Five sets of ELM RD. home fragrance to be won – each worth £72

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Breathe in peace and happiness with this fab Beauty Bible prize draw…

We love what we do. But most of all we love when something goes straight to our souls and nudges our lives for the better. And that is just what happened when we discovered Miguel Ángel and his enchanting range of aromatherapeutic home fragrances.

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The story of ELM RD. began two years ago when Miguel, then a global advertising executive, found himself – ‘totally by chance’ - walking in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. After a relentless schedule of meetings he was exhausted in every way. But as he walked among the towering trees – pine, eucalyptus and cypress – the aromas flooded his brain, evoking memories of wonderful places. ‘These thoughts made me feel inspired and restored and I realised how valuable our sense of smell can be to our wellbeing,’ Miguel says.

There and then, Miguel decided to investigate the world of scents and to study aromatherapy. ‘I wanted to see if I could help others in this simple way to feel rejuvenated too.’

As he studied, Miguel also started experimenting with blending different essential oils in his kitchen. Just as he had planned his shoes designs, he created mood boards that encapsulated memories and the scents that inspired them. Then he would systemically work through the oils to create the blend which told that story.

Every aroma (nice and not so) travels from your nose to the ancient part of your brain called the limbic system, which deals with memories, emotions and stimulation. Like perfumes, Miguel’s blends unfold with top notes to set the scene, heart notes to draw you in, and base notes to evoke emotions that cherish your mind, heart, body and soul.

All we can tell you is that this olfactory alchemy weaves its magic spell every time we slow down, take a breath and inhale Miguel’s fragrances.

The one we have chosen for this Beauty Bible prize draw is Petals, which is Miguel’s new botanic scent inspired by the gardens of Versailles. Miguel has blended jasmine, tuberose, ylang ylang, frankincense and oudh essential oils in a bed of rapeseed and soy wax. The candle is on Sarah’s desk as she writes and it is truly exquisite – soft, sensuous, elegant with a honeyed flowery sweetness through the top and heart notes, then a dark rich velvety base. (We really rather want a Petals scent to wear, please Miguel…)

Like all of the ELM RD. range everything is 100% natural, animal friendly and vegan. Every product is handmade in the Kent countryside so, as Miguel says, ‘we know exactly what goes into each candle and can guarantee they are free from chemicals, paraffin, additives and synthetic fragrances’.

And please don't miss ELM RD.’s reed diffusers. Elegant in their matt black bottles, the black reeds, drenched in the scented oil and then flipped so the oily end is uppermost, fill the air with a subtle delicious and constant fragrance. Perfect for spare rooms, bathrooms – anywhere really.

And we have a suggestion: when you are writing up your Christmas present list – for yourself and anyone else at all – browse the lovely Elm Rd website. We think it’s the answer to an awful lot of present dilemmas. (And ELM RD. tries to pack and despatch all orders the same working day so UK deliveries are pretty quick; Europe and the rest of the world take a bit longer.)

But now, fill in the form below for a chance of winning one of five ELM RD. duos, value £72, consisting of a Petals Studio Candle (270ml) with a burn time of 60 hours, and Petals Studio Reed Diffuser (with 100ml oil), which should last three to four months.

Pretty perfect, we’d say.

Prize draw closes at 7 a.m. on Wednesday 27th November 2019

NB Winners are chosen via a random number generator and there is no cash alternative to this prize. The prize draw is only open to residents of the UK and Ireland as prizes cannot be shipped abroad.