Heather's Heavenly Vapes - Vanilla Dream juice review

Vendor: Heather's Heavenly Vapes 

Juice Flavor: Vanilla Dream

Nic Level: 12mg

PG/VG: 70/30

What Heather's Heavenly Vapes says about it:

This is THE vape for vanilla lovers... Rich, deep, flavorful... Tons of tasty vanilla vapor! We can now offer this flavor mixed to nearly any ratio as we now carry 100% organic vegetable glycerin (VG) nicotine. However, if 100% VG is selected as the ratio, the resulting mixture will not be 100% VG as some of the flavorings used in this vape contain small amounts of PG as a flavor carrier.

Testing Equipment:

standard smoov carto (808)

smoov 78mm automatic battery

First Impressions:

This juice comes in a plastic bottle with a simple label that states only the juice name - no room for details since it was a sample.  The juice is golden and of medium consistency, it took a few seconds to absorb into the carto fill.  It had a nice, vanilla scent to it.

Vaping Impressions:

So here I go... I decided to pull my Smoov out of semi-retirement.  Although I've been using variable voltage, I felt guilty about leaving my poor little lady like Smoov out in the cold.  I figured that this would be a delicate vape that needs something long and elegant looking.  See my logic?

Quick drag to make sure things were going... MMMMM, sweet.  Very tasty... not just tasty but almost mouth watering tasty!
 

After another full inhale and slow nose/mouth exhale,  I realize that this definitely has a rich, deep, vanilla flavor.  But... hmmm... there is something more going on!  I'm not getting much of a throat hit, but I'm already over that.

So lets try this again.  Relaxed, reclined...  Eyes closed.  It really hits me!  It reminds me of when my girls were little and we would make cupcakes!  After we mixed the batter, we cleaned that bowl out!  Yes, yes, I know... eggs... salmonella... my girls are in their 20s now and we never experienced ill effects of licking cake batter!  Heck, if I didn't have that experience, I would not be able to compare this juice to it!!!

I cannot stop vaping this!  I think the aftertaste is the best part!  It's rich, buttery and tastes exactly like cake batter!!  This is great!

I really expected more of a vanilla extract taste, I didn't expect the complexity and richness that this juice delivers.  Vapor production was amazing!

Final Impression:

This may end up as my morning coffee juice!  Its not sickly sweet yet it completely satisfied my sweet tooth cravings!  It delivered exactly what it promised.  The description is spot on!  I think this would mix excellent with a cocoa flavored juice too... It would create the ultimate cupcake experience!
 

ESP gives this juice a double thumbs up! 

~ESP

Heather's Heavenly Vapes - Angel Kiss Juice Review

Vendor: Heather's Heavenly Vapes 

Juice Flavor: Angel Kiss

Nic Level: 12mg

PG/VG: 70/30

What Heather's Heavenly Vapes says about it:

This is a fantastic lightweight fruit vape with a cool kiss at the end. No menthol here (unless you add the option below), just a touch of cool upon exhale. What fruits you ask? I have no idea, and Heather's not talking, but I can tell you that this is a fruit lovers dream... We can now offer this flavor mixed to nearly any ratio as we now carry 100% organic vegetable glycerin (VG) nicotine. However, if 100% VG is selected as the ratio, the resulting mixture will not be 100% VG as some of the flavorings used in this vape contain small amounts of PG as a flavor carrier.

Testing Equipment:

standard carto - 2.5 ohm

my favorite pink ego twist!  set at 4

First Impressions:

This juice comes in a plastic bottle with a simple label that states only the juice name - no room for details since it was a sample.  The juice is clear and of medium consistency,  but wicked extremely well so filling/resting time was minimal. Of course, I sniffed!  I got a nice, light, fruity scent which sort of reminds me of juicy fruit gum!

Vaping Impressions:

I had my ego all set at 4 and just twisted on my filled carto.  Wouldn't you know it!  The battery died.
 

So here's the moment I am waiting for!  I took a drag (is a drag?  a voop?  a toot?  what IS it called??).  Hummm... omg, what am I tasting!  I feel a slight coolness, but not a minty coolness!  I can't even explain it.  There's definitely a tartness hitting my tastebuds. It's refreshing!

After another full inhale and slow nose/mouth exhale,  I'm getting a sweet tang of fruity goodness.  But what?  Maybe some strawberry?  Definitely some banana!  This is not a candy flavor, it's more of a bubblegum taste without that syrupy sweetness!  The nice thing is that I can pick out the flavors - kinda. 

Very slight throat hit, but VERY satisfying.

Vapor production was excellent, nice thick plumes.  Awesome vape rings, I love my vape rings!

