Living Light Soy Travel Tin Review

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 :)

So happy to see this little tin of Living Light candle in the NZ Brand Best Box Beauty Ever box, I have been a fan of Living Light for a while and have a couple of their candles already so knew this was going to be awesome.

Coming the the scent "Relax" this little tin candle, which unfortunately got overused because I loved it so much I kept on lighting it, is a blend of relaxing fragrances like lavender and patchouli, with the lavender being the most noticeable. It truly was a candle to relax by, making my room fill up with wonderful aromas that allowed me to sit back, chill and be totally at one with the universe for that brief moment of the day. If you suffer from stress and the inability of being able to switch off you need this candle, it sort of forces you to.

Designed to be a travel candle, in comes in a resealable screw top little tin that would be very practical to pop into an overnight bag or even if you are really fancy and have a caravan to pop in there. The wax once the wick is snuffed out returns to a solid state pretty quickly, which might be because there isn't much in the tins but it makes it more easy to get and go whilst on holiday.

As I mentioned above I used it up pretty quickly but then I did have it on for probably 4-6 for the first 3 days of owning it, for it to be bone dry of any wax by day 4. I'm a bit impulsive and greedy like that, but the fragrance was that good I wanted to keep it lit all the time.

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.

This little tin with the candle in is a real gem.It is a cute round tin and the one I received in my Beauty Box was a kitchen one with lemon grass, rosemary and bergamot scent. The tin is a silver tin with a screw top lid. This tin has lovely light aqua label with a dark aqua strip and white writing.Made in NZ and pure soy wax. The scent is lovely and gives 8 hours of burn time which is amazing for the size and having a lid is so practical when you want the candle to stop burning.It eliminates that horrible smell when the wick is snuffed out. The scent of this is really lovely and lightly permeates the room. I love it on before I go to bed as I find it relaxes me totally.