I wasn't entirely sure what these were at a glance, based on the packaging alone I thought these were some kind of chilled candies. But no, they're actually soft candy lollies which looks like one of those Kutsuwa eraser kits gone wrong. I got it for RM 7.70 at Isetan KLCC. Their selection has gotten very good as of late so I strongly recommend looking around there if you want to try out any of their Japanese candies.
The flavours that you're given are pretty apparent from the packaging; strawberry and lemon. And this is one of those kits where the contents are blind packed too. The wrapper shows a panda and a lion, but I got a bunny and an elephant instead.
There are four different molds you can possibly draw, with the giraffe and bear looking like the cutest.
Inside you'll get the pair of aforementioned press-molds, the soft candy and four lollipop sticks to use.
On opening the candy I was hit by some great smells. The candy is soft and the lemon smells tangy while the strawberry smelled a bit sweet but not too artificial. It was looking great so far. How it works is you have to pluck off the desired bits of soft candy and press them into different sections of the press, since both flavours go pretty well together it doesn't matter where you place them either.
When you're satisfied with the placement of things, stick the stick in the middle and press it down as far as it'll go. Pop it off and what you get? adorably cute lollies!
The candy itself is soft and easy to manipulate, though it gets sticky if you handle it for too long. You've got enough material to make 4 sticks worth but I somehow ended up with extra. The molds are a breeze to use too, nothing got stuck! which is pretty neat in itself because mold kits tend to tell you to either spray the molds with water or oil them.
Spire sez: This is definitely a fun kit that's meant to be shared. They even give a little extra candy so there's room for error. The candy is not too sweet, its just right in my opinion. Both the lemon and strawberry taste true to their flavours without artificialness, though I also find the kit requires crazy levels of manual dexterity to get candy into the tiny parts of the mold else the candies can end up looking pretty creepy with holes and stuff. Overall I think it'll be a hit with slightly older kids.
Spire's Ratings
Flavor: 4/5
Price: 5/5
DIY level: Easy
Fun: 3/5