There is a slight aftertaste of yumminess!  A little twang to it.  This is just so good.  It's very satisfying - am I tasting watermelon??  Or could it be peach?  Maybe a little lemony? I get something a little different each time!

Have I mentioned I hate banana?  Well this is totally working for me! It definitely reminds me of juicy fruit gum!

Final Impression:

Nice, smooth vape.  Definite kiss of coolness!  This vape works perfectly and could easily become part of my daily routine - if I actually wanted to stick to one flavor!  Bummer I don't.
 

ESP gives this juice a double thumbs up! 

~ESP

Still Waiting! Vaping on some Bandersnatch in the meantime.

I'm still waiting on my juicy shipment from Heather's Heavenly Vapes!  I finally got a tracking number and I think (and hope) that I'll have them on Monday!

Right now I'm vaping on some Bandersnatch from Alice in Vapeland.  I have to say, this one is not agreeing with me.  I'm not a butterscotch type gal, I'm not a banana type gal.  I actually avoid the two.  I would write up a review, but I'm just not enjoying it at all.

Now that doesn't mean it's not good!  It's just good to me.  All are tastes are so different! My husband and I have totally different tastes.  What tastes awesome to me, tastes like ass to him.  He's vaping on a French Ice Cream and to me, it tastes just like sour milk.  Yet he loves it and continues to buy it!  Bleh.

So anyway, this bandersnatch almost reminds me of the French Ice Cream. There isn't much sweetness (which is good), it's got a flavor I can't even describe.  I really can't pick the banana or the butterscotch out of it.  There isn't a throat hit at all (which could have redeemed it for me) but it does produce a nice thick vapor!

I'm sorry... I just don't like this juice enough to keep vaping it long enough to do an honest and thoughtful review.

I'm going to let this one sit overnight and let my tastebuds refresh while I sleep.  If I happen to have a different perspective on this juice in the morning, I will let y'all know!


ESP doesn't wanna review it!  No thumbs at all!

~ESP

More reviews incoming!

I just ordered my some nice sounding flavors from Heather's Heavenly Vapes.  Quite honestly, I was so impressed the first time around that I wasn't interested in trying anything else!

I ordered me up a nice big bottle of Legend (they renamed Gandalf!!).  I ordered another sampler pack of Just Peachy, Vanilla Dream, Angels Kiss and Blade.  And, I ordered a bottle of Razzberry. 

I must say, I'm pretty darn excited!

We had some stuff going on in the family the past week and a half so I've been pretty busy.  I work two jobs - I gotta support my vaping habit you know!  My posting has been light but the wheels have been turning.  Hopefully I'll get your wheels turning soon too!

Lots of Love!

~ESP

Cussin like a sailor!

Well, I was going to do more juice reviews.  The juices from Alice in Vapeland.

This is the problem I'm running into...

I'm constantly changing up what I'm vaping from/on... Different voltages, different resistances.  I don't think I'm doing these juices justice at all.  While I'm confident in what I've reviewed so far, I've had some that weren't so great.  NOT because of the juices mind you, but because of my nicotine delivery devices!

I love my smoov.  It's a sweet looking cigalike that I have in many colors, all with matching drip tips.  These are 3.7 volt regulated batteries.  I LOVE(D) it.  So what happened?  My husband got me started on using variable voltage mods.  Each one is a little different but they are all heavy vapor producers.  So, when I tried "Sweet Tease", I got... well not much.  I could taste the tea, I didn't get the lemon.  I think I'm done with the 3.7 volts :(  I'm a heavy hitter, I'm ruined!  But because I'm using teeny tiny samplers, I can't even revisit it on another device!

So, next thing I try is "White Rabbit" on my z-max.  Well, it's really the hubby's, I kind of took it over.  So what did I do? I burned the hell out of it.  Quite accidentally, but unfortunately, it was another teeny tiny sample and I don't want to "taint" a new carto with a burned up juice. 

From this point forward, I'm not going to review a juice until I have a decent size bottle to try on several different devices!  This weekend, I think I'm going to order up a few things... LOLOL, good excuse huh?

Happy Vaping!
~ESP

The loss of a best friend and the discovery of a new buddy.

Welcome, old vapers, new vapers, never vapers... This post is going to be long, it's just fair warning.  I know alot of it has been said already, but it's something that I feel the need to talk about - again.

I remember, many moons ago, attempting to quit smoking.  Everytime I tried, I felt sad.  I was losing something that was comforting to me.  I was giving up something that got me through my most stressful moments.  I was tossing out something that was there for my happiest moments.  What was I thinking?  The stress of trying to quit smoking made me smoke more.

