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On a tablet in a field so forgive the basic cut 'n' paste.
Mix recommendations I've picked up from various sources for Cupcake World / Aristo-Cat / Chefs Choice concentrates:

Almond [CCW] - 1-3%
Apple [CCW] - 30%
Banana [CCW] - 15-20%
Banana Custard [CCW] - 15%
Banana Milkshake [CC] - 15-25%
Blackcurrant [CCW] - start at 20-25% "more fruity than cordial"
Black Jack [CCW] - 5%
Blueberry Cheesecake [CCW] - "Spot on @15%" after a 4.5 month steep!
Boun-tee [CCW] - 17%
Bun Spice [CCW] - 25-35%
Butter [CCW] - 1-3%
Butterscotch [CCW] - 30+% (elsewhere 2% recommended)
Champagne [CCW] - 2%
Chilli [CCW] - 1-3%
Chocolate [CCW] - 10-20% (elsewhere 5% recommended)
Cinnamon [CCW] - 1-3%
Coffee [CCW] - 15-22% (elsewhere 5-10% recommended)
Coffee & Walnut [CCW] - 25%
Cola [CCW] - 10%
Condensed Milk [CCW] - 1-3%
Cookies N Cream [CC] - 15-20%
Cough Candy [CC] - 20% - needs no steeping
Cranberry [CCW] - 10%
Cream [CCW] - 1-3%
Dandelion & Burdock [CCW] - 15%
Drumstix [CCW] - 10-20%
English Trifle [CCW] - 25% and a long steep ("really nice now it's 7 weeks old")
Fruit Salad Chewy [CCW] - 15%+
Fruits of the Forest [CCW] - 15%
Ginger [CCW] - 1-3%
Glazed Donut [CCW] - 15%
Gooseberry [CCW] - 7-9% (elsewhere 10% recommended) (and 30% "tart not sweet")
Hazelnut [CCW] - 1-3%
Honey [CCW] - 1-3%
Honeycomb Ice Cream [CC] - 15-20%
Jam Roly Poly [CCW] - 10-20%
Jammy Dodgems [CC] - 15-20%
Lemongrass [CCW] - 5%
Lemon Sherbet [CCW] - "a strong flavour" at 5%
Lime [CCW] - 10-25%
Lychee [CCW] - 15%
Kaffir Lime [CCW] - 5-10%
Maple Syrup [CCW] - 1-3%
Millionaires Shortbread [CC] - 15-20%
Nutmeg [CCW] - 1%
Orange [CCW] - 2%
Pear [CCW] - 10-22% (elsewhere 5-10% recommended)
Pistachio [CCW] - 10%
Raspberry [CCW] - 20%
Raspberry Yogurt [CCW] - 15-20% with a 24hr breath & 4 week steep.
Reeces [CC] - 10-20% or 15-20%
Rhubarb [CCW] - 9%
Rose [CCW] - 2%
Sticky Toffee [CCW] - 30+% (elsewhere 10-15% recommended)
Strawberry [CCW] - 10-25%
Strawberry Cheesecake [CC] - 15-25%
Strawberry Milkshake [CC] - 20%
Vanilla [CCW] - 30%
Virginia Tobacco [CCW] - 15%
Walnut [CCW] - 30% (elsewhere 10% recommended)
White Chocolate Marshmallow Cheesecake [CCW] - 20% and a three-week steep "gorgeous!!!"

I think it means that VF UK will be okay as long as no Irish vapers attend.

I'm guessing that FastTech (and all the other non-EU retailers selling direct to EU consumers) haven't registered with each member state that will permit cross-border e-cig sales as required by the TPD so - depending on the instructions given to UK customs - it's entirely possible that parcels found to be containing 'notifiable' products (eg. atomisers, nicotine-containing liquids) will be confiscated or returned at the sender's considerable expense.

Sources: Tobacco Products Directive (pdf), Article 18 (page 24)
UK law - Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 (pdf), section 47 (page 28)
MHRA's guidance page - Tobacco products and e-cigarette cross-border sales registration

Using the 'What can I make' option, the website will only suggest recipes that you have ALL the concentrates for so if one includes, say, Sweetener (Sucralose) and you've only got Cap SuperSweet, then it won't list it.

Try using the Search by stash option and tick off a couple of your concentrates that you think might be good together and check the recipes listed - they might give you a clue what other concentrates you should add to your shopping list.

Yodel.

Nuff said.

The Brother P-Touch P750W is particularly good value right now - a heavily-discounted price plus a generous cashback direct from Brother brings the price down to £25 + postage!

The printer produces decent-quality, water- and smudge-proof sticky labels with several ink colours on various backgrounds (including clear) which work out a little over 20p each.

It's my understanding that it was an offence under the Poisons Act 1972 to sell nicotine over 75mg/ml but I've been unable to find any mention of restrictions on its importation. 

Regardless, last year's Deregulation Act created several changes to the Poisons Act 1972 in relation to the pharmaceutical sale of poisons including scrapping the so-called Poisons Licences (actually a list of registered sellers administered by each local authority).
Under the new Schedule 1A of the amended Poisons Act, EPP licences - now issued centrally by the Home Office - are required for even the possession (let alone purchase) of only the most dangerous chemicals (categorised as 'regulated') while the less dangerous - including nicotine - and categorised as 'reportable', may be legally supplied without a licence provided the request is not suspicious.

Sources: 
Poisons and chemicals: changes to the law in the UK (Pharmaceutical Journal)
Poisons and chemicals from pharmacy (a quick reference guide issued by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
What do I need to know about poisons and the law (FindLaw)
Amendments to the Poisons Act 1972 (Southwark Council)
Licensing for home users of poisons and explosive precursors (Home Office)