Our candle selection from black founder and mainstream brands will turn your home into an aromatic oasis
Candles are a lot more than just a home and decorative piece, they have the ability to de-stress, calm and awaken and ultimately boost your mood. Whether you just need an energy hit, to relieve stress or anxiety or create that spa feeling at home or simply create a mood with your favourite fragrance, our round-up should tick your boxes.
Jo Loves has launched one of it’s best selling scents into a new home candle. The festive red glass of the Jo By Jo Love candle houses sparkling notes of grapefruit, bitter orange, lime and spearmint sitting on a bed of powerful woody and musky undertones.
Inspired by Charlotte Mensah’s award-winning Afrofuture Hair Collection, The Awakening Candle comes in a sumptuous bone china container with 22ct gold trim. The spicy, woody fragrance combines top notes of fruit and spices that lift the rosy, woody heart of patchouli and cedar with with a base of amber and musk.
Space NK Shimmering Spice Candle with its warming scent of cinnamon, spice and a hint of vanilla, gives off a definite Christmas vibe to any interior. The gold foil glass will bring festive joy to any mantlepiece.
Torera is made up of a sister/sister duo and is black owned. Torera create delightful soy wax candles scented with 100% essential oil blends to elevate your self-care. The Ama Luxe Soy Candle is scented with orange and cinnamon essential oils for that warming autumn/winter seasonal aroma.
Bath and body care brand Soak London has made it their mission to help you to relax in style. Indulge your soul and transport your mind with their Rose Utopia Rose & Seasalt Scented Candle. Fragranced with the aromas of blossoming rose, oceanic sea salt and intoxicating geranium, it delivers a sensorial moment to savour. Aaah!
Black founder brand Elephant & Bamboo’s candles are made of soy and coconut and hand poured in Kent. The Autumn/Winter collection includes Christmassy favourites such as L’Hiver Blanc, (white geranium and juniper berry). Mulled Wine (apple, ginger, vanilla and sweet berries with wine and brandy). While Spicy Winter introduces warm notes of nutmeg, cinnamon, orange and clove for a spicy Christmas composition.
Make yourself at home with the NARS Candle Collection, which includes Jaipur, Oran and Acapulco fragrances, created to elevate the senses and instill a peaceful ambiance. Oran is an aromatic blend of tuberose and white gardenia blossoms, heightened by floral touches.
Pin 12 from Cult perfumiers Le Labo, will infuse in your home a delicate smell of aromatic pinewoods cut with musk and a slight touch of amber. The holiday season has just been made permanent.
Organic Savanna is a Kenyan social enterprise with a mission to empower local communities to thrive. Their collection of ethical products using locally sourced African ingredients include the soy Kenya Candle, available in four fragrances, including Eucalyptus, Orange, African Cedar and Frankinsense. The containers are made from upcycled glass bottles from Nairobi streets and land fills.
Reminiscent of Christmas trees and Christmas morning, Jo Malone London Pine & Eucalyptus Home Candle is a bright and bracing scent bursting with the festivity of aromatic pine and enlivening eucalyptus.
Black-owned home lifestyle brand Eden Glory Company has launched a range natural scented soy candles, designed to energise moods and evoke memories. The Classic Collection, comprises of six beautifully scented candles from numerous fragrance families, ranging from musks, woods, florals and zesty citruses. There’s something there for everyone.
