Capellas or Perfumers Apprentice?

[Wyzen]

I love CinnaBomb and waffle, but am sick of spending too much. Ive gotten a solid supply of PG and VG and nicotine. Now I just need flavors.

It seems the two most popular flavor companies are Capellas and Perfumers apprentice. Which has better stuff? PA you get 1oz for .5oz of Capellas.

Which should I go with?

I was thinking getting the red hots, waffle, eggnog, apple pie, both sites have the red hots, waffle and eggnog, so I just need help figuring out who to buy from.

Also, can anyone confirm that VaporBomb uses capella's flavors? I know VaporBomb has flavors, but the prices are pretty high.

 

[banjo]

Go here for info that should help: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/74109-guide-diy-flavoring.html

 

[Lisa B]

I am also battling with myself over this decision, I am going to be starting to DIY soon and I just can't decided which way to go with this, hope you get some solid answers.

 

[Wyzen]

Yea me too. The guide on DIY is somewhat helpful, but I just want someone who has experience with both. Heck, I just want to know who makes the best Red Hots flavoring as its my favorite.

 

[cloudkat]

I know this will not help completely help, but this is not as simple as "buy xxx's stuff, they are better".
Each of these two companies have flavors that are better than the other, so you will just have to experiment and see which you like better.
Some of this can be made easier with some flavors that are common flavors used by alot of us.
As an example, I can help you out with a couple of flavors that I have tried from both companies.

Vanilla Custard, Eggnog, Waffle, double chocolate and marshmallow from Capellas are better than TPA's.
Caramel, any coffee, French Vanilla and Milk Chocolate from TPA are better than those from Capellas.

These are the only flavors I have tried from both companies as a direct comparison.
Hopefully others will post their direct comparisons here as well.

Another good thing about TPA is that you can buy a 4ml sample of any of their flavors for only $1.40. That is a great way to test their flavors at very little cost.

Hope this helps.

 

[Wyzen]

Cheers it does! It helps alot! Now if someone can provide a comparison of the cinnabomb/red hots/hot cinnamon candy...it's become my go to vape and I wanna make my own...however it has killed my taste buds after 2 solid months of nothing but cinnabomb, my other fav, cinnamon Danish swirl, just doesn't taste good anymore to me...too muted.

 

[Nikhil]

LorAnn's Cinnamon Oil is probably the strongest cinnamon, closest to the old TV AC. PA Cinnamon RedHots is like a candy flavor with mostly just the Cinnamaldehyde (kind of like Vanillin is to Vanilla - imitation vanilla). PA and FA Cinnamon have a natural cinnamon flavor like bakery cinnamon. I don't know about the Capella Hot Cinnamon Candy, but my guess is that it's similar to PA RedHots.

 

[Springbird]

Most of the flavors that I'm working with are from PA. I am fairly new to DIY and that is the first place that I ordered from. I really like that I can order the small bottles for 1.40 apiece. I have a whole bunch of flavors that I haven't even tried yet. I am still new enough to vapeing that I am still discovering that I like flavors that I would not have suspected would be good. I ordered Earl Grey Tea on a whim (for 1.40 I can afford a whim) and discovered one of my favorite flavors. Then because I liked that so well I ordered Chai Tea on my next order and found my favorite flavor. Who would guess that tea would make a great vape? If you get flavors that you know you like from either Capella or PA it would be a good place to start. Do start with the small sizes so that if you discover that you don't like it it's not a big loss. It is a lot of fun, especially if you can get into the mad scientist thing.

 

[Wyzen]

LorAnn's Cinnamon Oil is probably the strongest cinnamon, closest to the old TV AC. PA Cinnamon RedHots is like a candy flavor with mostly just the Cinnamaldehyde (kind of like Vanillin is to Vanilla - imitation vanilla). PA and FA Cinnamon have a natural cinnamon flavor like bakery cinnamon. I don't know about the Capella Hot Cinnamon Candy, but my guess is that it's similar to PA RedHots.

U say TV AC...what does that mean?

 

[Springbird]

Tasty Vapor's Atomic Cinnicide (sp) I believe.

 

[Ast_Isis]

I could not find any information on which companies Vaporbomb uses for its DIY flavorings. Most of the e-liquid makers get their flavorings from a variety of companies just like most DIYers.

As for a "red hots" type flavor, I prefer Capella's over PA's since it tastes more like the candy IMO.

 

[ukeman]

"""Also, can anyone confirm that VaporBomb uses capella's flavors? I know VaporBomb has flavors, but the prices are pretty high."""
I haven't tried a good waffle... I like VaporBomb's coffee and mocha, but the VB waffle is not good imo... i have a 10 ml bottle i could trade with for something if you want to try.
their cinabomb is great but too sweet; i use it and thin it out ; there is so much flavor and sweetness it has to be diluted imo.

 

[GoodDog]

My understanding from reading the TV forum is that he changed his recipe for both the Gingerbread and the Waffle and switched from Capella to PA because it was cheaper. It appears his customers weren't happy with the results and he went back to using Capella.

Personally I don't like PA's Waffle or Gingerbread compared to Capella's.

I don't know about the redhot cinnamon but it appears he also recently changed that recipe.

 

[chainvapor]

My understanding from reading the TV forum is that he changed his recipe for both the Gingerbread and the Waffle and switched from Capella to PA because it was cheaper. It appears his customers weren't happy with the results and he went back to using Capella.

Personally I don't like PA's Waffle or Gingerbread compared to Capella's.

I don't know about the redhot cinnamon but it appears he also recently changed that recipe.

Yeah, from what I gather, he is going to start losing customers if he keeps it up. Once he has a flavor done, he needs to stick with it. Otherwise, he should not offer it at all. It is a really crappy business practice to get someone liking a particular flavor and then changing it because you want to make a better profit. I am really not into that. I think it is pretty crummy. I still have one juice I order from TV, but now that I DIY, I am hoping to recreate it close enough so I do not have to order it from them anymore. I do like his juice when he doesn't change it, and I think he has pretty reasonable prices too. But I know I can make my own juice a lot cheaper!

CV