Christmas candles to keep you calm and joyful

Christmas candles to keep you calm and joyful

When we designed our range of Christmas refillable candles we had one thing in mind: connecting you with the old magic of Christmas. 

Every one of our festive Original Scent Recipes is written to use the power of scent to help you feel your calmest and most joyful this festive season. From our 'Twas The Night Before Refillable Candle which smells like a house right on the cusp of Christmas Day with scent notes of boardgames, mince pies and cinnamon. To our Midwinter candle which captures the scents found in the height of winter, think frosty evergreens and the rich oil of spruce and pine. 

Christmas Candles: Using Scent To Help You Feel Festive

We've written time and time again about the power of scent, and how it can profoundly change how you feel. Scent is hardwired to the part of our brain that holds our memories which is like having a direct line to our emotions. Fragrance, depending on what memories or feelings it brings to mind, can have a very felt impact on how you feel and what thoughts rise to the surface of our busy thought lives. 

Our luxurious range of hand poured refillable Christmas candles tap into the most evocative scents found in nature around Christmas, and the scents that spark joyful nostalgia, to help shift your posture into feeling festive, calm and joyful. 

'Twas The Night Before Refillable Christmas Candle: Boardgames, Cinnamon Spice and Mince Pies

‘Twas The Night Before, one of our celebrated Refillable Christmas Candles captures the scent of a home right on the cusp of that magic hour, on Christmas Eve, when all is quiet and everyone is united in joyful anticipation of what’s to come. Its Original Scent Recipe of Boardgames, Cinnamon Spice and Mince Pies is deliciously sweet, spicy and woody.

The kids are in bed, listening out for hooves on the rooftop and adults are curled up, sherry in hand, wondering what’s left to wrap.

This candle is an exuberant celebration of Christmas day, of the joy of anticipation and of the sheer wonder that a day spent together with food and excitement aplenty can still create.

This candle is for the Christmas devotees, the die hard celebrators, the present givers, stocking fillers, fridge-stuffers, Christmas adorers amongst us. May this year be our most magical yet.

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'Tidings' Refillable Christmas Scented Candle: Pantry Spices and Seasoned Oak

Tidings, our spice-filled, refillable, Christmas candle achieves a perfect balance of sweetness, spice and woodiness. An intoxicating combination of Pantry Spices and Seasoned Oak reminds you of all the best things about Christmastime.

While complex, this scent recipe doesn’t overwhelm you, rather it fills your home and spreads its glad tidings, encouraging you to relax and savour the festive season.

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'Wonder' Refillable Christmas Scented Candle: Starlight and Snow.

How better to spend your festive nights than surrounded by the scent of starlight and snow? Wonder, our refillable Christmas candle, has a transformative blend of spruce, herbs and petrichor (the only oil to capture the scent of rain, of stone, of snow). All together, the fragrance creates a transcendent moment. Breathe deep and let this magical scent recipe fill your nights with wonder.

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'Midwinter' Refillable Christmas Scented Candle: Pine Needles and Oud

Midwinter, one of our luxurious, refillable, Christmas candles, is filled with the festive scent of Pine Needles and Oud. Inspired by the historic tradition of bringing an evergreen bough into the home, this Original Scent Recipe harks back to the simple, rooted pleasures of a Christmas season celebrated with nods to nature and gloriously slow days.If you’re captivated by the beauty of nature in the depths of winter, if the sight of frost alighting blades of grass sparks a deep joy in you, then our Midwinter candle was poured for you.

This transformative fragrance floods your home with scent, creating a captivating atmosphere with rich layers of wood and luxurious Oud.

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'Silent Stars' Scented Candle Refill - Sandalwood and Stone

Silent Stars is our evocative Pillar Refill scented with Sandalwood and Stone. Inspired by the intense perfume of old stone and incense found in ancient cathedrals this candle offers a moment of divine inspiration.

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A Mindful Christmas Candle Practice

We always encourage our candle family to savour the moment when they light their scented candle. Simple things like pausing to trim your wick and using one of our tactile match pots can act as footholds, rooting you in the moment. 

Once you've lit your Christmas scented candle, pause for a few moments and take a long, slow, breath in. 

Focus on the scent, noting what it brings to mind. Does it take you back to a particular memory? Spark a certain feeling? Or take your mind to a favourite food or place?

Let yourself sink into whatever the scent has brought to mind, luxuriating in it. 

Christmas Tree Candle? Remember Your Christmas Is Yours And Yours Alone

We tried to avoid using phrases like 'this candle smells like Christmas' when describing our range of wonderful refillable Christmas candles. Everyone's Christmas is unique. For some people Christmas smells like winter spices and sugary pastry, for others it the fresh, wet smell of snowfall and starry nights.  Perhaps the most festive fragrance for you is the evocative scent of woodsmoke? 

‘Hearth & Home’ Refillable Scented Candle: Book Pages & Woodsmoke

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So, when choosing which Christmas candle you're going to opt for this year, pay attention to the Original Scent Recipes and choose the one that resonates most with you. You'll be able to tell as you read each one's description which one is right for you by simply noting which one connects as you scan the words. 

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