Tomorrow we’ll be celebrating The Year of The Rat (Chinese New Year). An animal that symbolises wealth and the beginning of a new day. The Amazing Blog will be catching up with friends, wearing bright colours, dancing in the streets and watching the fireworks. But most of all, we’ll be being peaceful at home, lighting candles and giving thanks for all the good things that we’ve been lucky enough to receive. We love creating harmonious surroundings with some beautiful and fragrantly rich candles. Candles have long been one of the most preferred ways of setting a mood, and we’re here to carry that legacy forward introducing you to four of our #amazingfinds.
We received a candle from a+ FFIRMATION CULTURE. The brand creates beautiful hand-poured coconut wax candles for the purpose of self-care. They believe happy minds are key to a happy, fulfilled and healthy life. Affirmation Culture hopes to send love and good vibes daily to all who live on Mother Earth through candles and affirmations since 2019. With over 8 different ‘mindfully made’ candles in the range, the company aims to create safe, clean-burning candles that reduce the toxic load in your home to improve health and mental clarity.
The Empowered Mind candle here is made with amber, cinnamon and frankincense. Hand-poured in London it is a coconut wax candle made for the purpose of self-care. Their candles are clean burning and are made with the healing properties of essential oils and include positive affirmations for daily use. The affirmations stimulate positive thinking and perspectives, allowing you to overcome limiting beliefs so you can live your best life. Its beautiful fragrance is the perfect companion to your morning coffee as you begin your busy day. This candle is primarily for clarity and focus and exactly what you need to put your mind at ease and clear your thoughts. The Empowered Mind candle is available here 190g at £36 with approximately 40 hours burning time.
Up next we have the Fig and Sandalwood scented candle by Morris & Co. Heathcote and Ivory have successfully taken William Morris’s designs, associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement and used them to place these stunning candles in the vegan leather outer cases which are embossed with the Morris & Co designer cases. There are four scents in the range which also include: Sea Salt & Waterlily, Suede & Amber and Tuberose & Honeysuckle. We’ve written about a few of their products before, you can read more about them here.
The Morris & Co Candle has a beautiful and invigorating fragrance that will leave you feeling warm and cosy as you unwind in the evenings. The fresh, green, earthy celebration of the classic fruit and the sun-warmed blackcurrant leaves, all on a grounding base of sandalwood and tonka is just perfect for this time of year! Presented in an elegant rich purple vegan leather embossed outer case with the heritage Acanthus design, the candle will sit beautifully in your humble abode. This Morris & Co Candle is available here £26 for 200g with approx. 40 mins burning time.
B Loved’s Naturally Scented Candles are also absolutely magnificent. Made with soy wax and pure essential oils, it is a natural and vegan-friendly product. They are a bespoke aromatherapy candle & product making company based in the UK who take great pride in hand pouring every candle and have a wide range of beautiful, natural scents to choose from. B Loved Candles has been awarded ‘Best Bespoke Chandlery 2019 - Home Counties’ within the Health, Beauty & Wellness Awards hosted by LUX-Life.
We tried The Balancer which is made with geranium, patchouli and bergamot. The geranium is for harmonising and balancing moods and also helps relieve anxiety and stress. The patchouli has uplifting and grounding properties and the bergamot is great for relieving daily tensions. This is the perfect candle for when you need to unwind after a long day and require some peace, quiet and ‘me time’. The brand offers seven natural scent combinations for you to choose from. Their fragrances are uplifting and have the ability to enrich your well-being. What’s even better is that their candle boxes are reusable; you can use them to store jewellery or even make up brushes! The Balancer is available here 200g for £20.
Finally, last but not the least; we have a candle by Ancienne Ambiance London. Ancienne Ambiance is a London-based luxury goods brand inspired by antiquity, specialising in producing high-end scented candles. Conceived from a passion for fragrance and five generations of family heritage in antiquities Adriana Carlucci founded Ancienne Ambiance in 2004. Family run, Ancienne Ambiance has since expanded and is dedicated to providing the most bespoke services in luxury shopping. Regular readers may remember that we reviewed some of their other home and body care products here. Today it’s all about their Tuberosa Tuberose candle. It is both heady and warm, with rich creamy white floral notes. It is a fantastical fragrance fit for the ultimate seductress and queen of fragrance herself, Cleopatra. The candles are hand-poured with slow-burning beeswax and lead-free wick. We absolutely adore the stunning pink glass container the candle, it comes in at £40 for a 200g candle with an astonishing 60-65 hours of burning time here.
By adding a few candles dotted around a room can instantly lift your spirit and adds an intimacy. Each of these candles will indeed create the perfect ambient light and thus perfect the mood for the year ahead! Wishing you all 恭喜发财 / 恭喜發財 (Gōngxǐ fācái) “Happiness and prosperity!”