I bought the candle as a gift for my daughter. She LOVES candles and this is one she has never had. Funny story, she has 4 foster kids whom she will be adopting so she is very busy. She made her a cup of tea and lit the candle to watch it spiral. The kids called her away and she thoought she would only be away for a second but when she got back, the spiral part had already burned! She was so dissapoionted. Poor thing!