Fortieth Ship Has Sailed
By soon · free delivery £50+
This candle says: Relax, you're not getting old. That ship has sailed. You've been old for a while now. 40 today.
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Hand-blown glass, 100% soy wax, and forty hours of warm Madagascan vanilla & jasmine.
Specifications
- Wax
- 100% soy
- Vessel
- Hand-blown glass
- Burn time
- 40 hours
- Dimensions
- 7.5 × 10.5 cm · 220 g
For the friend who’s been dreading this one: the label deadpans ‘That ship has sailed’, in plain type on soft pastel, finishing with ‘40 today’. It’s the birthday gift for someone who’d rather be teased than told they’re fabulous at forty, whether that’s your sister, your best mate or the colleague counting down. Pop it on the desk at work, or hand it over at the party once the candles on the cake have been blown out.
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For the friend who’s been dreading this one: the label deadpans ‘That ship has sailed’, in plain type on soft pastel, finishing with ‘40 today’. It’s the birthday gift for someone who’d rather be teased than told they’re fabulous at forty, whether that’s your sister, your best mate or the colleague counting down. Pop it on the desk at work, or hand it over at the party once the candles on the cake have been blown out.





