WoodWick Fireside Glass Candle, 22 oz
by Old Virginia Candle Company
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of WoodWick Fireside Glass Candle, 22 oz
Customer Review: Awesome!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Reading the review above is not exactly going to give an accurate picture of this awesome candle. First, as with most candles, the wick needs to be trimmed to a length somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 of an inch. I usually keep it trimmed to about 1/4 and have never experienced a smoking problem, nor a high flame problem. Not sure about the wax sloshing issue -- I don't make a habit of picking up lighted candles.
This candle (not this particular scent, however) was a gift from a friend, and is absolutely our new favorite kind of candle. The scents are strong enough to fill up about 1600 sq. feet, but not so strong that it seems overpowering. The wood wick truly does crackle as if you have a small fire going, so it's great for people that live in a part of the country where it just won't get cold enough to have a fire in the fireplace.
I **highly** recommend this candle. I'm giving one to everyone I know for Christmas this year.
Customer Review: Over rated
Summary: 1 Stars
Boy, I expected to really love this candle. The wood wick idea just sounded so great!
However, upon actually having one to burn a couple of things stand out.
First, the wick, being made of wood MUST be trimmed to the 1/8 inch that they recommend. Otherwise it smokes like crazy. And the flame can get pretty high....I mean house burning high.
Now in order to get a full melt pool AND keep the candle from burning down the house, you have to either trim the wick while it is still burning--or at the very least, while the wax is still molten. Otherwise, if you wait till the wax cools you will just have a tunnel.
What this means is that you almost invariably end up with bits of burned wood in your wax.
The other things is that a wick that is trimmed to 1/8 inch is way too easy to extinguish. Even picking it up to smell it can result in wax sloshing over the wick and drowning it.
Heck I even put it out by breathing on it...and this with a 1 inch flame.
Granted it throws a very pretty flame, has great cold and hot throw. Also the jar is rather pretty, although the shape lends itself to a lot of wax hangup on the top half where the glass tapers outward.
It does even have a fire crackling sound but no more than you would expect from small piece of wood such as what is in it.
I will never buy another woodwick candle.
Customer Review: Nice Candle!
Summary: 5 Stars
This candle is exactly what the description says it is! The wood wick really crackles like your sitting next to a campfire! It really puts off a lot of light! I have mine sitting on the end table and while laying on the sofa bed with my eyes closed, you really feel like there's a campfire around. You can see the light flickering through your eyelids and hear the crackling like firewood! I will definitely be buying more of these candles in the future!!