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Maximise Your Literary Escape this Halloween: The Wax & Words Candle Care Guide

The season of the witch (and candles) is upon us, making it the perfect time to cozy up with a great book and a fragrant burn. Learn the ultra-simple secrets to making your Wax & Words candle last longer and smell stronger through the darkest nights. From mastering the crucial first burn to knowing the 4-hour rule and the perfect 5mm wick trim, this guide will ensure your immersive reading ritual never fades.

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Romance With Bite: The Perfect Lover Meets Crimson Letter

Let me just start by saying there is nothing soft about The Perfect Lover. Stephanie Laurens writes with a sharp edge. Her characters don’t just flirt and swoon. They do test each other. Portia doesn’t waste time on men who...

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Project Hail Mary & Static Blue: I am still trying to find words...

Discover Static Blue — a cool marine, cyclamen & vetiver candle — designed for sci-fi books like Project Hail Mary. Immerse yourself in deep-space reading.

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Ashen Legacy & The Road: I am speechless

The first thing I noticed was the air. Not the book, not the words, but the shift in the room when I lit the candle. Smoke, oud, and sandalwood. Dry, heavy, no sweetness. It felt like the kind of air...

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We’re Obsessed Already: Gareth Brown’s The Society of Unknowable Objects

Some books don’t even need to try that hard to hook the readers. Secret societies. Magical artefacts. Bookshops with basements. You had us at "hello." We’re counting down the days until the release of The Society of Unknowable Objects by...

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What Exactly Is Musk?

Musk isn’t showy or overpowering, but it’s one of the most essential notes in fragrance. Soft and warm, also skin-like, it brings balance and depth to everything it touches (or blends with). This post explores how modern musk smells, how it’s used in blends, and why it shows up in Wax & Words favourites like Meadow Verse and Witchwood Tales.

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Reading by Candlelight: How to Pair Books and Scents for a More Immersive Experience

There is something magically comforting about the way a candle can shift the mood of a room by the soft release of its fragrance (it is part of the Danish hygge after all). The way everything seems to soften and...

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Claire North's book that made me want a do-over

What if you could live your life again? The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August didn’t just tell a good story. It got under my skin and stayed there. It made me think in the quiet moments. Not about time...

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Time travel hurts: reading Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Some books don’t let you stay at a distance. They pull you in, fast and hard, and by the time you realise what’s happening, it’s too late. You’re there. You feel it. And it's agonising. That’s what Kindred did to me....

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