Friday Night Lights
It's Lit
Kathryn and I attended a candle making class after a hearty meal of Mexican food and mojitos. We basically had to crawl our way to the event since the mojitos were so tall, but the buzz wore off before the crafting began.
Step 1: Select a vessel.
Kathryn chose a translucent brown, and I chose a translucent blue.
Step 2: Select scents.
There was a "smell bar" that had a small strip of paper for each of the twenty scents listed. You choose any amount you like (probably fewer than four to keep the fragrances cohesive) and hold them at varying distances from your nose to glean proportion of scent you would like.
Step 3: Dispense your scents.
Each fragrance was stored as a liquid concentrate in a small glass dispenser. Kathryn used equal thirds of White Tea, Orris & Sandalwood, and Mahogany. I chose 50% Santal Coconut, 30% White Tea, and 20% Papaya tree. It was strong at this point in the process. I was convinced I had ruined the candle before we even created it.
Step 4: Mix in the wax.
Pour 13.5oz of hot wax into a container with your concentrate mix and stir for one minute and thirty seconds.
Step 5: Immediately pour the wax mixture into your vessel.
At this point, your wicks have already been placed in the vessel and protrude from atop the wax.
Step 6: Wait for the candle to harden.
We took this time to write love letters to ourselves. These were sealed in envelopes by the studio and will be mailed to us at a future unknown date.
Step 7: Happy smells!
We aren't allowed to burn the candle until Monday, but the scents have greatly mellowed out since the candle hardened. My candle, which was originally a sickly sweet pour, matured into a soft citrusy aroma that I adore. Kathryn's candle adhered strongly to the mahogany scent and turned it into more of a cologne than she had originally intended it to be. It is still a pleasant smell, and I adore how different they are from each other! This made for an adorable date, even if I was the only man in a studio of a dozen women.