Don't say Yankee, cause although I know they're actually pretty good - I don't want a candle in a jar, or a tiny votive. I discovered Zoella candles a few years back and they are absolutely perfect. They come in a fairly small decorative glass, and they smell beautiful, have a good throw and are inexpensive. Of course with most things that I take a liking to, they get discontinued. I've tried the Jo Malone lookalikeys from Aldi and wasn't that impressed, but at least they were really cheap. I was in TK Maxx and spotted a Sarah Jessica Parker "Lovely" candle, which is the perfume I wear regularly, it was in a small decorative glass with a shiny gold lid and it cost a tenner, so it ticked all the boxes for me and more. I lit it a few nights ago and it smelt amazing, the throw was really good, so I burned it the next night and the night after. I decided that as it was so good that today (my day off) I'd go out and stock up on a couple more as they only had a few left. Last night I lit it and I couldn't smell anything from it and I noticed that it had started to "tunnel". I lit it again this morning just to be sure and sure enough, nothing! So obviously they've only scented part of the candle, and it's tunnelling away nicely so I reckon in a couple of days it will be completely unusable anyway. I'm glad I realised this before wasting any more of my money. Does anyone know of any foolproof candle brands that don't cost the earth?
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