Summer candles: 10 of the best
While candles aren't "beauty" products per se, they are wonderful mood boosters - and when you're happy, you look better. Do. These scented wax pots also have the power to evoke memories of distant places. So if you're not going on vacation this year - or if you're just working from home - a candle can make your environment more pleasant. Which, again, makes you happy. So how to choose? Scent is subjective, but those reminiscent of garden ingredients work well in the summer. Good candles are expensive (as my husband once said, it's like burning money). But you get what you pay for. More expensive candles are formulated with high quality wax and real scented oils. Very cheap candles tend to contain a lot of chemicals, which is why they can cause headaches and nausea. For affordable luxury, try Beauty Pie. Mini candles from brands such as Trudon are also a smart buy. And if you decide to splurge, don't burn your candle for more than a few hours at a time. Otherwise you will come to the end of the wick very quickly. Which would really be a waste of money.
1. Aromatherapy Associates Forest Therapy Candle £48, aromatherapyassociates.com 2. Loewe Cucumber Candle £78, loewe.com 3. Boy Smells Italian Kush Candle £42, selfridges.com 4. Bamford Explorer Geranium Candle £100, bamford.com 5. Trudon Josephine candle £36, trudon.co.uk 6. Jo Malone x Jean Francois Piege Violet and Bergamot leaf candle £65, jomalone.co.uk 7. Nénuphar Carrière Frères candle £49, carrierefreres.co.uk 8. Diptyque Lemongrass candle £51, diptyqueparis.com 9. Granado Pharmacias Bossa scented candle £39, libertylondon.com 10. Beauty Pie Praia do Paraiso candle from £25, beautypie.com
Follow Funmi on Twitter @FunmiFetto
While candles aren't "beauty" products per se, they are wonderful mood boosters - and when you're happy, you look better. Do. These scented wax pots also have the power to evoke memories of distant places. So if you're not going on vacation this year - or if you're just working from home - a candle can make your environment more pleasant. Which, again, makes you happy. So how to choose? Scent is subjective, but those reminiscent of garden ingredients work well in the summer. Good candles are expensive (as my husband once said, it's like burning money). But you get what you pay for. More expensive candles are formulated with high quality wax and real scented oils. Very cheap candles tend to contain a lot of chemicals, which is why they can cause headaches and nausea. For affordable luxury, try Beauty Pie. Mini candles from brands such as Trudon are also a smart buy. And if you decide to splurge, don't burn your candle for more than a few hours at a time. Otherwise you will come to the end of the wick very quickly. Which would really be a waste of money.
1. Aromatherapy Associates Forest Therapy Candle £48, aromatherapyassociates.com 2. Loewe Cucumber Candle £78, loewe.com 3. Boy Smells Italian Kush Candle £42, selfridges.com 4. Bamford Explorer Geranium Candle £100, bamford.com 5. Trudon Josephine candle £36, trudon.co.uk 6. Jo Malone x Jean Francois Piege Violet and Bergamot leaf candle £65, jomalone.co.uk 7. Nénuphar Carrière Frères candle £49, carrierefreres.co.uk 8. Diptyque Lemongrass candle £51, diptyqueparis.com 9. Granado Pharmacias Bossa scented candle £39, libertylondon.com 10. Beauty Pie Praia do Paraiso candle from £25, beautypie.com
Follow Funmi on Twitter @FunmiFetto
What's Your Reaction?
