The Journal
Notes on craft, scent, and the things we make.
The Craft
The Anatomy of a Good Candle: Wick, Wax, and Fr...
Strip a candle down to what it actually is and you're left with three components: a vessel, a wick, and wax that holds fragrance. That's the whole thing. And yet...
The Craft
The Anatomy of a Good Candle: Wick, Wax, and Fr...
Strip a candle down to what it actually is and you're left with three components: a vessel, a wick, and wax that holds fragrance. That's the whole thing. And yet...
The Craft
How We Name Our Scents
Most candle names describe what a candle smells like. Ours describe where you'd be if you were smelling it somewhere other than a jar. That's not a small distinction. It...
The Craft
How We Name Our Scents
Most candle names describe what a candle smells like. Ours describe where you'd be if you were smelling it somewhere other than a jar. That's not a small distinction. It...
The Craft
What Makes a Candle Burn Well and Why Ours Does
A candle that burns well is almost invisible. The wax pool reaches the edge of the jar without tunneling. The flame is steady, not too high. The scent is present...
The Craft
What Makes a Candle Burn Well and Why Ours Does
A candle that burns well is almost invisible. The wax pool reaches the edge of the jar without tunneling. The flame is steady, not too high. The scent is present...
The Craft
Why Fragrance Notes Matter (And How to Read Them)
When you smell a candle in a shop, you're not smelling what it will smell like in your home. You're smelling the top notes, the first impression, the most volatile...
The Craft
Why Fragrance Notes Matter (And How to Read Them)
When you smell a candle in a shop, you're not smelling what it will smell like in your home. You're smelling the top notes, the first impression, the most volatile...
The Craft
Behind the Label: The Four Notes We Choose and Why
Every candle in our collection has four words on the label. Not a paragraph, not a poetic description, not a list of ingredients, four words, lowercase, separated by commas. That...
The Craft
Behind the Label: The Four Notes We Choose and Why
Every candle in our collection has four words on the label. Not a paragraph, not a poetic description, not a list of ingredients, four words, lowercase, separated by commas. That...
The Craft
How We Source Our Fragrance Oils
The ingredient that most people smell first is also the ingredient that requires the most trust. We source individual fragrance oils and blend them ourselves, which means we're dependent on...
The Craft
How We Source Our Fragrance Oils
The ingredient that most people smell first is also the ingredient that requires the most trust. We source individual fragrance oils and blend them ourselves, which means we're dependent on...