Shearer Candles | Haul

Awhile back David and I were wandering aromatherapy had town and decided to go have a look in Princes Square, one of the shops we decided to go into was Shearer Candles. The candles they sold smelled amazing, and although at the time I couldn’t afford to buy any I knew I’d be back to pick up a few. 

Flash forward to when I got paid, whilst killing time in town before a meeting one day I decided to pop in and see what I wanted. There was s few things in the sale so I didn’t spend as much as I might have otherwise - I’d also set myself a max spend of £40 (I’d already spent £25 on candles that week, whoops, you can see that haul here though if ya like). Shearer Candles are a Scottish Company, founded in Glasgow, and are the UKs longest established lifestyle candle company. 

I decided to get this massive 3 wick candle, its their 20th anniversary candle, its got a lovely soft scent to it - on the jar it says its Amber and Rose. My mum thinks it smells like patchouli oil, but I think it just smells soft and sweet, almost a bit like honey. This candle was £15 in the sale, and has around 60 hours of burn time in it. The design on the label is really nice too - very Scottish but still elegant. 

I also got the Rhubarb and Raspberry scented candle, and oh boi this smells hella good. This scent is new for 2017 and if you were to section off your scents into seasons then this would definitely be more of a summer scent, but thats not gonna stop me from burning it through autumn. It was £9 for this candle, and I think it smells just like those rhubarb and custard sweets you can buy. Its a lovely juicy mouth watering scent. The jar is a weighty pink/ purple colour with a silver lid, the lid doesn't have a rubber rim or anything on it so it will fall off if your not careful, but thats not an issue for me. 

I got a few tealights from them too - they were £2.50, and are peach and tamarind scented. They smell divine, you get 8 in a pack and even whilst burning they smell beautiful. I got them with this lovely candle holder in mind. This is so cute whilst a candle is inside it, the tree design is lovely. There was three size options for this holder and I got the middle size, it was £15 and is perfect for the autumn winter time. 

Have you tried anything from Shearer Candles before? 

TK Maxx Candle Haul

 Hello candle people! After seeing a few people on twitter recently talking about DW Home candles I decided to take a look in TK Maxx after work one day. I found a few that I loved and a few more that I bundled into my arms - I had to leave a fair few behind unfortunately, I'll be back for them eventually, mark my words. 

 I got two candles from DW Home, a large 3 wick candle and a smaller jar. The smaller candle is in the scent Lychee, its housed in a burgundy jar with a rose gold lid. This smells so nice, very fresh and sweet - I'm hoping the scent doesn't disappear while burning. The jar costs £2.99, it doesn't say how long it will burn for but £2.99 for a beautifully scented candle is amazing value. 
The larger jar is in the scent Vanilla Blackberry, its got the same gold lid but the glass jar for this one is an ombre jar. It fades from a yellow, to a deep blue shade. This smells heavenly, its both fresh and fruity and cake-y. A strange mix of things when you think about it, but it smells divine. This jar costs £7.99, and if the £2.99 for the small jar was good value then this is phenomenal. The three wick jar says it has appox. 26 hours of burn time, which doesn't seem like an overly long amount of time for a fairly large candle, but we'll see how long I get out of it.  

 I saw this cool looking candle on the shelf and decided to take it with me - they had a Whisky scented one, this candle is Gin scented and by the brand M of W.G - aka Makers of Wax Goods. This candle is a large glass jar, with a wooden lid. Everything about the candle is perfect, it looks so crisp and grand. Quite rustic looking I think. Scent wise, its crisp and fresh. It'll be perfect for burning if you want a pleasant not overwhelming scent. I'm not sure how much I spent on this candle, the sticker appears to have been ripped off at some point. 

Olivia Blake is the final candle company I bought from. When I saw this I originally thought it was a Jo Malone candle, as the packaging is very very similar. The scent I got is Red Berry and Clove, on the box the scent is described as a rich black cherry with hints of cinnamon with a deep woody amber base. It smells really fresh with a light cherry scent, I think it will smell insane whilst burning. This only cost £5.99 and for what looks like an amazing dupe for Jo Malone candles the price is pretty good too. 
TK Maxx have such an amazing and vast range of candles to pick from, I'm excited to see what other scents I can find in stores over coming months. 

Have you bought any candles from TK Maxx recently? What brands do you recommend I try and find?  

Wilko Candles | Brilliant and cheap

I love candles. More so for decoration that actual burning - so buying expensive candles for me is a waste. I've found my perfect little decorative candles though! Wilkinsons have the best candles in my opinion - maybe not for scent but for how they look. They do smell good though! The first candle I got from them was at the start of December - I was in with my mum having a look and we went a little mad in there. A candle themed thing she got was a really pretty silver candle holder - its Christmas themed though, so it will probably be going away soon. The one I got is also Christmas themed but that isn't going to stop me from keeping it out.

Yes it does say Merry Christmas on it so I will at one point have to put it away - since having it out in July might be odd. But I think it looks really pretty the design on both the lid and round the tin is really cute. The scent is kind of spicy, but also fruity? I don't usually like spicy scents but I quite like this one. I think Wilkos candle tins are priced between £2.50 and £3 - really affordable and a brilliant little candle.
The second Wilko candle I got was from Charlie, my Secret Santa. I had seen this one before and really wanted to buy it, but for whatever reason didn't. This one is Star Jasmine and White Patchouli scented.

The packaging for this candle is super cute, and since it isn't Christmas themed can sit out all year round. The tin looks very sleek and cute. The candle itself smells really fresh and is a pleasure to burn.

What are your favourite candles? 

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