Scented candle flagrances inspired by your first 5 homes in Luxembourg

This candle, if you succeed in lighting it is a delightful reminder of your very first home in Luxembourg that was 10% walls and 90% damp.

There is nothing like a familiar fragrance to trigger memories, be they fond or feral. Why not spoil yourself this month with a scented candle to reminisce about the good old days when you first moved to Luxembourg and still believed that was a smart idea?

Glistening gardens

This candle, if you succeed in lighting it is a delightful reminder of your very first home in Luxembourg that was 10% walls and 90% damp. Your house plants flourished in that moist environment and while you developed a chest infection that you’ve never quite been able to shake off, the excessive moisture meant that your mattress, which was made of old newspapers, was always soft. Candle includes aromas of mushrooms and a landlord never answering their phone.

Glow and grow 

Glow and grow embodies the unique feeling of opening the fridge in your second home in Luxembourg, a 10-bed house you shared with 11 other people! No-one knew what it was that gave the fridge that particular glow. It certainly wasn’t the fridge light which had never worked, according to the oldest housemate. As for the fragrance, it clearly emanated from the dark sludge behind the circa 1970s orange tupperware, which you could have sworn had grown larger since you moved in. A delightful combo of umami blended with bitter resentment with your filthy housemates and lazy cleaner. 

Moonlight and moolah

This candle expertly captures the duelling aromas of money from that time you got a pay rise and were able to move into your own studio, and jet fuel, from the flight path that your flat was located on. Those with a delicate nose will also pick out hints of insomnia and desperation from those late-night Cargolux flights. Those were the days!

Parisian sputter

Parisian sputter is inspired by the city centre flat, which you shared with 3 Parisians. Like the flat, it is so compact that any joy and light it gives will evaporate within minutes of opening. When lit, this candle will emit ASMR sounds like “pfff” “baa oui euh” and “tut tut tut”. Overtones of intense judgement, superiority and croissant crumbs. 

Ghostly glow

This last candle is inspired by the flat you bought when you gave up on your career and opted to stay in Luxembourg. Forever. Undertones of the musky terror of a trapped animal and a lifetime of debt. When this candle is lit, you can almost hear it whisper: “You’re BGL’s bitch now!”