Recipe for the 'Perfect Autumn Night In'

Recipe for one cosy indulgent Autumn night in;

1. Set the mood, take your favourite Autumnal/ Wintery candle & light it. My candle of choice is the 'Winter' candle from The White Company, it's gorgeous, just the right balance of warmth, sweetness & spice.

2. Take a big mug that you can wrap your hands around like this 'Big Love' mug from Emma Bridgewater & fill with a hot drink, a warming spicy tea is my current favourite. I love this Higher Living Cinnamon Tea & but for the ultimate cosy drink this Choco Chai Yogi Tea is a winner. A festive blend of cinnamon, ginger, vanilla & chocolate; perfection.

3. Whilst your drink is cooling down, pull on your softest comforting loungewear. You might want to take a look at the Hush website in preparation for this point. They sell the ultimate in lounge clothes, PJs & basics. The whole collection is a gorgeous range of slouchy neutrals, designed to be effortlessly paired together in a manner demonstrated by the model above. Think cashmere beanies & bedsocks, chic brushed cotton pjyamas & ribbed 'cardigowns' (part dressing gown, part cardigan). Warning you will want EVERYTHING.

4. Finally wrap yourself up in your favourite blanket (I rather like this faux fur one from Zara Home) & settle yourself on the sofa with a stack of books/ magazines. I'm going through a slight cookbook obsession & the next on my list are, 'Cinnamon, Spice & Warm Apple Pie', 'Meringue Girls' & 'Bouchon Bakery'.

N.B You may want to supplement these four stages with any of the following, a long hot bubble bath, painting your nails, watching period dramas & a slice of homemade cake.

Harriet x

Candle Love

Introducing my all-time favourite candle brand - Linnea Light's. 

Run by a mother & daughter team in Indiana, USA their elegant candles are handpoured & handpackaged, all-natural & 100% soy. 

The soy wax burns perfectly to fill your home with a luxury fine fragrance, highly aromatic without being overpowering. They're made with pure essences & lead-free cotton wicks which burn very cleanly- a world away from more commercial sooty candles. 

Each candle comes thoughtfully packaged in recycled materials & handstamped with soy ink. 

The best thing about these candles are the scents, delicious pure fragrances such as; 'Belgium Linen', 'Cashmere' & 'Ocean' there are no overly sweet cookie scents to be found here. 

My favourites have been; 

'Winter' - I bought four of these limited edition candles & burnt them from Halloween right up until now, my winter has been scented with the utterly comforting aroma of log burning fires, subtle spices & cranberry. 

'Cashmere' - a sophisticated fragrance of vanilla & patchouli that wraps you in its warm scent, a sensory cashmere blanket to banish those winter blues.

'Ocean' - is a calming citrusy scent evocative of breezy summer air, it transports you barefooted to the beach on a lazy summers day.

Each candle provides over 60 hours burn time & is triple scented to ensure the subtle fragrance keeps going right till the end. They have two wicks so the wax burns down very evenly, something that most companies don't include in candles of this size.
In my opinion these come out on top of my previous candle favourites such as Jo Malone & Diptyque, which despite being roughly double the price, don't burn as nicely & come in heavier more cloying scents.

It's a nice little surprise to open the box & find a sweet box of matches stuck inside lid. The attention to detail & quality of the packaging is exceptional.

I think these candles make the perfect gift for pretty much any occasion, I have given them as extra Wedding presents, housewarming gifts & for Birthdays. With Valentine's Day just round the corner they would make the perfect little pick me up for your nearest & dearest.

Linnea Light's are more widely available in the US & are somewhat tricky to track down here in the UK. I get mine from Les Sardines a lifestyle antiques shop in the heart of Abbeville Village, South-West London. You can order them online via their website, but if you are able to I would seriously recommend a trip to this beautiful destination store.
They stock a constantly changing handpicked selection of Swedish & French antiques, unique home decor items, alongside Linnea Light's & handmade Italian Soaps. You can find them here!

Candles are priced at- £29.99

For more on the history of Linnea Light's & their all natural products, find them here!

Harriet x