Favorite Scents from Candles

As I write, a Sage & Citrus Yankee Candle is burning across the room on an end table.  This is one of my favorite scents of all of that brand's many candles.  It fills the room with a fragrance that I find refreshing and settling.  Another of their candles that will permeate almost every room in my home just from one of their jar candles is Home Sweet Home.  I think my family and friends enjoy the smell and feel they get when walking in the door after burning one of these candles for awhile.

Speaking of family, I polled mine to ask them what is their favorite scent derived from candles.  I got a variety of answers.  One liked spice, a lot like cinnamon.  Another family member loved candles called Mulholland Drive.  They said it was kind of a combination between a very fragrant jasmine and eucalyptus with the smell of the sea.  The candles that another likes are made by Archipelago with their favorite being called Luna.  It's fragrance is lemon verbena, lavender, and thyme.  In fact, two different members of my family said they loved Luna candles.

These are a few of our favorite scents for candles.  But just because we listed these does not mean they're the only candles we try.  I really enjoy testing new scents.  One of the things I learned is that it's not good for me to burn kitchen candles that smell like yummy food when I'm trying to loose weight.  You laugh, but it's true.  On time I bought one called Banana Pudding.  It smelled just like the real thing.  All I wanted to do was EAT banana pudding, not smell banana pudding candles!

Scented candles are as popular as ever and designed for almost every room of the house in a variety of sizes and shapes.  I like the safety of candles in jars or containers that you can put a lid on.  There are even candles that are not really candles.  They run on a battery and give off light and fragrance like real candles.  They just don't have a flame.  Before turning a thumbs down on those, think about people who are on oxygen and cannot burn candles in their homes or room where their oxygen supply is located.  This is a great alternative that provides the pleasing scent and sensation or feel that candles bring.

Effects of Candles

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.  How about the one above with all the candles?  I love creating various effects with candles.  One of my favorite table centerpieces is one where small tea light candles are placed all over mirrors down the center of the table.  I mix in various tiny vases of flowers and or greenery depending upon the season.  With a meal, I do not like to use scented candles.  Plain white tea lights are not expensive in bulk either.  Just keep a look out for sales and pick up a bag when you see it.  These candles keep well in a cool closet away from the warmth of the kitchen or laundry room.

What woman doesn't enjoy a relaxing bath with a zillion lighted candles to light the space?  There's just something about the feel that the flickering light from multiple candles communicates.  It makes me settle in with thoughts that all is well with the world and my family...at least for the moment.

Make Up of Candles

If you're interested in learning more than you ever thought existed about candles, click on the link and you'll be taken to Wikipedia's detailed article on CANDLES.  Today, all natural and even organic candles can be found in various stores.  Soy candles are also in vogue and readily available.

My favorite of all candles is the natural color beeswax taper.  I love the long 12" tapers.  The smell of the beeswax, the long time each taper burns, and the drip pattern down the side of the candle all combine to create an amazingly beautiful effect.  I particularly like to group a large number of varying heights and types of candle sticks holding these 12" beeswax tapers.  They're just incredibly lovely!

How To Make Candles - Step by Step

Hopefully, after reading this post you'll be motivated to try something new with candles.