Hi Wendy, thank you for your review of our product. We appreciate your feedback and hope that the additional beeswax strips we sent out help stabilize your taper candles. Human hands make all products at Creative Candles, so slight variations in sizing and color will exist. However, our eagle-eyed chandlers do what they can to keep these variations as minimal as possible.
If you ever have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to our Customer Service Extraordinaire, Donna. Toll-free - 800-237-9711, or email customerservice@creativecandles.com. Thanks!