Concord, North Carolina
A Concord, North Carolina candle maker specialising in bookish and dark academia soy candles, with 280+ scents inspired by libraries, old books and literary settings. Candles are hand-poured in small batches from 100% pure soy wax with no paraffin or blends, using phthalate-free, dye-free fragrance oils and lead-free cotton wicks.
Los Angeles, California · est. 2016
A Los Angeles fragrance house producing candles from a coconut and beeswax blend in matte-finish vessels. The company markets its fragrances without gendered categories and has expanded from candles into personal fragrance.
New York, New York · est. 2014
A New York City luxury home fragrance brand founded in 2014 by travel and lifestyle writer Teri Johnson, producing scented candles inspired by figures and culture of the Harlem Renaissance. Named ranges reference Duke Ellington, Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday and Langston Hughes, alongside a botanical collection and gold ceramic reusable vessels.
New York, New York · est. 2017
A New York City home fragrance brand launched in 2017 as a direct-to-consumer candle label, known for maximalist packaging and artist collaborations. The company opened its first retail store in New York in 2022 and was acquired by Curio Brands, which also owns Capri Blue and Thymes. Products are also sold through Anthropologie, Sephora and Nordstrom.
Los Angeles, California · est. 2008
A Los Angeles candle company producing soy wax candles, reed diffusers and incense in-house at its Southern California facility. Its amber jar line uses screen-printed apothecary vessels and a cotton-core wick, and the catalogue is organised around fragrance families rather than seasonal releases.
Irvine, California · est. 1999
A California company producing candles from a coconut wax blend, known for patterned and embossed vessels including metal tins and etched glass. The catalogue spans single-wick jars through large multi-wick formats.