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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

What is Color?...part 1


Color is defined as "the quality of an object, perceived as a visual sensation, resulting from its transmission or reflection of light of any or all of the various parts of the spectrum," according to the Macmillan Dictionary.

Say what?.. Ok, in my words: Color represents character, vitality, and interest. Color can show personality and attitude. Color can also affect or influence the way people feel..This is why we LOVE color! We enjoy creating bold colors for our scented soy wax candles has well as our soaps.  

We found that connecting a beautiful bold color to match the name of the candle or soap, can help visualize and interpret the scent of the product.. For example, we color our Red Hot Cinnamon soy candle, a bright red color. When you see the candle, what do you think of ? ..Maybe, those little red hot cinnamon candies you used to get from the ice cream truck when you were a kid?  That is exactly what it smells like.


In addition, color can enhance or bring about a particular emotion or feeling.  Have you ever walked into a room that is a shade of blue and felt peaceful and happy? So why can't we invoke the same feeling when we light a candle? Candles help us create an ambiance of relaxation and stress-less-ness..(I know that is a word somewhere lol!)

Below, we have listed the candle color and what each color can represent to you:
White Candle- symbolizes protection, purification, spirituality, healing, cleansing, meditation.
Blue Candle  - symbolizes healing, peace, happiness, sleep, serenity, communication, tranquility.
Purple Candle-symbolizes meditation, wisdom, ambition, success, independence, power.
Green Candle-symbolizes prosperity, fertility, employment, growth, luck, beauty, money, harmony.
Pink Candle  -symbolizes youth, romance, friendship, fidelity, love, compassion, emotional needs.
Red Candle  -symbolizes strength, physical energy, courage, courage, passion, will power, anger.
Brown Candle-symbolizes balance, grounding, decisiveness, material increase, finding lost items.
Yellow Candle-symbolizes intellect, travel, confidence, concentration, persuasion, creativity.
Orange Candle-symbolizes energy, success, intellectual pursuits, attracting love or romance.
Black Candle-symbolizes banishing negativity, mourning, exorcism, setting limits, restricting.
Gray Candle-symbolizes neutrality, neutralizing negativity, sorrow, loneliness.

Blue, Purple and Green are considered calming colors.
Red, Pink,Yellow, and Orange are considered stimulating colors.
White and Gray, are neutral cool colors. They can be calming but more subtle than blues.
Brown and Black, are neutral warm colors. They can be stimulating but more subtle than reds.

You be the judge. Try it and see. Which are your favorite candle colors?...Stay tuned to part 2 of What is Color?
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