The London Refinery Blog

  • New Product Photography

    New Product Photography

      Here are some shots from our latest shoot with Yeshen shot in a beautiful interior in Hackney, London. The new branding focuses on the fragrance story and the new simple branding now fits in any interior space.  We are going to expand our product range to anti-bac hand and hay-fever balms, more candle ranges, essential oil car fresheners, bath salts, and coffee scrubs, all inspired by life and London.   I would love to make more products that are naturally derived, sourced with providence and solve real-life problems if it is a need for a calming balm on the...

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  • Candle Making Kit

    Candle Making Kit

      We have had so many people enjoying the classes so I thought I would design a kit full of the items you need to make your own candle at home. The kit is the perfect present for candle lovers who want to start making their own candles in their own kitchen. A candle business in a box!  The kits are available here and after our classes to purchase. 

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  • New products coming soon

    New products coming soon

    We are shooting today with Yeshen Venema in Hackney. Watch this space for new products and product photography.   Yeshen Venema is one of leading product photographers in the UK. Specialising in the design and craft sector, he works on location and from his own studio in Islington, London. He works with a regular stylist, Mugdha Sapte.  www.yeshen.uk/contact @yeshen.uk and @mugdhasapte#shoot #newproducts #excited #interiorstyling

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  • The London Refinery Candle Making Kit

    The London Refinery Candle Making Kit

    We are excited to now have the candle making kit available on The London Refinery website. The kit is designed by myself, the founder of The London Refinery. This ultimate kit will guide you in detail how to make two individual natural soy wax candles at home in the same way we blend and hand pour and our candles here at the London Refinery. Key making steps, safety information, and a photographic guide and film (all filmed here in Ealing) are included in this set, making it the perfect gift for a beginner candle maker or someone who wants to start making candles...

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  • Make a Soane's Kitchen Garden Inspired Candle

    Make a Soane's Kitchen Garden Inspired Candle

    Make a Soane's Kitchen Garden Inspired Candle and enjoy some delicious canapés from Soane's Kitchen whilst sipping on a refreshing welcome cocktail. We are looking forward to The Soane's Kitchen Candle Making event in at the Soane's Kitchen Ealing on Friday. We will be making blends inspired by the Soane's Kitchen Garden. The garden even in the winter is full of herbs, thyme, sage, and rosemary and in the summer the garden is full of flowers and vegetables which complement each other, which helps to prevent and bugs and disease. Copy taken from information in the Soane's Kitchen Garden. 'The Soane's were...

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  • The London Refinery Online Candle Making Class is live

    The London Refinery Online Candle Making Class is live

    Can't make a candle class at one of our London locations? Well, learn how to make a candle online with The London Refinery. This informative film comes with all our candle making kits.  The London Refinery Candle Masterclass - The Film The 10-minute online workshop is hosted by Lucy Heale, Founder of The London Refinery. You will start by learning how to heat the wax, blending the oils, and finish with pouring your own 180ml candle. Email us for the download link with your candle kit purchase. The trailer... Candle Making Equipment for the online class You will need a wax thermometer, metal...

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