Gift Focus - Mar/Apr 2020 (Issue 118)

31 CANDLES & HOME FRAGRANCE The Samantha Ashton collection is vegan, cruelty-free, and phthalate-free. All candles are made with 100 per cent sustainable coconut and soy wax blend –developed, tested, poured and shipped by teams in the United Kingdom. The company’s mission is: ‘To create sustainable products that are affordable and kind to Mother Nature while still providing an air of luxury and style’. Samantha Ashton candles feature double wooden wicks, which burn slower and wider than cotton wicks to assist with the candles scent throw. The wooden wick provides a soft crackling flame that as it flickers creates the warm atmosphere of an open fire. Described by Samantha as ‘movable art’, each candle is housed in a chic glass jar, adorned with original fashion illustrations and a gold stainless steel lid with a mirror finish. The company’s goal is for each jar to be repurposed and with each candle purchased, each wick burnt, a tree is planted. T: +44 (0)203 968 3482 samanthaashton.com Introducing Brownstone , a brand of contemporary home fragrance and gifts sold across the UK. Brownstone’s candles and diffusers are hand-poured in the UK using natural waxes and base oils and the company’s blend of premium oils create nine original fragrances. The boxed candles burn very cleanly with a 60 hour burn time, come in a sprayed and printed white glass vessel, and a contemporary textured and embossed gift box, and have an RRP of £28. The new travel candle range comes in a frosted glass jar with a black lid and with an RRP of £15. The boxed reed diffuser set includes 200ml of oil, a printed glass jar and two sets of natural reeds to ensure a continuous scent diffusion. There’s also a refill set also including two sets of reeds. Both will last for four months and beyond, with RRPs of £35 and £27. T: +44 (0)1252 821 669 brownstonelondon.com Alljoy Design produces many different products including greeting cards, home accessories and these stunning candles. The 100 per cent soy wax candle has a burn time of 80 hours. The contemporary ceramic jar with bamboo lid will be equally good as a storage container long after the candle has melted. T: +353 (0)1630 1213 alljoydesign.com  Ashleigh & Burwood is taking you on a fragrant journey across Japan, in celebration of the 2020 Olympics. The new limited-edition collection, inspired by this beautiful country, includes three-wick scented candles, reed diffusers and lamp fragrances, with an additional decorative diffuser reed in the shape of a cherry blossom. Three new fragrances drawn from the rich culture and landscape of Japan characterise the collection – citrusy Matcha Green Tea, fresh Yoshino Waters and woody Arashiyama Bamboo. T: +44 (0)1932 267 060 ashleigh-burwood-trade.co.uk There was lots of interest at Spring Fair in the revolutionary new Cello Candle Ultrasonic Diffuser from Xystos . It gives up to eight hours fragrance, using silent ultrasonic waves that work with water and essential oils to produce a humidifying mist. The relaxed mood is enhanced by beautiful, colour- changing lights. Also winning over retailers were great fragrances from the award- winning Shearer Candles Couture Collection. Look out too for its distinctive Highland range, as well as Shearer’s Home Collection of luxury Candles and diffusers. T: +44 (0)1914 991 570 xystostrade.co.uk