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Post by candlelover94 on Dec 1, 2013 22:01:47 GMT -5
I am new to the boards and CBV. I just placed my first order tonight and this is what I got : The 9 oz country sampler in the scents Christmas in Who-Ville, Pumpkin Pecan Waffles, Cold December Night, Gooey Pumpkin Butter, Breakfast in Vermont and Log Cabin. I have an addiction to bakery scented candles I also included a Buttery Toffee Crunch lip balm and some soap shots in the scents Winter Snowflake, Rocky Mountain Christmas and Snowdrift Berries. PLUS a Christmas in Who-Ville body lotion!! I am SUPER DUPER excited to receive my order & I will start counting down the days!! I only hear good things about CBV so I knew that I had to give in and place an order! I will review them as soon as I get them in the mail! Question - I have been reading things about letting them cure. Does this include candles too? Is it because they are so fresh? I have never bought any fresh, hand poured candles so please let me know how long y'all wait to burn them. Thanks so much!!
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Post by shayp on Dec 1, 2013 22:38:59 GMT -5
Hello and welcome to the boards, and CBV. I am pretty new here as well, placed my first order in October and fell in love. I am sure you will love CBV, I am not much of a bakery person, I find it makes me hungry and I end up eating wayyy to much so although I enjoy the scents I try to stay away. However, I have heard from so many people that Victoria has the best line of bakery scents out there so I am sure you will be pleased with all of your choices. As for cure time, here are a few things I have been told about CBV. I know that her bakery scents take the longest to cure sometimes months, however everybody says it is well worth the wait. Yes it applies to Candles as well as scent shots. Scent Shots will not take as long to cure as a candle, but a candle will continue to cure even after being burned. Another thing to know is that when an order is placed for a scent they pour four at a time. So if you order Apple Pie, well then they pour four scent shots in Apple Pie... So sometimes with the more popular scents such as Christmas in Who-Ville, it is being ordered so much this time of the year that you may end up with one that is 100% cured upon arrival. The best way to tell is your nose. You will know when you smell it, if it doesn't smell strong or has a waxy smell then give it more time. Or if there is a note that you just do not like at all, give it more time and see if other notes come out. I have been told to try your best to give all scent shots at least one or two weeks to cure just to be sure. You were right about it being fresh all candle orders are poured upon order and as I stated above, scent shots are poured 4 at a time. Hope this helps and I can't wait for your review.
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Post by queentakesjack on Dec 2, 2013 6:14:55 GMT -5
Welcome to the boards! Like Shay said the best way to tell if something is cured is by the smell. If it doesn't quite smell right just yet put it back for a little while. There are some exceptions though like Chocolate Chip Cookie and Fudge Brownie don't smell like the real deal UNTIL they are warmed up. So sometimes with cure time it is a trial by error experience. Rule of thumb is at least wait a week or a week and a half before melting something. As for candles the candle will still cure even after you light it the first time. The scent shots will have a stronger scent throw since they are bursts of scent so don't be alarmed if your candle isn't as strong as your shots. You got a lot of great scents, Cold December Night is perfect for the colder months. Gooey Pumpkin Butter Cake smelt more like just butter cake to me but was still yummy, and Rocky Mountain Christmas smells so good for December.
I hope you like CBV and the boards sweetie!
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Post by brittany34 on Dec 2, 2013 6:35:32 GMT -5
Welcome to the boards! You will LOVE CBV, and picked some great scents. As far as "cure time", I feel like I'm one of the few people that doesn't really "cure" my candles. Since they are poured fresh, sometimes all the scent oils need time to mix. If I receive an order and everything smells good, I don't cure anything. If there's one that my nose maybe doesn't like, I let it sit for a few days before I burn/melt it.
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Post by queentakesjack on Dec 2, 2013 10:40:27 GMT -5
It is pretty strong to say everyone is wrong. Different scents can take longer to cure than most which has been acknowledged by Victoria. She says if it doesn't smell right put it away and let it cure longer. In personal experience the longer a scent cures sometimes the better it smells. CXP said it best when she said: Each scent has a different amount of curing time that it takes to get the best quality scent out of it, and I've found that it just takes experience to know which ones take longer. Also they do pour 4 at a time when one is ordered here is just one video of CBV's where you can see the already poured shots that they keep on hand and how they go about filling the orders. There is another video on their page though I don't have the time to hunt down and find it right now where you can see them pouring the wax so the wax in your shots can either be poured that day or a few days before. Maybe after work I can sort through their page and find the pouring video for you all.
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Post by disalan on Dec 2, 2013 18:07:08 GMT -5
Hello and welcome I'm sure if this has been said but after you light a candle it will still continue to cure. So if you light it and it doesn't seem right or cured enough for you then you can always tuck it away and revisit it again. I would just be sure to get a nice full melt pool all the way to the edges when you do first light it.
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Post by AbbieJolie on Jan 2, 2014 22:34:33 GMT -5
I adore my bakery scents but they tax my patience and have taken four or more months to cure for me. My Florals and Fruits cure by six weeks generally. I recommend not following my example of ordering primarily bakery scents for the first six months.
Bath and Body products require no cure time, so they can be a good way to satisfy curiosity about a scent sooner. The Chunk 'n Dunk Soaps are lovely. I have not ordered a soap shot yet.
I've been burning a September purchase, a candle in Pecan Pie. It is absolutely Scrumptious!
I just put a quarter scent shot of Log Cabin in my warmer. This was purchased in July. I grouped all my "Breakfast Scents" together in a drawer and did not check them during December. So far...I would say that if you thought you'd love Log Cabin, get Pecan Pie instead. It is about 3000 times more fabulous!
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