Lincoln’s birthday is this week! (Um, anyone know where this year flew?) To celebrate, it’s birthday week on the blog all week! First up, my favorite candle brands. Because drugstore candles just don’t do a pretty cake justice.

1. Tops Malibu – These gold sparklers come in heart shapes, star shapes, letters and numbers to spell names, ages, years, etc.

2. Creative Candles – Celebration candles come in 15″ (!) and 6″ tapers and a whole range of colors – even gold and silver. Find them here, here, here and here.

3. Tag – Tapers in great colors and digits too! Find them here and here.

4. Caspari – Multi-colored packs of tapers. Find them here and here.

5. Wilton – Wilton’s Happy Birthday and digit candle picks have good type and my favorite blend of colors. Find them here, here and here.

6. Mole Hollow Candles – Beautiful beeswax candles in earthy, natural colors.

7. Big Dipper Wax Works – Beeswax short tapers and multi-colored digits.

8. Papyrus – I couldn’t find Papyrus candles online, but I’ve found silver and gold metallic candles in-store.