Whether you’re looking to reset the air in your kitchen after cooking a delicious but fragrant dish, create a relaxing ambience as you soak in the bath, or simply unwind at the end of the working day, what you need is a candle. And not just any candle—a candle with a heavenly scent that can transport you from your home to a place of de-stressed bliss.
Lauren Crowe burns a candle from The White Company.
Although I’m a fan of luxury candles—we all have a vice, and that just so happens to be mine—admittedly, expensive candles are in plentiful supply. Much rarer are affordable candles that smell and burn just like those with higher price points.
Yes, they might be harder to come by, but being the avid candle collector that I am, I’ve inadvertently discovered the best affordable candle options for you already. From wicks from high-street hot spots to hand-poured beauties from some of my favourite boutique brands, scroll below to see and shop the best affordable candles to buy now.
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