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“The finish of these bowls is mindblowing! They are like stone, and shimmer under the light. Super luxury piece for pennies. BARGAIN!! Candle is good too.”
Karolina D.Verified buyer
100,000+ happy customers
Handmade by our family in the UK
The Autumn Ritual
Sienna dune bowl with saffron pumpkin spice and folia dish, perfect autumn ritual.
$149.00$160.00−6%
You save $11.00 vs buying separately.
We did the maths. You keep the change.
✓ Free UK delivery✓ 20 wicks on us
- ✓Clean, considered candlelight with individually prepared cotton wicks.
- ✓Refill instead of replacing the wax, wick and whole candle jar.
- ✓Ready in minutes with no melting or pouring hot wax.
- ✓Styled in our studio — every piece chosen to go together.
What’s in your set2 pieces
Dune Bowl
Sienna$105.00
Curve Tray
Cashmere−20% with your bowl
20 Emilie wicksA gift from us with this set
Add to bag · $149.00
Change something
Changing something? Everything stays picked — swap only what you want.
How does Emilie work?
Emilie uses candle wax formed into tiny pearls instead of one solid block. Pour the pearls into your bowl, place a cotton wick into the centre and light it. Only the wax around the wick melts. Once it is cool, lift out the used wax disc, add a fresh wick and enjoy your candle again.
Can I change something in this set?
Yes. Every set can be changed before you buy: on the set’s page, choose to change something and it opens in Choose your own with everything already picked — swap the bowl, the colour or the scent, then add it to your bag.
How long will it last?
Up to 200+ hours of candlelight. One wick burns for about five hours, and each pouch includes 50 wicks — your total depends on how many wicks you light at once and for how long.
Is Emilie safe, and can I use another container?
Emilie is a real candle with a real flame, so normal candle care applies. Keep every wick clear of the base, the walls and any decoration. You can use another stable, heat-safe container that is wide enough to keep every wick safely away from its sides. Never leave a burning candle unattended.
What is the 30-day Emilie promise?
Try Emilie at home. Unused products can be returned within 30 days under our returns terms, and if something is not right with a product you have used, we will help — with setup advice, a replacement, store credit or another fair solution.
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“Stunning, got it as a gift.”
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“Love how I can make it my own. The smell is absolutely amazing.”
Nicole C.Verified buyer
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“I ordered my first emilie candle in the Soft Vanilla & Honey scent. It looks beautiful in the white core bowl and the scent smells amazing. It definitely brings a luxurious feel...”
Mercedes O.Verified buyer
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“It’s really cool looking and nice. Just wish it was a little stronger. My wife loves it!”
Stuart S.Verified buyer
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“So pretty and smells great too!”
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“My wife is in LOVE with pure freesia and somke beige!!! Happy wife, happy life!”
Pablo R.Verified buyer
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“I can decor my candles as i like it. Love it!!”
Julia W.Verified buyer
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“The Golden Muse smells amazing! The best candle in the market - honestly.”
Jess D.Verified buyer
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“Bought as present but I’m sure it will be well received”
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Real homes, real Emilie
Loved in homes like yours.
Real customers, real candle moments — and the reasons they chose to make the switch.
“I expected it to be beautiful, but I didn’t realise how easy it would be to refresh and create again.”
Emma R. · Emilie customer✓ Verified
“Perfectly adapts to you, your home, and your mood! With endless styling options, it’s incredibly easy to create.”
Sophie D. · Emilie customer✓ Verified
“I’m in love. You can create a new candle every time using any container!”
Megan J. · Emilie customer✓ Verified100,000+ happy customersRead the reviews
Styled in our studio
The first box should feel like the beginning of something, not a risk.
Why a set
Styled together. Priced together.
- 01Every piece chosen to go togetherThe bowl, the colour and the scent — styled in our studio, so it looks right the moment you light it.
- 02Less than buying separatelyEvery set shows what the pieces cost on their own next to the set price.
- 03Change anythingWant a different bowl or scent? Open the set in Choose your own with everything already picked, and swap what you like.
