Living Light Soy Travel Tin Review

I got this beautiful candle in the recent BR vault. I was even more excited to know that it was a pillar candle not just a little one in a tin. I am usually a wax melts in a warmer sort of girl but when this popped its gorgeous head up in the vault, I knew I had to have it!! I mean cmon for 390 of my hard earned points it is soooo worth it!!!

The appearance of the candle is simply quite exquisite. Like I said it's a pillar candle and reminds me of marmalade colour. Upon smelling, I am reminded of a citrus orchard and lemon curd. I am such a huge fan of citrus and anything tangy so this would be right up my alley!

I have never tried Living Light branded candles so didn't have any real expectations. In the past I have been let down by scented candles and am often a little too anxious to leave them going for any long period of time because of the fire risk. I lit it nonetheless and waited for the beautiful citrus to fill my nostrils. I waited and I waited and it never really came. I wanted a punch of scent to hit me but all I got was a huge amount of nothingness!!! To say I was disappointed is an understatement. It now has pride of place in my emergency power outage kit because that's all it is good for now! (SAD FACE)

I am so glad that there was a candle in the last vault, as that was the first thing on my list and I made sure to get it first. It arrived in a timely manner thanks to the dutiful Beauty Babes who packed it lovingly, and I was away laughing. I did however pack it up before I got to use it even once, but now that we are in our new home it's in it's new home too!

The thing that attracted me most to this candle was the smell. It doesn't smell like a fake lavender - it smells like I have a lavender bush in my house. The first time I burned it I really should have trimmed the wick as it was quite large (as was the flame) but it seemed to burn evenly with not a lot of wax dripping, which is good because it was above my head!

The throw of this candle is delightful when it's burning, it can be smelled all through the bathroom and laundry and even follows me into the living room. It's awesome!! I was having a lavender bath at the time so this complimented it nicely, as well as being it's own stand out smell. And I was most definitely relaxed!! This candle is just great and I'd gladly buy another!

I love that this candle is fragranced with essential oils, however, the scent is hardly there. I had high hopes for this candle but I was disappointed that you could hardly smell it at all. I have this candle in revive which is meant to smell like lime, orange and grapefruit. The citrus scents are very light and fresh, and combine to give a lovely scent. I can only really smell this when I bend down to smell the candle though. When it's lit the scent is very weak and doesn't travel well. You can hardly smell it even when you sit right next to it within a metre.

I also love that this candle is made from pure soy wax. This is meant to last longer and have a longer burn time. And so far I think it will last quite a long time. It says it has up to 18 hours of burn time and I expect this candle will last for 18 hours. So far mine has been burning for about 4 hours and looking inside the tin hardly any of the soy wax has disappeared.

This candle comes in a cute little tin, about the size of the old fashioned tins hard boiled sweets used to come in that you used to be able to buy. The tin is a nice size and would be good for traveling as you can screw the lid back on.

Overall I was very disappointed with this candle and will not be repurchasing this.

This is absolutely the best scented candle I've ever had, and I've tried a lot over the years! I received it in a BBBE and am so happy I did, as I'd never heard of the brand before. Now I see they have a shop locally, so I'm definitely heading in to buy more for the Christmas season etc. I love the wee tin it's in and that you can close it up after using it to protect it, and take it with you for a romantic weekend away, without damaging it. The scent really is divine and doesn't irritate me at all, or cause any allergy type reactions in our family. It's a beautiful natural scent that fills the whole house without getting too much. Awesome local brand, definitely worth the money - great price.

I have the pohutukawa scented tin candle by Living Light. When you open the tin, the unlit candle is very beautifully scented, quite strong - citrus, berries and spice make a very unique smell that is very pleasant. In fact I loved the scent so much I gave a set with a spray, diffuser and larger sized candle to a friend overseas who adored it. I only burn my candles for a couple of hours at a time and the candle is still half full after using it 5 or 6 times. The burning scent is subtle when you are in the same room as the candle, but if you go outside into fresh air and then go back in again you can definitely notice the lovely smell. I think the tin can be a tad dangerous as it can get warm while in use so place it on a heat proof surface and let it cool completely before handling after use. I like that it has a secure lid so it can be packed away easily and conveniently after use (when cooled). I think it is a tad on the pricey side for the soze that it is, great as a gift but to purchase for myself it would have to be a special treat.

Before I received one of these I was sceptical of Living Light, because of the price. But it only took smelling this - not even burning it - to realise that I get what I pay for with these candles. They are slow-burning, so last a surprisingly long time, and they don't sting on scent. You don't even need to be burning it to benefit from this candle - just sitting it next to me on the desk is enough!

The packaging - a cute metal tin - is great because there's nothing breakable. Probably my only suggestion would be to also produce these in a larger tin, maybe twice the size.

I always walk past small candles, votives or tea lights because in the past, the ones I've purchased have been utterly disappointing because they lacked fragrance. I have used two of these candles in the past from Beautiful Christmas New Zealand box and Best Beauty Box Ever box respectively.

I haven't come across many candles in a tin so I think the packaging is pretty cool and creative. It's compact so it's easy to take traveling where you can just close it up (once the wax has solidified) and pop it into your bag ready to light at the next destination.

You don't need to trim the wick on this (thank goodness) so it really is a "purchase-and-light" kind of candle. However once the wax is fully liquid the flame does come up pretty high which can be a bit of a hazard so you'll need to be mindful of where this is placed. Fragrance aside the main thing I was looking for was whether or not this burned evenly. I really HATE having to maintain a candle that needs constant attention.

I'm happy to say this has a good burn to it where the wax pools evenly around the wick. The tin is not hot to touch within the hour, it's just warm but any longer than that I wouldn't recommend touching it or carrying it around to a different location while burning because the wax might spill over and that's just asking for medical attention.

I let it burn for an hour in a small room and found the fragrance travelled well but due to size I don't think it's ideal to light a big room, you'd probably need more than 2 or 3 to create a relaxing and calm ambiance.

I have the fragrance 'Kitchen' which is amazing. I initially thought it was a lime scent coming through but it's actually lemongrass. Don't get it confused with the kind of overpowering lemongrass you detect in some cuisine this is more of a refreshing take on it. I would recommend this candle for traveling but for rooms in the house I still prefer to use larger candles that last longer.

I picked up one of these wee candles in the BeautifuL Christmas Advent Calendar in a scent wouldn't have chosen myself and didn't 100% love, but I can't fault the candles. The scent I got, Revive, was pleasant, just a really citrussy ' refresher' blend and I prefer to use candles for relaxation after work :)

These candle come in cute wee tins, which mean they can be covered over if need be and offer an alternative to the common thick glass jars. I was a little more concerned (whether or not that was legitimate) about these getting hotter, so set it on top of another candle plate i have to be safe. The candle burned cleanly, and for an acceptable length of time given the size. I didn't time it but I wasn't left wondering where it had gone, either.

Extinguishing didn't cause clouds of dark smoke (my pet hate with candles) and the scent hung around for a long time afterwards, but in a subtle, pleasant non-cloying way.

I believe that there are other scents in the range that would have gotten a 5 from me, but this is the one I had :)