Noicest candles ever!
On the weekend I was minding my own beeswax at Balmain Markets when I came across Greg and his Cup Candles—soy candles with the bestest smells ever.
You know how candles sometimes don’t smell too much like the scent they’re supposed to be emulating, or the smell doesn’t actually make its way across the room?
The Cup Candles don’t have that problem—these are without doubt the best-smelling candles I’ve ever sniffed. I have the passionfruit candle sitting on my coffee table as I type—unlit—and the smell is gently wafting around the room—not too much, but there. When the candles are lit it enhances the experience, but doesn’t make it overpowering. I can’t stop inhaling this smell!
All of the candles from Cup Candles are soy-based and burn for 30-40 hours, depending on the cup style.
We bought the passionfruit, cinnamon and vanilla scented candles. The passionfruit is hands-down my all-time favourite (unless mango or peppermint scents exist and then I’ll have to undergo therapy) and I was close to buying the chocolate flavour but decided the flavour was too realistic and feared that I’d end up eating the candle.
I had a little chat with Greg while I was frantically inhaling all the different scents (there’s pineapple, lavender, mandarin and heaps heaps more) and he was telling me that he travels to Japan every year to source cool-looking Japanese cups to create one-off sets of candles.
The clear-glass candles sell on the web site for $15, but if you find Greg or Miki at a market you can buy them for $10 each. Bargain!
You can buy candles online and they can even ship overseas.
OMG Rah what are you doing to me??? I thought I had beaten my candle addiction but chocolate candles?? Too good to pass up!
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seriously, it’s delish. if i end up back at balmain this weekend i’ll get you one :o)