Almost too beautiful to strike with a match, Bella Freud’s Hot Spell candle is a treat for the senses, transforming your space into a summer haven and taking, at least your mind, to sunnier climes.

As the day melts into night, and the hot, humid climate takes its hold, you feel your pulse slow, your body swaying in time with the tranquil music filling the streets… Bella Freud’s Hot Spell candle is a truly immersive fragrance, influenced by the summer heat and the languid — yet energizing — evenings that come with it. Top notes of sharp grapefruit and lemon melt away into an undercurrent of magnolia and geranium before settling into a base of heady musk, vetiver and patchouli. You’d be forgiven for keeping one of these on standby at all times during the cold winter months…