Herba crepusculi
The day's last job — brushing along the herb border as the light goes. Rosemary and bay over clary sage, settling into patchouli and moss.
Best burned with the back door open.
Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Contains 4-tert-Butylcyclohexyl acetate, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, MMDHCA, 8-Methoxy-2,6,6,8-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.0]undecane, Cedryl methyl ether, Ethyl linalool, Scentenal, Methyl atrarate. May produce an allergic reaction.
Any two candles for £45, any three for £65. Delivery's free too.
Mix any of them — taken off automatically in your basket.
Evening. The herb border giving back the day's heat.
Rosemary and bay, the two herbs that smell strongest at the end of a hot day, with birch leaf to keep it green. The heart is where it turns: clary sage, muguet and a touch of peat, soft and slightly smoky. Then patchouli, vetiver and moss, the damp, dark floor of the border once the sun has gone. Best burned with the back door open.
An evening candle, and the most grown-up of the three. It suits a kitchen table after dinner, a hallway, a room with the lights low. It builds slowly; give it an hour and the herbs give way to the moss and patchouli. It's the one to burn when you want the room to smell of outside without it smelling of flowers.
20 cl Oxford jar in frosted glass, hand-poured in our garden studio in Holyport. 160 g of wax, a cotton wick, up to 40 hours of burning. Each jar carries its batch number, written by hand.
Let the first burn reach the edge of the glass, two to three hours, so it doesn't tunnel. Trim the wick to 5 mm before each burn. Never leave it unattended; keep it from children, pets and draughts.
After the Rain and Fig Leaf & Sun-Warmed Stone are the morning and midday before it. Any three are £65.
Up to 40 hours. That figure comes from an independent burn test of this wax, wick and jar, so it is "up to", not a promise of the full number in every room. Give the first burn two to three hours, until the melted wax reaches the glass all the way round, and it will burn evenly from then on. Trim the wick to about 5 mm before each burn and burn for no more than four hours at a time.
Candle care & safety →Candle Shack CS1, a paraffin/mineral wax blend with added plant wax, made in Germany. It is vegan-friendly. We chose it for its scent throw: the fragrance is held at 8% of the wax, on a cotton LX 12 wick, which is the pairing the burn test was run on.
Herb Border at Dusk comes in a 20cl frosted glass jar holding 160 g of wax. The jar is yours to keep once the candle is done: stand it a minute in hot water, wipe it clean, and it makes a good glass.
The 20cl collection candles suit a bedroom, a hall or a bathroom. Light it half an hour before you want the room to smell of it, with the door shut. Two candles in one room fight each other, so one in each room is better than two together.
Every jar carries a printed base label with the hazard and allergen declaration the law requires, the net weight, the burn time, and a batch number written by hand at pouring. The full declaration for each scent is on its safety page. Never leave a lit candle alone, keep it from children, pets and draughts, and stop when a centimetre of wax is left.
Safety & allergen information →Candles are hand-poured in small batches, so we aim to dispatch within 2–3 working days, Monday to Friday, by Royal Mail tracked. You get an email with the tracking number when it is on its way.
Delivery →UK delivery is a flat £4.95, shown at checkout before you pay. Orders of £40 or more are delivered free. We deliver within Great Britain, which is England, Scotland and Wales. We cannot send candles to Northern Ireland or outside the UK at the moment.
Any two candles for £45, any three for £65. Delivery's free too. Mix any of the candles; the saving comes off automatically in your basket, with nothing to enter.
Yes. If you change your mind, email hello@theluminary.uk within 14 days of the candle arriving and we will arrange a refund; it needs to come back unused, unburned and in its packaging. If a candle arrives damaged or faulty, tell us within a few days with a photo and we will replace it or refund you in full, postage included.
Returns & refunds →Rich & Leigh, in a garden studio in Holyport, Berkshire. Every candle is poured by hand in small batches and numbered from its batch on the base.
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