"Depression is associated with an increased frequency of smoking. Addicted smokers are characterized by preoccupation with smoking, abnormal attachment to cigarettes and anticipation of brain reward from the drugs in cigarette smoke. Attempts to quit smoking often lead to a decreased level of pleasure and undesirable mood swings. Thus, once the brain has adapted to the daily dose of the drug, it seems abnormal to the brain if the user attempts to abstain."

Really?  So there are more to cigarettes than nicotine?  Of course, I never researched "smoking" until I started vaping.  My "abnormal attachement" to cigarettes was glowing bright and shiny.

So finally, I did it.  The stress of not smoking was not fun.  I had a hard time being around smokers (even years later) and was quite cranky.  Well, according to my SMOKING husband, I was bitchy.  Why was I always so bitchy?  Because I wanted a cigarette.  And I would pilfer one here and there and felt amazingly better.  Yes, I'm ashamed.

Eventually though, the anxiety attacks really started.  I'd get them mainly at work, and they were not fun.  Cold sweats, prickly skin, heartbeat going to fast - maybe it was too slow.  Am I having a heart attack?  Maybe it's a tumor.  My hands won't stop shaking.  People talking to me sound like giant buzzing bees.  I honestly thought I was going crazy.

Look below.  Really, do it.  Can you pronounce all of them?  I sure cant.  These are the chemicals that are in cigarettes.  These are only the 599 added chemicals that are ADDED to a cigarette.  This list was provided by the top 5 cigarette manufacturing companies in 1994.  Could you see the "ingredient" label of a cigarette pack now??  There are over 4000 chemicals that are produced as a byproduct of combustion of this mess.  What the hell were we thinking?  Are some of them addictive?  Quite sure of it.  I was going through a detox of some very powerful looking chemicals...

