I love candles because they're such a conversation piece and can act as decor. They're nice to give away as gifts. And you can keep the jar afterwards for something else. I love the feeling i get from seeing the wax go down... that feeling of completing something. And the remaining wax can be put on warmer to get the remaining fragrance and repoured to make a small candle..... sooo many possibilities lol
I loooooove wax melts so much more than candles. Yes, i do love the beauty of candles, and dimming the lights while its lit, or while soaking in a hot bubble bath. But no candle has EVER smelled my home better than wax melts. The throw is so much stronger in wax melts. Plus, if you hate the scent, its $2, $3 gone vs. $20+. I love experimenting with wax melts. I take risks on them and 9 times outta 10 i end up loving the scents.
Salted caramel buttercream sounds delicious! I hope it's in my store. I LOVE wax cubes! I prefer them to candles because I want to smell my home fragrance right away. Candles take too long for me to smell them. With a tea light warmer, I can start smelling my wax cubes almost immediately. I also love to have a lot of variety and change up my scents often, so wax cubes help me to do that. I can't really choose a favorite scent because I like so many, but my favorite type of scent is sweet (bakery, fruity). I also like how I can leave light bulb or electric wax cube warmers on and not have to worry about fire hazards as much as with a candle. What a great survey. Thanks for the video!
I love both candles and wax melts, but wax melts have my heart lol 😂😌❤️ wax melts have much more scent throw than candles and they work much faster than candles do at throwing the scent. I love the ambiance of the flicker of the flame of candles, but I also love the ambiance of a beautifully lit wax warmer as well. I love wax warmers over candles because lately the BBW candles don’t have the same scent throw that they used to, they used to be so strong but now some of them are mediocre at best. But with wax melts they all have amazing scent throw and they are much cheaper than candles as well.
I love candles and wax melts. One thing I do is when a candle gets melted to the bottom I just let the fire melt the excess wax, blow the candle out quickly & pour the wax into one of my wax warmers
I loved this video! I'm a huge candle person just because of the vibe they set in my bedroom/living area, but I also use the small wax warmers in my bathrooms that plug directly into the wall! I think those are even better than wallflowers or plug ins tbh. So I guess I use both almost equally but for different reasons and in different spaces in my home. (:
I like candles and wax melts I use both my favorite scent in wax melts from this fall was pumpkin marshmallow cream....my favorite candle is warm apple pie
I love them both.. candles during the fall and winter and wax melts during spring and summer.. as for favorite I love marshmallow fireside/ crushed candy cane fresh balsam for winter. As per wax melts marshmallow candy clouds and girls night out
I enjoy both. I enjoy candles for the ambulance that they create. I enjoy wax melts because I can turn on my warmers and forget about it ,my home smells amazing and I can get a lot of wax melts cheaper than I can candles.
I haven't used my wax melt warmer long enough to have that strong of an opinion on it, but I can already say that I think I prefer candles more. Like others have said, the flame flickering and ambiance created from candles is the best part besides the smell. They also really warm your room up, so they're perfect for cooler months. They also don't use or require electricity to run, which is a plus. I'm sure wax melt warmers don't use up THAT much electricity, but I don't like the idea of having hot melted wax so close to electrical wires and outlets. The wax melt warmer I got is one that you plug into the wall and I'm definitely going to return it bc it's a bit lopsided due to the weight of the melting base, which is a big safety hazard in my eyes. I do want to purchase one of the standing warmers though and see how I like it. They are very beautiful and are much cheaper than candles, so I'm willing to give them another try. But I think candles might be a better investment for me. Great video and fun debate!!! 👏👏
I love both.It will take me years to use all that I have.I have over 300 candles and over 800 retail clams and not counting vendor wax that lines a whole wall.Yes I have a problem lol.
