Founded in 2016, Homesick makes fragrance and lifestyle products designed to turn memories of places, people and moments into scents for the home. Its signature candles are developed with input from local communities—sometimes 30 to 100 people per candle—and poured in small batches using a natural soy wax blend. The range spans location-inspired fragrances, meaningful occasions and licensed pop-culture memories, including a FRIENDS™ Central Perk candle.
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
C R Ξ Τ Ξ HOMEFounded in 2017 by pouring candles in a Brooklyn apartment, C R Ξ Τ Ξ HOME now hand-pours scented candles in New York’s Hudson Valley and extends those fragrances into room sprays, diffusers, and hand-care products. The brand uses cruelty-free, nontoxic materials and 100% vegetable wax, with scents designed to create what it calls “concrete memories” rather than sugary, cupcake-like aromas. It also brings the scent-making process to life through private candle- and room-spray-making events.
Northern Lights CandlesSince 1978, Northern Lights Candles has made candles and home fragrances in Wellsville, New York, pairing traditional candlemaking with artist-led design. Its artisans develop original forms, fragrances and hand-illustrated packaging, including the distinctive Esque® luminary system with interchangeable candle inserts. The company also emphasizes ethically minded production and designs its candles for gifting, lasting use and repurposing.WELLSVILLE, 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