Bespoke Candle Making Workshop

A bespoke candle making workshop in London: blend your own formula and pour a 170g soy candle that is yours alone.



1.5 hours

Class size 1 to 20 (public classes), 8 to 99
  £52

Settle in

Settle In

Tea on arrival, an apron, a seat at the table. Then a short lesson in the fragrance families: top, heart and base.


Find your scent story

Find Your Scent Story

Work through the oil library, more than 30 essential oils, and decide what your candle is for.


Blend, drop by drop

Blend, Drop by Drop

Build your own formula with your tutor beside you, then pour it into the 170g frosted glass candle.


Take it home

Take It Home

One candle, one formula, yours alone. It sets before the class ends and goes home with you.


A bespoke candle making workshop in London, in our Whitechapel studio. Over an hour and a half you build your own fragrance formula, drop by drop, and pour it into a 170g frosted glass candle to take home.
A tutor sits with you throughout. You learn the fragrance families and how top, heart and base notes work, then work through the oil library of more than 30 essential oils and decide what your candle is for. No experience is needed and complete beginners are welcome.
Everything is provided. Your candle sets before the class ends and goes home with you the same day.
An hour and a half at the table, and a candle with a scent no one else has. Book the studio privately for team away-days, hen parties and birthdays: everyone blends their own and takes it home.

Upcoming dates for Bespoke Candle Making Workshop

Times are London time. Dates and prices as of 15 Oct 2026, 7:40pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

15 upcoming dates between 31 Oct 2026 and 25 Dec 2027.

  • Sat 31 Oct 2026, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 28 Nov 2026, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 23 Jan 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 20 Feb 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 20 Mar 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 17 Apr 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 15 May 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 12 Jun 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 10 Jul 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 7 Aug 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 4 Sep 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 2 Oct 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 30 Oct 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 27 Nov 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
  • Sat 25 Dec 2027, 11am-12:30pm (31 Connaught St, W2 2AZ)
What you'll get
Everything you need to create your own scent and make a 170ml candle to take home.
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Knowledge required
Completely beginner-friendly
What to bring
No requirements
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

31 Connaught Street, W2 2AZ and 53 Fashion Street, London E1 6PX (varies by date; click the date selector to see details)

Your teacher can also travel within 5 miles of Whitechapel, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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Recent reviews of Bespoke Candle Making Workshop

