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Don’t you just love a new product launch? I do! I’ve been enjoying many hours of home fragrancing thanks to wax melts and wax melt snap bars from a UK based wax vendor called Glow. Glow have recently released a new waxy product to the market in the form of candles. And I was lucky enough to have been given Fairy Laundry and Magical Dreams candles to try out. So what do I think?
Packaging
These are small, clear, glass jar candles, with a slightly rounded lid with a stopper style action. These lids are easy to pull off and put back on. Very secure but not hard to remove. Lots of candles on the market are presented like this. It works because it’s practical, they look nice and are good quality. Labeling ties in with the rest of the Glow wax products. Simple but effective.
The Wax
Fairy Laundry is off white in colour. Magical Dreams is a creamy tangerine/orange colour. Both suit their scent names colour wise. The wax has no (obvious) glitter, variations in colour or anything like that, so a simple block colour. These candles are made from a blend of soy paraffin wax and provide up to 12 hours of burning time each if used correctly.
Fragrance
Fairy Laundry – oh my. As someone who loves a laundry scent I was excited about this one! This is a fresh and clean. It’s what I would call laundry in it’s purest form. Clothes that have been freshly washed and smell like it. There is a powdery note to this with floral (think white florals) and it’s just gorgeous!
Magical Dreams – imagine a blend of fruits which has a slight effervescence to it, sweet, slightly sherbet like and mouth watering? This is it in a jar!
When lit
These melted down slowly and evenly. While the wax went from a solid to a liquid, I was very surprised to see a slight shimmer to the wax. Very subtle and very pretty. I adore a bit of sparkle to my wax so this went down very well for me!
Fairy Laundry was placed in my downstairs toilet. I was worried the fragrance wouldn’t travel around this area well but it really did. It beautifully scented this space with a medium strength clean fragrance which is ideal for the room this was placed in.
Magical Dreams was placed in two areas. Firstly in the bathroom, and then in my bedroom. I got the fragrance of this in both rooms but felt it worked better in the bathroom as it’s smaller and more standard in shape.
For bigger rooms I think a bigger size of these candles would be better. But these have provided natural and welcoming scents that have been a pleasure to enjoy. So far each jar has been melting for a total of 4 hours so many more hours to go!
Wax Vendor VS High Street
The imagination and variety that small wax vendors have compared to supermarkets, discount stores and other places on the high street is vast. I can’t think of any fragrance I’ve wanted that wasn’t available in wax form from a wax vendor. Expect to see the expected in your local discount stores or shops. But wax scents from wax vendors include the more unusual, bespoke and interesting. This is why the majority of my wax purchases are from small, independent businesses who focus their time and energy into making home fragrance products, like Glow.
Recommended?
I’m more of a wax melt fan than a candle one. Candles tend to be used for decoration in my house. But using these made me realise why I started using candles years ago! Glow’s candles are beautifully scented, the scent throws well and the way the wax melts is hypnotic! So definitely recommended. Currently available in the following scents: Birthday Cake, Velvet Sugar, Lychee Martini, 1000 Wishes, Sundown, Sleepy, Fairy Dust, Fairy Laundry, Badedas and Magical Dreams. These jars cost £6.00, but if you visit the website here and use the code PROMO, they go down to £4.20. Happy shopping!
