Bacio Otto Scented Candle 300g

The Bacio (Italian for 'kiss') scented candle is housed in a beautiful ceramic vessel – featuring the nose and lips of designer Piero Fornasetti's muse, opera soprano Lina Cavalieri.

This hand-poured Fornasetti scented candle was created to celebrate the Italian house's rich stylistic heritage. It features Fornasetti's woody Otto signature scent – a potent blend of thyme and lavender, birch, balsam and incense, created in collaboration with the master perfumer Olivier Polge. Blending sumptuous home comforts with elegant design, it's ideal as a gift for a discerningly picky loved one.

“The sources of inspiration for the Fornasetti visual language are numerous. They come from the past, often from classical and neoclassical art, always with respect for the canons of beauty.”Barnaba Fornasetti

• Decorative vessel with scented vegetable wax candle
• 300g
• Burn time: 60 hours
• Hand-poured in England
• Allergen free; contains no pesticides
• Fragrance created in Grasse, France
• Top notes: Thyme and lavender
• Middle notes: Orris and cedarwood
• Base notes: Tolu balsam, incense, birch/styrax and labdanum

HOW TO USE

Trim the wick each time before lighting for a longer, cleaner burn. On the first time of lighting, allow the candle to burn for two to three hours until the wax has pooled right to the edge. This will allow for an even burn in future.

Fornasetti is a reliably mischievous player in Italy’s vibrant homeware and design scene. The brand grew out of artist Piero Fornasetti’s lifelong obsession with creating variations – about 500 of them – of the opera singer Lina Cavalieri’s face. He used this motif (alongside swords and suns, monkeys and butterflies, ancient architecture and sardine cans) to create his delightful designs, which adorn everything from Fornasetti plates to Fornasetti cushions and trays. Run by Piero’s son Barnaba, the design house is known for making high-quality work with a uniquely playful streak.