The one thing in my apartment I haven’t grown sickly tired of is candles.

Candles weren’t always a staple home good in my life. I was more of a turn-all-the-lights-on kinda gal. But all that changed after one fateful discovery three years ago in Lisbon. It was the city’s oldest candle shop that kicked off my love affair with waxy sticks. I secured a batch of celadon columns, and that was it. Candles 4 life.

And here we are now, friends. Still a candle person, and many favorites to share.

🕯️ For the traditionalist: you can’t go wrong with the tapered candle from Beehive Alchemy. We lit these over the holidays and they had major lasting power.

🔥 For the non-traditionalist: Special Interest Goods step candle is so. damn. good. I mean look at those curves!

〰️ For a little edge, but not too much edge: Nick recently got me these Taper Freak wavy candles, and they never fail to bring a smile to my face.

🛑 For some extra drama, go with Slow Burn’s hex pillar candle.