Candles are very much my thing before anyone misconstrues that,
I simply mean that everyone that is near and dear knows that a candle is one of the best gifts
to purchase for me as I always have at least one burning somewhere in the house.
I love the warmth, ambience and scent that a good scented candle can create
and much like every area in my life I am not a snob and have tried most well known brands
from Yankee, Neom, Febreeze, hand made and store own brands
but if you are looking for a decent cheap candle head to Ikea.
Today was actually my first visit to Ikea , can't say I enjoyed it...following arrows around and all
but it was worth it for the Tindra candles but never again!
In future I will be doing what I did in the past, pestering others to pick up a few candles
for me every now and then!
Admitedly candles aren't the prettiest out there but for 95p they are passible
not to mention they are huge and burn for approximately 30 hours.
Scent wise some are stronger than others but in my experience none of the scents are overpowering
nor are the weak or overly artificial but lovely scents that are a snip at less than a pound!
Have you got any bargain candles that you like to keep stashed away?
I love these candles! Admittedly, Ikea can be a bit of a nightmare, but if you go during the week (if you can) it is so much better. I refuse to go on a weekend anymore!
ReplyDeleteI find the fruit scented ones to be the nicest (although the vanilla is a little bit yummy...) Definitely the best cheap candle out there.
Heather
beforeghosts.blogspot.co.uk
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If I ever venture back there I will do it on a week day haha :)
DeleteI love them all but not so much the rose or chocolate but i've never been a fan of those types of scents anyway :)
Poundland do nice candles!
ReplyDeletethere is a red/pink one smells of roses it's lovely and for a quid it's a bargain!! :] xx
http://luckynumber7-lozz7.blogspot.co.uk/
That is a bargain :)
DeleteI have the white one and the red one, the other ones I have not ever seen in IKEA Spain but sure are amazing too :)
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Ah perhaps each Ikea stock different items ? the white is my favourite :)
DeleteI have the green one and love it!!
ReplyDeleteCharlotte
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I have that burning now :)
DeleteI love them, I have a lot of them at home, I love this candles! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMe too :)
DeleteYou have not been to an Ikea before??? Wow! Did you come back with lots of lovely things? I bought the vanilla candle last time I went - the only thing is that they burn black stuff so don't put them near a wall or anything nice!xx
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Haha nope i'd always managed to avoid it up until now haha :)
Deleteyes the soot issue is annoying isn't it!
I have the green one and event hough it smells amazingly strong, it is useless and when it burns it doesn't give off that strong scent for some reason! i am dissapointed because if it had burnt with the scent given off then it would have been so much better. Thanks for sharing~x
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Ugh that is annoying I haven't had that problem yet but my house is pretty small so maybe that is why? Admittedly they are not as strong as the likes of Yankee candles etc :)
Deletethe Vanilla one is my favourite :)
ReplyDeleteI've had a brown one from there, can't remember the smell of it...
www.madamesmadeup.blogspot.com
Me too :)
DeleteI think it is chocolate?
I have one of these. They don't really scent the room and burn way quicker than 30 hours. Not to bad for under £1 though :)
ReplyDeleteA few have said that, my house is tiny so I guess this is the one time it works out to be a positive haha :)
DeleteI have several packs of tealights from Ikea, £1.69 for a pack of 30! They smell amazing for the amount you pay for them!
ReplyDeleteFrances xx
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I loveeee the tea lights :) have you tried the giant tea lights yet?
DeleteThese look lovely!! I'm planning a trip to Ikea soon!! Will deffo have to get these!! :)
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Yes stock up :)
Deleteoh so pretty they are always a good gift :)
ReplyDeleteyou are so right :)
DeleteHaha Ikea is the only place I buy my candles as they are so cheap and smell so good!! Nice to see I'm not alone on this one xo
ReplyDeleteNope so not alone :) so many similar comments and I can't say I disagree :)
DeleteI LOVE Ikea candles, it's the only place I buy them :D
ReplyDeleteI love that other people aren't snobby too hehe :)
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Haha snobbery is silly ;)
DeleteI've got the orange and red - love them both - smells really nice:)
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying the orange one so lovely :)
DeleteI have all of these except the orange one and they smell sooooo good!
ReplyDeleteIf you get a chance get the orange one it is amazing :)
DeleteI like Tindra candles, espc the vanilla one. I have to admit the intensity of scent is not the same depending on fragrance, I noticed that the Christmas ones I got smelled less...
ReplyDeleteMe too the vanilla is my fav :) a few have said that so it must be a common problem I haven't noticed but like Ive said my house is tiny haha :)
Deleteomg i LOOOOOOOOOOVE Tindra Candles! My room is full of 'em. I love the Strawberry ones, only thing is that the smell wears off after a while :(
ReplyDeleteHaha me too mostly vanilla though :) Strawberry whatttttttt? How come I've never got one of those next time I am on the hunt! A few have said that too does it help if you burn a few at the same time (wasteful I know)?
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ReplyDeleteI have the vanilla one burning right now! they're such a good quality for so little money! xo
ReplyDeleteReally couldn't agree more :) I have the apple one burning now :)
DeleteI love these candles and I LOVE Ikea, some of the tea lights are amazing and so strong smelling compared to other places. SOO cheap too!! Win win win!!!!
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not that i am going to go to ikea anytime soon but these will be on my shopping list if i go
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