Candlefind Review Board Archive

*******Update******** After my problem was brought to the attention of the staff at Old Fashioned Candle, they contacted me to offer to make it right. They replaced my candles, and I can tell you that there is a big difference in the new ones. They said that there was a batch that had an ingredient left out and mine may have come from that batch. All I know is that the new ones they sent are great! No tunneling, good throw. I would buy from them again. I ordered some 10 oz candles from Old Fashioned Candle and was the winner of a 16 oz. The 10 oz candles I had some interesting experiences with. I first burned the Jolly Rancher candle. It tunneled horribly and I had trouble getting the wick to stay lit. I finally had to throw it out because it wouldn't stay lit for more than a minute or two. The throw was bad too. I decided to try my lilac 10 oz and see if it was a fluke. This candle did not tunnel or have the wick problem, but there is no scent throw. I thought at first I just needed a smaller room so I moved it from my living room to my bedroom, and finally my bathroom....nothing. My 16 oz candle is a whole different story. The scent is wildflowers and it's pretty strong. It burns evenly, but it's also double wicked. I think that makes a big difference.

I found that Candlefind was offering a discount for this company -- and the company itself had a buy two get one free sale going on -- so, I couldn't resist trying them. It took 10 days till delivery -- fedex. I ordered only 8 oz jars (learned my lesson about buying big ones from unknown companies!). Here is what I got: ~~~Raspberry Delight -- COLD -- a familier candy vanilla-ish smell -- not really raspberry at all -- light throw, burns cleanly, wick mushrooms ~~~Mango Fruit -- COLD -- this one smells like PEZ candy -- no mango smell -- HOT, still artifical candy kind of scent ~~~Eucalyptus -- COLD -- almost a medicinal cleaning product aroma -- HOT -- not much better, very medicinal. All the mason jars are single zinc wicked and pretty brightly colored. I do not believe that they are using 100% soy -- it must be a blend -- the tops are shiny smooth. These candles burn well, but -- the scents that I purchased are not great. Throw is just okay (average) -- I question the amount of "soy" in them. They burn slowly for such small jars -- but would I order again??? Nope. Julianne

I tried this company because of the free shipping and the 40 % off sale and did so well knowing the other reviews...but thought I would check it out myself. I must say that when I got my package it smelled so good. Then I opened it and realized it was because my buttercream candle leaked all over. All over the bubble wrap and the lid of the jar and the top of the candle was coated with a thick, oily residue. I emailed the company but have not received a response. I do like the cold smell of the candles, but could not smell my 9 oz candle hot. I have yet to burn my 16 oz candles...I fear that all the fragrance oil separated out of the buttercream candle. I don't blame them if they do not replace the candle since s&h (which was free) came to about $10 and my entire purchase was a little over $20. Not much profit for them... so I tried this company out--at least I can say that. Update: I received an email from the company that said too much fragrance was added, to burn it and it would be fine.