Candle Day Is Almost Here - Get Ready To Stock Up On Your Favorites From Bath & Body Works
Prepping for the holidays? Bath & Body Works is a festive favorite, whether you're looking for the best B&BW gift sets or hoping to restock on candles. Speaking of which, kicking off December with the store's annual Candle Day sale is the perfect way to start picking up gifts and setting a seasonal mood in your own home. Since its introduction in 2013, Candle Day has typically fallen on the first Saturday of December. But it seems that Bath & Body Works may be trying something new for 2023 — a YouTube video by The Candle Channel reports that this year, the retailer will offer an entire weekend of candle deals, spanning December 1, 2, and 3.
Friday, the opening day of the sale, will be an early access event both in-store and online, available only for Rewards members — a membership perk available for the first time this year. The following two days, Saturday and Sunday, will then be open season on candles for all comers.
So, how good are these deals? The Candle Channel speculates that three-wick candles, which usually retail at up to $26.95, could begin as low as $9.95, even before coupons. With such steep discounts, we wouldn't bank on finding all your favorites in stock on December 3. To make the most of Candle Day, you'd be wise to do a little advance preparation and be ready to secure your purchases ASAP.
Get ready for Candle Day
To make the most of Bath & Body Works' Candle Day sale, one of the first moves to consider is signing up for the store's rewards program. Among other perks, this will give you access to Friday's early access event, making it more likely that you'll find every candle on your shopping list. Thankfully, it's easy to sign up. Simply download the Bath & Body Works app to get started. Pro tip: You can also shop directly from the app and track all the loyalty points your purchases rack up.
Next, decide how you want to shop on Candle Day. Do you want to browse options in-store or make all your purchases online? If you want to shop in person, consider going early. Some locations may be opening their doors sooner than usual, as bright and early as 7 a.m., so check the hours at your nearest storefront. Bath & Body Works also points out that, for the first time ever, Candle Day will feature a "Buy Now, Pay Later" option in case you need a little extra room in your budget around the holidays.
Lastly, don't forget to explore your scent options — especially wintry offerings. In line with Bath & Body Works' notoriously ever-changing seasonal lineup, many of these may only be available at this time of year. So it's no wonder that one of the most anticipated parts of Candle Day is snagging a selection of winter-ready fragrances.
Scents for the holidays
Eager to find your perfect holiday candles? Fragrance enthusiasts can get their fill on Candle Day, as the 2023 B&BW holiday lineup features a smorgasbord of winter scents, among which the retailer categorizes as fresh, fruity, sweet, and woodsy. Playing with fragrance notes like pine, wintry citrus, and eucalyptus, Bath & Body Works' fresh fragrances include offerings like Tree Farm, Fresh Balsam, and the simple but evocative Winter. And as you might expect, the brand's fruity scents rely heavily on seasonal produce, including bubbly and playful options like Winter Candy Apple, Raspberry Mimosa, Sugared Pomegranate, and Golden Berry Mistletoe.
The sweet category, meanwhile, is all about the baked goods, putting scent notes like caramel and buttercream front and center. Fill your home with the wafting smell of holiday treats with fragrances such as Vanilla Bean Noel, Twisted Peppermint, and Happy Hanukkah, which smells of fried donuts with powdered sugar and jelly. Finally, Bath & Body Works' woodsy candle selection is designed to bring the atmosphere of a blazing hearth or a frosty forest straight into your home. Explore sweetly resinous scents like Under the Christmas Tree, Fireside, and The Perfect Christmas.
Bear in mind that when it comes to candles, some of these scents are only available as three-wicks, while others are strictly limited to B&BW's lineup of mason-jar-inspired single-wick candles. So, as you prepare for your Candle Day haul, cross-reference your favorite scents with both candle types to find every must-have product for your wishlist.