St Eval Candle Company

We go to Cornwall each year and totally head over heels with the county. We always are sad leaving so always try to bring home reminders, food to eat, a household decoration of some sort. This year we brought home mugs  saying I Would Rather Be In Cornwall and I Would Rather Be Eating Pasties.

There are fine handmade crafts on display in many a local farm, factory or gift shop and we love mooching around spotting something unique.

We often watch people working such as artists, cider makers, even people on the tills in Asda and Tesco and feel envious they are working in such beautiful countryside.

One such place that is worth a visit is St Eval Candle Company.

The lucky people are based on a farm in North Cornwall.

Based on a traditional working farm in Cornwall, the St. Eval Candle Company is renowned throughout the UK for their growing collection of fine quality hand-finished candles with unique fragrances and styles. It has an enviable reputation in the use of beautiful and unusual containers. Having traded for over ten years, the St. Eval Candle Company also provide a bespoke candle making service, and currently supply many international companies including Molton Brown, Elemis, Kenneth Turner and Emma Bridgewater.







St. Eval use traditional methods to manufacture candles, this includes a centuries old process known as ‘drawing’, which results in superior burning qualities and time. Whenever they can, St. Eval uses materials from sustainable and renewable sources. They endeavour to produce as little waste as possible and all packaging is sourced from re-cycled materials.

I adore candles, had a bit of an obsession with them at one stage and was lighting so many the ceiling was suffering with the sooty marks. I have toned down and though still using candles a few times a week, I look for good quality and scented candles.

So I was keen to try the two St Eval candles I was sent from the new range.

Firstly Celery and herb - The cool crisp smell of succulent celery sticks combined with the heady aroma of freshly chopped herbs.

They will fill your home with the cool scent of an outdoor summer, and with a whole array of styles to choose from, there’s a candle for every room.

With the UK munching its way through 120 million sticks of celery every year, the new Celery and Herb fragrance is set to become a firm favourite! Plus celery has had a formidable reputation as an aphrodisiac since Roman times, so this new scent could freshen up your bedroom too!

For the more modern home, the scented tins (£8.45) are the best option and with a burning time of 45 hours, the gorgeous scent will linger on and on.

I admit to first time I breathed in I was not overly smitten, but this is so fresh and herby when burning. This is the time you know the quality of a candle, so often I buy a scented one and when lit, there is hardly any fragrance at all.

 But if you prefer something more traditional, how about something from the Victorian herb range? Prices start at £3.70 for the small earthenware Vic pot and go up to £19.35 for the earthenware bowl.

I was sent the Victorian Long Tom pot, the Victorian range is delightful the earthenware pots would fit in any home traditional or modern. My fragrance was Bay & Rosemary

This you have to try if nothing else, the scent even with the seal on the top was beautiful.

I left it  in the kitchen and so strong was it I could smell it all around the house, so it doubles up as an air freshener. Lit its delightful, the rosemary scent is so relaxing.

Other fragrances are 

 Bergamot & Nettle - Uplifting, herbal aroma with hints of spice

Inspiritus - An uplifting blend of aromatic spices

Joy - A Light floral fragranced based on mimosa

Lavender - A relaxing and soothing scent of fresh aromatic lavender

Orange & Cinnamon - A warm tangy fragrance with hints of spice

Sandalwood - A blend of warm musk and woody scents

Sensuality - A luxurious blend of nutmeg, citrus and ginger

Thyme & Mint - Crisp, clear scent of fresh garden mint blended with a herbal scent of thyme

Tranquility - A relaxing blend of lavender, orange and ylang ylang

Vanilla - Sweet vanilla bean fragrance, with a soft and powdery character

St. Eval Candle Company has a wide range of products, with something for everyone, from the classic church candles tins, to the Coastal, English Hedgerow and ‘English Eccentric’ ranges.  The whole collection can be viewed at

www.stevalcandlecompany.co.uk.