Narguile Scented Candle

I’m on my fifth (In three months, oops!) narguillé candle now. After finishing my Christmas staple candle Oranger I wanted to find something warm And cozy for the winter months that didn’t have typical holiday notes in it (pine, cinnamon, etc), and this one blew me away. I always have to have it burning now, but the scent is still potent when it’s not lit! The perfect warm, cozy, somewhat neutral, chillier-nights scent. I will probably switch to jasmine when it starts to get a little warmer because that one is also divine and I like changing things up with the seasons, but I just lit a brand new narguille and have another backup. It’s a really special candle. Someone take my Nordstrom card away!

I have to admit, I’ve been disappointed with Diptique candles recently. I purchased a couple at the end of 2019. They were perfect. Exactly what I’ve come to know and love about this brand. The candles I purchased at the start of the year were normal too. July, I purchased two duds. One burnt so poorly I had to use a butter knife to dig out the wick (that had been buried in the wax). Apparently this is called tunneling. I had to ask myself why I was having to do this to a $100 candle (the red glass). The other burnt fine, but the wick wasn’t all the way to the glass? So it left 2.5” of unburnt wax at the bottom and no wick to light. Just the metal disc, sitting on top of the unburnt wax. So it sat in my pantry as a “room freshener”. In the past, I’ve had longer wicks from Diptique. I’ve always had to trim the wicks prior to burning. That has not been the case the last 6+ months. I took a break from Diptique until recently. I purchased three more candles in October and November. My October candle had a hard time getting started. Now, it sits 1/3 burnt because I’m afraid to lose the wick. I decided not to keep 2 of the 3 brand new ones (returned 2 unopened) because I’m losing faith in this brand. The salesman I talked to, regarding the issue (who returned the items for me) said he’s had this exact issue with Diptique. I asked him if the brand had changed hands, materials or the way they make the candles, to which he said “not that he was aware”. He did tell me that is the same reason he’s moved over to LeLabo and another brand Nordstrom carries. Unfortunately, I think I’m about done gambling on Diptique because their quality has been so inconsistent recently. Otherwise, the scent is fantastic.

I would give it 6 stars if I could. It is a near-perfect match for my beloved & addictive Tom Ford Tobacco Vanilla Eau de Parfum! I previously purchased the Tom Ford candle, which was a huge disappointment at an enormous cost. Diptyque Narguile is simply perfection both in scent & throw (just right & not over-powering). Although I love this scent any time of year, it's especially nice on a cold, autumn night. If you love that tobacco and honey scent, highly recommend! <3

This is truly an exquisite candle and fragrance, and I echo the many other reviews that say it's a great compliment to those who love Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille fragrance. It is indeed a bit less sweet than the TF fragrance (though obviously the TF will smell different on each person's skin) and perhaps more woody overall, but still closely in that family so if that scent is your happy place and money isn't an object, this candle is definitely for you. The scent travels nicely and I find I don't even need to light it if I sit it on my desk or night stand. If I want to fill a room, lighting for 30 minutes to an hour is more than enough. Personally, this candle was definitely a splurge for me and I probably won't make it a frequent purchase for that reason and I find myself lighting other things and preferring to keep Narguile on the desk or night stand where I can simply smell it waft from a few feet away without burning it. It's just personally hard to justify the cost of 68 dollars for 6.5 oz of candle. While the scent is magnificent, the candle doesn't perform any more admirably than say a LAFCO that sell 6.5 oz for 42 dollars and 15.5 oz for 65 and will burn for ~90 hours or other comparable high end brands that generally go for ~30 per 6.5 (I consider the extra ten dollars on the LAFCO to go towards the glass jars they use) so if you're hoping for something other worldly for the extra money, you're not necessarily going to find it--law of diminishing returns and all. I say that goes for all of the Diptyque candles which generally smell amazing--my other favorite scent is Benjoin which is equally exquisite and hard to find a remotely comparable replacement for in other brands. Dyptyque really knows their fragrance--there's no denying that. If you're on a budget and deciding whether it's really worth it, I'd just say do your candle research, try to smell as much as you can (nothing's worth than splurging on a candle only to find out you don't actually like how it smells) and do what makes you comfortable. When I only burn these candles on the 30 minute end of the spectrum, of course it becomes more prone to tunneling which is to be expected due to the size of the jar. Generally you should burn things about an hour for each inch in the jar diameter varying somewhat depending on the type of wax. I'm just being stubbornly cheap about this ultra pricey candle wanting to squeeze as much joy out of the scent it offers as I can. Fortunately, the smell really does carry well enough that I don't usually *need* to burn it for more than 30 minutes or so anyway and the tunneling it eventually creates doesn't bother me much as all you have to do for any tunneling candle is stick it in the oven set at 175 degrees for a wee 3-5 minutes and boom the surface is perfect again without affecting the candle body. Other than those considerations, there's nothing bad to say about this candle. It's warm and utterly unisex; a little woody, a little spicy, a tinsy bit floral, and a lot sexy and mysterious. Narguile hits a note that's not as basic as Amber or Vanille but is a bit darker and more sultry than a primary wood like Feu de Bois or Santal. The scent is truly magnificent and is a must buy for those who are fans of the scent family and whose wallets it doesn't make cry.