Do you know what wick trimmers are? Probably your great-grandmother had one or more pairs of them and used them daily. They are a kind of special scissors whose purpose is to trim the wicks on candles ...

Aside from ensuring you don’t light them near curtains or any other potential fire hazard, there are proper ways to light candles. For example, you should trim your wick before each burn. Here’s why.

• Not everyone knows that there is a right and wrong way to burn a candle. • The first step is to always trim the wick. • Trimmed wicks make for a cleaner burn with less smoky residue. Ever buy a ...

So, despite the fact that I am a manly man, destroyer of villages, wooer of women, and cutthroat on the financial markets, I like to burn the occassional scented candle to cover up the disgusting ...