I Won A Thing!

I never win anything. Contests, raffles, the lottery....never. I've been wanting to try these Diamond Candles, though, so I entered two different blog giveaways on the off chance that I would win one. And lo and behold, I won the contest I entered on Pamplemousse!! I was so excited!! Incidentally, Pamplemousse is a super cute blog and I really enjoy the mixtapes she posts. You should check it out.

What is a Diamond Candle? It is a soy candle that has a ring hidden inside it. The ring can be worth anywhere from $10 to $5000! The candles themselves cost $24.95 and you can buy them on the Diamond Candles website. I wanted to try one because I thought they might make good gifts. I got mine in the mail today, so I'm going to do a partial review of it for y'all. Whenever I burn it down to the ring, I'll do a follow-up post to tell you more about it.

The candle itself is much bigger than I expected. I would say it's about the size of a travel coffee mug, and comes in a sturdy glass container with a lid. I will definitely reuse the container once I use up the candle. It's a soy candle, too, which is nice. A soy candle of this size is probably worth $20-$25 on it's own. They offer a good variety of scents, and the scent I chose was vanilla lime. It's not too sweet like some vanilla candles can be, definitely a good balance between the citrus of the lime and the vanilla scent. I was a little disappointed that I can see where the ring is (top left picture). I was hoping it would be more of a surprise when I reached it. The ring itself is wrapped in foil, so it doesn't get candle wax all up in it.

It burns nicely but the flame itself is big, so be careful where you put it. If you have a dog I would put it on a counter or high table so your pup doesn't wag his tale over the flame and get singed. It probably wouldn't be good for a home with cats since they could jump onto the counter/shelf/any flat surface and burn themselves. However, once it has burned down farther into the container the flame will be more guarded.

Overall, I'm really impressed with this candle and would definitely consider buying them as gifts! When I burn it down to the ring, I'll post a review part 2! Maybe I'll get lucky and it will be worth some $$!

Disclaimer: I was not compensated by DiamondCandles for this post. I won it fair and square and am sharing my opinions with y'all. Also, there is a good chance at least one person reading this will get one as a Christmas present, so act surprised anyways.