From The Bench
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Did you know each candle we make comes hand-wrapped and packaged in sustainable materials?
Did you know each candle we make comes hand-wrapped and packaged in sustainable materials? Why does this matter? Candles are one of the highest consumable items, with 35% of candle...
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One of the most popular questions we get is🤔"How did you come up with the name Begonia & Bench?"
One of the most popular questions we get is"How did you come up with the name Begonia & Bench?"While most guess the play on words is a reference to "us"...
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Did you know our Grand sized candles have an approximate burn life of 60-80 hrs and our Companion sized candles are around 30 hrs? 🕯
#slowburn To maximize your candle burning life, always follow these 3 simple steps! 1. 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 1/4" 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲. This helps promote a safe,...
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"𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖'𝕤 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕤𝕠 𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕗𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕕 𝕠𝕟 𝕒 𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕙 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕟𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕖." - 𝔸 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕟 ✨
Fun Fact: Smells have the strongest link to emotion and memory than any of your other senses It's been discovered we remember smells for much longer than any of our...
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Have you ever heard of wind therapy? 🌬️
While many have heard of Hygge (a Danish philosophy that's now been growing popular in the U.S.) there is also another self-care pastime that has roots in the Netherlands. A practice...
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How do you know if a candle smells good when you can't smell it in person?
It can be tricky, especially when scent is such a individual preference. However, when you can't be in person- think about the space, scent and purpose. Also, reading...
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Tree-planting isn't as simple as that statement may seem.
When trees are properly planted in their region and nourished, then tree-planting is definitely worth all the #hashtaghype Planting trees support wildfire recovery, impacts climate change, and more....
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Happy #fridayjr candle friends! 😎
Many candle friends don't know that all of our candles come hand-wrapped and packaged in recyclable and sustainable materials that we source directly from reliable, ecologically conscious suppliers. Packaging our...
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𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦.𝘈 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴.𝘈 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵. It's a...
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𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠? #thursdaytip
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠? #thursdaytip Sure, there is no smoke without fire... but when burning a candle if you see smoke, that means...
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ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤..𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝟚 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝔹𝕖𝕘𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕒 & 𝔹𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕙!✨
ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕖 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤..𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝟚 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝔹𝕖𝕘𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕒 & 𝔹𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕙!✨ (special celebration offer 👇below) Starting a small business is quite a emotional 🎢...ah hem.. a journey of excitement...
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We had quite the response in our other post that some of you haven't heard of the Swedish concept 'Lagom' before!
We had quite the response in our other post that some of you haven't heard of the Swedish concept 'Lagom' before! Pronounced lah-gom, it's the Swedish aspiration to live a...