Yankee Candle Red Berry & Cedar Scented Sampler

What is it? Another of the sampler candles included in my recent online order, Red Berry & Cedar is a seasonal, Winter themed release from Yankee Candle. As with all of the samplers (or votives) this shares the same attributes and is another short, wicked, fragrance-infused candle measuring a couple of inches in height and weighing 49 grams. A sampler candle is, as its name suggests, a way to get an introduction to the fragrances that Yankee produce without having to pay a lot of money on one of the larger glass-jarred Housewarmer candles. At around £1.60 each all of the sampler candles are ... more

I came into posession of this red berry and cedar scented sampler candle or votive as it was part of a christmas gift set of 12 festive candles which I purchased for myself as a gift for under the tree from Santa. It was hard to pick which scent to try first as all the festive fruit and spice smells were present even through the packaging. This was one of five red scented candles in the set, and it wasn't the one that jumped out the most, but I was still looking forward to trying it, thinking it sounded a warming fragrance. I find the scent of most candles is hard to detect initially until you ... more

After trying 2 of the regular tumblers from the Yankee Candle range I requested a couple as presents for Christmas as I wanted to try out some more scents. I was given 3 of the small votives from the Christmas range which included the Red Berry and Cedar. Although I love the tumblers for the look and longevity I do quite like the votives as it gives you a chance to cheaply test out some of the fragrances. History The Yankee Candle idea began in 1969 when a young Mike Kittredge melted down some crayons to make his mother a Christmas Candle. The Candle was so impressive a neighbour asked to buy ... more