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A Rather Splendid Candle for the Newly Forty and Fabulously Fearless
Right then. Turning 40 is rather marvellous, and your friend deserves a gift that says so without being remotely shy about it. This hand-poured soy candle reads 'Forty and fucking fabulous' in punchy red lettering against a pale pink background. It's the sort of thing that sits on a shelf and makes everyone smile, and honestly, isn't that what a proper 40th birthday gift should do.
Why Choose Our 40th Birthday Candle
Genuinely Handcrafted: Each candle is poured by hand in our Manchester workshop, created to order with a scent of your choosing. No factory line shortcuts, no mass production theatre.
Natural Soy Wax and Premium Fragrance: We've filled this with proper soy wax and premium fragrance oil, because frankly, why would you bother with anything less for someone celebrating four decades of being rather marvellous.
Beautifully Packaged: Everything arrives in 100 percent recyclable packaging, wrapped by hand. It arrives looking rather good, which is rather the point.
Scent Customisation: Choose your fragrance before we pour it. Because a gift this personal should smell exactly how you'd like it to.
Product Details
Materials: Natural soy wax, premium fragrance oil, recycled glass vessel
Packaging: 100 percent recyclable and beautifully presented by hand
Made to Order: Your candle is poured fresh after you place your order
Perfect For: 40th birthday celebrations, milestone gifts, anyone who's earned the right to be fabulous
This is the sort of gift that arrives with personality intact. Order now and give someone turning 40 something they'll genuinely treasure, or at least enjoy setting alight in the most delightfully sassy way possible.
SHIPPING + RETURNS
THE RATHER IMPORTANT BITS
This rather lovely piece ships directly from our brand partner - we work with independent brands who are absolutely brilliant and work frightfully hard to create beautiful things.
SHIPPING DESTINATIONS
Now, here's the thing - our wonderful brand partners ship to lots of different places, but not all of them can ship worldwide.
Some are brilliant at international shipping, others prefer to keep things closer to home.
At checkout, you'll see exactly where this particular brand can send your goodies.
We're terribly sorry, but shipping costs do vary rather wildly depending on where you are in the world. The exact figures pop up at checkout - no nasty surprises!
RETURNS
You have 14 days to return items.
Now, we absolutely adore our brand partners - they work incredibly hard and we do try to support them as much as we possibly can. So I'm rather afraid we have to pass the return postage costs back to you. Frightfully sorry about that!
🌍 PLEASE CHOOSE THOUGHTFULLY:
Our wonderful partners put their hearts into everything they make.
Ordering multiple sizes to try at home is rather hard on our planet and makes things jolly difficult for these brilliant independent creators.
When in doubt, do ask us first!
PAYMENT
We're frightfully modern and accept all the usual suspects:
Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Shop Pay
SECURE AS HOUSES
Everything's properly encrypted and secure - your details are safer than the Crown Jewels!
All prices in lovely British pounds £ GBP, though international chaps will see converted prices.
Any payment pickle? We're here to help sort things out! Contact us
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