The London Refinery Blog / West London

  • Natural fragrance for your home during isolation

    Natural fragrance for your home during isolation

    Make a revitalising candle During isolation have a go at making your own natural fragranced candle for your home. If you need a pick me up, try our citrus blend candle making kit with notes of lemongrass, bergamot, and grapefruit or try making a bean can candle with our new large cotton wicks. Create a relaxing space with a steam diffuser Pick essential oils like lavender or rose geranium to create a space of calm and serenity. Use a bowl of boiling water with a few drops of your chosen essential oils on top or try a cotton wool ball...

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  • Experimenting in The London Refinery... How to make a Coffee Scrub

    Experimenting in The London Refinery... How to make a Coffee Scrub

    We have been experimenting with some new ideas in the studio at The London Refinery and have inspired by waste material around London.
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  • Learn how to make a natural perfume

    Learn how to make a natural perfume

    Our new perfume making class is live... Natural Perfume Making Class - Artisan Coffee Lab - Ealing Broadway - Saturday 12th October - 2.00pm The workshops will last for about 1.5 hours and will be hosted by Lucy Heale, Founder of The London Refinery. A little bit more about our natural perfume making class  The workshop will last for about 1.5-2 hours and will be hosted by Lucy Heale, Founder of The London Refinery. Attendees will start with learning about how their sense of smell works and how fragrance affects our mood and emotions. They will then learn about the different fragrance families...

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  • Find me on the Not Just A Shop blog

    Find me on the Not Just A Shop blog

    This week I was featured on the Not Just A Shop blog, read it here.  http://notjustashop.arts.ac.uk/studio-withlucy-heale-london-refinery/ Lucy Heale is the founder of natural scent company, The London Refinery. We visited Lucy’s studio in West London, to find out more about what it takes to make her unique scented candles, currently available to buy from Not Just A Shop. Describe your typical day I’m also an art director so my typical day differs depending on whether I’m in The London Refinery studio. Studio days are normally at the weekend, when I’m busy developing new fragrances. I normally spend time replying to...

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