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 Your search is over - this one actually smells when lit. January 20, 2005
West End Girl (Austin, Texas)
60 out of 61 found this review helpful
I know you. You were me. Looking for what seemed to be a simple thing - a scented candle that ACTUALLY smells up the room when you light it. You've bought the cheap ones in the grocery store that sent out the weak scent of, well, grocery store. And some candles smell like spray room deodorizer which smells like what one would use in the toilet which then make you think of poop which is not at all what you were going for in the living room. So then you hit the expensive pretty versions - perhaps even in candle stores with cute waxy names. They are not candles, my friend. They are sculptures. Some fancy ones come with cute packaging and crispy dried flowers. This is when you lose your patience. I DO NOT WANT CRISPY DRIED FLOWERS. I WANT A CANDLE THAT PUMPS A GOOD SCENT ALL OVER A ROOM WHEN I LIGHT IT.
This is it. Votivo. You will walk into the room and that room will smell like the candle. The most universally loved scent is probably Red Currant. I also enjoy Rain. The little glass it comes in makes a cute vase after the candle is done. Plus, they make perfect last minute hostess gifts, as the box is very nice and expensive-looking.
So, Votivo isn't the cheapest candle in the world. They're still cheaper than buying a bunch of cheap candles that stink...weakly stink.
Worth every penny April 15, 2005
Donna E. Hoskins (Memphis, TN)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
These candles are a tad on the expensive side, but trust me, they are worth every penny. The Red Currant is fabulous! Light one up and your house will smell divine. It has just the right amount of scent and the red currant fragrance is loved by all. It smells delicious, expensive, intriguing...I give them as gifts and I splurge and keep several on hand so I never run out. They also make a Red Currant room spray, which is good but fades quickly, and they make Red Currant incense sticks, which are way more intense but not as lovely to burn. These candles are truly the best.
i have dirt under my fingernails . . . April 26, 2005
ryan J. torgeson (san francisco)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
i am a working joe, a blue-collared tool slinger. i don't care much for candles but i like to keep a nice place. i bought one of these candles one day on a whim (red currant, of course) and . . . ooohh, it lured me in . . . that scent. it was divine. not too strong though. i am a very scent oriented person and can barely stand the smell of anything but soap on another person. this candle was like that - not perfume-ey but subtle, like a freshly showered person. so, i bought a few more. my sister was over after that and fell in love with it and bought a bunch as well. i gave one as a gift to my lady and she gushed at my choice of gift. she says that she always thinks of me when she smells it. listen, if i'm going to be remembered in a smell, well, this one makes me proud.
i have just recently branched out to try the "clean white crisp" and "soku lime" scents and let me tell you, they do not disappoint.
these candles must be made extremely well because they do not lose their aroma and they burn for an incredibly long time. the packaging is super 'pottery barn' too.
i dunno. i really dig these candles and now that i have found them for less online i will indulge myself in an everlasting supply.
god, now i love candles. (don't you dare let this leak)
Awesome ! worth every dollar ! December 20, 2004
G. Thompson (Oklahoma)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I got this for Christmas last year from a friend who owns a high-end store. The candle is wowie ! It really smells good, and it will make the entire house smell good from my bedroom !!
If you need a gift for someone get this ! They will be amazed how much this candle smells ! It is awesome. Great gift for a doctor , lawyer, teacher, college student, high school student, it is a gift of class. It is elegant . Would be great for open house gift.
 WARNING: It's not a pack of three. December 10, 2006
G. Olivier (Los Angeles, CA. USA)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I just ordered what I thought (judging by the photo) was going to be two sets of three Vovito candles. The very next day they came in and they smell wonderful, but they were not in fact sets of three. It's $23 for 1 candle! So I just bought two candles for $46. Now that I go back and take a closer look, I feel like I should have realized that it was only one candle per order, but in case you got the same impression from the picture that I did, I thought I'd let you know. Other than that, the delivery was very prompt and the candles are very nice... however not worth $23 a piece in my opinion.
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