• Acetanisole • Acetic Acid • Acetoin • Acetophenone • 6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane • 2-Acetyl-3- Ethylpyrazine • 2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran • Acetylpyrazine • 2-Acetylpyridine • 3-Acetylpyridine • 2-Acetylthiazole • Aconitic Acid • dl-Alanine • Alfalfa Extract • Allspice Extract,Oleoresin, and Oil • Allyl Hexanoate • Allyl Ionone • Almond Bitter Oil • Ambergris Tincture • Ammonia • Ammonium Bicarbonate • Ammonium Hydroxide • Ammonium Phosphate Dibasic • Ammonium Sulfide • Amyl Alcohol • Amyl Butyrate • Amyl Formate • Amyl Octanoate • alpha-Amylcinnamaldehyde • Amyris Oil • trans-Anethole • Angelica Root Extract, Oil and Seed Oil • Anise • Anise Star, Extract and Oils • Anisyl Acetate • Anisyl Alcohol • Anisyl Formate • Anisyl Phenylacetate • Apple Juice Concentrate, Extract, and Skins • Apricot Extract and Juice Concentrate • 1-Arginine • Asafetida Fluid Extract And Oil • Ascorbic Acid • 1-Asparagine Monohydrate • 1-Aspartic Acid • Balsam Peru and Oil • Basil Oil • Bay Leaf, Oil and Sweet Oil • Beeswax White • Beet Juice Concentrate • Benzaldehyde • Benzaldehyde Glyceryl Acetal • Benzoic Acid, Benzoin • Benzoin Resin • Benzophenone • Benzyl Alcohol • Benzyl Benzoate • Benzyl Butyrate • Benzyl Cinnamate • Benzyl Propionate • Benzyl Salicylate • Bergamot Oil • Bisabolene • Black Currant Buds Absolute • Borneol • Bornyl Acetate • Buchu Leaf Oil • 1,3-Butanediol • 2,3-Butanedione • 1-Butanol • 2-Butanone • 4(2-Butenylidene)-3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexen-1-One • Butter, Butter Esters, and Butter Oil • Butyl Acetate • Butyl Butyrate • Butyl Butyryl Lactate • Butyl Isovalerate • Butyl Phenylacetate • Butyl Undecylenate • 3-Butylidenephthalide • Butyric Acid] • Cadinene • Caffeine • Calcium Carbonate • Camphene • Cananga Oil • Capsicum Oleoresin • Caramel Color • Caraway Oil • Carbon Dioxide • Cardamom Oleoresin, Extract, Seed Oil, and Powder • Carob Bean and Extract • beta-Carotene • Carrot Oil • Carvacrol • 4-Carvomenthenol • 1-Carvone • beta-Caryophyllene • beta-Caryophyllene Oxide • Cascarilla Oil and Bark Extract • Cassia Bark Oil • Cassie Absolute and Oil • Castoreum Extract, Tincture and Absolute • Cedar Leaf Oil • Cedarwood Oil Terpenes and Virginiana • Cedrol • Celery Seed Extract, Solid, Oil, And Oleoresin • Cellulose Fiber • Chamomile Flower Oil And Extract • Chicory Extract • Chocolate • Cinnamaldehyde • Cinnamic Acid • Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Bark Oil, and Extract • Cinnamyl Acetate • Cinnamyl Alcohol • Cinnamyl Cinnamate • Cinnamyl Isovalerate • Cinnamyl Propionate • Citral • Citric Acid • Citronella Oil • dl-Citronellol • Citronellyl Butyrate • itronellyl Isobutyrate • Civet Absolute • Clary Oil • Clover Tops, Red Solid Extract • Cocoa • Cocoa Shells, Extract, Distillate And Powder • Coconut Oil • Coffee • Cognac White and Green Oil • Copaiba Oil • Coriander Extract and Oil • Corn Oil • Corn Silk • Costus Root Oil • Cubeb Oil • Cuminaldehyde • para-Cymene • 1-Cysteine Dandelion Root Solid Extract • Davana Oil • 2-trans, 4-trans-Decadienal • delta-Decalactone • gamma-Decalactone • Decanal • Decanoic Acid • 1-Decanol • 2-Decenal • Dehydromenthofurolactone • Diethyl Malonate • Diethyl Sebacate • 2,3-Diethylpyrazine • Dihydro Anethole • 5,7-Dihydro-2-Methylthieno(3,4-D) Pyrimidine • Dill Seed Oil and Extract • meta-Dimethoxybenzene • para-Dimethoxybenzene • 2,6-Dimethoxyphenol • Dimethyl Succinate • 3,4-Dimethyl-1,2 Cyclopentanedione • 3,5- Dimethyl-1,2-Cyclopentanedione • 3,7-Dimethyl-1,3,6-Octatriene • 4,5-Dimethyl-3-Hydroxy-2,5- Dihydrofuran-2-One • 6,10-Dimethyl-5,9-Undecadien- 2-One • 3,7-Dimethyl-6-Octenoic Acid • 2,4 Dimethylacetophenone • alpha,para-Dimethylbenzyl Alcohol • alpha,alpha-Dimethylphenethyl Acetate • alpha,alpha Dimethylphenethyl Butyrate • 2,3-Dimethylpyrazine • 2,5-Dimethylpyrazine • 2,6-Dimethylpyrazine • Dimethyltetrahydrobenzofuranone • delta-Dodecalactone • gamma-Dodecalactone • para-Ethoxybenzaldehyde • Ethyl 10-Undecenoate • Ethyl 2-Methylbutyrate • Ethyl Acetate • Ethyl Acetoacetate • Ethyl Alcohol • Ethyl Benzoate • Ethyl Butyrate • Ethyl Cinnamate • Ethyl Decanoate • Ethyl Fenchol • Ethyl Furoate • Ethyl Heptanoate • Ethyl Hexanoate • Ethyl Isovalerate • Ethyl Lactate • Ethyl Laurate • Ethyl Levulinate • Ethyl Maltol • Ethyl Methyl Phenylglycidate • Ethyl Myristate • Ethyl Nonanoate • Ethyl Octadecanoate • Ethyl Octanoate

