<p>In these cold dark days upon us I have been finding comfort lighting a candle or two to chase away the gloominess. I find there is a big difference in scent and longevity between brands. Any favorites out there?</p>
<p>I love candles- Yankee Candles are by far my favorite. They usually have some good sales around Thanksgiving and Christmas.</p>
<p>Yankee Candles are great, but some of the Glade ones have great scents. Pass on Ikea…cheap but the scents aren’t very strong</p>
<p>Yankee Candles and Bed Bath and Body Works are brands that I enjoy. I have others from various places, but those two brands are ones that are most prominent.</p>
<p>They aren’t cheap but Anthropologie’s candle scents are swoon worthy.</p>
<p>I feel like I’ve tried most brands, and I keep coming back to Votivo.</p>
<p>I have almost every food scented yankee candle there is and a couple of extras. Our favorites are farmers market, pumpkin pie, christmas cookie, apple cider, and crisp apple strudel. And sparkling cinnamon. Ohhh… and then there’s blueberry scone and banana nut bread. I could go on for hours. We have different favorites for each season. I have a bookcase of them.</p>
<p>They have buy 2 get 2 free large tumbler candles and other coupons and deals every few weeks. I always buy four or eight at a time with the buy 2 get 2 deal… I’m out of control.</p>
<p>Archipelago Black Forest is wonderful in winter. Anthropologie sells Voluspa candles, which are very nice, but I also like their hobnail candles…you can put a votive in the jar after the candle is gone. Seda makes beautifully packaged pagoda candles. For pure luxe and saturated scent, I like Bulgari, Jo Malone, and Diptique.</p>
<p>…and another favorite is Penhaligon’s, London.</p>
<p>I went through a period of candle “hate”- seemed for awhile that candles were the gift of the jour - whether you liked them or not. “Not site what to buy? Buy a candle!”</p>
<p>More recently I have learned to like them in the winter , but I find some of the food ones too sickly sweet smelling. I would have to say my most favorite scent is something apple - crisp, fresh, just a little sweet. We seem to end up with Bath and Body Works candles - they send so many coupons I can always arrange a deal when buying .</p>
<p>I guess my hotel room won’t let me have candles, will they?
( we are hosting t- dinner)
But it has a fireplace…
I guess I will have to ask, anyway I like these.
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<p>That’s a great list for me to start experimenting with. Do you find a big difference between regular and soy candles?</p>
<p>I love Yankee candle. I have also noticed that the candles with multiple wicks give off a much stronger scent.</p>
<p>I love Yankee Candle 2 or 3 wick jars depending upon the size of the room. The sales people will show you how to “mix” scents in a larger room by using more than one fragrance. Some of their scents last longer than others. I don’t buy candles made in China or Vietnam because I am concerned about lead.</p>
<p>I agree with everyone else about Yankee and Bed, Bath & Body Works. My preference is for floral scents over food so my favorites are Lilac, lavender and wild flower.</p>
<p>The Aloha Orchid candle made by Capri Blue Candles - made in the US- it’s lovely!</p>
<p>I just want to sound a note of caution for those who plan to use scented candles when they have company. Some of us are really sensitive to aromas. (I, for example, will always buy the “unscented” version of household products–even cat litter!) For us, the artificial elements in scented candles–as opposed to the far more acceptable smells in nature–are the worst. I can get a raging headache just by walking by a Yankee Candle shop in a mall. It’s particularly bad when the scent of a candle is competing with the aromas of food being served. So do your guests a favor and keep the scented candles in your bedroom until they leave. Thank you!</p>
<p>I’m not usually a scented candle fan, but one of my nieces gave me some really nice candles, the kind in a sort of jar with a glass shade, from a company called Illuminations.</p>
<p>ETA: I googled it and found that they have been bought out by Yankee Candle. :(</p>
<p>I don’t like scented candles, but I have a daughter who is obsessed. She likes Joe Malone and Diptique.</p>
<p>I love having my scented candles going in the colder months. I use a lot of pumpkin / fall fragrance , but switch to Christmas scents for the holidays.
Since I go through so many, I have recently started making my own. It has been a bit of trial and error , but I think I finally have it down. I have been using soy wax and really like it compared to paraffin. It burns really clean. I love Yankee candle and have bought their cheaper version at BJs. Now that I am making them, I get why they are less $$
I am giving them to my candle loving family members for Christmas</p>