Boom in sales of candles, home scents make 2020 the best-smelling year

Celeste Ho and Jasper Tan with their candles by A-kyndle, on Nov 17, 2020. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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SINGAPORE - During the circuit breaker, Ms Celeste Ho decided to turn her bestselling resin earrings into candles.

The 28-year-old behind accessories brand Another Kynd, which she started last November, noticed that her intricate earrings - containing dried flowers and sealed with resin - were moving a little slower than usual.

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