I like one thing in particular that you said. Do these candles make me happy? That is the only important thing so long as you are not hurting people. Happiness is everything.
I’m 2 years after the fact but I really enjoyed your video! I just purchased the London and Paris city candies. London is super floral like you’re walking through an amazing and abundant garden! If you like florals you may enjoy. I haven’t burned Paris yet but like the cold throw. I haven’t burned my Tuberose candle yet but you have me intrigued!
I’m planning to get my first Diptyque candles. I love the perfumes. I love warm scents so considering fire wood or amber. Also love the rose packaging this year.
not sure why this came up in my recommendations but i enjoyed your video - i LOVE LOVE LOVE diptyque the best!! for the tunnel on your candle, you have to burn the candle long enough for the entire surface to melt (might take hours) because of the quality of the wax, that is the only way to prevent "tunneling" thanks for sharing your collection!
My fav is Pomander, I wishhh they made it in the large ceramic vessel. If you liked Amber, I think you'd really enjoy Narguile and Ambre Plume (Christmas 2020). Narguile smells like honey and Ambre Plume is a blend of amber, orange, and some spice. Also loove Le Redoute plus the oval vessel is gorgeous!
My favorite candle from them is Foin Coupé! It's one of the best smelling candles I've ever encountered in my entire life. I can't compare it to actual hay though because I'm a city man and I've never been around hay. An honorable mention is Tilleul. I smells like they literally chopped down a Linden Tree during its Spring blossom then stuffed it into a jar. I don't know how they were able to capture the exact scent. The Tilleul candle does get kind of cloying though.
Vanille is my least favorite too and the one I was most looking forward to. I bought it online. I figured it would be a "different" vanilla / and it is! But just not in a way I love. Mine is extremely smokey. I wouldn't mind a slight tobacco vanilla, but mine is straight up like you walked by someone smoking a cigarette. I may give it a try or sell it on posh mark. I'm really interested to try the city candles
Do yourself a favor and burn the feu de bois with the Ambre or the pomander in winter months .. you will never be without them after that 🥰🥰I have the large 5 wick in Ambre & feu de bois and WOW ..
Diptyque is highway robbery. Here's why... This from Diptyque: "In addition to natural fragrances, Diptyque candles can also boast a high quality that is hard to match." Read between the lines. Natural fragrance does not mean essential oils. If Diptyque used essential oils they would say so. Diptyque uses synthetic oils, which almost all high-end perfumers use. There's an argument too that pure essential oils don't have a strong throw but that's another discussion. My main critique with Diptyque is that their candles are dry and very little oil is used, whether synthetic or natural. Many candles have little to no smell at all. Diptyque was once a small company making small batch artisanal candles. The amount of oil in their candles used to bead up on the wax surface. When lit, their candles filled the room with extraordinary fragrance. When unlit, their candles had a strong cold throw. No more. Diptyque's quality is gone but it's no surprise. Diptyque expanded to some 100 stores all over the world and with expansion comes compromise. Diptyque candles are mass produced, of poor quality, and sold for exorbitant prices. Then there's this. "Diptyque candles are all hand-poured and made of high-quality paraffin wax." This is crazy. You're paying $80 for a candle made with petroleum based paraffin wax. Is this paraffin wax from China or from France? Does it matter and how do we know? Oh, and thank you Diptyque for not using "poor-quality" paraffin wax. I can't make this stuff up if I tried. Of course, Diptyque couldn't use soy wax or beeswax because this would be too costly for them and they'd have to have to raise the price beyond what is already extraordinary. Better to pinch pennies at the factory and maximize profits. Sounds like something something, wink-wink, a private equity firm would do, not an artisanal French candlemaker. It goes on. "Each candle is carefully prepared individually and hand poured to ensure that a qualified person can spot any problems and flaws." Does it matter if a candle is hand poured or poured from a machine? Again, with 100 stores and candles being made en masse, all that matters is precision. Great candles must use high quality wax, high quality oils and fragrances, and high quality wicks centered on their bases. This