Can see it and you’re gonna make TZ head over heels for that list, not the size but how perfect it is. Excellent job.
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High praise indeed, coming from you. I don’t do any creating of recipes, I am just a copier of other people’s creations, lol.
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Haha, well I guess I should work on being not as overly-critical and bitchy, but that would take a lot of work (both for myself and filling out that stash). Sometimes that menu can be a bit finicky at times even for some of us that have been using it for years now, but now that I think about it you look really familiar in your picture… Are you an old user returning or am I just imagining things?
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No, I just started vaping in mid 2020, started collecting flavors later that same year and found some great tropical/fruity/mango recipes and never did anything more than that. I’ve already destroyed my walls with large nail polish racks covering up my entire spare room and don’t want to do any more damage, lol.
Being constructive critical is definitely beneficial and I will take that any day over pettiness. I haven’t made any recipes, though, so I have nothing to be criticized over, lol.
Yes, ELR can be a pain, especially since I have a few flavors and/or one shots that aren’t even in the database, but I am so grateful to have something and it is more user friendly (IMHO) than ATF. When I see a recipe that appeals to me on ATF, I will transfer it over to my ELR.
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Resurrecting these reviews over 4.5 years later with some MORE flavors from Dawn at DIY Flavor Shack. These are behind the current series of Wonder Flavors I have on deck steeping now. Stay tuned …
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Hmmmm Mr Turner If your ever willing to let a little go id be more than happy to trade or pay…I have never tried the Holy V OG and would love to but if not no biggie
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As he finishes shaving his head and tightening up the handle bars on his chin
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I picked up some diyfs a little while back and was massivley dissapointed. Pound cake used to be one of my all time favs back in the day. The one i got is not even remotely close to the old one. All the new ones i got taste like crap compared to old. Did they reformulate their recipes from when you reviewed these ? Even a couple you reviewed dont taste like you mentioned. Sad because diyfs had some really good ones
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The two that I use most are the Cookie and Holy Vanilla, and they were from that 2018 batch. I did re-up the Cookie, and it’s fine. I don’t know about any re-formulations.
LOL, wow, I’d forgotten that I’d re-ordered those new flavors back in 2022, and never tested them. When I get around to them, we’ll see how they fare, as those would be the newest flavors I have from Dawn.
Should be about the same time she shut down her lab. She couldn’t afford the government license fees.
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Well, I guess I’m going to HAVE to review them up now. 
I think she still does. She subs out to a licensed lab in Vegas. I know she doesn’t do the Vanilla anymore. I got some of her last batch of Holy Resurrection. Can’t remember when that was though.I know she still does the formulation. She formulates for her DIY class.
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The gooey butter cake i have is v2 . Think you reviewed v1 which was prob the good one i remember. She dont have a v1 anymore. V2 tastes like gym socks mixed with mildew. I had to rewick and wash out my rda
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Breaking these out to individual posts, for indexing.
Angel Food Cake (DIYFS) 8% (6-30-18) – It’s starting to seem like DIYFS really does cookies/cakes/pastries right, and this is no exception to that. Very light, and full (yes, light and full), fluffy Angel Food Cake here people. Smelled exactly like it before mixing, improved after steeping, and right out of the tank. It is spot on IMO. What I did notice at this percentage is it was maybe at or over the correct usage limit. Not cloying, but just felt like maybe it was a bit high. Lucky for me, I could test that on the spot. Had the Steam Crave v.1 full @ 3ml, poured out maybe 1/3 of that, topped off with some PG, shook up, and continued. At the lower level the upper limit-ish taste went away, but the buttery light Angel Food Cake remained. This one appears to benefit a bit lower than 8%, perhaps 4-5% might be better. All in all, can’t find fault with this one at all. 9.5/10.
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Apple Crumble (DIYFS) 8% (06-30-18) – This one, proved to be a very interesting one. The first thing that hit me was a very bright apple, almost Fuji like, followed up by a nice crumble blanket that it was wrapped in. The apple was bright and tart-ish, not like my current fav FLV Apple Filling which has a darker/fuller/richer overall taste. Granted one is a apple filling, and this an Apple Crumble, just for comparison. They did a good job NOT making a crust element, but actually more of a crumble, which was impressive. There is a slight amount of cinn/spice, but again, very low, not like FLV Apple Filling where it is far more predominant. The apple and crumble are evenly mixed, with a very satisfying overall feel and vape. For my personal preferences, not sure if the brighter Fuji like apple does it as much justice as it deserves. Not bad in any way, maybe not my preference. After continued vaping, does seem to be somewhat of a cream element in there, not really ice cream-ish, but in that area, which helps to round it out. Your preference may vary, but leaving it at a 7/10.
Blueberry Muffin (DIYFS) 8% (4-29-18) – I’m starting to see a trend here, for my flavor profiles with DIYFS. OUTSTANDING BBM here guys/gals. The BB is very good, and doesn’t overpower the muffin. It reminds me of a mix of TPA BB Wild and RF SC BB for comparison. It’s harder to 100% nail down, because DIYFS got this one right, i.e. not all BB and a hnt of bakery like some others. The muffin isn’t just a generic “bakery” element tossed in, it actually tastes, like a muffin !!! Sweet, bready/cakey and resides right up there in the front of the mix with the BB. The two are paired beautifully and this is only my third DIYFS tester, I’m wondering if I went too high @ 8%. Not that it’s bad, or overbearing, but a thought. About the only negative (as if) would be when smelling it OOTB there is a slight tart you can smell, that seems to not carry over in the mix, but that’s probably due to the muffin mega’ness. If you want a BBM I don’t think you can go wrong with this. 9.5/10.
Cherry (DIYFS) 8% (06-30-18) – Thus far, found DIYFS does a lot of things right, but what about the Cherry ?? Well not so much. Fairly dark in color, and did have some hints of cherry in it, but whatever cherry there was, was overshadowed by some short of a malty-ish, chocolate-ish note. There was no medicine, or perfume notes which was good, but the overpowering main note kind of lingered in the nose on exhale, and it just did this one in for me. If it had been a clear chocolate cherry, that would have been one thing, but it’s just not, and whatever surviving cherry notes remained were so lost in the mix, little to no value as a cherry IMO. 1.5/10.