Product Launches
Aldi UK Brings Back £24.99 Candle Advent Calendar With 25 Festive Scents
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Aldi's candle advent calendar costs £24.99 and holds 25 mini candles, each 50g with up to eight hours of burn time.
- The calendar's scents include Warm Gingerbread, Hot Cocoa, Frosted Fir, White Christmas, Cinnamon Spice and Iced Berries.
- Yankee Candle's Fragrance Lovers Advent Calendar is priced at £59.99, and Jo Malone's advent collection costs £375.
Aldi is launching a candle advent calendar priced at £24.99, holding 25 mini candles that each weigh 50g and burn for up to eight hours, the retailer said. EIN Presswire reported the calendar goes on sale nationwide from October 25. The gingerbread house design carries festive scents including Warm Gingerbread, Hot Cocoa, Frosted Fir, White Christmas, Cinnamon Spice and Iced Berries.
What Aldi's £24.99 Calendar Holds
The calendar's 25 candles work out at around £1 each at the £24.99 price. Aldi compares the calendar with the Yankee Candle Fragrance Lovers Advent Calendar at £59.99 and Jo Malone's advent collection at £375. The supermarket points to the popularity of #NostalgicChristmas on TikTok as the retro Christmas trend behind the gingerbread house design. Shoppers in previous years have bought the candles as soon as they reached the middle aisle, with one posting: "Aldi's viral candles are back!! I had to stop myself from buying all of them." Another wrote: "A much cheaper dupe for the Jo Malone advent!" A third said of this year's design: "So far my favorite Aldi candle advent calendar! Love the smells and packaging!" Shoppers who tried the scents in larger sizes said: "The viral candle dupe. Totally worth the hype! The smell is just divine."
Yankee Candle's TikTok Shop UK Launch
Yankee Candle launched its social commerce storefront on TikTok Shop in the UK through a partnership with THG Commerce, Retail Technology Innovation Hub reported on August 20, 2026. The same outlet reported on August 24, 2026 that Yankee Candle's TikTok Shop UK launch featured in its weekly roundup of retail technology deployments and partnerships. HuffPost reported on September 22, 2026 that Yankee Candle's 22-ounce jar was on sale for 51% off on Amazon at $17, down from the typical $34.99, with 110-150 hours of burn time.
Aldi's October Product Launches
Aldi's Warm-Lined Neoprene Boots from Crane launch on October 22 at £24.99, EIN Presswire reported on October 16, 2026, resembling Hunter's £79.99 Sherpa Webbing Boots. TechRadar reported on October 13, 2026 that Aldi is launching three home heating appliances on October 18, including a £49.99 bladeless fan heater, a £44.99 dehumidifier and a £19.99 ceramic tower heater. PRESSBEE reported on October 11, 2026 that Aldi is selling a Kirkton House 3-piece arch comforter set for $29.99, available on October 14.
Trudon and Houseplant Holiday Fragrance
Trudon launched its holiday collection La Nuit des Glaces, featuring four limited-edition scents and hand-crafted glass vessels, Forbes reported on October 15, 2026. Creative Director Hugo Ferroux aims to reinvent the house's heritage through the collection, which draws on 18th-century Versailles mirror themes with scents like Galerie des Flammes and Cabinet des Miroirs. Houseplant and Droplet launched the Houseplant by Droplet Scent Burner, priced at $93 in the US and £70 in the UK, stupidDOPE reported on October 12, 2026. The brass and amber-glass object heats scented water over a tealight and features The House Scent fragrance with pink pepper, peony, santal and pine.