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Letitia

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@Letitia I mixed a Orange tobacco Rum that's pretty tasty but I'm desiring more of an Orange presence. My little bottle of FW Blood Orange is empty:( What do I have that would make a decent sub?
Don't you have FA mandarin? That should work, it's a snv flavor tho I like it better if it sits for at least 24h. Flavors that can make orange pop are peach, apricot, mango, raspberry; .25-.5%.
 

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@Letitia I mixed a Orange tobacco Rum that's pretty tasty but I'm desiring more of an Orange presence. My little bottle of FW Blood Orange is empty:( What do I have that would make a decent sub?
Forgot...think you have FA orange as well, that would be the best.
 

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Been reading nothing but the DIY boards all this week and saw quite a few mentions of one-shot flavors by OSDIYS and FA Pazzo. I'm thinking these handy babies will be perfect for me to mix up vape-able juice easily. These are currently in my OSDIYS cart:

One Stop Blends - Lucky Shot* - 10mL
One Stop Blends - RJ4 - 10mL
One Stop Flavors - Arnold Palmer - 10mL
One Stop Flavors - Pink Lemonade - 10mL
FA Pazzo - King - 10ml
One Stop Flavors - Blue Raspberry Slush - 10mL
One Stop Blends - Lotta Latte* - 10mL
Tobacco Absolute - 1/4 oz (haven't seen this anywhere else before, so tossed it in)

Am I good to go with these or should I remove any?

BTW, the '*' is used to mark flavorings with those questionable custard notes, correct?

Question: I haven't seen mention of it, but wanted to ask if there is a particular order I should mix at? Mix flavoriings first, nic base first, etc.? As one should mix wet ingredients together, dry together, and then slowly incorporate dry (as with baking), how do I approach mixing e-liquids? Or does it not matter? I do plan on testing my flavors individually in small batches, before I start combining flavors in recipes, but wanted to ask first.

Also, my NR DIY Kit order arrived today and my nail polish/flavor cases arrived yesterday. :banana:Hubby is beyond ......, BTW (he's one of them that firmly believes vaping is worse than smoking, no matter what I say) and said he wants me out of the house now... Because of vaping. He tells me he wants me to stop vaping, so I'm simply supposed to, but I keep reminding him that I'm an adult who can make her own, informed, choices. That translates to 'he can't trust me' to my husband... Seriously??? o_O
 
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Question: I haven't seen mention of it, but wanted to ask if there is a particular order I should mix at? Mix flavoriings first, nic base first, etc.? As one should mix wet ingredients together, dry together, and then slowly incorporate dry (as with baking), how do I approach mixing e-liquids? Or does it not matter? I do plan on testing my flavors individually in small batches, before I start combining flavors in recipes, but wanted to ask first.
I've wondered a bit about this too. I've mostly been measuring in a graduated cylinder and I put in flavoring, then PG, VG, and nic base last until it measures up to the size of my batch. I'm thinking I should do nic base first though, so that if I overshoot I can pour some back into the bottle before it gets mixed with other ingredients. Other than that I don't think it particularly matters.
 

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I've wondered a bit about this too. I've mostly been measuring in a graduated cylinder and I put in flavoring, then PG, VG, and nic base last until it measures up to the size of my batch. I'm thinking I should do nic base first though, so that if I overshoot I can pour some back into the bottle before it gets mixed with other ingredients. Other than that I don't think it particularly matters.
I personally do flavors first (if you make a mistake its cheap to fix), then nic, then PG/VG. If you over shoot the PG/VG it is still vapable
 

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I have always put the nic in first because if I do overshoot it its easy to adjust and no harm to the mix is done. Over-shooting the other ingredients do not pose the same problem and what's a couple of extra drops with those ingredients? I am just picky with the nic amounts.

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Lazy old frat here.

I mix my base at slightly over my preferred nic % and slightly over my preferred VG %. (For me, that's 20 mg/ml in 60PG/40VG.) I get my nic in PG, and most flavorings are in PG as well.

When I mix, I use an appropriately sized graduated cylinder to mix in, and 3 or 5 ml needle-less syringes for measuring out the flavors. Into the cylinder. Add my base to the proper level, mix well, decant into bottles and wait :)

P.S. That's the base at 20. Final mix down is about 18 mg/ml, and closer to 65/35 on the PG/VG, depending on total flavor %. )
 
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Flavors Express is the lemon it turns out I ordered.

Glad I can be inspiring. :) Let us know what you do too, I'm curious how others' tastes differ and what works for them. As I said in my last post the lemon was really the finishing touch for me. But YMMV.
IMO, this is one of the best lemons and doesn’t disappear to a faint whisper of a lemon after it ages. What percentage worked for you? I might have to start with lemon also and add from there but Idk yet. All this fruit talks making my mouth water:p

Only disappointing thing is that it seems like the Koolada has faded, I still get the coolness but not as much as I wanted. Maybe 1.5% next time.

The WS-23 doesn't seem to fade any but you don't use as much.
Seems I’ve mentioned WS-23 to you before but you really like koolada. (Though that might’ve been someone else.) I strongly recommend having both at your disposal as, IMO, they each have their place. But WS-23 usually takes the edge for me personally.
 
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Glad I can be inspiring. :) Let us know what you do too, I'm curious how others' tastes differ and what works for them. As I said in my last post the lemon was really the finishing touch for me. But YMMV.
464 flavors, 16 raspberries and 2 blackberries but I don’t have FW of either:facepalm: Looks like I’ll have to determine my own percentages using what I have with FE lemon. Now I’m wondering if I’m missing out with these FW fruits... On the list they go:rolleyes:
 

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Question: I haven't seen mention of it, but wanted to ask if there is a particular order I should mix at?

I've wondered a bit about this too.

In everything I read before I started DIY, it was suggested to add nic first, PG & VG 2nd and 3rd, then flavors. Though I’ve found two things. I over pour PG more often than anything else. So I start with PG, then nic, then flavors. Then I mix before adding VG and then mix again afterwards. I do this because IMO the flavor molecules can mix well easier without the thicker VG. Also, this might lesson steep time but no valid proof. I usually don’t mind if an extra drop or two of flavor sneaks out on me but I prefer my PG & nic to be spot on. PG because I seem to have a mild sensitivity to it and nic for obvious reasons. I think everyone will eventually find what works best for them.
 
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    464 flavors, 16 raspberries and 2 blackberries but I don’t have FW of either:facepalm: Looks like I’ll have to determine my own percentages using what I have with FE lemon. Now I’m wondering if I’m missing out with these FW fruits... On the list they go:rolleyes:
    You counted? I'd be afraid to.
     

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