Cire Trudon – Prestige and Highest Quality

Posted by on Oct 28 2011 | cire trudon candles

Many candles claim to be high end candles, even though some are nothing more than designer products touted by celebrities. Cire Trudon Candles are truly high-end candles, crafted with an exquisite attention to detail and quality. If you don’t care about designer labels but always wasn’t truly the best of the best, these truly luxurious candles might be just what you have been looking for.

Cire Trudon Balmoral CandleThe history of Cire Trudon Candles begins back in 1643, when a merchant became a store owner in Paris, selling wax candles and groceries. The merchant, Trudon, eventually created a technique to create the best quality wax, and eventually his son Jacques became part of the Versailles court. Maison Trudon eventually became the Royal wax supplier, recognized for the high quality product, and continued to supply wax to Napoleon. Over the centuries, Maison Trudon has made candles for royalty, leaders, and, more recently, for design leaders such as Dior, Hermes, Guerlain, and others. Today, Cire Trudon is considered the oldest manufacturer of candles in French. All Cire Trudon are still made with the same perfected wax technique and are still recognized by those in the know as the highest quality candles.

What sets Cire Trudon candles apart is the fact that they are made with a wax that has been perfected over many centuries. The wax is made from a wax paste which is made from vegetal matters, which is all-natural and allows for the best fragrances to be perfectly embedded in the wax. The unique wax blend also ensures that the candle burns cleanly and for a long time. Thanks to the special wax, Cire Trudon candles enjoy exceptional scent diffusion and cleaner burning. The paraffin-free wax made with copra, rice, pal, and soy oils ensure that the candle is less harmful than other candles laced with synthetic products and toxins. The natural waxes also ensure that the candles are more sustainable than synthetic candles. The pure cotton wicks and the fact that Cire Trudon candles contain no pesticides, heavy metals, or substances prohibited by OSPAR ensure that the candles are green and safe. Cire Trudon candles are also biodegradable.

Cire Trudon candles offer many sensational scents, including the Cire Trudon Abd el Kader (Moroccan Mint Tea) Candle, with notes of spearmint, lemon, blackcurrant, apple, ginger, clove, jasmine, and vanilla. The Cire Trudon Balmoral (Mist Soil & Meadows) Candle offers a very fresh scent, with notes of foliage, mint, freshly-mowed grass, freesia, tea, iris, musk, pinewood, and fresh sap. The Cire Trudon Carmélite (Old Mossy Walls) Candle is a very green fragrance, with notes of orange, armoise, rose, geranium, spices, iris, patchouli, sandal, and cedar.

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High End Candle Review: The Baroness von Neumann Atlas Candle

Posted by on Oct 20 2011 | candles - news and reviews

The Baroness von Neumann Atlas Candle is a great candle for anyone who wants spicy and smoky luxury scented candles with hints of earthy flowers. With notes of Ceylon cinnamon, Zanzibar clove, smoky peat, sandalwood, orange blossoms, rosewood, red amber, and mahogany, this candle is perfect for anyone who loves rich, complex fragrance. The scent is not too sweet but also not too masculine, as some lesser masculine scents tend to be. The candle is in fact inspired by the fireplace at the Baroness’ library. This is in fact the perfect fragrance for an office, library, or man’s bedroom. It is also a great fragrance for the living room – not too sweet or cloying but with a gentle sweetness.

Baroness von Neumann Atlas CandleThe Baroness von Neumann Atlas Candle is 12.5 oz. and burns for more than 70 hours. The natural wax blend and natural wick ensure that the candle burns cleanly and perfectly to the last drop, so that none of the richly scented wax is wasted. The wax blend also ensures that the fragrance is strong enough to fill your home with a wonderful scent, but without being overpowering.

Even the packaging of The Baroness von Neumann Atlas Candle is something special and elegant. The candle is wrapped in an elegant and sophisticated gold-embossed white box. The candle itself is in a white crested frosted jar, which can be reused after the candle is gone. The simple glass with elegant gold crest looks wonderful with any décor and is stylishly elegant without being overdone. The packaging alone makes the Baroness von Neumann Atlas Candle something special – a gift to give to yourself or someone very special – but the fragrance is really what sets the candle apart.

Baroness Monica von Neumann has set the style in fragrances, home fashions, and clothes. For years, she sought for a clean burning and natural candle that would not aggravate her allergies. Finally, the Baroness launched her own line of luxury scented candles after researching exhaustively and consulting with the top “noses” in the perfume industry.  Inspired by the trips and elegant lifestyle of the Baroness, the candles are sure to add glamour and luxury to any home. The Baroness von Neumann Atlas Candle is a perfect example of the luxury of the Baroness’s style. The rich smoky and woodsy fragrance with the subtle hints of sweeter flowers create a not-too-feminine and not-too-masculine fragrance that is sure to please.

