D.S. & DURGA ‘Breakfast Highlands’
Score: 93%
In their words: A fortifying meal among rolling heather hills, peaceful lochs, and pure highland air. Dayawan’a fool cooked brekfist?
In our words: This candle promised to be a sweeter younger sibling to its predecessor with oats, honey, and hay, stepping in for tobacco, leather, fireplace, and other more traditionally woodsy notes. To be frank, I think its just perfect, without being too sweet. The honey is just sweet enough that this still gives off an air of complexity that does’t bucket it with other ‘sweet’ scented candles that venture into the world of kitsch.
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Brand: D.S & DURGA
Family: Woody
Size: 7 oz
Burn: 50-60 hrs
Price: $65 ($1.30/hr)
Blend: Soy WaxI have traveled extensively in the nooks and crannies of the highlands of Scotland. There are too many things I love about it, but one definite highlight is the breakfasts. Old preserved castles and manor houses with epic tables of polished silverware. Plates full of oatcakes, eggs, smoked things, fishes, potato scones, toast. Pots of jams, handmade marmalades of slivered peels from oranges, lime, and grapefruit. Drink piping pots of hot tea while overlooking the craggy peaks of the Cairngorms, the rolling heather hills of Spey, of the sea lochs. Here is that meal to fill your nose and mind.
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Scent: Sometimes I like to compare D.S. & DURGA to a mad scientist. Their candles feel like such an intense blend of notes that remarkably capture entire environments using scent. BREAKFAST HIGHLANDS is no different in how it transports you to a quaint Scottish cafe the moment its lit.
Throw: You’ll be hard-pressed to find a soy-wax based candle brand with nearly as strong of a throw as D.S. & DURGA. It’s really exceptional how it travels throughout the entire house without losing any of its quality or notes.
Tunneling: D.S. & DURGA candles don’t have an exceptional burn-time, but the thick amber glass helps insulate the flame resulting in a very even burn without any tunneling in the wax.
Design: D.S. & DURGA candles are simple but very well-designed. The amber glass is thick and can be given a second life as a succulent pot or even a drinking glass.
Sustainability: D.S. & DURGA takes sustainability seriously. Their boxes are foam free, and made with recyclable paper. The wax formulas are 100% vegan. You can view their sustainability measures by clicking here and scrolling down to How do you source your materials? -
Burn time: It burns strong but it burns quick.
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👃 Scent: ★★★★★
💪 Throw: ★★★★★
⏳ Burn time: ★★★★
👩🎨 Design: ★★★★★
📈 Value: ★★★★
♻️ Sustainability: ★★★★★
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Overall: 28/30 (93.3%)
