NATURE SCENTED CANDLES

While winter keeps us indoors and we long for the scents of the outdoors, candles infused with the fragrances of ocean breezes, pine forests, dewy meadows, citrus groves and flower fields transport us back to the warmer days and sultry nights of summer.

ROW 1: LE LABO “PIN 12″. Aromatic pine woods are mixed with musks and amber; RED FLOWER “ITALIAN BLOOD ORANGE”. A bright blend of sweet orange blossoms, tangy juice and sharp spicy rinds; SCENTS OF LAND “NO. 78 CEDAR”. Fragrant cedar, rich in scent like a rainy forest.

ROW 2: LINNEA’S LIGHTS “WOOD”. A sweet and musky sandalwood candle contained in a bark-covered vessel; BONNY & BLITHE “LAVENDER”. Fresh lavender fragrant with the scents of a misty meadow; LAFCO “SEA & DUNE/BEACH HOUSE”. Fresh and airy with summer scents of sea grass and ocean breezes.

ROW 3: TATINE TISANE “FIELD OF GRASS”. Scents of freshly cut grass reminiscent of lazy summer afternoons; MALIN+GOETZ “VETIVER”. A subtle synthesis of fruit and citrus at the top, clove leaf in the middle, cedarwood and vetiver at the bottom; ARCHIPELAGO BOTANICALS “BAMBOO TEAK”. A bamboo garden infused with violet leaf, oak moss, teak wood.

ROW 4: PADDYWAX MASON JAR CANDLE “OCEAN TIDE + SEA SALT“. The scents of the sea are poured into this aqua jar; VOTIVO RED CURRANT. One of the most popular candles in the world, exuding the rich fragrance of the red currant berry. DIPTYQUE BAIES. Another all time favorite, with the scents of roses and black current leaves.

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