Forty Without Instructions
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This candle says: 40 is when you realise you've been adulting for 22 years without an instruction manual.
Buying for a few people? Any 4 candles, £50.
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
A cheeky nod to the big 4-0: the label jokes that 40 is when you realise you’ve been ‘adulting for 22 years without an instruction manual’, ringed with balloons, a frosted cupcake, a party hat and bursts of confetti. Hand it to a best friend, sister, brother or colleague hitting forty, whether it’s a surprise party centrepiece, a milestone birthday gift from the group chat, or the one present that makes them laugh before they groan.
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A cheeky nod to the big 4-0: the label jokes that 40 is when you realise you’ve been ‘adulting for 22 years without an instruction manual’, ringed with balloons, a frosted cupcake, a party hat and bursts of confetti. Hand it to a best friend, sister, brother or colleague hitting forty, whether it’s a surprise party centrepiece, a milestone birthday gift from the group chat, or the one present that makes them laugh before they groan.