• Ethyl Oleate • Ethyl Palmitate • Ethyl Phenylacetate • Ethyl Propionate • Ethyl Salicylate • Ethyl trans-2-Butenoate • Ethyl Valerate • Ethyl Vanillin • 2-Ethyl (or Methyl)-(3,5 and 6)-Methoxypyrazine • 2-Ethyl-1-Hexanol, 3-Ethyl -2 - Hydroxy-2-Cyclopenten-1-One • 2-Ethyl-3, (5 or 6)-Dimethylpyrazine • 5-Ethyl-3-Hydroxy-4-Methyl-2 (5H)-Furanone • 2-Ethyl-3-Methylpyrazine • 4-Ethylbenzaldehyde • 4-Ethylguaiacol • para-Ethylphenol • 3-Ethylpyridine • Eucalyptol • Farnesol • D-Fenchone • Fennel Sweet Oil • Fenugreek, Extract, Resin, and Absolute • Fig Juice Concentrate • Food Starch Modified • Furfuryl Mercaptan • 4-(2-Furyl)-3-Buten-2-One • Galbanum Oil • Genet Absolute • Gentian Root Extract • Geraniol • Geranium Rose Oil • Geranyl Acetate • Geranyl Butyrate • Geranyl Formate • Geranyl Isovalerate • Geranyl Phenylacetate • Ginger Oil and Oleoresin • 1-Glutamic Acid • 1-Glutamine • Glycerol • Glycyrrhizin Ammoniated • Grape Juice Concentrate • Guaiac Wood Oil • Guaiacol • Guar Gum • 2,4-Heptadienal • gamma-Heptalactone • Heptanoic Acid • 2-Heptanone • 3-Hepten-2-One • 2-Hepten-4-One • 4-Heptenal • trans -2-Heptenal • Heptyl Acetate • omega-6-Hexadecenlactone • gamma-Hexalactone • Hexanal • Hexanoic Acid • 2-Hexen-1-Ol • 3-Hexen-1-Ol • cis-3-Hexen-1-Yl Acetate • 2-Hexenal • 3-Hexenoic Acid • trans-2-Hexenoic Acid • cis-3-Hexenyl Formate • Hexyl 2-Methylbutyrate • Hexyl Acetate • Hexyl Alcohol • Hexyl Phenylacetate • 1-Histidine • Honey • Hops Oil • Hydrolyzed Milk Solids • Hydrolyzed Plant Proteins • 5-Hydroxy-2,4-Decadienoic Acid delta-Lactone • 4-Hydroxy-2,5-Dimethyl-3(2H)-Furanone • 2-Hydroxy-3,5,5-Trimethyl-2-Cyclohexen-1-One • 4-Hydroxy -3-Pentenoic Acid Lactone • 2-Hydroxy-4-Methylbenzaldehyde • 4-Hydroxybutanoic Acid Lactone • Hydroxycitronellal • 6-Hydroxydihydrotheaspirane • 4-(para-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-Butanone • Hyssop Oil • Immortelle Absolute and Extract • alpha-Ionone • beta-Ionone • alpha-Irone • Isoamyl Acetate • Isoamyl Benzoate • Isoamyl Butyrate • Isoamyl Cinnamate • Isoamyl Formate, IsoamylHexanoate • Isoamyl Isovalerate • Isoamyl Octanoate • Isoamyl Phenylacetate • Isobornyl Acetate • Isobutyl Acetate • Isobutyl Alcohol • Isobutyl Cinnamate • Isobutyl Phenylacetate • Isobutyl Salicylate • 2-Isobutyl-3-Methoxypyrazine • alpha-Isobutylphenethyl Alcohol • Isobutyraldehyde • Isobutyric Acid • d,l-Isoleucine • alpha-Isomethylionone • 2-Isopropylphenol • Isovaleric Acid • Jasmine Absolute, Concrete and Oil • Kola Nut Extract • Labdanum Absolute and Oleoresin • Lactic Acid • Lauric Acid • Lauric Aldehyde • Lavandin Oil • Lavender Oil • Lemon Oil and Extract • Lemongrass Oil • 1-Leucine • Levulinic Acid • Licorice Root, Fluid, Extract and Powder • Lime Oil • Linalool • Linalool Oxide • Linalyl Acetate • Linden Flowers • Lovage Oil And Extract • 1-Lysine] • Mace Powder, Extract and Oil • Magnesium Carbonate • Malic Acid • Malt and Malt Extract • Maltodextrin • Maltol • Maltyl Isobutyrate • Mandarin Oil • Maple Syrup and Concentrate • Mate Leaf, Absolute and Oil • para-Mentha-8-Thiol-3-One • Menthol • Menthone • Menthyl Acetate • dl-Methionine • Methoprene • 2-Methoxy-4-Methylphenol • 2-Methoxy-4-Vinylphenol • para-Methoxybenzaldehyde • 1-(para-Methoxyphenyl)-1-Penten-3-One • 4-(para-Methoxyphenyl)-2-Butanone • 1-(para-Methoxyphenyl)-2-Propanone • Methoxypyrazine • Methyl 2-Furoate • Methyl 2-Octynoate • Methyl 2-Pyrrolyl Ketone • Methyl Anisate • Methyl Anthranilate • Methyl Benzoate • Methyl Cinnamate • Methyl Dihydrojasmonate • Methyl Ester of Rosin, Partially Hydrogenated • Methyl Isovalerate • Methyl Linoleate (48%) • Methyl Linolenate (52%) Mixture • Methyl Naphthyl Ketone • Methyl Nicotinate • Methyl Phenylacetate • Methyl Salicylate • Methyl Sulfide • 3-Methyl-1-Cyclopentadecanone • 4-Methyl-1-Phenyl-2-Pentanone • 5-Methyl-2-Phenyl-2-Hexenal • 5-Methyl-2-Thiophene-carboxaldehyde • 6-Methyl-3,-5-Heptadien-2-One • 2-Methyl-3-(para-Isopropylphenyl) Propionaldehyde • 5-Methyl-3-Hexen-2-One • 1-Methyl-3Methoxy-4-Isopropylbenzene • 4-Methyl-3-Pentene-2-One • 2-Methyl-4-Phenylbutyraldehyde • 6-Methyl-5-Hepten-2-One • 4-Methyl-5-Thiazoleethanol • 4-Methyl-5-Vinylthiazole • Methyl-alpha-Ionone • Methyl-trans-2-Butenoic Acid • 4-Methylacetophenone • para-Methylanisole • alpha-Methylbenzyl Acetate • alpha-Methylbenzyl Alcohol • 2-Methylbutyraldehyde • 3-Methylbutyraldehyde • 2-Methylbutyric Acid • alpha-Methylcinnamaldehyde • Methylcyclopentenolone • 2-Methylheptanoic Acid • 2-Methylhexanoic Acid • 3-Methylpentanoic Acid • 4-Methylpentanoic Acid • 2-Methylpyrazine • 5-Methylquinoxaline • 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran-3-One • (Methylthio)Methylpyrazine (Mixture Of Isomers)

