The most divine package landed on my desk yesterday morning; the utterly charming and lovely Ralph Lauren (the undisputed Godfather of that polished glamour I love so much) sent me over a couple of his ‘Holiday’ candles to put a great big smile on my face and instantly get me in the festive spirit.
I love beautiful scented candles more than almost any other small luxury for the home, and this one is amongst the best I’ve ever tried. The fragrant cocktail of pine needles, redcurrants, cinnamon and juniper berries is almost indescribably lovely, and it has instantly infused me with festive joy more than any of the mince pies and Rat Pack Christmas tunes I’ve been gorging on all week. And as if by some Christmas miracle, it started snowing outside my window here in Cambridge just after I lit it. I can’t tell you how much it filled me with glee to awake this morning to the sight of a fluffy layer of white icing on the ground and a house that smelt of Christmas. How’s that for a magical holiday candle?
And because I adore you all so much and want someone else to have a little of Ralph Lauren’s holiday cheer (I can’t promise it will bring you snow, but I am sure one smell of this will make you feel instantly happy and festive), I’m going to give one of the these away.
To enter, just leave a comment here or send me an email telling me why you’d like to win. For extra brownie points (though I’m by no means going to be bossy about and insist you do anything), follow A Girl, A Style via your preferred methods (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram (on iPhone/iPad) or Bloglovin‘), and Ralph Lauren’s Facebook page. Be sure to include your email address so that I can contact you if you win. And so that I can try my very best to get it to the winner in time for Christmas day, last entries by 11am Monday morning GMT.
Thank you Ralph Lauren for the holiday cheer!
Love, Miss B xx
Update: Thank you to all who entered, and congratulations to Barbara on winning!
oh iv always wanted to try these candles..would love to know what they smell like..xoxo
I’d love to win because that candle sounds like it smells heavenly! My family has yet to get our tree (we’re cutting it close) and I’m dreaming of that incredible smell that only Christmas greenery can bring…
I would love to win a Ralph Lauren candle because it’s so hard to get into the Christmas spirit in Australia. It’s not as hot as usual, but it’s still too hot for the candy cane striped sweater I bought. I still can’t explain why I bought a Christmas sweater, I should know better.
The only thing I can cling to is the smell of Christmas. It’s never too hot for a smell, right…..
Haha my wish is almost the opposite to the previous comment by Ruth. I’ve just moved to the UK from Australia and it’ll be my first cold Christmas. I’m missing the warm weather and seafood. I’d love a warm, comforting holiday candle to ease the homesickness 🙂
Not to mention I’m a huge psycho about brand name pronunciation and I’d love to have a Ralph Lauren candle in my home to correct people when they come round and inevitably say it wrong. It’s LAU-ren, like the name, not Lo-REN like… god knows what. Hahahaha.
Wow, I’d love to win so much! My current sainsbury’s bought holiday candle is nearly run out and I’m in bed feeling poorly, unable to sleep at 4am with a lemsip. Right now I’m imagining that gorgeous fragrance would cure my ails in time for Christmas day in one sniff! Ah, I love Christmas x
I love most anything RL, and I love to burn candles year round, but especially in winter…this one would be the perfect one to have this Christmas — especially if lighting it causes snowflakes to fly 🙂 But I might give it to my daughter so she could remember me while off at college!!! xo
Not entering the competition as you know I already have one but so glad you get to experience the wondrous Ralph Lauren Holiday candle B! Although mine didn’t bring me snow!! We need some snow here – I think SC and I will burst if we get some! Enjoy your weekend Gorgeous! xxx
I would love to win for the fact that this lovely candle would add a touch of glamour to my christmas festivities. It may not be the most inventive answer, but its the truth 🙂 and ps: I use my jam jars to house my blooms too! Happy christmas A Girl A Style.x x ps: obv also following via twitter & bloglovin’ triple points for that surely?! Hehe. S.x x
I have been sooooo intrigued to try out one of the Ralph Lauren holiday candles. As an avid follower of The Online Stylist (as well as A Girl, A Style) I have heard much about the joy of these candles and have been longing to try one. I think it might just make Christmas perfect!!! 🙂 xx
thx for this lovely giveaway… want an honest answer? 2011 was the worst year of my life (i’m struggling w/ chronic pain) YESTERDAY some light came in: i was evaluated by several experts in chinese medicine and there might be a cure/ treatment for me :)) ALL treats are welcome.. but candles?? I do need light and relaxation to help me believe 2012 WILL be better 🙂
(there’s honesty :)).
