elegant oil candles, simple but well-made
I love oil candles, and these are nicely made. They burn cleanly without smoke or odor, whether you use pure liquid paraffin or Firefly's proprietary oil (don't use any other fuel, though). The glass is plain but elegant, neither too thick or too fragile. The chimneys are metal (aluminum, I think) and avoid the pitfalls of glass chimneys (they always break sooner or later) yet look nice. The wick is thick enough, and stays in the chimney while allowing the flame to be adjustable without too much difficulty. After several hours burning the glass top around the chimney is warm to touch, but the rest of the candle remains cool.Filling oil candles is a pain, however. Unlike water, which has surface tension causing it to adhere to itself (hence, raindrops) lamp oil is "thin" and runs in all directions. The tiny funnel provided with these is completely inadequate--I have some larger ones that are better, but filling is still usually a mess. A squeeze bottle with an angled fill spout is available, but unfortunately is outrageously priced for what it is. But that is a minor issue here. Fill in a sink, and carefully wipe the candle after filling, or the oil might mar the surface where the candle is placed. Then enjoy your oil candle.
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A Bit Pricey But With Care It Will Last a Lifetime
Very nice. I have been looking for a liquid paraffin candle for some time. They used to be quite popular and easy to find but with time that has changed. This set is very classy and would add to the decor of any home. It is glass, and therefore fragile, and must be handled with care. I put the squirter lid on the bottle of paraffin and filled the first candle half full. That took quite a while so I think I will try the funnel next. In squirting the liquid into the candle, it did manage to get on top of the candle, due to a drip from the bottle and down the side. Well, that liquid is so slippery and I nearly dropped the candle. I did manage to clean the outside of the glass and all is fine, but if you do get some liquid on the outside of the candle, be very careful not to drop it. As you see from the picture, it is a beauty. I have yet to fire up the mid-sized and large one as of yet. Very nice packaging and arrived in mint condition. I tip my hat to their fine workmanship.
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Scubagirlok
September 08, 2018
Great buy!
The candles are beautiful and nice that they send oil so you can immediately set them up and use them. The clear oil it comes with is nice enough but I suggest getting a colorful oil to add pizazz to them. The set up was easy and fairly quickly but messy. I suggest like other reviewers filling them up in your sink for easier clean up. I highly suggest getting these instead of candles since you can control how much light you need or want. Plus you can add essential oils for a pleasant odor.
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Elegant!!
These are just so lovely! High quality blown glass with easily removable stems/wicks. The sizes are a nice variety. They come with excellent instructions and follow up from Firefly Fuel. The flame burns steady and there is no smoke or odor. The only bummer is that it's difficult to find liquid paraffin fuel locally and while the cost of the fuel itself is reasonable, the shipping for it makes it kind of costly. I've read that restaurant supply places sometimes carry this sort of fuel, so I will look there. That aside, these are gorgeous and elegant, and I wouldn't hesitate in giving them as gifts for weddings or other important celebrations. If you enjoy quality and beauty, you will find them here.
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Brenda Joyce
April 29, 2016
I wanted to let you know how much I love your products
I wanted to let you know how much I love your products! They are beautiful, calming, peaceful, relaxing, and absolutely perfect! I can't tell you how happy I am to have found Firefly. These oil lamps are so well made and I expect to get years and years of enjoyment from them, without all the mess of wax candles. I may never buy a wax candle again! The Clean oil is perfect, no smell, and frankly, I think clear is classy! No coloring of oil for me... but who knows, I may change my mind and try it sometime... All this to say, I will have to exhibit some serious self-control to keep myself from putting these absolutely everywhere in my home! Well done, Firefly! You have a forever customer in me❤️
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Tone-Loc 805 SP
March 13, 2026
Not worth for 1
Nice container, it is re-fillable but i bought by mistake thinking it was part of a set which is an option but in 3 different sizes. I chose this 5 inch thinking it would too be a set but i was wrong. I ordered a return label and never arrived so i ended up keeping it because my time expired to return it, I found some metallic ones for cheaper and in a set.Value for the money, definitely not worth it. Worst of all it didn't come with any fluid. Longevity - made from glass - What do you think?
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Beautiful
We bought 5 of these to use in our church's Advent wreath. I painted them with paint for glass in the colors for advent. We love them. They look like candles but they don't have to be replaced weekly for the next service.
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