Secrets To Getting The Most Out Of Your Expensive Candles

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BURNING CANDLE WICK 

burning candle wick

The wick is the primary function of your expensive candle; all else just reacts to the burning candle wick. It liquefies the wax and drives the liquid wax up to be burned. Its function doesn't stop there, it also melts the top of your candle so it burns evenly, and only when the entire surface is melted, does the candle provide full aroma. This means when you burn your expensive candle, you should let it burn for hours (some suggest a minimum of three hours).

CANDLES WICK POSITION 

candles wick position

Geometry is a major factor in expensive candle care. The wick is carefully centered in expensive candles (candles wick position), that it melts the top of the candle evenly. Think of your candle as being on an x/y axis. One, the y axis length of wick is important. Therefore, trim the wick upon initial burning (but rarely after) cut the wick to be at least quarter inch from the wax. This will keep the flame close enough to melt across to the edge of the candle.

On the x axis, every care needs to be taken to keep the wick centered. Simple factors such as a draft or extinguishing the flame can move it off center, thereby making burning/melting uneven. Do not blow out your expensive candle! Use a snuffer to extinguish the candle.

The wick is designed to produce a small black socket on the cover of the wick when the wick is burned. This is normal to aid in distributing the heat downward and evenly to radiate heat to from center to the edges of your expensive candle. After the initial burning do your best not to disturb nor cut the burnt wick. Again, a snuffer will do its best to keep a quality socket (a quality candles wick position) for your expensive candle.

Three Expensive Candle Tips

Snip - snip the wick to 1/4" upon initial lighting (keeps burning even)

Snuff - use a candle snuffer to extinguish the candle (blowing out the candle will move the wick)

Hug - After extinguishing the candle and it is warm, mold the candle back to original shape (if needed)

CANDLE BURN TIMES SUGGESTIONS 

candle burn times suggestions

Make sure to burn your expensive candle for the appropriate time. If you burn a candle for a shorter period than the candle burn times suggestions, it will burn down the middle and you will have excess wax on the sides.

Pillar candles should be burned for a minimum of 3 hours per lighting. Burn time for a pillar varies by size, but it should burn about one inch for every 14 hours.

Three Wick candles should be burned minimum of 6 hour per lighting. If you burn for less time, the candle will develop three holes where the wicks are located. Three Wick candle should last for 400 hours with proper care. Remember to burn for at least 6 hours and do not trim the wicks.

Tea Lights should last four to six hours.

Votives should last eight to twelve hours

Dinner candles should burn one inch for every 45 minutes. To ensure that the candles do not drip, make sure the candle is not located underneath a draft. Also, dinner candles should be unscented so the aroma does not interfere with the taste of the food being served.

The Most Important Thing To Remember

Any consideration of care for your expensive candle begins with the position of the wick. Keep it centered and near the wax.

 

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SILVER CANDLE SNUFFER 

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CANDLE WICK TRIMMER 

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Wickman Unique Candle Accessories Multipack with Wick Dipper,Wick Trimmer and Wick Snuffer Wonderful Gift Set

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Enjoying a candle can be one of the most sublime enjoyments available. Enjoy an expensive candle with someone you love, alone with a book or movie, while meditating or bathing, or just to help center you.

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Turn out the lights, light a candle, get under a blanket, and enjoy a movie 

001- The Notebook

Two young lovers (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) are torn apart by war and class differences in the 1940s in this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's best-selling novel. Their story is told by a man (James Garner) who, years later, reads from a notebook while he visits a woman in a nursing home (Gena Rowlands). Nick Cassavetes directs this heart-tugging romance about the sacrifices people will make to hang on to their one true love.
002- P.S. I Love You

When she loses her beloved husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) to a brain tumor, grieving widow Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is surprised to learn that he left a series of letters behind to help her cope with the pain of being without him. As the months drag on, Holly finds messages from Gerry that encourage her to go on living. But will the letters mire her deeper into the past, or will they give her the strength she needs to face the future?
003- The Lake House

Speed co-stars Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves reteam for romance in director Alejandro Agresti's remake of the Korean film Il Mare, exploring a mysterious mailbox that somehow bridges time. After moving away from her peaceful lakeside home, a lonely physician (Bullock) begins writing letters to the frustrated architect (Reeves) who now occupies the building, only to discover that they're living two years apart.
004- Hitch

Smooth and sexy Alex "Hitch" Hitchens (Will Smith) is the master of seduction in this charming romantic comedy. His specialty? Helping clueless clients make a great first impression so they not only get to the second date, but make someone fall for them. When a gossip reporter (Eva Mendes) starts nosing around his business, however, Hitch finds himself out of moves as he forgets all his lessons and has to figure out a whole new strategy to love.
005- Just Like Heaven

Shortly after David Abbott (Mark Ruffalo) moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Martinson (Reese Witherspoon), who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive. Their quest for the truth ultimately leads to love in this spectral romantic comedy.
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