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Topic: Do you like candles?
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Yin Moderator Posts: 3005 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 15, 2012 05:04 PM
Do you like candles? What are your favorite scents and brand names?
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juniperb Moderator Posts: 5601 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 15, 2012 06:58 PM
I love them and burn them all year long. I am currently burning Yankee candles: Ocean Flowers scent .------------------ We dance around the ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and Knows Robert Frost IP: Logged |
Yin Moderator Posts: 3005 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 15, 2012 08:17 PM
Yay, juni! I just bought some Yankee Candles. "Balsam and Cedar" is my current favorite. Very seasonal, too. Have you tried "Village" candles? IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 5601 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 15, 2012 09:22 PM
I love the Balsam and Cedar I was in Wal Mart buying my dogs insulin and saw some candles and smelled them. Wow, for an inexpensive candle, they are awesome. They`re Better Homes brand and the scents I bought are Cinnamon and Vanilla and Cinnamon Apple Spice. They scent the whole room for 4.99 a piece. I don`t recall Village candles but will keep my eye out for them . ------------------ We dance around the ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and Knows Robert Frost IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 5601 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 15, 2012 09:22 PM
Oh! Yankee candle makes air/car fresheners and they are wonderful too.------------------ We dance around the ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and Knows Robert Frost IP: Logged |
ail221 Knowflake Posts: 2280 From: Mary Margaret Blanchard's home Registered: Feb 2012
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posted November 15, 2012 11:17 PM
I love candles! Aside from Yankee candles, I love Diptyque, pure integrity soy candles, Ergo candles, and recently Diamond Candles because there of their prize inside. My favorite scents are sandlewood, gardenia, Myrrhe , chai latte and Iris.IP: Logged |
aquaguy91 Moderator Posts: 4845 From: tennessee Registered: Jan 2012
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posted November 16, 2012 01:06 AM
I like midsummers night by yankee candle. my favorite candle scent was called "walk by the waterfall" by bridgewater candles but they quit making it. :'(IP: Logged |
Faith Knowflake Posts: 2889 From: Registered: Jul 2011
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posted November 28, 2012 06:48 PM
quote: Originally posted by Yin: Yay, juni! I just bought some Yankee Candles. "Balsam and Cedar" is my current favorite. Very seasonal, too. Have you tried "Village" candles?
That's my candle! Burn it almost every day lately. I candles, they liven my life up. I light them in the morning when I read and sip my coffee...they just add so much to the atmosphere. IP: Logged |
T Knowflake Posts: 7466 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 28, 2012 11:01 PM
I used to pick up Yankee Candles from Marshalls or HomeGoods alot because they are way less expensive there.I liked Clean Cotton an Ocean one and an old fave is Midsummers Night An old best friend used to get me one for my birthday every year. ( was told it's based on a men's colongne.....not sure, but I like the scent) IP: Logged |
mockingbird Knowflake Posts: 859 From: Registered: Dec 2011
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posted November 28, 2012 11:58 PM
I like earthier smells and currently have a delicious sandlewood-and-something candle I've been burning.I'm a little picky, though. Many candle scents smell too fake for me (sniffs my Taurean Venus ) IP: Logged |
sand Knowflake Posts: 7950 From: Lake Como next to George Clooney's House Registered: May 2011
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posted November 29, 2012 12:15 AM
Diptyque fig/ philosykos. Is darn expensive for a candle tho.. Wtf! IP: Logged |
aquaguy91 Moderator Posts: 4845 From: tennessee Registered: Jan 2012
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posted November 29, 2012 04:13 AM
quote: Originally posted by T: I used to pick up Yankee Candles from Marshalls or HomeGoods alot because they are way less expensive there.I liked Clean Cotton an Ocean one and an old fave is Midsummers Night An old best friend used to get me one for my birthday every year. ( was told it's based on a men's colongne.....not sure, but I like the scent)
love midsummer's night too.. its based off of drakkar noir
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Faith Knowflake Posts: 2889 From: Registered: Jul 2011
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posted November 29, 2012 06:16 AM
IS it??! I will keep that in mind...'might have to buy it now, I love that scent.IP: Logged |
hippichick Moderator Posts: 2070 From: Registered: May 2009
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posted November 29, 2012 11:40 AM
