Let's Freshen It Up: Bougie Uncle's Spring Candle Guide For You
Hi boo,
This may sound dramatic but the WORST thing for me to experience is walking into a store, hotel lobby, or someone's home during these warmer spring months and they have a deep, amber, smokey, woody scent going. I can understand why people love those kind of scents. In general, people start with those woody, leathery notes because it's very grounding and calming, but it can be a bit intense for the nostrils in the springtime.
So what is the best for springtime? A lot of brands will either give you a floral - lots of roses. We see a lot of lily-esque cords. We see a lot of tomato leaf. For some reason this tomato trend, I think we're done. Are we done? I think we're done. I like things that are even FRESH so I have some recommendations for you.
Oh, and I'm hosting a workshop with PF Candle Company in Los Angeles to make candles together, which will be really fun. Very spring forward! Myself and the founder will talk about fragrances. So sign up - very limited spots!
These are a few perfect candles for spring for you to try out that are NOT the woody situations:
London - Hotel Lobby Candle Company - I think tea is perfect for springtime. Hotel Lobby Candle Company just came out with a candle called London, and it's Earl Grey tea, but also a bit of honey, lavender and a sugared musk. So more like festive Tea Party spring energy than crisp, lily, green, but I think it's so fly. I think lavender goes full seasons (for the lavender haters, go away). Try here.
Thai Basil - Brooklyn Candle Studio - think peppery, savory lemon and then Thai basil, almost like just imagine getting the Thai curry, but without the curry and just like effervescent herbaceousness that's very crisp and grassy. I think that's really fly. Try here.
Nest New York's Cucumber and White Sage - They actually did a collab with White Lotus. Who's watched White Lotus? Y'all like it. Some people say it's too slow. And I'm like, Y'all what happened to our attention spans that we can't just let it unfold? You know what I'm saying? Just take a breath, Boo, take a breath. Enjoy it! The cucumber and White Sage is part of the wellness collection. So there's a lot of hits in there from Nest New York. Try here.
Guerlain Muguet - If you really want to get bougie with it. I love those because they're refillable, very luxe, very gorgeous and exquisite perfumery. I think that'll do really well. Try here.
Love,
Bougie Uncle