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Christian Tortu Candles

Posted by on Oct 12 2011 | christian tortu candles

Christian Tortu Candles are designer luxury candles that express a deep love of nature. Designed and created by Christian Tortu, these luxury scented candles have extremely impressive fragrances. One of the reasons is that Christian Tortu worked with world-famous “noses” to develop each scent. “Noses” refers to professionals who have extremely heightened senses of smell and work with some of the greatest perfume makers in the world to create luxurious perfumes. Christian Tortu hired these same professionals to develop luxury scented candles so that customers could enjoy a truly luxurious and perfect fragrance with each candle. Christian Tortu has worked with Annick Goutal and Peirre Bourdon, who have created some of the most loved perfumes and colognes in the world, to help him create the candles. Each candle is inspired by orchards, forests, gardens, and even the vegetable garden.

Christian Tortu CandlesSince the fragrances are highlighted, the styling of each Christian Tortu candle is elegant simplicity. Each candle is packaged in a posh black box and a frosted ivory glass jar, both with Christian Tortu’s stylish signature. The effect is stunning and sophisticated understatement – the little black dress of candles. Without the distraction, it is possible to focus on the sumptuous fragrance in each candle.  Christian Tortu candles are a generous 8 oz., providing more than 40 hours of burn time. All the candles are made in Paris from natural wax. The carefully selected was blend and the cotton wick allow the true fragrance of each candle to shine through and ensure that each candle burns cleanly and evenly, delivery a rich fragrance to every room of your home.

There are many luxurious Christian Tortu candles to try. The Christian Tortu Vert Frais (Fresh Green) Candle, for example, combines notes of Bergamot, citrus, grains and verbena. The result is a wonderful floral fragrance with a hint of something tangy and something earthy. The unique grain note keeps the candle’s scent from becoming too sweet or fruity.  The Christian Tortu Provence l’Hiver (Provence in Winter) Candle combines notes of citrus, cypress, thyme, and rosemary with woody note. If you can imagine walking through a misty forest, you can imagine the cool and refreshing scent of this candle. The Christian Tortu Provence Provence l’Ete (Provence in Summer) Candle also celebrates Provence, but in summer. The candle combines notes of tarragon, lavender, patchouli, cedar, amber, balsamic wood, cistus labdanum, tonka beans, and myrrh. The Christian Tortu Feuille de Tomate (Tomato Leaf) Candle sounds unusual, but the pure scent of tomato leaves brings you right back to the height of summer.

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High End Candle Review: Votivo Red Currant Candle

Posted by on Sep 21 2011 | candles - news and reviews

The Votivo Red Currant Candle is in fact one of the most popular Votivo candles made and in fact is one of the most famous luxury candles manufactured. This candle has been featured in magazines and on TV. Celebrities cite this as favorite candle and the Votivo Red Currant Candle is often featured on “best of” lists of candles. In fact, the candle has become so popular that a number of candle manufacturers have developed their own versions of this scent. However, don’t be fooled: only the Votivo Red Currant Candle is the real thing.

The Votivo Red Currant Candle combines notes of red currants, fruit glaze, vanilla bean, and raspberry sugar cookies. The result is a fragrance that is tart, fresh, and warm. The complexity of fragrance makes this luxury candle stand out far above competitors and imitators.

Votivo Red Currant CandleAnother thing that makes the original Votivo Red Currant candle stand out is the quality. Votivo candles are well-known for the high quality of their products, and the Votivo Red Currant is no exception. The candle is made form a natural sox wax blend, which burns slowly and evenly with little to no soot. The natural wax blend as well as the high quality fragrance oils ensure that the Votivo Red Currant candle is highly fragrance. In fact, the candle is richly scented before you even light it. Once lit, it fills your home with just the right amount of fragrance – strong enough to waft throughout your home, but subtle enough to never be overwhelming. Many fans of Votivo Red Currant candles note that when they burn this candle, guests ask what smells so wonderful. This candle is, quite simply, a crowd pleaser that everyone can enjoy.

The Votivo Red Currant candle is also made to be beautiful. Hand-wrapped in a beautiful wax and with a hand pressed seal, this candle will look wonderful in any room. It will also make a wonderful gift for just about anyone in your life. The Votivo Red Currant candle is poured carefully into a classic and sophisticated glass jar. You can reuse the jar once you have burned up the candle.

