ProudMarineMom

Don't know what wax you use, but Aztec Candle is up around Knoxville. I've ordered wax from them before and shipping was reasonable to me here in Georgia. If you search the Fragrance section Blacktieaffair did an extensive review of quite a few of their fragrances.

http://www.candlemaking.com/store/Candlemaking-C1.aspx

I can't tell you for sure (waiting on an order), but what about using Amyris EO instead of a true Sandalwood. It's supposed to have the same type of fragrance but is no where near as expensive as actual Sandalwood.

Have you looked at Liberty Natural, the have pretty reasonable prices on their oils. http://www.libertynatural.com/index.html Haven't had an opportunity to order from them yet. Although more expensive, the quality from New Directions Aromatics is excellent. But wow, even the cost of the sample is expensive.

Ummm, how's about....

Polar Blast

Peppermint Froth or Peppermint Vanilla Froth

Candy Cane Martini

Vanilla Mintz

I'm glad it's working out for you, Moonshine. Thought you would like the fragrance. Works for me very well in my 464/4630 blend for melts but I never wicked it.

My two best sellers are Blissful Blackberry from AH and Plumberry from CS.

Lorelei, the Chocolate Amber sounds wonderful. And dangit, I just placed an order there. I'll try to keep that in mind for next time. Forgot the Blue Agave I wanted to try as well.

oooh, I like!!

I think they turned out wonderfully.

It would be wonderful if you could do that..I miss her so much..

Ditto. She had some wonderful FO. I'm down to my last little bit of her SoCal. Her's was my favorite.

I really like the bleeding/ombre. Very pretty soap.

Those are really cute! And, the Rasberries and Cream turned out beautifully.

CB, you are getting the swirl thing down. Very pretty!

Thank you!

Jeanie, how much salt have you been using ppo? Would like to give that try.

I've had good luck by adding 1tbsp ppo of Sodium Lactate to the lye solution. The batches I have used it did release much easier from the mold. Not sure if just adding a bit of salt to the lye water will do the same thing. Another thing I have done is put the mold in the freezer for about half an hour or so. That seems to help for the softer batches.

hth - j

Moonshine, I'm right there with, really don't like bakery scents. It's hard to know if one is good because I can't stand them. But if you get a chance, try Pumpkin Creme Brulee from Aroma Haven or Country Bumpkin from NG. Jackbenimble sent me some samples to try and expand my horizons. Both scents are excellent, I can handle them.

AH also has KY's Clothesline Fresh, which I haven't tried yet. Their Blue Skies is wonderful and it's a fresh type of scent. But, my melts are a 464 blend so no idea how it does in 415.

I saw that, not sure why you would have to buy 2 bottles.

I did get a reply back to my email. They were going to make sure I was in their file for newsletters. Also, they will be sending emails to subscribers about the new test fragrances. If I don't receive by this evening, I'm supposed to let them know.

WTF, what do them mean what newsletter? The one I signed up for when I created an account on their website after ordering some products. The checkbox that is marked in my Account Profile under Newsletter Subscriptions. What newsletter??!! Sorry Chandler, I know, preaching to the choir.

And this just sucks. On FB it looks like they offered the Plumeria and LOTV along with Sandalwood in a co-op starting on April 16th. The first two are sold out. I did not get a newsletter nor do I have FB. But it does appear all three of these will be permanent fragrances. The other 26 must be looking for feedback / popularity.

eta: I sent an email as well asking about their newsletter. I mentioned I signed up for them when opening a new account. Wait and see what they have to say.

Personally, I would think CandleScience's Grapefruit and Mangosteen would be perfect in a men's soap.

That is a wonderful scent, but unless CS changed the formulation, it's not B&B safe. I made that mistake when it first came out, made batches of bath melts with it. Thankfully, a member here pointed that out to me.

Candybee, sounds like a very nice fragrance. I think a coconut-y type fragrance would be nice for a coconut milk soap. TW had the co-op listing for just a couple of days over the holiday weekend. After that, it was gone and I haven't seen it since. I was hoping they were going to offer the FO or maybe they are preparing for it.

Sharon, I thought I was on their mail list but pretty darn sure I didn't get anything about the sandalwood. Probably will add myself again just to make sure.

PMM I'm guessing that co-op will be safe to join? Not so much LOL!

Oh I would hope so!! :grin2:

From what they had listed for a couple of days, it looked like the minimum purchase would be a pound. Now, don't know if that is how they are doing their co-ops or if they were just working with the website and preparing for the FO. They were gone a couple of days later.

I've never done a co-op before and with some help I can learn. I'm about 3 hours away from their location and don't know if they offer warehouse pick-up, but that would save on shipping. Although when I ordered from them before, shipping really wasn't that much. Anyway, if they have a high minimum maybe we could do a co-op so everyone could get a smaller quantity.

I've been trying to keep an eye out on their site for the other two FO and I thought I was on their mailing list. But, I didn't get one about the sandalwood.

Over the Memorial Day weekend they had two co-ops listed, both as sold out, for Lily of the Valley and Plumeria, along with the Hawaiian Sandalwood. Those two FO are no longer listed but I'm hoping they are planning a co-op for those. If I remember correctly everyone loved both of these fragrances from them. I think the Sandalwood had rave reviews as well. How does this one differ from other sandalwoods?

When you order, grab you some of the Blackberry Fig. That is a wonderful fragrance and did wonderfully in M&P and wax melts. I'm wanting to get more of that and try it in CP.

Colorful swirls. Very pretty!!

Love it!!

I'll give that a try. And be prepared to get it in the mold if it really starts moving. Thanks for the info!

J

Beautiful!!