A butter knife is all you need to dip the wicks! I also use that same butter knife to clean off the edges of that stubborn wax that won't pool. And I use it to cut out the wax when the candle is done. You see where I'm going here. lol

Thanks so much, since watching your videos I've started burning and melting candles I love how the warmth they have added to my home. I used candle crocks to go through an old stash of candles that I had never burned. Now I'm making ore strategic purchases. I do love the homeworx .

I never realized how much I don’t know about burning a candle! I have a cancel that has so much wax on the sides of the jar.

I’m only 11 and I am obsessed with candles! Great video and thanks for making it! I also went to bath and body works and I got Berry Waffle Cone and it was on sale and I LOVE IT!

Thank you lovely lady!! My weekend was so hectic that I was counting on making time to watch the video this morning at work 😬😂 I wanted to give my full attention lol. There were definitely a few take aways for me from your tips. Thanks again, and I hope you enjoyed your Mother’s Day! 😘 Happy burning! 🕯

Loved this idea and video. I'm not always using home fragrance but when I do, your tips are great

Oh my gosh... So glad you're doing this. I've actually just started to burn/melt candles "better" this last year or so now that I've learned some things. And....Especially after we just had some interior painting done (we are moving and just sold our home)... and the painter showed us the soot marks made by certain candles... Ouch! So now I've been mindful of that with the types of candles I use. Anyway, thanx so much...

Very interesting! Thanks! Looking forward to a video about cleaning out the glass!

Great video! I started letting my candles pool all the way out after you mentioned it in another video. I haven’t had any tunneling issues since. Video request: can you do a “Caring for Floral Arrangements 101”? I recently got into having fresh flowers in my home, and would love to get tips from a florist on how to care for them, grocery store and flower market tips, flower food, water temp, etc.

@nastyabokhonko691

6 жыл бұрын

Andrea51108 what a great video idea!

@Andrea51108

6 жыл бұрын

Nastya Bokhonko Thanks!

This is so helpful! Thanks Melanie! 💕💕💕

Yaaaas ty for finally putting this up!!!!!! 💕💕💕💕

Very informative I do use most of the tips already from your past videos Happy Mother's day Melanie😉

Love your candle videos!!

Thank you so much for posting!

I buy and burn FAR too many candles. When I moved a couple of years ago from a home I bought new and lived in 10 years...the walls behind frames were full of oily soot. Also, the AC/heat vents had a black oily substance that was difficult to get off. I'm super excited to go watch your video on the candle warmer thingy. LOL I've tried essential oils but I don't have a strong sense of smell and I love strong scents so I've gone back to candles. I love the hint to get the candle to give more scent. Thanks for all you shared! I'm headed to the next video!

Now they sell wick trimmers/dippers at walmart. I don't know how long they have been selling it but I saw them a couple weeks ago.

Very helpful. Thank you. 🙂

Thank you! Very helpful.

@MrKongsMom

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I like to dip the wick just cause that doesn’t put off a lot of smoke like other methods and it let the smell of the candle continue to linger in the room instead the smell of smoke :)

@cmaniezzz

3 жыл бұрын

Good point

@Keonahawk24

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

I love water my wick dipper. I received it as a gift and use it all the time. No smoke.

TY 😎 got into candles recently..esp Aldi candles.. Very informative TY 😎

@MrKongsMom

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Welcome to the world of candles!!! It's a real rabbit hole lol!

I just started dipping my wicks and I love it. I just use a chopstick 😀 You made me laugh because I was just at a friend’s house and saw her all tunneled jacked up candle and had that same reaction lol. Great video!

@aradvi2143

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, been searching for "candle making supplies wholesale free shipping" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Panlijah Inconceivable Position - (search on google ) ? It is a smashing one of a kind guide for discovering how to become a candle making master and turn a profit without the headache. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my friend got cool results with it.

I extinguish the candle with the lid, but I take off the lid as soon as it’s done to avoid trapping the smoke.

You made this video on my 36th birthday! lol.

Great video! Also, your makeup is beautiful!

@MrKongsMom

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@mememe217

2 жыл бұрын

Right!!!!! I’m OBSESSED

I just use a bent paper clip as a wick dipper. it's metal so it performs the same as an actual wick dipper

Hi from Canada. Thank you so much for your video, appreciate it. You are beautiful, cheers

@MrKongsMom

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly for watching!

