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The best scented candle suits the room you burn it in. What to check before you buy, and the best candles for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and hallways.

Inside a luxury candle workshop: wax, fragrance, hand set wicks, curing and burn tests. What is worth paying for, and how to judge any candle.

How to match a candle and reed diffuser gift set room by room, with same or complementary scents and reed diffuser cost per month for six brands.

Nine luxury scented candles compared on UK price, stated burn time and cost per burn hour, with honest notes on our own candles.

A candle is a lovely gift when it's chosen with care. How to pick the scent and make it feel personal.

Typical burn times by candle size, what shortens them, and how to get every hour from your candle.

Scent throw depends on the fragrance, wax, wick and how you burn it. What to look for and how to get more from any candle.

Most candle problems come from the first burn and the wick. Eight fixes for tunnelling, smoking, flickering and more.

Use a reed diffuser as the everyday base and a candle for special moments. How to layer them, room by room, without clashing.

Each wax has trade offs in scent throw, burn time and price. An honest comparison without the marketing claims.

Burning any candle affects indoor air. Most people can enjoy them with good habits. Here's what the evidence suggests and how to burn cleaner.