Good Morning!!!
How has everyone been? I have been in flux for the past 5 weeks but am slowly moving forward. YouTube still hasn't cleared up the claim against one of my videos so I still cannot post. But in a way that is just the last push in a series of pushes that I needed to move me from certain forums. If you follow me on Facebook then you know that I am shutting down my Facebook account on August 31st. I have come to realize that people like to "Oooohh!" and "Aaahhh!" over pictures but will not purchase. They will also steal them. That being said, I am going back to newsletters and e-mail contact. If any of my readers want to be put on the e-mail distribution list then please send me an e-mail with "Newsletter" in the subject line, thechandlersrose12@gmail.com.
I haven't made any soap in over 9 weeks. I have been working the other side of my business and that is manufacturing private label blends. A company can contract with me to create blends for them that no one else has but the company has 15 days after receipt of the product to test it out and finalize a contract on what they want. Once that date expires the blend goes out to others. I have had some fragrances with no bites and I have discontinued them and scrapped the recipe. No biggie. I can always create others.
This heat has been sapping my strength. I cannot function in above 75 degree Fahrenheit temps. I just cannot. In the meantime, I have received some samples from Rustic Escentuals that I have been stumped by. Their Kickin' Caramel and Red Hot Banana FO's smell good at first, then slightly cloyingly sweet and then ...! So, I have been attempting to dissect what I am smelling so I can decide what will be the best essential oils to blend with them. Kickin' Caramel has a slightly salty top note and then smells like Orville Redenbacher's Caramel popcorn. Red Hot Banana has top notes of Cinnamon and sweet Banana and a Middle note of Elf Sweat ( I forget which company creates this particular FO blend). Normally with a sweet FO I attempt to bitter it up with an earthy or musky EO. Geranium and Patchouli are good for this. Silver Fir Needle as well. But I think this year I will go with clean Citrusy EOs because I want to move a little differently.
For the Fragrance Club Members, August to September will see a 2016 fragrance sample box go out so everyone will be able to give input and play around with some cool new blends. It will also give companies a way to send out teaser or samples of their creations during the holidays as a means of whetting the appetites of their customers.
