Christmas is one of the few times of year when scent becomes part of the decorating. Alongside the tree, fairy lights and obligatory bowl of Quality Street, a good Christmas candle can instantly make your home feel more festive – no matter your scenting preference, from cinnamon to pine.
For 2026, The White Company has leaned into the universal appeal of scented candles at Christmastime with its new 12 days of fragrance votive candle collection. Instead of committing to one scent for the whole season, the set includes 12 different 70g candles, giving you plenty to rotate between in the run-up to Christmas and beyond. There’s a mix of fresh, fruity and more traditionally wintry fragrances, all poured into the brand’s signature glass votives, so they’re easy to dot around different rooms.
At £130, the collection works out at just under £11 per candle, compared with individual White Company votives that typically start at £15.
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The White Company’s 12 Days of fragrance votive candle collection
The White Company's 12 Days of fragrance votive candle collection contains 12 mini candles in a mix of signature and seasonal scents. It includes its bestselling Seychelles candle, with its notes of bergamot, amber and vanilla, as well as sea salt, lime & bay, flowers, grapefruit & mandarin, and pomegranate, which aren’t limited to the festive season. These go alongside more autumnal and festive fragrances including autumn, winter, fir tree, fireside, mistletoe, and clementine & juniper.
The idea is to enjoy one candle across each of the 12 days of Christmas, but there's nothing stopping you from mixing and matching them throughout December instead.
The White Company’s 2026 advent calendar
If you prefer to count down for the whole of December, The White Company’s 2026 advent calendar has 25 drawers (yes, one for Christmas Day too) filled with candles, bath and body treats and other fragrance favourites. It's priced at £195 but is worth more than £336, and included seven full-sized products and a limited edition Seychelles shampoo and conditioner.
Beauty writer Lucy Smith has featured in her round-up of the best beauty advent calendars, and her verdict is that it’s particularly well suited to anyone who loves making their home feel, and smell, beautiful. She noted that it’s packedn with “diffusers, candles and hand washes galore”, describing it as a particularly good bundle for the “home-proud individual”.
What’s inside The White Company’s 2026 advent calendar?
- Full-size winter signature candle: 140g
- Fresh pomelo hand lotion: 50ml
- Lime & bay mini diffuser & reeds: 50ml
- Fireside mini home spray: 15ml
- Pomegranate bath & shower gel: 50ml
- Full-size sea salt body lotion: 250ml
- Winter mini home spray: 15ml
- Pomegranate votive: 70g
- Clementine & juniper mini diffuser: 50ml
- Flowers hand & nail cream: 50ml
- Fir tree mini home spray: 15ml
- Full-size santa rosa eau de toilette: 30ml
- Winter mini diffuser & reeds: 50ml
- Seychelles shampoo: 50ml
- Grapefruit & mandarin body lotion: 50ml
- Spa restore moisturising hand & body cleanser: 50ml
- Full-size flowers eau de toilette: 30ml
- Sea salt hand wash: 50ml
- Seychelles votive: 70g
- Full-size Seychelles bath & shower gel: 250ml
- Full-size Amalfi lemon room spray: 95ml
- Spa sleep soothing body & bath soak: 50ml
- Wild mint hand wash: 50ml
- Seychelles conditioner: 50ml
- Full-size lime & bay signature candle: 140g
Looking for more festive recommendations? Check out our review of M&S’s affordable beauty advent calendar
