Know before you burn
The whole candle aisle, rated.
Scent notes, burn time, price per burn hour and what buyers really think, for every candle from every brand. Scored by the people who burn them, never by the brands.
Best value per burn hour
The lowest price for every hour of burn time, among sizes that burn at least 40 hours. Prices from brand sites.
Brand photoGirl Scout Adventurefuls™
Brand photoGirl Scout Chocolate Peanut Butter
Brand photoGirl Scout Coconut Caramel
Brand photoBaltic Amber
Brand photoCalifornia Summers
Brand photoForaged Wildberry
Brand photo19th Hole
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Browse by scent
Ten families, from clean linen to campfire. Pick one to see every candle in it.
Buyer favorites on Amazon
The highest Amazon ratings among listings with 40 or more reviews. Amazon stars sit in the “Elsewhere” box on each page and are never part of our Glow Score.
Brand photoGoji Tarocco Orange
Brand photoMichigan
Brand photoNew York
Brand photoKalahari Watermelon
Brands
Every brand page shows what the company states about its wax and wicks, its full catalog, and what buyers say elsewhere.
Brand photoGoose Creek
Founded 1998 · Liberty, Kentucky · Proprietary soy wax blend
Brand photoHomesick
Founded 2016 · Natural soy wax blend
Brand photoVoluspa
California · Proprietary coconut wax blend
How the Glow Score works
One number, scored by people who burned the candle
Members rate cold throw, hot throw, burn quality and value from 1 to 10. The Glow Score is their average, from 0 to 10. A candle needs 5 ratings before its pillar lights up; until then it shows Unlit. Brands can't pay to change a score, and Amazon or Trustpilot stars are shown separately, never blended in.
Example shown. We opened in October 2026, so most candles are still Unlit: be one of the first to rate.
Read how we score →Guides
Non-toxic candles: how to read a candle label
What “non-toxic”, “clean burning” and “soy blend” really mean on a candle label, what to check before you buy, and what our first brands actually disclose.
How to stop candle tunneling, and fix a tunneled candle
Why candles tunnel, the first-burn rule that prevents it, and two ways to rescue a candle that already has.
Candle Day, semi-annual sales, new launches
One email when a candle you might like drops in price or a big sale starts. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.