'Tis the Season

All day long frazzled shoppers enter our store not knowing where to begin to find the right gift. With so many scents and candle lines to choose from, the selection process can be overwhelming. Given a price range and a one sentence description of the gift recipient or a preferred fragrance, we can generally find a gift in less than 5 minutes in the shop. (You're welcome to send us an email and we can help you find a gift on our website!) Since many of you will, unfortunately, not be able to make it to our candle shop in Annapolis, Maryland, we created a list of our top 5 gifts for under $50. Click here for complete details.

If you're fortunate enough to be able to splurge on something over $50, my favorite picks would be either the Le Cherche Midi CT01 Balsam Candle or the classic Rigaud Cypres Demi candle. Both are absolutely stunning and well worth the indulgence.

At the end of the day, be sure to take some time to slow down and enjoy the fragrance of your favorite holiday candle.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Candles Off Main!

In the Spotlight

Check out Traci Arntsen from Voluspa on Good Day LA as she shows how fantastic the new Seasons Collection can compliment your holiday home.

Mood Swings

It's been a rough day. One of those days when you can't wait for it to end. As soon as I return home, I gravitate towards my Lighten Up candle by Aromatherapy Interventions. It assures me that somebody, somewhere is has it far crappier than me. According to their fragrance blend, essences of winter mint and crisp woodland pine counteract obsessing on the unimportant. This is all from their box, but I need to see for myself, so I give it a whirl. It burns beautifully, and the sheer color and ambient flame are enough to improve my day. For me, aromatherapy is more about what fragrances mean to each of us individually. I like amber and vanilla scents when I need comforting and relaxing. Woody fragrances are grounding to me if I need to de-stress and settle. When I need something energizing and invigorating I turn to citrus scents. Right now I'm trying to concoct a spa-like fragrance using my eucalyptus and lavender fragrances by Lampe Berger. There's nothing like the scent at a spa to instantly sooth. What does aromatherapy mean to you? Do scents change your mood? My day is already smelling better.