Princess
by Chive
$28.85
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A sandalwood candle that arrives through red mandarin and tangerine rather than through the usual wood-first approach changes how the room registers the scent entirely, and Princess commits to that sequence from the first flame forward. Orange blossom and iris carry the middle into floral territory that most sandalwood candles never visit, while creamy sandalwood and vetiver close the base with a richness that reads expensive rather than heavy. Wax sourcing is direct and domestic: soy harvested and pressed domestically, then merged with coconut to optimize scent retention at a ratio tuned for the slow release of volatile top notes, then given a fragrance load heavier than the industry standard. The pour lands in thick glass fitted with two cotton wicks that draw the wax into complete coverage within the opening session. Over sixty hours of vegan, entirely soot-free performance result from a formula that contains zero paraffin, zero phthalates, and zero lead anywhere in the vessel.