Christmas candle

[baubletime]

What do you recommend? I spent a fortune on the white company winter range last year for it to smell of nothing. Hugely disappointing. I quite like bath and body works candles but they can be a bit artificial smelling. I like the smell of a Christmas tree but not pine toilet cleaner!

OOh, thank you, going to treat myself

I was just about to recommend St Eval. Winter Thyme is nice too but it’s not as strong. It’s more herbal than spicy.

Always buy M&S’s light up candles, they’re beautiful.

Skandinavisk Skog Candle - it's the most gorgeous natural fir tree scent. I have a November birthday and DH usually gets me one to keep for burning in December.

I was gifted the Sapin last year and it’s lovely! The same person gave me a white company candle the year before the diptyque is much better quality as a candle and scent.

I like Glass & Wick candles. Beautiful packaging too.

https://glassandwick.com/

when you say burn resin, how do you do this?

Charles Farris candles are lovely

I have a little wax melt thing with a candle in the bottom and I put some resin in the dish at the top. Best to line the top with foil as it makes a horribly sticky mess which is hard to get out.

Or, fold a strip of tinfoil and make it into a bridge over a tealight with some resin on the top.of the bridge. Looks a bit shady but does the job.

@user593 have you tried Geodesis? If not give it a go. The fig is very similar and it’s much cheaper for daily use.

@FunnyOrca try geodesis. My go to now as more affordable than Diptique and really good

I always buy M&S Mandarin, Clove and Cinnamon. To me they smell lovely and Christmassy, but not fake or overpowering. And not crazy money.

I’ve been disappointed with even expensive candles that are supposed to smell of Christmas trees - more like pine loo cleaner, to me, anyway.

@baubletime I have Neom Christmas Wish and I love it. It makes my house smell clean and expensive 😄

I like St Eval Winter Thyme

So… I actually spent three years formulating our ‘Fir Trees’ scented non toxic natural wax candle, because I was sick of picking up “Christmas tree” that smelt like toilet cleaner 😅

If you fancy trying use code firstflame for a cheeky newbie discount!

www.aroma-quartz.com/collections/natural-wax-candles/products/fir-tree-limited-edition-coconut-wax-candle

I have two new Christmassy candles from Field Day. A pine one and a spicy one. It’s my new fave company after St Evals changed the formulation of two of my favourite scents.

Also Pomander by Diptyque.

I like IKEA candles. They’re reasonably priced and smell lovely.

I am sure I read that if a candle is in a container it can contain a higher amount of scent because it does not need to support itself.

St Eval have got 50% off some things for black Friday. (I don't work for them I just saw an ad on Facebook.)
There's mini christmas scented candles such as winter thyme in a cracker for about a fiver

Freckleface Evergreen or WC Winter

Sapin by Diptyque. Christmas pine done well.

Made the mistake of buying Jo Loves Christmas Trees candle last year. Ended up putting it on Olio - cloying and very synthetic.

Skandanavisk (you can get them in John lewis) skog scent is the best pine fragrance and you can easily burn it after Christmas as it's just really nice and wintery

I've bought some from tkmaxx today, they areade by DW homes and have some lovely festive ones, I've had them before and they smell amazing, burn well and last ages

The Aldi Christmas tree two years ago was amazing. Not overpowering but just like a real Christmas tree.