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on April 22, 2020April 24, 2020

Scents of adventure

Five weeks into lockdown, and I think it's safe to say that 'escape' is at the forefront of most of our minds just now! Our homes may be providing us with the safety and security we need - and there truly is no better place for us to be - but being able to escape from the uncertain and bewildering ...

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on March 12, 2020May 25, 2021 Manchester

Conversations Shop & Style

Light up, responsibly

One thing that instantly makes me feel at home in a new place is lighting one of my favourite candles and having a warm, familiar scent fill the air, transfusing the space with a sense of comfort and wellbeing. Over the past few years I've become particularly obsessive in my pursuit of the best candle brands, and scents within their ...

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on November 20, 2017January 15, 2020

Wellbeing

handle with care

candlelight and christmastime go hand-in-hand in my book. what better way to add a festive touch to your home than lighting a candle and having a heady winter scent fill the air, making the space feel warm, cosy and inviting? i started the year with a resolution to develop a regular candle lighting ritual and explore the tranquil and restorative properties ...

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on May 21, 2017August 17, 2017

living

fab finds

i've been sitting on a few fabulous things i've been sent from various brands and prs recently, trying to work out the best way to share these new pieces here on the blog, and figured that a new occasional series might be in order - which i'm cleverly (read: not feeling so imaginative right now..) calling: fab finds. so, here ...

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on March 6, 2017July 19, 2017

Conversations

#keapthecandleburning

after i shared my favourite wellness discoveries from my adventures in new york a few weeks ago, the lovely founders of keap bk got in touch to let me know about their new kickstarter campaign, launching their second range of pure, sustainable candle scents. naturally i was eager to help support their campaign, and also wanted to take the opportunity to ...

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on January 22, 2017October 17, 2019

Wellbeing

the soft glow of candlelight

the big january freeze is actually one of my favourite times of the year. perhaps because i’m a winter baby, i don’t despair as much as some at the long dark nights and brisk frosty mornings, but instead prefer to embrace what we now might describe as ‘hygge’, but can be very adequately be simply described as "the perfect opportunity ...

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