Notes From The Studio

Two Scents From a Theme Park I Love

Two Scents From a Theme Park I Love

|Jenn Deelstra
A fragrance house finally made the scent fans had been asking for for years. I bought it and another one too.
Why Your Candle Smells Different Before You Light It

Why Your Candle Smells Different Before You Light It

|Jenn Deelstra
You smell a candle in the store and it is perfect. You light it at home and it smells different. It is not different. It just has a bit more...
Ingredient Insight: Hyacinth

Ingredient Insight: Hyacinth

|Jenn Deelstra
Hyacinth smells like cold air before rain. It is named after a death. Here is why it is in Storm Clouds.
Deck Beers and the BBQ Is On

Deck Beers and the BBQ Is On

|Jenn Deelstra
June in Medicine Hat has one gear and it is hot. The pool comes out, the BBQ gets used, and the deck is where you end up.
How the Summer Collection Got Built

How the Summer Collection Got Built

|Jenn Deelstra
The tomato vine that never smelled right. Years of hunting for the perfect soft serve blend. The floral I didn't expect to love. How a summer collection actually comes together.
Ingredient Insight: Santal

Ingredient Insight: Santal

|Jenn Deelstra
The trees take decades to mature. Only the inside of the wood carries the scent. That patience is exactly what you're smelling.
Petrichor: Why Rain Smells the Way It Does

Petrichor: Why Rain Smells the Way It Does

|Jenn Deelstra
Most people recognize this smell within half a second and cannot say why. The chemistry behind it explains a lot.
What I'm Watching in Fragrance for 2026

What I'm Watching in Fragrance for 2026

|Jenn Deelstra
The scents people linger over, the notes they ask about twice. A few clear themes are emerging for the year ahead.
Ingredient Insight: Tobacco Leaf

Ingredient Insight: Tobacco Leaf

|Jenn Deelstra
A warm, atmospheric note that feels like time slowing down, and nothing like what the name suggests.
Shops That Carry Lunahrin

Shops That Carry Lunahrin

|Jenn Deelstra
Every shop that carries my candles holds a piece of my story, and I hope a piece of yours too.