Five New Reasons To Visit Shaftesbury This Winter
Five New Reasons To Visit Shaftesbury This Winter
Amalia Pothecary 2 min read

Five New Reasons To Visit Shaftesbury This Winter

Shaftesbury has a wildness to it in winter which makes you feel truly alive. The wind whips through, dramatic fog...
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An Ode To The Orange Tree & All Its Useful Parts
An Ode To The Orange Tree & All Its Useful Parts
Amalia Pothecary 2 min read

An Ode To The Orange Tree & All Its Useful Parts

The orange tree offers up fragrant oils from its leaves, flowers, fruits and bark gaining it the somewhat clumsy nickname...
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Let’s talk about subscriptions…
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Let’s talk about subscriptions…
For a few years now we’ve been offering a subscription service so that you can enjoy a stunning range of our candles, melts and tealights plus the occasional treat from our favourite independents every month. We’ve recently updated our range to include The Ultimate Candle Box, which is exactly as it sounds; A super generous candle box for the puritans amongst you who are willing to forgo the frills for more even more candle! We thought it was about time we gave you all a definitive introduction to our range of subscription boxes...
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Small yet mighty, prettier than ever.
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Small yet mighty, prettier than ever.

We’ve made some big changes to our soy wax melts and tealights recently. We’re very proud to introduce our new and improved versions of some of our best sellers!  We’ve now upgraded to some very sweet, plastic free branded boxes which we’re all really excited about...

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News from Number 6, The Commons
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News from Number 6, The Commons

You’ve probably heard all about our lovely shop by now, at Number 6, The Commons, Shaftesbury, Dorset. We love to...

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Beat the heat! | Scents for Summer
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Beat the heat! | Scents for Summer
As those lingering grey skies have finally parted, we’ve seen some summer sunshine at last.  We understand that in the warmer months, not everyone wants to keep candles burning as often as we might throughout the winter, but a beautifully scented home can be effortlessly achieved all year round…
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5 reasons to visit Shaftesbury, Dorset
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5 reasons to visit Shaftesbury, Dorset
5 reasons to visit Shaftesbury, Dorset As staycations grow ever more popular in the UK, we can’t think of a better little town to while away the summer months. Our bustling town has a thriving high street, delicious eateries, unique shops, oodles of history and plenty of pretty neighbouring villages to visit....
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Welcome Back! | Our best sellers in the shop
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Welcome Back! | Our best sellers in the shop
To celebrate our first couple of weeks, we managed to catch up with Annie and Victoria to ask what’s been really popular, what have been your favourite scents and, vitally, have they had any particularly lovely canine visitors…
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Why it's cool to be kind in the workplace
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Why it's cool to be kind in the workplace

In previous workplaces that I’ve experienced, ‘How are you?’ has been a somewhat throwaway comment exchanged over instant coffee in communal kitchens, but there seems to be something different in the air here. Everyone really does care.  On average, we spend about 30% of our lives at work, so it’s incredibly important to make sure that work is a happy place to be.

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Hello! It's been a while...
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Hello! It's been a while...
As non-essential shops are bustling and busying themselves, getting ready to open on April 12th. We wanted to update you on some gentle housekeeping and brand new, sustainably sourced products to share with you, not forgetting our hand poured, soy wax candles!
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