Since the Votivo Red Currant candle is one of the more popular candles that Votivo makes, the company has created a number of products with this fragrance. The classic jar candle, for example, is a great value, offering 50 hours of burn time. However, there is also a Votivo Red Currant room spray, which is perfect for hotel rooms and other spaces where you may not be permitted to burn candles. The long-lasting Votivo Red Currant diffuser is also a great choice for the office. Finally, you can even get a handy Votivo Red Currant candle in a travel tin, a perfect way to take the wonderful fragrance of Votivo Red Currant with you on your travels.

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Red Flower Candles

Posted by on Sep 16 2011 | red flower candles

Red Flower CandlesRed Flower Candles are designed to perfectly capture the fragrance of your favorite flowers. Whether you have a favorite flower or want to fill your home with a bouquet of scents, Red Flower Candles are the perfect luxury candles to fill your home with the true-to-life fragrance. You might be amazed to find that such a garden-fresh scent can come from a candle.

The manufacturers of Red Flower Candles have worked carefully to develop the most true-to-life perfumes and the highest quality luxury candles possible. All Red Flower Candles are made with natural cosmetic grade vegetable waxes and 100% cotton wicks. This ensures that the candles are safer for home use and also burn slowly and cleanly, filling your home with pure fragrance and a soft glow, with virtually no soot. Each Red Flower Candle is about 6 ounces and provides up to 50 hours of burn time.

Red Flower Candles also have some subtle differences when compared with other luxury scented candles. Every Red Flower Candle, for example, scented petals. You can place the petals in a bowl for a beautiful effect and subtle fragrance. In fact, the manufacturers of the candles sell prayer bowls just for this purpose. You can also use the petals for a bath or sachet – however you wish to fragrance your life. The fragrance of Red Flower Candles is also available in diffusers, gift sets, and miniature candles.

Since the manufacturers of Red Flower Candles have spent so much time working with natural flowers, they are naturally very concerned about the environment and therefore are among the most eco-friendly candle options out there. All Red Flower Candles are packaged in a plant that is 100% wind powered and are packaged in paper that is 77% post consumer recycled paper.

Red Flower Candles offer a variety of options. For example, for a classic fragrance that is sure to relax and soothe, try the Red Flower French Lavender Petal Topped Candle. The candle allows you to enjoy the true-to-life scent of lavender, picked at the height of its fragrance. When you light this candle, you will feel as though you are in a lavender field in Provence. The Red Flower Icelandic Moonflower Petal Topped Candle combines the fragrances of arctic river flower, boronia, apple blossom and moonflower, creating a fresh fragrance. The Red Flower Ocean Petal Topped Candle combines notes of bay lavender, red mangrove, beach morning glory and bay laurel leaf, so that when you light this candle you feel as though you are playing in the surf on some exotic beach getaway.

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Vie Luxe Candles

Posted by on Sep 09 2011 | vie luxe candles

Vie Luxe CandlesVie Luxe Voyage Candles were designed and developed by Marjorie Gubelmann, who drew inspiration from her world travels. Therefore, each of the candles in this collection is based upon a beloved travel destination. For example, the  Vie Luxe Buenos Aires Candle combines notes of jasmine flowers, ceibo petals, ombu leaves and white pepper, capturing the essence of the world-famous Buenos Aires. This is in fact the most popular of the Vie Luxe Capri candles. The Vie Luxe Capri Candle combines notes of bergamot, lemon blossoms, cypress, and citrus zest, capturing the essence and fragrances of the famous Italian resort. If you are in the mood for something a little more aquatic, try the Vie Luxe St. Barth’s Candle, which combines the fragrances of black currant, palm, and white jasmine. It perfectly captures the exotic seaside of St. Barth’s.

Each of the Vie Luxe Voyage Candles will make you feel as though you are on a luxury vacation – right in your own home. Try all the fragrances for a wonderful world tour of fragrance. Each of the candles is also made with all-natural botanical and beeswaxes, ensuring your safety and cleaner burning. Vie Luxe Voyage Candles also make use of fine fragrance oils, ensuring that each of the candles in the collection are true to their fragrances and deliver the perfect rich scent to your home.

Each of the Vie Luxe Voyage Candles are made with great attention to detail. For example, each of the 8 oz. candles are designed to burn hassle-free for 60 hours, ensuring you can sit back and enjoy the luxury fragrance of each candle. Each candle is designed with the highest quality waxes and wick, ensuring less soot and an even burn. As well, each candle in this collection is poured into a beautiful nickel-finished glass, which is sturdy enough to be re-used again and again. Since each Vie Luxe Voyage Candle is packaged in a stunning gift box, it makes the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one.

