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Friday, January 28, 2011

Friday giveaway!

Today's giveaway is from Nell's Compass, an amazing candle company run by a mother-and-daughter team in California. I love how the beautiful scents of their soy candles were inspired by their favorite places: South takes you to an aunt's flower garden; East transports you to an Italian hillside orchard, West is a masculine candle inspired by the great outdoors, and North is romantic for the winter, as if you're cuddling by a roaring fire. Alex and I were lucky enough to get these candles as a Christmas gift and love them; the scents are pitch-perfect and truly transporting, and they make the whole apartment feel cozy.

One winner will receive a full collection of Nell's Compass candles ($140 value). For a chance to win, please visit the Nell's Compass website and online store, and leave a comment below. Good luck, my sweets!

Update: Jacqueline B. is our lucky winner. Thanks for playing. xo

779 comments:

  1. love the "compass" concept!

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  2. Ohh I would love to win! Thanks Jo!

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  3. wow, such a beautiful collection.

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  4. LOVE THEM. They are so fantastic!

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  5. I'd love to have these beauties!

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  6. My mother in law got one of their candles as a gift - wonderful scent and packaging!

    I would love the chance to try them all!

    Thanks!

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  7. Gorgeous. I LOVE candles!

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  8. what a beautiful giveaway! crossing my fingers! xo

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  9. candles have got to be one of my favourite things ever. I would LOVE to win!

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  10. Amazing, I would love to win! :)

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  11. Guh. I love writing and reading with a sweet candle burning. Wishlisted.

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  12. Awesome! Love candles.

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  13. I'd love to win these little luxuries.

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  14. wow. i would really love to try them!

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  15. these would be perfect for early morning yoga and dreaming sessions

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  16. ohh lala. I just love scented candles so much!

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  17. I love the write-up of their mother/grandmother in the "about" section!

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  18. I wish my computer screen had a scratch n sniff feature, I bet these smell awesome!

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  19. fingers are 100% CROSSED!

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  20. what a neat concept for candles!

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  21. Would love to have these. I bet they smell amazing!

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  22. Neat-o!! They sound like they smell delicious!!

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  23. Scented candles always make me happy!

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  24. These look amazing! Love the travel set as well.

    -Taylor

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  25. I can almost smell them now! It's amazing how good scents can transport you to a different place/time. Would love to try this brand!

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  26. Love these candles!!

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  27. oh please pick me. i love everything about these beauties. x

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  28. Lovely! My boyfriend and I light candles every night in the winter. It makes our apartment feel instantly cozier.

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  29. i love that they support heifer international!

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  30. I love the jewel tones too! Such a pretty pop of color for the home!

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  31. Best. Giveaway. Ever!I love the travel set. So great!

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  32. such a clever idea!! I really need to update my scented candle supplies...

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  33. Beverly2:54 PM

    What a great giveaway! Love candles and would love to try these!

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  34. What an awesome set!

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  35. such a swell concept! love.

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  36. Tres Chic! Just in time for Valentine's! My fingers and toes are crossed

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  37. I love scented candles! These look perfect.

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  38. Could really use South in these winter months.

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  39. Anonymous2:55 PM

    What a generous giveaway! I'm a candle fanatic.

    Thanks!

    Jacqueline
    jsbrill at gmail dot com

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  40. Oh how lovely candels, I wish you all Good Luck :))/Marie

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  41. Swoon, I love fancy candles...

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  42. i'm so into candles right now -- nothing makes this place feel like home faster. and these sound especially wonderful! xo

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  43. oh they sound amazing. thanks joanna! :)

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  44. Beautiful! Will check out the website. Might by the "North" candle now ... : )

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  45. I love that they use botanical type scents, I am not a fan of "apple pie" and other "false" scents. I look for candles whose scent evokes a memory the way perfume does, not make me wonder who is baking something with too much sugar.

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  46. I always need more candles :)

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  47. Had some scented ones this evening when I was laying in the bath, heavenly scent, like the design of these ones tho :)

    http://malinguinn.blogspot.com/2011/01/mama-ego-time.html

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  48. I have a slight addiction to candles, these look lovely!!

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  49. Those look delicious! i wish you could smell over the computer :)

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  50. Please count me in. I love candles...and I would love a new set in my apartment!!! Thanks, Joanna
    Have a great weekend

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  51. Oh good grief, I'd love to win this. Candles are my "thing" and this would really let me tune into those senses.

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  52. What creative candles! Thanks for another giveaway chance, Jo - you're so sweet!

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  53. South sounds perfect! I love florals!

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  54. so lovely! i bet they smell wonderful!

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  55. I absolutely love a conceptually driven candle! Sign me up.

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  56. These are amazing! I'm on a U.S. tour and I've been looking for some candles to keep in my suitcase, to make hotel rooms a little more cozy. I think these are the winners! Thanks for the awesome giveaway.

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  57. oh wow! these candles are amazing! i would love to win! :)

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  58. Kristin M J2:57 PM

    They sound so enticing! What a lovely concept. I'm hopeful!

    soomerki at aol dot com

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  59. I love the array of colors! Candles are my favorite smell-good devices.

