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My Thoughts on Luxury Candles

01/17/17 | home decor, Nordstrom

Luxury Candles - Nest Holiday Candle Set

One of my favorite additions to my apartment in the last few weeks has been the NEST Holiday Scented Candle.  I love the scent and unlike the candles I usually buy that melt quickly, after half a dozen uses this is still way above 75% full.  That is the thing about nice candles, it is a bit nuts in my opinion to spend $40 on a candle but they sure do last!  And I am not the only one – a few weeks ago I walked into one of my old teammate’s apartments just before Christmas and I jokingly congratulated him that his roommate cleaned because it smelled so fresh. It turns out the amazing scent was all due to a Rosy Rings candle, a luxury candles brand I had not heard of before.  He let me know it was the forest botanical scent and he was so excited to have found these amazing candles he got two – and showed me the spicy pear that he was excited to burn next.  

Now I grew up in a house with Yankee Candles and my brother and I loved picking out the scents and deciding which ones to burn first (Buttercream, Spiced Pumpkin, and Christmas Cookie are still my favorite) but I have never seen a grown man this excited about candles.  It seems times are changing!  I received this NEST candle, which I actually posted on Instagram last week, as a gift and I think that luxury candles are a great option for someone who is hard to buy for.  Here are six I like: 

Sparkles and Shoes - The Best 2017 Luxury Candles

Rosy Rings Spicy Apple Candle $55  |  NEST Fragrances ‘Grapefruit’ Three Wick Candle $64 

Voluspa Prosecco Rose Grande Maison Candle $65 | Jo Malone London Pine & Eucalyptus Candle $65

diptyque ‘Figuier/Fig Tree’ Candle $32 / $62  | Henri Bendel Jasmine & Bergamot Candle  $45

I almost put the Tory Burch Ceaderwood Candle ($66) on the list but I don’t want to recommend it as I have not smelled it in person and while it is highly likely I would like it I am leaving it off just in case. Along with the one above Diptyque candles have made it in to a number of posts over the years, you can find the six of them here!

Before we say goodbye for the day I will leave you with a parting thought – while spending over $50 for a single candle might be expensive I found ones ten times that, but it seemed too preposterous to even include here, like the Baobab Collection Madagascar Vanilla Scented Candle  which is $510 for only one candle!

 

Do you agree that luxury candles make good gifts? 

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Comments

  1. nat says

    January 19, 2017 at 5:10 am

    I don’t own any luxury candles myself but they would definitely make good gifts!
    great post
    x
    http://anoddgirl.blogspot.com.au

  2. Tania Sarin says

    January 19, 2017 at 12:51 am

    love this post! those candles are amazing xx

  3. SABRINA TAN says

    January 18, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    I need one of each! Thanks! lol

    Sabrina | Gypsy Tan

  4. Lucy says

    January 17, 2017 at 10:43 pm

    What lovely options, I love diptyque candles!

  5. Pam says

    January 17, 2017 at 8:00 am

    These will be my go to gift for young men. Who would have known? Thanks for the tip.

  6. Jane says

    January 17, 2017 at 7:35 am

    Candles are definitely one of my favoriite gifts.

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