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No More Pine: Bella Freud Loving Candle
Despite my undying love for scented candles, I have never been a huge fan of the Christmas versions – there is only so much pine and clove I can take. I do like the house to smell nice during holidays, however, and I also think a pretty candle works well as ..
Tom Dixon Oil: Scented Candle as Decoration
As a general rule, I like beautiful things better than I like ugly things. I’m somewhat puzzled by stuff that looks completely hideous: why make these things? Who buys them? Anyway, I shouldn’t get agitated. There are exceptions – I have only once bought a p..
Cire Trudon Cyrnos: Mediterranean Sunshine in a Candle
I must say I sort of panicked last week when I realised I had finished all my scented candles. I’m not a full-blown candle addict, I often go weeks without burning any and it’s more of a nice bonus for me than a must. Especially in the spring and summer, the..
The Smell of a Very Handsome Man (a.k.a. Arquiste Art Deco Velvet Candle)
My sister, who isn’t easily impressed by frivolous luxury products, took one sniff of the Arquiste Art Deco Velvet candle and exclaimed: “Oh, it smells like a very handsome man!” I believe this to be very close to the original premise of the scent – Art Deco..
3 Candles for Spring
I used to find scented candles the most pointless things in the world. If there was anything I did consider more pointless, it was expensive scented candles. And I just could not understand why someone would burn them in spring or summer!?! Winter, maybe, if..