Rachel Vosper

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After a chance encounter with a candle maker on a Barbados beach in 1994, Rachel Vosper was soon working with them in their studio. She fell in love with the whole process at first pour, eventually buying the company, and in 2011, opened her flagship store in Belgravia, selling beautifully scented candles to a mix of clients.

Now with 25 years’ experience in the industry, Rachel Vosper is one of the leading British candle chandlers and home fragrance experts. Using only the finest European sourced ingredients, Rachel employs traditional methods in her boutique to ensure the longevity of fragrances and an optimum burn. On sale at the boutique is a unique collection of candles and reed diffusers, exquisitely contained in coloured glass vessels, ceramics or 19th century cut crystal. The fragrance library is updated seasonally, and includes limited editions and new signatures, the latest of which is ‘Scent 77’, which is inspired by crackling winter fires and blends spicy orange and rosewood with smoky musk and warming ginger, lifted with a hint of eucalyptus. One of Rachel’s most unique features is her refill service, which allows customers to bring back used votives or provide their own vessels to be made into candles. Her highly tailored approach has also been championed by leading British brands, including Virgin Atlantic, who asked Rachel to design a scent to enhance the passenger experience, from check-in through to boarding. Another innovative collaboration is with The Royal Opera House, with the creation of a limited-edition collection of candles to coincide with their new production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. As demand for bespoke scents increases, Rachel creates personalised gifts and fragrances for clients including Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, The Berkeley Hotel and Echlin. This year, Rachel is collaborating with a leading international hotel group to create an exclusive range of candles for their private members clubs and hotels worldwide.

Rachel Vosper