Yankee rules! (Indoor and Outdoor Candles)

Member Name: butterflies

Product:	Indoor and Outdoor Candles
Date:	13/02/06 (809 review reads)
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Advantages: Long burn time, many different flavours, decorative

Disadvantages: Quite expensive

Yankee candles are definately my preferred choice of candle. I was first introduced to Yankee candles when I visited USA a few years ago, I spent ages in the shop smelling all the varieties of candle, yummy! When I returned home, I was delighted to find a local shop stocked Yankee candles, and she also did home candle parties...which I arranged for friends and family.


~ STYLES ~

Yankee candles come in various packaging.

Jars ~ These jars are glass and come with lids. They are available in 3 sizes: Small £6.99, medium £12.99 and large £15.99.

10oz Tumbler £8.99 ~ which is very much like a drinks glass.

Sampler £1.49 ~ This is a separate votif candle for only £1.49. This is good to get to try the flavour to see if you like it before spending more money on the jar or tumbler for example.

Wax tarts 85p ~ These are for use with a burner (approx £5.00). The burner is very much like an oil burner, but instead of oil in the top, you simply unwrap the tart, and put it on the top. The heat from the tealight underneath, melts the tart and gives off a strong aroma of the flavour of your choice.

Car jars £1.85 ~ To hang in your car as a freshener, again, in the flavour of your choice. They are not too overpowering in your car, and are very long lasting.

Deck delights ~ Various flavours and styles for ourdoor use.

Room sprays £9.99 and plug in refill £3.99 ~ Again, you can choose these in any of your favourite Yankee candle flavours (listed below)

Pot Pourri refresher oil £2.99 ~ Well, this oil refreshes your pot pourri! :o)

Hand cream £4.49 ~ Yep, hand cream from a candle company. I haven't actually tried this, so unfortunately I cannot comment on how affective it is. But I do know it comes in many of the Yankee candle flavours (listed below)

Candle tins £5.99 ~ A round metal tin with a lid, and your choice of Yankee candle inside.

That covers the majority of the styles of candles you can get. As you can see, there are many different types.


~ FRAGRANCES ~

There are many different fragrances, as the above items are available in a majority of the fragrances. I will list a few of the most popular Yankee candle fragrances for you:

Baby power, Carribean fruit, Lemon zest, Midsummers night, Pineapple paradise, Raspberry cream, Seaside holiday, Splash of rain.

As you can see, they have some great names for their candles. And all of the fragrances smell as they sound!! So for example, Raspberry cream is unbelievable like Raspberries! Splash of rain? You may wonder what this smells like...well as the title involves water you can guess it is a bathroom smelling candle. That is the case with many of their candles. However, in the shops where they sell Yankee candles, they have a large display unit with many of the fragrances for you to smell before you buy.


~ OCCASIONS ~

They also bring out special fragrances depending on the time of year. At Christmas time they had Mincepie, Christmas pudding, Holly berry, Winterland, Mistletoe etc. Again, all of these smell exactly as they sound, it's amazing!!


~ BURNING TIMES ~

Housewarmer® & Home Classics(tm) Jars ~

22 oz. 110-150 hours
19.8 oz. 100-135 hours
14.5 oz 65-90 hours
12.3 oz. 55-75 hours
7.5 oz. 45-55 hours
3.7 oz. 25-40 hours

Samplers (Votive) Candles ~ up to 15 hours in proper holder

Wax Tarts ~ Approx 8 hours each

Tea Lights ~ Approx 4-6 hours each

As you can see, Yankee candles burn for a very long time. And I can confirm these times are accurate, and I am continually amazed at how long my candles last. And the smell never dies.

I'll finish with...


~ A FEW GENERAL CANDLE TIPS ~

~ Never leave candles burning unattended. Even when in a jar there's an obvious fire hazzard.
~ Never burn a candle near flammable items such as curtains or on a shelf that has another shelf above it etc.
~ Keep well out of reach of children and pets.
~ Keep wick trimmed to 1/8" at all times (that's quite short!)


I am going to take off 1 star for the price. However, considering the burning times, the price isn't that bad. It just seems a lot to spend out...but you won't regret it!

Thanx.

Summary: Gorgeous smelling, long lasting candles and accesories