Ordering non-Chinese E-Liquid mixes

[SIN]

...While the taste and strength is based on individual's tastes, it would be useful to find out which flavours are oil (no-no), and which are water soluable (most seem to be...

All the ones I ordered are water soluable except the Musk Essence. That one wasn't a Lorann's and on the bottle it states (Oil Based). It smells just like those Musk Stick Lollies too

Late last night I mixed up the Watermelon:
I mixed up 5ml and went with only 10% of the concentrate because of the colour. (60% 36mg VG, 10% Watermelon Concentrate & 30% straight VG). This gets it to an almost flouro pink colour and the fragrance is somewhere in between a Midori and those watermelon sherbet lollies. Tastes Fantastic!

I did the Cotton Candy this morning:
I mixed up 5ml to sample (60% 36mg VG, 20% Cotton Candy Concentrate & 20% straight VG) to end up at around 21mg nic. Colour is almost clear - It's ok but tastes more like a honey flavour than a spun sugar. I didn't really like this one but that's up to personal tastes.

Now back to the Musk Essence:

Umm WOW! because it's an oil base I mixed it with alcohol to aid in making it more soluable. I mixed up 8ml to sample: 20% (2ml) Musk Essence shaken with 10% (1ml) of Alcohol (I used 80 proof Absolut Vodka), then added 50% (4ml) 36mg VG and 20% (2ml) straight VG to end up at around 18mg nic. Color is a light Yellow - as light as RY4.

Now this might become an atty killer but so far so good and the flavor is insanely like a Musk Stick.

It's between the Bubble Gum & Musk Sticks for me then Banana & then Watermelon. You can have the Candy Floss!

 

[MusicBox]

OK Sin, now you have my attention. I have been known to do a lot worse than go through a few attys for a musk taste.
Please do keep us updated as to the attrition rate.

 

[Perpuk]

From the ecig store when ordering Ecopure:

I have received a couple of orders from him with no problems. I just ordered some more so it is good to know he will still send it.

 

[lordterrin]

They arn't illegal as such, only banned for sale in Australia. They are still legal to import and use in personal quantity's. In fact a relative who works for Aus Customs uses a 510 and 901 at work all the time.

Do you have some sort of link to verify this? If this is the case, man, it would ease my worries each time I place an order.... Everything I've ordered has come through, but most of the time they hide the juices in a battery box marked "EU Battery Adapter" or something. They've never actually been visible.

 

[darkmonk]

I've searched the australian customs website extensively and it is not listed as banned for import. I've had several of my packages opened and checked by customs. The only situation I've heard of a shipment being rejected is when someone tried to get 200+ bottles of e-juice in one shipment. I can guarantee though, that in queensland it is illegal to sell e-juice with nicotine. Most chinese sellers use bogus details for the customs form, dont ask me why???

 

[darkmonk]

Resticted and Prohibited Imports

 

[mooody]

Yeah…I always thought (when I first started on e-cigs) it was just illegal to sell it here, ok for personal use. But I’ve had a few emails from overseas suppliers say “No we won’t ship it, it’s banned in your country”, sort had me thinking, they know something I don’t. But maybe they get us mixed up with Canada…or tried the big bulk e-liquid send. I searched custom’s web site, but couldn’t find anything real specific (always wonder if it could be under Therapeutic drugs and substances, but nicotine isn't mentioned there). But as Darkmonk says, it’s probably to do with real big bulk ordering.

Oh I just received today my e-liquid from Mrs T’s bakery from the USA (about 150mls worth of 18mg) successfully, left alone by customs. Would have been plain as day if opened. Haven’t tried them yet…more weekend type liquids.

It seems like the worse is customs will ship it back, and you get your money back when it returns. (probably why some won’t take the risk, because it’s them out of pocket, not us).