is marketing gobbledygook and Diptyque knows it. It gets worse. Sure enough, in 2005, Diptyque was bought by... you guessed it... a private equity firm, Manzanita Capital. Their CEO, William S. Fisher's worth is $1.85 billion. He worked at the Gap and he's a hedge fund manager. It's Fisher's job to maximize profits at all costs, definitely not what I would associate with an artisanal, high quality candlemaker. There are salaries to be paid. I'm not talking about the pittance that Diptyque's staff are paid, though they're the heart of the company and should be well compensated. The real money is made at the top of the food chain. It explains why Diptyque's candles cost $80 and if you want to buy a lid for the candle, that's an extra $30 - $60 for a cheap piece of... whatever. If you're not careful, you can spend up to $140 for a 190g paraffin wax candle. Like I said, highway robbery. Diptique is no longer a French candle company. They are owned by a London-based conglomerate. Diptyque's gorgeous looking products and their extraordinary history keeps them from being a 1-star company, but their candles suck purple Twinkies. Be careful, there are several once vaunted candlemakers that have fallen into the hands of capital investment companies, more concerned with profits than with quality. Another befallen favorite is Le Labo. There are many better alternatives at all price points. Here are a few high-end candlemakers that use quality ingredients: Cire Trudon, Mad et Len, Maitre Gantier, Christian Tortu, & Carrière Frères ...and many come with lids.
I like one thing in particular that you said. Do these candles make me happy? That is the only important thing so long as you are not hurting people. Happiness is everything.
NARGUILÉ and OUD are my fav right now
I’m 2 years after the fact but I really enjoyed your video! I just purchased the London and Paris city candies. London is super floral like you’re walking through an amazing and abundant garden! If you like florals you may enjoy. I haven’t burned Paris yet but like the cold throw. I haven’t burned my Tuberose candle yet but you have me intrigued!
Pomander is gorgeous and worth a try :)
It’s one of my all time favorite Diptyque’s
I’m planning to get my first Diptyque candles. I love the perfumes.
I love warm scents so considering fire wood or amber. Also love the rose packaging this year.
not sure why this came up in my recommendations but i enjoyed your video - i LOVE LOVE LOVE diptyque the best!! for the tunnel on your candle, you have to burn the candle long enough for the entire surface to melt (might take hours) because of the quality of the wax, that is the only way to prevent "tunneling" thanks for sharing your collection!
michelle haywood wrap tinfoil around the top to reflect the heat in. It will even it out quickly.
@@kadamowicz68 yes that’s how I combat tunneling. It takes about an hour to fix the problem. Doesn’t look pretty while you’re fixing it but it works.
@@kadamowicz68 yes that’s how I combat tunneling. It takes about an hour to fix the problem. Doesn’t look pretty while you’re fixing it but it works.
Feu du bois is my fave in wintertime, musc with rose is a great combination.
My fav is Pomander, I wishhh they made it in the large ceramic vessel. If you liked Amber, I think you'd really enjoy Narguile and Ambre Plume (Christmas 2020). Narguile smells like honey and Ambre Plume is a blend of amber, orange, and some spice. Also loove Le Redoute plus the oval vessel is gorgeous!
YES ! Been begging them to make a larger size
So glad someone has as many diptyque candles as I do haha I feel less bad now haha
My favorite candle from them is Foin Coupé! It's one of the best smelling candles I've ever encountered in my entire life. I can't compare it to actual hay though because I'm a city man and I've never been around hay. An honorable mention is Tilleul. I smells like they literally chopped down a Linden Tree during its Spring blossom then stuffed it into a jar. I don't know how they were able to capture the exact scent. The Tilleul candle does get kind of cloying though.
Vanille is my least favorite too and the one I was most looking forward to. I bought it online. I figured it would be a "different" vanilla / and it is! But just not in a way I love. Mine is extremely smokey. I wouldn't mind a slight tobacco vanilla, but mine is straight up like you walked by someone smoking a cigarette. I may give it a try or sell it on posh mark. I'm really interested to try the city candles
You can buy any of the US city candles all year around :) they will ship them to you for free .
where?? Shipping is ridiculous these days... especially for candles because they're heavy!
