Yankee Candle's sell-out advent calendar is back for the first time in four years - and it's joined by two new siblings
Full of petite tealights and elegant votives, this is the very essence of Christmas
Yankee Candle's Advent Calendars aren't just back. For the first time in four years, their collector's edition tree-shaped calendar is back in the UK. And it's joined by two new siblings, covering all bases for festive fragrance fans.
Yankee Candle makes some of the best candles for setting a mood and evoking cosy, nostalgic memories, but when it comes to Christmas, nobody does it better. Whether you swear by the sugar-and-spice warmth of Christmas Cookie or the classic fir balsam of Shimmering Christmas tree, their candles are the fragrance behind many a festive home.
And I know, this is very early for Christmas chatter, but one of these calendars is on general sale and the other two are due out on 1st September, so if you want one, this is your early warning. They'll be as tough to get your hands on as the M&S Christmas Tree decorations, which I have in my basket too, by the way.
This is the most accessible of the three and a strong entry point for getting to know the brand, or for enjoying their best-sellers. Inside are twenty four scented tealights spanning Black Cherry, Sparkling Cinnamon, White Spruce & Grapefruit. You'll also get a glass tea light holder to burn them in. It's great value with good variety too.
This is the big one. Back after a four year absence, the elegant tree-shaped tower gives the full Yankee Candle experience. Inside are all the signature fragrances, poured into four signature small jars, eight mini filled votives, nine tea lights, a glass tealight holder, and candle care tools. It's a complete treat and a collector's piece.
This is the middle ground for price (and our favourite). Filled with twenty four mini votives, you'll get to enjoy twelve pairs of the brand's most festive scents, from himmering Christmas Tree, Red Apple Wreath to Bayside Cedar. It's a step up from tealights in terms of burn time and fragrance throw, without the price tag.
As someone who spends most of the year scent-scaping and thinking about how a room should smell, I love Christmas. It's an opportunity for festive fragrance to really show off and there's a reason that Yankee Candle makes so many repeat appearances.
A candle advent calendar makes for a beautiful opportunity to enjoy these scents whilst making your house smell good. Yankee's calendars let you move through different moods, with fresh and low-key candles through to resinous woody fragrances and flavourful "gourmand" candles working hard when the stockings are hung by the fire.
Christmas Cookie is a real fan favourite, nostalgic and comforting it's featured in all the calendars. It blends vanilla, brown sugar and nutmeg to smell like something fresh from the oven. On the other end of the spectrum, a best-seller for the brand is Silver Sage and Pine, which is all about recreating cold air and open space with the scent of clipped greenery and resinous tree. And then, my personal favourite, is Bayside Cedar, a woody, dry and smoky candle which pairs really deliciously with the sweeter Vanilla Crème Brûlée.
Over the years, I've tried all the different advent calendars: coffee, chocolate, and tea, but nothing has ever captured the true spirit of Christmas quite like a candle advent calendar. Brimming with petite tea lights and votives, these Yankee Cand;e advent calendars promise the ultimate December dream - just forget that it's only August.
