22/04/2026
Hello, I’m Natalie… 52, mildly unhinged, and living my best midlife crisis making candles!
I’m a Brit who’s lived in Dubai for 15 years 🇦🇪 which is long enough to call it home!
Mum to two brilliant grown-up daughters (one off at uni and one now working, both back in the UK, leaving me emotionally unstable and checking their locations far too often) and wife to Chris (long-suffering but endlessly supportive.)
I’m the maker behind The Oasis Candle Co. I hand pour every candle, care far too much about them and I’m quietly convinced (most of the time) that they’re excellent, despite having the marketing skills of a damp flannel (but seriously, you can’t smell through Instagram so how do I tell you how good they are?)
What started as a “cute little hobby” while I was on the corporate ladder turned into my full-time job 5 years ago… largely because my husband said “go on, it’ll be fine” - told you he’s supportive!
Important things to know:
• I have regular flare-ups of imposter syndrome
• I find social media deeply confusing and mildly traumatic
• My Instagram grid is not curated—it’s more “chronological evidence of me trying”
This page is basically a mix of:
🕯️ candles I’m quite proud of
💭 thoughts I sometimes regret posting
😂 midlife humour (heavy on the “f@ck it” energy)
📉 and the occasional quiet spiral disguised as a caption
And now for the big dream…
One day I’ll be in the French countryside, running a beautiful workshop surrounded by lavender fields, creativity, calm… the whole “effortlessly chic woman with her life together” aesthetic.
People will come, make candles, drink wine, feel inspired…
…and in reality, I will still be me - slightly chaotic, overthinking everything and Googling things I should probably already know!
We’ve got the property ( ), the architect is working on the plans, and this next chapter is slowly becoming real—which is both thrilling and mildly terrifying.
So if you’re new here, welcome! If you’ve been here for a while, thank you for continuing to watch me try to figure it all out🤍
Stick around for candles, chaos and a masterclass in winging it!