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Candle Care Tips & Tricks: Wax Removal for Refills

Reduce, reuse, and try out a new fragrance or two with our easy-to-use candle refills.

Once your Refillable Boxed Glass Candle has its last flicker, try our lab-tested wax removal tips and tricks to get your new candle refill burning.

Click image below to watch our how-to video.

ILLUME Wax Removal Tips and Tricks Video 

BOILING WATER METHOD

  • Fill vessel with boiling water
  • Allow the remaining wax to float to the top
  • Remove wax puck and wick holder
  • Clean vessel with warm soapy water

FREEZER METHOD

  • Place vessel in freezer for two hours
  • Cut hardened wax into quadrants with kitchen knife
  • Remove wax puck and wick holder
  • Clean vessel with warm soapy water

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Candles and Cocktails: Hinoki Sage + Arrival Thyme

Candles and Cocktails: Hinoki Sage + Arrival Thyme

We've partnered with local Minnesota restaurant, Holman's Table, to bring you a candle and cocktail pairing.

🕯️ Hinoki Sage Statement Glass from Beautifully Done collection
🍸 Arrival Thyme craft cocktail
 

The heart of gathered garden herbs in Hinoki Sage are brought out in the thyme infused simple syrup, and the salted citrus kiss is showcased in the fresh lemon juice.

Recreate this pairing with the recipe below. 

Ingredients

  • 2 oz gin (used MN local, Earl Giles) 

  • 1 oz cider/thyme/rosemary simple syrup (made with equal parts white sugar and unfiltered apple cider, bring to a boil with thyme sprigs and rosemary. Strain and cool.)

  • .5 oz fresh lemon juice

Steps

Combine in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously until the shaker is very cold - almost icy to the touch. Strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with fresh thyme.

Tag us on Instagram @illumecandles when you create this pairing at home.

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Spring Gifting Ideas

Spring gift ideas for moms, teachers and graduates from ILLUME

Explore our curated collection of gifts for the moms of all kinds (plant, dog, grand, aunt), teachers, and graduates. These pieces are the ideal inclusions to any gift basket, or a simple token of appreciation. 

Need a last minute gift? Find a local ILLUME® stockist near you with our store locator.

Hand Creams + Bath Soaks

Keep pure indulgence at hand.

ILLUME® Hand Cream, Hand Lotion and Bath Soaks for Gifting

Body Mists + Rollerballs

Perfectly pretty and petite pieces.

ILLUME® Rollerballs and Body Mists Personal Fragrance Perfume

Giftable Candles + Diffusers

Beautiful vessels with no wrapping required.

ILLUME® Giftable candles and diffusers

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Spring Tablescape Refresh

ILLUME candles spring tablescape with pillars and tapers

SPRING REFRESH

Freshen your home to welcome the new season. Update your tablescape with thoughtfully designed candle arrangements. 

  • Select a color scheme that matches your decor or the vibe you're going for
  • Use a variety of candles in different heights and shapes
  • Mix candles and vessels in coordinating colors to provide depth
  • Mix in fresh florals and greens

Explore our new ensemble of scented pillars and color-coordinating tapers from our Beautifully Done collection. 

ILLUME pillar and taper candles for spring tablescapes

 

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Natural Ingredient Home Care

Natural Ingredient Home Care

KEEPING IT CLEAN

Looking to bring in natural home care products into your everyday? Our Elemental™ collection includes multi-surface cleaner, room spray, hand wash, hand lotion, plus home fragrance. 

Elemental™ is a story told through materials that compose it - a collection inspired by earthly elements and elevated by sophisticated design. We spared no details of its virtue, from form to formulation.

Each of our six unique fragrances in this collection is a blend of pure essential oils and 100% all-natural elements with NO artificial or synthetic fragrances. They are free of parabens, formaldehyde, ammonia, phosphates, artificial colors, and packaged in 25% post-consumer resin bottles. 

P.S. Please recycle! 

FORMATS

Multi Surface Cleaner - - Wipe down your everyday surfaces with Multi-surface cleaner inspired by nature

Hand Wash - - Cleanse your hands with soap inspired by nature

Room Spray - - Fill your home with the your favorite room spray inspired by nature

Dish Soap - - Cleanse your hands with soap inspired by nature

Hand Lotion - - Moisturize with uncompromised fragrance and consciously crafted ingredients

Home Fragrance - - Glass candles, tin candles, outdoor ceramic candles and essential oil

FRAGRANCES

Vetiver Sage - -  An invigorating and earthy blend of pure essential oils and all-natural elements with notes of bergamot, clary sage, and vetiver

Cypress Lavender - - A serene and earthy blend of pure essential oils and all-natural elements with notes of juniper, eucalyptus, and lavandin

Amber Bergamot - - A soothing and earthy blend of pure essential oils and all-natural elements with notes of geranium, patchouli, and olibanum

Eucalyptus Ylang Ylang - - A floral and earthy blend of pure essential oils and all-natural elements with notes of eucalyptus, ylang, and patchouli

Citrus Ceaderleaf - - A refreshing and earthy blend of pure essential oils and all-natural elements with notes of clove, ginger, and cedarleaf

Rosewood Cassis - - A bright and earthy blend of pure essential oils and all-natural elements with notes of rosewood, currant, and bergamot.

 

 

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Learn More About ILLUME®

Have you ever wondered how a candle is made? Take a peek behind the curtain to see the people and process of ILLUME® at our state-of-the-art facility in Maple Grove, Minnesota.  Continue reading

Holiday Gifts at Every Price Point

Holiday Gifts at Every Price Point

It's the best time of the year. Make your gifts shine with our thoughtfully designed fragrances and vessels. Explore our gift suggestions at all price points. 

