New to candles as of this Halloween 2015. I went to thrift stores and found bronze hammered candlesticks for my Halloween table setting. Knowing absolutely nothing about Yankee, I picked up a small Yankee jar with Lavender scent for .50 cents. It was lit only for a short time with only a nickel sized burn indention around the wick. After watching this video and knowing more about Yankee, I got a bargain. I will keep my eye open for more of these when shopping at thrift stores.

Though they are more expensive, I strongly recommend beeswax candles. They smell wonderful even without fragrance, yet they don't have any of the petroleum or chemically synthesized fragrances that may not be as healthy. They can also come in natural fragranced varieties. Candles are also not difficult to make. I recommend using filtered beeswax, which can be bought online or at craft stores. Most craft stores will carry wicks and wick tabs (the metal things that hold the wick at the bottom). I haven't tried it yet, but Candle By the Hour looks like a pretty neat product. Of course, always sure to practice good safety precautions when crafting, designing or burning a candle!

I had a thing for small jars when i first started buying yankee candles and only recently i realised i was being ripped off! if you calculate the weight of 2 votives its 98g...which is almost the same net weight of a small jar candle (104g). 2 votives have up to 30 hours burn time, also the same as a small jar candle...but small jar candles here are £7.99 and 2 votives only cost £3.60 so you're saving money buying votives as a pose to small jars! the only real benefit of jars is you get to capture the fragrance and you can revisit the smell as you keep the jar.

I'm applying to work at yankee candle. Thank you for this video, it helped me seem like I know what I'm doing

I’ve learned so much from your video and I appreciate you doing it! One thing I must disagree on... The candle after a year will start separating from the oil. It does not ferment or become stronger or anything like that. It’s simply separating the oil from the wax... but thank you for teaching me that I should find candles with extra oil in them. I did not know that!

I am a manager in a yankee candle down in florida and i completely APPROVE of this video!!! Fantastic job! And most of my guest adore when they can see the abundance of oils in the candle....But i have had guest request candles such as lemon lavander without the ridges of oils. And if you know we do not make lemon lavander in a lg tumblr...so finding some with little to no oils is insane!

Thank you so much for the explanation, very informative. I have just bought the Vanilla Cupcake and it is wonderful, I love the sweet scents. Have a Great Day:)

I live in Massachusetts where obviously Yankee is from and their factory outlet store is 4 large candles 44$ 5 for 50$ and it's such a good deal. Not even an hour from my house!

@alexjames2685

6 жыл бұрын

TheMusiclover500 me too!!!

@axol96

5 жыл бұрын

Is that closed now ??

Just placed my first yankee candle order. Your video was perfect and just what I needed! Thank you for making this! Subscribed. :)

I rarely trim wicks either. I just get a napkin, when the candle is cool of course, and turn the candle upside down over it. Then I use the napkin to pull off the mushrooms and the tips of the wick. The napkin catches the ash too. It's ready to relight.

I bought over 20 large Yankee candles this past January. In order for me to smell these candles I have to light up 3 at a time. Yankee candles done lost their smell and fragrance. This company are ripping us off because they are making the candle smell cheaper and lighter. Disappointed.

@axol96

5 жыл бұрын

I've been buying the same fragrances for years and they smell the same.

@sandramonaghan3130

5 жыл бұрын

The last few yankee candles I have bought have had no real smell to them even burning them for hours friends have noticed the smell is not as strong as they used to be when they have bought them also I've bought them from shopping channel I live in England and used to be a lover of yankee

@robinfeliciano9787

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you years and years ago that used to smell wonderful. That used to be my favorite. I would have so many Yankee Candles. But now you can't smell them hardly at all. Something changed in the company.

@glendamarie9606

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, so I switched to wax melts and one warmer makes my entire house smell wonderful! We have a huge open bay type house, and it really works. Also, if you warm the Yankee candles then they smell much stronger. I got so disappointed with them not being strong anymore, so I started busting the glass and chopping them up and making tarts. Then I have soooo many pieces to use and it’s wayyy more concentrated that way for some reason.

