Voluspa’s Advent Calendar Is Back With Cute, Mini Candles & a Bonus Item
Katie Decker-Jacoby
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I’m a year-round candle hoarder, but my stockpiling habits get out of hand come fall and winter. When cold weather has me trapped inside my apartment more often than not, I just need to burn a candle and make my apartment feel (and smell) extra vibey. I like to rotate between scents, which brings me to a product that’s perfect for those, like me, who love trying new fragrances: Voluspa’s 2025 advent calendar.
This cal is every candle lover’s dream. It’s a beautifully-packaged box that features 12 doors, and behind each one is a mini Voluspa candle from the brand’s best-selling Japonica and Holiday collections. The 2.5-ounce jars are made of glass and filled with coconut wax (free from phthalates, pesticides, parabens, and sulfates, of course).
Most importantly, they’re loaded up with the most festive, decadent fragrances—ones that’ll transport you right to Christmas day with the smell of minty candy canes, woody pine trees, celebratory bubbly, and more. Bonus: This advent calendar comes with a gold-plated candle wick trimmer to ensure your jars burn smoothly. You’ve got to love the attention to detail and emphasis on practicality here!
If you’re a fellow candle hoarder, like to go all out on decorating for the holidays, or are on the hunt for a crowd-pleasing gift for a loved one, look no further than Voluspa’s advent calendar, which is available at Nordstrom for $175 (just under $15 per mini candle).
I’m not the only one who thinks this cal is a great idea for ringing in the holiday. “I gave this as a gift and it was a total hit! Beautifully packaged, and each candle felt like a special surprise. Such a fun and luxurious way to countdown to the holidays,” one Nordstrom shopper wrote. Another one raved, “Such a great gift for the candle lover in your life! Even for yourself if you love doing advent calendars during the holidays! I just love that a wick trimmer is included!”
Keep scrolling for a breakdown of the 12 scents included in this calendar. Each one sounds absolutely heavenly, though I would be most excited to light Santal Vanille, Baltic Amber, Moso Bamboo, and Gilt Pomander & Hinoki.
- Sparkling Cuvée: top fragrance notes: grapefruit, pomelo, cassis; middle fragrance notes: sparkling wine, juicy nectarine, rose petals; bottom fragrance notes: woody oak
- Crushed Candy Cane: top fragrance notes: peppermint swirl; middle fragrance notes: wintergreen, eucalyptus; bottom fragrance notes: frosted vanilla, candied caramel, sugarcane
- French Cade Lavender: top fragrance notes: verbena, ozone, green leaf; middle fragrance notes: lavender, geranium, lily; bottom fragrance notes: amber, cedar, cade wood
- Forbidden Fig: top fragrance notes: Sicilian mandarin, dried fruits; middle fragrance notes: wild berries, ripe fig, midnight rose; bottom fragrance notes: white bark, foliage, velvety musk
- Santal Vanille Candle: top frangrance notes: sheer lemon, coconut husk, sugar; middle fragrance notes: sandalwood, jasmine, heliotrope; bottom fragrance notes: vanilla, oud, patchouli, amber, tonka
- Baltic Amber: top fragrance notes: lemon, bergamot; middle fragrance notes: heliotrope, vanilla, orchid; bottom fragrance notes: sandalwood, amber, cedar
- Moso Bamboo: top fragrance notes: lemon, grapefruit; middle fragrance notes: bamboo, moss; bottom fragrance notes: cypress, cedar, eucalyptus
- Goji Tarocco Orange: top fragrance notes: pomelo orange, citrus peel; middle fragrance notes: mango, tangerine, apple; bottom fragrance notes: goji berry, vanilla, raspberry
- Gilt Pomander & Hinoki: top fragrance notes: cranberry, mandarin, pomelo, cassis; middle fragrance notes: quince apple, clove, pomander spice; bottom fragrance notes: holly berries, vanilla, hinoki, cardamom
- White Cypress: notes of white cypress, juniper berry, mint leaves, evergreen wood
- Noble Fir Garland: top fragrance notes: Douglas fir needles, rosemary, juniper mint; middle fragrance notes: noble fir, silver spring, cedarwood; bottom fragrance notes: cardamom, glowing amber, styrax resin, cashmere musk
- Foraged Wildberry: top fragrance notes: fallen leaves, lemon, thyme; middle fragrance notes: cassis, wild blackberry, flowering mimose; bottom fragrance notes: golden amber, warm musk
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