Votivo Champaca Candle

I really enjoyed this scent. It initially reminds me a bit of incense. Kind of like the incense you would buy in a tiny little shop in a trendy town. There is a smokey sweetness to it. Not a damp, cold scent but more of a hearty, fresh smoke. When burning this gets a lot more interesting. The sweet notes come through and make this really compelling to burn. It almost, in a way, reminds me of Smoke On The Water, with it's melding of both sweet scents and smokey accords. Definitely enjoyed this. Give it a try!

The cold throw on this candle comes across very much like the Nag Champa by K. Hall. Very natural, grungy and earthy. I feared of being swallowed up in an gritty, spicy blend. A few hours after burning, however, I realized that wasn't the case at all. I was surrounded by an exotic, soft floral fragrance that is almost elegant. While the spicy aspect remained, the scent was very warm and rich. There's a sweetness in the fragrance as well. If I stand very close to it, there's an almost caramelized brown sugar scent. It reminds me of toasted marshmallows by a campfire. The sweetness is lost in the room, but the smokiness from the fire remains. Votivo Champaca is a very soothing, curious scent. While the Votivo Gingersnap candle we tried the other night was very jeans and t-shirt, Votivo Champaca is very hippie chic. Alternative, edgy, unique and happy. Fragrance intensity: 3/5. Burn quality 3/5.