Ourowncandlecompany
ourowncandlecompany.co.uk
Our Own Candle Company UK is the official European distributor of handmade scented candles in mason jars, including their signature 'Smell My Nuts™' product. They offer over 50 fragrance options ranging from gourmet scents like Tuscan Wine and Strawberries & Cream to novelty fragrances, with fast UK and Ireland shipping.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 17/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
85
Collections
7
Pages
17
Blog Posts
2
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
56/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 40 points below Candle & Home Fragrance category average (57)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Candle & Home Fragrance Ranking
#2 / 186
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
57
-40 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
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Cumulative Layout Shift
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Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
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First Contentful Paint
—
Time to First Byte
8.9s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 256 Candle & Home Fragrance stores
#2 in Candle & Home Fragrance
Top 1% of stores
61% below average
85 products vs 220 avg
Faster than 99% of Candle & Home Fragrance stores
PageSpeed score: 17/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 256 stores in Candle & Home Fragrance
61% below average
avg
85% below average
avg
37% below average
avg
93% below average
avg
Theme & Design
Theme Name
BespokeType
Custom / Bespoke
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
Onipew
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 1% by catalog size
low
Basic content (17 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Advanced stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Ourowncandlecompany
Ourowncandlecompany is a candle & home fragrance ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in US. The store currently offers 85 products organized across 7 collections, making it comparable in size for the candle & home fragrance category.
Theme and Design
Ourowncandlecompany uses the Bespoke theme, a custom-built solution tailored specifically for this store. This theme choice provides the foundation for their online presence.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Ourowncandlecompany achieves a performance score of 17/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 82/100 for accessibility and 77/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Ourowncandlecompany uses Onipew for customer reviews and offers PayPal, Zip (Quadpay) for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Candle & Home Fragrance category, Ourowncandlecompany ranks #2 out of 256 stores we track. This places them in the top 1% of candle & home fragrance stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
