natural flavors? HHV and HBV

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Kyi

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So I'm looking to place a new order of e-juice. Still trying new vendors out to find my favorite one. So far I've tried madvapes, Rawr, ECBlends, Mrs. T's Bakery, Mister E's, and a few bottles from Hoosier. Out of all of those, I would order again from Mrs. T and Mister E, but I want to complete my vendor sampling rotation for the vendors that I'm interested in. Next on my list is either Heather's Heavenly Vapes or Highbrow. I was THIS close to completing my order at HBV, but I read on the top vendor's thread and HHV appealed to me because it's in my state, their prices are more competitive, and I like their sample packs. Now, I've heard lots of good things about both vendors and the fact they they use some natural ingredients and whatnot, but I'd like to hear some additional opinions. For people who have tried both vendors, which do you prefer?

My order for HBV was going to be all small bottles with extra flavor and sweetener:

Cheesecake Torte (+ coconut)
Vanilla Bean Decadence (couldn't decide between this and the bourbon, but I wanted with a touch of amaretto)
Cappuccino Diablo (+caramel and hazelnut)
Orange de Sangre (+menthol)

$7.50 for a 10ml. I generally prefer smaller bottles and lower prices, that way I can sample more juices, but it's no biggie.

At HHV, my cart looks similar-ish, with the addition of the sample pack.

Bladerunner (I love mint and vanilla, so I can't go wrong there right?)
Satsuma (tangerine flavor and part of the purity line and uses natural extract. better/worse than HBV?)
Vanilla Dream (doesn't sound as interesting as the HBV vanillas but I'm new to vanilla anyway)
Tiramisu
Parrothead (a creamy key lime)
Sample pack: Gandalf, Monkey Mango, Atomic Grasshopper, Strawberry Shortcake

At $5 for a 6ml (about same price as Mrs. T's, who was the other vendor I was considering re-ordering from) and only $3 dollars more for a more than double the size ($8 for 15ml), it's a better deal considering at $8, it's only .50 cents more than HBV per bottle for 5ml more. Both of these carts come out to be roughly the same price, maybe a tad more for HHV.

Anyways my point is... who should I try next?
 

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Rats. I can't compare the two until my latest HHV order ages a wee bit more (I got the Vanilla Dream and Satsuma, along with more Gandalf -- which needs NO steeping!).

The HBV Orange de Sangre is out-of-this-world true orange juice; I find their Vanillas "try too hard"; and I haven't tried the other two you were thinking of getting. The Coconut (on its own) is fabulous but needs a month to steep; the Amaretto is a good blender but I didn't care for it by itself (not a fan of vaping nuts). HBV's tobaccos are in a weird class of their own, and I don't mean that in a good way. :(

As for HHV, their Gandalf is beautiful/delicious/orgasmic. :blush: The Monkey Mango is also superb and natural tasting (ripe mango, light touch of real banana, a dollop of whipped cream coconut milk), but needs a couple weeks to steep.

As a matter of sheer value, I'd say you should try HHV first. Plus they sell Gandalf. :D
 
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I would give my opinion but I have only tried HHV and cannot compare. Hope you get some answers.

Duh! Highbrow Vapor?! I have tried HBV but I will still stay out of this one as they are both very good. I don't know how I read that post and missed "Highbrow." Not only did I miss the obvious reference to Highbrow, I also missed the obvious HBV flavors...I must've been having a biodegradable moment? LOL
 
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For HighBrow, I can only speak to the Vanilla Bourbon Bean....which I can tell would be absolutely amazing, I just made the mistake of not getting extra flavor. I think if you go with the extra flavor, thats probably a winner.

Here is a thread I started on HHV, asking about some of the same juices you listed, so you might find some helpful info here. Blade Runner was touched on a few times in the thread. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo.../309859-heathers-heavenly-vapes-thoughts.html
 

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So I'm looking to place a new order of e-juice. Still trying new vendors out to find my favorite one. So far I've tried Madvapes, Rawr, ECBlends, Mrs. T's Bakery, Mister E's, and a few bottles from Hoosier. Out of all of those, I would order again from Mrs. T and Mister E, but I want to complete my vendor sampling rotation for the vendors that I'm interested in. Next on my list is either Heather's Heavenly Vapes or Highbrow. I was THIS close to completing my order at HBV, but I read on the top vendor's thread and HHV appealed to me because it's in my state, their prices are more competitive, and I like their sample packs. Now, I've heard lots of good things about both vendors and the fact they they use some natural ingredients and whatnot, but I'd like to hear some additional opinions. For people who have tried both vendors, which do you prefer?

