Illume velas de casa - candle by Illume candles - review by Jul!a

If you like your candles to be strongly scented, then I highly recommend doing your best to find these.

It'll come in a brightly fun colored box with a flip top and the candle inside. Both the bottom of the box and the bottom of the candle have the same little sticker that tells you it's about 7.4 ounces, has a burn time of up to 50 hours, gives you the name of the scent, and all the fun burning instructions and warnings. I definitely think it will last at least up to the 50 hour burn time, I burned it for a few hours and barely made a dent.

When you pull it out of the box, you'll be met with almost a slap to the face of scent. I have the Flor del Sol, which Illume describes as "a bright combination with melon, peach and bergamot". I have no idea what bergamot is, but I can tell you that it definitely doesn't have any fruity tones to it at all. Others have described it as smelling like a sunflower, which I found amusing since that's what Flor del Sol translates to. It's definitely floral, and smells a bit perfumey.

The yellowy wax burns really clean, having a soy base, and won't leave those fun soot marks all over anything it's burning near.

When unlit, it's possible to catch little whiffs here and there of the scent, and when it's lit, it'll definitely scent a room. I highly recommend not lighting this one in the bathroom. But in a bedroom or living room, sure, why not. If you're sitting too close to the burning candle, it might start to give you a headache, and if you're really sensitive to stronger scents, you should avoid this candle.

The jar itself is a really nice addition to any collection of glass pieces. It's 3 1/2" tall and 3" across and when you've finally managed to use up all the wax, you can even use it as a really awesome drinking glass. It's got a light brown almost gray smokey edge to it, and there's a really neat pattern that isn't frosted in.

Here's a little picture for you of the glass:

I really like this candle a lot, although the strong scent does sometimes get to me as I'm not quite as big on floral scents as others. But I'm on the hunt to find the rest of them!

Yes, Google did indeed lie to me when I did my initial search and I can't find these candles for sale anywhere, which is a shame, because I really wanted to try the other scents. However, I do still enjoy burning this one, although sparingly. The scent is still a little overpowering if I'm not in the mood for it, but I still like it.