Vie Luxe Voyage Candles have been around since 2004, and are established by a designer who has specialized in home fragrances for years. Marjorie Gubelmann’s casual elegance and focus on quality are visible in every candle in this collection. If you want luxury candles that truly transport you to another place and help you relax, try Vie Luxe Voyage Candles – their wonderful perfumes are like a vacation in a candle jar.

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Scented Candle Review: Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle

Posted by on Aug 29 2011 | candles - news and reviews

Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco CandleThe Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle combines notes of tobacco and bergamot. Bergamot is the fragrance of earl grey tea, and it is citrus and light. Tobacco leaves have a sweet, rich, almost leathery scent. The result of combining the two fragrances is the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle: a sweet but spicy-scented candle that is masculine and perfect for any home. If you love scented candles but want to stay away from fruity and flowery scents, the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle is a great option. It is also a great candle to give that special man in your life. If you are a guy, lighting the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle makes your home smell terrific instantly – without smelling like cleaning products or a flower garden.

In fact the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle is a great option for customers who don’t usually like scented candles. Unlike candles that are overpowering or sweet, this candle has a unique and rich scent that many customers love.

Like all Archipelago candles, the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle is hand poured, ensuring fewer flaws in the wax. As well, Archipelago uses only the best quality fragrance oils and the best wax blends, ensuring a clean-burning candle with a true-to-life fragrance. In fact, every Archipelago candle is made from over 70% natural soy wax. Soy wax is natural and sustainable as a wax solution, and also provides a clean burn with fewer toxins.

The Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle is designed to be beautiful as well. Part of the Signature Collection, this candle comes in a beautiful pastel box. The glass jar is reusable and a clear stylish glass, perfect for any décor. The jar is decorated with the Archipelago logo in a stylish way. Overall, the style of the candle is simple and sophisticated, perfect for any room.

Customers will also find that the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle offers great value. The 5.25 oz. candle offers 50 hours of burn time, and since Archipelago uses the finest waxes and fragrance oils, the fragrance of the candle stays true and rich until the last moment. If you really love the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle, the same scent is also available as an Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Votive Candle, with 18 hours burn time. If you love the fragrance of the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Candle, but are somewhere where candles are not permitted, the Archipelago Bergamot Tobacco Diffuser is also available in the same fragrance.

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High End Candle Review: Diptyque Figuier (Fig) Candle

Posted by on Aug 18 2011 | candles - news and reviews

Diptyque Figuier CandleFiguier is the French word for “fig” and the Diptyque Figuier (Fig) Candle is a Paris-made luxury scented candle that perfectly captures the scent of figs. While figs may seem like an unusual scent for a candle, the Diptyque Figuier Candle is a pure treat; the scent is fresh and green, without being overpowering or too feminine. The Diptyque Figuier Candle is designed to be slightly fruity, but with fresh woody and green notes for a rich and vibrant character.

Like all Diptyque candles, the Figuier Candle is designed with the highest quality in mind. Made with only natural ingredients, since Diptyque has never used synthetic scents, the Diptyque Figuier Candle fragrance rivals the quality of scent you would find in the best perfumes. And it’s no wonder: the Diptyque Figuier Candle is hand poured in Paris, home of some of the best fragrances and perfumeries in the world.

If you want to bring a little romance into your life, the French Diptyque Figuier Candle is the perfect option. Unlike many candles, the Diptyque Figuier Candle is beautifully designed with elegant simplicity. The candle is poured in a reusable glass jar and the distinctive black and white Diptyque label is understated sophistication sure to fit in beautifully in any décor. In fact, Diptyque candles have been featured in many magazines and interior decorating publications for their amazing beauty. Gwyneth Paltrow recently blogged about the Diptyque Figuier Candle, naming it one of her favorite fragrances and candles. Many other celebrities also adore the Diptyque Figuier Candle.

In addition to bringing charm and style into your home, the Diptyque Figuier Candle also offers excellent quality. The 6.5 oz. candle has more than 50 hours of burn time, allowing you to enjoy the scintillating scent for a long time. With a cotton wick and special natural wax blend, the Diptyque Figuier Candle is also safe to burn in your home and produces minimum soot. The special wax blend and hand pouring technique ensures that the Diptyque Figuier Candle burns evenly and cleanly, allowing you to enjoy every last drop of wonderful scent.

If you have been looking for luxury candles that capture the romance and beauty of Paris and a candle that makes your whole home smell amazing, the Diptyque Figuier Candle is a great choice. A favorite of celebrities and designers, it blends fragrance, style, and value perfectly. It’s a great choice for any home.

