Hi! I'm Dani, the owner of amberandoak.co. I create videos showing the behind the scenes of being a solo candle business owner, and hopefully they will help or entertain you :)
Hey girl hey...just curious did you know how to market your business...idk why but I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHINGabiut marketing g and it's just been keeping me stuck in this mindset of uncertainty and failure being 100%lol....but I've spent alot of money to start my business and I wanna see where it can go ...I'm just sooo fn nervous lol
I am sure maybe not everyone cares about this as much as me, but as a buyer of many candles, packaging is super important. I often won't try a new candle brand, even if the scents seem good, if their packaging doesn't work for me aesthetically. Maybe superficial, but it's the truth.😅
There are nowadays more and more people that care more about zero waste than aesthetics. So how do you please everyone is the big question? Zero waste simply does not look as good imo. A brown gift box with a stamp does not look the same as a nice box in full color. I do not have the answer besides maybe I need to do both. Then again it will not give the right impression of trying to be as "green" as possible.
@@marcovermeer9918 I guess by packaging I meant like the looks of the labels and jars, etc. Although I actually prefer a more simple aesthetic, so a brown gift box would actually be more my vibe than something super colorful. But that is just my personal preference and like you said, you are never going to please everyone. I think the answer is like what she said in the video, just do something you love and people who also love it will find you?
Not sure if you noticed but i only have audio on my headsets left ear. On 15 sec the music does work correctly. Just to let you know. I still watched it off course, thanks! :)
@@marcovermeer9918 thank you! I’m recording audio off my iPhone and trying to troubleshoot that issue in my editor but I did just buy a new mic that will hopefully improve the quality and eliminate that issue altogether.
Dani!!! I’m so proud of you and the piece was perfect! ❤ Your adult pool floaty idea is genius, girl. You are showing all small business owners how the balance is DONE. 😘
@@veronicaskoch3757I have one coming up in September message me on Instagram or shoot me an email and I’ll let you know where I’ll be more privately :)
Hi, Dani! Congratulations on your news interview! I couldn’t be happier for you. What an amazing experience you got to have by spotlighting your candle business, and on your birthday of all days. How lovely. I can’t wait to hear how this will be impacting your sales growth. Again, congratulations!
@@amberandoak It looks like your camera/audio recorder is recording in stereo but only getting sound into the left channel. In your editing software, you should be able to convert the audio from stereo to mono. This will solve this problem for your viewers. I'm just starting a candle business and your videos have been a huge help!! Keep up the great work!
i just started putting my blends in separate bottles. I wish I had started doing that from the beginning, it's such a time-saver! thank you for sharing
I’m based in the US. I use a tips dipped in each oil placed in the same baggie for 24 hrs will give me the final answer on if I want to combine scents or not.
Sadlu due to legislation we are not allowed to do this in the UK as every scent has to go through individual testing to be approved despite all the contents already being individually tested to go on sale to the general public. I've had to go back to the drawing board and start trialling a different wax as I went from 100% success to 100% failure after buying more wax and wicks (same wax and wicks just a different batch) and since then I've not found another wick that will burn adequately so I've now start using soy, I was using Parasoy because the cold and hot throw is incredible as well as holding colour really well.
Please read the REACH regulations for the UK. You can blend fragrances provided the original fragrance have been registered and meets compliance. The original fragrance must have been registered for use in candles. You will need the correct CLP labels for the blend and a revised SDS. A number of the large fragrance suppliers in the UK can help if you are blending only their fragrances.
Did you ever try raising up your digi boil so that your scale and poring pitcher fit under it? I think it is memory box candle who puts it on concrete blocks. Just might save you a step in the process.
