frankincense & Myrrh, and Gardenia. 3:2:1

[Sally]

I mix green apple & raspberry 50/50 & it sells so much better than either one on it's own.

Sally.

[katie]

I wanted to do something with my amber fo so I was thinking . . . maybe some vanilla, frakincense & mrryh, maybe a bit of rose, also thinking some ylang ylang. I have to make some candles later so I was going try it. wish me luck.

[Jadryga]

Hmmm... what's the q-tip test?

[carol k]

the q-tip test (this is how i do mine) i cut a q-tip in half dip one half in one fo & dip the other half in another fo put them in a glass jar put lid on let it sit for 4-24 hours open & smell it then you will have some idea what your mix will smell like in wax. also if you want one fo stronger dip another q-tip in that fo & add it to your jar, so it would then be 2 parts of fragrance A & 1 part fragrance B.

[Jadryga]

Ahh... interesting... time for me to invest in q-tips then... thanks!

[beau's mama]

I'm playing today so I came to search the board on how to mix scents. Lo & behold here's carol K with some help!

Thanks!

Sharon

[cjrhsk]

Thanks for posting the q-tip test. It seems easy. I'm going to try it, too.

[carol k]

you're welcome glad i could help.

[Jadryga]

Quick question... does an fo blend smell different when soaped from when put straight into a body oil?

I'm having a hard time finding an fo blend that doesn't smell slightly cloying to me, despite lots of raves I see about the scent soaped. I can't soap for nuts cos lye comes under the Poisons Act here, though I'd like to so very much