Candle Scents - Your favorites?

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Getting ready to pour a Sweet Pea. Probably tomorrow!

I love the Sweet Pea fragrance. I've never smelled it in a candle, though. I bet it will do good.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

Looks like we candles in common. Florals are great!

I burned Yankee candles for years.. I love their scents, but I don’t think they burn evenly, so I won’t pay that much for them anymore. I bought one at Christmas though, and I love their "Home sweet Home" scent.

We have a small company here locally who makes great candles… they also sell to churches as a fundraiser. They are good candles, they burn really even with just enough oil so that it is fragrant.. but not overpowering. I usually buy them for my kitchen because they are in jars… I like anything with cinnamon such as the apple cinnamon…or a baking scent that isn’t too sweet. I wish they would put them into something besides a canning jar.

But in the bathrooms and bedrooms, I like to smell the fresh clean scents and florals.

Someone wants to impress me with a candle, let it burn clean and even… I will continue being the customer. I also like them put into nice containers.. that really matters to me.

Do you sell your candles online at all?

Oh, and in the fall, I love a scent that is mulled cider…. I have smelled a lot of mulled ciders…they are not all created equal… lol but I used to buy candles off of a lady who made the most awesome candle ever…I’ve lost touch w/her…but her candles were awesome. She used to have home shows.

All in all … I am a big candle fan…

OH, almost forgot... I love Bath and Body works candles...and I buy them at Christmas time... this year they were starting to get at my kids though... they are very strong.

Foreverblessed,
So amazing that you noticed that about the Yankee Candles!! Some of us were talking about them on my candle forum. They don't sell as well as they used to and I never really liked them even before I started making my own candles. My mother loves one of their scents. Can't remember the name. Something with "home" in it, I think.

Burning even is the thing! Cheap wax does not work and will give you a horrible candle!

I burn whatever I'm testing in our bathroom - since my husband spends time in there. lol! Honey, could you light a candle please! lol

I'm glad to find a fellow "floral" lover! I have a Jasmine that is wonderful! My daughter will only carry the Gardenia, but I wish we could carry more. I downsized to 22 scents. It seems that so many makes for confusion. I sell more carrying less, if that makes any sense.

I don't care too much about what jar my candles comes in - well - as long as it isn't a country Mason jar - can't stand those! I just want a good candle. I don't use the jar later, so it's really a waste, to me, spending a lot on a candle just for the jar. Just me.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by tamor

I love the Sweet Pea fragrance. I've never smelled it in a candle, though. I bet it will do good.

You would probably really like that, Tamor!

[ForeverBlessed]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Foreverblessed,
So amazing that you noticed that about the Yankee Candles!! Some of us were talking about them on my candle forum. They don't sell as well as they used to and I never really liked them even before I started making my own candles. My mother loves one of their scents. Can't remember the name. Something with "home" in it, I think.

Burning even is the thing! Cheap wax does not work and will give you a horrible candle!

I burn whatever I'm testing in our bathroom - since my husband spends time in there. lol! Honey, could you light a candle please! lol

I'm glad to find a fellow "floral" lover! I have a Jasmine that is wonderful! My daughter will only carry the Gardenia, but I wish we could carry more. I downsized to 22 scents. It seems that so many makes for confusion. I sell more carrying less, if that makes any sense.

I don't care too much about what jar my candles comes in - well - as long as it isn't a country Mason jar - can't stand those! I just want a good candle. I don't use the jar later, so it's really a waste, to me, spending a lot on a candle just for the jar. Just me.

It is the mason jar I don't like... unless it is for the kitchen (forgot their name... I just called it a canning jar) Anyway, I like the unique containers...and the one candle lady I used to buy off of, would just refill my containers charging depending upon the size.

This has been my favorite all time candle jar though.. instead of a heart, mine has a star... which matches my Americana living room... it is unique... I just have it refilled.

This is the company who made it... ttp://www.acheerfulgiver.com/catalog.htm *Keepers of the Light Candles*

I want it all w/a candle... a decent container and good candle. lol

I am all about matching though...so if the color doesn't match the room, I would never buy the candle...and I have ordered candles in a special color to match the room. I'm a little crazy about that kind of stuff...lol

[tamor]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

I want it all w/a candle... a decent container and good candle. lol

I am all about matching though...so if the color doesn't match the room, I would never buy the candle...and I have ordered candles in a special color to match the room. I'm a little crazy about that kind of stuff...lol

Me too! Especially the matching the room part.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

It is the mason jar I don't like... unless it is for the kitchen (forgot their name... I just called it a canning jar) Anyway, I like the unique containers...and the one candle lady I used to buy off of, would just refill my containers charging depending upon the size.

This has been my favorite all time candle jar though.. instead of a heart, mine has a star... which matches my Americana living room... it is unique... I just have it refilled.

This is the company who made it... ttp://www.acheerfulgiver.com/catalog.htm *Keepers of the Light Candles*

I want it all w/a candle... a decent container and good candle. lol

I am all about matching though...so if the color doesn't match the room, I would never buy the candle...and I have ordered candles in a special color to match the room. I'm a little crazy about that kind of stuff...lol

Cute jar, Foreverblessed. I like a really plain container candle! lol When I set things around I don't want them to stand out. I just want them to be there. Just me.

Originally Posted by tamor

Me too! Especially the matching the room part.

Thank you both for your input. The color is definitely a factor. I was trying to tell my daughter that the other day! Hardhead!!! lol

[tamor]

I don't know if this has been suggested, but what about something like a Carribean Cooler scent? That would be a nice summer fragrance. Something with a pineapple, coconut, mango twist. Not real heavy on the coconut, just enough to mix well with the others.....

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by tamor

I don't know if this has been suggested, but what about something like a Carribean Cooler scent? That would be a nice summer fragrance. Something with a pineapple, coconut, mango twist. Not real heavy on the coconut, just enough to mix well with the others.....

Okay, here ya go! The middle note is the coconut, so it is light.

Jamaica Me Crazy - This complex fragrance begins with fruity notes of mango, fresh strawberries, elderberries, and ripe papaya. This scent is completed with rich vanilla and toasted coconut with just a hint of soft musk.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Okay, here ya go! The middle note is the coconut, so it is light.

Jamaica Me Crazy - This complex fragrance begins with fruity notes of mango, fresh strawberries, elderberries, and ripe papaya. This scent is completed with rich vanilla and toasted coconut with just a hint of soft musk.

Sounds great! Is that a good seller?

[Esther]

Originally Posted by ForeverBlessed

It is the mason jar I don't like... unless it is for the kitchen (forgot their name... I just called it a canning jar) Anyway, I like the unique containers...and the one candle lady I used to buy off of, would just refill my containers charging depending upon the size.

This has been my favorite all time candle jar though.. instead of a heart, mine has a star... which matches my Americana living room... it is unique... I just have it refilled.

This is the company who made it... ttp://www.acheerfulgiver.com/catalog.htm *Keepers of the Light Candles*

I want it all w/a candle... a decent container and good candle. lol

I am all about matching though...so if the color doesn't match the room, I would never buy the candle...and I have ordered candles in a special color to match the room. I'm a little crazy about that kind of stuff...lol

My friend that sells candles at conferences etc. puts them in all kinds of containers. I really liked a nice tea cup/saucer she used. Nice for the Kitchen.