Arquiste Mexican Baroque at WORLD Beauty—Evoking the luscious scent of Mexican hot chocolate, as it’s been brewed by convent nuns since the 17th century, this candle is carefully designed to release aromas of cocoa absolute, Mexican vanilla and smoked chillies, underpinned by cedarwood and red clay. WORLD | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Cire Trudon L’Admirable at WORLD Beauty—A tribute to the Empress Eugenie and to her beautiful ladies in waiting by one of the oldest candle manufacturers in France, L’Admirable blends bitter orange, lemon and lime notes with fresh florals like lily of the valley and ylang ylang. WORLD | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Hervé Gambs Ambre Byzance candle at Tessuti—An Eastern-inspired blend of vanilla, sandalwood, cocoa bean, clove and rare black pepper in a sleek metallic gold vessel you’ll want to reuse, this ‘couture parfum’ candle, made by a French perfume house, has a 10% perfume content. Tessuti | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Cire Trudon Burgundy Madeleine Taper candle at WORLD Beauty—Named for the L’Eglise de la Madeleine in Paris, these slender tapered pillar candles are made using very old, traditional methods in a Normandy workshop. WORLD | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Fornasetti Il Serpente del Giardino Segreto candle at WORLD Beauty—A very handsome orange snake coils itself around an old stone wall on this beautiful ceramic lidded candle, made by whimsical Italian luxury homeware brand Fornasetti. Inspired by Italian secret gardens, it’s rich with fresh scents of cypress, ivy and cedarwood. WORLD | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Alchemy candle in copper beaker at La Lumiere Boutique—Hand-crafted in Melbourne using 100% natural soy wax and housed in a reusable copper beaker, this gorgeous candle has clean, calming scents of tangerine rind and lemon myrtle. La Lumiere | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Legendary product designer Tom Dixon has created a beautiful and unusual container that reflects a petrol-like sheen, and has melting edges and soft dents in it. The woody-smelling candle inside is a full-on blast of cypress, smoky guaiac and pine tar, and leathery styrax. Simon James Design | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Handmade in Melbourne using soy wax with almond and coconut oils, this refreshing candle has notes of jasmine, iris and lime, with grassy undertones, and comes in a handsome brass vessel. Indie Home Collective | Illustration by Sarah Larnach
Grandiflora Queen of the Night candle at WORLD Beauty—Harnessing the fleeting beauty of a flower that blooms for one night a year and dies in the dawn, Grandiflora’s scented candle exudes a delicately complex fragrance with notes of orange blossom, gardenia, tuberose, wisteria, clove, green mandarin and powdery vanilla, housed in a handmade porcelain … Read more
Cire Trudon Cyrnos Limited Edition candle at WORLD Beauty—Named for the sun-drenched French seaside villa of Empress Eugenie, Napoleon’s wife, and set in sunny gold glass, this divine candle has a musky base, a black fig, lavender and pine heart and lemony top notes. worldbrand.co.nz, Illustrated by Sarah Larnach
Juliette Hogan No. 01 candle—the first candle fragrance from the celebrated New Zealand fashion designer, a light, fresh scent sitting equally at home in both feminine and masculine spaces, with top notes of citrus and geranium, mid notes of lavender, musk and cardamom and base notes of tonka bean, leather, sandalwood and amber. juliettehogan.com Illustration … Read more
Tom Dixon Quartz at Simon James – The new family of Quartz candles from the esteemed British design house have refined and musky aromas of ambrette and pink pepper and vessels created from a gob of translucent milky glass, pulled, pressed and stretched into an unexpectedly complex and unique container. Illustration by Sarah Larnoch
