10 Weird & Unique Candle Scents You Won't Find at the Mall
The most important feature of a candle is arguably its scent. It's what decides whether you'll like the candle, and it's the thing you'll notice first.
One of the best parts of being a small candle business is our ability to make scents you won't find anywhere else. We sell the usual vanilla, fresh linen, and lavender too — but if you want something a little weirder, a little more unique, that's where we actually have fun.
So here are ten of our most unusual candle scents. Each one is carefully crafted, tested, and hand-poured, because "weird" is no excuse for sloppy.
Want to browse the full range before you commit to something unusual? Start with our soy wax candle collection — every scent below is made from the same clean-burning, hand-poured soy wax.
Apple Butter
Our limited edition Apple Butter candle sells out every year. It has a deliciously sweet and spicy scent that leaves you craving a fresh slice of bread topped with apple butter.
- Good for: Cozy fall days
- Notes: Honeycrisp apples, apple cider, cinnamon, clove, honey, vanilla
Pancakes & Maple Syrup
The perfect candle for breakfast lovers. It smells just like a hot pancake breakfast, complete with warm maple syrup and melting butter.
- Good for: Mornings in the kitchen
- Notes: Maple, pancake, butter
Bayberry & Silver Oak
It's an old tradition to burn a bayberry candle on New Year's Eve for good fortune in the year ahead. With its warm, woody scent, this one works whether or not you believe in the tradition.
- Good for: Late winter nights
- Notes: Bayberries, cranberries, black currant, rhubarb, amber
Dreamsicle
If you love Orange Creamsicles, you need this candle. Tart orange and sweet vanilla combine into a scent that will take you straight back to childhood.
- Good for: Hot summer days
- Notes: Orange, vanilla
Moonflower
Moonflowers are a kind of morning glory that only blooms at night, hence the name. Our candle captures the soft, musky fragrance of the flower — enjoy it night or day, we won't tell.
- Good for: Romantic evenings
- Notes: Cherry blossom, marine, musk, amber
Oakmoss & Amber
This earthy candle works for everyone. Warm, slightly herbal, entirely woodsy — it's got the kind of universal appeal that makes it a safe gift for people whose taste you're not totally sure about.
- Good for: Gifting when you're not sure what they'll like
- Notes: Oakmoss, sage, amber, tonka bean
Christmas Hearth
Pine-scented candles are fine. If you want more going on, this one layers pine, fireplace smoke, and warm spice so your whole house smells like Christmas morning, not just the tree.
- Good for: Christmas morning
- Notes: Pine, cypress, fir, clove, orange peel, ginger
Black Sea
Calming, mysterious, and a little masculine — this one leans closer to a sophisticated cologne than a candle. Deep and captivating without trying too hard.
- Good for: Afternoon yoga session
- Notes: Sea salt, ozone, amber, dark musk, light cardamom
Fireside Marshmallows
Dessert-scented candles can go cloying fast. This one avoids it — a hint of smoldering wood keeps the marshmallow's sweetness in check, like a real campfire instead of a sugar bomb.
- Good for: Summer cookouts
- Notes: Marshmallow, coconut, hint of smoldering wood
Tobacco & Bay Leaf
Tobacco alone is a fairly common candle note. Add citrus and spicy bay leaf and you get something less familiar — warm, and genuinely soothing.
- Good for: Cold winter days
- Notes: Bay leaf, tobacco, sandalwood
Which of these ten is calling your name? Or are you more of a vanilla-and-linen loyalist — no judgment, we sell those too.
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