With this Personalized Candle Wick Trimmer Set ($30), which comes with a candle snuffer, you can choose your quote and have a name engraved for a beautiful and useful keepsake.

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The scissor design of these trimmers allows for candle wicks to be trimmed to the ideal ¼” to ⅛” length that allows for the candle to burn cleanly and produce the most possible light.

The wicks of most old candles and all lamp wicks needed a bit of tending after each burning, and a tool was used to trim and clean away the litter. Do you know what wick trimmers are?

On the left, the candle I tested by burning the wick, pictured just after lighting. On the right, the Luzdiosa lamp, aka the candle warmer I tested, pictured toward the end of the initial test.

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The wicks on some of the candles we received were slightly off-center. And these candles don’t come with lids, ... Wick trimmers, on the other hand, seem less worthwhile.

All you need to do is trim the wick on your candle (when it’s no longer burning). You can find a wick trimmer on Amazon for less than $10 , if you don’t already have one.