You finally found a candle you love. The scent is perfect, it looks beautiful on your shelf, and you never want it to end.

Good news: with a few simple habits, it won't end nearly as fast.

Most candles burn out early not because they're low quality — but because of how they're used. Tunneling, short burns, untrimmed wicks — these are all things that eat through your candle faster than necessary. The tips below fix all of that.