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I have a sample vial of a dupe FO from Save on Scents. I've just used it as a perfume oil on my wrists, not in soap, but it's similar. A little more leather (or something? i'm not great with notes) than the original, in my opinion, but a good impression none the less.

I had good luck with Nature's Garden. They have several versions, but I like the regular Lemon FO. http://m.naturesgardencandles.com/lemon-fragrance-oil It's not super strong so I use 1 oz ppo. Another idea would be Litsea Cubena essential oil. I find it really sticks in soap and has a very...

Saveonscents.com has one! I haven't soaped with it, just made a little roll on perfume for myself and it smells so good!! Hope that helps! (Not affiliated or anything, just sharing info!)

Good to know...I was intrigued at first, but was so amazed at the high shipping cost that I just kept ordering from nature's garden. Love them for sure!

That sounds like a great scent! My suggestions are probably in a different vein that that one: Nature's Garden Bamboo & White Grapefruit and Baby Graceful--both are green and a little bit sweet to me.

Great topic! We like strongly scented soaps here! I usually soap with 1 oz ppo. NG: Burst of Energy (smells like biolage shampoo!), rockin the stars, Goldie dreadlocks, poison crocus, you sexy thing you, pink daisy & gomi berry, hippie Christmas WSP: euphoric (but watch out for accel)...

I almost always add the FO to the oils before adding lye--and like others have stated, if I know or suspect it will misbehave, I definitely stir by hand instead of stick blending to keep things under control. I also plan on a single color or ((very)) simple swirl and move quickly. Only took me...

I am going to make a batch this evening. I started soaping about a year ago and saw a similar thread on here so I made a batch last year and it is amazing now. I used 5% super fat and it was "snotty" after three months, but not at all now. It's perfect for my face. Or anything really...

Two of my children have terrible eczema. Just switching to homemade soap seemed to make a difference at first. Then I found a recipe designed to help eczema and have tweaked it a bit. It's high in lard, olive oil, and shea butter. Little bit of coconut and castor in there too. (I don't have my...

Very interesting...did you like it out of the bottle at all? I used some to make lotion and my husband LOVES when I have it on. I like it too--it smells like straight jasmine to me. But now I'm scared to soap with it!! Your description sounds pretty miserable! I too have a ton of 1oz samples...

If you're inclined to try some EOs, I like to use a 75/25 blend of litsea/lavender essential oils...the lavender keeps the citrusy litsea from being too sharp. Really fresh and nice!

My husband is a super low maintenance type--strog scents and colognes are not his thing. He uses coast or zest soap, as he hasn't really liked the scent of anything I've made. I want to make a batch of soap for him that has a generic clean soap smell...it doesn't have to be a dupe for coast or...

Another vote here for Hippy Christmas! I love patchouli, but I don't really smell it--it's a sweet minty scent with an earthy background. Really nice!

I recently tried Lavender Apple from NG and was really surprised how "fall-ish" it seemed to me. We have a big apple/pioneer festival here that I go to every year in mid-Sep and Lavender Apple really just reminds me of the scent in the air there. Happy, fresh, and fall-ish. Too bad it's...

You know, I just checked the website and for many (but not all, unfortunately) of the FOs on fragrancebuddy, the price per ounce is the same for 1oz bottle as it is for a 4oz bottle...you could just order two 1 ounce bottles to get exactly what you need for the same price in some cases. I am...

This doesn't address any of the dupes you listed, as I haven't soaped them yet. (Sex bomb smells crazy amazing, though!) I have soaped the Avobath dupe and that one is nice and strong at 0.5 oz ppo, if that helps anything at all.

This is a fun thread! My kids have really liked Bite Me, Yuzu, and Fluffy Pink Candy from Nature's Garden. Another favorite of one of my sons in particular is a chocolate scent. I used one from Fragrance Buddy that worked well.

Thanks for the input--yeah I saw some 2 oz sizes, but not for all scents--and not for the 3 I'm really curious about. I may try and contact them about that.

I randomly found bescented.com, wondered I anyone had ordered their fragrance oils before? Looks like they have some Lush dupes, but I'm scared to try 8oz--I just make soap for my family/friends, no selling, so I don't need that much!

Thanks for the replies! Sounds like it's the same as with anything...some people have good luck, some have bad luck!! My husband is a total worrier about pipe trouble and it was his idea to check in on this forum. I guess I'll just keep on with my soap and see what happens!