This ?Vanilla? fragrance is best described as, go to the kitchen and hope there is a vanilla cake with butter cream frosting, unwrap and smell. This scent smells just like sweet vanilla extract, with a hint of fresh creamy butter. The hot and cold scent throw is very good, certainly a room sized fragrance. This is a medium gold colored candle with lighter gold on the peaks and ridges of the surface crystal formations. The color in the photos is very much the color of the candles I am offering. All of candles are very similar in appearance to the photos differing only surface crystal patterns. The photos are of one candle from those that I have in stock. I have shrink wrapped the candle to preserve its freshness. A metallic safety label is included, and affixed to the bottom of the candle. This label should remain on the candle while burning. I have attached a custom designed label to the shrink wrapping. This label is the name of the scent on a nicely designed background. As you can tell this is a nicely packaged candle and would certainly make a wonderful gift. I have used a premium fragrance, and blend of palm wax. It is important to keep the wick centered when burning this candle in order to maximize the overall candle performance. Burn the candle for approximately 3-4 hours, trying not to allow the heat to break through the wax wall. Extinguish the candle and relight after the wax has cooled. This will create a nice effect from the light behind the crystal loaded candle wall. Eventually the top of the candle will erode and be consumed by the flame. When burned properly palm wax candles are very beautiful as the light penetrates the crystal loaded walls, and will burn for many hours with none or very little soot. Please contact me should you have any questions about my products.