Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So I bought three different brands of candles with similar scents, and of comparable size, to compare them. Mostly I was concerned with their scent potency. Taking off the lid and just smelling them without burning them, they all smelled fantastic. After burning each one separately, I have them ranked here based on how strongly scented they were in my small one-bedroom apartment: 1) Nature's Wick: Forest Pine Strongest scent, could smell it in every room when it was placed in the central part of my apartment. Comes in a clear thick glass jar, with a wooden lid and a wooden wick that crackles when you burn it. The flame stays small. 2) The Mandle: Mountain Man Second strongest in terms of scent, it filled most of my apartment. Comes in a real metal paint can, you have to use a metal washer to open it. The wick is cotten, burns as you'd expect. 3) Manly Indulgence: Woodland Escape Third place in terms of scent strength. Comes in a dark blue frosted glass jar with a wooden lid, has a wooden wick that crackles when you burn it. The scent lingered mostly in the one room where I burned it, couldn't smell it elsewhere in my apartment. As you may have assumed, I like the smell of the woods, particularly conifer trees. All three of these candles smell amazing. I grew up in rural Missouri and developed an affinity for cedar. Through my vacation and camping trips to Colorado, northwest Wyoming, and northwest Montana, I've expanded that affinity into pretty much all conifer trees. I even wear cologne derived from these types of trees. My mom used to make candles when I was younger, so I grew up around candles and have a pretty solid understanding and high expectation for their performance. I know that not every batch made is exactly the same. Also the age of the candle affects their scent strength too, as it fades over time due to the scented oil naturally evaporating. A tight lid helps with preventing this. I don't know when each of these candles were poured, so I can't say every candle of the above listed brands and scents will always be ranked this way. For example, if I bought another "Manly Indulgence: Woodland Escape" it may be quite potent and end up at the top of my list. That's just the nature of candle making. It's like baking a cake, you can try but it won't always be exactly the same each time you pull it out of the oven. But based on buying one of each for the first time and burning each of them, this was my impression. Hope it helps! Update 07/10/22: Bought 3 More Manly Indulgence Candles Recently - Very Disappointed! I purchased these scents: 1) Dark Forest 2) Vintage Oak 3) Tea Tree I purchased these after having some success with the Woodland Escape as addressed above in my previous review. However, it seems something has changed with this candle company's production, all three of the above new Manly Undulgence brand candles are duds, none of them have any scent at all and I'm very disappointed. I've changed my 4 star review of this candle brand to 1 star, not sure they deserve that much. The wicks smoke a lot and tend to emit burning embers into the air, which is a bit scary. I don't remember this happening the first time I bought one. I had high hopes for these, but will not buy again.