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Christmas candles 2022: The best scents and most stylish

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Amidst all the focus on Christmas food and decor it can be easy to overlook the power of scent in setting a festive tone. We’ve done the work and rounded up our favourite Christmas scents based on good looks and fabulous smells.

Ecoya Christmas: Strawberry Spritz Madison Candle: Created by Australian candle Ecoya, this limited edition scent has a very summery feel. It combines spritzy pink grapefruit, pineapple, strawberry, passionfruit, guava and malt. $46.95.

Ecoya

Diptyque limited edition Neige candle: Inspired by snow, this candle’s stylish midnight blue wax is scented with white musk and heliotrope. Its glass vessel is adorned with white, gold and silver stars that glow in the dark. A golden metal lid protects the wax. $66.

Arty Bub Christmas tree candle: Available in green, red and white, we love this candle’s elegant shape. Decidedly Aussie, these candles are scented with an Australian Christmas bush scent. $34.99 each.

Arty Bub candle

Palm Beach Collection Christmas Candle Advent Calendar: An advent calendar with a difference. Count down the twelve days of Christmas with a different festively fragranced mini candle to open each day. $99.95.

Palm Beach candle

Glasshouse Fragrances Gingerbread House Soy Candle Christmas (Limited Edition):  Housed in chic cobalt blue glass, this limited-edition gingerbread-scented candle is one for the gourmands. $60.

Glasshouse

Trudon Felice Christmas 2022 Classic Candle: While this candle smells gorgeous (think citrus, Christmas spice and fruity notes), it’s the gorgeous vessel that caught our eye. The pretty glass jar is emblazoned with a shining star, champagne bottle, sparkling ring and musical notes too. $159.

Trudon candle

Peppermint Grove Australia Christmas Pine Large Soy Candle: Housed in a lovely faceted green glass jar, this candle combines spearmint and bergamot with eucalyptus, sage, caramel, pine, rosemary vanilla, patchouli and more. It’s quite the festive mix! $44.95.

Peppermint Grove

Oh It’s Perfect Snowflake Glass Vessel Candle: This one features a sweet and fresh aroma of flowers, coconut and caramel. We love its octagon shape, coloured glass and retro-inspired label. $65.95.

Oh it's perfect candle

Circa Pine & Snow Gum candle: Another Aussie take on Christmas, this candle features the unmistakable scent of fir balsam, pine resin and tangy red fruits mingled with a sprig of minty Australian eucalyptus. $46.95.

Circa candle

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Christmas candles 2021: The most stylish and best scents

Diptyque candle

Whether included in a stylish Christmas tabletop or simply lit from now until Santa arrives, a stylish and fabulously scented festive candle can really set the tone.

Oh It’s Perfect Merry Cherry glass vessel candle: Combining a tinted red glass vessel with a graphic label and cute octagonal shape, this Christmas scent is infused with an intoxicating aroma full of fruit, spices and a hint of red wine. $65.95.

Diptyque limited edition Sapin candle: This candle blends pine tree with a smokey ember scent for a very Christmassy vibe. The packaging and glass vessel are particularly fun. $60.

Diptyque candle

Ivy & Wood Christmas candle: Hand poured using natural coconut soy wax and cotton wicks, these Christmas candles come in three scents – the edible ‘Gingerbread’ and ‘Blackcurrant & Plum’ as well as the Australian themed ‘Bush Christmas.’ $39.95 each.

Ivy and Wood candle

Carrière Frères Christmas edition festive candle gift set: A great gift, or perfect for those that like to mix things up, this trio is comprised of three scents including Damask rose, Siberian fir and Ivory Coast cacao. $139.

The Aromatherapy Co.’s Festive Favours passionfruit pavlova candle 100g: This mini candle smells just like Australia’s favourite Christmas dessert. Passionfruit and soft creamy vanilla bean combine with peach and pineapple notes with a splash of blackcurrant. $14.95.

Aromatherapy Co candle

Trudon Christmas edition Gabriel candle: While the notes of leather, cashmere wood, and candied chestnuts have a lovely festive feel, the real beauty of this candle is the gorgeous gold foiled glass vessel it is housed in. $149.

Trudon candle

Peter Alexander Christmas candy cane large candle: Peppermint candy canes, peach, sugar cane and musk combine for a sweet take on Christmas with this fun candle. $39.95.

Circa Christmas Gingerbread Cookies scented soy candle: Combining cinnamon, ginger, baked apple, sugar and vanilla, this option is one for the gourmands. $44.95.

Circa candle

Christmas is coming! The best looking Santa sacks

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Christmas candles 2019: The most stylish & best scents

Aromatherapy Co. Christmas candle

From Christmas pudding to tropical fruit and spicy cranberries, this year’s festive candles are one for the gourmands! And just like last year, this year’s crop have a lovely Aussie summer vibe.

Glasshouse ‘Merry & Bright’ candle: A fun mix of tropical fruits (pineapple and strawberries) and fizzy summer freshness (a dash of mint) make this candle smell like Aussie Christmas in a jar. We love the tinsel-clad box. $46.95.

Glasshouse Christmas candleSOH Melbourne St Nicholas candle: Housed in a gorgeous emerald coloured jar, this will appeal to lovers of traditional Christmas scents – smoke ash, fir needles and pine combine for a heady mix. $65.

St Nicholas candle

Mews Collective sugar plums and red berries candle: Finished with gold foiling, we’ll admit it was the packaging that caught our eye with this one! That said, the scent has a decidedly festive vibe with top notes of black currants, red plums and lemons, heart notes of lavender, red roses and nutmeg and base notes of cedarwood, oakmoss and musk. $49.95.

