Pongo Candles - A Very Exquisite, Yet Cool Range
OK, I confess I’m a huge candle lover, but It wasn’t until I started researching the artisan market that I discovered how big it really is, it’s huge and one that seems be growing year on year. More now than ever people are buying some form of candle product, but instead of staying with the big players and aspirational purchases, they’re seeking out the smaller independent producers, just go on to Instagram and you can see the growth of candle products through artisan producers.
As an already confessed, candle lover, although more a traditionalist myself; anybody who knows me, knows that you’re not going to be finding candles which are in the ‘smelly market’. There’s one type of candle only in my house and it’s the non-scented chunky ‘church candles’ variety, having never looked beyond that and specifically not into the ‘smelly market’. To me scented candles are over-powering, with a tendency to give me headaches very quickly, that was until I came across Pongo Candles, one of my Instagram or Facebook finds.
Pongo Candles is a small family run business, they describe “produces home fragrances.” Every item that they produce has been hand-made, hand poured and hand-picked. Rather than mass producing them, they make to order, so you’ll know that, the candles that you’ve ordered have been crafted and poured specifically for you, which I have to say, I love, it provides that care and attention to detail that I’m looking for.
What was it that first grabbed my attention about Pongo Candles and gave them a chance with me? Answer: The tin and the labelling!! Yes, you read that right, the tin and the labelling. Instant love. I was sold straight away. Most people would go to the scents first, but for me it was all about the packaging; I want to buy something that looks exclusive, with a clean, modern, yet vintage feel. The combination of tin and brown paper gives a cool understated high-end look and like that little black dress hanging up in your wardrobe, you can dress it up or down, it fits in perfectly into any interior, any room in the house, looking confidently sophisticated, yet understated. None of this run of the mill glass pots, where every artisan and mass producer, hangs on to the coat tails of Ms Jo Malone!! The use of tin and brown paper labelling has given it an edge on competitors because it’s different. Once passed the look of the product, I started to flick through the scents and although there’s not a huge range, like any good restaurant menu it shows that quality is more important than quantity; it highlights a confidence in the product, not needing to flood the market with endless titles. Pongo Candles will undoubtably become one of those sort after brands that people sublimely and subtly place in their home for others to see, give the nod to, and without saying a word.
Convinced by the products and Pongo Candles, I placed my order - Sweet Rose and Vanilla, thinking this isn’t going to be my thing, it arrived, I absolutely love it. It fills the room with a subtle scent that isn't in your face or over-powering, which is exactly what I want.
So, I confess, Pongo Candles goes against all my pre-conceptions about the smelly market and I now have my first scented candle and I’ll be back for more.
The Product Information - Range and Scents
The product range is split between the candles and the melts.
The Candles
You have choice of sizes when you purchase, you can either go for the Big Pongo, which retails at £15 or Little Pongo candles which retail at £11
Scents:
French Lavender and Vanilla
Sweet Rose and Vanilla
Sandlewood and Myrrh
Aqua di Pongo
Amber and Ginger Lily
Sandlewood and Blackpepper
French Lavender
English Rose
The Melts
Each pack of melts has 6 individual pieces. Each pack of melts costs £5
Scents
French Lavender and Vanilla
Sweet Rose and Vanilla
Sandlewood and Myrrh
Aqua di Pongo
Amber and Ginger Lily
Sandlewood and Black Pepper
English Rose
Website
https://pongocandles.com/