"The whole thing was ablaze and too hot to touch and could have burned the place down."
You'd think a $75 candle fashioned in the aroma of a famous woman's cookie jar would perform better. Methinks that the "explosion" was intentional-- to mimic the "Big O". Or perhaps the scent of G's jayjay makes eyes water and burns out of control for a reason. You know, of the bread-leavening kind.
Perhaps the candle needs a Gwyneth-approved steam...