I have a massive collection of both😂 I like burning bath and body works candles in my bedroom at night. But I have very high ceilings in my living room area and only the wax warmers fill that space with scent. I have 4 warmers in that room and that does the job😂
I was super into wax melts for years, but switched to wallflowers and won’t ever go back to wax melts. I have kids, and hated when they knocked over my wax melts. The burner also got nasty and was a pain to clean. The wallflowers last longer (most of the time lol), are 100% mess free, maintenance free.
I’m very much a wax person and i rarely buy candles but people give them to me... and when they do I burn them. I do by seasonal ones more for the look! Aldi had some very pretty ones for Valentine’s Day and I bought them more for decor.You know salted buttercream is one of my faves! I bought more to hoard in case it doesn’t come back this fall! I’m a gourmand in home fragrances but also love fresh and clean!Tonight’s wax is Northern Lights by Scentsationals, my body scent is BlackBerry Vanilla by B&BW!
I saw those coming out last week!! I checked my aldi and of course they run out like hot cakes ahaha. I wish I loved northern lights but it is too light for me but my sister enjoys it in her room!
@@SelfCareCatherine Yes I agree it’s a light scent! I’m trying to use up this one clamshell and I don’t think I will purchase it again! I remember there was a pomegranate scent wax you had purchased that you liked. Do you happen to remember the name of it? I was able to get two of the candles, my store didn’t get many of them either!🤦🏽♀️
To be honest, I would say wax melts are GREAT for beginners or just trying out scented wax products. Like I love me some candles, but sometimes I don't like the smell, yet I still have a hunk of it left. But if I'm head over heels for a scent or have a seasonal scent from winter, summer, etc, I get the candle version. Also if you have a candle that is almost done, I recommend letting it all melt till u can see it through the bottom of the glass (or just have all the wax semi-see through) and pour boiling water into the container. It lifts up the remaining melted wax to the top and then you can use it on the burner.
I have candles and wax melts I only buy bbw works candles on candle day and I got 6 of them and then for the sas I found some single wicks for $3 and I got five or six of them so I only buy candles when they are on major sale but I buy walmart wax all the time, the two waxs I picked up recent was better homes and gardens wild berry cheesecake and BHG sugared lavender
I love burning bath and body works candle but sometimes i dont want to always look at the candle or burn it until it has a wax pool to the edge so i just use wax melts made of bbw scented candle
Wax melts are healthier. Burning wax and oils in a enclosed space is not good for you. If you love candles keep two windows cracked open to get fresh air flow.
I find candles interesting, the flame is pretty and the wood wicks even give off a crackling sound like a small fire place, but starting to lean toward wax melts. Has anyone tried the linear they sell for the melts either they single use or the silicon reusable? Do they take longer to melt? Any issues? Recommended? Edit: Forgot to mention, one thing about candles is that you can set up a cheap room heater with them, which means it's can actually safe you on heating bills unlike the warmer which uses electricity. Also each has a different container, unlike the melts which you will probably just have one or two. Also good idea to have one or two candles just for emergency lighting. As for the warmer, the reason would be the fire hazard of candles, and as the candle keeps getting reused the wax becomes will kind of gross. I can reuse the wax of a warmer, but I wouldn't want to reuse the wax of a candle.
I'm pretty deep into the "candle community" as well as the "wax world!" Just as a parent feels about their children, I don't really have a favorite! 😂 I definitely prefer the storage of small wax melts over the large jars of candles, but you can't beat that ambiance of a candle! This was such a fun video and I love reading the comments! ☺️💕 Tfs!
Heheh I love this type of video!! I am planning on doing different battles like body cream vs lotion! It was really fun to read everyone's opinion about their favs!
But i am curious on how the wax melts work.. like how many cubes you melt at a time. How many times can you melt the cubes and get fragrance. How long does a pack last or how many hours of fragrance can you get from a pack?
I’m uploading a video tomorrow all about wax melts 101! But to answer your questions bc ya boo ain’t gonna leave you hanging; wax melts tend to last from 4 to even longer! It depends if you keep your warmer on all day! I like to add 1 or 2 cubes depending on the width of the warmer!
