Quick Specs
- Brand: Sonavi
- Type: Hand-rolled beeswax candles
- Wax: Natural beeswax
- Color: Pink
- Height: 8 inches
- Base: About 1 inch across
- Set: 5 candles
Soft Pink Honeycomb Candles in a Tall, Slim Shape
The pink is soft and slightly cool, close to orchid, and the honeycomb cells give the wax a faint sheen where the light catches the ridges. A white wick sits at the top. This is a candle you could set on a dinner table or a side table, and the tall, slim shape is part of the reason: it stands above plates, books and bowls, so the flame lights the room as well as the tabletop. The extra length also means you can light the same candle on several evenings, which suits a color whose uses tend to be gentle and repeated: a weekly ritual with a friend, a nightly moment for yourself. Each candle is rolled by hand, so the seams and the finish differ slightly, and a set of five has a hand-made look. Because there are five, the box divides naturally between you and the people you want to include. The color pairs easily with cream, white and gold, so it sits comfortably on a table that’s also holding flowers, a tea tray or a shared meal.
Pink is the gentle end of the love colors. Guides give it friendship, tenderness, compassion and self-love along with romance and partnership, and one adds spiritual awakening. The cluster is care, which makes pink the usual choice when the love you’re working on is a friendship you want to mend or celebrate, a household, or the way you speak to yourself. These associations are traditional, they vary by author, and none of them is a promise, so you may find a meaning for pink that no chart lists. The softness of the color shapes the working too. Pink’s meaning asks for small gestures and regular, quiet attention, the way a friendship or a habit of kindness does. That is why a few minutes beside the flame count. A working can also move to a neighboring color as the relationship changes, from pink toward red when romance enters, or toward white when the aim becomes quiet. Think of pink as a color for tending, and let the candle be the reminder to do it.
Practical Ritual Applications
Pink suits workings where the love is friendly or private. For friendship, write a friend’s name and one thing you appreciate about them, light the candle while you do it, and send the note afterward. For self-love, light one on an evening you set aside for yourself and say one kind thing you mean before you snuff it. At a table where friends have gathered, light one and invite each person to name one thing they’re glad of, then snuff it when the talk winds down. For a partnership, set two candles at a shared table and let the conversation run beside them, a candlelit dinner with a purpose. A set of five gives you five such evenings. Hand-rolled candles of this height need a steady base, so seat each one in a holder from my pillar holders or on a flat heat-safe dish.
How to Light a Pink Beeswax Candle for a Gentle Working
A pink candle needs a short setup, and these three steps cover it.
- Set Up a Small, Steady Place for It
Choose a spot where the candle will stand upright and stay put: a table with a heat-safe dish, or a holder that grips the base. Add whatever holds the intention, such as a rose quartz, a letter to a friend or a photograph, but keep paper and fabric at least a foot from the flame. Set the candle toward the back so nothing leans over it.
- Light It and Say One Kind Thing
Light the white wick and say one sentence aloud: the friend you're thanking, the person you're being patient with, or the kind thing you want to say to yourself. Then sit with the flame for a few minutes without a task. Stay with it while it burns.
- Snuff It and Save the Rest
Snuff the flame when your few minutes are over, and before you leave the room or head to bed. Wait for the wax to set, then wipe any wax from the dish once it's cool. Keep the other candles somewhere cool and out of direct sun, so the next one is ready for the next evening.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
Pink is the color I’d point you to when the love in question is friendship, family or your own good company, and the tall candle gives those workings a regular evening of their own. I stock the set in a single color, so a pink working means one box of pink, with five candles to light, share or give. Each arrives rolled and wicked. If you want a candle made for romance specifically, my ritual beeswax candles include love candles made for that purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
Guides describe red as passion, attraction and intensity, and pink as the softer register: affection, romance, friendship and self-love. If the working is about desire or a bold step, red matches it; if it's about warmth or care, pink does. Each is listed as a substitute for the other, and white also works, so use the color you have and name your purpose when you light it.
A long or crooked wick is the usual cause. Fire-safety guides advise trimming the wick to about a quarter inch before every lighting, which keeps the flame steady and limits smoke and flame growth. If the flame climbs while the candle is lit, snuff it, let the wick cool, trim it and light it again. Drafts from fans, vents and open windows can make any candle flicker and smoke too, so move the candle out of moving air.
Fire-safety guidance advises against burning candles in bedrooms and sleeping areas, and says never to leave a candle lit when you leave the room or go to sleep. For an evening ritual, light the candle in a living space and snuff it before you get ready for bed. If a ritual belongs in the bedroom, keep it short, stay awake and in the room, and put the candle out before you lie down.
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