COCOCOZY's Gardenia-Scented Candle Arrives Just in Time for Valentine's Day!


Updated 02/03/12 4:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Valentine's Gift Candle Under $50

We know her as Coco, the voice behind the delightful design blog and shop, COCOCOZY. Aside from offering an incredibly chic assortment of textiles, bedding, pillows, and vintage finds, the COCOCOZY shop offers fragrant, all-natural, biodegradable soy wax candles in three scents: beach, citrus, and flower. Hand poured in the US, the candles are placed in frosted recyclable glass vessels and Read more

What We're Sweet On: The Love Child Candle of Summer and Fall


Updated 11/20/11 11:39 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

A Candle That Smells Like Fall

Yes, we have already discovered a candle that smells just like Fall, but if amber-scented ambiance isn't your thing, you might like Stark Waxing Studio's Cactus Flower candle ($24) instead. With ingredients that inspire autumnal thoughts, including ginger and Frankincense, it has a clean, earthy quality. But something about the way this soy wax-based candle is mixed up also brings to mind those Read more

What We're Sweet On: A Sweet and Spicy Fall Candle


Updated 10/31/11 10:03 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Perfect Fall Candle

'Tis the season for having company over, and during these entertainment-heavy times, you're likely wanting to create a chill atmosphere for your guests. Enter Voluspa. The brand's newly released Ambre Lumiere two-wick candle ($15) will last through countless supper clubs and ugly-sweater-themed parties; it has a 50-hour burn time, after all. A blend of amber, vanilla benzoin, and Indonesian Read more

This Candle Smells Like Your Morning Paper


Updated 06/21/11 2:40 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

The New York Times Candle

A fancy new flame designed to fill your home with the scent of the Gray Lady herself is now available for newspaper lovers and candle aficionados alike. The Times of New York candle ($65) was conceived by artist Tobias Wong as both a tribute to The New York Times and a commentary on the current state of print media. It's a woody but interesting-sounding scent, redolent of cedar, musk, spices, Read more

Casa Beta: Tocca Colette Candle


Updated 04/11/11 4:29 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Review of Tocca Colette Candle

If you've read any of my past candle reviews, you probably know that as much as I'm a candle fanatic, I'm also quite picky about what I light up in my home. The latest candle to come under my scrutiny is Tocca's Colette Candle ($38). I've had good experiences with the luxury brand's beauty products in the past, but had never tried Tocca home fragrances. Just like the Tocca Bianca, which I Read more

Casa Beta: Tocca Bianca Candle


Updated 04/10/11 10:37 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Review of Tocca Bianca Candle

If you've read any of my past candle reviews, you probably know that as much as I'm a candle fanatic, I'm also quite picky about what I light up in my home. The latest candle to come under my scrutiny is Tocca's Bianca Candle ($38). I've had good experiences with the luxury brand's beauty products in the past, but had never tried Tocca home fragrances. To begin, let's just say that Bianca had me Read more

Check Out This Cool Olfactory Calendar


Updated 11/07/11 2:51 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

2011 Scented Calendar Gift Idea

Here's an elegant idea: a calendar composed of scents. Luxe Paris perfume brand Quintessence has just introduced Le Calendrier Olfactif 2011 ($727), which comes with a wall calendar and a specially designed fragranced candle for each month of the year. Each candle is supposed to reflect the month it stands for, and each was concocted by a different artist, ranging from designers like Azzedine Read more

How About a Life-Size Gilt Human Skull Candle For the Holidays?


Updated 11/23/10 7:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

New Realistic Life-Size Skull Candle Covered in Gold For Holiday 2010

Have someone with expensive, slightly macabre sensibilities on your holiday shopping list? Then this Moleta Munro x Koff candle ($83) may be right up their alley. It might seem a bit depressing, but skulls have been used by artists and philosophers as objects of thought and memento mori for millenia now. Would you consider letting your slightly goth loved one light this baby up and reflect upon Read more

White Castle: Now Available in Candle Form


Updated 11/07/11 2:51 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 7 comments

The White Castle Scented Candle Is Here

Love White Castle sliders so much that you wish your entire home was redolent of them? Well, consider it granted, you burger meister, because the hamburger chain has come out with its own scented candle ($10). It promises to waft you away on a cloud of "steam-grilled-on-a-bed-of-onions scent." I can see this thing selling well as a gag gift — emphasis on gag — or a collectible piece of Read more