I love candles. Especially after I have cooked a garlicky dinner. heh
I will only burn soy candles now because they don't put any nasty stuff into my air. It's a change I made many years ago when they first came on the market and I haven't looked back. Diamond Candles are makers of soy candles but they have a cute marketing strategy - they include a ring in every candle. The ring can be worth anywhere from $10 - $5,000. You just don't know. You can go to the Diamond Candles on Facebook to see some of the rings that people have found. Here is mine:
Needless to say it is not one of the $5,000 rings but it does sparkle pretty. With my best jewelry knowledge I would say it's gold plated base metal with crystals. Doesn't mean it isn't pretty, right? You didn't need to see the whole of my old, wrinkly hand.
As for the candle - I was sent one called First Snow. I was expecting a scent similar to the one I use when I make soap called First Snow. What I got was one that smelled more like buttercream. Not that I am complaining - I adore the buttercream but if one is expecting one thing and gets another it can lead to frustration. Had I paid for one scent and gotten another I would be annoyed. It does burn beautifully; nice and even in the jar. The scent carries throughout the yurt and lingers. It smells like I have been baking even the day after I have had the candle burning. The buttercream is true and full of a rich vanilla scent. I would order buttercream again but would have serious doubts about First Snow....
The jar is a nice size and I know I am going to find a good use for it after the candle is burned down. Over all I really like the candle. I suspect more as a gift than for myself. The novelty of the ring inside makes for a fun present.
Diamond Candles is running a giveaway over all of the blogs chosen to review their candles. There will be 30 candles given away on the Rafflecopter widget below. (Broken Teepee is not giving one away.) So be sure to check them out - they have a wide variety of scents to choose from and the allure of a sparkly treat is certainly fun. I know I was impatient for mine to burn to where I could get to the foil packet and find my ring.
Good luck to all who enter!
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Disclosure: I received a Diamond Candle gratis. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free product. I received no monetary compensation for this post.
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