I usually purchase Bluecorn Naturals 100% Raw Beeswax candles because I'm familiar with their quality and have always been satisfied. In fact, I ordered a case of votives Bluecorn Naturals 100% Pure Beeswax Votives (18 Case, Raw) as well as a large pillar candle Bluecorn Naturals 100% Raw Beeswax Candle in 50% Recycled Glass (3 ¼" Dia. x 5 ½" Tall) - 85 Hour Burn Time (1, Red) the same day I gave these Votprof Naturals a try.So why did I try a new brand?I try to burn beeswax candles exclusively because I believe this is healthier than burning something petroleum-based indoors. (I won't go so far as to say I believe burning beeswax is health-promoting to the physical body, but I do find that candles help alleviate my winter stress and doldrums.)Looking at the stated dimensions, I thought these candles were going to be the size of Chanukkiah (Jewish Chanukkah menorah/candelabrum) candles. I get beeswax candles for that holiday, too, and often we have a few candles leftover due to missed evenings or multiple sets of candles being combined in various candelabra. The typical Chanukkah candle is about twice as thick as a standard birthday candle, but taller. I often find myself using leftover Chanukkah candles to light multiple other candles for a centerpiece, say, or to use the standing pilot light from the stove to light my kitchen pillar instead of a match. Being longer and just a bit thicker than a birthday candle, they make my fingers feel safer.I looked at my ruler to confirm these Votprof tapers were similar in length to my old Chanukkah candles, but my eyeball estimate of their comparative diameters was off. These candles look like super-tall birthday candles! They would be lovely on a fancy birthday cake. Each candle is about three times as tall as your usual birthday candle.I was also drawn to the burn time of just over one hour. I like to light a candle in the room as I get my child ready for bed, and I thought this size might mean one less thing to do after settling him down, letting it burn itself out instead of my needing to extinguish a large pillar as I do right now. (Lest any reader worry, the bedroom candles are quite safe inside the enclosure of an otherwise unused, glassed in fireplace, and I am usually reading quietly on the other side of the room long after my child falls asleep.) :) I didn't time the burn time exactly, but I'd estimate that the one of these I've burned lasted over an hour.The packaging for the Votprof Naturals candle is attractive enough for a gift, but not superlative. It is a thinner paperboard box as opposed to rigid cardboard. All of my candles arrived in good condition, so this doesn't deserve any reduction in stars. It is simply worth noting if, like me, you store rather a lot of candles and you are wondering whether you will need to repackage to stack various sizes. I'd say you might wish to put these in a sturdier box or keep them at the top of a heavy stack. The label is multi-use and has the size and quantity circled in ink. Again, this is fine. The label is clear. I believe this seller is reducing packaging waste which is admirable. I mention these details only because I was curious what I would be getting, and some reader may be glad to know before purchase. I would certainly feel this packaging could be given as a gift, but it isn't so fine that I would skip decorative wrapping.Finally, these were priced just right for what I wanted. I can really struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder by February, and I burn a lot of candles as a healing gift to myself. These are a fair price so I don't have to feel too extravagant if I burn several in a day. (Another reassurance to apprehensive readers--I've also talked to my doctor, have family support, am taking fish oil and Vitamin D, and use a special high LUX lamp Northern Light Technology Flamingo 10,000 Lux Bright Light Therapy Floor Lamp, Black to keep myself emotionally healthy!)I opted to dig out a little hole in the base of an otherwise used up (no more wick in the beeswax stub) 3-inch pillar candle to create a holder for these skinny candles. I just dug in the tips of an old pair of scissors and rotated until I had a 1/4" hole about 1/2" deep. This created a nice, sturdy base that will also catch any wayward drips if my candles are hit by a draft. Like most beeswax candles, I'm not seeing much if any dripping, but I do always protect surfaces beneath candles for safety as well as tidiness.I will buy this brand again if they have the candle size/style that I want.