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Scented Stories of the Season | Winter

Scented Stories of the Season | Winter

At St. Eval, our greatest inspiration for our unique nature-inspired scents continues to be the incredible Cornish coast and countryside. As the world around us changes with each emerging season, we feel it's vital to indulge in the scents which enrich our lives and reminisce on the immense array and abundant beauty of nature.

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NEW Winter's Eve Collection

NEW Winter's Eve Collection

Enchanted by the glisten of candlelight, we are delighted to seize the season and showcase our wonderous Winter's Eve collection. New for 2023, Winter's Eve charms with a subtle touch of magic and a simple elegance destined to dazzle all year round. 

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Nourishing Botanical Hair Care

Nourishing Botanical Hair Care

Drawing inspiration from the beauty of nature and the herbal healing of wild Cornwall, our Botanical collection blends pure essential oils and 100% naturally derived ingredients to protect and soothe against the elements, nourishing body and soul. Alongside the soothing effects of our Lavender & Sage Botanical Hand Wash & Lotion, this collection now welcomes three new products, perfectly crafted to create the perfect haven of peace and calm.

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Fragrance Friday | Sweet Pea

Fragrance Friday | Sweet Pea

Here at St. Eval, we feel lucky to be surrounded by an abundance of nature in the Cornish coast and countryside. With the natural world as our muse, we utilise the most wondrous elements of the beautiful outdoors to inspire and continually craft new and exciting fragrances. With the gorgeous sunshine blessing us these past few weeks, we've sprang into action to embrace the enchantng elements of the spring season.

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Blended with Nature

Blended with Nature

Inspired by the wild beauty of our natural surroundings on the North Cornish coast, here at St. Eval we scent our stunning candles with a range of over thirty evocative fragrances. Crafted to aid mindfulness and conjure wonderful aromas, each of our fragrances can inspire powerful reactions in people and by combining different scents together we can create wonderful pairings that evoke a whole new ambience.

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Fragrance Friday | Sandalwood & Cedar

Fragrance Friday | Sandalwood & Cedar

Here at St. Eval we feel utterly blessed to live and work surrounded by Cornwall's stunning coast and countryside, and we've taken our inspiration from these beautiful surroundings as we've created our range of over thirty wonderful fragrances. This week we're stepping behind the fragrance of our new Lamorna collection, delving into the soothing scent of our beautiful Sandalwood & Cedar fragrance.

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B Corp Month | Our Journey So Far

B Corp Month | Our Journey So Far

Achieving our verified status as a B Corporation in August 2022 was an incredible milestone in our sustainability journey; a journey that has spanned nearly 30 years, since St. Eval was first founded. We are still maintaining the same traditional methods of candle making and finding inspiration in the stunning Cornish coast and countryside around us. With this beautiful source of inspiration right on our doorstep, we are constantly inspired and see it as our great duty and privilege to be able to go beyond, giving back to nature and protecting the world around us.

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Nature's Garden | Story of the Butterfly

Nature's Garden | Story of the Butterfly

In quiet moments under the warmth of the summer sunshine you'll discover an enchanting sight as butterflies flit from one flower to the next, delicate wings dancing gracefully on the breeze. With gorgeous colours intricately patterned like the petals of exotic flowers, these dainty insects are a joy to witness as they visit our meadows and gardens.

These fascinating insects serve as the inspiration behind one of our newest candle pots, so we’ve dedicated this special blog to them and their remarkable lives.

Superstition and Symbolism

You'll find butterfly motifs being celebrated widely nowadays, used to decorate everything from jewellery and clothing to accessories and home décor, but our love for these beautiful winged insects goes back hundreds of years. Since ancient times, butterflies have been viewed across cultures as a symbol for the human soul as it's said that their delicate wings can carry them between this world and the next.

Butterflies live truly remarkable lives, going through a four-stage life cycle developing from eggs into caterpillars, and then entering a chrysalis where the final stage of their metamorphosis takes place and they emerge as stunning butterflies. Due to this extraordinary life cycle of change, butterflies are widely associated with transformation and are celebrated as symbols of hope, rebirth and new beginnings.

Perhaps one of the sweetest superstitions relating to butterflies originates in Japan, where it is said that a butterfly entering your guest room signifies that the person you love most is coming to see you.

Environmental Importance

Attracted to bright and vibrant flowers butterflies feed on their nectar, flying from one flower to the next to feed which makes them an important pollinator as they spread pollen from flower to flower. The growth of many species of flowers, fruits and vegetables is dependent on pollination from species like butterflies, making them a key part of maintaining biodiversity, and a vital part of our environment.

Butterflies and caterpillars play a big role in the food chain, providing a food source for many species of bird and small animal, and they are also vastly important to scientists as indicators of a healthy ecosystem, due to the fact that areas rich in butterflies and moths are often rich in other invertebrates. 

St. Eval Nature's Garden Butterfly Pot

Taking inspiration from butterflies, their beauty, and their significance to our ecosystem, we crafted a candle that celebrates these wonderful creatures. Part of our Nature’s Garden collection which celebrates our close affinity with the natural world, these pretty pots are adorned with charming butterfly carvings and paired with our delightful new Sweet Pea fragrance, a soft, delicate aroma of sweet orangeflower, rose and pink pepper with notes of musk and tuberose.

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