Scent-Sational Saturday - June Specials!

It's June!  Celebrate the warmer weather with the fruity scent of Mango Cooler - June's Scent of the Month!  All Mango Cooler scented items are 10% this month. This seasonal scent is only available for the summer catalog, so stock up now!

 

Scent-Sational Saturday - GC's Summer catalog

Get the Inside Scoop on Gold Canyon's Summer 2013 catalog!

Scent-sational Saturday - Spring Celebrations!

Get the Inside Scoop on Gold Canyon's Spring Celebrations! 

Scent-sational Saturday - Infusion Aromatherapy

Gold Canyon's Inside Scoop: Infusion Aromatherapy 
 

Scent-sational Saturday - Candle Care

 Do you know proper candle care?  Check out this video from Gold Canyon and learn how to best care for your candles.

Scent-sational Saturday - Spring Catalog Alert!

Gold Canyon’s Spring catalog started earlier this week.  There are a lot of great new and returning scents and items!  I know a lot of people, including my mom, who will be thrilled to hear about the return of Lilac.  I am excited that Dazzleberry is available again.  Then there is what I think will be my new seasonal favorite, Pitanga Peach.  Yummy!!

Scent-sational Saturday - Party in Pink

Did you know that Gold Canyon has a candle in their holiday catalog that promotes breast cancer awareness?  The Pink Sugar Cookie candle was designed to help raise funds for breast cancer research.  In fact, 10% of the retail value from every tribute candle sold is donated to The Breast CancerResearch Foundation®. BCRF contributes more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to breast cancer research and awareness programs.  The 16 ounce candle is our delicious Sugar Cookie scent – a customer favorite – and is made in the signature pink shade of breast cancer awareness. 

Want to help promote this cause and earn some great Gold Canyon products?  Host a Party in Pink!  

Scent-sational Saturday - Votives

Dear Maven,

I bought votives this year for the first time (loved the Cozy Christmas scent!) but they tend to make a mess of the votive glass holders. Is there any trick to lessen the mess? Please share!

Sincerely,

Stuck on Votives

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Dear Stuck on Votives,

Girl … where have you been? I can’t believe you just now realized how wonderful our votives are. I’m glad you finally caught up to speed but, wow—have you been missing out! When it comes to cleaning, I generally let my people take care of it for me. But I do happen to have a little trick up my sleeve when it comes to cleaning out votive glasses. The secret is to stick them in your freezer for a few hours. I usually pop them in-between the stems of my chilled martini glasses. Two to three episodes of Desperate Housewives later, the wax is ready to be popped out. You can do this with a butter knife or flat screwdriver. If there is any residue, our Wax Remover will get it right off!

Your Votive Vixen,

Maven

Dear Maven is a column in our monthly demonstrator’s newsletters. I have not written any of these articles, but am sharing them here for your information.

Scent-sational Saturday - Candles: What You Need to Know

This article was published in Gold Canyon's Product Knowledge Guide.

Candles: What You Need to Know

Our high quality wax blend and double wicks ensure our candles provide a consistent, quality fragrance and long burning time, but so does proper candle care. Proper candle care can extend the life of a candle and save money. Independent lab results show that with proper candle care, an 8 oz. candle burns up to five hour longer and produces 90% less soot.

Prior to Lighting

• Never pick up candles by the lid. The best way to pick up a candle is to place one hand around the neck of the jar, while the other hand supports the bottom of the jar.
• Read the instructions on the bottom label of the candles. The instructions are placed there as a precaution for burning candles.
• When applicable, remove decorative accents prior to lighting.
• Trim wicks to 1/4 inch prior to lighting, but do not drop trimmings into the candle. Long wicks may create too much heat on the glass, potentially causing it to shatter.

 When Burning

• Use holders to protect the surfaces of tabletops and shelves underneath the candle. 
• To prevent fire, burn the candle within sight, out of the reach of children and pets and away from drafts and anything that may catch fire.
• Burn long enough to liquefy the entire top layer of wax, not to exceed four hours. If you want to burn a candle longer, extinguish the candle, trim the wick down to 1/4 inch and relight.
• Handle candle carefully during use and immediately after extinguishing. The glass will be hot.
• Discontinue burning when 1/2 inch of wax remains at the bottom of the jar. Gold Canyon® has factored this 1/2 inch of wax into our burn time calculations and candle volume measurements.
• Use a wick dipper to extinguish flames to prevent residual smoke and splattered wax. The coating of wax also makes the wick easier to relight.

Cleaning Your Candle

• If the waxy part of your candle has gotten dirty, wipe it down with a slightly damp cloth.
• Black soot on the jars can be caused by any number of reasons, including untrimmed wicks and burning a candle in a draft, or near, or below a fan. Soot can be removed with glass cleaner and paper towels.

Candle Storage

•  Store your candles in a temperature-controlled environment (65°-80°F). Candles begin to melt at approximately 150°F. If candles get too cold, at approximately 65°F, the wax may shrink and pull away from the glass. This only affects the appearance, not the quality of the burn or the fragrance.
• Do not expose candles to direct sunlight or fluorescent light; it will discolor the candles over time.

Scent-sational Saturday- Heritage Candles

Heritage candles are getting a new look!  The candles will no longer have a label, letting the Diamond-Light shine through.

Dear Maven,
I love the new Heritage® and my customers are just ecstatic about it, but I have a few concerns. Without the label, how am I supposed to know what fragrance the candle is? Also, what happened to the hidden prayer children? Without the label they have no place to hide!

Sincerely,

Mixed Feelings  

Dear Mixed Feelings,

I’m glad you’re in love with new Heritage with Diamond-Light™. If you told me otherwise, I would have to question your style sense. Your first question does make me question your common sense though … and I mean that in the nicest way possible. I just can’t believe that you think Gold Canyon would leave you hanging with no fragrance label—that’s absurd! You’ll be tickled pink to hear that the fragrance appears at the bottom of the jar in a large, easy-to-read font.

The prayer children haven’t gone anywhere either! Instead of hiding on the jar they are hiding in the jar. I’m just being sassy (kidding)! They aren’t really hidden in the jar, but they are hidden in the catalog. Those munchkins have a much bigger area to play hide-and-seek in now. I haven’t found them yet, but I know they’re in there. If anyone finds them, you have to let me know where they are. Call me … maybe.

Sincerely,


Your Diamond-Light Diva

Dear Maven is a column in our monthly demonstrator’s newsletters. I have not written any of these articles, but am sharing them here for your information.