First of all, I love the word ‘gilt’. It just immediately makes me think of shimmer, shine, and luxury. So, I was actually really excited to check out a new company, Gilt Candles.
Gilt Candles are made from a blend of soy and beeswax. Soy wax is a renewable resource, biodegradeable, burns cleaner and is nontoxic and non hazardous. Soy wax can also be easily washed away with warm water and soap. When beeswax is burned it emits negative ions in the air which helps rid the air of pollen, dust, mold and other pollutants. Beeswax also doesn’t produce smoke when burned and burns much slower than other waxes.
One of my favorite candle scents is Capri Blue’s Volcano, and I love citrus scents in general so I chose the Lemondrop Martini candle from Gilt Candles. It’s not too sweet and it’s very citrus-y. The scent is pleasant and truly does create a relaxing feel. I enjoyed winding down with it.
But here’s the exciting part, in addition to enjoying aromatherapy provided by the candle, Gilt Candles feature an added surprise! Every Gilt Candle has a REAL ring embedded inside. The values of the rings are $15, $250, $1,000 or $5000. As the wax melted, I actually got really excited for the ring to be revealed. It took about two hours to start seeing a little bit of red coloring in the yellow wax.
That red coloring turned out to be a type of metal foil.
Inside the metal foil, was a small plastic bag with the ring inside!
There are instructions on both the website and the candle jar itself to validate your ring. I followed the directions and inputted the code from the tag on my ring on the site, but received the message “Your ring was not found. Try entering the serial number again.” I haven’t been able to confirm the value of my ring yet, but I’ve sent in an email about the issue. Regardless, I love the candle! I’ve burned it for about 4 hours and it seems like only about 5% of the wax has melted. (The site says that one jar will burn for over 130 hours!)
With the added surprise inside, these candles make a great gift of hope. Design OCD readers will receive 20% off any purchase with the coupon code ‘designocd20‘. Enjoy!
-J
Disclosure: Gilt Candles provided a candle for my honest feedback and review. All expressed opinions are my own.