SOY WAX CANDLES

This fragrance evokes the pristine wilderness and breathtaking diversity of the Island State, from its rugged mountains and ancient Tarkine rainforest to the long, remote beaches of the Freycinet Peninsula. Native boronia enlivens the mind while lemon myrtle and native Tasmanian pepper suggest refreshment beside a crisp flowing river. Meanwhile, cedarwood imparts a sense of timelessness.

Scent: Spicy, citrus, fruity, green (herbal), smokey, earthy, woody (rich)

Elements: Native Tasmanian pepper, lemon myrtle, boronia, thyme, sage, cedarwood, vetiver

Surprise: Apple (composite of natural isolates)

Mood & Chemistry: Calming and grounding

- monoterpenes including myrcene and sabinene
- sesquiterpenes including a-cedrene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- sesquiterpenols including cedrol
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Round, thick, luscious, smooth

Structure: Narrative 

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer

- monoterpenes including limonene, a-pinene;
- monoterpenols including linalol, citronellol, geraniol
- esters including linalyl acetate
- oxides including 1,8 cineole

This bright fragrance evokes the clean autumn afternoon light that dapples North Bondi’s rockpool as it swells with the rising tide. The golden light is a magnet and grassy knoll hums. Cooling seabreezes roll in and thicken the air. Whispers turn to laughter as evening plans are made.

Scent: Citrus, spicy, green (herbal), powdery, woody (soft)

Elements: Nerolina, grapefruit, bergamot, cardamom, lavender, sage, sandalwood

Surprise: Buchu

Mood & Chemistry: Uplifting, grounding, mentally stimulating

- monoterpenes including limonene;
- sesquiterpenes including beta-caryophyllene;
- monoterpenols including linalol;
- esters including linalyl acetate;
- oxides including 1,8 cineole

Form: Linear, rippled, sheer

Structure: Narrative, classic

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

As you set off along one of the Ku Ring Gai's many walking tracks you take in dry grassy plains and open forests of smooth barked apple gums and red bloodwoods before descending to a remote sandy beach through lush mossy trails shrouded by giant tree ferns. Barrenjoey lighthouse beckons while a cool north easterly brings respite from the thick salty haze.

Scent: Minty, citrus, oceanic, woody (rich)

Elements: Peppermint gum, nerolina, native grass, wattle, cedarwood

Surprise: Lemon ironbark

Mood & Chemistry: Energising, mentally stimulating, balancing 

- monoterpenes including limonene, a-pinene;
- sesquiterpenes including a-cedrene;
- monoterpenols including linalool;
- sesquiterpenols including cedrol;
- oxides including 1,8 cineole

Form: Linear, bright, sheer

Structure: Narrative, classic

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer

The crashing surf and lush tropical forests of Byron Bay come enlivened in this distinctive fragrance, which blends bold and salty botanicals including cinnamon myrtle, native thyme and lemon myrtle. Rosalina imparts depth and soul, bringing to mind the invigorating climb from Palm Valley up to Australia’s eastern frontier, Cape Byron.

Scent: Spicy, citrus, green (herbal), earthy, woody (rich)

Elements: Native thyme, cinnamon myrtle, rosalina, lemon myrtle, blackcurrant bud, oakmoss

Surprise: Patchouli

Mood & Chemistry: Anti-anxiety, anti-depressive, calming, uplifting 

- monoterpenes including a-pinene, limonene;
- monoterpenols including linalol;
- sesquiterpenols including patchoulol;
- oxides including 1,8 cineole

Form: Rippled, crisp, sheer

Structure: Narrative, classic

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours 
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks 
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead 
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

This uniquely fragranced candle tells the botanical story of Hamilton Island, the jewel in the crown of the Whitsunday Islands, located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. Sea grass and moss articulate thoughts of a sunrise bushwalk along a coastal path, surrounded by cool moss-covered boulders, while notes of lemon myrtle and native ginger reveal themselves as if carried on the ocean’s breeze. A steep pathway to Passage Peak at the top of the island reveals the spice notes of the trade winds and, as the sweeping island views reveal themselves, hints of native cedar leaf and eucalyptus.

