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Jul 14, 2025
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Project Hail Mary & Static Blue: I am still trying to find words...

Pair Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary with our upcoming candle Static Blue, a cool, ozonic blend inspired by the stillness of space and the quiet intensity of science fiction. This post explores how scent and story can combine to create a deeper, more immersive reading experience.

May 15, 2025
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Ashen Legacy & The Road: I am speechless

The first thing I noticed was the air. Not the book, not the words, but the shift in the room when I lit the candle. Smoke, oud, and sandalwood. Dry, heavy, no sweetness. It felt like the kind of air...

May 09, 2025
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We’re Obsessed Already: Gareth Brown’s The Society of Unknowable Objects

Some books don’t even need to try that hard to hook the readers. Secret societies. Magical artefacts. Bookshops with basements. You had us at "hello." We’re counting down the days until the release of The Society of Unknowable Objects by...

May 07, 2025
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What Exactly Is Musk?

Musk isn’t showy or overpowering, but it’s one of the most essential notes in fragrance. Soft and warm, also skin-like, it brings balance and depth to everything it touches (or blends with). This post explores how modern musk smells, how it’s used in blends, and why it shows up in Wax & Words favourites like Meadow Verse and Witchwood Tales.

May 06, 2025
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Reading by Candlelight: How to Pair Books and Scents for a More Immersive Experience

There is something magically comforting about the way a candle can shift the mood of a room by the soft release of its fragrance (it is part of the Danish hygge after all). The way everything seems to soften and...

Apr 25, 2025
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Claire North's book that made me want a do-over

What if you could live your life again? The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August didn’t just tell a good story. It got under my skin and stayed there. It made me think in the quiet moments. Not about time...

Apr 21, 2025
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Time travel hurts: reading Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

Some books don’t let you stay at a distance. They pull you in, fast and hard, and by the time you realise what’s happening, it’s too late. You’re there. You feel it. And it's agonising. That’s what Kindred did to me....

Apr 16, 2025
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The Top 3 Stephen King books that’ll bend your mind (and possibly break It)

Stephen King isn’t just the master of horror - he’s a literary shapeshifter who’s been bending genres, warping realities, and frying brains since the ’70s. And while he’s best known for haunted hotels and killer clowns, it’s the mind-bending stuff that...