I really love candles but I have recently found a new obsession that is eclipsing my love for a good candle, all thanks to Darceys Soy Wax Melts!
image from https://www.facebook.com/Darceysonline
These are from a local Ayrshire brand which I recently discovered – Darceys Luxury Soy Wax Products. In my journey to seek out more alternative green products the fact that they use soy wax to make their products sparked my interest and that was before I smelt or used them.
Why choose soy wax?
According to Darceys ‘the benefits of soy wax – it is a natural product with no paraffin or petroleum. There is no pollution to dilute the scent therefore giving you a quality luxury product lasting 3 times longer than leading brands not to mention health benefits!’. Pretty much soy wax is non-toxic and burns cleaner than the paraffin used to make traditional candles.
Scented Soy Wax Melts (RRP £4.00 for 8 hearts)
A great way to fragrance your home, I have fallen in love these cute wee soya wax hearts. When melted in an oil burner, they fill your house with an amazingly long last smell. Each heart has a burning time of 8 hours (roughly 2 x 4 hr tea lights).
wax heart melts in a oil burner
Darceys have lots of scents to choose from, including fresh scents such as Clean Cotton and Baby Powder; fruity scents such as Raspberry Lemonade and Moonlight Pomegranate; designer fragrances (a cheeky wee take on popular perfumes) such as CK One Type and Darceys No.5; sweets scents such as Doodle Bug (I love this name) and Pink Sugar; and heavenly scents such as Fairy Dust and Mr Darceys. They also do limited edition scents, just now they have their Christmas selection including Apple & Cinnamon, Christmas Splendour and Snow Angel.
The hearts now come in new packaging, which unfortunately I didn’t receive this time, but I have seen the new packaging and it is a cute box which you can store better and even stack them up.
My favourite scent is the company’s new Mr Darceys (the all round scent of ever woman’s dream man!). My favourite male character of all time is Mr Darcey of Pride and Prejudice fame so when I saw the name I had to try it. It has a masculine smell to it but I just can’t resist it. It combines black pepper, mandarin and cardamom with clove and leather and finished with frankincense, myrrh and sandlewood. Another scent I love is Raspberry Lemonade, this has a very summery and juicy smell, which is just lovely.
The company’s most popular and best selling scent is its uniquely and humorously named Monkey Fart’s! Yip you heard me right! If you ever wondered what monkey farts smelled like then sorry to disappoint I don’t think this is it, because it is just too nice… It is probably the strongest smell of the range (in my opinion) that I have smelt so far.
Monkey farts – image from https://www.facebook.com/Darceysonline
The aroma starts with top notes of fresh bananas and juicy grapefruit, middle notes of kiwi, juicy bubblegum and strawberries with a hint of vanilla. This distinctive smell is one that you won’t forget and if you like fruity scents, one which you are sure to love.
Darceys Luxury Candles
As well as wax melts, the company also has a range of luxury candles, which are handmade with scented soy wax. There are two sizes to choose from; 130ml (RRP £8.50) and 300ml (RRP £17.50). The small jar has a burning time of up to 40 hours, whilst the large jar candles have a burning time of up to 90 hours. The candles come in a selection of the company’s popular scents including Mr Darceys, Monkey Farts and Raspberry Lemonoade, as well as Angels, Aromatherapy, Cinnamon and Darceys Noir. I have been using one of the small candles and so far it is lasting well.
Darceys small jar candle
If your looking for a home fragrance product I would choose the wax melts (for me they give off a better, longer lasting smell) but for creating a relaxing atmosphere, these candle are great and I have been told that the jars of the large candles make great whiskey glasses 🙂
Other stuff from Darceys
The company also has a range of other products including new soy wax melt tea lights , great for avoiding black soot and paraffin build up, as well as scented aroma beads (pictured below), which I currently use as my car air freshener.
Darceys scented beads
The company also has scented room sprays and soap slices. I have been told the soap is great for taking off fake tan. The soap is SLS and Paraben free and I recently tried some of the Darcey’s No 5 scented soap. Normally I am not a huge fan of soap but I really liked this and can see myself buying more. It didn’t dry my sensitive skin out, like most soap does and it made me smell amazing.
Handcrafted in Ayrshire, Scotland I am very glad to have found this great local supplier. Their products are sold via representatives (similar to Avon reps), as well as online. My mum even had a Darceys candle party recently, so I took the opportunity to stock up and also buy several Christmas presents. The range really does make great stocking fillers and there is even some lovely gift sets and oil burners you can buy.
***This post is not a sponsored post, all product reviewed where bought by myself and all opinions are my own***
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