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Regardless of whether your WFH space is a carefully curated oasis of potted plants and neatly organised stationery, or a clutter of cookie crumbs and toddler paraphernalia, a well-chosen candle can prove the difference between calm and chaos.
Or at least as far as your Instagram feed is concerned. Here’s our guide to the best desk mates to suit every temp office brief.
The one that’s just like being in the office
Missing the reassuringly familiar office fug? Anya Hindmarch’s coffee candle invokes the scent of a freshly-brewed cafetière, minus the annoying colleagues.
(£50, shop it here)
The one that brings the outdoors indoors
Floral Street’s Spring Bouquet candle combines rhubarb, hyacinth and cedarwood — the ideal deskmate for quarantiners lacking a garden.
(£28, shop it here)
The one that doubles as a beauty hack
The Mind Blown treatment candle from clean beauty brand We Are Paradoxx doesn’t just smell nice. Pour the oil onto your hand and massage into skin and hair for a multitasking treat at your WFH desk.
(£40, shop it here)
The one with as much zen as a Zoom yoga session
Blended with balancing bergamot, relaxing iris and anxiety-extinguishing frankincense, Kalmar’s Calm candle is the key to keeping your cool.
(£55, shop it here)
