For Me? I Shouldn't Have.

 A few things I accidentally on purpose bought for myself recently:

My Lafco candle order arrived last week and the Frosted Pine holiday candle is SO SO GOOD and the blown glass container is just beautiful. It's a perfect holiday candle.

I posted last week that Marianne bought the Ilia Dawn set and because I'm a dumb copycat I got the Dusk set so we can compare and contrast. (Also, if sign up for emails/texts and you'll get 15% off! That's what I did.) 

I pre-ordered Jenny Colgan's new book, The Christmas Bookshop and immediately forgot about it so when it showed up in my Kindle I was like, HOLIDAY MAGIC. I'm reading it now and so far it's classic, cozy holiday Colgan. 

I was influenced by another blogger and bought this Jill Stuart Jelly Eye Color and it's suuuuper sparkly but I kind of love it? It comes in a very pretty glass pot (you know I love good packaging) and it's got a gel consistency that's oddly compelling and fun. 

Through a random series of events I have purchased a very discounted Dyson Airwrap for Blog Science. Please understand that I know I don't have enough hair for this and it will MOST DEFINITELY make me cry, but for you guys, I am doing this for you. 

Finally, Anthro just put all the Christmas stuff on sale and I really want this flute-playing fox ornament or maybe the hare wearing a top hat? I haven't decided but I feel like it needs to happen. 

Monday Mood: My Favorite Seasonal Candles.

I have a head cold* so I can't smell anything right now, so what a perfect time to tell you about my favorite seasonal candles that I can't smell? I am very, very picky about scented candles - I can't handle anything too fake, too sweet or too food-y, so know that if I swear by a candle, it's probably not going to offend. (But it might! Everyone likes what they like.) Anyway, here are my current favorites for the holiday/winter season:

For the past few years this Balsam & Cedarwood candle from Anthro has been a favorite. It smells amazing (woodsy, pine and spice), it's very pretty with the little pierced lid and it comes in three sizes, so you don't have to spend a ton. The little one is $16 and is perfectly giftable paired with it with my favorite arc lighter or some cute-ass matches. 

Last year Marianne bought me this Thymes Frasier Fir candle and it's wonderful - a perfect Christmas tree scent - clean and fresh. I burned it down to the bottom and immediately bought another one - that's how good it is. It comes in a bunch of sizes and containers, which is nice. 

Every year Diptyque comes out with holiday themed candles and this year my favorite of the three is, of course, Sapin, which a pine and open fire scent. They also have Flocon, a winter floral, and Biscuit which smelled like spice cookies and appears to be sold out. You can get a set of all three, which would be a very nice gift for anyone. 

Y'all know I'm a huge fan of Lafco candles and I recently ordered the Frosted Pine holiday candle, which is described as having notes of white birch, pine needles and cedar. It hasn't arrived yet but I'm pretty sure I'll love it. I also ordered their fireplace candle - Feu de Bois - because we have a fake tree and a gas fireplace so I gotta import the smells for the full cozy experience. 

Finally, for a cheap-and-cheerful option, I really like the Opalhouse Balsam Fir candle from Target. It's a very cheering green Christmas tree scent with a bit of spice and the big one is only $10! For a warm and rich winter scent I also like the Cozy Nights candle from the same line. 

*It's not Covid - I've been tested!