14/04/2026
Last night, I lit one of my candles. One I made a couple of months ago.
Straight away, the scent came through. Not sharp, not overpowering. Just smooth, balanced, exactly how it should be.
I left that candle on purpose. I didn’t touch it for weeks, then months. I wanted to see what would happen over time. Not just how it performs when it’s fresh, but how it holds up when it’s been sitting there, settled. That’s the part most people never see.
And it didn’t disappoint.
That moment is exactly why I’m still in the testing phase with my candle range.
From the outside, it can look slow. Like nothing is really moving. But behind the scenes, there’s a lot going on. A candle isn’t just about pouring wax and adding fragrance. It’s how it burns, how it throws scent, how it settles over time. Some things only show themselves months later, and if you rush that part, you miss it.
I’ll go deeper into that another time, because there’s a lot people don’t realise about what makes a candle good, and what quietly lets it down.
Since I started making my own candles and wax melts, something shifted for me.
I stopped reaching for shop-bought ones.
Not out of criticism, and not because I don’t appreciate them. It’s more that I now understand what’s actually going into them. When you’ve made something yourself, tested it, adjusted it, burned it again and again, you start to see things differently.
I make mine, and I know exactly what’s in them.
Rapeseed and coconut wax. No paraffin. No soy. No palm. No beeswax. No unnecessary synthetic extras. The fragrance oils I use are paraben free and vegan friendly.
There’s no second guessing.
What I make is what I use in my own space. That matters to me more than anything.
Casa De Lumière was built from that simple idea. A genuine interest in scent, and a focus on how something burns, not just how it smells. Creating something that feels considered, something personal, something you actually enjoy using day to day.
Nothing complicated. Nothing added for the sake of it.
Just something that feels right when you light it.
Because for me, it’s never only been about scent.
It’s what’s behind it.
What you’re burning. What’s going into the air around you. What you’re breathing in without even thinking about it. Once you start paying attention to that side of things, it changes how you look at candles altogether.
You slow down with it.
You become more aware.
And it starts to feel more personal.
For me, it comes down to peace of mind.
Not just filling a room with a nice scent, but knowing it’s something I trust. 🤍