Question, how many wax warmers total do you have in your home?! And do you put different wax scents in each one? If so, isn’t that a lot of smells going around?
I made a video on all of my wax warmers not long ago!! ruclips.net/video/9l0_7qvUVyg/видео.html&ab_channel=SelfCareCatherine I did add one to my collection though!!!
I love candles because they're such a conversation piece and can act as decor. They're nice to give away as gifts. And you can keep the jar afterwards for something else. I love the feeling i get from seeing the wax go down... that feeling of completing something. And the remaining wax can be put on warmer to get the remaining fragrance and repoured to make a small candle..... sooo many possibilities lol
I love your reasonings! No one mentioned about it being a decor piece at all!! Thanks Leda for watching!
I loooooove wax melts so much more than candles. Yes, i do love the beauty of candles, and dimming the lights while its lit, or while soaking in a hot bubble bath. But no candle has EVER smelled my home better than wax melts. The throw is so much stronger in wax melts. Plus, if you hate the scent, its $2, $3 gone vs. $20+. I love experimenting with wax melts. I take risks on them and 9 times outta 10 i end up loving the scents.
Salted caramel buttercream sounds delicious! I hope it's in my store. I LOVE wax cubes! I prefer them to candles because I want to smell my home fragrance right away. Candles take too long for me to smell them. With a tea light warmer, I can start smelling my wax cubes almost immediately. I also love to have a lot of variety and change up my scents often, so wax cubes help me to do that. I can't really choose a favorite scent because I like so many, but my favorite type of scent is sweet (bakery, fruity). I also like how I can leave light bulb or electric wax cube warmers on and not have to worry about fire hazards as much as with a candle. What a great survey. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for watching!! I was really proud of making this video!
I love the addition of the "what im wearing/ what im warming " Your channel is one of my faves!
I like it too!! It keeps you guys in the loop of what I am using!!
I love both candles and wax melts, but wax melts have my heart lol 😂😌❤️ wax melts have much more scent throw than candles and they work much faster than candles do at throwing the scent.
I love the ambiance of the flicker of the flame of candles, but I also love the ambiance of a beautifully lit wax warmer as well.
I love wax warmers over candles because lately the BBW candles don’t have the same scent throw that they used to, they used to be so strong but now some of them are mediocre at best. But with wax melts they all have amazing scent throw and they are much cheaper than candles as well.
I love candles and wax melts. One thing I do is when a candle gets melted to the bottom I just let the fire melt the excess wax, blow the candle out quickly & pour the wax into one of my wax warmers
I loved this video! I'm a huge candle person just because of the vibe they set in my bedroom/living area, but I also use the small wax warmers in my bathrooms that plug directly into the wall! I think those are even better than wallflowers or plug ins tbh. So I guess I use both almost equally but for different reasons and in different spaces in my home. (:
Thanks for sharing Codi! Whenever I crave that cozy warm feeling I light one of my candles up!!
I like candles and wax melts I use both my favorite scent in wax melts from this fall was pumpkin marshmallow cream....my favorite candle is warm apple pie
Pumpkin Marshmallow Cream is one of my favorites!
I love them both.. candles during the fall and winter and wax melts during spring and summer.. as for favorite I love marshmallow fireside/ crushed candy cane fresh balsam for winter. As per wax melts marshmallow candy clouds and girls night out
That sounds amazing!!! I definitely love burning candles in the winter for that cozy feeling!!
I enjoy both. I enjoy candles for the ambulance that they create. I enjoy wax melts because I can turn on my warmers and forget about it ,my home smells amazing and I can get a lot of wax melts cheaper than I can candles.
Toilet paper is a hot commodity these days so I don't mind you flaunting them :)
You're cracking me up Josie!!
Wax Melts is the best home fragrance option... love them
Totally agree!
