I Tested Clickbait DIY Candle 'Hacks'

Hello friends! So, previously we have tested out many a bizarre hack video -- from beauty hacks, to fashion hacks, to photo/video hacks AND soap art hacks -- from Blossom, 5 Minute Crafts, and others -- and in general, I have not been impressed. BUT, a couple of months ago when I stumbled upon these beautiful CANDLE art hacks -- I fell in love. These are the coolest candles I've ever seen and I needed to have them. So we decided to pick out a few key candle art hacks and see if they are just pure clickbait, or if you can actually make any of these crafts IRL. We tried a margarita jelly candle hack, a whipped wax latte candle hack, and a wax cherry blossom tree hack. What do you guys think of our final products??

What do you guys think of these soap hacks??

You can check out the Blossom videos that contain our hacks here!

This video is NOT sponsored!!

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PRODUCED & EDITED by
Safiya Nygaard
Tyler Williams
Nez Covington

[safiya]

EDIT: also, the wick we used for the cherry blossom hack was pre-waxed! it was a roll of pre-waxed wick :)

HELLO FRIENDS!! hope u all are doing well! in this video, we test out 3 ~viral~ candle art hacks and honestly, they didn't turn out all that bad!! what do you guys think of our attempts?? xoxo, saf

[davidroybal]

As a bartender who makes my fair share of margaritas, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve overfilled a cup with too much ice and ruined part of a salt rim 😂😂 so seems pretty authentic to me

[lyricmailloux]

As someone who stuck her hand warm wax as a child, I was actually fairly confident in the cherry blossom one lmao

[CorvusTheFeatherbrain]

That turned out surprisingly well. If Blossom starts doing a better job at giving instructions, measurements, and necessary warnings then they could become a legitimate craft channel.

[MM]

As a candle maker that margarita is a fire waiting to happen. The container is not thick enough and the fact that is gel wax which burns hotter than wax makes it even worse. Also fires are caused by too much fragrance/essential oil and using the wrong wick. And never ever use crayons

[ASMRShanny]

Safiya putting on the “whip cream” and Tyler hyping her up is so stinking wholesome Omgsh. The sheer joy 😂💙

[auroragenim]

I love how Safiya and Tyler are still out here breaking societal norms of daily uploads by staying true to rarer, longer, quality videos. No pressure to keep up with weekly or even daily videos. Just intense excitement every time I stumble across the newest video. <3

[dawnmcanany]

If Bath and Bodyworks had any sense they would colab with Safiya. Much like the Colourpop colab it would sell out in no time. I want to see a Colab with Simply Nailogical with Lipstick and Nail Polish duo.

[nadiadelphi]

Tyler yelling “I Promised my mom” as Saf eats the wax is my favorite moment ever

[victoriapride]

my first day of preschool I've been told I made a beeswax candle - the type where you roll up a sheet of beeswax around a wick. My mom says I was so proud and excited at the prospect of her using it. Lo and behold at dinner that night she set it on a candle holder and LIT IT ON FIRE! Tiny me was horrified at my art being destroyed and cried not understanding that candles are very different from my older siblings drawings on the fridge where they stayed safe.

[TheSongwritingCat]

"Bouquet of matches" and "cottagecore menorah" were truly excellent quips

[tbc_cosplay]

Tyler yelling "Fluff, you bastard!" has stuck itself into my brain and I will never not use it when baking now

[lunestiacrescent]

On the margarita candle, perhaps allowing the "drink" portion to partially cool would hold the "ice cubes" up a little better? So there'd be more structure to provide distinction between the colored base and clear additions?

I also agree, scenting the "cubes" would be smart!

[ladymsoaps]

As a candle maker myself, something that should be said when it comes to gel wax is you have to make sure whatever oil you use is gel safe fragrance. If you have a fragrance oil within a certain flashpoint it can literally make the candle explode. And there are percentages of wax to fragrance ratios.

The wax frosting you need to cool the wax before whisking the wax. It’s quite easy and quick to make. But you do have to wait for it to cool before whipping it. I don’t know why they call these hacks!

[julesb]

My favorite thing about your videos is when you mess up or it doesn’t turn out how you want it to, you make it again. It’s so frustrating to me when youtubers just leave it so it’s satisfying that you redo it!

[VioletSadi]

"I forgot about the Wick!"
~Three movies of Keanu Reeves antagonists

[paintedcrow]

5 tips from someone who's made candles with better tutorials than Blossom's:

- *Glue your wicks to the bottom of the candle before you even start melting wax.* Don't do the latte thing where they just shove the wick in last minute!!! They definitely just forgot it in the video and went like "well it only has to work for as long as it takes to light the candle." Your wicks need to be centered well, in the bottom of the jar, or the candle won't burn right! You can prop them on popsicle sticks laid across the rim of the jar too, to help keep them centered while your wax cools.

- *There's an ideal temperature to add fragrances.* Look it up for the kind of wax you're using. Otherwise the scent oils can bead up in weird ways or just not bond with the wax properly. At best it won't disperse scent well (poor "throw") and at worst you can end up with pockets of flammable oil.

- *Candle making suppliers sell coloring chips.* Saf used one for the cherry blossom branches. Honestly, I was really surprised how well the brown crayon worked for the latte drink candle--normally that doesn't go so well. Coloring chips are much more reliable. Never try to use liquid food coloring for candles, it's literally oil and water.

- *There are lots of kinds of wax.* Even within a category, like "soy wax, " there are different consistencies and they're for different things; the wax you use for jar candles is softer than the stuff you use to make pillar candles. Most kinds of soy wax have a lower melting point than paraffin (except the really hard kinds used for pillar candles), and so it probably would have been less burny to use for the cherry blossom thing because it can get cooler and still be liquid. Hard to say without testing though.

- *In the whipping video, * their wax was already close to melting point in the bowl (it was just about to harden). You can see it starting to turn white around the edges of the bowl. It's probably easier if you let it cool off a bit first. It'd probably be a better tutorial if they _told you this._

As always, the tutorials leave a lot out here. Real instructions just don't make as pretty of a video as attention-grabbing jumpcuts. I'm glad these worked out as well as they did though!
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[hopeswansonsmith]

It’s always good to be reminded that the hair twisting thing was not a fever dream and I did actually beg for it for Christmas. And then used it approximately three times.

[daisy-mjbz]

Safiya's obsession of candles will NEVER get old

[safiyaandtyler]

help I drank the candle and can't get up - Tyler