While chocolate is without a doubt the most popular Christmas countdown, I think a candle advent calendar is just the thing to make your home feel festive and smell amazing throughout December.
As well as affordable brands like Yankee Candle and luxury offerings from the likes of Diptyque, you'll also find unique handmade options from Etsy, which would make thoughtful gifts for a loved one this holiday season.
- The luxury candle advent calendar: Diptyque Candle Advent Calendar 2024
- The affordable candle advent calendar: Yankee Candle Advent Wreath
- The unique candle advent calendar: KindredFires Candle Advent Calendar
How I chose the best candle advent calendars
- Brands: I've only chosen advent calendars from brands we know and love, like Dipytque & Yankee Candle. Plus Etsy options with five-star reviews.
- Price: All of the candle advent calendars included in this edit have a worth value higher than the RRP, with some affordable options for as little as £19.
- Sustainability: Where possible I've included advent calendars that come in boxes and packaging you'll want to use again.
Diptyque Candle Advent Calendar 2024
Editor's Note:
Diptyque's dreamy 2024 advent calendar is now available for pre-order (you'll receive it on its launch day - 11 October). It's filled with iconic scents like Baies and Roses, plus limited-edition Christmas fragrances - Sapin (Pine Tree), Friandise (Sweet Treat) and Étoile (Star). As well as candles, doors open to perfumes, bath & body, and mini holiday decorations. I love the bright festive packaging, which is made from felt and a reinterpretation the iconic imagery of the Maison.
Yankee Candle Advent Wreath
Editor's Note:
Yankee Candle has dropped its ever popular advent wreath for the holiday season, and it's going to sell out fast. Inside are 24 tea lights providing eight hours of fragrance each to add a little magic to your home. Expect Christmas Eve, Cinnamon Stick and Christmas Cookie fragrances, as well as new favourite Silver Sage & Pine.
Penhaligon's Baker's Box of Delights
Editor's Note:
Penhaligon's Baker's Box advent calendar is a perfect introduction to the brand. Full of bestselling luxury fragrances, lotions and other beauty gifts, inside you'll also find the Comoros Pearl candle, Elisabethan Rose EDP, Maduro Leaf candle, and Roanoke Ivy candle. The playful and very festive packaging is pretty special, too.
The White Company Advent Calendar 2024
Full of luxurious miniatures (and four full-size products), you'll find 25 treats in the White Company’s 2024 advent calendar. Expect candles in signature and festive scents, plus bodycare and fragrances too.
It all comes housed in the prettiest, most chic advent box, with an illustration of a White Company store at Christmas.
DesignUndone Candle Advent Calendar
Editor's Note:
Hand-poured in Texas, this advent calendar from Etsy is a bestseller every year. For 2024 they're doing things a little differently, offering 12 candles in scents from around the world, from Pacific Northwest to Japan and the Amalfi Coast.
KindredFires Candle Advent Calendar
Editor's Note:
For a unique kind of Christmas countdown, this scented candle is designed to be lit for one hour each day in December. It features a beautifully illustrated personalised label with the year and name of the recipient, and you can choose from 12 different fragrances.
The Original Mindful Advent Candle Set
Editor's Note:
Burn one of 25 handmade, natural beeswax candles each day in December while you make time to sit back and relax with this mindful advent calendar set. Available to shop all year round, it's the perfect gift for someone who deserves a few mindful moments.
