My Story Doesn’t Start with a Business Plan

It starts with a question: What is one of your most joyful memories?

Maybe it’s a big accomplishment. Or maybe it’s one of those everyday moments that stayed with you.

The idea for Black Culture Candles began during a time when joy was hard to find.

In 2020, I found myself thinking about Black Joy. About the richness of Black American life, the experiences we share, and the everyday moments that connect us to family, friends, culture and home.

That led to a conversation with my daughter about how scent, emotion and memory are intertwined and can work together to bring back moments we thought were long forgotten.

Some of our most meaningful memories aren't in photographs. They're in scent.

The smell of your grandmother’s garden can touch you long before you know what you’re remembering.

Saturday morning Cleaning Day can take you back to music turned all the way up, fresh air moving through the house, and something good on the stove.

A scent can bring back the people, places and moments that helped shape us.

That conversation became Black Culture Candles.

I wanted to create candles inspired by those shared moments; candles that celebrate the joy, culture and connection we experience every day while leaving room for you to connect through your own memories and experiences.

So, in 2021, I started pouring candles in small batches in my studio in Akron, Ohio.

Every inspired scent begins with a shared memory or experience. Every glass vessel is etched in my studio. Every candle brings together scent, ambient light and the gentle crackle of a wood wick.

That’s still how I work today.

Take a Scent Journey through Joy, Culture and Connection.

The Four-Stage Artisan Process 

Each Black Culture Candles piece is created as part of a larger Scent Journey, beginning with inspiration and taking form through scent, material, craft, and light.

From concept to completion, every detail is considered so the fragrance, vessel, wick, and ambient light work together to create the full Scent Journey.

IV.  The Pour | Bring the Journey to Life 
Each candle is hand-poured in small batches using a vegan coconut-apricot wax blend selected for its clean burn, strong scent throw, and faint shimmer when lit.The result is a long-lasting candle that brings scent, ambient light, and the gentle crackle of a wood wick into your space.

 

The Scent Journey
Scent is deeply personal.

The Scent Journey helps you find the candle that fits your space, your mood, and the way you want home to feel.

Whether you're returning to a familiar favorite or discovering Black Culture Candles for the first time, the Scent Journey Quiz can help guide you toward a candle that feels right for your home.