candles

Light up your holiday spirit with these festive candles that smell as good as they look.

Poppy and Sage founder Anieszka Banks creates her beeswax candles and other treasures with joyous colour and shapes Aniezka Banks at her home in Karekare Being creative allows Anieszka Banks to feel most like herself. Whether that’s painstakingly adding tiny wax flowers to candles or carving tiny wooden mushrooms, she says, “It feels like mine […]

Sweet-scented thoughts for Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and if your mum is a lover of beautiful scents, she might just love one of the beautiful scented gift ideas we’ve collated.  While you can never go wrong with a statement bunch of beautiful fresh flowers, if you are looking for something a little […]

Get the most out of your expensive candles with these expert tips Nothing sets the scene like candlelight at home to provide a welcoming fragrance or to encourage relaxation. Aficionados know that you get what you pay for when buying candles. The best candles are often the priciest, reflecting the raw materials, time and skill […]

When creativity runs in the family, starting up an artisanal home fragrance business with your sister is a no-brainer. Rose and Sarah Agnew are sisters who have been running their artisanal home fragrance business George & Edi together for 10 years from their studio in Wanaka. And, much like their signature scent, it’s a partnership […]