I haven't used my wax melt warmer long enough to have that strong of an opinion on it, but I can already say that I think I prefer candles more. Like others have said, the flame flickering and ambiance created from candles is the best part besides the smell. They also really warm your room up, so they're perfect for cooler months. They also don't use or require electricity to run, which is a plus. I'm sure wax melt warmers don't use up THAT much electricity, but I don't like the idea of having hot melted wax so close to electrical wires and outlets.
The wax melt warmer I got is one that you plug into the wall and I'm definitely going to return it bc it's a bit lopsided due to the weight of the melting base, which is a big safety hazard in my eyes. I do want to purchase one of the standing warmers though and see how I like it. They are very beautiful and are much cheaper than candles, so I'm willing to give them another try. But I think candles might be a better investment for me.
Great video and fun debate!!! 👏👏
I love both.It will take me years to use all that I have.I have over 300 candles and over 800 retail clams and not counting vendor wax that lines a whole wall.Yes I have a problem lol.
AHAHHA I love that! You are set for life with making your home smell bomb!
I have a massive collection of both😂 I like burning bath and body works candles in my bedroom at night. But I have very high ceilings in my living room area and only the wax warmers fill that space with scent. I have 4 warmers in that room and that does the job😂
I love that!! Wax warmers are my bae!!
I was super into wax melts for years, but switched to wallflowers and won’t ever go back to wax melts. I have kids, and hated when they knocked over my wax melts. The burner also got nasty and was a pain to clean. The wallflowers last longer (most of the time lol), are 100% mess free, maintenance free.
That’s amazing! My mom loves her candles and wallflowers! She would always buy the peach Bellini so my home would always smell like that!
I’m very much a wax person and i rarely buy candles but people give them to me... and when they do I burn them. I do by seasonal ones more for the look! Aldi had some very pretty ones for Valentine’s Day and I bought them more for decor.You know salted buttercream is one of my faves! I bought more to hoard in case it doesn’t come back this fall! I’m a gourmand in home fragrances but also love fresh and clean!Tonight’s wax is Northern Lights by Scentsationals, my body scent is BlackBerry Vanilla by B&BW!
I saw those coming out last week!! I checked my aldi and of course they run out like hot cakes ahaha. I wish I loved northern lights but it is too light for me but my sister enjoys it in her room!
@@SelfCareCatherine Yes I agree it’s a light scent! I’m trying to use up this one clamshell and I don’t think I will purchase it again! I remember there was a pomegranate scent wax you had purchased that you liked. Do you happen to remember the name of it? I was able to get two of the candles, my store didn’t get many of them either!🤦🏽♀️
@@stephaniesimmons0723 Oooo I think it is Pomegranate Spiced Cider!! That one is sooo delicious!!
@@SelfCareCatherine I will check for it! Thanks Catherine!🥰
I have used wax melts in the past but now I prefer candles
Love that for you boo!!
To be honest, I would say wax melts are GREAT for beginners or just trying out scented wax products. Like I love me some candles, but sometimes I don't like the smell, yet I still have a hunk of it left. But if I'm head over heels for a scent or have a seasonal scent from winter, summer, etc, I get the candle version. Also if you have a candle that is almost done, I recommend letting it all melt till u can see it through the bottom of the glass (or just have all the wax semi-see through) and pour boiling water into the container. It lifts up the remaining melted wax to the top and then you can use it on the burner.
so interesting! I would prefer wax melts but we don’t have those here in turkey. :( ugh
They need to make it a world wide thing!!
I love both. tend to burn candles in the fall/winter and in the spring/summer I tend to gravitate towards wax melts.
I feel the same way!! Candles are note for winter to me because of that light, and I use melts year round!
I have candles and wax melts I only buy bbw works candles on candle day and I got 6 of them and then for the sas I found some single wicks for $3 and I got five or six of them so I only buy candles when they are on major sale but I buy walmart wax all the time, the two waxs I picked up recent was better homes and gardens wild berry cheesecake and BHG sugared lavender
Ooo I used wild berry cheesecake and that one is a monster thrower!! Sugar lavender twist is sooo good too!!
