Style & Taste
Candles
Everything we have written about scented candles: how soy wax burns, why the first burn decides the life of the candle, and how scent throw behaves in a cooled room where the air is constantly moving.
A candle is one of the few objects that is used up, so the details matter more than they first appear. These pieces cover choosing a fragrance that suits the room rather than the shop, reading burn times honestly, keeping a clean and even melt pool, and knowing when a candle is finished. If you are buying a scented candle in Dubai and want one worth living with rather than one that sits unlit, start here.
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The Well-Kept Flame
Get the most from a soy candle - the patient first burn, the trimmed wick and the gentle habits that keep it burning clean, even and long.
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A Scent for Every Mood
A guide to the four Soft Existence candle scents - Black Coffee & Vanilla, Cinnamon & Bergamot, Lavender and Pomegranate & Pink Pepper - and how to choose one by mood and room.
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The Hour Before Evening
Why a single candle, struck at dusk, transforms a room, and how to choose a sculptural form and a scent worth living with.
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Coffee Table Decor Ideas: The Three-Object Rule
Something tall, something low, something living, all on one tray. Coffee table decor ideas for round, modern and Ramadan tables that never tip into clutter.
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How to Store Candles in a Hot Climate
A candle kept badly loses most of its scent before it is ever lit. Where to keep one in a warm home, and how to get the throw back from a jar that smells faint.
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How Long Does a Candle Actually Last?
Burn time on the label is a best case, not a promise. How to work out what a candle should give you, what shortens it, and how long an unburned one keeps.
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How to Get Wax Out of a Candle Jar - and What to Do With It After
Four methods for removing the last of the wax, ranked by how much mess they make. Then what a clean empty vessel is genuinely useful for.
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Candle Safety at Home: The Rules Worth Keeping
Most candle accidents come from three ordinary mistakes, not from anything dramatic. The distances that matter, the surfaces that do not, and when to stop burning.
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Mother's Day Gift Ideas in Dubai for a Calmer Home
Gifts for Mum that she will still be using next year: a candle for her own hour, a basket for the corner she keeps apologising for, and a canister set for the kitchen she is proud of.
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A Calmer Ramadan at Home: Light, Scent and the Majlis
Ramadan changes the rhythm of a home before it changes the decor. Simple, unfussy ideas for preparing the majlis, hosting iftar and choosing light and scent for the season.
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