@jamisonbenjamin8806

3 жыл бұрын

A tip : watch movies on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.

As a Yankee Candle addict, I had fun playing guess the fragance. Good video, thanks for uploading.

thank you so much for this video. i love my candles, mainly my yankees. black cherry is one of my faves. i work in a shop in the UK called clinton cards and we sell yankee candles and your video has helped me to give advice to my customers :)

Thank you for taking the time to share this information!! Great job.

Very informative! I've seen those slushy candles before, especially in the outlet store, and have purposefully avoided them because I thought they had "gone bad" somehow. I will look at them differently now!

Wow Stephanie.....you really are correct with the wording that this video is educational. I never knew much of what you are saying here. Thank you!! I am officially educated. :)

I totally agree with the fact that you refer to candles as whine,it was eyeing up a candle in the store for 6months and then I bought the yankee and now it's enclosed in my cabinet for storage and every time I open the door the scent fills up my room!

Older video but very nice explanations on the wax. I learned something, the way tarts are made! Thanks!

Wow! That was really informative & I didn't know any of that info - thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Well, of course it always comes down to the "nose of the beholder." If you are going for Yankee, a top one for me is Fluffy Towels. It's such a pretty, clean scent that doesn't knock you out. And I actually really like Sun & Sand if you like the beach scents but want a light version.

Great information , I'm a first time Yankee Candle customer. :)

This is a really good video!! Thanks for making it!!

Great, great info! Thanks! My trick: to "trim" my wicks, I get a Kleenex or napkin and, once the candle is completely cool, turn it upside down and pull off the tip of the wick. The wick will be longer than 1/4", but the messy, sooty tops end up in the Kleenex, not all over the candle or your fingers. You can always come back and trim it shorter if you want.

I love B&BW too. I haven't been showing as much from there because I just recently starting buying new stuff. After I found that Yankee store closing I bought a lot & took a little break in between.

As a soy candlemaker, I like all your advice but if you get the beads of fragranceoil on top it is an indication that the wax and oils didn't get mixed properly or rhe candle "sweats" because there is too much oil in it, after aging the wax gets seperated from the oil, although you get more scent, it is a fire hazzard because you are burning pure oil, so be carefull. Love the vids.

How awesome of you to do this, girl!! :D

Great video! I didn't know that Yankee Candles get better with age, that's interesting! I usually trim my wicks, because in my experience they will start to soot if the wick gets too long.

i always thought the "slushie" looking candles r the screwed up ones LOL i always buy the smooth ones since it looks clean xD TY for the info!

The title is hilarious! But this was great!

Thank you so much, very helpful video. I've just recently started collecting yankee candles and just purchased my first illumalid today ($5 with a $30 purchase!). Glad to learn it really is a good purchase. And I to never purchase a candle full price either! :)

@BeautyandtheBlogify

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :) Welcome to the fandom! lol

Great information, thank you for sharing!

I really like the fermenting method plus it'll look cool. Today I got a Yankee candle for $13 I got it out of impulse its an island cooler scent. I don't think I would ever burn it but it'll keep it around. What's another great scent you recommend? Something Fresh/neutral

This video was very educational. I am a first time buyer from Yankee candle so I'm only buying a sample set so I can test out their scents (I don't live anywhere near a store) and a whoopie small candle since it's on sale and I don't wait to spend double the money or more on a bigger candle in case I don't like the smell. I hope the lid works on small, you didn't say in this video and Yankee doesn't say on their site. They say it's for the jar candles so I assume it works on all sizes.

I use an electric burner that I bought from Yankee. You can find burners almost anywhere, WalMart included.

What a great video, thanks so much.

