The fact these candles are made using soy wax is also a bonus -soy wax is much healthier than paraffin wax for the environment and they typically burn slower and last longer. I don't know if I am imagining this, but the scents seem to be much nicer and fill a room better when made from soy too!
Busy Bee's website is choc-full of incredible candle scents; from foody smells to fabulous florals - you will have a hard time choosing! To test out the products, I purchased 3 of the mini-me candles (pictured below). These were; Peach Cobbler, Blackcurrant & Nectarine and Banana Nut Bread. Upon receiving them, I immediately wish I had bought more!
When I purchased these candles, Busy Bee's also kindly sent me a wax tart in the scent 'Vanilla Lime'. I loved the smell of this, but didn't use it immediately as I didn't have a burner. I purchased a really inexpensive duck egg blue burner from sainsburys, popped the tart in and melted its scenty goodness until it filled the room with sweet vanilla lime. I was in love! The tart lasted a good few weeks and when completely cooled and solidified, you can pop it out again and swap for a different scent as you fancy. At £1.25 each, you can afford to try a few different scents and I highly recommend this if you are interested in buying one of their larger candles, but can't decide which scent to go for.
I was keen to try more of the tarts so I stocked up and purchased another 'mini me' candle at the same time:
How cute are these little jars? Although this is the smallest candle size, they still last for ages and if you fancy a change, can easily be stored away. I chose Blueberry Cheesecake and although I hadn't tried it before, I knew I would love it as the Busy Bee descriptions are true to their word. This smells so so yummy! I can't begin to explain how good these candles are! The scent of this candle reminds me of all my favourite things; blueberry sugared loaf, juicy fruits and a sweet scent which makes me feel happy when burned.
There were 7 tarts in the package; Bramley Apple, Strawberry Crush, Tutti Frutti and Baby Powder. I am really looking forward to burning every single one of these! The company is renowned for their amazing baby powder scent which I was intrigued to try out - it sounds like an odd fragrance however, I feel safe when I smell this! Sounds strange I know, but it is such a crisp, clean, warm cotton, home-comfort smell which seems to relax me a treat! Highly recommend this one!
The remaining three were; Honeysuckle Jasmine ( a floral fragrance), Lemon Verbena (a crisp clean lemon scent which would be great for the bathroom or kitchen), and pina colada (a delicious mix of pineapple and coconut which really makes me want to go on holiday!)
Collectively, these candles smells like a beautiful cocktail and are stored in a wicker basket in my living room crying out to be used!
Although I only have mini-me candles and was tartlets, you can also buy tea lights, small, medium, large and jumbo sized candles, fragrance bars, fresheners and sachets. There is a variety of different products in a long list of scents to choose from - there is something for everybody!
Busy Bee's also make candles known as 'Splitz' - if you have two favourite scents, you can choose to have a candle which mixes them both, alternating the scents released. This is such a great idea and I am currently trying to decide which of my two favourites compliment one another so I can order one of these!
Please do check this amazing company out at: www.busybeecandles.co.uk
If you do purchase any of these great products, let me know which one is your favourite!
Love, Melanie xx
