Thanks to everyone who supported us during Earth Month! With your help, we hoped to have created some awareness on being more eco-conscious in our daily lives!  Let’s summarise our campaign review.

During April, The Candle Company supported National Earth Day on Monday April 22^nd to help raise awareness of the importance of green living.  National Earth Day is part of Earth Month, a month of environmental activities around the world, and a great time to adopt new personal habits to benefit the environment.

During Earth Month, for every jar candle purchased from the Kerasoy range of natural candles, customers will receive a free jar candle refill when they returned their empty jar back to the shop.  This is a great way to try out our natural eco-soy wax candles and an easy way to participate in Earth Month by being more eco-conscious and re-using the glass jar. Offer runs from 1-30 April 2013 but customers can still return their empty jars by 15 May for a FREE refill.

We also encouraged our customers to act green by bringing their own shopping bags, The Candle Company did not provide any bags during the month of April so customers could purchase recycled bags by donating $5 to WWF-Hong Kong.

We also shared ‘Green living tips’ everyday for a month on Facebook. The aim is to inspire fans with some simple ideas that could be done every day to help save our planet.  Customers could also join our “Green Challenge” game to test their green knowledge by answering 5 simple questions correctly and getting the chance of winning a fabulous candle hamper and oil burner set. Game ends 15 May 2013 midnight. One winner will be announced on Facebook on 21 May 2013. So why not have a go? There’s still 10 days left before the game ends!

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During March 2013, The Candle Company is supporting the non-profit organization Enlighten-Action for Epilepsy (HK), in their Epilepsy Awareness Campaign: ‘Paint the Town Purple!’ For every purchase of any purple colored or Lavender fragranced product, The Candle Company will donate HK$1 to Enlighten. Customers may also choose to buy a Purple Wristband for HK$10 to support Enlighten’s Donate a Purple Note for a Purple Wristband campaign, available in the store or online at The Candle Company.

Why purple? “Purple is the color that is generally associated with Epilepsy. It is based on the premise that the lavender flower denotes seclusion and people with Epilepsy face social exclusion, seclusion and even discrimination,” says Padmasola of Enlighten.

The Candle Company shop staff will wear something purple during March to help raise awareness of Epilepsy. The campaign runs from 1 to 31 March 2013.

Get involved – wear purple on PURPLE DAY, 26^th March!

Enlighten has adopted purple as part of its branding because purple is associated with Purple Day, the global event promoting epilepsy awareness. Customers who visit The Candle Company wearing purple on Purple Day will enjoy 10% off all regular priced items.

Visit facebook.com/candleco or  www.enlightenhk.org/index.php/purple for more information about Epilepsy and the campaign.

March 23 is Earth Hour which is organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and is held towards the end of March annually. Earth Hour encourages households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour and to raise awareness about the need to take action on climate change. This year, Earth Hour will take place on Saturday 23 March at 8:30pm. Don’t forget to collaborate and take action in this global event!

earthhour.wwf.org.hk/

Valentine’s Day is a day for expressing your love to your loved one. If you plan to spend a romantic night in, we have some ideas to share to help you get the romantic ambience just right!

Ambience

Dim the lights, play some soft music and place rose fragrance pillar candles anywhere in your home, except for the dining area. Light unscented candles on your dining table. Taper candles and heart shaped candles are unscented and are perfect for the table as they look elegant and will not interfere with the aromas of your dinner.

Float rose-shaped floating candles in a bowl of water and place on your coffee table to create a dreamy light-and-water effect. As well as looking great, the candles will exude a delicate scent of fresh roses.

To set the romantic mood for the evening, have as many candles flickering in different areas of your home as possible.  Placing the right kinds of candles in the right places is the key, but make sure they are burning in safe areas in your home, away from drafts.

Home Fragrance

Rose fragrances are always popular, and a classic on Valentine’s Day as they represent the essence of love and romance. Our Champagne Rose fragrance is a twist on the classic rose scent. Place the Champagne Rose reed diffuser near your front door to create a warm and welcoming entrance.