- 04Refill the pearls, keep the bowlWhen the pouch runs out, choose your next scent or colour — the bowl stays in your home.
The old candle habit
The candle upgrade
We stopped accepting candle problems as normal.
Pick a jar, light it, hope it burns properly. Then the wick smokes, the wax tunnels down the middle while good wax sits untouched at the edges, and the jar gets too hot to hold. When it’s finished, all of it — wax, wick, jar — goes in the bin.
We didn’t think that had to be the deal.
With an ordinary candle, the jar decides how it looks, how it burns, and how it ends.
With Emilie, you decide.
Ordinary candle vs Emilie
Same warm glow. A completely different candle system.
Both create candlelight. What happens before, during and after the flame is where everything changes.
Ordinary jar candle
Wick fixed to the base — burns wherever that leads: tunnelling, soot, an overheated jar.
Only the wax near the wick melts — the rest is locked in a jar you’ll throw away.
One large melt pool — can leave the glass dangerously hot.
Finished candle — wax, wick and jar all go in the bin.
The Emilie way
Wick sits freely in the pearls — designed to burn cleanly and go out on its own.
Only the wax around the wick melts — far less gets left behind.
A smaller, local melt pool — stays contained around the flame.
Finished candle — you refill the pearls and keep the same vessel.
Use what you need. Keep what you love.Emilie separates the wax, wick and vessel, so your candle can be refreshed instead of replaced.
The mechanics behind Emilie
The Emilie Free-Wick System
Why your wick never touches the bottom of the jar.
Most candles fix the wick to the base and let it burn wherever that leads. Emilie doesn’t. Every wick sits loose in the pearls — clear of the base, clear of the walls. It’s the one decision behind almost everything Emilie does differently.
- 01
It’s why refilling actually works.Melted wax never bonds to your vessel, so once a session ends, the cooled disc lifts out in one piece. Crumble it back into the pearls, add a fresh wick, and your candle is ready again — no scraping, no soaking.
- 02
It’s why the flame is designed to go out on its own.A wick with nothing holding it stays upright only as long as there’s wax around it. Once it reaches the end of its usable length, it tips into the melted pool beneath it and the flame is designed to go out.
- 03
The pearls are designed to help cover the flame.Because there’s always more solid wax around the flame than melted wax beneath it, we built the mechanics so that if a lit vessel is ever knocked over, the loose pearls fall in and help smother the flame rather than spill fuel towards it.
We won’t call this the safest candle in the world — no one should make that promise about an open flame. We built safety into the mechanics, not just onto a warning label. Emilie is still a real candle with a real flame: always burn it on a stable, heat-safe surface, keep it away from children, pets and anything flammable, and never leave it burning unattended.
Ready in minutes
How Emilie works
Your first candle moment, in four simple steps.
No melting, no hot pouring, no equipment. The first time takes a couple of minutes — so does the hundredth.
- 01Pour.Pour the pearls into your Emilie bowl — or any suitable heat-safe container.
- 02Add a wick.Position one of the prepared cotton wicks. No melting, hot wax pouring or equipment.
- 03Light it.The wax immediately around the wick forms a small local melt pool.
- 04Refresh.Once completely cool, lift out the wax disc, add a fresh wick and enjoy it again.
Get it right the first time
A heat-safe container at least 10cm wide inside
The wick in the centre about 5cm from the sides
At least 1cm of pearls under the wick
About 0.6cm of wick showing — more just burns the wick, not the candle
Never leave it unattended — it’s still a real flame
MAKE IT YOURS
One candle system. Endless ways to make it feel like yours.
Same pearls, same bowl — a different room every season. A few ways our customers and our studio style theirs.
Keep the candle. Change the mood.
One pouch. Endless candles.
Today one wick for a film. Tomorrow three for dinner.
The same pearls, poured into whatever the moment needs — a bowl, a jar, a row of glass holders. Every time a different candle, every time ready in minutes.
One wick beside the sofa. Up to five hours of calm — and it’s designed to go out on its own when it’s done.
Three wicks in a wide bowl, a line of a second colour on top. Ready before the doorbell.
