The Telegraph Interiors - October 2023

The six key ingredients for a calming bedroom - Jennifer Goulding

“According to Lesley Bramwell, founder of aromatherapy-candle brand Essence + Alchemy, diffusing aromatherapy oil or lighting a candle in the bedroom can also have therapeutic benefits…….”

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Five of the best bedroom fragrances featuring the Dusk Candle by Essence + Alchemy

Country Living UK Magazine - August 2023

Artisan Business Feature - “The Scent Of Things To Come - Lesley Bramwell is sparking a quiet revolution in candle-making from her garden studio in Yorkshire.”

91 Magazine is reading “Fragrance Your Home” - June 2021

“Scented candles aren’t just for winter folks! We love them all year round and believe that filling your home with wonderful natural fragrance is incredibly important to your wellbeing, and there are many more ways than just candles to do just that. Founder of independent home fragrance brand Essence and Alchemy, Lesley Bramwell, has just publishes her first book - Fragrance your Home - and in it shares her knowledge on how to enhance your living space with natural scent - including 22 natural fragrance projects….” Read More

Healthy Magazine - July 2021

Smells like home: “Scent can transform both your mindset and living space helping you find that elusive work/home divide. Making your own is very satisfying too”.

The Expert feature in July issue of Healthy, the UK’s top-selling wellbeing magazine by Holland & Barrett.

BeautyMatter - March 2021

5 Beauty Brands Embracing The Refill Revolution:
“Essence + Alchemy: While fragrance refills have been on the up among the likes of Mugler, Le Labo, and most recently Giorgio Armani, candles (which have witnessed a large retail boom since the pandemic) have only offered sustainability in terms of repurposing their glass vessels around the home. Essence + Alchemy’s Refills line offers pre-formed candles in 7 different scents that simply slide into the brand’s beakers, with monthly, cost-reduced subscription models. Each candle is made from 100% natural ingredients, and all of the seven scents on offer boast aromatherapeutic benefits”

Toast Magazine - November 2020

Meet the Founder:
”Lesley Bramwell of Essence + Alchemy talks to us about natural scent and the energy of plants”. Read the feature here.

Grazia Magazine - February 2020

Eco Heroes:
”When paraffin candles burn they release particles that contribute to indoor air pollution. Look to natural alternatives like Essence + Alchemy, which uses rapeseed wax, pure essential oils and wood-wick that is FSC certified.”

Words: Amy Lawrenson / Photography: Marco Vittur

Psychologies Magazine - January 2020

Product Feature:
Christmas gift guide: Unwrap the gift of joy - Little somethings on our wish list

Essence + Alchemy Luna Bathing Salts, £30

Stylist Magazine - November 2019

Product Feature:
Sustainable and ethical Christmas gift guide: chic present ideas for her.

BRIGITTE Magazin - February Edition 2019

Product Feature:
BEAUTY All new Our wish list for 2019: Room spray “Tranquility Aroma Mist” with Vetiver for Serenity, Patchouli for Relaxation and Geranium for Energy.

BEAUTY Alles neu Vereint unsere Wünsche für 2019: Das Raumspray “Tranquility Aroma Mist” mit Vetiver für Gelassenheit, Patschuli für Entspannung und Geranie für Energie.

Lionheart Magazine Issue 9 - LAND, WATER & AIR

An interview with Lionheart Magazine Nature illuminated “Sheffield based Lesley Bramwell is the founder and maker of Essence + Alchemy, a brand that celebrates nature and alchemy with ethical and environmentally friendly botanical scented goods, handmade with plant and essential oils.”

91 MAGAZINE - Meet the Maker: Essence + Alchemy - 12/12/2016

Interview:
In this month's Meet The Makers, we chat to Lesley Bramwell, founder of Essence + Alchemy about her beautiful collection of small batch scented candles.

It seems fitting that the story of Essence + Alchemy began when Lesley Bramwell moved to the fragrantly-named Rose Cottage in 2012, and began making candles as a ‘happy distraction’ from the reality of renovating the long-neglected cottage. ‘The house dates from the 1860s and was very run down.' Lesley says, 'initially I think I turned to candle making as a way of escaping the chaos of building work, but I found that once I started, I just couldn’t stop!’