Our top picks of fun shaped candles for Christmas gifts - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Interiors Shaped candles are set to be a Christmas shopping trend – these are some we love By You Magazine - November 12, 2021 When it comes to Christmas shopping, it can be tricky to know what to get for those people who are close enough to buy a present for, but too distant to know them all that well. That’s where gifts such as bath and body products, food treats and candles come in – they’re the perfect gesture for people who are difficult to buy for. But this year, we’re not talking about your classic candle in a glass jar – oh no, the latest trends make art out of candles, ultimately resulting in shaped candles far too pretty to ever be lit. According to research by Packaging Online, shaped candles have seen a 1,292 per cent change in demand year on year and ‘are set to be the biggest Christmas present’ for 2021. View this post on Instagram A post shared by craze & co. (@crazecandlesco) Given we’ve spent so much extra time at home for the past year and a bit, it’s no surprise we’ve redirected some of our expendable income from clothes and shoes to homeware. Sales of tapered candlesticks rose by 105 per cent at johnlewis.com in February 2021 compared to the same time last year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Laura Jackson (@iamlaurajackson) But it’s not just candlesticks – the latest candle trends are fun and whimsical: think cloud candles, twisted candles and candles of all shapes, sizes and forms. With nowhere to go, fashion influencers are just as likely to snap and post a picture of their coffee table (complete with artsy candles) these days as they are their outfit. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lucy Williams (@lucywilliams02) Pillar candles and tea lights were also popular at John Lewis earlier this year, with sales up 110 per cent, while total searches for ‘candles’ were up 83 per cent year on year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kirthanaa Naidu (@kirthanaa) If you’ve been having a go at tablescaping (making your dinner table, coffee table or even bedside table look as aesthetically pleasing as possible), or like the idea of gifting someone a fun candle this Christmas, you’re going to want to add these to your online basket ASAP. 9 brands serving up the latest trends and shaped candles Lex Pott Anthropologie Lex Pott Twist Candy-Cane Candle, £34, Anthropologie Lex Pott’s twisty candles put a whole new meaning on ‘burning the candle at both ends’. Available in rainbow of stylish colours and seen in the home of influencer Lucy Williams. Wax Atelier Wax Atelier Twisted Candle, £13.50, Wax Atelier When lit, this chic twisted beeswax candle releases the gentle aroma of matcha tea and honey. Ellis Home Studios Ellis Home Studios The Sandalwood & Vanilla Shell, £20, Ellis Home Studios Bring the beach vibes to you with Ellis Home Studios’s shell-shaped scented candles – also available in lime green, bubblegum pink and orange. Bable Coral Magnolia, £20, Bable London-based Bable’s hand-painted tapered candlesticks have been spotted all over social media. Currently all sold out, but a restock is planned 28 February – mark your calendars. MAZA MAZA Soleil – Tequila Sunrise, £14, MAZA If you can’t decide whether you love MAZA’s multicolour dip-dyed pillar or tapered dinner candles more, you’ve time to decide as a full restock of the site is coming soon. Orla Kiely Allbeauty Orla Kiely Home Snail Moulded Candle, £19.50 (was £26), Ocado Homeware design stalwart Orla Kiely’s familiar whimsical snail design is brought to waxy life in this rose, geranium and eucalyptus scented moulded candle. The Waxness The Leafy Strawberry Candle – Set of 2, £7.50, Glassette The Waxness creates candles in shapes you didn’t even know were possible, like these amazing strawberries or sweet flower pots. Bzzwax & Co Unicorn, £22, Bzzwax & Co This company creates high quality, sustainable beeswax candles and for every Bzzwax candle lit, one pollinates an acre of flowers to provide fertile habitat for bees. By Otter The Rickrack Hand-Painted Dinner Candle Set, £35, By Otter By Otter has a lovely range of painted candle sticks in bright colours and designs – sure to instantly brighten up a room. 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