  • 5/5 from Anastasiia Tsvetaeva, attended Oct 2026: A very nice and relaxing masterclass! A memorable experience, with a lovely atmosphere and a great way to unwind. I really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it.
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended May 2026: This workshop was amazing! My sisters and I had the best time. It was really engaging, informative and fun. We will be back for sure. Our teacher was brilliant.
  • 5/5 from Christina, attended Jan 2026: We did a candle making workshop here yesterday as part of a hen. Organising was straightforward with quick email responses. The experience itself was a delight. Really fun and informative. Peter, our host, has such beautiful energy and brought such calm, insight and humour to our session. Our candles smell gorgeous and we all felt we’d learned a lot in a short time. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.
  • 5/5 from Abigail Reading, attended Jul 2025: A group of 10 of us did the scent and candle making class as part of my best friend's hen-do celebration. Eilidh was a great teacher - friendly and bubbly and made the class really fun. My candle smells lovely. Would highly recommend as a group activity.
  • 4/5 from Sujata Albrigtsen, attended Jul 2025: Very noce course. Friendly teacher. Venue is central snd easy to find. Wide choice of essential oils to experiment with
  • 5/5 from Vanessa Otti, attended May 2025: Excellent class - our instructor was so knowledgeable, fun, patient, and kind. The studio looks absolutely beautiful and she created the most relaxing class I've ever taken. Thank you so much, it was a wonderful way to spend a birthday with friends. And I love my candle!
  • 5/5 from Chris Cheung, attended Apr 2025: Great class, Ailey the instructor was friendly, informative and made the course interesting. I made a beautiful candle personalised with my favourite scent. I definitely recommend this class.
  • 5/5 from Liz Askins, attended Feb 2025: My daughter and I really fancied doing something lovely together and it didn’t disappoint. We learnt about scents and were supportive through the steps of candle making by the excellent tutor. The venue and the materials were great and the tutor explained things clearly and put us at ease. A super experience!
  • 5/5 from Micheal Ossai, attended Feb 2025: Took my girlfriend here for a birthday present and honestly it was amazing. I found that the instructor was very warm and inviting throughout the session. She made a huge effort to ensure everyone felt comfortable enough to express their ideas and also kept the entire class engaged throughout the session by consistently sparking conversations with everyone. It made the experience feel more worthwhile as it felt like the priority was to give us a memorable experience and not just get it over with. I also really enjoyed how educational the session was. You don’t come out of the session just learning how to make scents and candles, you also gain a nuanced insight into how they’re made in the general candle industry and the harms that are associated with certain practices. Overall, a great experience and would recommend 10 times over!!!
  • 5/5 from Simone Thomas, attended Jan 2025: Amazing class frances was a great teacher. Done the class as I'm making candles for my favours at my wedding and wanted to make my own personalised scent. Thoroughly enjoyed that I've now decided to take it up as a hobby and considering to return for another 2 courses
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Nov 2024: It was very welcoming. I really enjoyed the class, and came away knowing more. Would recommend.
  • 4/5 from Chiara Brayda Bruno, attended Nov 2024: The class was lovely, the venue was beautiful, the materials were very nice and there were lots of thoughtful touches. My only complaint is we felt quite rushed by the teacher. My friend and I were taking slightly longer to compose our fragrance and we were rushed to finish, which I could understand if we were running late but the class finished 30 minutes early so it felt quite rude. It's a shame because it was a lovely class otherwise.
  • 5/5 from Karen Chase, attended Oct 2024: Lovely venue. Teacher was great, friendly and knowledgeable. Materials were lovely. Enjoyed being around others making the candle and loved taking my time, smelling the scents and testing. There was no rush. Lovely way to spend 2hrs.
  • 5/5 from Claire, attended Aug 2024: An excellent, informative and fun candle making workshop. My friend and I booked to celebrate a birthday and walked away very happy with our creations. Both teachers were very knowledgable and were able to answer any questions. They also provided the yummiest Peppermint and Liquorice tea!
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Aug 2024: Very enjoyable. Helpful staff really knew their stuff and were very welcoming and friendly. Highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Emily Newton, attended Aug 2024: Really informative and fun class. We learnt the benefits and different types of natural oils, good value for money and a great idea for a corporate event. Thanks very much!
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Aug 2024: Booked this as a birthday present and it was great fun! Emily was very helpful and informative
  • 5/5 from Daizy Almeida, attended Jul 2024: has a great experience on Saturday for the candle making class. Emily was very details and made sure we have a great experience all the material was provided and was carefully taken through the steps. will indefinably recommend it to my friends
  • 5/5 from Tanya Ryder, attended Jul 2024: Loved the class, great teacher great location great value for money as you also get to keep the candle you make which I’m over the moon with would definitely recommend to a friend
  • 5/5 from Kelsie Okoli, attended Jul 2024: It was an amazing experience. Good value for money and time. I will definitely recommend!
  • 5/5 from Liam Upson, attended Jul 2024: Fun and creative activity with a lovely handmade candle to treasure. Brilliant to explore how to sustainably craft a candle with different scents with Emily.
  • 5/5 from Tara Cribb, attended Jun 2024: 28 ladies at a hen do and yes we loved it all, thank you. Teacher and products were fantastic!!
  • 5/5 from Rebecca Mold, attended Mar 2024: I went with my partner to create a candle each, it was great to learn about the notes used to make candles. We created a scent journey and it was interesting at the end to see if we achieved it. Great value, fun and informative.
  • 5/5 from Zoe Adams, attended Mar 2024: Super fun and interesting to learn about all the different oils! Really friendly teacher too :) Would definitely recommend!
  • 5/5 from Sue Cohen, attended Mar 2024: Really enjoyed this course. Nice couple of hours spent doing something which is relaxing and making new acquaintances. It wasn’t a difficult course to deal with and I’m looking forward to using the candle that I’ve made.
  • 3/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Dec 2023: I went expecting to learn more about aromatherapy and the essential oils benefits, but unfortunately we just mixed our oils and didn't have much explanation about them. As described on the page, we should have been guided by our teacher, but if we wanted to know anything about the oils we needed to ask. As nobody had questions the class finished earlier then expected.
  • 5/5 from Jessica Moffatt Owen, attended Nov 2023: Great session with Emily! Talked through all the essential oils and came away with a gorgeous candle, can’t wait to light it ️ perfect way to spend an afternoon
  • 4/5 from Hannah Collins, attended Nov 2023: Overall, I really enjoyed this class as it was interesting to learn about the candle-making process and essential oils. Emily was really friendly and directed us well. The only reason I haven’t given 5 stars is because there had been a different class earlier that day but the space had not been tidied/cleaned before our began. That meant there were some used drinking cups still on the tables and one of the essential oils had run out. Otherwise - would definitely recommend as a lovely thing to do solo or as a group!
  • 5/5 from Alison Berko, attended Oct 2023: A wonderful class with a very engaging and informative tutor. With just 10 in the class it felt that there was enough time for anyone to ask questions if needed. There was a lot of explanation around scents and combining them to the best effect. We all left with our own hand poured candle, after a really enjoyable couple of hours.
  • 5/5 from Xindi Soh, attended Sep 2023: Emily was so knowledgeable and a lovely teacher. I brought my mum to the class and she literally can't stop saying "so happy!". The quality of the candle base and essential oil were amazing and they smell divine. Would highly recommend this class!
Your teacher

Yougi
Yougi

4.9 (939)
female Women-owned

Have you ever noticed that candles make everything better? We did, but we kept finding ourselves settling for candles that were made from synthetic fragrance and paraffin. And they were too expensive to light every day. Because of this, we spent a year testing hundreds of fragrances, mixing waxes and experimenting with wicks to create the kind of candles we’d been searching for. This is how Yougi was born!
We started our candle-making workshops as a way of sharing our knowledge and love of candles and aromatherapy. We are proud to say that our candles are cruelty-free, vegan, ethically sourced, eco-friendly and 100% natural.
Come and join us for a feel-good workshop and make your own soy candle with essential oils.

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