The #WFH trend is going nowhere. (As indeed a lot of us aren’t, right now. Rather a time for bunkering down, isn’t it?) But to us, #WFH also stands for ‘Wafting From Home’, as we seek to ensure that our home environment smells lovely, since we’re spending so much time here.

So we want to introduce you to a new and lovely scented candle brand that’s made it onto our radar. The inspiration for the founder of Malkia – raised with diplmat parents – is travel, with the idea that smells can transport us, and each candle has been researched ‘to respect and celebrate different cultures.’ To date, Oman, the French Riviera (yes, please!), Iceland, Cuba and the Maldives have been captured in candle form, although the paraffin-free candles themselves are proudly hand-poured in England.

Our particular favourite is Oman-inspired Rose & Oud, pictured below, a fabulous waft of clove, orange, cinnamon, lashings of rose and some tuberose, on a smoky base of musk, woods, amber, incense, patchouli and vanilla. ‘Imagine going for an evening stroll in one of Salālah’s souks, shopping for oud, frankincense and rose oil,’ Malkia say.

And we can, we really can imagine! While waxing lyrical about this transporting home fragrance brand…

£40 each for 220g – buy here

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