Bougie en verre glacé à la poire épicée – Illume Candles

The cinnamon and vanilla bean come through warm and cozy, but that cherry pepper gives it a little unexpected kick that I keep going back to smell. Burn time feels solid so far, and the glass jar with the gilded fruit looks beautiful sitting on my shelf even when it’s not lit.

The gilded gold fruit embossed on the glass makes it feel way more expensive than it was, and the spicy-sweet scent fills my whole living room within an hour of lighting it. Cherry pepper gives it a warmth that’s not too heavy for daytime.

The cinnamon and vanilla bean come through perfectly balanced, not too cloying like some holiday candles I've tried. It's been burning for about three hours now and the whole living room smells like a fancy baked pear dessert, plus that gilded gold fruit lid looks stunning sitting on the shelf.