Gift Focus - Jul/Aug 2019 (Issue 114)

96 PINTAIL CANDLES Stand: A10 W: pintailcandles.com One of the UK’s best-loved candle-makers, Pintail Candles has been making beautiful hand-poured candles for more than 25 years. Home & Gift will see the launch of new Autumn & Winter collection candle tins, wax melts, reed diffusers and glass candles along with a special Christmas Candle Box Set. Christmas in a candle Renowned for festive candles, Pintail Candles has been spicing, warming and mulling fragrances ready for the Christmas season. There are 40 seasonal fragrances available in the classic Paint Pot candle tins. The expected favourites are Cinnamon & Orange, a signature yuletide fragrance with aroma of warm earthy cinnamon bark, orange oil and clove; Frankincense & Myrrh, an intense fragrance with top notes of warm spices on a base of red cedar, frankincense, myrrh and massoia wood; Holly & Ivy, a new fragrance for this year, with crisp winter’s morning fragrance of cedarwood with hints of tangerine and frosted leaves and Cranberry Spiced Tea, a warm new festive fragrance of cranberry, plum and apply infused with clove and black pepper. On-trend fragrances One of the first candle companies to recognise the resurgence of all things gin, Pintail Candles’ crisp Gin & Tonic candles have fast become bestsellers, supported this year by new fruity Rhubarb Gin fragrance. The candles are also vegan-friendly, meeting a growing market of ethical consumers. On-trend fragrances continue to be introduced, including herb fragrances. Complementing the popular Sorrel & Safe candle is the new Avocado & Nettle scent, an energising green fragrance of cyclamen, nettle leaf and jasmine with hints of avocado and gardenia. Brand-new candle range Pintail Candles is launching a new Elements range at the show. The sophisticated candle will now be available in a larger triple-wick size, making the perfect Christmas gift. Twelve seasonal and bestselling fragrances are presented in bespoke designs with rich wax colours carefully crafted to complement the scents. Extra eye-catching are the Christmas Spice, Fig & Wild Pear and Log Fire scents. New Gifting Concept Offering a little luxury at an accessible price is the contemporary Occasions Card and Candle range. Following the successful launch of this new gift concept, the range has now been extended to include a sparkly Merry Christmas option alongside Terrific Teacher and Happy Valentine’s Day. Christmas stories Festive styling and evocative fragrances characterise the Scents of Christmas candle range. The story of Christmas is told through 12 vibrant fragrances, featuring Christmas Eve, Winter Wonderland, Midnight Mass and Gingerbread scents. New this year is Winter Solstice, a fragrance with top notes of yule log and birch wood with musk and gentle hints of citrus.