Quick Specs
- Brand: Sonavi
- Type: Hand-rolled beeswax candles
- Wax: Natural beeswax
- Color: Pink
- Height: 4 inches
- Base: About 1 inch across
- Set: 5 candles
Soft Pink Wax With a Pearly Honeycomb Sheen
These candles are a soft orchid pink with a slight pearly sheen, and the honeycomb cells pick up the light as small, pale highlights that make the surface look almost iced. Against that color the white wick looks crisp, and the whole candle has a quiet, tidy look that sits easily in a room of cream, wood and linen and suits a bedside table, a dressing table or a shelf of small keepsakes as much as a ritual altar. Pink wax warms what’s around it, much as a soft lamp does. That makes it easy to place next to flowers, a mirror, a photograph or a jar of rose petals. Each candle is rolled by hand from a sheet, so the finish varies slightly from candle to candle, and one may show a softer sheen or a different edge than the next. Set out together, the five look like a family, and a few of them side by side look like a small bouquet. Each candle stands 4 inches tall on a base about 1 inch across, a size that suits a shelf, a windowsill or the corner of a desk.
Pink carries the tender side of love. Guides pair it with affection, friendship, companionship and tenderness, and several add compassion, nurturing and the heart. Pink is about closeness, which is why it turns up in workings for friendships and family as well as romance. One chart even gives it to children’s magic. These are traditional associations that vary by author, so go with what feels tender to you. Pink also has a gentle pace in candle work, which is part of its appeal for workings that call for a soft touch. The practical shape of pink work is small and regular: a candle lit on a friend’s birthday, one for a family dinner, one beside a letter to someone you miss. It asks for attention. A pink candle fits workings where the goal is to feel nearer to someone, or to be gentler with yourself on a hard day, and a small gesture is enough to do its job. A few minutes beside the flame, with the person or the intention named aloud, is enough for a small working.
Practical Ritual Applications
Pink works best at small scale. For a friendship, light one beside a note or a photo and say the person’s name aloud. For a family evening, set a candle on the table before dinner and say what you’re grateful for in that house. For a love working, pair it with flowers or a written list of the qualities you hope to meet, and keep the intention gentle. A set of five is enough for a small circle of friends, with one candle each, or five gentle workings across a month. Rose quartz, a mirror, flowers and a pink cloth all sit comfortably beside it. If you’d like a candle that’s been prepared for ritual use, look through my charged ritual candles.
How to Prepare and Light a Pink Beeswax Candle
Pink work is quiet work, and three steps keep the setup simple.
- Make a Small Altar of the Table
Arrange what you want beside the candle on a stable, heat-safe surface: flowers, a photo, a stone, a letter. Set the flame apart from anything that burns, with petals and paper well back. Cut the wick back to roughly a quarter inch, and stand the candle upright on a dish or in a holder so it burns evenly.
- Light It and Say Who or What It's For
Light the wick and say, in a sentence or two, who the candle is for, or which friendship, family tie or part of yourself you hope to draw closer. Give the flame a few minutes before you do anything else. Stay with the candle while it burns, and keep it out of reach of children and pets.
- Snuff It Gently and Reset the Table
End the working with a snuffer, which keeps hot wax from splattering. Wait until the wax has set before you move the candle, then put the flowers, the photo or the letter back where they belong.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
Pink is in the shop for friendships, family, self-love and gentle romance. It’s the color that lets you light a candle for someone in a small, simple way. A set of five suits a color like this, since gentle workings tend to be small and repeated. The five candles come rolled and wicked, in one color, so a pink working has candles to light, share or give. If you want candles made with a specific ritual purpose, browse the ritual beeswax candles I carry, which show other makers’ takes on beeswax for the altar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Pink is the modern choice for gentle love, from romance to self-love. Older correspondence tables list green for love, tied to Venus, with pink only an afterthought, and one writer uses pink candles in green or copper holders to combine old and new. One love-magic guide also pairs pink for the emotional foundation with red for the spark. Choose the color that feels right to you.
On the third Sunday of Advent, called Gaudete Sunday, from the Latin word for rejoice. A traditional wreath holds three purple candles and one rose or pink candle, and the rose one marks the midpoint of the season and the theme of joy. United Methodist guidance also places the pink candle on the third Sunday, and notes that some congregations use blue in place of purple.
Yes, the candle needs something under it. Fire services advise a sturdy holder of non-flammable material on a heat-resistant surface, with the candle fitting snugly so it can't tip, and a flat heat-safe plate also works. Makers of rolled candles add that you can warm the base slightly and press it into a holder so the wax molds to the opening, and that the candle should stand straight so it melts evenly.
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