Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony is a fruity, flirty peony candle from the fashion designer’s home fragrance line. This review covers the scent, the packaging and how the candle burns.
Photo by Judy Stalus on Flickr.
The Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony candle innocently captivates with its unforgettable sweet smell. Velvet peach is charmingly stirred in a love potion of rose petals, mandarin, sheer sandalwood and embraced by the natural beauty of amber.
This is definitely one of my favorite peony scented candles – full and fruity it delights the soul. Pink Peony is fun with it’s sweet peach notes and flirty rose tickling the senses. It’s well balanced and smooth.
This fragrance is flexible – working well any time of day in any weather. It also works anywhere from a casual home to a very elegant estate. The packaging makes it easy to give a high-impact gift.
Monique Lhuillier created her home fragrance collection to create an environment that captures the beauty of life. Her candles are refined and elegant – from the delicately etched glass that reflects the intricate details from her fashion collection to the linen box complete with a opulent grosgrain bow.
Burn quality 4/5. Fragrance intensity 3/5.
How Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony is built
The brand describes velvet peach stirred with rose petals and mandarin, then settled on sheer sandalwood and amber. The reviewer picks out the sweet peach and a flirty rose, and calls the blend well balanced and smooth.
Peony itself is a flower with a long garden history, which you can read about on Wikipedia. In candles, a peony scent is usually a mix of notes that suggest the bloom, so fruit and rose often join it, as they do here.
If you enjoy fruit with your flowers, this combination will make sense. Peach brings juicy sweetness, rose adds a flirty edge, and amber and sandalwood give the whole blend a smooth, warm finish. That is why the reviewer calls the scent full and fruity.
Fans of peony candles should note that the Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony candle sits on the sweet side of the flower. If you prefer a dry or green peony, you may want to look elsewhere, but if you like a soft, fruity bloom, this is a fine pick.
That balance is what makes Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony easy to recommend to people who are unsure about florals. It is fruit-forward and friendly rather than severe.
What the burn scores mean
The candle gets 4 out of 5 for burn quality and 3 out of 5 for fragrance intensity. In plain terms, it burns cleanly and evenly, and the scent is moderate rather than loud.
A medium throw is a plus in a small room, a hallway or a bedroom where you do not want the smell to take over. In a very large open space, you may want to light it early or place it near where people sit. For a stronger scent, see our short guide to strong scented candles.
Those two scores can also help you decide where to burn it. With moderate intensity, the Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony candle is easy to live with, and it will not clash with food in a dining room. Light it a little earlier than your guests arrive and the room will carry the scent politely.
One more point on scoring: a three is not a bad number. It means the scent stays in its lane. In a home where people already cook, burn incense or wear perfume, the Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony candle will blend in rather than compete, which many people prefer.
With Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony, the numbers match the description of a smooth, balanced scent.
Packaging and gift ideas
Monique Lhuillier designed the line to reflect the beauty of life, and the details come from her fashion work. The glass is delicately etched, and it comes in a linen box with an opulent grosgrain bow. The reviewer says this makes it easy to give a high-impact gift.
She also finds the scent flexible. It works any time of day, in any weather and in homes from casual to very elegant. If the person you are buying for loves rose, you might also look at our post on roses and candles, or compare with the Belle Fleur Petals d’Amour candle.
The photo at the top of this review was taken by Judy Stalus and shared on Flickr. The second image shows the candle itself. When you give a candle like this, the box does half the work, so there is little need for extra wrapping.
A last tip: write the burn instructions on a small card if you give it to someone new to luxury candles. Trimming the wick and letting the first burn reach the edges will keep the Monique Lhuillier Pink Peony candle looking as good as the day it arrived.
If the person you are shopping for has never owned a designer candle, this is a gentle introduction. The scent is friendly, the box looks the part, and the moderate strength means it will not overwhelm a small apartment. That combination makes a safe, pretty present.
