Cookies for Santa Walmart Candle Review
By Christina Rylan
Brand: Candle-Lite
Type: 14oz 3 wick candle
Fragrance: Cookies for Santa
Scent Strength: Light
First impression of Cookies for Santa:
I have been really happy with the candle selection at Walmart lately and with Christmas upon us, there are so many to choose from. Cookies for Santa was hard to resist and a scent I always gravitate towards during the holidays. I love sugar cookie scents… LOVE them!! And this candle smelled sweet and delicious.
Looking at the label on the bottom of the candle, the manufacturer for this line is Candle-Lite and I’m sure exclusively made for Walmart. The style jar reminds me of Bath & Body Works large 3 wicks jars only down to the 3 wicks and flat chrome lids. The price can’t be beat either at $8.00 a candle.
Here is the scent description I pulled from the label on the bottom of the candle:
Buttery, shortbread and sugar.
The picture on the label shows Christmas sugar cookies with sugar sprinkles and icing. YUM!! Smelling the wax, I detected a doughy vanilla sugar cookie. The aroma was perfect sniffing it cold and I couldn’t wait to light the wicks and get started on this review.
Time to get going!
I decided to start this candle in a small room to see how it did and unhappy to report… this candle was suited to a small room but was very-very lightly scented. So light, I could barely smell the aroma… even in a tiny powder room. What I could smell, a vanilla cookie, but not really authentic. The buttery cookie I first detected when smelling the wax went away leaving a superficial and almost synthetic aroma once burning. I didn’t like it.
Strength – on a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this candle a 4 in tiny room. The aroma was so light, I wouldn’t even attempt burning this candle in anything larger.
How did my candle burn?
This candle burned pretty good. I did have to stay on top of trimming all three wicks or the flames turned into torches. Other than that, clean and even burn.
Closing to my review:
Cookies for Santa started out quite promising but ended in disappointment. I am a little bummed about that but this was an inexpensive candle so I guess I can’t complain too much. I think what throws me is the style candle. It looks so much like Bath & Body Works large candles, I kind of expect the same performance and quality.
Oh well….. I think if I see this same fragrance in melt form, I may try that to see if the scent is better and more realistic. We shall see.
Until then…. Happy candle hunting!
~ Christina
Presentation: 4/5
Authenticity: 2/5
Burn Performance: 4/5
Strength: 1/5
Overall Rating: 2.5/5
I love this candle – I burn it at work to cover up “boy” smell in my all guy office. This one is a winner – So glad I found it at Walmart. Can’t afford the price of the YCC so this is a GREAT alternative. burned clean and all the way to the last 1/8-1/4 of an inch. Highly recommend – going back to see if they have them again this year and getting several!
Thought I would share my experience and input. I disagree with the rating on the cookies for santa Walmart candle. This is the most amazing and strongest smelling candle I have ever purchased. Every year I hunt these down. I would say strength is a 5 and much much better than any yankee candle I have ever purchased.
Hi Margie,
So glad you love this fragrance and had a better experience. I liked the fragrance too, it just wasn’t strong for me and I’m pretty careful about gauging strength. I’ll have to try it again next time I see it at Walmart. Maybe I purchased a dud. 🙂 We shall see.