I always thought burning a candle was literally just burning money, but I enjoy the smell so much I can kind of see that a candle is more of an environment accessory - like aromatherapy. I've bought lots of super cheap candles before and now I can immediately tell the difference. Better brands like Glasshouse, Ecoya, Diptyque, Yankee etc are much more pricey but they do burn so much better.
Ecoya's caramelised fig smells divine, like a burnt caramel + nutty scent. If you think Glasshouse Tahaa vanilla is too sickly and sweet but you like the 'caramelised' food sort of smell, you might like this one. It doesn't smell overly like fig which I was a little bit disappointed by, but I still think it smells soooo good. Ecoya candles are almost always full price, as is Glasshouse, but oh my god I got it during a 1-day 40% off sale at Myer *glorious hallelujah music* It was down to $21 from $34.95.
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| My old manager who is a candle wiz told me that soy wax doesn't spread scent as well and burns faster. However, I think the smell spreads just fine, and I don't think it burns crazy fast or anything. |
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| I've already used 1/4 of it, and as you can see it's burned very smoothly and there isn't some crater around the wick. |
I tried so hard not to light this one until at least end of November... and I failed. It's a Christmas/Autumnal scent which Australia just never has because our Christmas is boiling hot. We don't get crispy red leaves and pudding and pies and mulled wine and beanie season this time of year.
But since I love love love spicy scents - this one basically smells like Christmas spices but a bit lighter, more fresh and fruity, like the woods. Even though it was $29.95 (again, I got it 40% off for $18), $4 less than the Ecoya in a similar size, it burns just as well and spreads the smell brilliantly!
It's a bit weird because these two I picked up are fruit-based scents (or so they are meant to be) and I normally like warmer, woodier or even cakey scents. They don't smell exactly like the description, but they smell absolutely great anyway! I'm going to try save most of the Aromatherapy one until closer to Xmas!
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