Scent: Spicy, citrus, oceanic, green (sharp), woody (rich)

Elements: Lemon myrtle, native ginger, seagrass, wild herbs, eucalypt, vetiver

Surprise: Tomato leaf

Mood & Chemistry: Refreshing, uplifting, anti-depressive, energising

- monoterpenes including limonene, camphene, a-pinene
- oxides including 1,8 cineole

Form: Linear, sheer, crisp

Structure: Narrative, classic

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer

This candle has been created in collaboration with Lennox Hastie, founder and chef behind Firedoor to capture the warmth and energy of sitting around an open fire and to highlight the fragrant beauty of some of the ingredients Lennox cooks with.

Fresh juniper, fruity davana and rich bitter fennel are extended with green violet leaf, while the citrus heart notes from neroli and petitgrain invigorate the senses. Honeyed facets of native kunzea and spicy pimento make way to vibrant sherry-like characteristics from carrot seed, which slowly reveals a base of native buddawood and guaiacwood before being warmed with rich cepes, earthy tobacco and a smokey pairing of choya and vetiver.

Scent: Green (fresh), fruity, citrus, spicy, boozy, woody (rich), earthy, smokey

Elements: Juniper, davana, bitter fennel, violet leaf, neroli, petitgrain, native kunzea, pimento, carrot seed, native buddawood, guaiacwood, cepes, tobacco, choya, vetiver

Surprise: Carrot seed

Mood & Chemistry: Grounding, calming, uplifting

- monoterpenes including a-pinene, sabinene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- sesquiterpenols including isovalencenol
- oxides including 1,8 cineole
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Round, thick, luscious, smooth

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Dine at Firedoor

*Selected imagery courtesy of Firedoor

This candle and its unique fragrance tell the story of Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton and her exhibition “The Highway Is A Disco” at the National Gallery Victoria in Melbourne. Australian native botanicals including salt bush, river gum and wild herbs recall joyful childhood summers the artist spent in her mother’s South Coast garden, while bergamot, bay leaf and rose nod to her formative years in Sydney. The resulting scent, both delicate and richly layered, is a story of quiet beauty, the comfort of ancient trees and the celebration of a life well lived.

Scent: Citrus, herbaceous, floral, spicy, smokey, earthy, woody

Elements: Bergamot, grapefruit, saltbush, rose, leather, cinnamon myrtle, cedarwood, rivergum, vetiver

Surprise: Bay leaf

Mood & Chemistry: Calming, uplifting, anti-anxiety 

- monoterpenes including limonene, a&b pinene, sabinene;
- monoterpenols including linalol, citronellol, geraniol;
- esters including linalyl acetate;
- oxides including 1,8 cineole

Form: Round, smooth, rippled

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer

This unique candle was created to capture the essence of dining at one of Australia’s most celebrated restaurants, Quay. Representing the pinnacle of dining, Quay’s unparalleled harbourside location is paired with rare and beautiful ingredients skilfully executed with texture, flavour and harmony.

This candle was handmade at our atelier in Sydney’s northern beaches in collaboration with Quay’s Executive Chef, Peter Gilmore. 

With an opening overture of refreshing citrus from bergamot, yuzu and lemon, followed by crisp juniper, subtle coriander leaf and a hint of spice from cumin, this lively palate cleanser is layered and energising. The trio of heart notes emerge, led by the complex floral beauty of native boronia, rich neroli, and herbaceous clary sage before revealing a perfectly balanced base of deep earthy terroir from patchouli, soft wood and spice from guaiacwood, warmth and leather from labdanum before lush oceanic moss to close.

Scent: Citrus, green (fresh), spicy, herbaceous, woody (rich)

Elements: Bergamot, yuzu, lemon, juniper, coriander leaf, cumin, native boronia, neroli, clary sage, patchouli, guaiacwood, labdanum, moss.