• 3-Methylthiopropionaldehyde • Methyl 3-Methylthiopropionate • 2-Methylvaleric Acid • Mimosa Absolute and Extract • Molasses Extract and Tincture • Mountain Maple Solid Extract • Mullein Flowers • Myristaldehyde • Myristic Acid • Myrrh Oil • beta-Napthyl Ethyl Ether • Nerol • Neroli Bigarde Oil • Nerolidol • Nona-2-trans,6-cis-Dienal • 2,6-Nonadien-1-Ol • gamma-Nonalactone • Nonanal • Nonanoic Acid • Nonanone • trans-2-Nonen-1-Ol • 2-Nonenal • Nonyl Acetate • Nutmeg Powder and Oil • Oak Chips Extract and Oil • Oak Moss Absolute • 9,12-Octadecadienoic Acid (48%) And 9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic Acid (52%) • delta-Octalactone • gamma-Octalactone • Octanal • Octanoic Acid • 1-Octanol • 2-Octanone • 3-Octen-2-One • 1-Octen-3-Ol • 1-Octen-3-Yl Acetate • 2-Octenal • Octyl Isobutyrate • Oleic Acid • Olibanum Oil • Opoponax Oil And Gum • Orange Blossoms Water, Absolute, and Leaf Absolute • Orange Oil and Extract • Origanum Oil • Orris Concrete Oil and Root Extract • Palmarosa Oil • Palmitic Acid • Parsley Seed Oil • Patchouli Oil • omega-Pentadecalactone • 2,3-Pentanedione • 2-Pentanone • 4-Pentenoic Acid • 2-Pentylpyridine • Pepper Oil, Black And White • Peppermint Oil • Peruvian (Bois De Rose) Oil • Petitgrain Absolute, Mandarin Oil and Terpeneless Oil • alpha-Phellandrene • 2-Phenenthyl Acetate • Phenenthyl Alcohol • Phenethyl Butyrate • Phenethyl Cinnamate • Phenethyl Isobutyrate • Phenethyl Isovalerate • Phenethyl Phenylacetate • Phenethyl Salicylate • 1-Phenyl-1-Propanol • 3-Phenyl-1-Propanol • 2-Phenyl-2-Butenal • 4-Phenyl-3-Buten-2-Ol • 4-Phenyl-3-Buten-2-One • Phenylacetaldehyde • Phenylacetic Acid • 1-Phenylalanine • 3-Phenylpropionaldehyde • 3-Phenylpropionic Acid • 3-Phenylpropyl Acetate • 3-Phenylpropyl Cinnamate • 2-(3-Phenylpropyl)Tetrahydrofuran • Phosphoric Acid • Pimenta Leaf Oil • Pine Needle Oil, Pine Oil, Scotch • Pineapple Juice Concentrate • alpha-Pinene, beta-Pinene • D-Piperitone • Piperonal • Pipsissewa Leaf Extract • Plum Juice • Potassium Sorbate • 1-Proline • Propenylguaethol • Propionic Acid • Propyl Acetate • Propyl para-Hydroxybenzoate • Propylene Glycol • 3-Propylidenephthalide • Prune Juice and Concentrate • Pyridine • Pyroligneous Acid And Extract • Pyrrole • Pyruvic Acid • Raisin Juice Concentrate • Rhodinol • Rose Absolute and Oil • Rosemary Oil • Rum • Rum Ether • Rye Extract • Sage, Sage Oil, and Sage Oleoresin • Salicylaldehyde • Sandalwood Oil, Yellow • Sclareolide • Skatole • Smoke Flavor • Snakeroot Oil • Sodium Acetate • Sodium Benzoate • Sodium Bicarbonate • Sodium Carbonate • Sodium Chloride • Sodium Citrate • Sodium Hydroxide • Solanone • Spearmint Oil • Styrax Extract, Gum and Oil • Sucrose Octaacetate • Sugar Alcohols • Sugars • Tagetes Oil • Tannic Acid • Tartaric Acid • Tea Leaf and Absolute • alpha-Terpineol • Terpinolene • Terpinyl Acetate • 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroquinoxaline • 1,5,5,9-Tetramethyl-13-Oxatricyclo(8.3.0.0(4,9))Tridecane • 2,3,4,5, and 3,4,5,6- Tetramethylethyl-Cyclohexanone • 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine • Thiamine Hydrochloride • Thiazole • 1-Threonine • Thyme Oil, White and Red • Thymol • Tobacco Extracts • Tochopherols (mixed) • Tolu Balsam Gum and Extract • Tolualdehydes • para-Tolyl 3-Methylbutyrate • para-Tolyl Acetaldehyde • para-Tolyl Acetate • para-Tolyl Isobutyrate • para-Tolyl Phenylacetate • Triacetin • 2-Tridecanone • 2-Tridecenal • Triethyl Citrate • 3,5,5-Trimethyl -1-Hexanol • para,alpha,alpha-Trimethylbenzyl Alcohol • 4-(2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohex-1- Enyl)But-2-En-4-One • 2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohex-2- Ene-1,4-Dione • 2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohexa-1, 3-Dienyl Methan • 4-(2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohexa-1, 3-Dienyl)But-2-En-4-One • 2,2,6-Trimethylcyclohexanone • 2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine • 1-Tyrosine • delta-Undercalactone • gamma-Undecalactone • Undecanal • 2-Undecanone, 1 • 0-Undecenal • Urea • Valencene • Valeraldehyde • Valerian Root Extract, Oil and Powder • Valeric Acid • gamma-Valerolactone • Valine • Vanilla Extract And Oleoresin • Vanillin • Veratraldehyde • Vetiver Oil • Vinegar • Violet Leaf Absolute • Walnut Hull Extract • Water • Wheat Extract And Flour • Wild Cherry Bark Extract • Wine and Wine Sherry • Xanthan Gum • 3,4-Xylenol • Yeast

