"Candle In the Wind"

I love candles. I especially love scented candles. I am now at the point where cheap scented candles (thank-you The Warehouse) just will not cut it. I've also heard a little bit about the nasty chemicals which are mainly found in the cheaper candles. So recently I've been on the lookout for some delicious scented candles, of the tad more luxurious calibre. Here are a few which I like.

Pomegranate and Raspberry Scented Candle - The Body Shop 

Price: $40

Burn time: 40 hours

Ingredients: Made of responsibly sourced palm oil, paraffin free (no yucky chemicals) with an unbleached cotton wick.

Smells Like: Deliciousness. I love the fruity and fresh smell of this candle. It almost smells like a really delicious fruity candy. Would be perfect for Spring/Summer.

Where you can buy it: Check here for a store closest to you, or if you're outside of NZ, you can buy online.

Verdict: 40 hours is quite a long time, but in comparison to other candles in the same price range, the burning time is half of it's competitors. Not great value.

Love Candle - Ecoya

Price: $53.25

Burn Time: 60 hours 

Ingredients: Hand poured natural soy wax. Presented in a Sorrento jar with velvet
drawstring bag & gift box. 

Smells Like: Sexiness! The scent of the Love Candle is noted as Pink Champagne. It is a beautiful warm, almost spicy smelling. It has notes of blackcurrant and blood orange, but it's not too overwhelming. 

Where you can buy it: at Ecoya online, or check here for local stockists.  

The verdict: A really beautiful smell. Not sure if I'd be too keen to have it as an everyday scent as it is quite sexy smelling. It is the most expensive of the bunch, add that to it's lack of versatility, I probably wont be saving my pennies up for this one.

Tahaa -Vanilla Caramel Triple Scented Candle - Glasshouse Fragrances 

Price: $49.90 

Burn time: 80 hours 

Ingredients: Made in Australia using Non-toxic, food grade wax. Double wick for even burning. Also comes in a re-usable glass jar, with lid (to use as a snuffer). 

Smells Like: You crawled inside a caramel sundae. I could subtly smell this candle as I was walking down Lambton Quay. I followed the delicious warm smell of caramel to Peter Alexander, where I discovered these candles. The smell of this candle is incredibly inviting and not overpowering or too sweet, as some vanilla candles can be. If you have a stockist near you, go in and smell this baby! 

Where you can buy it: Peter Alexander Stores nationwide or Click here for other stockists both in NZ and international. 

The verdict: The shop assistant said she had bought this candle, and that she hadn't
started burning it yet, because the smell was amazing, from just having
it in her room. For 80 hours burn time, compared to the Body Shop's candle, it is quite good value. My favourite of the bunch. Start the saving.