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The Best Scented Candles for Valentine’s Day
With their winning combination of evocative scents and a romantic, gentle glow, scented candles make perfect Valentine's Day gifts. Some fragrances are better-suited to romance than others, with naturally sensual and appealing qualities. Which candles should we be...
How To Re-use Your Glass Candle Jar
At Dexter & Mason, we try to re-use our empty glass candle jars. Here are a few ways to re-purpose your scented candle jar once the wick’s burned down.
Why We Love the Smell of Mulled Wine
At Dexter & Mason, we love the scent of mulled wine, with its rich claret tones and zesty citrus hit. Let’s take a closer sniff of the festive season’s favourite tipple.
Leather, Tobacco and Whisky: take a sniff of our more unusual scents
What smells do we conjure up when we think of scented candles? Flowers, definitely, especially favourites like lavender and roses. Fresh smells, such as sea breezes and linen. Spicier scents for Christmas. Our Autumn and Woody collections of candles seem to have...
The Scents of the Autumn
We describe scents as “autumnal” – but what does that actually mean? What does autumn actually smell like? At Dexter & Mason, we’ve been thinking about this, as we’ve been putting together our Autumn Collection of scented candles. Here are some of our favourite fragrances of the fall…
The Best Candles For Your Home: A Room-By-Room Guide
Scented candles are the perfect way to create different moods in separate parts of your home. We’ll take you on a tour around a house, and make room-by-room suggestions from Dexter & Mason’s scented candle collection.
The Smell of the Sea
Our Rock Salt & Driftwood scented candle has become one of Dexter & Mason’s most popular summertime scents. Find out more about the smell of the sea.
Our Favourite Summertime Scents
The warm weather is finally here, and we've just gathered together some sunshiny scents for our Summer Candle collection. This got us talking about our favourite summer smells, and the happy-making effect they have on us. Here are a few real classic summertime scents...
More About Lovely Lavender
We love lavender. Its fresh fragrance and vibrant shade never fail to please, and our lavender scented candle is one of our best-sellers. However, there's far more to this much-loved flower than its pretty blooms and heady scent. Here's a look at some of lavender's...
The history of candles
Candles have a long history, from luxury gift, to essential item, then back to gift. At Dexter & Mason, we take a look at the history of the candle.