Friday 7 September 2012

The Obsession That Is Yankee Candles.

All the time that Ive ever had any sort of involvement with the bloggersphere it seems when it comes to Yankee all bloggers have a soft spot for this brand.
In all honestly I questioned why there would be so much hype surrounding a candle?

I am one of those hill billy types who dont have the pleasure of having any sort of Yankee candle shop locally or even a retailer who sells them. With that in mind without ever smelling them it probably justifies my initial scepticism.

Yankee candles have lots of fancy names...I mean what does a fluffy towel smell like?
Regardless and totally intrigued I ordered some samples, this was with the hope of finding one I like a lot and then going on to purchase a big Yankee Candle.

In fact when I ordered my first two I posted them upon my Instagram and asked which are your favourites and got a hefty response.


I am led to believe the sample sizes burn for 12-15 hours which is pretty decent being only a sample.

Special mention to Strawberry Buttercream and Fluffy towels.
I love that the samples are all under £2 and depending on where you get them from regularly they come with free P&P.

Current candles on my lust list are:

Do let me know what your favourites are I'm always interested!


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16 comments:

  1. I've never had any Yankee candles either! Really tempted to buy some samples and see what the fuss is about because I love candles haha

    - Allie x

    Allie UK Blog

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  2. My favourite is pink dragon fruit at the moment, I've actually got it burning now. It smells so fresh and fruity, I love it. But I do also love Lemon Lavender. Please check out my blog and follow me if you like!:)
    Amy
    xx
    http://amorbeaute.blogspot.co.uk

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  3. My all time favourite is Strawberry Buttercream, but a clsoe second is Vanilla Cupcake :) although if you like fruity ones Mango Peach Salsa is my fave of them :) yes, i'm obsessed haha Maple Pancakes sounds AMAZING!
    xxx

    www.TheBeautyBelle.co.uk

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  4. I'm a huge fan of Christmas cupcake! I managed to pick up a big jar in the January sales for like £6 this year, a great idea when the stores are trying to get rid of all of their Christmas stock!! SX

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  5. I love them, they smell gorgeous

    Lauren,
    Laurensbeautydepartment.blogspot.com

    xx

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  6. Oooo I love YC, my fav. Best place to get these reasonable (if you can), visit the outlets, ie Clarks village. Went last Sunday, and they the double wick medium tumblar for £7.49 which I thought was pretty good. My favourite is 'White Linen and Lace' - smells absolutely divine. :)

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  7. I've seen everyone get/talk/feature these, but never smelled or tried them. Can't justify it, they seem to cost a fortune and I have a cat that likes to sniff stuff she shouldn't... I don't want her to have singed whiskers.. but I would like to smell them.. just once...!

    Lizzums x
    http://benebelle.com

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  8. My mom always has one of these in the house but they give me a headache!

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  9. i have never tried these...but not im really tempted!

    http://thepastimebliss.blogspot.co.uk/

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  10. I love them too! so many nice scents!

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  11. my favourite is the strawberry and buttercream one (: x

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  12. I love candles but I never seem to buy them! I should -- you have given me an excuse! xx

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  13. yankee candles are the best, i always tend to go for the vanilla/sweet/cake smelling ones though, or any with cinnamon mmm

    from helen at www.thelovecatsinc.com // @thelovecatsinc

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  14. Strawberry Buttercream is realley nice!!!! I also have a sample of Sicilian Lemon, but not my favourite.

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