Chicago - October 04, 2005

Get Lit

Custom Lumiere Candles

Can we please give it up for T. Ed.?

Without him, we’d never get to say, “A lightbulb went off in my head!” in moments of epiphany. There would be no Clapper. No night-lights to ward off bedtime evils. No strobe lights for discos. We’d all be living in the Dark Ages.

But it would give us a reason to burn more candles. More specifically, Lumiere candles. They come in 40 luscious varieties — including raspberry lemonade, pomegranate, grapefruit, and mango — as well as custom-created scents made by mixing two — or even three — aromas together. (Our pick: mango with cucumber.)

Candles range from the travel-friendly two ounces to a twelve-ounce pillar that burns a whopping 85 hours. Lumiere also hawks diffusers in fragrances that can make even your brother’s bachelor pad smell like roses.

And that’s something to cheer about.

Available at the Lumiere Factory Store, 2140 West Fulton Street,  suite I, between Leavitt Street and Hoyne Avenue (312-243-0505) or online at lumierecandles.com.