Since 1979, Adirondack Fragrance has handcrafted clean, farm-to-home fragrances and body-care products in New York’s Adirondack region, bringing local botanicals and the character of the mountains into everyday life. Built around a long-restored northern Adirondack farm, the company makes its products in the USA by local artisans, including its signature Balsam & Cedar candle and botanical perfumes. Its nature-inspired work also supports efforts to preserve the Adirondacks.
Wndrmade, LLCWndrmade, LLC is a Kerhonkson, New York house of artisan natural perfumery built around custom scent-making and collaborations with independent artists. It creates botanical candles and related fragrance goods for people seeking plant-based, intentional aromas in their homes, blending 12–20 essential oils and botanical extracts without synthetic perfumes or toxins.KERHONKSON, NY
Catskills Candle StudioFrom her fashion-design background and love of the Catskill Mountains, Nicole Andrick creates hand-poured soy candles in Tannersville that bring the region’s earthy scents into contemporary homes. Catskills Candle Studio is a women-owned business using American-grown soy wax and fragrance oils infused with essential oils, with its signature Kaaterskill Falls candle offering a particularly direct link to the surrounding landscape. Nicole also opens the studio to the community through candle-pouring workshops.TANNERSVILLE, NY
Hamptons HandpouredHamptons Handpoured was created by a Hamptons native to capture the character of the East End in small-batch home fragrance. Each candle is poured by hand in the Hamptons, with the Signature Village Collection tying individual scents to local communities and the life of the region.EAST HAMPTON, NY
APOTHEKEBorn from Chrissy Fichte’s 2011 scent-making experiments in a Brooklyn kitchen, APOTHEKE creates handmade home and personal fragrances, including its signature candles and soaps. The Brooklyn-based brand opened its own factory in 2012 and continues to thoughtfully blend fragrances and handcraft candles and soaps there. Its fragrance-focused Studio also invites visitors to make custom candles and perfumes.BROOKLYN, NY