Given that a dash to Sainsburys or Tesco is now the highlight of my week (occasionally I will walk to my nearest M&S) I’m paying a bit more attention to what they are offering, beauty wise. After loving my Sainsburys Christmas candle with the little robin on it, I thought I’d give them another try with this set of four that was £9.
The set contains Elegant Rose, Sandalwood Blossom, Peony Blush and Blooming Garden. I have been burning Elegant Rose and Blooming Garden together to create a sort of tropical rose scent. Blooming Garden is neroli, ylang ylang, jasmine, rose and gardenia with an amber base, while Elegant Rose is a fruity rose with cassis and blackcurrant. Now, I don’t say these are on a par with Jo Malone, etc, but they’re really good day to day candles that allow you to fragrance your rooms perfectly adequately.
The rose version very much smells like rose without being the clear and crisp rose that I prefer. Blooming Garden is a generic floral but ylang ylang is the most present of the notes listed. Bizarrely, my Sainsburys Christmas Candle and Sainsburys Candles has a high Google ranking so is one of my most looked at posts ever (along with FaceGym and I have no idea why other than it has the word ‘review’ in it and people are still looking for trusted reviews before they make a purchase). The idea that a £2 mini candle drives more traffic than any reviews of premium brands gives you an insight into the randomness of search and SEO drivers. But it also tells you that people are curious about candle brands that give value for money as well a beautiful scents. I don’t fancy the Sandalwood at all although it’s strong in the box, so I’ll give it away, while Peony Blush is very light and a bit, well, uninspiring. So, it’s a mixed bag but I’d be happy to have either Rose or Blooming Garden on the burn. I think the bottom line is that if you are a fragrance aficionado, these probably won’t be for you because they’re not refined in the same way a luxury candle is, but if you’re more happy-go-lucky on scent, then they will be.
I bought these in store – I don’t see them on line, but it’s well worth dropping a Sainsburys candle in your basket to see if you get along with them.
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These look lovely, look at that packaging!❤️ These are just the sort of things I like to give as little gifts to girlfriends, especially at Easter when they say they’re all on diets!♀️ I bought a few of the Robin ones as stocking fillers and everyone said how lovely they were. I also had a neighbor in my block who I always notice when I passed her door what a beautiful fragrance I could smell..I finally asked her and it was a Sainsbury’s reed diffuser she has sitting behind a large plant – the fragrance really filled the communal space and if you know how large Victorian tenement closes are that’s a powerful throw!! Thanks for all your continued reviews Jane, I’m still reading just lacking all energy to comment – until today!!❤️ I’m just off out for a walk…may take a wee detour via Sainsbury’s for a treat!
Well, that’s a great testament to their power! Don’t worry about commenting – I know it’s hard to summon the energy for anything other than
just getting by – lots of people feel the same I think. It’s hard to blog sometimes so I understand 🙂 Just lovely that you found the energy today.
This cheered me right up 🙂
My only negative is yet another candle made from parrafin wax? Price point obviously good, but then they are mass produced?
Enjoy the blog though!
I agree – there has to be a way to use natural waxes and still keep the price down especially at mass production levels.
Damn, I still badly miss Sainsbury’s after over thirty years away! I’ll tell my SIL to check these out for sure.
What grabs me most is the curved glass they’re in….I’ve a cupboard full of empty straight-sided candle holders, and these are much more attractive.
I know – aren’t they nice?
wow just love the all of the scents. what an amazing price.