This is the perfect time to curl up, get cosy, light a fire or crank the heating. As we move into those cooler months of the year we can’t help but delight in the comfort that candles bring to our days. A warm golden flicker of light, a delicious fragrance to fill your space, the ritual and calm that comes with lighting your favourite candle.
We truly believe in the power of scent, and as we’ve described time and time again, scent connects you to memories the fastest. It can trigger the happiest of times, the most sentimental, a pivotal moment in your life, a person, a place or a time.
So as we all tend to spend a lot more time indoors over the cooler months, we’ve made an updated list of our favourite, best selling candles from the first half of the year here at Lore.
1. Heretic Parfum Poltergeist Candle
Take a late-night motorcycle ride through a lush, dense pine forest with Poltergeist — a fragrance inspired by the physical energy of spirits themselves. Part smoke, part green, and all wild magic, this scent is a blend of intensely sexy galbanum, rockrose and patchouli paired with scorched birch tar and Artemisia Absinthium
2. Violet Eyes A Study of Honey Candle
A Study of Honey takes the senses deep into the natural world, one that’s eager to intrigue and excite.
The scent envelopes, with three main notes; Violet, Honey and Guaiac Woods, with warm waves of beeswax, moss and heliotrope. Made from slipcast stoneware, the jet black candle vessel is hand poured and fired in Melbourne, Australia. The candle, inspired by traditional mining crucibles, is intended to be repurposed after burning as a stem vase, Entomology tool holder or drinking vessel.
Each vessel is entirely unique and shows signs of the handmade process.
3. Tinned Candle Smoked Rose Water Tinned Candle
Housed in a whimsical sardine tin with delicate sardine-shaped candles inside with added shimmer, it combines the fresh fragrance of roses with the comforting scent of a campfire. Perfect for creating a serene ambiance or as a thoughtful gift, this hand-poured, eco-friendly soy wax candle offers a long-lasting and captivating experience. Embrace this blend of elegance and nostalgia, ideal for both romantic settings and personal indulgence.
4. Voluspa Baltic Amber 100 hour Candle
Always a fixture in our top sellers when it comes to candles! Baltic Amber is an Amber, Sandalwood and Vanilla scent that is rich, earthy and warming but also slightly powdery. And not in a granny, talcum powder kind of way, more in a sexy, sultry and resinous kind of way. Much like wearing a cashmere jumper feels cocooning and smooth, Baltic Amber offers the same experience yet via scent. No wonder everyone loves it!
5. Hunter Candles James No. 8 Yuzu and Smoke Candle
An invigorating and nuanced scent that’s as close as you can get to culinary nirvana. James opens with sparkling citrus notes of zingy yuzu that soften when met with a medley of smoked spices. Close your eyes and picture a crackling campfire that dances up to meet the last rays of sun setting over the Australian ocean. A freshly-caught fish cooks gently over the fire, the wild skin dressed with a drizzle of fresh yuzu once crisp. At once smoky and fresh, James is an enigmatic scent that foodies and fragrance lovers alike can’t help but fall in love with.
6. Imaginary Authors A Whiff of Wafflecone Candle
Based on a fictional book about of an ice cream shoppe with mysterious powers. Upon entering, customers are hit with a marvelous and magical aroma which immediately transports them to different periods of their life. Ping-ponging through four generations of rich family history and tender community connections, a narrative emerges that threads a message of endurance and togetherness unlike any other. And rather than dipping into an expected sugary sweetness, the melange of voices rings honest and true, making this a highly respected coming-of-age story you’ll want to revisit again and again. With notes of Vanilla, Salted Caramel, Saigon Cinnamon, this is the ultimate comfort home scent.
7. Mihan Aromatics Sienna Brume Candle
Each candle’s vessel is a masterpiece, this one featuring a bold, unique illustration by the renowned Parisian designer Olga Prader, inspired by the fragrance ‘Sienna Brume.’ A scent that transports you to a sun-drenched poolside, where you can leisurely sip on a gin and tonic, feeling the gentle caress of the sun on your skin. The perfect winter escape via scent!
8. Voluspa Forbidden Fig 100 Hour Candle
Inspired by a sun-drenched orchard, sitting under the magnificent fig tree, this fragrance transports you to a European summer – sweet, succulent figs with the woody depth of the tree, as the breeze flows past the aromatic scents of the orchards come alive with the notes of ripened fig, velvety musk, rose and fig leaf. A picturesque afternoon in nature brought into your own space.
9. Hunter Candles Mushroom Collection No. 3
Inhale, the atmosphere abundant with the unmistakable warmth of moistened earth. Enveloped in its mesmerising yet moody aura, you exhale. A winding walk through the majestic oak trees, where dark leaves and decaying woods once tall and proud blanket the forest floor. Beneath the leafy canopy where sun seldom breaks, a tantalising tangle of deep moss, thyme and rosemary takes hold. Glowing notes of amber and leather strengthen underneath the surface, kissed with hints of jasmine just so. A sophisticated expression of umami, Shiitake speaks to those who see beauty amid the broken.
10. Tinned Candle Sandalwood Tinned Candle
Warm, woodsy, and totally unexpected. This sandalwood-scented candle brings cozy vibes with a bold orange palette inside the tin. The fish? Still in formation. The lid? Still peels just like the real deal. Each tin is illustrated with a playful story and ships in the new easy-open packaging.
