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Hey again, my friends. I now have the supreme pleasure of introducing Ms. Allison Kostka, one of my fantastic roommates, who has decided to save you all from my ridiculous thoughts by blogging a few of her own. Enjoy.

Like many of you Wickersnapper addicts out there, I love candles pretty much any time and anywhere. But the hard truth is that there are some places where real burning flames, and the melted wax, heat and soot that come with it, just aren’t practical.

Take, for example, my first three years of college. As anyone who has lived in university housing can attest, candles and other flame- and heat-producing devices are almost always banned from dorms on the grounds that they are a “fire hazard.” What are candle lovers to do when they’re stranded for months at a time without the warm glow of a flickering friend by their side?

My mother, as it turns out, had just the right solution for that dilemma: the battery-operated flameless candle. While there’s nothing quite like a real burning flame, the folks at Candle Impressions have come pretty close and found the perfect substitute for your waxy companion.

I’m not talking about one of those plastic candles with the flame-shaped bulb that people put in their windows at Christmas. Instead, these babies are made from real wax and with the flip of a switch, give off a realistic, flickering glow. My own candle even has a light vanilla scent which permeates when the candle warms up, though it is not nearly as fragrant as a real candle. These candles are also great if you have young kids or pets in the house, if you want to leave a candle unattended or if you have an irrational fear of open flames. Just pop in some batteries, switch it on and you’ll swear you have a real candle in the room as you bask in the glow.