Blush Apricot Soy Candle

Ripe Apricot. Jasmine. Vanilla.

There's a farmers market stand in late July where the apricots are so ripe they bruise if you look at them wrong. That's what this smells like—minus the bruising.

Blush Apricot has actual fruit in there. Apricot and nectarine, not artificial peach ring candy. Pear keeps it light. Jasmine sits underneath without being perfume-y. Then there's vanilla and patchouli at the base that give it weight, keep it from being too sweet.

It's a fruit candle that doesn't smell like dessert. The kind of scent that works in rooms where you'd never burn something called "Summer Berry Blast."

Light and Let It Go

Trim the wick to 1/4 inch before lighting. Let it burn until the wax melts to the edges—about an hour the first time. Keeps it from tunneling down the middle.

Don't burn longer than 1.5 hours at once. Let it cool completely before moving it.

Keep away from curtains, papers, anything that could catch. Don't leave it burning when you're not in the room.

When there's about 1/2 inch of wax left, you're finished. Wash the jar with hot soapy water. Use it for something else.