Serene Scents
Feng Shui Candle Holders & Burners

Reviewed September 2001
in Skyelines - NEW AGE RETAILER - Trade Magazine

Candles play a prominent role in many Eastern and Western spiritual practices.  Serene Scents, Axicon's new line of feng shui candles and burners, combines the mystical qualities of the ancient Chinese art of placement with the soothing benefits of aromatherapy.  The collection is formulated to balance the five Chinese elements - earth, wood ,metal, water, and fire - in order to establish harmony and attract the Three Great Blessings: health, wealth, and happiness.

Drip less pillar candles, available either round or square, are aroma - and color-coordinated to correspond to the five elements.  The fire candle, for example, is red and scented with carnation and red jasmine; the green wood candle is a fragrant blend of sandalwood and balsam.  Candles are scented with essential oils and decorated with their appropriate kanji symbols.  Pillars come boxed in attractive sets of five that are perfect for gift-giving.  A pack of 4-inch high candles wholesales for US $4.50 (square) or US $5.25 (round); a larger set with 7-inch high square candles, each with a burn time of as much as 28 hours, is US $6.00.  Other gift packs focus on a single element.  Four votive-sized feng shui candles of the same element, packaged with a color-coordinated stand, wholesale for US $4.50.

Elemental candles are also available in round tins that serve as self-burners (US $2.50 each wholesale) and in handsome, frosted glass jars with lids.  Each jar is adorned with an identifying kanji symbol (US $3.75 each).  I particularly like Axicon's ceramic holders that are designed to burn candles and/or oil.  Crackle-glazed in colors to match the elements, these simple but elegant 4-inch-high burners hold oil in a bowl on the top and a tea-light candle inside -- the flame shines through tiny holes in the burner (US $3.75).  The Serene Scents collection also includes aromatherapy Zen candles formulated to invoke specific moods - joy, serenity, happiness, and peace - available in most of the same styles and sets as the feng shui candles.  Well-priced and attractively presented, Serene Scents should be popular gift items this season. 

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