The holiday season in a jar. Tart fresh cranberry against the zesty sweetness of orange peel, warmed with a hint of cinnamon and a soft floral note underneath so it never tips into pure fruit squash.
This is the one for dark afternoons. It lifts the gloom of a four o'clock winter evening and makes the house feel welcoming the moment someone walks in. The wick is FSC-certified wood rather than cotton, so it crackles gently as it burns. The sound is close enough to a fireplace that it does half the work of one.
It is a hallway and living-room scent more than a bedroom one, and it makes an easy Christmas gift for someone whose taste you do not know well. Hand-poured in our Norfolk studio, and available in two sizes.
Never leave a burning candle unattended. Keep it away from children, pets, draughts and anything that could catch, burn it on a heat-resistant surface, and trim the wooden wick to about 5mm before each light.