GIFTS UNDER $25 -- collectable tins, beautiful pressed glass + all-natural home care

We offer a variety of home and personal fragrance gifts under $25. Our top picks are below, and explore all options HERE.

DEMI VANITY TIN
Designed as a pop of pattern, our vanity tins have a full wrap label on textured stock, interior pattern with metallic details, and a color rolled edge to complement the colored wax. We use tin for its lovely illuminating qualities and because it is infinitely recyclable. Available in eight luxe fragrances from our Beautifully Done collection.

PRESSED GLASS CANDLE
Beautiful to begin with, but even better when lit, the electroplated pressed glass candle adds a lovely glow to any room. Available in four seasonal scents from our Fa La Lovely collection.

HAND WASH
Cleanse your hands with soap inspired by nature. Entirely natural fragrance made with pure essential oils. Part of our Elemental collection, available in six earthy fragrances.

 

GIFTS UNDER $40 -- diffusers, candle trios + mercury glass beauties

Statement pieces and curated gift trios under $40. Our top picks are below, and explore all options HERE.

DIFFUSERS
Carefully crafted with the highest quality fragrance oils, our aromatic reed diffusers are designed to fill your air with fragrance. A variety of seasonal and signature scents are available in our Noble Holiday and Beautifully Done collections.

CANDLE TRIOS
For you or from you, our trios offer everything needed to make gifting memorable. Our pre-packaged trios are available in seasonal and signature scents. 

MERCURY GLASS SEASONAL CANDLES
Versatilely designed - lift the top to reveal both a festively fragranced candle and a decor piece for your holiday home. Available in festive tree and ornament shapes.

GIFTS UNDER $65 -- centerpieces + giftable boxes

Gifts that evoke moments of shine and beauty under $65. Our top picks are below, and explore all options HERE.

STATEMENT GLASS CANDLE
Designed as a centerpiece, the statement glass is a lidded, 3-wick, high shine beauty with a warm ombre glow that gets better with every burn. Available in eight luxe fragrances from our Beautifully Done collection.

GIFTED GLASS CANDLE
A clear glass votive with a shiny starburst pattern sits inside a giftable box with the option to remove the sleeve to reveal a wrapping paper design for all your ‘To and From’ needs. Available in four seasonal scents from our Fa La Lovely collection. 

LUXE SANDED MERCURY GLASS CANDLE
Our mercury glass candle features a unique sandblasted finish and comes packaged in an illustrated keepsake box, perfect for gift giving. Part of our Noble Holiday collection, available in three of our best-selling seasonal fragrances.

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Holiday Gifts for any Recipient

Holiday Gifts for any Recipient

Gifts that shimmer + shine for all in your life. Explore our curated collection of memorable gifts to give (or get for yourself).

BOXED CANDLES
Beautiful vessels neatly wrapped in keepsake boxes. Just add a bow, and you're good to go. 
Perfect for gift baskets, stylists + clients 

 

 

HOME CARE
Scents inspired by earthy elements in sophisticated room sprays, multi-surface cleaners and hand washes.
Create your own bundle for host/hostess gifts

 

ILLUME Elemental Clean Home Care Products

 

BATH + BEAUTY
Our rollerballs, hand creams and bath soaks are perfectly pretty and petite pieces.
Great for stuffing those stockings

 

ILLUME Bath and Beauty Hand Cream, Rollerball and Bath Soak

 

GIFT SETS
Curated collections of mini candles, ready to gift.
Just add a coffee gift card for teachers/care providers

 

 

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Valentine's Day Playlist from ILLUME®

Gif of sound waves in a heart - Playlist for Valentine's Day

  

 We've put together some of our favorite songs to celebrate love including picks from ILLUME® employees! Build your perfect playlist and jam out on the day made to celebrate all the kinds of love in your life.

 

This Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (Sara H’s Pick)

Best of My Love - The emotions

Lets Stay Together - Al Green

I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown & The Famous Flames

Run The World (Girls) - Beyoncé

Lovin You - Dolly Parton

I got you babe. - Sonny and Cher 

Your love keeps lifting me - Jackie Wilson

Ain’t Got Far To Go - Jess Glynne (Kristin V’s Pick)

Halleluiah I Love Her So - Ray Charles

September - Earth wind fire

Take Me There - Rascal Flatts

A Sky Full of Stars - Cold Play

Such Great Heights - Postal Service

Ho Hey - Lumineers

Treat Myself - Meghan Trainor

Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

Love is the Law - Suburbs (Lauren B’s Pick)

Friday I’m in love - Cure

Respect - Aretha Franklin

You’re Still The One - Shania Twain

Real love - Mary j blige

Blossom Dearie - I wish you love

Love on Top - Beyonce

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Fall in Love with New Cassia Clove and Apple Cider Mimosas 🍁

Fall in Love with New Cassia Clove and Apple Cider Mimosas 🍁

To celebrate the launch of our brand new Noble Holiday fragrance, we wanted to share this delicious apple cider mimosa recipe that will pair perfectly with a cozy fall night in.

Aromatic cassia leaf and warm spices mingle with rich vanilla and glowing copper woods, evoking the classic comforts of the season.

Apple Cider Mimosa Recipe from ILLUME®


INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 c. apple cider
  • 1 (750-ml.) bottle bubbly


DIRECTIONS

  1. On a small plate, combine sugar and cinnamon. Dip champagne flutes in water to wet the rims, then dip in cinnamon sugar mixture.
  2. Fill champagne flutes 1/4 full with apple cider, then top off with champagne.
  3. Enjoy!
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