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Thursday 15 October 2015

Countdown to Christmas


Is it too early to drop the c-bomb? Honestly... I don't care. I am so excited about Christmas this year after such a great festive season last year. Treating my family now I can afford to buy presents, baking incredible food and decorating the house all add up to create me ideal Christmas period, and of course, the daily chocolate!

This year though, I think I'm going to avoid a Frozen chocolate advent calendar, maybe even the Spiderman one too, because I have found a new love during the past few months, Yankee Candles. Over the past few months my bedroom and living room has smelt like everything from birthday cake to dark berries and candy canes to Christmas spices. When I found out that Yankee Candle actually create their own full advent calendar with a different scent every day, I very almost wept with joy! From the first of December to Christmas Eve, my house can have a different Christmas inspired scent, which is honestly a much better treat than a chocolate every day.


The first thing I noticed about the advent calendar is it's beautiful decorations. Nothing too nontraditional, but just modern enough to make me want to display it from now up until Christmas 2016. The stunning artwork on the pentagonal box is breathtaking and immediately screams Christmas. No huge numbers on this one, the small numbers on the doors blend so well into the design, it is hard to tell from a distance that it is not just another Christmas decoration, which I love.

The design of the box means it has to be tied at the top, making it easy to give in to temptation and open it all at once to see the scents that have been added, but a lot harder to use all of them at once which I have never done with a chocolate one... (Disclosure: I have eaten a chocolate advent calendar all at once. I am not proud of it and deny it at every chance I get. The rounded dome reminds me of a well wrapped Christmas present from a department store, so even though this is meant to lead up to Christmas day, I feel like this would be a gorgeous present for a loved one, especially if they love candles like my family.

The Internet Gift Store kindly provided me with this sample. They sell high quality goods from brands like Yankee Candle, Disney, and Ted Baker, often offering up to 80% retail price in their clearance section. With free delivery on orders over £35 and optional next day delivery, I would highly recommend the Internet Gift Store for all your Christmas needs.

5 comments:

  1. Wow! This is amaxing! And such beautiful packaging too... Bet you can't wait until December now!

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    1. It's been staring at me since this morning, so tempting but I have to finish my other candles first which should hopefully last until December!

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  2. I am literally So excited about Christmas this year. It's the first time in 15 years that my husband and I have had a Christmas alone and I can't wait.
    I love yankee candles too, they smell amazing.

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    1. Awh that will be lovely! I hope you both have a great time!

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  3. Yankee Candle have some lovely Christmas stuff - I really like the design of this, instead of the usual rectangle layout for advent calendars. x

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