The Luminary Candle Company
Garden studio · Holyport

Hand-poured candles,
crafted with care.

Small-batch candles in considered scents — from crisp pear and freesia to a dark pomegranate noir — poured a few at a time in a Berkshire garden studio.

The Luminary — Peony Blush candle in a 30cl amber glass jar
Two friends · one garden studio

We’re Rich and Leigh — two friends from Holyport who started pouring candles in a garden studio, and kept testing until they were right.

Everything is blended, poured and labelled by hand, a few at a time. Each jar carries its batch number, written in pen.

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The signature range

Poured all year

The gardens change with the season — these three don’t. Each jar hand-numbered from its batch, £24 each. Any two candles, £5 off. Delivery's free too.

Bestseller

Peony Blush

£24
Red apple · Peony · Suede

Crisp red apple opening onto peony, rose, jasmine and gillyflower, settling on soft suede.

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What goes into every jar

Craft you can check

Hand-numbered batches

Every label carries its batch number, written in pen at the bench.

A wax chosen for scent throw

A paraffin blend, picked after months of testing because it fills a room.

Cotton wicks, level burns

Trimmed and tested for an even burn: up to fifty hours in the 30cl jar.

A jar worth keeping

Amber glass, made to outlast the candle — refills are on the way.

New for SS26

The Walled Garden

Three candles tracing a day in an English garden — After the Rain, Fig Leaf & Sun-Warmed Stone and Herb Border at Dusk.

Specimen N° I
The Walled Garden
After the Rain
Post pluviam
The Luminary
hand-poured in Holyport.
Specimen N° II
The Walled Garden
Fig Leaf & Sun-Warmed Stone
Folium fici, saxum apricum
The Luminary
hand-poured in Holyport.
Specimen N° III
The Walled Garden
Herb Border at Dusk
Herba crepusculi
The Luminary
hand-poured in Holyport.
New for AW26

The garden in winter

The Walled Garden carried into the cold months — Pomander, Fir & Frankincense and First Frost, poured into frosted white and black glass.

Specimen N° IV
The Garden in Winter
Pomander
Malum aureum
Bitter orange · Clove · Warm spice
The Luminary
hand-poured in Holyport.
Specimen N° V
The Garden in Winter
Fir & Frankincense
Abies sacra
Douglas fir · Resin · Myrrh
The Luminary
hand-poured in Holyport.
Specimen N° VI
The Garden in Winter
First Frost
Pruina prima
Cold air · Juniper · White musk
The Luminary
hand-poured in Holyport.
From the studio

Hear when something new leaves the bench

New scents are poured in small numbers and go quickly. Leave your email and we’ll tell you first.

We’ll only email about new scents, and you can stop any time. See our privacy notice.