When I opened the Amazon box I was given a wonderful surprise……vanilla wafting through the air. Mmm, these candles smell absolutely yummy before the package is even open. HOWEVER, once they are lit you can barely even smell it. At times there is no smell at all. I have a pig nose. I can smell anything and everything. I can smell things that others cannot smell. I was sooooo bummed with these. While I don't want them being over powering (cuz that will give me a headache) I do want to be able to smell a bit of something while it burns. Burn time is 3 1/2 hours NOT 4 as stated in description. If you hold the tealight up to a regular 4 hour tealight you will see that these specific vanilla tealights are thinner in height.
The candles work best in rooms with low ceilings. If there are high vaulted ceilings they don't seem to work very well or at all.
I did an experiment today. I have a small house. If I put one of the candles in the small hall bathroom with the door closed I get the slightest hint of vanilla. Very subtle but you can smell it. If you have it in the small family room (more opened up area), you can't smell it. I even put it in one of the bedrooms, again small but bigger then the hall bathroom, with the door closed. Nice, pleasant, very subtle aroma. So while I am not a fan of these for open areas, I might go ahead and burn them in my bedroom. It's really a shame though that they don't work well in the main part of the living area.
It has been over 4 years since I bought my two sets of vanilla candles and I wanted to do a little update. I had to stop burning scented candles for a few years due to health issues. During that time I had placed my vanilla candles in a large ziplock bag for storage. I have been using them for the last few months. Good news, I can smell them! Even in the large room with vaulted ceilings. :o) For whatever reason, the vanilla candles seemed to like being in the ziplock bags.
Something us scented candle lovers should possibly consider. If we burn scented candles on a regular basis, it is possible that our sense of smell becomes lessened if not immune to the scent we are desiring. I typically only burn candles from October through February. Just something to think about. Because I am having luck with them in the ziplock bag, I am going to purchase more of the vanilla when I am done updating my review. :o)
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