Gift Set · Floral
Specifications
Two candles, given together: New Romantic and Moonlight Bloom. New Romantic began in Jaipur, the pink city turning rose at dusk. Damask rose, with rose geranium and palmarosa, on a base of sandalwood, lavender, cedarwood and chamomile. Moonlight Bloom began on a terrace in Zakynthos at midnight, the jasmine in full bloom and the sea somewhere below. Jasmine, with sandalwood, vanilla and ylang ylang: ten oils in all. Frosted white glass. Soy wax. Cotton wicks. In three sizes: the 75g mini, the 270g and the 450g three-wick. Hand-poured on Connaught Street.
One for the slow evening, one for after dark.
Thirteen essential oils. Every one named.
Single-origin, sourced from the grower who knows them best. No carriers, no extenders, no synthetic fragrance.
FloralDamask Rose
True rose, deep and honeyed.
FloralRose Geranium
Warm and rosy under the lavender. Holds the whole blend steady.
FloralPalmarosa
Soft, rosy and grassy-green.
WoodySandalwood
Soft, creamy and quietly woody. A base that holds everything above it.
herbalLavender
Steam-distilled at altitude. Soft, herbaceous, never medicinal.
WoodyCedarwood
Dry, warm, pencil-shaving wood.
HerbalChamomile
Soft, apple-sweet and calming.
FloralJasmine
The smell of a summer bedroom and a kitchen garden at the same time.
SweetVanilla
Soft, sweet and resinous, never sugary.
FloralYlang Ylang
Rich, sweet and floral, with a banana-cream warmth.
FloralNeroli
Orange blossom, distilled. The heart of the blend.
citrusBergamot
Cold-pressed from the peel of the bergamot fruit. The lift at the top of the formula.
SpicedClove
Warm, sweet and spiced. A little carries a whole blend.
Poured at Connaught Street. One batch at a time.
Every candle is hand-poured in small batches at our London workshop. Emily blends every scent and makes each batch by hand. The candles are then poured, labelled and finished by hand.
How to burn a Yougi candle.
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Trim the wick.
Before every burn, trim to a centimetre. A shorter wick prevents soot and smoke, and the flame runs clean.
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Let the wax pool.
On the first burn, let the wax reach the edge of the vessel before you put it out. Two to four hours. This prevents tunnelling and protects your hours of burn.
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Burn in sessions.
Two to four hours at a time. Let it rest between burns: the scent needs the pause.
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Retire gracefully.
When the wax falls below a centimetre, stop burning. Send us the empty vessel and we'll refill it for thirty percent less than a new candle.
The blend, in its other forms.
The same scent where it is made, and the nearest to it where it is not.
