With five years’ experience as a homes writer, Charley now writes for Good Housekeeping, Country Living and House Beautiful but has also previously worked in print for an architecture magazine. Charley has an MA in Journalism & Media Studies and undertook an internship at a travel magazine in Iceland. She still writes occasional travel and lifestyle stories when the inspiration strikes now, with work published in Cosmopolitan, Stylist, ELLE and Women’s Health, among others. Honestly, these aren't so much for burning, per se. We know this feels kind of silly as they're CANDLES, but they tend to have short burn times (a lot of these featured won't last longer than an hour) and, honestly, they're way too pretty to light. Keep 'em as decorations for your dressing table, WFH set up or your coffee table instead – that's how to get the most out of them.

While candles are usually for burning, given these candles' stunning form we actually wouldn't recommend lighting these for a while so you can admire their beauty. Besides, most of the candles are on the smaller side, with a burn time of around one hour. We advise placing yours on a pretty decorative tray (we like this marble one from The White Company and this set of two glam gold numbers from West Elm), and enjoy them as objects in their own right. It's the little things that make a space feel like home, tbh – like a proper shelf to keep your pretty stash of crystals, or a perfectly-placed candle on your dresser. So, we're all about the modern body candles we still keep seeing all over Insta. Our feeds have been full of curvy beauties that are ornaments in their own right – even without burning them.