{"id":728,"date":"2013-09-05T17:58:29","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T17:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cycliclapse.com\/speak\/ving\/?p=728"},"modified":"2013-09-05T18:02:02","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T18:02:02","slug":"bougie-collection-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cycliclapse.com\/speak\/ving\/2013\/09\/05\/bougie-collection-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":".bougie.collection.(.part.1.)."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ving loves scented candles.
\nActually, more of collecting them than burning them.
\nI’m a sucker for nice packaging and detailing, so will be attracted to items that score in these aspects.<\/p>\n

Since I can’t keep the candles for too long, I shall have to burn them.
\nMany people actually think it’s a waste of money to buy scented candles to burn.
\nI don’t deny, to a certain extend it actually is, and moreover most that caught my eyes aren’t exactly cheap (not gonna state the prices lol).
\nBut I really like them! Haha anyways not like I buy them super often.
\nThe candle holders are nice to keep for future display purposes too, or in case I can use them for any projects.
\nSo yeps! Here are the ones which I have in my collection to date.<\/p>\n

This is the very first candle which I bought during my trip to Hong Kong in 2011.
\nIt was a collaboration between Comme des Garcons x Monocle<\/strong>.
\nI love the ultra black candle holder.
\nThe scent smells of cypress, cedar, thyme, pine, and treemoss.
\nIt isn’t exactly a combi that will appeal to the mass, but it kinda smells like nature.
\n\"\"<\/a>I bought this Jonathan Ward<\/strong> (London) organic soy candle during the same Hong Kong trip, at this eco-friendly shop.
\nI’d forgotten the name of the shop, but I remembered it’s situated on the same stretch of Gough Street (Central) as this other interesting shop called Homeless.
\nIt has a warm and woody scent that smells of cypress and berries.
\n\"\"<\/a>I bought this Beckham x Price’s<\/strong> candle from online after knowing about it from Bagaholicboy’s website some time back.
\nA certain amount from the sale of the candle will actually be donated to The David & Victoria Beckham Children’s Charity<\/strong>.
\nIt is made with vegetable wax, and has this feminine and floral scent of tuberose with a tinge of jasmine.
\nI was burning the last bits of it while doing up this post.
\n\"\"<\/a>I really like Cire Trudon<\/strong>‘s candles (France), but they are so expensive. *faints*
\nFor now, I only know of Surrender<\/strong> store selling these candles in Singapore (not sure if anywhere else carries them too).
\nA friend of mine was ultra nice to actually give me one for my birthday 2 years back!
\nI got to pick any scent which I fancy, so I ended up choosing the Dada<\/strong>.
\nIt was apparently one of the more popular scents, smelling of eucalyptus, tea, and mint.
\nI’ve only burned it twice I think.
\n\"\"<\/a>Astier de Villatte<\/a><\/strong> (France) makes very very pretty terra cotta kitchenware pieces, that are washed white yet with obvious baroque details (you can click on the name to link to its website). The pieces are all handmade individually, hence there are no 2 pieces which are exactly the same.
\nApart from kitchenware, they make really nice-smelling candles too, naming them after different states\/countries.
\nDelphes has a floral and powdery scent, a combination of field flowers, orange blossoms, almond flower and tinge of white honey.
\nI can’t bear to burn it yet!
\nFor now, I only know of Strangelets<\/strong> and Tangs<\/strong> selling these candles in Singapore.
\n\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Recently while shopping at Franc Franc<\/strong>, I was attracted by the packaging of these candles that are on sale.
\nI had to get them! Haha of ‘cos they smell nice too.
\nFranc Franc’s homeware items aren’t exactly cheap, but their different ranges of candles are still considered affordable.
\nHaven’t had a chance to burn them yet. Hopefully their scents do last longer.
\n\"\"<\/a>No. 4: Midnight & Jasmine<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>No. 5: Pure Musk<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>There are still many other brands of scented candles which I wanna try + add to my collection.
\nLike Diptyque, Jo Malone, True Grace, L’Artisan Parfumeur, Molton Brown, Penhaligon’s, and the list goes on… … …
\nWill do another post in future when I acquire more candles!!! ^_^<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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