From LUMIRA’s Florescence candle inspired by the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney to Jo Malone’s JO LOVES’ Christmas Trees candle, here are 10 of this season’s loveliest candles for cosy December “sofa nights in”…
1. British home fragrance brand WILD CELIA’s “Pink Protea” £36 (a delightful new discovery) is avail HERE
scent notes: Sweet, soothing and bright. Floral notes of jasmine, ylang ylang and tuberose evoke memories of the tempestuous Cape sea while sugarbirds circle in search of the sweetest nectar of the wild Protea flower. The base note of smooth blond woods and gossamer musk makes for the perfect moment of reflection.
2. JO LOVES “Christmas Trees” £55 limited edition HERE
scent notes: Fresh pine weaves beautifully together with aromatic lavender, incense and amber to create a wonderfully warm and comforting fragrance.
“The delicious smell of fresh blue pine Christmas Trees covered with tiny white lights evokes the happiest of memories for me”
Jo Malone
3. NEOM ORGANICS “Christmas Wish” 3-wick candle £46 HERE
scent notes: a comforting blend of 13 pure essential oils including headliners:
Mandarin
Cinnamon
Tonka bean
4. SKIN ALCHEMISTS “Sweet Dreams” Intensive Skin Treatment Candle £36 avail HERE
The Ritual
Light the wick and let the wax to melt for 10 to 15 minutes whilst allowing the relaxing scent of jasmine, rose de mai and sweet orange to calm your mind.Take a bath or enjoy a warm drink. Blow out the flame and wait two minutes, then pour the warm, slightly hot wax directly onto the skin or into your hand and gently massage into your skin. Due to the low melting point of the waxes, the oil will never get too hot. This delicious and nutritious oil will leave skin silky smooth and fully nourished. Ideal as a warm body oil, or soul-soothing massage.
scent notes:
- amyris – sedative, used for muscle relaxation and mind calming
- lavender – for anxiety and emotional stress
- passion flower – a gentle sedative to calm insomnia
Skin Alchemists’ other skin treatment candle: Midnight’s Serenade
5. JOIK “Damascus Rose” £13.50 at LoveLula
scent notes: pure rose
6. LUMIRA “Florescence” (inspired by Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden) £54 (you can find Australian brand Lumira’s candles in the US and also London at Selfridges HERE)
scent notes:
Top: fruity, tangerine, clove
Mid: white flower, magnolia, jasmine, gardenia, neroli, basil
Base: musky, cashmere, vanilla, patchouli, amber, sandalwood
7. Divine fig… find ANCIENNE AMBIANCE “Alteeneh Fig” £46 at Ancienne Ambiance’s London boutique in Chelsea (3 Cale St, SW3) or online HERE
In Chelsea this weekend? Pop in and experience Ancienne Ambiance’s entire range of scented treats and candles…
scent notes: Woody/sweet/clean. A fresh, clean fragrance, Alteeneh (the Fig Tree in Aramaic) blends woody notes of the fig tree with the fruity sweetness of figs, both highly prized in antiquity. It is said that the fig was one of the first plants cultivated by humans and was a symbol of abundance. The Phoenicians, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all considered figs and fig wood to be sacred.
8. DIPTYQUE PARIS “Protective Pine” £53 at John Lewis HERE
scent notes:
At the dawn of the New Year, the Japanese place two small pines – a genuine tree of life – on the doorstep of their house to ensure that it remains a happy and prosperous home.
These conifers, which stay green even in deepest winter, are also a refuge for divinities. Pines, cedar trees and fir trees are linked with long life and unbroken happiness.
Diptyque’s Protective Pine candle combines scents of Siberian fir, balsam fir and cedar, plus aromatic notes of basil and sage – both of them sacred herbs – to wrap its protective aura around the people who light it.
9. VOYA “Glow” winter candle £25 available HERE
scent notes: Christmas orange cinnamon with a luxury spa twist…
10. CONNOCK LONDON Christmas Candle £35 HERE
New in for Christmas: Connock’s warm, earthy, cheerful and grounding limited edition candle…
scent notes: a warm, festive fragrance opening with spicy cinnamon and clove, a heart of clementine, mandarin and orange which is grounded by an earthy base of patchouli bringing a wonderfully luxurious seasonal scent to your home.
