Category: Candles

Rise of the MandleS

We have had many beautiful surprises during our BlacKandleS journey, one of these is learning about this incredible group that I have dubbed The MandleS. (AKA – Men who love KandleS)   Since we launched a few weeks ago, I have received many messages from friends and customers telling us that they have been lifelong…

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Olfactory – BlacKandleS cool facts #1

I bet you didn’t know that it is your olfactory that is what determines which of the scents sets your senses on fire! (To be honest.. neither did I until it was pointed out to me) The olfactory is vital for the processing and perception of odour and it is located in the temporal lobe…

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BlacKandleS with purpose

In our ever changing world, the one thing that stands out throughout most of my daily conversations is how the need to adapt and meet the changing market is the biggest challenge that most businesses face today.   Not so long ago, we were discussing how we should possibly hold off on launching BlacKandleS after…

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Let’s talk about diffusers

Diffusers were always something that we had wanted to get into down the track for BlacKandleS. What we didn’t count on was the amount of people who were wanting to experience BlacKandleS without the flame. Largely due to small children, a lot of people love to have incredible scents for the senses throughout their homes…

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Thank you to my Mum

I know that my Mum and I have never had what is considered the “traditional” Mother/Daughter relationship. It is probably far from it. But I have learnt more from my Mum than most. I have learned lessons that have helped me as a mother, as a partner and today as a new business owner. I…

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The strength of supporting locals

Before we launched BlacKandleS, we had a lot to learn in relation to setting up an online business. Especially me! I am great at buying things from a website but I had never ever been involved in setting up a website.. let alone one that people would actually want to buy from! Let’s just say…

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To Trim or not to Trim…To Snuff or not to Snuff

Like in many facets of our daily lives, maintenance is often key and although itself does take up some time; the majority of the times the benefits outweigh the time taken…………candle maintenance is definitely no different!!   So many times I have heard people tell me that they think that candle snuffers and wick trimmers…

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