Perfumer Ben Gorham, who created the Byredo perfume company, has teamed up with Ikea to create a set of candles. The candles are strongly scented and you can smell them if you put them on your table or counter. Not all the scents were available when I went to order online – although I ordered these the first day that they launched, and these were the only ones that I could get my hands on.
I got Fig & Cypress, Tobacco & Honey, and Rose & Raspberries. Notice that they’re all a bit gourmand.
The packaging is nice, and I can see myself holding on to these tumblers even when the candles are done. Actually, Ikea has lots of nice candle holders so this is nothing new. The candles are paraffin wax. Paraffin is a byproduct of petroleum refinement and because it would be waste anyway, there’s nothing wrong with buying paraffin candles.
I ended up getting a 4-wick candle as well but the only scent that was available was the Tobacco Honey and the honey in this is so sweet, that it’s not my favourite scent. I’ve burned this candle only once and that was for a short time, because it is so strongly scented. This would be a great candle for a large space!
These candles were at Ikea, and you don’t have to go into the store to get them! You can order online, and even get curb-side pickup.
I normally don’t get candles from Ikea, but this collection sucked me in, and even though I didn’t see many people posting about these, the candles sold out so quickly that there are lots of people who have clued into this collection. Candles are something I always use around my house, so I was happy to add these to my collection, and I know that I’ll save the cup afterwards so I’ll remember the collection.
They’re not Byredo, but they’re nice candles!
