Spark Your Senses at the CandlePower by Yankee Candle Pop-Up

If you haven't been yet, the CandlePower by Yankee Candle Pop-Up Shop at 503 Broadway in NYC is the perfect place to get all your holiday gifts! The immersive pop-up shop is open until January 3rd and includes Yankee Candle, WoodWick and Chesapeake Bay Candle. The best part is that you can personalize a large candle by choosing a scent and photo you'd like to use. It's ready in minutes, all boxed up and ready to go! There are also some limited edition scents exclusive to the NYC pop-up, including New York City at Dawn, Fall in Central Park, and City Lights. I'm so in love with the New York City at Dawn cashmere plum scent - I think I'm going to have to go back and get that candle for myself! There are also some photo ops while you tour each station! 

Personalized City Lights candle 

- Kim Weling

Yankee Candle and Bridgewater Candle Company Holiday Fragrances

 Time to pick up those last-minute gifts! I lost track of how many candles I own but it's still a gift I love getting and giving, especially when you come across an amazing fragrance. My favorite this season is Yankee Candle Red Velvet. Red velvet happens to be my favorite dessert flavor and this smells like the real thing - a delicious, sweet mix of brown sugar, red velvet cake and creamy frosting. Red Velvet comes in different candle sizes from the large jar ($27.99) to the tumbler ($15.99) and small ($10.99).

Bridgewater Candle Company holiday scents include Mistletoe Wishes, Snow Day and my favorite of the three - Dear Santa, which smells like freshly baked gingerbread cookies. These festive scents make a great gift as a large candle ($20), petite reed diffuser ($18) or candle tin as a stocking stuffer ($10). Purchasing a Bridgewater Jar Candle also helps a great cause, as Bridgewater Candle Company will make a donation to Rice Bowls to feed one orphaned child for a day. 

- Kim Weling