I love burning bath and body works candle but sometimes i dont want to always look at the candle or burn it until it has a wax pool to the edge so i just use wax melts made of bbw scented candle
Wax melts are healthier. Burning wax and oils in a enclosed space is not good for you.
If you love candles keep two windows cracked open to get fresh air flow.
I find candles interesting, the flame is pretty and the wood wicks even give off a crackling sound like a small fire place, but starting to lean toward wax melts. Has anyone tried the linear they sell for the melts either they single use or the silicon reusable? Do they take longer to melt? Any issues? Recommended?
Edit: Forgot to mention, one thing about candles is that you can set up a cheap room heater with them, which means it's can actually safe you on heating bills unlike the warmer which uses electricity. Also each has a different container, unlike the melts which you will probably just have one or two. Also good idea to have one or two candles just for emergency lighting. As for the warmer, the reason would be the fire hazard of candles, and as the candle keeps getting reused the wax becomes will kind of gross. I can reuse the wax of a warmer, but I wouldn't want to reuse the wax of a candle.
I'm pretty deep into the "candle community" as well as the "wax world!" Just as a parent feels about their children, I don't really have a favorite! 😂 I definitely prefer the storage of small wax melts over the large jars of candles, but you can't beat that ambiance of a candle! This was such a fun video and I love reading the comments! ☺️💕 Tfs!
Heheh I love this type of video!! I am planning on doing different battles like body cream vs lotion! It was really fun to read everyone's opinion about their favs!
@@SelfCareCatherine I would love to see that!! 😍🙌
I use both.. mostly wax melts in the summer tho
You get the best of both worlds!! Also how are you btw? Have you fully recovered?
Please please do more home fragrance please
But i am curious on how the wax melts work.. like how many cubes you melt at a time. How many times can you melt the cubes and get fragrance. How long does a pack last or how many hours of fragrance can you get from a pack?
I’m uploading a video tomorrow all about wax melts 101! But to answer your questions bc ya boo ain’t gonna leave you hanging; wax melts tend to last from 4 to even longer! It depends if you keep your warmer on all day! I like to add 1 or 2 cubes depending on the width of the warmer!
@@SelfCareCatherine thanks so much! Can't wait to see the video!!
Is there a clean up to wax melts? I try to keep the fire distant so no candles on a regular basis. I like how the melts look affordable.
I am going to post a wax melt 101 video on Friday!! But to answer your question yes! It isn’t as bad though!
Loved this video!
Thanks Leah!! I want to do other videos like this one!!
Question, how many wax warmers total do you have in your home?! And do you put different wax scents in each one? If so, isn’t that a lot of smells going around?
I made a video on all of my wax warmers not long ago!! ruclips.net/video/9l0_7qvUVyg/видео.html&ab_channel=SelfCareCatherine I did add one to my collection though!!!
@@SelfCareCatherine gonna watch it right now!
Tfs
I've not tried the wax warmers r melts but I sure will before the year ends.
Hehe if you love your candles go ahead and use those girl! I just find my wax melts affordable so I don’t have to purchase candles hehehe
@@SelfCareCatherine I went on Amazon last night I got a wax warmer n a plugin wax melt in my cart.
I am new to the wax melting. Does the wax melting last longer than a candle? Have you used one that you can also put oil in the tray?
Candles con seem to last with smell I hope wax melts do. Giving them a try since your video
I love wax melts .
What about wax melts vs oil burners?
How do you clean your wax burner? Mine has wax everywhere that I can't seem to clean.
Warm it up and then use hand sanitizer or alcohol to coat is and it will come right off after you use a cotton ball or paper towel to wipe it off!!
@@SelfCareCatherine you life saver
They have liners for wax melts on Amazon aswell