Now you’ll probably know by know that I’m a bit of a candle fiend. Nothing chills me out more than a cozy evening, with something good on the TV, a glass of wine and the subtle, the flickering glow of a few candles lining the mantle piece, all oozing out delicious and relaxing aromas.

You may have already read my review of Francis Kurkdjian Pour Le Soir and will know that I am a man in love. In love with a fragrance that has presence, dignity, depth, and class or in the words of RuPaul, it’s a fragrance with “Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent”.

As with the fragrance it’s Bulgarian Rose Honey, Benzoin and Incense which are the brute strength behind this delectably delicious scent, reinforced by cedar, caraway and sandalwood and then soothed by gentle rose and yang-ylang. It just makes my mouth water and every time I describe it I end up feeling like Nigella.

The candle comes with a heavy, solid and robust zinc plate and as with the candle, it’s also embossed with the KK logo. Underneath, it’s padded so as not to scratch up your surfaces and protect them from any heat.

The candle is a very hard-milled wax so, particularly to start with, burn it for around 3 hours. The trick with any candle is to allow it to burn as close to the edge as it’ll go. The reason being that 9/10, the distance that it reaches will be the same throughout the rest of the candle’s life, so if you only burn it a few centimetres out, you’re going to waste half of it as it just plummets straight through. Normally this is around an hour but with this, it can be anything up to 4!

It’s beautifully powerful and will leave your house fragranced all day and night, even when it isn’t burning. I like to keep my candle under a glass bell-jar, helping to prevent it from losing its fragrance when not being burnt. Mine was from here at M&S. If you like candles, then you’ll love this.