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Scented candles as good as Jo Malone but less expensive?

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pinkbraces · 08/11/2011 22:19

I love the smell of Jo Malone candles, especially the pomegranate one but they are too expensive to be anything more than a luxury. Ive tried lots of others but they either dont have any scent or the scent doesnt last.

Does anyone know of a good alternative.

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djbite · 10/12/2015 22:11

Honestly, if you want the premium quality of Jo Malone with deliciously natural scents and no synthetic fragrance. Try www.celtic-candles.com They are made with essential oils

kylescandles · 05/04/2016 15:04

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DiscoSloth · 05/04/2016 15:08

www.glowhush.com

Have a look at these. She makes candles and wax melts that smell exactly like famous fragrances including jo malone. They are AMAZING!

wiltedcabbage · 12/10/2016 13:19

Huge fan of Bog Standard here - funny name (Irish company) but they smell fab & they do free UK postage. I send them to friends all the time as presents as they come wrapped in a box.

Lanaorana1 · 12/10/2016 13:55

Yet more cheers here for St Eval.

They do diffusers as well as candles, which is just as well as I have Bay & Rosemary on the go year-round. Superb example of British Business, too.

fruitatthebottom · 12/10/2016 13:58

Parkminster candles are lovely - really good quality classy fragrance and burn beautifully. Not cheap but nowhere near Jo Malone prices http://parkminster.co.uk/collections/candles]

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Pistachiois50pmore · 11/12/2016 16:45

I'm a Diptyque nerd but I just finished True Grace Vine Tomato. It was absolutely nothing like vine tomatoes but a good ripe green scent, along the lines of Diptyque Figuier. Really powerful. I also really like the & Other Stories candles especially Vaxhuset and Kungholmstorg. They use the same perfumier as Byredo. Amazing, expensive-smelling woodsy smells for about £17, only drawback is the wick isn't quite long enough so they leave half a cm of wax in the bottom.

Beewhisperer · 11/12/2016 16:59

This is someone resurrecting old treads to flog their candles. I would ukdnt bother Pistachiois50pmore*

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TweedyF · 04/02/2017 07:02

Coast Candles based in Dornoch do beautiful candles. I love Jo Malone and Jo Loves candles, but have found some amazing scents from Coast and they burn evenly.

syntheticharmony · 04/02/2017 09:59

Why so many deleted comments on a thread about candles!?

Anyway, I said this on another thread but Flamingo Candles are amazing! Discovered them just before Xmas and they're not too expensive.

syntheticharmony · 04/02/2017 10:00

Oops Zombie thread Blush

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hollyisalovelyname · 09/04/2017 08:59

Parks candles are lovely.
SecretSales often have them on sale.
Google them.
Max Benjamin are lovely too - their Mimosa one is gorgeous but I really dislike Pomegranate Noir so our taste is obviously different

thethoughtfox · 09/04/2017 09:51

Was gutted at Christmas when I bought my first Diptique candle and there was barely any throw. We have high ceilings but this was ridiculous. You could only smell it when you are standing right next to it. There was a stronger smell from my unlit John Lewis candle sitting near it.

BadTasteFlump · 09/04/2017 09:58

I hope op has found her candle by now - she started this thread six years ago Grin

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user1497997754 · 13/10/2017 08:45

Peckersniff candles are lovely from TK MAX

Tinamina · 23/01/2018 13:33

My favourite candles at the moment are Skylark candles Oudh Luxe and Spiced Mandarin. Absolutely love them. They smell fantastic.Smile

PasDeDeux · 23/01/2018 13:56

Another vote for TK Maxx, my local store has some great bargains!