Surprise: Native boronia

Mood & Chemistry: Calming, grounding, uplifting

- monoterpenes including limonene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- oxides including 1,8 cineole
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Smooth, crisp, round

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Dine at Quay

*Selected imagery courtesy of Quay

The title is derived from the French verb “Entreprende” meaning “to undertake”. 

L’Entrepreneuse celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit. Honouring those who undertake risk, chase adventure and provide a source of new ideas and innovation for the betterment of society. 

This candle and it's unique fragrance was created in collaboration between Suzie Anderson (of the legendary eponymous homewares stores in the Southern Highlands) and the Raconteur. 

A collaboration that began in late 2019, was disrupted by a pandemic, and finally blossomed into this fresh new candle fragrance. This new signature scent celebrates all those individuals, throughout history and today, who have been “in the arena” and found the determination to persevere and reinvent themselves during challenging times.

Scent: Fresh, green (herbal), citrus, spicy, earthy, woody

Elements: Anise myrtle, wild herbs, eucalyptus, cardamom, clove, geranium, patchouli, cedarwood, sandalwood

Surprise: Neroli

Mood & Chemistry: Mentally stimulating & grounding

- monoterpenes including limonene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- sesquiterpenols including cedrol
- esters including linalyl acetate
- oxides including 1,8 cineol

Form: Round, smooth, crisp 

Structure: Narrative 

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Discover Suzie Anderson Home

The title is derived from the French verb “Entreprende” meaning “to undertake”. 

L’Entrepreneur celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit. Honouring those who undertake risk, chase adventure and provide a source of new ideas and innovation for the betterment of society. 

This candle and it's unique fragrance was created in collaboration between Suzie Anderson (of the legendary eponymous homewares stores in the Southern Highlands) and the Raconteur. 

A collaboration that began in late 2019, was disrupted by a pandemic, and finally blossomed into this fresh new candle fragrance. This new signature scent celebrates all those individuals, throughout history and today, who have been “in the arena” and found the determination to persevere and reinvent themselves during challenging times.

Scent: Fresh, citrus, floral (light), spicy, earthy, woody (rich), smokey

Elements: Cardamom, bergamot, thyme, leather accord, geranium, oak, cedarwood, oakmoss, labdanum, vetiver

Surprise: Clove leaf

Mood & Chemistry: Calming & grounding

- monoterpenes including myrcene and limonene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- sesquiterpenols including cedrol
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Round, smooth

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Discover Suzie Anderson Home

From its lush 12,000-year-old grassy sand dunes to secret valleys thick with forests, wallabies and prolific birdlife,Kittawa Lodge sits quietly on a magnificent stretch of coastline on King Island, Tasmania.

This candle and its unique fragrance tell the story of Kittawa Lodge and its pristine wilderness. With a fresh opening of petitgrain and native mint bush to stimulate the senses, it’s the Tasmanian native boronia and kunzea that quietly announce their presence before being comforted by the warmth of cedarwood and native white cypress.

Handmade in Australia by The Raconteur using 100% soy wax and cotton wicks. Free of paraffin, parabens and phthalates. Burns 60+ hours.

Scent: citrus, green, fresh, floral, earthy, woody (light)

Elements: petitgrain, mint bush, boronia, cedarwood, white cypress

Surprise: kunzea

Mood & Chemistry: refreshing, uplifting, anti-depressive

- monoterpenes including limonene, camphene, a-pinene
- oxides including 1,8 cineole

Form: thin, crisp, curved

Structure: narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill- take 30% off your next purchase

Candle Care- key tips to make your candle burn longer

Discover Kittawa Lodge

*Selected images courtesy of Kittawa Lodge and Bowerbird Collective

Fragrance is one of the most defining style signatures.

“This unique scented candle contains the passion and identity of my interiors, curated in the same way with an elegant layering of architectural precision and luxurious decorative embellishment. Celebrating a twenty-one-year milestone, designed as the signature scent for my studio, it is an unmistakable sensory experience of my world.” David Hicks.