Of course, and again, I didn't know this while I was smoking.  I knew it was natural - tobacco leaves and paper.  LOL, talk about uneducated.  But as a smoker, we really don't want to look closer into a cigarette at all, do we?

A little more research and I realized that it's not about the nicotine, it never was.  Yes, nicotine is addictive.  It's a stimulant.  It has a calming effect though.  Caffeine is a drug.  It's a stimulant.  It has a calming effect though.  Hmmm...  So now, maybe it's not the nicotine I should be so worried about.

Enter the e-cig.  A few hits off a cigalike and I'm relaxed.  I'm sure the nicotine helped greatly but there's something about the hand to mouth habit that is satisfying.  Could it be that same hand to mouth motion that the morbidly obese crave too?  Is it similar to a child of 4 with a pacifier still in his mouth?  Soothing, calming...

I have effectively traded one habit for another.  There is no denial here, I'm guilty as charged.  I'll be the first to admit it.  YUP.  I tried.  I really did.  I thought cold turkey was the way to go.  There is just so much more going on here than that though.

If you're a current smoker looking to quit, you will more than likely go through a detox phase.  Some people have a really hard time with it. It's not the nicotine, do NOT let anyone tell you it is.  It's part of it, but look up a little.  There's your addiction.

If you have to wean yourself slowly off cigarettes, then do it.  Drink lots of water.  Don't think it all has to be done at once.  Exercise.  Use an e-cig - alot.  Do what it takes to get the above mess out of your system.

In e-juices, you'll find propolyne glycol, vegetable glycerine, artifical & natural flavorings, nicotine and water.  There are a few other little odds and ends in there, mainly to make the flavors.  Everything in it - with the exception of the nicotine of course - can and probably has been put into your mouth a million times already.  Nicotine is just that little drug - much like caffeine - that helps some of us get through the day.  But wait... PROPOLYNE GLYCOL is antifreeze!  Right?  Right!  But so is salt.  Sorry, but that's the bullshitiest argument I've heard against e-cigs yet... Enjoying that butter cookie made with artifical vanilla flavoring?  Damn dude, you just ate *ahem* antifreeze!  Washed your hair?  You just transdermally absorbed *ahem* antifreeze.  Salt potatoes?  YUMMMY!  Full of *ahem* antifreeze.  So can it already!  I've found a brand new buddy in e-cigs and it's not causing me any anxiety!!

