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| - I stepped in thinking it's just a candle shop and how wrong was I! Think of them more as a "fragrance store". The candle lab is a really cool concept, perfect if you love fragrances and are looking for a fun/creative way to spend the afternoon/evening. Of course, you can buy their on-the-shelf products (candles, essential oils, room sprays, body lotion, scrubs etc). But what I'd really recommend is taking a risk and making your own. You can pick your product type, size and mix and match your choice of fragrances to make your very own custom creation! They have tons of fragrance options to choose from. Cherry blossom, lavender, cologne, cranberry, musk, pumpkin spice are some of their more traditional ones but what caught my fancy were their unusual fragrances like daddy's den, hot cocoa, earth, morning dew, old books, sea breeze, summer lawn, wasabi, cannabis and incense among SO SO many more. I don't think I've ever smelled 'rain' in a candle before! And bacon! Yes.. that's right..bacon smelling lotion or diffuser is now an option. After you've had your fill of smelling and re-smelling the options on display, you make a list of what you liked and their staff will help you whittle it down and suggest suitable revisions based on what goes well with what. You can then proceed to mix them and pour out your very own fragrance mix into a candle (or product of your choice) and take it home with you! My boyfriend and I decided to do a 11oz candle. (They use soy wax) which cost us $20. Different sizes and products are differently priced. We then created an "Indian temple" inspired fragrance with incense, jasmine and hints of sandalwood. You can even customize the little sticker that goes on it! I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. We took our own sweet time sniffing and trying and discussing and then sniffing again... We definitely think we tried the patience of the staff member who was initially helping us coz of how long we took. But this really isn't the kind of thing you wanna hurry through. You gotta take out a few hours and really soak in the aromas! Remember, the oils smell slightly different from their scent in a candle..especially if you're mixing 2-3 fragrances. So your final product may be a bit different from what you were going for and you'll only know when you get home and light up your candle. Nevertheless, my boyfriend and I liked our final product and the experience overall. I'd recommend it as a fun post-brunch Sunday date with the significant other, mom or even your bestie. They also do group events. One little peeve - They cap you out at mixing a maximum of 3 fragrances which I don't understand. We're anyway paying for a fixed volume. It's a little vial that you gotta fill with your combination so it shouldn't matter if we choose to mix 3 into that vial or 5. Also what would have made the experience perfect, was some wine and cheese or even beers! Not sure if that'd mess with the smelling-senses! But I do think they're BYOB. I plan to take my mom and aunt this Mother's Day and recommend you do too!
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