The heart of this fragrance is a robust leather accord, playfully contrasting against vibrant, decorative accents of grapefruit, elemi, and cardamom which provide a crisp, luxurious edge. Elegant, architectural notes are found in the sumptuous warmth of cedarwood, juniper, and vetiver, whilst amber and clove combine richness and texture.

Handmade in Sydney’s northern beaches by The Raconteur using 100% soy wax and cotton wicks. Free of paraffin, parabens, and phthalates. Burns 60+ hours.

Scent: Citrus, green (fresh), leather, woody

Elements: Grapefruit, juniper, cardamom, black pepper, leather (accord), clove, vetiver, amber, cedarwood, labdanum

Surprise: Elemi

Mood & Chemistry: Calming and uplifting
- monoterpenes including limonene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Smooth, round

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Discover David Hicks

*Selected images courtesy of David Hicks 

This candle is the result of a collaboration between Vince Frost and The Raconteur.

Both storytellers. One visual. One olfactory.

The idea came about when Vince wondered if it was possible to rethink the candle and have it tell more than one story, so the exploration began. Ingredient by ingredient they worked through a diverse library of raw materials in the perfumer’s collection. Carefully they created the narrative within the candle and landed on the idea of creating three layers (or chapters), each containing a different fragrance and a different olfactive experience. Each fable leads seamlessly to the next. Evocative, soothing and peaceful. Exploring themes of identity, contentment and romance.

“I was so interested to explore what some of my favourite films, music and poetry would smell like. I wanted to create a candle that would take people on three separate personal experiences that mattered to me.”

To learn more about this collaboration and designing experiences through scent listen to the podcast HERE

Scent 1 ~ Movies

Sicilian lemon was always going to be the hero ingredient when thinking about the film The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola. The rich woods, tobacco and whiskey note brought the dark underworld and the spice of cardamom provided a crisp edge.

Scent 2 ~ Music

“Perfect Day” was as much about a time and a place in Central Park, NY in 1972, as it was about the core idea behind Lou Reed’s iconic song: contentment, domestic bliss, and appreciating the small things in a relationship. Of course rose as an enduring symbol of perfect beauty had to feature, as did the nod from patchouli, given the era. Calming and grounding Australian native sandalwood provided the perfect foundation on which moments of reflection could be built.

Scent 3 ~ Poetry

“I carry your heart with me”, a gentle poem by ee cummings about love, needed to start with a fresh subtle pairing of bergamot and tangerine as two perfect citrus notes. The warmth and spice of black pepper, when paired with a leather accord, gave the scent a richness and a depth, symbolic of course in all authentic relationships.

We hope this candle will create joy, delight and surprise and enhance the stories created in your own home. 

One candle. One story. Three chapters.

Scent 1: Spicy, citrus, boozy, woody (rich)

Elements: Cardamom, Italian citrus, whiskey (accord), tobacco, dark woods, moss, vanilla

Scent 2: Green (herbal), rosy, citrus, earthy, smokey

Elements: Artemisia, clove, lemon, rose, rum (accord), tonka bean, patchouli, vetiver, native sandalwood

Scent 3: Citrus, spicy, leathery, woody (rich), resinous

Elements: Bergamot, tangerine, basil, black pepper, clove, leather (accord), native sandalwood, cedarwood, patchouli, labdanum

Mood & Chemistry: 
Scent 1 ~ energising
Scent 2 ~ calming
Scent 3 ~ grounding
- monoterpenes including limonene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- oxides including 1,8 cineole
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Round, thick, luscious, smooth

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer

Listen to the podcast

Discover Vince Frost

Pristine isolation. Ancient terrain. A remarkable coastline with a Mediterranean climate. These three elements make Margaret River one of the world’s great wine regions.

Positioned on a cape and surrounded by the Indian and Southern oceans on 3 sides, the region backs onto desert. The Leeuwin current flows warm from the north and the constant cooling ocean breezes provide gradual gentle ripening conditions against a terroir of red ochre, granite and gravel loam.