Mews Collective candle

The Aromatherapy Co. Xmas votive candle: Infused with the fragrance of homemade Christmas pudding, this petite votive will have you salivating. $14.95.

Aromatherapy Co. Christmas candle

Ecoya wild strawberry frosé candle: This limited edition Christmas fragrance is another fruity one perfect for the Australian summer – there’s wild strawberries combined with tropical fruit, plus grounding notes of violet and rosewood. $42.95.

Ecoya Christmas candle

Diptyque ‘Luck’ candle: Part of the iconic French brand’s limited edition Christmas offering, this candle is emblazoned with luck-granting symbols for the festive season. $105.Diptyque candle

The Prospect Project ‘Christmas Tree’ candle: With its top notes of fir needle and spearmint, middle notes of sage leaf and rosewood, and base notes of cedar wood and amber, this hand poured soy candle is a Christmas tree in a jar! $25

The Prospect Project candle

Maison Blanche ‘Australian Christmas’ candle: Another tropical festive scent, this one is a fresh cocktail of pineapple, orange and tart cranberries. $36 (medium)

Maison Blanche Christmas candle

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Christmas candles 2018: the best looking & smelling!

While there’s always a place for traditional Christmas scents like pine and cinnamon, there’s a new wave of festive fragrance on the scene this year and many of them have a distinctly Australian feel. From pineapple and peach (evoking balmy summer nights) to Maison Blanche’s quite literal take with its ‘Australian Christmas’ candle, these are our top picks.

Circa Home Christmas collection: Circa Home’s Christmas offering is rather comprehensive and there are a plenty of gorgeous options within. I love the mini-candle bon bon, $14.95, and the mini star candle that is available as a gift with purchase if you spend over $40.

Circa Home christmas range
The Christmas bon bon mini candle (top) makes a fabulous gift

Circa Home Christmas candle
I’m star obsessed and was happy to find out that this is available as a gift with purchase.

Maison Blanche limited edition Australian Christmas candle (medium): A celebration of Christmas in the heat, this scent evokes a tropical cocktail – think fresh pineapple, orange and cranberries plus a splash of vodka and peach schnapps – and is housed in a minimal glass jar with wooden lid. $32.

Maison Blanche

Glasshouse ‘Merry and Bright’ candle: Another tropical option, this one’s aroma includes tropical fruit (pineapple and strawberries) plus a hint of fresh mint. The vessel makes for great bathroom storage later. $46.95.

Glasshouse candle

Lumira Nuit De Noel candle: A more traditional Christmas scent, this clean green glass jar houses a scent that evokes brandy-soaked fruit, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, amber, tonka and pine tree. $69.

Tilley Dreaming of a White Christmas candle: Rich and sweet with hints of tangy cherry and deep spicy notes of nutmeg, cinnamon and clove, this is one of three limited edition candles from Australia’s oldest soap maker. Jen’s also been road testing the Cranberry and Pear Spritz candle which is a great less-traditionally-festive option. $29.95.

 

 

The Prospect Project Gingerbread candle: I’d say the scent housed within this mason jar is pretty obvious! Spicy pumpkin gingerbread, caramel and hazelnut make this one for the gourmands. Plus, The Prospect Project donates $2 from every order to not for profit causes. $25.

Gingerbread candle

The Aromatherapy Co ‘Christmas Pud’ candle: I love the gorgeous little village design on the outside of this candle. Christmas pudding is the inspiration behind the scent that emanates citrus infused with cloves and cinnamon plus fig and cherry. $14.95.

Aromatherapy co candle

Ecoya ‘Summer Cherries & Peach’ candle: Housed in a glass jar with chrome lid, this Christmas candle is yet another Aussie-inspired number. Summer cherries infused with orange and passionfruit plus mango, plum and peach counter a creamy vanilla base. $40.

Ecoya candle

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Our pick: Six stylish Christmas candles

Given scent and memory are inextricably linked, Christmas candles are a lovely way of evoking nostalgia throughout the festive season. From cedar wood to fresh pine needles, berries, nutmeg and cloves, there’s nothing like a Christmas candle to conjure childhood memories.

Zakkia limited edition Christmas candle: Hand made and poured in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, this 100 percent soy wax scent exudes crushed cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg – hallmarks of Christmas baking. Plus, the gorgeous brass vessel will kick on well after the candle is burned. $55.

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Maison Blanche Australian Christmas candle: Designed to conjure our Australian Christmas, this locally made number emanates a fresh, fruity scent that includes pineapple, orange, tart cranberries, peach schnapps and vodka. Fun! $29.95.

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Cocolux Australia brass candle: Made in Australia from a coconut wax blend, this candle exudes the Christmasy scents of cedar and pine. $70.

5Tanda Christmas Eve candle: Cedar wood, fresh pine needles and berries round out the mix for this limited edition holiday candle. $29.95.

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Circa Home Red Spiced Pear candle: An annual tradition, this Christmas candle is one part fruity and one part exotic spice. $32.95.

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Glasshouse Night Before Christmas candle: Inspired by plum puddings and festive fruits, this candle combines blackcurrant, plum, lemon and lavender for a very festive vibe. $44.95.

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Personalised candles from Bombardier Designs

I first discovered Bombardier Designs’ candles when my friend Lauren bought a couple of D&J initial candles for Damian and I as an engagement present.

joyeux noel candle

With Christmas approaching, and as a sucker for candles, unique gifts and pretty much anything personalised (keep me away from the monogramming machine at Pottery Barn!), I think it’s about time I shared these with you!

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