The Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle takes a flower that can be a handful and turns it into something you can live with. Tuberose is rarely a quiet scent, so it is worth knowing how the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle behaves before you light it.
Meet the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle
The Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle celebrates the heart of the tuberose flower, its complex and slightly sweet floral essence. Tuberose is a night blooming flower that is frequently used in wedding ceremonies and to make Hawaiian leis.
It’s an intense floral that can easily get unruly and overwhelming, becoming too complicated and heady in a heartbeat.
Linnea’s Lights did a nice job of keeping this floral under control, creating an enjoyable floral worthy of company. Where most tuberose candles lean towards sweet or spicy, this fragrance (if it leans in any direction) would be slightly angled towards a soft, natural earthiness.
Perhaps the base uses moss or neutral wood notes. Kudos to Laura Cler for creating a tuberose that is completely in sync with the brand: simple and natural.
Burn quality 4/5. Fragrance intensity 3.5/5.
Why tuberose is hard to get right
Tuberose has a reputation. It is a big white floral, and in a candle that strength can tip into something thick and heady, especially in a closed room. That is why the review calls it a flower that can turn unruly in a heartbeat.
A tuberose candle usually goes wrong in one of two directions. Some push it sweet and creamy, and others push it spicy. Either way the flower gets loud. Keeping it nearer to the earthy side, as the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle does, gives it a calmer personality.
Size of room matters too. A strong floral in a tiny space can feel stuffy, so give a tuberose candle some air. Crack a window for a few minutes before you light it, and burn it for shorter sessions at first. You can always burn it longer next time, but you cannot take a heavy scent back once the room is full of it.
If you are new to the flower, the Wikipedia page on tuberose explains where it comes from and why it has such a long history in perfume and celebrations.
A tuberose with flowers, weddings and leis in mind
The review points out two places you are likely to have met tuberose already: wedding ceremonies and Hawaiian leis. Both are about celebration, which is a good way to think about this candle. It is a floral for an occasion, even if the occasion is only a quiet evening with the windows open.
Because the flower blooms at night, a tuberose candle also feels natural after dinner. The Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle is easy to picture on a nightstand or beside a bath, where a soft floral fits the hour.
Using the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle at home
The fragrance intensity rating is 3.5/5, which is a middle-of-the-road number. Do not expect it to flood the house. It suits a living room, a dining table or a bedroom where you want a floral presence that stays in the background.
Because the scent is described as simple and natural, the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle is a good first tuberose for anyone who has found the flower too heavy before. Light it for an hour or two and see how you feel. Tuberose is the kind of scent that either grows on you or does not, and a short burn will tell you which.
A good test for the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle is to light it before guests arrive and then walk out of the room for ten minutes. When you come back, you will know whether the scent is balanced or too much. This candle is meant to pass that test.
It also works well when you have company, since the review calls it worthy of guests. A floral that is controlled enough not to start conversations about the smell is a good thing at a dinner table. Put it on a side table, not next to the food.
A few simple burn habits help. Let the wax melt to the edge of the jar on the first burn, trim the wick before each lighting, and keep the candle away from drafts and open windows. Those steps help the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle, and any other candle in the line, burn evenly, and they keep a floral from smoking or smelling scorched.
If you like it, try these next
If tuberose is your flower, there is more to compare. The Belle Fleur Mayan Tuberose candle is another take on the same bloom, and our review of Voluspa Tuberosa di Notte shows how a different brand handles it.
Comparing the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle with those two side by side is the easiest way to learn what you like. You may find you prefer your tuberose sweet, earthy or crisp, and once you know that, shopping gets much easier.