The same pearls in a few heat-safe glass holders around the bath.
Line an aisle, a beach or a whole party in your colours — and pour the pearls back into the pouch after.
Glass holders along the path, out of the wind.
Pine in winter, shells in summer — the decor changes, the pearls stay.
Family-founded and made in the UK
The first box should feel like the beginning of something, not a risk.
The family behind Emilie
We created Emilie for the home we wanted our daughter to grow up in.
Emilie began with our daughter, Emilia. We loved the warmth that candles brought into our home, but we were never completely comfortable with the way an ordinary candle burned — a fixed wick, a very hot jar and an open flame that could keep burning until someone noticed it.
We wanted to create candlelight that felt calmer and more considered. A candle we could refill instead of throw away, shape around our own home, and enjoy with greater peace of mind around our daughter and our cat.
That idea became Emilie Pearled Candle. Today, we make or individually prepare every part of the experience by hand in our UK studio — from our pearled wax and cotton wicks to our vessels, decorative pieces and wick dishes.
Emilie was named after Emilia because she is the reason we cared enough to create it properly.
From our family to yours. Thank you for giving something we created for our own home a place in yours.
Loved in real homes
Do not just take our word for it.
Discover how customers are pouring, styling and enjoying Emilie in their own homes.
100,000+ happy customers
Every home uses Emilie differently. That is exactly how we designed it.
Christmas at Emilie
Coming soon
The Christmas collection
Christmas, in candlelight.
Our Christmas scents in snow-white pearled wax — plus limited editions where the colour and the scent are made for each other. Only for the season, and made in small batches.
On the way
- Mulled Wine
- Christingle
- Hot Chocolate & Macaroon
- Gingerbread
- Cosy Fireplace
- Clementine & Cinnamon
And more to come.
Try it with confidence
Questions answered. Risk reduced.
Our 30-day promise
- Unused set — return it within 30 days for a refund, subject to our returns conditions.
- Something arrived damaged — send us clear photos and we will review a replacement or another fair solution.
- You need help using it — we help with wick placement, bowl setup, refreshing the wax disc and general candle care.
Used wax and wicks cannot normally be returned as new. Your statutory rights are not affected.
We are a real family-run brand. We will always try to help fairly.
Can I change something in a set?
Yes. Every set can be changed before you buy: on the set’s page, choose to change something and it opens in Choose your own with everything already picked — swap the bowl, the colour or the scent, then add it to your bag.
Can I send Emilie as a gift?
Yes. Choose a gift and we pack it gift-ready: a kraft box with the Emilie logo and ribbon, tissue-wrapped, inside a protective outer box.
Is a pearled candle safe?
It is a real flame, so it needs the same care as any candle. What we changed is the mechanics: the wick is designed to go out on its own when it is finished, only a small pool melts, and the pearls around it stay solid. We built safety into how it works — not just onto a warning label.
Do I need to melt the wax first?
No. Pour the pearls straight from the pouch, add a wick and light it. There is no melting, no hot pouring and no equipment.
How long does one 800g pouch last?
Up to 200+ hours of candlelight. One wick burns for about five hours, and each pouch includes 50 wicks — your total depends on how many wicks you light at once and for how long.
Can I use my own container?
Yes — any stable, undamaged, heat-safe container that is at least 10cm wide inside. Place each wick about 5cm from the sides, with at least 1cm of pearls under it.
What is the 30-day Emilie promise?
Try Emilie at home. Unused products can be returned within 30 days under our returns terms, and if something is not right with a product you have used, we will help — with setup advice, a replacement, store credit or another fair solution.
How long does delivery take?
Most orders leave us the next business day — sometimes within two, because everything is handmade in small batches. UK: Royal Mail 48, or Royal Mail 24 if you choose the faster option at checkout. EU and US: FedEx Connect Plus, 2–5 business days, with all duties and taxes included.
Why are prices in Europe and the US a little higher?
Because they already include every duty, tax and customs fee. The price you see is the final price — no surprises at delivery.
Ready when you are
Bring it home.
Made in small batches in our studio · Protected by our 30-day promise · All duties and taxes included
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