I'm just diving in to candles

I blow my candles out, but then i have a damp rag that i put over the opening of the candle bc the candle is near a mirror i have noticed that the smoke has made the mirror look cloudy.

I just picked up some homeworx candles, at your suggestion, and I’m loving them!!! Have you found hurricane vases that hold candles that size, or are they mainly for traditionally shaped candle jars?

@MrKongsMom

6 жыл бұрын

I actually have some from Bath and Body Works that fit the HOmeworx. But they are the larger cylinder style that I can remove the insert from or one's that did not come with an insert :) Other than that, check out Home Goods. I see HUNDREDS of hurricanes there that would happily fit a HOmeworx candle lol.

@kspader7931

6 жыл бұрын

MrKongsMom thank you!

Ur cool toned makeup is STUNNINGGGG!!! Just wanted to give ur gawgess a$$ a shout out!!! I struggle so bad with cool tones But HUNNNTY U R SERVING THISSS LOOK!!! P.s And thank uuuuu for the video 🕯

@MrKongsMom

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Enjoyed your video. How can I get some candles sampled by you? My niece mix scented candles for sale.

@charlescurry5549

8 ай бұрын

Could you Google " YKL CONCRETE AND CANDLES"

I was surprised to learn that Harry recommends placing the lid on his candles to extinguish the flame. I don’t like to do this on any candle, for the same reasons you stated in this video. I have a question for you, should the wicks be trimmed on the Homeworx candles before the first burn?

@MrKongsMom

2 жыл бұрын

No, never on a Homeworx. They are the length they should be for the first burn. It could affect the burn if you do that.

@debraavino3714

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKongsMom Thanks!

For a 1st burn.. i put the foil around and it pooled nicely w good smell 😎 How long to burn post pool ?

@MrKongsMom

2 жыл бұрын

I typically go about 2-3 hours. Then light up a new candle. Helps reduce sooting I have found.

@ladyphoenix9752

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrKongsMom thanks 👍😎

Do you find burning a candle better or using candle warmer

@MrKongsMom

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer burning but will melt if the candle isn’t behaving.

What brand and where did you buy the candle warmer

@MrKongsMom

2 жыл бұрын

The one I think I showed in this video is no longer available but I also have this one and love it: go.magik.ly/ml/1kam3/

I didnt have enough time to watch all your video but i just lit a brand new candle for a few minutes (i know) but i forgot then i picked it up and one of the wicks broke !!! Now what do i do ? Do you know ??? Thanks i hope you read this !!!!!

@MrKongsMom

4 жыл бұрын

Not much to do with a broken wick. You could melt it?

I love your eyebrows. Are they microbladed ?

@MrKongsMom

4 жыл бұрын

They are microshaded :) Microblading did not hold on me.

@taliarivas6842

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrKongsMom My microbladed eyebrows lasted 5 months. Ill look into microshading. Thanks

Will you buy candle from tjmaxx, homegoods and alike?

@MrKongsMom

3 жыл бұрын

I used to. I haven't in a long time because I am pretty picky about scents.

Thanks for the candle burning tips. Do you know how long a homeworx candle will last? Is it the same wax as a bath & body works candle? I'm wondering because I probably will not burn all my homeworx this year. I'm hoping they will still be good to burn next summer. What do you think?

@MrKongsMom

6 жыл бұрын

You'll be fine saving homeworx till next summer :) Their wax blend should last a few years. My fall candles still smell as strong as they did when I got them.

When I use a ring of foil, I make sure it is a little bigger than my jar and comes a couple of inches over the top. I pinch the top in a little. Something else I have started doing, since this does have a tendency to smother out barely burning wicks, is for a ring of foil 4" wide by 6" tall, I make 4 evenly placed holes around the bottom, about the size of a penny. It causes a chimney effect, letting more air in the bottom as the candle burns up what is inside the foil wrap. I really wouldn't recommend leaving especially a foil wrapped candle alone for long at all.

i hate buying online in the summer/winter...last winter i ordered a candle and it came frozen!!! It ruined the candle it never burned right and ruined the smell....

I burn daily, I go through a lot of candles.

You look very beautiful.

@MrKongsMom

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