On Friday 24th June 2022 Lily Oliver Decor was recognised by Britishbusinesswoman Jacqueline Gold CBE for their success as a female entrepreneur and awarded with a prestigious #WOW badge.
Lily Oliver Decor was selected by Jacqueline after she entered ‘Women on Wednesday’ – a competition launched by Jacqueline in 2011 to celebrate the growing number of UK female entrepreneurs and businesswomen.
Women on Wednesday (#WOW) takes place every week and is run through Jacqueline’s Twitter and Instagram page. When selecting the winner, Jacqueline looks for a business that is interesting, that has strong brand values and that she thinks has the potential to grow and succeed in their industry. She looks for quality products and services, well designed websites and entrepreneurs who demonstrate good business acumen and who have spotted a gap in the market that meets the consumer’s needs.
Lily Oliver Decor is a small business with a huge heart and huge ambition with an aim to brighten homes across the country whilst focusing on being as sustainable as possible – even managing to actively support ecologi but planting their own first and donating to Unicef, beautiful things do not need to cost the earth.
Jacqueline Gold says: “Lily Oliver Decor is a family-run business, started by two sisters who share a passion for all things home-related. They do their best to keep all of their products as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. It is so important to take these steps when beginning a business and I know they will be a great addition to the WOW community.”
For me, #WOW is all about inspiring and celebrating female entrepreneurs. My vision is for women in the UK to come together, celebrate their strengths, skills and fantastic businesses, and do all that they can to inspire other women to realise their potential.
The WOW community is a fantastic network which offers female entrepreneurs the opportunity to share advice, support each other, trade and most importantly celebrate their successes!”
Lily Oliver Decor is a small family business in the heart of the Cumbrian countryside . Founded by two sisters – Samantha ( our photographer, web designer & home decor guru ) and Victoria ( our home fragrance chef ). – so why are we called Lily Oliver? Well when coming up with a business you’re always looking towards the future , so whom better to name a business after than the children who are our future and whom we do everything for .
We started our journey in September 2020 after developing what was initially a hobby into something which incorporated both of our skills .
Since our business began we have featured in local magazines and papers as well as featuring in British vogue. This year we also gained our first award – On Monday 13th June 2022 LILY OLIVER DECOR was selected and recognised by business man Theo Paphitis for Being an outstanding & driven business and was awarded the #SBS badge just a few weeks prior to receiving the WOW award !
We are proud to be able to support and donate to ecologi and plant our own forest – as well as be able to donate 100% profits from our special charity candle for Unicef .
We believe that even though we are a small business- we are showing that we can lead the way in sustainability choices for home fragrance as well as getting ourselves noticed for the right reasons.
Even our customers agree that our fragrances truly are amazing- from the attention to detail from packaging to the very last drop of fragrance they get from a product.
What’s in our products?
The wax in our candles and wax melts is made from a mix rapeseed and coconut oil.
This wax is completely free from paraffin, soy, palm, beeswax and any synthetic additives.
This choice of wax is important to us For a few reasons. It Means our candles, wax melts and scoopie are non toxic, sustainable and responsibly sourced. also the Rapeseed oil is sourced in the UK therefore supporting local farmers.
DIFFUSERS
Our diffuser base oil is a vegan glycerine solvent, derived from plants, which is free from glycol ethers and acetates.
This base liquid is a sustainable and vegan friendly source material which is registered with the vegan society.
BOTANICALS & GLITTERS
We sometimes use dried flower petals or leaves in our wax products.
They provide a decorative effect to without having to use artificial colours or treatments. Some of our botanicals are sourced from our very own home gardens.
Thedecorative glitter we use is bio glitter a fabulous alternative to traditional plastic-based glitter.
It is derived from a biodegradable substrate made from trees, usually eucalyptus, and sourced from responsibly managed plantations and contains low levels of heavy metals.
Bioglitter™ is designed to biodegrade quickly and safely in natural freshwater environments.
Bioglitter™ is also vegan-friendly, GMO free and just as sparkly
PACKAGING
Our home fragrance boxes and labels are all made from recycled paper and card and our postal packaging is forest stewardship council approved recycled cardboard.
Our packing material of choice is something called Eco Flo. Eco Flo is made from starch. Eco Flo resembles polystyrene except that it is biodegradable, compostable, reusable/disposable, renewable and repulpable.
We choose to use paper packing tape rather than a plastic based product
Our glassine bags and melt cases are fully recyclable and biodegradable. Glassine is a smooth and glossy paper that is air, water, and grease resistant.
We also use NatureFlex ™ bags this is a compostable film made from wood pulp it is made from renewable, sustainable sources – an environmentally friendly choice
Lily Oliver Decor – Small business, Big heart, HUGE AMBITION
For more information about Lily Oliver Decor , please visit: https://www.lilyoliverdecor.com/.
For more information about Women on Wednesday, please visit: http://www.jacquelinegold.com/wow/wow-about/.