My order for HBV was going to be all small bottles with extra flavor and sweetener:

Cheesecake Torte (+ coconut)
Vanilla Bean Decadence (couldn't decide between this and the bourbon, but I wanted with a touch of amaretto)
Cappuccino Diablo (+caramel and hazelnut)
Orange de Sangre (+menthol)

$7.50 for a 10ml. I generally prefer smaller bottles and lower prices, that way I can sample more juices, but it's no biggie.

At HHV, my cart looks similar-ish, with the addition of the sample pack.

Bladerunner (I love mint and vanilla, so I can't go wrong there right?)
Satsuma (tangerine flavor and part of the purity line and uses natural extract. better/worse than HBV?)
Vanilla Dream (doesn't sound as interesting as the HBV vanillas but I'm new to vanilla anyway)
Tiramisu
Parrothead (a creamy key lime)
Sample pack: Gandalf, Monkey Mango, Atomic Grasshopper, Strawberry Shortcake

At $5 for a 6ml (about same price as Mrs. T's, who was the other vendor I was considering re-ordering from) and only $3 dollars more for a more than double the size ($8 for 15ml), it's a better deal considering at $8, it's only .50 cents more than HBV per bottle for 5ml more. Both of these carts come out to be roughly the same price, maybe a tad more for HHV.

Anyways my point is... who should I try next?

Virgin Vapor is good. All their ingredients are organic. I like caramel kona milkshake, celestial honeydew, butter cream mint, hawaiin white guava to name a few.
 

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Based on what you've tried so far, and what you've liked, it sounds like you're like me and prefer more natural tasting liquids rather than "This apple tastes like apple jolly rancher, not real apple" which is how most places are.

If I hit the nail on the head, you should try Alice in Vapeland (no one does citrus flavors better, period) and HHV.

I find HBV hit or miss. Some are natural tasting, some not. The Blackberry Limoncello is a good one.

Virgin Vapors has great, natural tasting flavors, but the dessert flavors aren't sweet enough.
 

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Well, I decided to pick up 3 sampler packs from HHV. I will try Highbrow in the future, especially if HHV juices don't blow me away. But if they do, I will be back. I mean, with 3 sampler packs, there's bound to be something in there that I'll love right? I was soo close to finishing my order at Highbrow, but when it really comes down to it, the sampler packs had me (would have only been able to purchase 4 bottles from Highbrow for around the same price) and their prices were a bit better.

1 x E-Liquid 3ml Sample 4 Pack = $8.00
Flavor #1 Atomic Grasshopper
Flavor #2 Strawberry Shortcake
Flavor #3 Monkey Mango
Flavor #4 Gandalf
1 x E-Liquid 3ml Sample 4 Pack = $8.00
Flavor #1 Cinful Pear
Flavor #2 Parrothead
Flavor #3 Just Peachy
Flavor #4 Mocha Java Smooth
1 x E-Liquid 3ml Sample 4 Pack = $8.00
Flavor #1 Blade Runner
Flavor #2 Vanilla Dream
Flavor #3 P Nut Butter Cookie
Flavor #4 Tuscan Cocoa
 

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Nice picks. I haven't had them all but Vanilla Dream, Blade Runner (especially!), and Gandalf are amazing. The rest that I've had are very good. I noticed on their website it said they are going out of town so your shipping might be a bit slow, but usually it is shipped the very next day or day of your order. It will be worth the wait.
 

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Well, I decided to pick up 3 sampler packs from HHV. I will try Highbrow in the future, especially if HHV juices don't blow me away. But if they do, I will be back. I mean, with 3 sampler packs, there's bound to be something in there that I'll love right? I was soo close to finishing my order at Highbrow, but when it really comes down to it, the sampler packs had me (would have only been able to purchase 4 bottles from Highbrow for around the same price) and their prices were a bit better.

1 x E-Liquid 3ml Sample 4 Pack = $8.00
Flavor #1 Atomic Grasshopper
Flavor #2 Strawberry Shortcake
Flavor #3 Monkey Mango
Flavor #4 Gandalf
1 x E-Liquid 3ml Sample 4 Pack = $8.00
Flavor #1 Cinful Pear
Flavor #2 Parrothead
Flavor #3 Just Peachy
Flavor #4 Mocha Java Smooth
1 x E-Liquid 3ml Sample 4 Pack = $8.00
Flavor #1 Blade Runner
Flavor #2 Vanilla Dream
Flavor #3 P Nut Butter Cookie
Flavor #4 Tuscan Cocoa


So . . . What's YOUR verdict on these? :) :pop:
 
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