I love candles and anything scented but until recently I had never used a Yankee Candle. After reading so many reviews on Yankee Candles I thought I should try them out. In the shop I had a sniff of the candles and decided that I really liked the scent of the Midnight Jasmine candle. I found that it had a very strong jasmine smell, kind of a very exagerated scent of jasmine. I like candles to really leave the scent in a room so the fact that the smell of this one was so strong was a good thing in my opinion.

I bought the small Midnight Jasmine Yankee Candle in House of Fraiser for around £8. I did think that this was quite expensive for a candle and I'm sure that if I had shopped around I could have found it cheaper but when you consider that the Body Shop charge £10 for their candles I actually didn't think it was a bad price, especially as it effectively acts as both a candle and an air freshner.

When I started burning this candle I was quite disappointed. The scent was really subtle, so much so that unless I was right next to the candle I couldn't smell anything and it didn't leave any noticeable scent in the room. Although it was a disappointment in terms of scent I was pleased with the way that the candle looks. It comes in a little glass jar, which all yankee candles seem to come in and I just think that it's really nice presentation. When the candle is lit, particularly after it's burnt down a bit, the glass reflects the flame, making it look bigger than it actually is and much brighter. However, I didn't buy the candle for presentation, I bought it for scent so even though it looks good I don't think it makes up for the lack of smell.

This candle does seem to have a good burn time. I lit mine on at least four occasions for over an hour each time. The problem is that I still have a lot of the candle left but I can't light it. I've tried tipping it all kinds of ways and still can't get it to light. The top of the jar just seems too narrow to let enough oxygen in while I light it. I've burnt myself trying and now given up on it. It seems like such a waste when there's so much of it left.

To conclude this candle is a disappointment. It looks good but the scent isn't strong enough and the candle becomes impossible to light when it burns down to a certain point.