Flame looks real from a few feet away. Love the timer function but I've had to replace batteries in less than a month. Next gen should maybe stack 2 batteries.

They look good and even feel like wax candles. I subtracted a star because they don't always turn off when you turn them off.

Works great to light up the inside of a carved pumpkin outdoors. Just put a small plate or plastic lid at the bottom of your pumpkin if you want, although it is moisture proof so you probably don't need to. Being on a timer was very handy, too.

I put these into indoor lanterns for the holidays. I was skeptical when I took them out of the box; the "flame" is white plastic. When I turned them on, I was pleasantly surprised. The black wick helps to make them look "real". The flicker is subdued, like a candle's flame would be. Since they are made from wax, the body of the candle is like a real candle. And, batteries are included. I highly recommend.

The media could not be loaded. Had to review immediately because I loved these so much. I have some fantastic older pillar candles from Costco in our fireplace where a moving light makes a stationary flame look flickering. Have never been able to find matching (affordable) votives, though. Luminara makes similar ones but are almost $30 for 2 votives. Most affordable fake votives have orangey or yellowy flames, or the whole candle glows from top to bottom so you can tell it is hollow, like a lantern. That's okay for outside, when you want people to notice the candles in your lanterns at night, but it looks super fake indoors. These candles are off-white wax, do not glow on the inside when lit, and the color of the flame is a true WARM white. Although the flame itself does not move, the glow inside it waxes and wanes in intensity like a real flame. No fake plastic circle in the top either, the wicks are very realistic with a slight dip in the wax as if they had just been lit withing the last 5 minutes. I could not be happier!!!!! The video was taken at night, the pics in the afternoon. Timer works great, easier than a remote. Fun watching them all turn on and off like dominoes within seconds of each other.