OMG a woman after my heart!Yea, Taurus moon, PIsces sun in the 4th..I am NEVER without them! My fav is, tho, a brand that is produced in Fredericksburg, TX. Amazing scent... Yankee would be my second. I find at our local grocers a very nicely scented Soy candle collection. And shhhhhsh....I often have lit battery opperated candles...just for the glow. When I was a kid I used to make candles and I want to get back to that. I am fixin to travel to Indiana to spend a week with my grandpa in my homeland. Since I cant carry on my b-loved candles, I will stop at Walmart and purchase a few.. GREAT THREAD! t~~~ IP: Logged |
hippichick Moderator Posts: 2070 From: Registered: May 2009
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posted November 29, 2012 11:41 AM
O, and Febreeze has a nice collection too!IP: Logged |
Yin Moderator Posts: 3005 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 29, 2012 11:56 AM
Yay, hippi!So far I've tried "White Xmas", "Be Thankful" and "Mountain Lodge" from Yankee Candle in addition to the "Balsam and Cedar" I love all the Xmas scents! Recently bough a room spray that smells of pinewood. It's fantastic! I'm a little worried about how artificial those scents probably are, so will continue to search for fragrance alternatives. In the meantime, it's wonderful that it's Christmas season and I can get away with all the wreath, mistletoe, cedar and pine smells! (I'm a big sucker for scents. I've been known to rub juniper berries on my wrists just so I can keep smelling them through the day!) IP: Logged |
T Knowflake Posts: 7466 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 29, 2012 12:55 PM
Yin, do you have any oil burners? I think they burn cleaner than candles and don't fill the room with harmful things to breathe in (someone told me most candles do).I have about six burners and love to fill them up with essential oils I pick up from a natural foods store. I pick up tea lights for them in bulk. Usually put some oil (whatever's on hand) and water in mine and then a lot of drops of the concentrated essential oils. Makes the place smell lovely very quickly. Favorites are Ylang Ylang, Lemongrass, Jasmine. I'm always stocked with Nag Champa incense too. And usually have sticks burning and oil burners going all day. IP: Logged |
T Knowflake Posts: 7466 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 29, 2012 12:57 PM
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love midsummer's night too.. its based off of drakkar noir[/B]
Ah yes! That's it! Though it doesnt scream "mens cologne" to me. It's just a nice earthy smell. quote: Midsummer's Night® lets you leave your worries behind courtesy of the intoxicating and masculine blend of musk, patchouli, sage and mahogany cologne. The exquisite aroma of this seasonal favorite will linger long after the flame has been snuffed out.
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T Knowflake Posts: 7466 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 29, 2012 12:58 PM
Yin,
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juniperb Moderator Posts: 5601 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 29, 2012 04:39 PM
I purchased Yankee candles for all the ladies on my Christmas list. I sure wish I had seen/smelled the Midsummer's Night as Drakkar Noir is a fave!! Methinks I get one for Christmas juniper berries mmm ------------------ We need to listen to our own song, and share it with others, but not force it on them. Our songs are different. They should be in harmony with each other. ~ Mattie Stepanek IP: Logged |
aquaguy91 Moderator Posts: 4845 From: tennessee Registered: Jan 2012
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posted November 29, 2012 05:10 PM
quote: Originally posted by T: Ah yes! That's it!Though it doesnt scream "mens cologne" to me. It's just a nice earthy smell. [QUOTE]Midsummer's Night® lets you leave your worries behind courtesy of the intoxicating and masculine blend of musk, patchouli, sage and mahogany cologne. The exquisite aroma of this seasonal favorite will linger long after the flame has been snuffed out.
[/QUOTE] yea. I wear drakkar noir, its my favorite, well that and calvin klein obsession.
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SunChild Moderator Posts: 3516 From: Australia Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 30, 2012 02:10 AM
Bees wax. Hand made. Addicted to the scent. IP: Logged |
Faith Knowflake Posts: 2889 From: Registered: Jul 2011
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posted November 30, 2012 08:48 AM
quote: Originally posted by aquaguy91: yea. I wear drakkar noir, its my favorite, well that and calvin klein obsession.
Ahh the mystery is solved. No wonder all the girls like you. Edit: ^ Silly comment, no offense intended, just saying I like those colognes. IP: Logged |
Yin Moderator Posts: 3005 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 30, 2012 09:05 AM
T, LOVE the ideas. Will have to get some oil burners! (Going thrift store hunting for those!)SC, I love beeswax too! All your ideas are great! Thank you for responding. IP: Logged |
aquaguy91 Moderator Posts: 4845 From: tennessee Registered: Jan 2012
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posted November 30, 2012 05:12 PM
quote: Originally posted by Faith: Ahh the mystery is solved. No wonder all the girls like you. Edit: ^ Silly comment, no offense intended, just saying I like those colognes.
is that supposed to be funny?IP: Logged |