Hello Stephanie! Thanks a lot for the helpful video, especially about wax types. I do have an issue with one of my YC though (Jelly Beans): it keeps spitting out little puffs of black smoke. And the problem is that it puffs so much that one day I realised my appartement was filled up with smoke, had to clean up the entire appartement afterwards because pretty much everything was covered with a light layer of soot. So I guess the wick might be faulty. I don’t know what to do. I’ve tried trimming it several times but it doesn’t change a thing. I never had any issue with my YC before, only that one. Would you recommend a solution? Also I totally agree with you about Illumina lids, I never burn my candles without a lid 👌

I do have that candle & it's a great one. Of course Black Cherry is a bit stronger but this one is nice for winter and not necessarily Christmas. My husband loves cherry scents so it has his approval too :)

Great information!

I've had such bad luck with so many tarts when it comes to the strength of the scent. I have been sticking to mostly candles from Yankee lately.

Awesome video! Really informative.

Ur like the candle goddess Lol thanks for the tips

Great video thanks for all the info!

You know, I've always had that problem too & have never really thought about it. The only way to ensure that it does not poof everywhere is to only put it out by a candle snuffer. That way it simply loses the heat & goes out. Of course when we blow on them that air is going to make those embers pop everywhere. Some people I know have just set the candle lid back on but that depends if you care if it gets discolored or anything. Hope that helps :)

The one I go to is at the Galleria in Hoover, AL. They closed down the Trussville location. I don't think there are anymore unless it's Huntsville or Mobile.

Anytime! :) Thanks!

You can use the same burner using Yankee tarts. I don't personally use a bulb warmer I always just use a hot plated electric one. The only thing you would ever need to worry about the wattage is the difference between wax cubes/tarts & burning oils. Fragrance oils need to burn on a different temperature. Hope that helped :)

Great video! Ive been getting smarter about my yankee candles over the past few months and Im wondering about your 'slushie' method haha. So what exactly happens with the oil? Does it get stronger when it pulls itself away from the wax? Or like wine, just gets stronger with age? Anything to improve my candles, even wait to burn! thanks!

Thank you for this video, im in Scotland, and i burn candles regularly especially when it transitions to fall and wintertime and i didn't know about candle maintenance or getting the most out of your candles, thank you for the insight and information! :D

@BeautyandtheBlogify

10 жыл бұрын

No problem! It's nothing that you HAVE to do, but hey when you spend that kind of money you want every bit worth it!

@laylawilson1179

8 жыл бұрын

oh my god im in scotland to!!!!! lol u dont see alot of scotland people on youtube x

@michellel9595

8 жыл бұрын

Layla Wilson I know we are a rare occurrence :) We actually do have internet contrary to popular belief! x

Thanks!! I didn't know there was one in the galleria of Hoover. I don't make it up there too much just because the Interstate scares me and the traffic up there gives me anxiety!!! But I will check it out:)

Thanks, no problem!

That's awesome actually, it's hard not to drop that mushroom right back in it sometimes. Thanks for the tip!

love your video, very info!

I was extremely nervous because I ordered the "Cherries on Snow" Candle maybe a 2 weeks ago around there, from a fundraiser. I can't wait till I get it! I heard about the wick trimming and thought it was something like super important but thank god it's not! Have you ever had that candle? Is it good? Answer soon!

Great video!! Hi. Have a good day and night. Does candle topper work on tumblers? Thank you for sharing. I'm new to your channel and to candles.

I never knew there was so much to know about candles & maintenance! I've recently fell in love w/ candles, & I consider them my indulgence. Thank you so much for this! I'd love to learn more about "collections" vs "seasonals", & those "toppers". Where would I find those? Thanks!

