4CandlesUK - Competition

Today, we have despatched 30 x 50ml bottles of fragrance oil to the lucky winners of our Facebook competition!

Winner #1 chose to receive:

Escentscia Blackberry,

Escentscia Lemon,

Escentscia Strawberry,

Escentscia White Musk

Escentscia Ylang Ylang

Escentscia US Style Bakewell Tart

3x Escentscia US Style Lime Cooler,

Escentscia US Style Pineapple Crush,

Winner #2 chose to receive:

2x Escentscia 4FloralBomb,

2x Escentscia 4Invictus,

2x Escentscia 4Opium,

Escentscia Baby Powder,

Escentscia Eucalyptus,

Escentscia US Style Cinnamon Sticks,

Escentscia US Style Nag Champa

Winner #3 chose to receive:

6x Escentscia 4Uplift,

Escentscia US Style Black Orchid Pearl,

Escentscia US Style Lemongrass Coriander,

Escentscia US Style Love Spell,

Escentscia US Style Vintage Bookstore

Did you enter our competition? Look out for more competitions and new fragrance oils in the future!

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