Air Wick Colour Change Candle

I’ve been waiting ages to use my Air Wick Colour Change Candle because it smells so Christmassy!  It’s been sitting in my cupboard but I made myself wait until after my birthday (that was on Tuesday) before I opened it.

We lit the candle last night and I really really love it!  It smells amazing – mulled wine and cinnamon apple – and it’s so pretty with the colour change.  When it’s not lit the wax is just white and it comes in a plain frosted glass holder so will fit in with any colour your room is decorated.

You can buy the candle in most supermarkets and it’s currently on offer at ASDA for just £3.  I might just go and buy another one…….

Yankee Candles

Yankee Candles are some of my favourite scented candles.  I’ve got two new summery scents which are perfect on days like this when it’s tipping down with rain even though it’s the middle of August!  ‘Beach Walk’ is a lovely pale blue colour and it smells really fresh and outdoorsy.  ‘Sun & Sand’ captures the smell of a beach really well and there is even a hint of sun cream!

This set actually came with a ‘Seaside Shade’ which I’m not really very keen on!

QVC have lots of different sets of candles you can choose from; different scents, different sizes, different shades (some without shades)…  I’ve already got my eye on some of the Christmas range!

Beer Bottle Candles

The St Eval Candle Company has loads of lovely candles.  I love the beer bottle candles which smell of lemon and thyme.  There are a few different designs to choose from……

I think everyone would love these candles so they might even make a good Father’s Day present.

Rustic Rose Pillar Candle

Over Christmas I had an Orange and Cinnamon candle tin from the St Eval Candle Company which smelled amazing.  My second candle from the same company is the Rustic Rose Pillar Candle which also smells gorgeous.  It costs £11 and should burn for 90 hours.  I would definitely recommend it especially with Valentine’s Day coming up!

St Eval Candle Company has so many lovely candles you’re sure to find something.  They have tealights, pillar candles, candles in tins or glasses with different colours and patterns as well as a few outdoor candles and even garden flares!  Although they are quite expensive compared to places like IKEA, it’s worth it as they smell more natural somehow and don’t give off the soot you can get from cheaper candles.

You can either buy online or from one of the stockists listed here.

Decléor Candle Trio

You’ve probably heard of Decléor, a company selling skincare products?  When I had the only facial I’ve ever had, the therapist used Decléor products and they were really good.  I didn’t realise that they sold anything other than skincare products but I’ve got this lovely gift set of three scented candles.  The scents are amber, neroli and cedar which are quite unusual.  (Neroli is apparently an essential oil which comes from the blossoms of the bitter orange tree.)  You can burn the candles either separately or together to get a range of different scents.  They come in a dark purple box and the trio of candles are in purple holders, each of which is the perfect size to house a tealight once the original candle is burnt.  The gift set is quite expensive at £21.75 but would make the perfect gift for a candle lover.

Icy Blue Pine

Icy Blue Pine is the new Christmassy scented candle by Votivo. I really like the packaging of the candle – it comes in a thick cardboard blue, silver and black box which is easy to open and looks very fancy. The candle itself is in a silver holder and is quite big. It smells very strong even without lighting it so will make the room smell Christmassy as soon as you open the box. As you would expect from the name, the candle is made to smell like a pine tree although it also reminds me of snow – I don’t think I’ve ever smelt a candle like this before! It is completely different to the usually Christmas scents of orange and spices. At £34 it is a lot more than I would usually spend on a candle (especially seeing as I am a student) but I do love it so when I’ve finished uni and got a proper job maybe I’ll try some more Votivo candles!

St Eval Candle Company

This Orange & Cinnamon candle by the St Eval Candle Company has got to be the most Christmassy candle ever!  It comes in a tin decorated with holly and Father Christmas with a big bag of presents.  I really love the smell which makes it feel like Christmas time even now in October – I can’t wait to be able to use it nearer to Christmas.  You can get the Christmas Tin in two other scents as well – Figgy Pudding and Inspiritus which is a mix of spices including nutmeg & cloves.

The St Eval Candle Company is based in Cornwall where it makes candles using traditional methods and materials from renewable sources whenever possible.  All of the packaging is sourced from recycled materials.  At £11.40 I would definitely recommend buying one of these Christmas Tins to keep the house smelling lovely in the run up Christmas!



The Spitalfields Candle Co

I’ve got the Rose Geranium scented candle by The Spitalfields Candle Co.  It smells gorgeous and leaves the house smelling lovely for quite a while after I’ve blown it out.  Usually scented candles seem to be the colour you would expect them to be, (if you know what I mean!) so I was quite surprised to find that the Rose Geranium candle is actually white instead of pink.  I think this is much better as it means it can go in every room in the house without clashing with the walls!  When I looked on the website I noticed that all of the candles are white which is good as you can pick your favourite scent rather that just going for the one which matches the room best.

The Spitalfields Candle Co is based in London where they produce 100% natural candles.   All of their candles come in a glass holder in either 60g or 200g.  The 60g candles burn for around 10 hours and the 200g candles for approximately 45 hours.  You can either buy the candles online or from a number of shops around the country.

Indulgence Candle

I really love the Indulgence Candle by Aromatherapy Associates.  It comes in a neat and tidy gold box without loads of plastic wrapping and the candle itself is inside a frosted glass holder.

The candle smells of jasmine and geranium which is a perfect combination and is not overpowering like some scented candles can be.  I’ve read in the past that cheap scented candles are made using paraffin waxes which give off toxins, acetone, soot and lead.  They also give off carcinogenic toxins which, over a long period of time, can cause cancer.  The Indulgence Candle however is made from 100% naturally derived wax making in much safer but also much more expensive at £24.  I wouldn’t normally pay this much for a candle but I really love this one so much I think I would make an exception!  It is also a brilliant gift for Christmas or any other occasion.

The candle has approximately 30 hours of burning time (I haven’t actually burnt it for that long yet so can’t say whether this is true or not!).  You can buy the candle either online or from hotel spas across the country, Liberty of London and Fortnum & Mason.