11 Affordable Candle Brands I Recommend to Anyone Who'll Listen
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.
1. ZARA HOME
2. OUR LOVELY GOODS
3. MARKS AND SPENCER
4. NEOM ORGANICS
5. ANTHROPOLOGIE
6. URBAN APOTHECARY
7. RITUALS
8. H&M HOME
9. TRUE GRACE
10. SKANDINAVISK
11. THE WHITE COMPANY
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Maxine Eggenberger is Who What Wear UK’s deputy editor and has over thirteen years of experience in fashion journalism. She been creating engaging and elevated style content specifically for Who What Wear UK since 2018, covering runway reports, emerging trends, long-form features, self-styled shopping stories and columns, including her edit of the best new-in buys. She ensures the highest editorial standards are met across the site, leads the editorial team in their SEO strategy and keyword planning, works closely with the beauty team on content initiatives, represents the brand at industry events, and regularly contributes to social media, including her own Who What Wear UK TikTok franchise, French Style Fridays. Previously, Maxine appeared on ITV's This Morning in her own fashion segment and has interviewed countless celebrities—everyone from Victoria Beckham to Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o.
Prior to Who What Wear UK, Maxine’s career began when, after completing her first-ever internship at Look magazine, she was offered a position on the brand's fashion desk. She accepted, leaving university a year early in the process. Her passion and natural talent for writing and styling meant she swiftly rose through the ranks to become the title's fashion news and commercial content editor, with a stint as InStyle.co.uk’s fashion and beauty writer along the way. She later served as Look’s acting Editor in Chief, overseeing both print and digital, before embarking on a successful freelance career, working with Grazia, The Pool, and Marie Claire amongst others.
Maxine is based remotely from her countryside home near Edinburgh where she spends her downtime renovating her house, walking her dogs, hosting friends and trying to master the art of making Old Fashioned cocktails.
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