Illume’s Pomegranate 5-Wick Brick

Of the 300-odd candles sold at Illume, 3rd Street’s fashionable wax-and-wick repository, here’s the best-seller: the pomegranate 5-wick brick.

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* 3 1/2 inches tall by 15 inches long by 4 inches wide.

* Five wicks spaced 2 1/2 inches apart.

* When wicks are lit, candle can burn for 200 hours.

* Emits a sweet, fruity smell; stronger when lit.

* Made at Illume’s factory in North Hollywood.

* Custom-blended wax, liquid color, natural oils and perfume.

* Hand-finished for smoothness.

* Other scents: cucumber, fig, pear, mango spice, incense, white ginger, fern and gardenia.

* 750 pomegranates sold this year.

* Cost: $75.

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Illume, (213) 782-0342