SparkysCandles Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 So I decided 2 weeks ago to "sample" some other Chandler's products. I bought tarts. They came in this morning and I must say. My oh my do I have my work cut out for me! LOL.. There were 3 that... well... I'm in heaven and excited to try and create scents that smell this great.These were the scents that I am so over impressed with I don't know what else to say.Blackberry & Cream Coffee CakePumpkin Pecan Caramel CheesecakeWhite Chocolate Maple Sugar Cookie. Does anyone here also "create" their own scents rather than "rename" a FO they purchased? As I am on this forum I am brainstorming in my head! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey66 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I do both, I create and tinker and rename some. Just out of curiosity did the person you bought from know you're in this business when you placed your order?I know some openly swap and share and I totally respect that. I don't sell to other Chandlers personally because comparing often results in copying which defeats the purpose of trying to be original and different than eachother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 More than half of the FO's I sell are my own creations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkysCandles Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Just out of curiosity did the person you bought from know you're in this business when you placed your order?yes he did. i explained I was not buying to copy scent's but more to compare his product to mine. He agreed before I made my purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacktieaffair Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 All I know is that Pumpkin Pecan Caramel Cheesecake sounds OOOOOOOOOOOOO SO gooey good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justajesuschick Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 MANY here make their own blends. Fortunately for a rookie like me, some share those "recipes". I have just blended a couple of scents thus far (I wanted to get down my system and thought keeping it simple at first was best) but some here are mad scientists and combine things I would not have thought of, myself. A sweet person here sent me a goody box of her melts. She encouraged me to ask about recipes for any she sent that I really liked. I did and laughed (at myself) when she revealed many supplier's FO's that I had in my possession but again, had not yet tried mixing as she had. The q-tip test works fairly well and I am now starting to make smaller test batches so I am more eager to trying blending knowing that I will not waste as much with my more error than trial at this point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samandkennasmom Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Just the names of them would make me want to but them! They sound to yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkey66 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Blackberry & Cream Coffee Cake sounds really good. I love coffee cake. Not sure what white chocolate and maple would smell like together but it's an interesting name that would get to pick it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_35550 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Blending complex fragrancs is tough. The initial pour is vibrant but only the top or middle notes hit my nose. Then after a cure time the ct may only contain dominant notes and some notes may fade away ( bummer). The burn may reactivate some of those lost notes and progressive burns bring out the full effect. So the trick, is to create a balance that brings out the bouquet in the ct and then the ht deepens the effect and you have success. I made a blend of ky peppermint patty, ah/re sweet amber musk and a straight sandalwood. Too bad I couldn' bottle that initial fragrance but as it cured the chocolate became brittle and somewhat artificial and the mint faded away. The amber and sandalwood only added a slight dimension to the overall ct. Disappointing but helpful. So forget the peppermint patty and maybe use belgian chocolate and a nice clean peppermint but hang on to the amber and sandalwood. Who knows?Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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