How they compare
| Candle | Price | Size | Burn | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee Candle Vanilla Cupcake | — | 22 oz | 110 hrs | — |
| Havana Vanilla (Capri Blue)Best value | $37.00 | 19 oz | 85 hrs | $0.44 |
| Sweet Grapefruit (P.F. Candle Co) | $24.00 | 7.2 oz | 40 hrs | $0.60 |
| Sunday Morning (Brooklyn Candle Studio) | $34.00 | 7.5 oz | 50 hrs | $0.68 |
Burn hours are as stated by each maker, never measured by us. Where a shop publishes a different figure we record both and say so. A dash means we have not verified that price ourselves yet.
What Vanilla Cupcake actually smells like
- Top First impression, fades fastest
- Middle The body of the scent
- Base What lingers in the room
How close each one gets
Havana Vanilla
Capri BlueVanilla with smoky tobacco and sandalwood underneath. The closest verified vanilla, and drier than a bakery scent.
Sweet Grapefruit
P.F. Candle CoMusk, teak and vanilla under grapefruit and mandarin. Vanilla sits in the base rather than the middle, so it is far less sweet.
Sunday Morning
Brooklyn Candle StudioAmber woods under pear and white florals. Warm rather than edible, for anyone who wants the comfort without the sugar.
What people ask about this scent
- Are those the maker's note tiers?
- No. The maker publishes these notes as a flat list without a top, middle and base. The grouping shown here is ours, arranged to make the accord readable, and it should not be read as the maker's own structure.
- Which Vanilla Cupcake do these figures describe?
- The 22 oz single-wick large jar. The same scent is sold as a two-wick tumbler with a much lower stated burn, so the two cannot share a comparison row.
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