Throughout May I was a candle burning machine, somehow managing to burn through five candles – even though I note that I did not begin burning most of these this month (some I’ve been burning since December) and most of them are not even full sized. It seems that my love for the burning of candles necessitates writing up an entire post detailing the candles that I’ve burned to completion all month and I won’t lie, I do feel like a slightly insane person for writing a single and somewhat lengthy post simply reviewing the candles that I have burned within a thirty day period…

1. Target Be Peaceful Lavender & Eucalyptus Fragranced Soy Candle ($12.49/16.2 ounces)

• scent description: N/A
• It might not have burned among optimal burning criteria of the harshest candle critics but it was an addictive calming candle at a great value that performed well, lasting an insane number of hours and delivering a great but not overwhelming throw
• smells exactly like basis description in title, with relaxing essential oils
• I would definitely buy again if Target had not pulled out of our country or if I or someone I knew was taking a trip to the US
• Only critique would be that there was some mild tunneling on account of the large diameter and single wick and thus the candle burned a teensy bit unevenly

2. Bath & Body Works Brazilian Blue Waters Medium Candle ($12.50/6.3 ounces) | review

• scent description: “escape to Brazil’s shores with notes of ocean waves, sea foam and dappled sunlight”
• collection: Spring 2015 “Brazil”
• It smells almost exactly as one would expect a water-note candle to smell, but the notes kind of go into weird territory with references to seemingly odourless things, more accurately described as a nice fresh watery scent with some clean light floral in the background
• The scent does not have the most intensity but it delivers an excellent throw, especially for being a single-wick candle that is not offensive in the slightest, burned nicely with the slightest bit of tunneling at end and burned extremely close to bottom of container
• It’s not one of my top five candle picks but it’s repurchase worthy
• My experience with this medium candle has been consistent with the others (so this applies to all) so these are an excellent value or way of trying out scents without committing to the larger 3-Wick, often going on promotions for good deals and lasting for at least as long but with perhaps a bit less intensity

3. Bath & Body Works Sparkling Limeade Mason Jar Candle ($12.50/6 ounces)

• scent description: “shake up a divine new drink with lemongrass, effervescent tonic water and smooth gin”
• collection: Spring 2015 “White Barn Market”
• Although the scent description for this candle is spot-on to my experience with the scent, this candle is nowhere near as sweet and strongly lime as its name would suggest and I would qualify the description even further by calling it a herbal/green gin and tonic scent with some slices of lime in it
• It was a good burn, only the teensiest bit of tunneling and uneven burn towards the very end but I’m not even fussy about these kinds of things
• This scent is a definite repurchase as it was my favourite spring scent because it matched my tastes and was quintessentially spring

4. Bath & Body Works Champagne Toast Medium Candle ($12.50/6.3 ounces)

• scent description: “pop, clink and sparkle with an effervescent blend of champagne, juicy nectarine and black currant”
• collection: Holiday 2014 “Celebrate and Cheer”
• I knew that I would like the scent from the description, as it’s a refreshing fizzy muted citrus but I do not get any hint of that black currant, ideal for the holidays
• The scent can only be described as gorgeous and the throw was impressive, I burned it both on Christmas Eve and Morning and would likely purchase it again but only for the holiday season

5. Bath & Body Works Amazon Falls Medium Candle ($12.50/6.3 ounces)

• scent description: “the scent of fresh water, green rainforest fern and a hint of sunlight, inspired by the breathtaking beauty of a lush waterfall in the remote Amazon”
• collection: Spring 2015 “Brazil”
• The scent description only includes one thing with an actual scent, the rainforest fern, and unsurprisingly the fresh fern is the dominant note although I think I can smell some ‘water’ note or a fresh floral note in the background
• This candle neither has the strongest throw or intensity, however, it is a nice and fresh green scent
• I do not plan on repurchasing but I do recommend it to those that love fresh green scents and not for people that don’t, if it’s worth anything my father described the scent as a musty basement…

Any Candle-y Thoughts?

Maggie, x.