The Linnea’s Lights Rose candle is a soft, old-fashioned floral built around red rose, geranium and tea rose. It is a quiet candle with a romantic streak, and here is what to know before you buy the Linnea’s Lights Rose candle.
What the Linnea’s Lights Rose candle smells like
The Linnea’s Lights Rose candle is a nostalgic and romantic blend of red rose, geranium and tea rose. It’s slightly powdery with a soapy feel.
It brings to mind an image of a magical guest room in a romantic inn at a New England seaport. The windows are open and the sunny and ocean air stream in. The decor is shabby chic with hints of pink.
Elegant and a bit whimsical, the room is comfortable and inviting where the mornings are lazy and the evenings relaxed.
Reading the notes: powdery, soapy and rosy
Two words in that description are worth unpacking. A powdery scent feels soft and dry, a little like cosmetic powder, while a soapy one reads as clean rather than perfumey. Put them together with rose and you get a floral that is gentle instead of heavy.
Geranium is a familiar partner for rose in perfumery, and it tends to add a slightly green, leafy edge to the sweetness. Tea rose is the lighter, fresher side of the flower. That mix explains why this candle sounds more like an airy room than a bouquet pushed under your nose.
If you want to read more about the flower behind the fragrance, the Wikipedia article on roses covers how many different kinds there are, which helps explain why no two rose candles smell alike.
A gift that suits most women on your list
The Linnea’s Lights Rose candle would make a great gift for any woman or as a hostess gift when you spend the weekend with friends. The Linnea’s Lights Rose candle is a safe, pretty choice because it is a gentle rose, not a sharp or overly sweet one.
A few honest notes. Rose is a love-it-or-leave-it flower for some people, so if you do not know the recipient’s taste, a rose candle works best for someone you know enjoys florals. It also suits a bedroom, guest room or a reading corner better than a kitchen, where food smells will compete with it.
The ratings give a hint about how it behaves. Burn quality is 4/5 and fragrance intensity is 4/5, which points to a candle that scents a bedroom or small living room well without needing a large space to shine. In a big open room you may want to give it a longer burn.
Caring for your Linnea’s Lights Rose candle
A candle like this rewards a little attention. The Linnea’s Lights Rose candle is hand-poured, so treat it as a small luxury and give it a proper place on a dresser, a nightstand or a side table with room around it.
Soft florals are easy to drown out. Do not light it in the same room as a loud spice or smoky candle, or you will lose the powdery rose that makes it special. If you want a second scent nearby, choose something equally gentle.
Linnea’s Lights candles are hand-poured with pure, all natural soy wax and fine fragrances. They use lead-free cotton wicks and come complete with a pack of matches. Linnea’s Lights uses packaging made with recycled content and soy-based ink.
Soy candles are popular because the wax is made from soybeans and tends to burn cleanly, and you can read the basics in the Wikipedia entry for soy candles. A few habits help any soy candle perform.
On the first burn, let the wax melt all the way to the edge of the jar, which usually takes a couple of hours. That stops the candle from tunneling down the middle. Trim the wick to about a quarter inch before each lighting, and keep the candle out of drafts so it burns evenly.
Do not burn it for more than a few hours at a time, and stop when about half an inch of wax remains. If you like the Linnea’s Lights Rose candle, the same maker also has a very different floral in the Linnea’s Lights Tuberose candle, and our profile Linnea’s Lights, Behind the Brand tells you more about the line.
Burn quality 4/5. Fragrance intensity 4/5.
Is this the right rose candle for you?
If you picture a sunny room with open windows, lazy mornings and a little pink in the decor, the Linnea’s Lights Rose candle is built for exactly that mood. It is feminine and nostalgic without being fussy, and the Linnea’s Lights Rose candle keeps things simple with soy wax and a cotton wick.
If you prefer dark, smoky or sugary candles, this is probably not your pick. That is fine. Scent is personal, and the best way to choose is to match the candle to the room and the person who will be using it.
