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Scented Candles

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  • bonar
    bonar Posts: 228 Forumite
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    totally agree nothing beats yankee candles, I prefer sweet honeysuckle but it is difficult to find
  • floyd
    floyd Posts: 2,722 Forumite
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    bonar wrote: »
    totally agree nothing beats yankee candles, I prefer sweet honeysuckle but it is difficult to find

    Ooh I like that one too! Smells like my grannies garden when I was little
  • greenbee
    greenbee Posts: 18,553 Forumite
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    Depends what scents you like, and whether you want natural/sustainable ingredients (which is my priority).

    Personally I think Oxfam's candles are some of the best (they aren't online, just in shops).

    Otherwise Jo Malone are popular, as are True Grace.
  • wannaberich1
    wannaberich1 Posts: 63 Forumite
    Yankee candles are the best, we have the baby powder one and a Lemon one.. previously had strawberry and a vanilla one...
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  • stardrops42
    stardrops42 Posts: 857 Forumite
    I buy mine from a woman in scotland who makes them herself and sells them through Etsy. I've bought a few from her but my favourite is baby powder:D it is gorgeous. They are very fragrant and you can smell them all over the house even when I only have one burning in the living room:D
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  • Sagaris
    Sagaris Posts: 1,852 Forumite
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    Another fan of Yankee Candles here - I have a lovely Christmas Eve scented one burning nearby!

    I get mine from http://www.yankeedoodle.co.uk/x-cart/ - they do offers every month and have a good range of candles and accessories - I've even got the car air fresheners too!
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  • crawley_girl
    crawley_girl Posts: 2,010 Forumite
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    I vote for Yankee too. I use the tarts and the burner and they go forever and the smell is lovely - I have mulled spice on the go as I type and have been burning approx 20 hrs and it still smells bootiful!

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  • mollythewestie
    mollythewestie Posts: 1,929 Forumite
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    Sagaris wrote: »
    Another fan of Yankee Candles here - I have a lovely Christmas Eve scented one burning nearby!

    I have that one burning at the moment too!

    Eventhough Yankee Candles are expensive, they last for absolutely ages. I like the clean cotton one and the sandlewood one is lovely in a bathroom.
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  • patchwork_cat
    patchwork_cat Posts: 5,874 Forumite
    edited 30 December 2009 at 6:25PM
    What is the longest your Yankee Candle wax tart has lasted, mine go on and on, but never noted how many hours they last. Another vote for clean cotton. I bought a mix of 10 different ones from ebay a couple of years ago and Clean Cotton won-some people comment how clean my house is - it isn't it just smells so!!
  • apples1
    apples1 Posts: 1,180 Forumite
    espa make absolutely gorgeous candles. not cheap but last ages and best candles I've had - one was top of my Christmas list!
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