I’m following also on twitter, blovin, facebook, etc 🙂
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!! 🙂 and… miracles do happen 😉
Raquel
@BeingRaquel
I want to win, because i like this candle and i want to offer it to my mother for christmas.
I’d love to win, as I’m just about recovering from the cold that has been doing the rounds. Hopefully will get my sense of smell back in time so that I can smell the Xmas tree and all the other treats.
I would also love to win this candle! At the moment we don’t have any snow left, it’s just raining the whole time, so it would be perfect to get a little bit christmasy feeling with this candle 😉
We all now that memories are what makes Christmas special, I can’t always remember the presents I’ve received (though if DH is reading I would ALWAYS remember receiving a Chanel 2.55!) but I do remember the events and the family members that made it so special and celebrate the love we have for each other for better and worse. That’s why I would love to win the candle because scents make those memories so much more evocative, and a bit of what a Ralph Lauren Christmas smells like is only going to enhance Christmas this year!
Merry Christmas to all!
I would love to win one of these delightful RL candles as it would really brighten up what has been an awful December (filled with illness and bereavement) and bring some welcome comfort back to the festive period.
Thank you Miss B for a fantastic giveaway and your lovely blog.
Much love
L xxx
I would love to win this candle, as only recently have I fallen in love with them! Before I thought spending my well event money on a candle was ridiculous! That is till I was given one as a gift and I have come obsessed ever since!
This candle in particular should make our little flat feel Christmassy this year!
I’d love to win, scented candles are very much appreciated in our household, as we have a lovely and soppy, but also a bit smelly, Golden Retriever named Edison. I usually cannot afford designer candles, though sometimes I splash out on True Grace’s Library candle(do you know it? It smells like a library in a stately home), so I’d feel properly spoilt this Christmas.
I’d love to win one of these festive fragranced beauties because there will be NO chance of snow in sunny Los Angeles and I’d love to have a little something to pump up the festive wintery Christmas spirit.
-Ashley
Now following on Instagram 🙂
i would love to win because my house is in desperate need of a lovely candle!
Count me in, who wouldn’t want to win such a lovely prize!? I think part of being a single female, away from home, and surviving the holidays is being extra nice to yourself… ie. preparing yourself a wonderful meal, decorating your own dining table with beautiful linens, beautiful candles, favourite music, and drinking your coffee or tea from fine china… maybe you won’t be with family or dining at the Ritz, but who says you can’t create your own sublime ambiance/slice of heaven at home?
I have always been a fan of scented candles, but your blog sent me into overdrive! Whilst my tree may be adorned in lots of gorgeous sparkly shiny things, alas it isn’t real, so my house is missing the lovely scent of pine needles. This would be the perfect accessory for my tree! xx ps I follow on Twitter and Facebook
I’ve love to win because the lack of a real Christmas tree means I’m missing out on that authentic Christmas-sy scent and this sounds like the most beautiful substitute!
(I already follow you via Bloglovin’, Twitter & Instagram and have liked the RL Facebook page. My email address is beckyjcolley@gmail.com)
I would love to win this beautiful candle as it will help to set the mood for Christmas. We are hosting Chrismas for all of my husbands family this tear, and I am a little nervous.
I live in Florida, and would love a little candle that would make me feel as if it were snowing outside 🙂
I’ve had my eye on the RL Holiday candle for a bit now, it’d be wonderful to have a little extra Holiday cheer…because one can never have enough.
As always, love all your IG photos.
I’d love to win! What’s better than candle ambiance during the holidays? A ralph lauren candle ambiance during the holidays. It can’t get much more festive, and i love it!! I have always wanted to try these candles!
thanks!
Would love, love, love a candle that smells like Christmas! I live in California, so it’s hot over here and there’s little to no Christmas magic. I wish it snowed! You’re so lucky. Would love to have this to brighten up my home and give it the warmth and magic it direly needs!
Love your blog, love you. Thanks for holding this giveaway, Miss B!
Torie
Hi,joining!
I love to win this fabulous candle because I want to experience a romantic and aromatic celebration this Christmas and New Year!
follow you on twitter as NakedArra
follow you on bloglovin’ too
thankyou!Advance Merry Christmas!
I would love to win as RL is part of my initials, Becky = Rebecca. I also love the colour of this candle and the fragrance sounds perfect for this time of year.
I’d love to win this candle for Christmas! It would be the perfect thing to take down to my Mum’s house on Christmas eve when we prepare for family Christmas with cooking, baking, wrapping and family goodness. Plus you and Online Stylist rave about this candle do much I need it in my life!
Ooh I would love to win one of these candles! I would actually give it to my sister Lauren for Christmas as she has always had a thing for Ralph Lauren products!
