It uses a plasma arc rather than a flame, and the long neck reaches right down into a deep jar candle without you having to tip it sideways or singe your knuckles.
Anyone with a few decent candles knows this problem well. Once a jar candle burns down a few centimetres, a match becomes genuinely impractical and you end up dropping it in.
It recharges over USB-C, so it uses the same cable as most modern phones and you can top it up on the same charger rather than hunting for lighter fluid or buying another disposable.
Being windproof, it also works outdoors where a normal lighter won’t — lighting a barbecue, a fire pit or a camping stove in a breeze without shielding it with your hand.
There’s a safety switch as well, which matters if it’s going to live in a kitchen drawer full of random objects or anywhere a curious child might find it.
It’s a small, practical upgrade that people are quietly delighted by, because the problem it fixes is one they’ve been putting up with without ever thinking to solve it.
It suits candle lovers, cooks, campers and anyone who keeps finding that the lighter in the drawer has run out at the worst possible moment.
Before you buy, check they’ve got a USB-C cable in the house. If they’re still on older chargers, add one to the gift — a lighter that can’t be recharged is just an ornament.
✔ Plasma arc rather than a flame, so no burnt fingers
✔ Long neck reaches deep into burnt-down jar candles
✔ Recharges over USB-C using the same cable as your phone
✔ Windproof, so it works outdoors at a barbecue or fire pit
✔ Safety switch for a drawer or a house with children