A Perfect Start and Ending

Champagne and chocolates is the classic Valentine’s Day combination.  Start the evening with a chilled glass of champagne and feel the delicate bubbles float to your head. End your special evening by enjoying a box of chocolates together, the perfect sweet end to your Valentine’s evening!

A Gift

Offer your loved one a token as a reminder of your evening. The French Vanilla bear candle comes with a gift card, so write something special inside!

See where our Travel Candles have been!

With temperatures reaching over 30 degrees in Hong Kong, isn’t it great to put your feet up with a chilled drink and watch others sweat it out on TV at the London Olympics?!  I was in London last week and managed to visit the Olympic Park to soak up some competitive atmosphere and even did a spot of sight-seeing and treated myself to an English afternoon tea!

Before I left HK to London, I managed to bring along my favorite scented candle: Champagne Rose, from The Candle Company’s Travel Tin Candle range. Every evening, after a hard day of sight-seeing and shopping, I would burn this tin candle in my hotel room for some relaxation before getting in the mood for a good night sleep. This romantic and sweet fragrance captures a moment sitting in an English rose garden, sipping champagne and eating sweet strawberries…a pure English luxury! Here’s a picture I took of the candle taken at Tower Bridge with the iconic Olympic logo above it, this picture will bring back some great memories for me!

What are Soy Candles?

Soy Candles are made with an entirely natural based wax that is environmentally friendly and healthy for your home and family. Soy wax is a hydrogenated form of soybean oil and is bio-degradable, non-toxic, sustainable and renewable.

Soy wax is 100% natural and recyclable. It has been highly appreciated by the environmentalists and worldwide in the past 20 years.

Natural Soy Candles are good for the atmosphere
Soy candles produce about 90% less soot than other waxes, it does not increase the Co2 level in the atmosphere.

Natural Soy Candles are easy to clean
Soy wax spills can easily be cleaned up with hot soapy water.

Natural Soy Candles are long lasting and burns cool
Typically, soy wax is softer than paraffin wax due to its lower melting temperature, therefore soy candles offer a longer-lasting and cooler burn.

To create a sustainable future, saving energy and using eco-friendly products are the only way for a better future.

WWF (HK) Earth Hour takes place on 31st March 2012 at 8.30 pm, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour. If you would like to support this event, turn off your non-essential lights and light a natural eco-soy wax candle that evening.

For more information of Earth Hour 2012, please visit http://apps.wwf.org.hk/earthhour/eng/index.html

For more information on Kerasoy’s natural eco-soy wax candles, please visit www.candles.asia or www.kerasoy.com

Join Earth Hour on 31st March 2012 at 8.30pm and watch the candle lights light up to remind us how to reach for a better future!

Ginger Lily is a tropical plant that originates from China, Taiwan, Myanmar and India and was occasionally naturalized in eastern Australia, southern Africa and Americas.

It is also the national flower of Cuba, known as “Mariposa Blanca” or ‘Butterfly Jasmine’. An endemic jasmine species used by Cuban women in the war of independence to pass messages on the battlefields. It symbolizes purity, rebelliousness and independence. In Spanish colonial time, women used to adorn themselves with these flowers due to its beautiful fragrance. Another name to describe Ginger Lily is ‘Butterfly Flower’, as it looks similar to a flying butterfly.

Ginger Lily has a fresh, intense and romantic sweet fragrance, and is easy to grow and propagate. Put plants in your home to enjoy this heaven-like floral scent. However, fresh Ginger Lily flowers may attract moths at night.

If you cannot get hold of the plant but would like to enjoy this floral fragrance, you may consider burning Ginger Lily scented candles or fragrance oils in your home or try diffusing the scent using a reed diffuser. This exquisite fragrance will transcend any room into a heavenly oriental garden.

The Candle Company has a range of Ginger Lily scented, home fragrance products to choose from. Visit, www.candles.asia

Kung Hei Fat Choy! We wish you all a lucky year of the dragon!
恭喜發財! 祝大家有個幸運的龍年!