Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Febreeze Flameless Luminary

I recently received one of the new Flameless Luminaries from the Febreeze Home Collection. It's a battery-operated wooden base that comes with changeable scented shades. When you set the shade onto the base, it lights up and flickers just like a candle. The slight heat from the light activates the scent in the shade, too. Each scent has a different design, so they not only smell good, they're pretty, too.

I received one base and two green tea citrus shades. We had to try it right away to see how it worked.

It really does look like you've got a candle burning, but with no flame so you don't have to worry about forgetting it. And if you do forget about it, it will automatically turn off after 4 hours. Unfortunately, as with all most scented things, the smell was a little strong for me. I liked the scent, but I just couldn't handle it for long. I had Cory take the shade off the base and turn it off within about a minute. Even after that the smell was pretty strong with it sitting on the dining room table with the breeze blowing over it. I eventually had to put it back into the box in an attempt to contain the smell. The good news is that, if you really need to freshen up a room or cover up a bad odor, this little thing should be able to handle it - and look good doing it. I know that's what it's supposed to do, but I really would like the option for a lighter scent maybe, one that's not so powerful.

There are some other scents that might be a little better for me because they're more fruity. The Cranberry Pear and the Pomegranate Mango scents sound really good. There are also some seasonal scents coming that sound great - Caramel Crisp and Orchard Cider. I'm supposed to be getting one of those to try, so I'm looking forward to that. Unscented shades would be nice, too - so we could enjoy the soft glow of the luminary when we don't want a fragrance.

3 comments:

  1. Caramel crisp sounds like a great smell! I may need one of those at Christmas time.

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  2. I just wanted to tell you that if you love these, you would love Scentsy Wickless Candles. I was looking for something that was flameless that wouldn't hurt my pets, or catch my house on fire if I left it on. Anyhow, I just thought you might be interested and I'm not sure if you have heard of this, but it's amazing. There are over 80 scents to choose from, so you can always find something you like. Please take a look at my webpage and let me know if you are interested, or have any questions.

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  3. I found the same thing... the scent was just a little too strong. I left it sitting on the mantle without turning on the "candle" and the scent softened. I think that's what I will do from now on. Just let them sit out for a while and "air".

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