Foil your candle if it won’t burn even the first time and it will fix the memory of the candle 👍the wax on the side can have air bubbles .
It’s “Paris in bloom” ;)
Do yourself a favor and burn the feu de bois with the Ambre or the pomander in winter months .. you will never be without them after that 🥰🥰I have the large 5 wick in Ambre & feu de bois and WOW ..
The second candle. The wax has just contracted because it's cold and it's pulling away from the glass.
You need to try VIOLETTE / VIOLET CANDLE. I think we have similar noses so I think you would enjoy it.
Tuberose Hawaii leis
Diptyque is highway robbery. Here's why...
This from Diptyque: "In addition to natural fragrances, Diptyque candles can also boast a high quality that is hard to match." Read between the lines. Natural fragrance does not mean essential oils. If Diptyque used essential oils they would say so. Diptyque uses synthetic oils, which almost all high-end perfumers use. There's an argument too that pure essential oils don't have a strong throw but that's another discussion. My main critique with Diptyque is that their candles are dry and very little oil is used, whether synthetic or natural. Many candles have little to no smell at all.
Diptyque was once a small company making small batch artisanal candles. The amount of oil in their candles used to bead up on the wax surface. When lit, their candles filled the room with extraordinary fragrance. When unlit, their candles had a strong cold throw. No more. Diptyque's quality is gone but it's no surprise. Diptyque expanded to some 100 stores all over the world and with expansion comes compromise. Diptyque candles are mass produced, of poor quality, and sold for exorbitant prices.
Then there's this. "Diptyque candles are all hand-poured and made of high-quality paraffin wax." This is crazy. You're paying $80 for a candle made with petroleum based paraffin wax. Is this paraffin wax from China or from France? Does it matter and how do we know? Oh, and thank you Diptyque for not using "poor-quality" paraffin wax. I can't make this stuff up if I tried. Of course, Diptyque couldn't use soy wax or beeswax because this would be too costly for them and they'd have to have to raise the price beyond what is already extraordinary. Better to pinch pennies at the factory and maximize profits. Sounds like something something, wink-wink, a private equity firm would do, not an artisanal French candlemaker.
It goes on. "Each candle is carefully prepared individually and hand poured to ensure that a qualified person can spot any problems and flaws." Does it matter if a candle is hand poured or poured from a machine? Again, with 100 stores and candles being made en masse, all that matters is precision. Great candles must use high quality wax, high quality oils and fragrances, and high quality wicks centered on their bases. This is marketing gobbledygook and Diptyque knows it.
It gets worse. Sure enough, in 2005, Diptyque was bought by... you guessed it... a private equity firm, Manzanita Capital. Their CEO, William S. Fisher's worth is $1.85 billion. He worked at the Gap and he's a hedge fund manager. It's Fisher's job to maximize profits at all costs, definitely not what I would associate with an artisanal, high quality candlemaker.
There are salaries to be paid. I'm not talking about the pittance that Diptyque's staff are paid, though they're the heart of the company and should be well compensated. The real money is made at the top of the food chain. It explains why Diptyque's candles cost $80 and if you want to buy a lid for the candle, that's an extra $30 - $60 for a cheap piece of... whatever. If you're not careful, you can spend up to $140 for a 190g paraffin wax candle. Like I said, highway robbery.
Diptique is no longer a French candle company. They are owned by a London-based conglomerate. Diptyque's gorgeous looking products and their extraordinary history keeps them from being a 1-star company, but their candles suck purple Twinkies. Be careful, there are several once vaunted candlemakers that have fallen into the hands of capital investment companies, more concerned with profits than with quality. Another befallen favorite is Le Labo.
There are many better alternatives at all price points. Here are a few high-end candlemakers that use quality ingredients:
Cire Trudon, Mad et Len, Maitre Gantier, Christian Tortu, & Carrière Frères
...and many come with lids.