@BeautyandtheBlogify

10 жыл бұрын

Well it's one of those things where I look at it as a $28 candle so I'm going to make sure I get my money's worth. As far as collections/seasonal & such, seasonal are pretty basic as far as scents that are going to be themed to what time of year it's targeting. Christmas tree scent for Christmas. Collections will be a theme in general like the "Popsicle" ones last summer that were all scents relating to popsciles. They kind of get inspirations for a category & stick with that. And the toppers are technically Yankee Candle's. I've noticed places like Michael's have started making their own but I've never used them. The best time to buy the illuma lids is with a coupon or during the friends/family sale they do a few times a year. Hope that helps had to cram in a few words : )

@whatisanniedoing

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for responding! :)

@BeautyandtheBlogify I like clean linen fresh cotton scents! Ill just wait until I see another candle on sale I got mine for $13 I just knew it was cheap for a Yankee large jar so I bought It. Ill keep an eye out for lighter scents

I couldn't think of anything else, I was blunt & to the point lol

What i found is that the large tumblers loose there scent throw the lower the wax thats why i prefer tarts or a medium size

Well, I haven't really had any problems with pooling. The few times I have were with 2 wick tumblers. I have a very odd way of fixing them but it's just what works for me. I literally scoop out the side wax that isn't pooling because it is soft & mushy & put on a paper plate aside. It will take several hours of burning for the candle to correct itself. Once it pools evenly & deep I can add the wax back in a little at a time until it's gone. It's strange but it's my little method.

Yea when I go to the store I literally pick through & find the darkest ones. I thought it was just me until the staff said they do the exact same thing lol

Im so jealous you have so many more than me. Lol beautiful

In Denmark we pay double the price. And we never get discounts :(

@1Strawbz1

9 жыл бұрын

its the same anywhere in europe ha :(

@gadgetgeek9610

6 жыл бұрын

@@1Strawbz1 where in Europe are you

@therandomchanneluwontwatch3458

5 жыл бұрын

same here in uk 😕

I actually have a video all about tart burners & how to use them. It has all of my burners from Yankee Candle, some from Walmart or anywhere I buy them from. I swap out which burners I use depending on the season/holiday/my mood.

Hi. I just wanted to ask a question to see if I understood right... I know some hand-made candles have to cure but I never thought about Yankee benefitting from it. Did I understand right that if you leave them for some time the wax evens out? Spreads throught the candle? If so I'm definitely going to try this. I bought a Beach Wood which smelled of nothing so I returned it but I might buy another and hang on to it :)

Can you let me know what kind of warmer you use to melt your Yankee tarts. I'm still trying to figure that one out. Thanks

I've been noticing that lately. I take breaks between wax varieties & I started melting some Yankee lately & there's a few that were so strong out of the package but bombed in the warmer! It sucks after praising it : /

Very informational....thanks

Thank you! :)

Thank you soooo much!

Heck even if I paid 30 bucks for a Yankee candle it would be worth it. They last SOOO long- I've had a vanilla cookie one and a home sweet home one for 15+ years...

@axol96

5 жыл бұрын

You must never burn it. Haha.

@jja1483

5 жыл бұрын

Wolf Kid lol that's what I figure😅

Is there a certain wattage bulb required to burn the yankee tarts? I have a scentsy warmer but use a 40 watt bulb. I have been using the bhg cubes but I am thinking the yankee tarts might last longer....

I am a new candle enthusiast ha now that I live with my girlfriend and we have two cats. We pretty much need these to not smell cat piss, I like village candles with the two wicks, it provides a more even burn and they last extremely long. They are probably the number one off brand Yankee you could buy. I like Yankee, but boy are they pricey! Plus the jars burn weird, I have to have two flames.

@rambow70

9 жыл бұрын

I like the two wicks in winter because I like to think that they help heat my apartment just a tad haha but those metal jar tops that insulate the candle and help it burn efficiently is what I am lacking.

@bensmith9714

9 жыл бұрын

With the two wick candles instead of parrifin wax, quite a few of these are made using soy wax (looks smoother) but they don't really burn that well and leave a not so nice wax mark as it burns down. Obviously, just my opinion.

@mandystone1752

9 жыл бұрын

Ben Smith

Thanks, I try to help :)

I see that your video was done in 2013, back then yeah the candles did smell good but they do not have as much smell to them as they used to. I don't know what happened with the company but they used to be my favorite I used to love Yankee Candle I would spend all my money on candles. But now there is hardly any smell to them whatsoever. I really think they have changed through the years.

