This ode to Alice Walker's The Color Purple is a soft floral blend of lavender and delicate lilac 12oz | 70 burn hours *candles comes with gift box featuring a matching front label and a side label detailing the Banned Books Collection. The gift boxes are shipped flat to save space and shipping costs, but are easily assembled. Just pop up, place the candle inside, and close the lid. We recommend the gift boxes as a way to elevate the product and for easy stacking. However we have found that some of our retail partners prefer a shelf ready product and/or find the gift box unnecessary due to the candles' dust cover. To avoid waste, we now offer the option to opt out of the gift boxes Banned book candles / bookstore Sidelines / reader gifts / book lover gift