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If you're still reading this, I have got to mention that this is on the fly, not pre-composed, so I'm sure I'm missing much as I go on my little tangents.  But, the reason I'm saying all this is because the FDA does squat about cigarettes yet they're looking to mess with e-cigs.  Of course, there hasn't been many official studies, but small, independent studies are showing that there are few negative health effects of vaping.  Doctors are recommending it to get their patients off combustion.  They're allowed in some hospitals. What we do lack is LONG TERM research, but that's because e-cigs have only been mainstream since around 2007 and they're really just starting to take off. 

So what's all the hubub, bub?  There are a few theories out there, but the one that I totally subscribe to is the fact that there is absolutely no money in it for the government.  In fact, they'll lose money.  Some doctors are reporting that they think turning to e-cigs will have a major impact on the number of lung cancer cases.  The average treatment cost is somewhere around $40,000.00 and I'm sure that's not even the most recent numbers.  That's more than I make a year!  For every one person who's NOT getting treated for cancer, that's the equilavent of the loss of one full time salary.  The impacts are huge.  Start researching other smoking related illnesses and subtract those costs too... Hmmm.  Then, start looking up how much Big Tobacco donates and to whom.   WOW, there's some more money.  If you're really getting into this, look up how much Big Pharma gets for selling their chemo drugs, heart meds, blood pressure drugs, etc. (HEYYYY... they cause OTHER cancers - other cancers require other treatments!)  Are you seeing it?  Are you following that money?  There's no "sin tax" on e-juice yet, even more money lost... I can go on and on and on...

How can you fight the government?  I don't know that you singularly can, but you can start by signing this petion: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/prevent-fda-regulating-or-banning-sale-and-use-electronic-cigarettes-accessories-and-associated/RQLBYRsd  Post it to your facebook wall, let it go viral!  I have!

Sooooo much more I want to say, but I'll have to organize my next random ramblings... 

Love,
ESP

Alice In Vapeland - Afternoon Tea juice review

Vendor: Alice in Vapeland

Juice Flavor: Afternoon Tea

Nic Level: 11mg

PG/VG: I'm not sure of the ratio, but it's a PG/VG blend. I'm going to say it's more of a 70vg/30pg blend due to the lower volume of vapor and the thinness of the juice.

What Alice in Vapeland says about it:

Afternoon Tea is the perfect blend for times when you feel like sitting with a hot cup of steamy black tea, with just a dab of cream. It’s wonderful to enjoy while taking a quiet moment to yourself, or while sharing the day’s tidings with good friends. Alice and her mixologists worked very hard developing this flavor, sampling “cup after cup”, to find the perfect recipe.

Testing Equipment:

2.4 ohm clearomizer

ego twist - set at 3.4

First Impressions:

Teeny tiny 3ml dripper bottle, very prettily labeled. They used a gorgeous font in gold against a black background.

The juice is a very pale, ginger ale color It's thin and runs into a clearo easily.  No wait time to let the wicks absorb juice due to the thinness.

There was really nothing to sniff... I couldn't smell anything.

Vaping Impressions:

Thin juice, no waiting for wicking.

I took a nice, long, slow drag and my normal mouth/nose exhale. Very mild flavor.

There is not much of a throat hit.  I'm finding that with Alice In Vapeland juices, throat hit is not prevalent at all.  TH is pretty much the last thing on my mind when vaping, so it's not a big deal.

This juice had a nice flavor to it.  It had the delicate taste of tea and a sweet, creamy undertone.  The cream is definitely there on the exhale, and it leaves a nice "tea like" aftertaste.  Think about drinking a mild cup of tea with milk and sugar (my all time comfort beverage) and you'll know what I mean.  There was a slight perfumy taste to it - nothing bad or unbearable though.  The more I vape it, the more I enjoy it.  This "afternoon tea" goes wonderful WITH a cup of tea.  It's going great with the tea I'm enjoying right now!

The longer the juice is in the clearo, the better it tastes.  It darkens with use, but it seems to add to the flavor instead of taking away from it.

The amount of vapor was moderate, but again, it's a thinner juice.  I'm finding that the thinner the juice, the less vapor I get.

Final Impression:

This juice was very good.  I do believe that Alice in Vapeland worked very hard to get it right.  I'm very happy with Alice in Vapeland, they put alot of themselves into their product and it truly shows.  I still can't get over the box the juice was packed in!  The inside had a bunny with some hand drawn hearts.

I'm truly sad that my afternoon tea is almost over...

ESP gives this juice a thumbs up!

~ESP