The Comfort of Candlelight
Top 10 Candles to bring more hygge into your home
There is something so comforting about having candles lit around your home, restful soothing and cosy. As the days get shorter, I enjoy turning on the lights, drawing the curtains and lighting the candles. It is a grounding end to your day.
It’s not just the mesmerising flicker but also the smell that can evoke feelings as well as relax you. A candle can help to create the atmosphere in the room, with the many beautiful colours, heavenly scents and candle holders available the choice is vast.
Historically, candles are used in many cultures and religions. But, a candle has its own symbolism offering warmth, support and love. The light of a candle creates a feeling of optimism and hope. A candle’s scent also symbolises feelings to relax, or calm with smells that represent different times of the year. Our sense of smell is strongly tied with memory, so we often associate a specific scent with a moment or memory.
Top 10 Candles, incorporating smell, shape, colour and ingredients.
Self Care Company - @selfcarecompany
Healthy home, healthy mind. Hand crafted, small batches of candles to help naturally combat anxiety, stress and low mood, through the power of aromatherapy. Natural soy candles are blended with a mix of essential oils, each one individually crafted to assist you in your personal self-care routine. All home pieces are vegan + eco friendly.
Neroli, Rosemary, Grapefruit + Lavender Aromatherapy Candle £25.00
NEW candle for Autumn / Winter. This scent was created for those cold, grey days, we wanted to create something that is as comforting as a cuddle and this blend is truly it. The top note of Neroli is like a warm hug that wraps around you when you are feeling off balance.
2. Planty Kate - @plantykate
The ethos behind the range is that it must be well sourced, as sustainable as possible, smell great, perform brilliantly and above all bring fun and joy in their use. Candles are made using rapeseed wax, a great soil enriching crop and native to the UK and Europe. Their aluminium containers are made in the UK in a factory that uses solar power to generate its electricity. Handmade in Somerset.
Brizo - Sea salt, Cypress and Juniper berry candle £16
In Ancient Greek Brizo is the Goddess who was known as the protector of mariners, sailors and fishermen. Salty Sea air inspires this fresh and clean fragrance. Sea salt and Driftwood are elevated by woody Cypress and sharpened with Black Pepper and Juniper essential oil. Frankincense anchors this blend.
3. Hay - @haydesign
Candy shop assortment of candles, their original shapes and extensive palette, HAY's Candles aren’t just for burning; they can be used as decorative elements in themselves. Made in Italy, they come in twisted, conical, or spiral variants in a wide range of colours. Available at a wide range of retailers.
Candle spiral set of 6 green/artic blue/teal £25.00
These delicately spiralled candles by HAY come in a tonal pastel palette of sage green, sky blue and teal. They come in a six-pack -- two of each colour -- and each one gives six hours of burning time.
4. Bableit - @bableit
Every Bable candle is hand painted by Bianca. No two are exactly the same, this is what makes them so unique. They are extremely delicate and have to be handled with care.
Cosmic Love Candle - £14
As each of these beautiful candles is hand painted you have to keep an eye out for when they are in stock, they fly out!
5. Natural Spa Factory - @natural_spa_factory
Clean, ethical and conscientious skincare, working for you and your values. Producing insanely good products that have exquisite ingredients and are made in small batches to keep them in their best condition. We specialise in seasonal, bespoke and private label treatments and collections with products that are made either here in the UK or in the home of scent – France.
Amber Noir Candle (220G) £26.00
Soothing soy wax vegan candle.
Top notes of grapefruit, lemon and rum leading into a heart of black lily, rose and geranium with a twist of pomegranate backed with herbs and spices on a luxurious base of black amber, cedarwood, sandalwood and patchouli.
50hrs burning time
6. Neom - @neomorganics
Expertly blended 100% natural, super-complex fragrances use only the purest possible essential oils to give you true wellbeing benefits to help you sleep better, stress less, boost your energy or lift your mood. All our products are ethically sourced. No harsh chemicals, no artificial colours, no paraffin or mineral wax, only 100% natural fragrances that boost your wellbeing.
Christmas Wish Scented Candle (3 Wick) £46.00
Christmas in a candle. Surround your home with the limited edition natural wellbeing fragrance Christmas Wish. A soothing, traditional scent with expertly blended spicy and fruity oils of mandarin, cinnamon and tonka bean, plus 10 other essential oils to help you relax, unwind and creating a warming vibe in your home during the busy festive period.
7. Kuki Candles - @kuki_candles
Kuki Candles is a creator of natural hand poured candles, bath salts and scented goods to enhance relaxation rituals. We believe in creating products that are natural, clean and kind to your mind, body and environment.
Lime, Basil & Mandarin £23.99
Top notes of Sicilian lime and zesty bergamot, alluring hearty notes of ripe mandarin, white florals, and peppery basil. Base notes of velvety patchouli and green vetivert. A classic combination of modern scents designed to lift the spirits and reinvigorate the senses.
8. Georg Jensen - @georgjensen
A Danish design house renowned for artistic boldness and superior craftsmanship. A traditional Danish Advent candle.
2020 Advent Calendar Candle
Variant: Gold £16
Keep the old traditions alive or create a new family ritual as you count down the days until Christmas with this 2020 calendar light from Georg Jensen. Designed by Sanne Lund Traberg, this beautiful snow-white candle emanates that special Christmas feeling with its beautiful snowflakes in gold and various silver detailing.
9. Hazel and Blue - @hazel_andblue
Simple, honest ingredients, bringing you a sense of calmness, nature and wellbeing into your home...
Made with natural, eco friendly ingredients all sourced within the UK, our sustainable products are ethical, vegan and eco friendly, with all of our packaging being 100% recyclable.
Eco soy candles and candle making kits. Their candle making kits are all eco friendly, vegan and sustainable.
‘Let Your Light Shine’ Soy Candle £27.00
‘Let Your Light Shine’ Soy Candle A Beautiful limited edition hand stamped white porcelain soy and natural wick candle. Lovingly hand poured with our eco friendly natural 100% soy wax and fragrance oils.
This is a limited edition soy candle, specially handmade this winter. Relax and unwind with this beautiful bespoke porcelain handmade scented candle.
Hand poured with our relaxing scented oils of Grapefruit and Mimosa, a fresh clean aroma which is cosy and calming.
Christmas Soy Candle Making Kit - £28.00
Winter Spice Introducing our new attractive and fun 100 % eco-friendly nature inspired candle making kits. Our Christmas Candle Making kit are perfect for getting into the festive spirit!
You will be able to create your own Christmas scented natural soy candles and enjoy the beautiful festive aroma. The carefully selected fragrance and essential oils of Winter Spice will create a beautiful festive scent in your home.
10. British Colour Standard - @britishcolourstandard
We design and create high-quality products at affordable prices - but not at the cost of our planet or the artisans who work hard to create the products for us. We visit all our manufacturers to check the quality of the materials and where they're being sourced from. Our aim is that our products are either recyclable, made from recycled materials, fair trade or eco wherever possible.
Small Striped Ball Eco Candle In Guardsman Red, Pearl & Olive £14.00
Colourful ball candles with a twist.
Our eco, fair trade hand poured ball candles are striped in bold bands of British Colour Standard Guardsman Red, Pearl & Olive.
25 hour burn time, with a tall clean flame. 80mm
Homely candles, whether you want to create a cosy room, nurture yourself and others or with Christmas coming, bring in those memory making smells.
Always remember to blow out your candles before bed!
