Christmas Gift Guide: The Candle Lover
If you haven’t got one, you are one. Candle lovers. Simultaneously the easiest and hardest people to buy for. You always know what they want, but how do you know the right scent? Not to worry, we have got you covered with all of our small businesses who are a part of The Collective Beat or The Mill Marketplace stores who specialise in candles.
Statement Candle Co
The divine feminine of candles. This stunning range is all hand poured in Jervis Bay NSW and has even been featured in British Vogue!
You can find a number of different colours, shapes, and styles at Statement Candle Co, so you can be sure to pick out something for the feminist candle-loving friend in your life.
You can find Statement Candle Co in The Collective Beat Kiama, and The Collective Beat Huskisson, open 7 days
Zalazuess Candle Co
There is something for everyone at Zalazuess, quite literally everyone. There’s sweet scents and fruity scents, earthy scents and fresh scents, scents for mum, for dad, for nan and pop, for your next door neighbour and his neighbour after that.
Zalazuess pride themselves on being inspired by the NSW South coast where all their candles are poured with soy wax. The range doesn’t stop at scents for Zalazuess either, they have a huge number of different vessels for their candles so if you find one you love, but aren’t sure on the packaging, have a look around the shelves and you will definitely find it in a jar better suited to your aesthetic.
You can find Zalazuess Candle Co in The Collective Beat Kiama, and The Collective Beat Gerringong, open 7 days
Shell Folk Collective
Shell Folk Collective have some of the most beautiful candles we have ever seen. The coastal elements that run throughout them as well as the wood wick which gives off a crackling sound as it burns all come together to create a calm feeling in the home.
The candles from Shell Folk Collective are poured in Hawkesbury, NSW and made of 100% natural soy wax. The shells and crystals you see in them are also all cruelty free and sourced sustainably from within Australia so you can be sure that your purchase is doing good!
You can find Shell Folk Collective in The Collective Beat Handmade Gallery in Kiama, open 7 days from 10am
MNB Candles
If you know someone who lives the finer things in life, then MNB Candles is the place for you to go for their Christmas gift this year.
This Chanel inspired range (in multiple colour-ways in store), gives just a glimpse of the kind of products they have on hand. From designer logos to teddy bears to shoes as well as pillars and arches, MNB Candles is for the boujee candle lover in your life.
You can find MNB Candles in The Collective Beat Handmade Gallery in Kiama, open 7 days from 10am
Studio Jones Mittagong
When she’s not busy pouring candles in her Southern Highlands based Studio, owner Lana is out riding her horse, or busy being a mum. We can see why word would spread quickly among family and friends about Studio Jones, because everything is created right here in Australia using raw materials and packaging that is 100% renewable or recyclable! How cool is that?!
Studio Jones has a wide variety of earthy scents for any kind of candle lover in your life (even dads will love the hay and tobacco candle)!
You can find Studio Jones Mittagong in The Collective Beat Handmade Gallery in Kiama, open 7 days from 10am
Jervis Bay Candle Co
For the one who loves the South Coast, you cannot go past a Jervis Bay Candle Co candle.
With scents from all the way down the South Coast from Kiama to Callala Bay and further, Jervis Bay Candles allow you to take a piece of the coast home with you. So give the gift of New South Wales’ South Coast this Christmas and make everyone else jealous.
You can find Jervis Bay Candle Co in The Collective Beat Gerringong, and The Collective Beat Huskisson, open 7 days
Paperbark Collective
The hand poured natural soy wax candles from Paperbark Collective are made by hand on the South Coast of NSW, just outside Jervis Bay and take inspiration from the nature around them. These candles are also made with wood wicks which resemble a crackling fire, and better yet, the wicks contain no lead or other harmful materials!
Not only are the Paperbark Collective candles inspired by the beautiful South Coast, but you can be sure that they are not doing the environment (or people near them) any harm.
You can find Paperbark Collective at The Collective Beat Huskisson, open 7 days
Beloved Scents
Make every night cocktail night with Beloved Scents candles! With everything from Piña Colada and Raspberry Spritz to Peach Bellini and Espresso Martini there is a cocktail candle for everyone.
These candles are vegan-friendly, all natural, 100% soy wax and hand poured on the NSW South Coast with Australian made ingredients so you can be sure that you are supporting Australian made throughout the whole production process.
You can find Beloved Scents in our sister store, The Mill Marketplace in Pyree, open Wednesday to Sunday
Rubi Scents
Not only are the Rubi Scents candles lovingly hand poured, but the clearing/intention candle range is infused with reiki from a reiki practitioner of over 20 years. Made in small batches from plant based soy wax, and premium fragrance oils ensures that there are no nasties floating around during or after lighting the Rubi Scents range.
They come in a huge range of scents, and colours as well as being dressed with crystals and dried flowers too!
You can find Beloved Scents in our sister store, The Mill Marketplace in Pyree, open Wednesday to Sunday
So, whatever or whoever you’re looking for candle-wise this Christmas, you can be sure that we have something (at least) one of our stores for you!