Tall forests tower over colourful wildflowers and pristine white beaches are hugged with native scrub. A wild surf coast meets verdant forest and beyond the stacks of granite boulders lie these exceptional wineries. Here the soil and vineyards are treated as a living ecosystem and the link between plant growth and rhythms of the cosmos is celebrated. A place of minimal intervention. Where nature speaks for itself.

Top: mandarin, lime, kelp, flint (accord), curry leaf (accord)

Heart: Native honey myrtle, native fragonia, linden blossom, violet leaf

Base: native Western Australian sandalwood, treemoss

We acknowledge the Wadandi and Pibelmen people, the Traditional Custodians of the Margaret River lands and waters and pay our respects to their elders past and present.

Scent: Citrus, flinty, spicy, honey, woody (rich), mossy

Elements: Mandarin, lime, kelp, flint (accord), curry leaf (accord), native fragonia, linden blossom, violet leaf, native Western Australian sandalwood, treemoss

Surprise: Native honey myrtle

Mood & Chemistry: Refreshing and grounding

- monoterpenes including myrcene and sabinene
- sesquiterpenes including a-cedrene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- sesquiterpenols including cedrol

Form: Smooth, crisp

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

A few steps down a hidden staircase off Dalley Street lies a wood paneled Italian cocktail bar stocked with amaro from around the world and a host of negronis. The concealed dining room glows under the crackling of an open fire which flickers and dances in the vaulted curved brick ceiling. The lights are low and the air is rich and heady with the ambience of Tuscany.

Scent: Citrus, Resinous, Spicy, Woody, Smokey

Elements: Bergamot, elemi, cardamom, smoked birch, cypress, sandalwood

Surprise: Pink pepper

Mood & Chemistry: Grounding and Uplifting

- monoterpenes including limonene
- monoterpenols including linalool
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Smooth

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Discover Bistecca

*Selected imagery courtesy of Bistecca

Everything from the Agrarian Kitchen begins in the garden. That was the starting point for this scent, the sweet earthy aroma of rich healthy soil. Treemoss, cedarwood and birch tar provide the foundation and the hint of smokiness is a small nod to the grill and hot smoker where faint white plumes are always in gentle attendance.

At its heart, this is a distinctly robust and savoury scent. Vegetables are the star attraction, with notes from carrot seed, bitter fennel and a rhubarb accord. There’s freshness from the citrus top notes of bergamot and orange which are paired with the comforting warmth of rosemary and the crisp spice of cardamom and ginger.

The soul of this candle is a deep, savoury, hands in the soil scent that pays homage to one of the nation’s leading culinary institutions that combines an exceptional kitchen garden, cooking school and restaurant. 

Scent: savoury, herbaceous, earthy, citrus, smokey, spicy, woody

Elements: bergamot, orange, rosemary, cardamom, ginger, bitter fennel, rhubarb (accord), cedarwood, treemoss, birch tar

Surprise: carrot seed

Mood & Chemistry: Calming, Grounding and Uplifting

- monoterpenes including limonene
- monoterpenols including linalool
- esters including linalyl acetate
- oxides including 1,8 cineol

Form: smooth, round

Structure: narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Discover The Agrarian Kitchen

*Selected imagery courtesy of The Agrarian Kitchen and Anna Critchley.

Scent: citrus, green, fresh, woody

Elements: Bergamot, Lime, Bay Leaf, Clary Sage, Orange Blossom, Sandalwood, Smoked Birch, Moss.

Surprise: Elemi

Mood & Chemistry: Calming and grounding

- monoterpenes including myrcene and sabinene
- sesquiterpenes including a-cedrene
- monoterpenols including linalol
- sesquiterpenols including cedrol
- esters including linalyl acetate

Form: Smooth

Structure: Narrative

Sound: Listen

Handmade in Sydney
Burns: 60+ hours
100% soy wax
Pure cotton wicks
Free of paraffin, parabens, phthalates and lead
Weight: 300g

Recycle & refill - take 30% off your next purchase.

Candle Care - key tips to make your candle burn longer.

Discover The Rover