The candles have been flowing (glowing"!) in for next March’s Beauty Shortlist Awards – this is one of my favourite categories to judge, aside from skincare and aromatherapy. It’s not easy to make the perfect candle. Throw, wick, ingredients, burn factor, scent…there’s so much more than meets the nose. Speaking of which, two of my favourite candle makers are florist and scent creator extraordinaire Timothy Dunn (www.timothydunnlondon.com) and Jo Malone, whose Jo Loves www.joloves.com 3-layer candles are beyond works of art, she’s a fragrance alchemist!
Here are four I think are pretty special (along with some wax melts and one of my favourite reed diffusers).
Which candle(s) are you burning and loving this month" Share them with us on Instagram.com/beautyshortlist @BEAUTYSHORTLIST
L to R:
LA MONTANA’S FIRST LIGHT CANDLE, an homage to that early morning mountain herb scent when you open your window on a summer’s morning in Spain and look out across the valley. India Knight likes this one too.
Scent notes: fennel, bergamot, rosemary, mountain pepper, and rockrose, made from natural wax.
£35/over 40 hrs burn time at lamontana.co.uk
PETITS RITUELS PROVENCE CANDLE Let me quickly just say if you are into wax melts and love citrus scents you need to try their Orange Gourmande wax melt £10 – it’s beyond description (!)  The first time I tried it I was hooked. #instantgoodmood
It’s so uplifting and a...