Is the illuma lid the same size for all the sizes of the jars? :)

How do you keep the Burnt wicks from the hot melted wax. Everytime I burn the candles, I notice that I after I blow the flame, The burnt, tiny parts of the wicks fall into the hot wax and it's such an annoyance. Any tips?

Hi! I bought a 'simply home' yankee candle in the christmas treats scent yesterday. Do you know if there is a difference between the original yankee candle and the Simply Home yankee candle? I got it from khol's

@BeautyandtheBlogify

10 жыл бұрын

There's not, They just have collections at other retailers. It's all Yankee & made the same it's just a way to broaden their name & offer it in ways if people don't have Yankee's near them.

@brittanybucher3708

10 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! :))

heyy i can never get any of my yankees to fully pool out without putting foil on it how do you do it?

great vid very interesting

I know this video is a bit old but I just wanted to know if using a votive candle in a wax burner is as good as using a tart because I have seen some videos of people using them?

@BeautyandtheBlogify

6 жыл бұрын

Lydia yea you could melt them in it. They may not come off quite as strong since the tarts have more oils in them but in a smaller space they do great!

@lydia2826

6 жыл бұрын

Stephanie's Haulidays thank youuu

Did Vase candles come out after this video?

Great Video!! I would like to ask you about the Yankee Candle Coupons. How can I get them? We are from Berlin, Germany and will visit Orlando in june. Since Yankee Candles are sooooo expensive here ( 28 € = about 37 $ for a large jar )I am looking forward to go crazy at Yankee Candle Stores in Orlando =) Thank you!!

i am wondering what should i use to hold the sampler?

how long does it take to burn all the way to the rims of a jar candle?

And to add I have had tarts for about 2 years now and I go to burn them and you can't even smell them. You have to use them right away.

What happens its turn to liquid? Pour it out?

I live in Alabama too. There is no Yankee near me that I know of. I live in tuscaloosa. Do you k ow where they are?

Do Yankees not lose throw after a few years?

I bought a Yankee Candle here in Switzerland and it costed 26 CHF thats about 29 $. How much do they cost in America? (It is 198g with cinnamon flavior) I heard that they smell quit strong and i like that. But when I lit it I didn't smell eneything. Now I'm very disappointed :(

@BeautyandtheBlogify

10 жыл бұрын

I think it would be about the same because they are $28 here. It could depend on the fragrance. Some are stronger then others you just have to play around and find one's that fit.

I brought a $ 30 Yankee strawberry lemon ice I could barely smell it. I am going to go to bath body works and get my money worth next time.

You forgot about the tealights and votives and melting cups!!!

Get on with it!!!!!

Not like that. Haha. I just have one in every room and when they are down to 1/4 left I buy more.

It’s so insane that Yankee has one wick in the large jar. For 20 years I’ve known it won’t burn right. They haven’t noticed?🤦‍♀️

Oh yea. People always say crap like "you'll never burn that in a lifetime" it's like yea if you burn stuff regularly it's very possible. People never stop to think that EVERYONE has a vice. I just hate how people slam wax/beauty gurus because it's "wasteful" to them. Well Hell season passes to sports events or clothing is "wasteful" to me? lol Sorry that troll form last week still has me geared up!

Hello, just sighed up today and i have no videos but my sister and I LOVE Yankee candle and we are new to it love how you showed us tarts candles hope you can sub. when I get some vids. up thankx sunnyside ranch

The throw with the smooth wax is NOWHERE near as good as the marbled wax. I refuse to buy anything with the disgusting new wax because the throw sucks and it leaves a horrible residue on the inside of the tumbler. Also, votives and tarts are made of the same wax. Tarts aren't packed at tightly, but if you cut them in half and use them as tarts as I do, they crumble just like tarts do. Neither one is the same wax as a jar or tumbler.

Omf!! This was a day before my birth day...February 17,2005

Yankee candles are made from cheap wax (paraffin), it's a rip off and there are better brands.

@nathan11

4 жыл бұрын

Fiona Rama it’s not a rip off, they use great fragrances