AnjieBurdett Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I was just browsing through ebay looking for some palm wax and came across these from the states - they are upside down aren't they??http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-Palm-Wax-Pillar-Candles-3-x-4-Double-Nag-Champa-Scent_W0QQitemZ120135492792QQihZ002QQcategoryZ50407QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemDo many people make candles this way and is there a reason or is it just personal preference? I think they look better the other way round, with the bottom of the mould as the top of the candle.Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybersix Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I think it's a typical mistake made by beginners...But can't tell if anyone can have a prefernce for a scratched top... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Looks like it. Maybe they didn't know that the top of the mold is the bottom of your candle. Candles are pretty except for the tops. Maybe some prefer them that way. I don't.Scented with Nag Champa?!!! Blech!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 LOL! Is nag champa nasty then? I've never smelt it. What kind of fragrance is it? I had a wiff of Patchouli recently and was nearly sick - nasty, nasty scent!Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nag Champa is that incense smell the hippies used in the 60's. (Primarily to cover up matahooch smell). Can't stand it! However, many remember it and love the fragrance. I just remember how bad it always smelled on peoples clothes, in their homes, in their hair, money, anything the incense permeated smelled of it. Double blech!!:lipsrseal :lipsrseal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 LOL! Is nag champa nasty then? I've never smelt it. What kind of fragrance is it? I had a wiff of Patchouli recently and was nearly sick - nasty, nasty scent!Anjie,x.HEY!! Patchouli was the spring rave here and an alltime fav. LOL! Be nice to the patch ... besides you aren't supposed to whiff OOB and judge. Tisk. Tisk. Nag is a very pungent, heavy perfumy, floral scent IMO. Borderline disgusting A popular scent in incense for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 OOB was as far as I wanted to go with the Patch Scented Not my thing unfortunatley. I seem to have a thing for Pear!! I can't get enough of it .... ok Anj, put down the bottle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 OK I'm daring you to put the patch in wax and then I'll play with a pear scent ... somehow that doesn't seem fair. I think you'd have more fun lol. Oh wait, could that be because I love patch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Patch is popular. People always ask for it. I can stomach patchouli, but not nag champa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 Put the Patch in wax??? Hmmmm, I'd rather take a grater to my lady bits No seriously though, I only had a tester and it went in t'bin pretty sharpish Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyinME Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Did anyone notice that they use 2oz of scent per LB? Palm wax, at least the kind I use, can't hold that much. I'd be staying away from those. They also use a larger wick to produce more scent throw. I bet they also blow out really easy too, wax running all over the furniture. I hope they have insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wick'n'Wax Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Nag Champa was the first 16oz bottle I ordered. I love it and I'm not an old hippy either lmao. I bought some inscense sticks once for meditation and loved the smell. When I found I could get an FO in it, well, yum!As for those candles, double scented, mmmm!!Like the idea of the glow through the stones though, if it works Makes you wonder what, if any testing they do though, if they don't even realise the candle is upside down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 A good Nag shouldn't need to be 2 oz/pp. It's too strong at 1oz/pp!! The Nag blend that I use is cut way down to .5/pp and still runs me out of the house.Anji - should have kept that bottle of Patch. It is wonderful in blending - especially with those little bits of FO that aren't enough for a whole candle - you just mix 'em with a little patch and you have a great smelling candle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 OMG I've only just seen the bit about the extra large wick for an extra large flame! :rolleyes2 Should I email and tell them they make their candles upside down (he he he).Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wick'n'Wax Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I was just going to post the exact same thing Anjie, then I thought about the fact, they probably haven't even tested them! but then I thought about the bit where its says, gulf war veteran and paying to put themselves thru college.Oh I don't know lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 but then I thought about the bit where its says' date=' gulf war veteran and paying to put themselves thru college.Oh I don't know lol[/quote']OMG! I didn't see that either!! :laugh2: I'm such an airhead BUT, I didn't mean in a nasty way, I just thought that....well, if I was making candles upside down i'd want someone to tell me LOL.Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinMom Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I dont think it is a one time mistake, I looked at all the other candles and they all look upside down too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 5, 2007 Author Share Posted July 5, 2007 No I don't think its a one time mistake either, I think they just don't know.Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NattyCat Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 anjie - i can't stand patchouli - but mix it with lavender and it's lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I love Nag Champa - it makes a great soap scent too. But did anyone get a load of the shipping? $120.45!!! How outrageous is that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 anjie - i can't stand patchouli - but mix it with lavender and it's lovely.You guys are killing me Do I have to go buy another patchouli tester?? Thanks Nat, i MIGHT give it a try.Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 But did anyone get a load of the shipping? $120.45!!! How outrageous is that??Yeah, I saw THAT bit *LOL*. Cough....splutter!Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judy, USMC Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Yeah, I saw THAT bit *LOL*. Cough....splutter!Anjie,x.I sputtered, too!!! :rolleyes2 But just got off their site at EBay and shipping is $10.23. The first price MUST have been a typo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryppnotic Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 I sputtered, too!!! :rolleyes2 But just got off their site at EBay and shipping is $10.23. The first price MUST have been a typo!I saw US $120.45 and stopped there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnjieBurdett Posted July 6, 2007 Author Share Posted July 6, 2007 The $120.45 was the shipping to the UK. Maybe you get to see the quote for the USA and I the UK one. Anjie,x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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