Edited to add: I'm not going to change anything I originally said but will add LOTS of edits because things have changed after a very long cure .. obviously!
I got my order this week and wanted to give some reviews of what I thought so far! I will add more as I go along.
All of my soaps will be CP unless I mention otherwise.
Orange Clove - No A, may have discolored a little bit because it's very brown and was colored with orange. The fragrance is not orange clove, it smells like a spiced cake, the family is calling it "carrot cake." I don't recommend it.
ETA: I wanted to add that I used .5 oz ppo and it is still a very strong fragrance.
It took many weeks and many sniffs but I have to say the Orange Clove has grown on me. While I still think it smells a little cake-ish, I definitely would recommend it... but it took lots of time to mellow out before I liked it. (it is a little over 3 months old now)
Buttercream - very creamy and good, kinda vanilla-y, what I would expect a buttercream to smell like. Very sweet. It turned daaark brown like chocolate because of the vanilla in it. No acceleration though. I do like the scent a lot and would recommend.
ETA: I take it back! lol. Still a very dark chocolate brown and the fragrance now smells a little "cheap." I don't like it personally and wouldn't recommend, it's more of a sweet vanilla dollar store smell.
Chai Tea - At the one week mark, the fragrance is bad. Gross and not what I was expecting. It's not a creamy smell at all, it's perfumey and a little spicey but not what I would prefer. No A and very very little D, it was almost a white bar but after a week has barely changed to a little bit of tan. Will update later about the fragrance of the soap if it changes.
ETA: I still really hate this FO. Barely discolored at all though.
Vanilla Bean - Extremely strong fragrance, max use 5% but I used at 2% or less and it's very, very strong. May use less next time. No A, after a couple of weeks it has turned almost a chocolate brown.
I can't say that it reminds me of the BBW scent but the moment I smelled it I knew what it was - there was this VS perfume I used to wear (now discontinued) called Sugar Candy and it is EXACTLY that. Very strong vanilla scent and very sweet. Recommended.
ETA: Still very strong and very sweet, I don't like it as much anymore because of the sweetness. It's a little overwhelming. I would still recommend it.
NG Vanilla Lavender Type - Wonderful! Everyone has loved this, it smells exactly like the Lavender Vanilla & Comfort Febreze. It does discolor a little but I made a CP goat milk soap with purple pop mica and after a month they are holding onto their color (though it has darkened).
I did CP and HP and both did well.
Coconut Cabana - Faded after about a week, did not discolor at all, it's 3 1/2 months old now and there is just a HINT of a powdery fragrance there. I used .5 oz ppo - I have read it is common for coconut FOs to fade.
Tropical Blast - Watermelon bubblegum fragrance for sure. It's really strong and not my personal favorite but everyone I've given it to seems to like it, it really has a presence. Did not discolor!
Fresh Fruit Slices - No updates yet! I tried to make this one and forgot to add the FO to my batch *facepalm*
Ugly Fruit - A very nice citrus flavor, a little bit orangey but definitely has its own twist. Used on its own and mixed with tea tree (for a "tea tree citrus") and I like it, but probably wouldn't keep it in my "line" (if I had one). Did not discolor.
Sea Salt Caramels - No A, discolored to a nice caramel color. The smell is really wonderful and makes my mouth water, after a couple of weeks curing I can really smell the sea salt as well. Recommended.
ETA: The smell was great at first, unfortunately now there is something about it that I just don't like - maybe I didn't use enough FO
Laundromat - Got this one for my husband and he completely loves it. Smells exactly like classic fabric softener and is a very strong FO. I used it at 5%, as I said, very strong and did not discolor.
I got my order this week and wanted to give some reviews of what I thought so far! I will add more as I go along.
All of my soaps will be CP unless I mention otherwise.
Orange Clove - No A, may have discolored a little bit because it's very brown and was colored with orange. The fragrance is not orange clove, it smells like a spiced cake, the family is calling it "carrot cake." I don't recommend it.
ETA: I wanted to add that I used .5 oz ppo and it is still a very strong fragrance.
It took many weeks and many sniffs but I have to say the Orange Clove has grown on me. While I still think it smells a little cake-ish, I definitely would recommend it... but it took lots of time to mellow out before I liked it. (it is a little over 3 months old now)
Buttercream - very creamy and good, kinda vanilla-y, what I would expect a buttercream to smell like. Very sweet. It turned daaark brown like chocolate because of the vanilla in it. No acceleration though. I do like the scent a lot and would recommend.
ETA: I take it back! lol. Still a very dark chocolate brown and the fragrance now smells a little "cheap." I don't like it personally and wouldn't recommend, it's more of a sweet vanilla dollar store smell.
Chai Tea - At the one week mark, the fragrance is bad. Gross and not what I was expecting. It's not a creamy smell at all, it's perfumey and a little spicey but not what I would prefer. No A and very very little D, it was almost a white bar but after a week has barely changed to a little bit of tan. Will update later about the fragrance of the soap if it changes.
ETA: I still really hate this FO. Barely discolored at all though.
Vanilla Bean - Extremely strong fragrance, max use 5% but I used at 2% or less and it's very, very strong. May use less next time. No A, after a couple of weeks it has turned almost a chocolate brown.
I can't say that it reminds me of the BBW scent but the moment I smelled it I knew what it was - there was this VS perfume I used to wear (now discontinued) called Sugar Candy and it is EXACTLY that. Very strong vanilla scent and very sweet. Recommended.
ETA: Still very strong and very sweet, I don't like it as much anymore because of the sweetness. It's a little overwhelming. I would still recommend it.
NG Vanilla Lavender Type - Wonderful! Everyone has loved this, it smells exactly like the Lavender Vanilla & Comfort Febreze. It does discolor a little but I made a CP goat milk soap with purple pop mica and after a month they are holding onto their color (though it has darkened).
I did CP and HP and both did well.
Coconut Cabana - Faded after about a week, did not discolor at all, it's 3 1/2 months old now and there is just a HINT of a powdery fragrance there. I used .5 oz ppo - I have read it is common for coconut FOs to fade.
Tropical Blast - Watermelon bubblegum fragrance for sure. It's really strong and not my personal favorite but everyone I've given it to seems to like it, it really has a presence. Did not discolor!
Fresh Fruit Slices - No updates yet! I tried to make this one and forgot to add the FO to my batch *facepalm*
Ugly Fruit - A very nice citrus flavor, a little bit orangey but definitely has its own twist. Used on its own and mixed with tea tree (for a "tea tree citrus") and I like it, but probably wouldn't keep it in my "line" (if I had one). Did not discolor.
Sea Salt Caramels - No A, discolored to a nice caramel color. The smell is really wonderful and makes my mouth water, after a couple of weeks curing I can really smell the sea salt as well. Recommended.
ETA: The smell was great at first, unfortunately now there is something about it that I just don't like - maybe I didn't use enough FO
Laundromat - Got this one for my husband and he completely loves it. Smells exactly like classic fabric softener and is a very strong FO. I used it at 5%, as I said, very strong and did not discolor.
I'm glad you like the sea salt caramel! After a few days of curing I did get a more salty scent; and it has now discolored to a light caramel color.