I am also following you on twitter and bloglovin’!
-Sydney
love pretty candles!!
I would love to win this candle thanks for the giveaway adore your fabulous blog! 🙂
This RL candle sounds and i’m sure smells DIVINE. I would like to have this burning on Xmas day when i’m at home in the countryside with my darling mother. After all, it’s the simple things 🙂
Hello
Your pictures and blog posts are keeping me going whilst myself and 2 children are poorly – would love the candle to bring some Christmas cheer to our house
Thank you
What a lovely giveaway. I’d love to win. I saw your candle on instagram and thought how beautiful it sounds but have no money in my budget for such a wonderful candle at present (first baby arriving in April, about to drop to one salary etc).
Happy Christmas!
I might go the sweet, christmassy way and tell you I would like to win because, as beautiful as Rome can be at Christmas time, it’s festive in a non-preppy way: no gingerbread men, no snow, no candy canes, no spice fragrance in the air… The Ralph Lauren candle and some Bing Crosby would definitely help!
Or I could go the Sopranos’ style, not so elegant way and remind you I’m your personal pusher for baby sloths in pyjamas. Careful B., I might cut you off the puppy videos anytime! (Works better if you picture me saying that with a big jaw, Brando/Corleone hoarse voice and a strong sicilian accent)! ;-D
Seriously, have a fabulous Christmas and a sparkly new year!
xx
I want one because you looooove me and I looooooove YOU!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Well count me in! I love anything RL so I would love to win!
Hi Miss B,
I’d love to win the Holiday Candle because, from what you and the lovely Online Stylist have been saying since Autumn, it would make the perfect finishing touch to tingle the senses as part of our Nordic-themed Christmas decorations for our first Yuletide in our new home with our beautiful first baby!
Love the blog & inspirational photos – avid follower on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook.
I’d love to try them because your description makes them sound awesome!
soluckyducky at gmail dot com
I would love to win 🙂 Most satisfying thing ever to me is to have my place tidied up, swept, polished, sheets changed etc and then lighting a few scented candles and listening to some music. Instant calmness! X
Just wondering is this only for the UK or Europe? Does it include Hong Kong?????? =) if so, i’ll email you any time soon! hehe
Cinz
http://cinzee.wordpress.com
I’d love to win this candle, because it is my first Christmas without my family as I moved from the south of France to Chicago after getting married. I was trying to cheer myself up thinking at least I’d get my first white Christmas, but alas, no luck, it doesn’t seem like it will snow on time!
Christmas is my favorite holiday, and I had to decorate and get in the spirit without my mom and sister, whom I usually share all the Holidays Cheer with, so this candle would be a sweet comfort… And if it brings me the gift of snow, my wish would be fully granted!
Unusually, the Christmas spirit has taken a while to get to me but now it’s here I’m slightly obsessed with covering everything in fairy lights and glitter. If I could make everything smell as Christmassy as I’m planning on making it look, that would be brilliant. And, besides, yours and The Online Stylist’s tweets have made me crave this candle so I think it’s only fair…
Merry Christmas!
ms_tor (I follow you on Twitter, Instagram, Bloglovin and Tumblr, although that’s under another email address, and I’ve liked your page on Facebook)
What a lovely gesture in keeping with the season of good will!
If I were to win (fingers and toes crossed!), I would also indulge my Christmas spirit by wrapping it beautifully in brown paper & ribbon and giving it as a gift to my Mum, who deserves it more than anyone else I know (including me!).
I am already following you on Facebook & Twitter.
Charlotte x (@ra_ra_rose)
i’d love to win this candle because it would make mine and my boyfriend’s apartment smell absolutely delicious and 100% holiday-ee. it’s our first christmas as just us in our own apartment (had a roommate in a diff apt last year…ick) and i can’t wait to wake up and bake and open presents at our leisure in our christmas pjs.
xx
I’d love to win because I’m currently a student sharing a cold draughty house with lots of smelly boys! Anything that, upon closing my bedroom door, would transport me into a beautifully fragrant dreamworld of festive glamour (wherein all washing up is done, all bathrooms are cleaned, and one gets to float about looking fabulous because the temperatures indoor aren’t sub-zero!) would therefore be much appreciated!!
ps. following on Twitter and Facebook!
Hello darling, this isn’t an entry, just a little note to say how lovely your blog is looking, that I love you use Bonne Maman jars as vases and to wish you a very Merry Christmas!
Olivia xx
Aah too bad, I guess I missed out on this one! They seem very lovely though, hope the winner enjoys them!
I guess I missed out on this one! They seem very lovely though, hope the winner enjoys them!