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Christmas at home
Scent of christmas
Here are some of the best festive candles to brighten up your home over the festive period
Christmastime just smells good: Chestnuts roasting over an open fire, mulled wine, gingerbread and cinnamon – there’s something so cosy and warm about these seasonal scents.
But you can’t be permanently roasting chestnuts, so a scented candle is the perfect solution.
marBle topped vanilla sCented Candle Gold, £5 (from £15), river island (riverisland.Com)
A vanilla scented candle is a classic for a reason: It’s sweet without being overpowering, and just cosy enough to make it feel like Christmas.
Blue spruCe and frosted pine inClusion
Candle, £15, national trust (sHop. nationaltrust.
orG.uk)
This basically
smells like
a Christmas
tree. To add to
the effect, it has
branches and festive
plants embedded in the wax.
CaCao & vanilla sCented Candle, £28, Hotel CHoColat (HotelCHoColat.Com)
As well as cacoa and vanilla, this has hints of musk, cedar wood and amber – and could induce hunger pangs.
skandinavisk Baer (Berry) sCented Candle, £30, nest (nest.Co.uk)
You can’t go wrong with the smell
of winter berries at Christmas – it’ll have you reaching for another slice of pavlova.
personalised sCented Candle Xmas roBin, from £14.99, GettinG personal (GettinGpersonal.Co.uk) A personalised candle would make for a great gift.
franGipani Glow Candle, £32, elemis (elemis.Co.uk)
Warm up a cold evening with this
luxurious frangipani candle from Elemis,
which has undertones of
coconut, ylang ylang and
vanilla.
winter BirCH pine Cone
Candle, £3, sainsBury’s Home (sainsBurysHome.Co.uk)
It may not smell like Christmas, but it’s hard to resist how festive this pine-cone shaped candle is.
larGe spiCed CHristmas tea Candle, £45, fortnum & mason (fortnumandmason.Com)
This is a bit of a splurge, but you won’t regret the luxurious smell of spiced Christmas tea – and it will last you a few festive seasons.
CHristmas spiCe BoXed Candle, £5, sainsBury’s Home (sainsBurysHome.Co.uk)
This candle combines homely Christmas spices in a tasteful maroon-patterned glass.
let it snow CHristmas Candle, £8, dorotHy perkins (dorotHyperkins.Com)
Expect notes of bergamot, orange, saffron and patchouli from this candle.