A GlowNote is a candle with a message you cannot see when you receive it. Your words are engraved in metal and hidden in the wax. Only when the candle burns do they slowly appear. No note that burns away, but an engraved keepsake you keep, even when the candle is gone.
A hidden message candle is a candle with a text hidden inside that only becomes visible through burning. You give someone a candle, and only at home, once the flame has burned for a few hours, do they discover what you had to say. That makes it two gifts in one: first the candle, then the message.
With a GlowNote, your message usually becomes visible after about 2 to 3 hours of burning. Slow enough to build the suspense, and fast enough to be revealed on the very first evening.
Most hidden message candles work with a slip of paper in the wax. You have to fish that note out quickly before it burns or disappears into the wax. There are also candles where the surprise sits on the label: a message behind a scratch-off layer, or a QR code that leads to a video. That is a sticker on the jar, not a message in the candle.
A GlowNote works differently. Your message is engraved in metal and slowly appears while the candle burns. There is nothing to rescue or pull out. And when the candle is gone, you keep an engraved keepsake. Every GlowNote is handmade and engraved in the Netherlands, with 100% soy wax.
Make it as personal as you like. Write your own text in the configurator below, from an inside joke to something you would not easily say out loud. Personalised from €27. Rather pick than write? There is a collection of candles with ready-made messages, such as Mr. & Mrs. and Cheers to you, from €23.
Every candle comes in nine scents, so the scent fits the moment as well as the message.
The message usually becomes visible after about 2 to 3 hours of burning, depending on the candle and the room.
Yes. The message is engraved in metal and safely embedded in the wax. There is no paper inside that could catch fire. As with any candle, follow the burning instructions.
You keep the engraved keepsake. That is the difference with a paper note: your message remains, even after the last evening of burning.
Yes. In the configurator on this page you write your own text, pick a scent and see a preview right away. We engrave your message and hide it in the wax.
Every GlowNote is made to order and shipped within 2 to 3 working days. Free shipping from €75.
A candle that reveals your message
Watch your words appear as the candle burns.
Your text is engraved in metal, hidden in the wax and slowly revealed by the flame. A personal gift that unfolds step by step.
A candle that reveals your message
Watch your words appear as the candle burns.
Your text is engraved in metal, hidden in the wax and slowly revealed by the flame. A personal gift that unfolds step by step.
Browse the collection of ready-made messages, engraved and ready to give.
