Description
This scented candle is called Balsam & Cedar, and it comes poured into a silver crackle glass vessel. The glass carries a fine web of crazed lines over its outside, while the inside is mirrored and speckled, so the whole piece catches the light around it. It is a rounded tumbler shape, a little narrower at the base than at the rim, and it measures 12cm across and 11.5cm tall. That is a generous size: wide enough to stand on its own as the main candle on a table rather than disappear among smaller ones.
Balsam and cedar are both evergreen trees, and the name suits the colder months, when the curtains are drawn early and a lit candle makes a room feel cosy. At 12cm across it is broad enough to hold the centre of a dining table through a long supper, and it sits just as happily on a coffee table, a sideboard, a mantelpiece or a deep windowsill in the living room. As a single candle with real presence and a name that sounds like a walk in the woods, it also makes a thoughtful present for someone who loves a quiet evening in.
It is made from three things: soy paraffin wax, a cotton wick and the glass vessel. There is a single wick, set in the middle of the wax. The whole candle weighs 1.13KG and holds 610g of wax, so it sits solidly wherever you place it. The maker gives a burn time of 80 hours, which makes it a candle to light evening after evening rather than save for one occasion. For a fuller table, group it with plainer glass holders and a vase of cut evergreen sprigs, and let the silver crackle be the piece that draws the eye; the styling props shown are not included.
Specification
| Height |
11.5cm |
| Diameter |
12cm |
| Material |
Soy Paraffin, Cotton wick, Glass |
| Colour |
Silver |
| Weight of wax |
610g |
| Burn time |
80 hours |
| Weight |
1.13KG |
| Safety |
Warning: H317 - May cause an allergic skin reaction. H412 - Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects. Never leave a burning candle unattended |
Frequently Asked
What is the candle made of?
The wax is soy paraffin, the wick is cotton, and the vessel is silver crackle glass with a mirrored, speckled inside.
How long does it burn?
The maker gives a burn time of 80 hours for this candle, which holds 610g of soy paraffin wax around a single cotton wick.
How big is it, and how heavy?
It is 12cm across and 11.5cm tall, and the whole candle weighs 1.13KG, so it is a broad, solid candle for a table or mantelpiece.
How many wicks does it have?
It has a single cotton wick, set in the centre of the soy paraffin wax inside the glass vessel.
Where would it look best?
Its 12cm width suits the centre of a dining table, a coffee table, a sideboard or a mantelpiece, where the silver crackle glass can catch the light.