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High End Candles: News and Reviews

Posted by on Aug 12 2011 | candles - news and reviews

While candles can seem like a simple thing, not all candles are made the same. There is in fact a world of difference in candles, and if you want to introduce the beauty and light of candles in your home, there are many reasons why you will want to consider high end candles.

Low-cost and discount candles are often made in factories overseas, and are often made to be inexpensive. This can mean lead and other toxins are contained in the candles. It can also mean that scented candles are simply dipped in scent at the end of the candle-making process, so that the fragrance lasts for a very short period of time.

High end candles such as Archipelago and Diptyque, to name just two brands, are made with the highest quality ingredients. This means that they burn more evenly and produce less soot. However, it also means that they are made from cotton wicks and natural waxes that produce fewer toxins in your home. Quite simply, high end candles can be safer.

High end candles also produce an entirely different experience. They are designed to burn for dozens of hours, so one high end candle provides excellent value by offering many hours of light and fragrance. Luxury candles also have much better quality fragrances. In fact, several brands, including Votivo and Voluspa candles, have very high quality fragrances that are as richly layered as fine perfumes. Since the fragrances are layered with the wax, the fragrance is rich – but never overpowering – from the moment you open the candle to the very last drop of wax. In addition, high end candle manufacturers are always producing new fragrances and new types of candles to explore, so that you can always introduce something new into your home. To learn about new luxury candles, be sure to check out a candle site such as Candle Delirium.

Luxury candles are also made by manufacturers who take their responsibilities seriously. As a result, the candles are made in ethical conditions and are often made at least partly by hand, ensuring the highest quality possible. Some candle makers, such as Chilanthropy, even give back some of the proceeds from their candles to charities, so that you can feel good about buying these candles.

Or, stay tuned to this blog, where we will be reviewing luxury candles and related products that you might enjoy. Read about the candles that everyone is talking about right here and get a sense of which candles are perfect for you and your home.

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Summer Fragrances for Your Home

Posted by on Jul 26 2011 | summer candles

Summer is the perfect time to light some beautiful candles in your home. Whether you want to enjoy a beautiful, relaxing moment without spending a fortune on a trip or want to create a beautiful alfresco dining experience on your patio with a few candles, luxury candles are an affordable way to add a touch of class to the summer months. Here are some candles you will want to try this summer:

1) The Diptyque Figuier (Fig) candle.  Actress Gwyneth Paltrow recently featured this candle on her Goop newsletter, calling it one of her favorite candle products. It’s not hard to see why this candle is a celebrity favorite for summer – with its green and woody notes, it is a perfect green scent for when the world is rich and in bloom. The 50 hour burn time, carefully hand-poured wax and classic glass jar make this high-quality luxury candle the perfect addition to your home.

2) A Scent of Scandal Rock the Boat Candle. Nothing captures the summertime quite like a visit to the ocean and a boat ride. A Scent of Scandal Rock the Boat Candle perfectly captures the summer fun with scents of citrus, jasmine, lavender and sea salt. Made in the US from soy wax, every Scent of Scandal candle burns for up to 35 hours and is encased in a clever tin – perfect for traveling. Metal-free, all-cotton wicks ensure that you get a clean burn and minimal toxins in your home. Plus, you can feel great about buying this candle, since A Scent of Scandal Rock donates profits from this candle to a charity.

3) The Carrière Frères Cucumis Melo (Melon) Candle. Summer is the time for sitting on the porch and biting into icy pieces of watermelon or your favorite melon. The Carrière Frères Cucumis Melo (Melon) Candle perfectly captures that summer fun. The candle is made to burn cleanly, with 50 hours of burn time. The fine vegetable wax and beautiful frosted flass make this 6.7 oz. candle a perfect addition to your home.       

4) The D.L. & Co. Lady Rhubarb Candle. Fresh strawberry and rhubarb desserts are the very soul of summer, and the D.L. & Co. Lady Rhubarb Candle perfectly captures this favorite summer scent with notes of blood orange, mandarin, grapefruit, sandalwood, and Japanese shiso. With a dramatic red and black glass vessel and red and black box, this candle is also sure to add some sizzle to your summer evenings.

5) The Cire Trudon Manon (Fresh Laundry) Candle. If you want the fresh smell of laundry on a summer’s day but don’t want to start scrubbing, just light a Cire Trudon Manon (Fresh Laundry) Candle. With notes of linen, lavender, and orange, it’s the perfect summery light fragrance. With a pure vegetable wax, a gold-crested jar, and a long 80 hour burn time, this candle is sure to delight you through the summer months.

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