Trim the wick
Before every lighting, trim the wick to about 5mm. A long wick smokes, mushrooms, and wastes the fragrance.
Care
Treat the flame kindly.
A soy candle lasts, and smells the way we poured it, when the first burn is patient and every lighting after that is tidy. Perfume asks for less: placement, shade, and a light hand.
Candles
A cleaner, longer burn.
Let the first burn finish its pool
The first time, burn long enough for the melt to reach the edges of the vessel. If you stop early, the candle remembers, and tunnels down the middle.
Three to four hours
Then let it rest. A shorter burn can tunnel. A much longer one overheats the glass and the scent.
Keep it out of a draught
Windows, fans, and busy doorways make the flame dance, soot the jar, and burn down one side.
Stop with a little wax left
When about a centimetre remains, retire it. That last pool is how a jar stays safe.
Put it out gently
A snuffer, or a dip of the wick into the wax and back up, keeps smoke out of the room. Do not blow hard across a full pool.
Safety
Never leave it alone.
- Burn on a stable, heat-safe surface, away from fabric, paper, and overhanging shelves.
- Keep children and pets away from a lit candle, and from the warm glass afterwards.
- Do not move a candle while the wax is molten.
- One candle needs space from the next. Crowded flames share heat badly.
Perfume
A little, in the right place.
Pulse points
Wrists, the base of the throat, the inner elbow. Warmth lifts the scent. Rubbing the wrists together dulls it.
Store it in the shade
Heat and a sunny sill tire a fragrance. A drawer or a cupboard keeps the blend closer to the day it was made.
Tell us your skin
Dry skin holds less. Humid weather holds more. If a direction fades too fast or sits too heavily, write to us and we will adjust the next bottle.