    P.S. Check out my English Garden Party post today, which includes Erdem's dreamy spring/summer looks. I love her designs! XO Valerie

    http://imstarvin.blogspot.com/2011/01/english-garden-party.html

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  60. What an amazing giveaway! I'm obsessed with candles. :)

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  61. looking forward to finding out if they smell as good as they look when i win! ;-)

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  62. I'd love to win these for my mom's birthday. They sound lovely :)

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  63. I am always looking for new yummy candles! and soy are the best!

    http://catonann.blogspot.com/

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  64. mmmm, I could really use some Italian hillside orchard to counter the blankets of snow outside!

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  65. I bet these smell fab!!!

    erica[at]eksquisitedesign[dot]com

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  66. Beautiful! What a thoughtful collection.

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  67. You offer the best giveaways!! These look gorgeous!

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  68. What an incredible blend of scents (East's "pinch of brown sugar"... Yum!).
    As I went through each description, I thought, "Well, North is definitely my favorite." And then I read South's and then I thought, "Oh. Maybe I like South best." and then I saw East and, well, you get what I'm trying to say... they're all perfection.
    The winner here will be a lucky soul. Thanks Nell's Compass and Joanna for offering this up!

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  69. renee2:59 PM

    love em all!

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  70. I would love to try out these candles! Thank you for having this contest!

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  71. These candles would be amazing in my home and smell great!

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  72. I would love this. I think I'm a bit of a scent snob, I love collecting pitch-perfect scented items from the places that I travel to.

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  73. yum yum, sniff sniff.

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  74. this would be lovely to win!

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  75. these are so thoughtful, named after a beautiful mother, with a generous donation going to heifer international and with a heartfelt concept, inspiring stuff! (i particularly love the sound of "east"...)

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  76. This is such a feel good prize. I covet them all.

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  77. Yum, they sound great!

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  78. North sounds amazing!
    Maybe someday technology will allow us to scratch and sniff via computer.
    :)

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  79. What a charming concept!

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  80. Katie Erin3:01 PM

    These look fantastic!

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  81. Nell's South Candle sounds so good, like a breath of fresh air. Thank you! em9499 at gmail dot com

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  82. Mmm... this would be one delicious giveaway to win! I'm a *big* fan of beautifully scented candles too :-)

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  83. Always on the look out for new soy candles. The scents sound lovely.

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  84. Too cute! Excellent giveaway!

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  85. I love the colors - they burst through the screen

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  86. these are lovely! i can only imagine how fun it is to have the full set :) they'd look great in our fireplace (which we've decked out with candles since fires aren't allowed). love it!

    XO
    rachel
    aliveinthefire at gmail dot com

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  87. fingers crossed! :)

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  88. I love, love, love scented candles, can't get enough of them :)

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  89. These sound just delightful :) I also love the styling and website design-fantastic!

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  90. these candles are delightful. as a geography major myself, i really enjoy the geographic diversity of scents and colors.

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  91. those scents sound amazing! crossing my fingers.

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  92. I love the packaging. I wish I had more rooms to put more candles in. Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  93. Love love love.
    candles are the best and these look amazing.

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  94. They sound fabulous!

    Cuddly Fire sounds perfect with a giant mug of hot cocoa (and a toasted marshmellow, of course!)

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  95. I like their website and I love the concept. Kudos also for their support of charity. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  96. lovely giveaway :) please enter me

    www.missmollyfashions.blogspot.com

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  97. perfection... but of course, it's run by a mother-daughter team! :)

    there is nothing like the power of scent to bring you back to a memory or a person.

    please please count me in!

    micaela.maxham@gmail.com

    and thank-you!

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  98. Oh my! I'm so glad to know about this lovely company...Thx!

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  99. Christen Naish3:04 PM

    Oh I love candles! I really hope I win!

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  100. I would looove to smell each of these!

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  101. AlexaS3:05 PM

    they all sound delicious!

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  102. I love candles! :)

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  103. Laura3:05 PM

    oh i would love to win this! love being transported by scents :)

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  104. Mmm I'd love these!

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  105. oh i bet these are so very lovely! I'd sure love to win!

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  106. They sound amazingly scented and I love the containers they are using. Thanks for hosting a giveaway and turning me onto the company!

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  107. i love candles, this would be perfect for my massage office

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  108. Amazed by the idea!!!

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  109. I've heard of these! And I love all the scents! Fingers crossed!
    all78 (at) aol (dot) com

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  110. My apartment could use some freshening up! Thank you.

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  111. These look delish-I'd love to win. Thanks!

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  112. candles put me to sleep! :P

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  113. this is a great collection! i'd love it

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  114. what a great giveaway! my roommates and i go through candles like its our job. these look wonderful!

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  115. I love the scent of candles!

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  116. I really like that they give to Heifer! I've been needing some new candles - these would fit the bill nicely.

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  117. How beautiful. South candle, please! Thanks for the chance to win. xo.

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  118. they look so yummy...you can almost taste them!

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  119. I LOVE that they have Travel Candles!

