10 Candle Hacks Every Spa-Lover Needs to Know Before Lighting That Wick

If you have a large pillar candle, the kind without a glass votive or jar, try to blow it out just before the wax begins to drip over the edge of the candle after the first burn session.

“If you do that, the candle will be self-taught to never burn over the side and you can avoid creating those drip marks and a mess on your countertop,” advised Rossi.