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These Christmas candles will make your home smell like a winter wonderland this year
All you need to get you in the festive mood! 🎄
While Christmas is still a way away, we can't help but get excited for the festive season ahead. From decorating your home with beautiful Christmas garlands and wreaths as well as decorating your Christmas tree with pretty baubles, there's still nothing like a flickering Christmas candle to ramp up the festive ambience in your home.
With the festive season being one of the busiest times of the year for most of us, a beautiful scented candle is all you need to switch off for a moment of zen amongst the madness. They also make a gorgeous gift for any women or mums in your life, as well as a home gift for someone special this year.
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Choosing from a selection of high-street retailers and our favourite luxury homes and beauty brands, we've handpicked our 12 favourite warm and wintry fragrances to fill your home with this Christmas 2024. With many of them including notes of cinnamon, mistletoe, nutmug, fir tree, and many more other blends we all associate with the most wonderful time of year, you'll simply want to snap up these candles before they sell-out this year.
Taking care of your Christmas candles
There are a few easy things you can do to get the best out of your Christmas candle this year:
- Always burn your candle for a couple of hours when first lighting it – this ensures the top layer of wax will fully melt, making for an even burn the next time.
- Keep the wick trimmed to approximately 5mm. This will stop the candle from burning too quickly and prevent black smoke and soot marks.
- If your candle comes with a lid, leave it on when you’re not using it to stop dust from settling onto the wax.
The 12 best Christmas candles for 2024:
Homes and Gardens Editor, James Cunningham says: "Made in England using natural wax, this sustainable candle looks beautiful and smells delicious."
"The iconic London department store Fortnum & Mason is known for stocking exotic tea leaves, and this candle features wax scented with notes of its favourite spiced varieties."
The White Company Winter Signature Candle
The White Company's winter candle is one of the nation's favourite festive candles, and we understand why. Not only is it a beautiful home gift this year, it's spicy, zesty scent promises to fill any room with a wonderful warming aroma this Christmas.
Salted Caramel, Log Fires and Snowflakes
Bring the slopes to your home with this beautiful apres-ski Christmas candle this season. Experience three different notes in succession when lighting the wick, starting with the sweet warmth of Salted Caramel, transitioning to the rich, smoky essence of Log Fires, and concluding with the crisp, fresh notes of Snowflakes. Truly magical!
M&S Christmas Townhouse Light Up Candle
Marks and Spencer's best-selling Christmas candle every year, this light-up candle is all you need to get you in festive mood. The decorative glass features a charming snowy town scene that comes to life when the wick is lit.
M&S Mandarin, Clove & Cinnamon Car Candle
If you're looking for a Christmas candle that is a decoration too, then you'll love this jovial red car candle. Simply light the wick to fill any room in your home with a warming fragrance of mandarin, clove and cinnamon.
Promising to fill your home with a divine festive scent, this Lily-flame Christmas candle is a wonderful and affordable option this year. Consisting of a warm blend of cinnamon and cloves, this fragrance is a classic Christmas scent.
It wouldn't be Christmas without Goutal's beloved limited edition candle. This year's is particularly beautiful: the same signature scent of pine trees and orange rind, but this time packaged in a truly opulent navy and gold glass jar. The fragrance burns for up 50 hours, and smells incredible even before it's lit. (The GH beauty team likes to pass it between them, sniffing and sighing in ecstasy)
Junior Homes Writer Christina Geggus says: "As soon as it gets to November, I start to burn this beautiful Cosy Nights candle. A rich blend of pure essential oils including sandalwood, frankincense and nutmeg, this festive scent is always what I want to put on come the end of a long, winter's day."
James also recommends the spiced tea candle from Fortnum & Mason, he says: "The iconic London department store Fortnum & Mason is known for stocking exotic tea leaves, and this candle features wax scented with notes of its favourite spiced varieties."
Looking for a Christmas candle shaped like a Christmas tree? These pretty scented candles will bring the fresh aroma of pine trees to your living room this year.
One of our go-to places for gifts come the festive season, why not try Jo Malone's new Christmas candle for 2024. The epitome of the perfect nightcap, light this candle when unwinding in the evening to embrace the candles enigmatic notes of whisky and cedarwood.
Bring a cosy ambience to any space in your home with this warming candle from Cowshed. Known for its luxurious bodycare, you won't go far wrong gifting someone this special candle this Christmas.
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