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  120. Elizabeth3:10 PM

    Amazing! They all look delicious!

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  121. North sounds great right about now!

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  122. Wow these sound like amazing candles. I would absolutely love these!!

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  123. These look beautiful! Would love to try them out. Thanks for the chance!

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  124. I'm a sucker for lovely candles! - Autumn

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  125. Great giveaway! WHo doesn't love great candles?
    Put my name in the hat.
    Teresa
    xoxo

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  126. Love candles and your blog!!!

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  127. a good candle is an amazing thing. These look incredible. I would love to win!

    --Shelby

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  128. Really love this! I've been looking for some new candles!

    *kate

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  129. Would love to win thise, they're cute I love the travel candles :)

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  130. Always glad to find new and unique candles! These sound lovely.

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  131. Aww, as a West Coast transplant living on the East Coast, I want these so badly!

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  132. i am low on candles, <3

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  133. Love them! I'm a candle addict.

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  134. oh wow, those scents sound amazing, i wish i could smell them! i'm such a candle person. oh, and i love the story of the grandmother, she really does sound like a piece of heaven.
    would love to win!

    http://holly-closetomyheart.blogspot.com/

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  135. We are lucky that we can totally trust that these smell good even though we can't get smell through the internet!

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  136. Wow! They look great! Thank you!

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  137. Love these! kelly

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  138. I feel like I could almost smell the candles just by reading their description. Mmm . . .

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  139. candles are by far the best way to make the day a little brighter.

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  140. I loved the candles!! The description of their scents are just AMAZING! And the whole concept behind the store is beautiful!! :D

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  141. What an original concept!!! I love it!

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  142. I hope they smell as beautiful as they look!

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  143. I loved the candles!! The description of their scents are just AMAZING! And the whole concept behind the store is beautiful!! :D

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  144. Each one of the descriptions for these candles sounds divine. Thank you for the chance to win some.
    Happy Friday!

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  145. so good! who wouldn't love this giveaway?!

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  146. Love love candles<3

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  147. I was just thinking that I needed to stock up on new candles! These sound great!

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  148. nothing like a good candle. i want!

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  149. Great giveaway!

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  150. Katie3:17 PM

    If only I had a claw-foot bathtub. Friday nights would be complete.

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  151. These are perfect! I need new scents for my room!

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  152. we are getting hit with snowstorms.
    Some candles to cozy up the house would be wonderful

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  153. I hope I win! Candles are one of my absolute favorite things!

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  154. Kristen3:18 PM

    Wow- what a great discovery! Thanks Jo.

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  155. I've been looking for some awesome new candles!

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  156. I've been looking for some amazingly scented candles!

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  157. Candles are such a nice way to relax.

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  158. Lovely...I could use some tranquility right now...

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  159. These are so beautiful! I have been loving candles to warm up my tiny little apartment so fingers crossed!

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  160. Oh I just love candles. Love these!

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  161. Great concept! Happy Friday!

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  162. What a lovely idea for a giveaway!

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  163. Great concept! Happy Friday!

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  164. Great concept! Happy Friday!

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  165. Since moving into a new apartment, I have starting burning candles more and more. Love these!

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  166. Love candles & this collection looks so sweet.

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  167. hmmm my candle stash is running low...

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  168. Awesome! We need some new candles around here.

    brandi_an AT yahoo DOT com

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  169. Love these, keeping them in mind next time I'm looking for gifts!

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  170. What a great set! Perfect for curling up with a book and tea, or for morning yoga.

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  171. These candles sound delish I would love to win this!! My boyfriend mocks me all the time because I always have so many candles burning...he asks if I am having a séance but I tell him no I am just trying to burn the place down and toss some work his way (he is a professional firefighter) :)

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  172. oh, they are beautiful and i love the scents!

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  173. these look lovely and i bet they smell great!

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  174. and i want and i need

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  175. OOH! I love candles for setting a nice feeling at home :D North sounds quiiiite perfecto for this NY snowweather.

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  176. Those look lovely! Crossing my fingers...

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  177. is being obsessed with candles considered a guilty pleasure? hmm... not when they're this nice. I want!

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  178. I think I may be a candle hoarder. (I may be exaggerating just a touch...)

    Let's add to my collection! (:

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  179. would love these! nothing like a lovely-smelling home.

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  180. I think I may be a candle hoarder. (I may be exaggerating just a touch...)

    Let's add to my collection! (:

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  181. i'm a big fan of this giveaway!

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  182. I have been holding out and holding out for the perfect candles. The aesthetics of Nell's are spot on!

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  183. i just bought a house that was owned by a lovely senior citizen, it's the perfect first home and i couldn't be happier, i can't however get the smell of old person out of it. i need these candles.

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  184. What a cute concept! I want to sniff for myself!

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  185. I can't wait to try them all!

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  186. i'd love to burn these.

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  187. Ooh, they all sound delicious!

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  188. Oh fun! Candles make me so happy! Thanks for the chance to win:)

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  189. i love candles! those look so great. perfect for brightening up this chicago winter.

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  190. Sounds amazing@

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