Hey Guys!
I wanted to share a fun event I went to recently hosted by The Cleveland Candle Company. If you are in the NEO area I highly recommend checking them out! Not only can you make your own custom candles, but you can also make Bath Bombs, and Lip Balms and they also host Painting and Terrarium making classes! They have 3 locations in Mentor, Coventry and their newest location in Ohio City which is the one I went to. I think any of these classes would be fun to do on a date night, for a bachelorette party or just for a fun night out! This is my second time making candles at The Cleveland Candle Company and the process is so fun and exciting!
Let’s start off with the candles. These are made with a 100% soy blend so you get a clean burn that is safe for those sensitive to smoke and chemicals and the small candles have a 40-50 hour burn time! When you walk in you are greeted with tables of already made scents that you can purchase or you can make your own! There are also gift baskets available which are perfect for the upcoming holiday season. They have another wall of candles featuring the “pure” scents that you can put into your candle AKA nothing is blended yet. There are hundreds to choose from that include seasonal scents, fruits, sweets, food, feminine and masculine scents! There are so many to choose from you might be there a while just sniffing! You can also pick out the candle size you would like to make from small to large.
Once you decide to make a candle, you are given a paper to write your favorite scents on. They recommend no more than 4 since this can get overwhelming so I chose 3, Georgia Peach, Lemon Zest and Pink Sugar. My husband LOVES Fresh and Sweet scents so I was looking for a mix of sugar and laundry. I told the associate helping us what I was looking for and she recommended switching out peach for pear or Basil. She then grabbed the bottles of the scents and had me squeeze and stiff them. This is great because it allows you to smell what your candle would smell like before making it. I wasn’t crazy about it so we swapped a few more bottles in and out until I finally decided on Clove & Aloe, Pink Sugar, and Lemon Zest! It was the perfect mix of fresh and sweet. Once I decided on my scent, I mixed a few drops of each into a metal container. This allowed me to have control over which scent I wanted more of. I played around with them and added a bit of each at a time before I landed on the perfect mix. Once I had my oils ready, the associate poured my hot wax into my glass and had me dump the oils in and stir for a couple minutes. Stirring for a long time guarantees the oils are evenly distributed for a nice smell when burning. Once the candle is setting you can make your label! They have a ton of colored pens to choose from and you can name and decorate the labels however you want. I chose to name mine Couture Candle after my blog. There is also a label on the bottom to write the oils you used just in case you want to make the candle again in the future. These candles can take 1-2 hours to set depending on their size so if you aren’t staying to make other things I recommend going to lunch or dinner or shopping and coming back.
While I waited for my candle to set, I made some bath bombs! This is a new service they offer and as a Lush addict and avid bath taker I was super excited to make some bombs! They provide all the ingredients, utensils and even aprons as this can get messy! For the bath bombs you choose 1 scent from the candle scent wall and I chose Pink Glam Sugar because it smelled super girly and feminine. For the bath bombs we mixed Citric Acid, Baking Powder, Witch Hazel, Coconut Butter or Shea Butter, Sunflower oil or Coconut Oil, Fragrance Oil and Color of your choice. You can choose from red, blue or yellow or you can mix them. I chose red to create a light pinky coral color. Once this is all mixed together, you scoop a handful and place into the included molds and create the round shape of the bomb. You have enough to create 2 full bath bombs and take the rest home as “bath dust”. These smell amazing and I can’t wait to use them! Make sure to follow my Instagram because I will be posting my bath on Insta Stories!
The final thing I made were essential oil lip balms. The recipe allowed for each person to make 5 and there are 6 oils to choose from or you can mix and match them. The 6 flavors are Lavender, Peppermint, Spearmint, Eucalyptus, Blood Orange and Vanilla. Since I was with a large group, we all decided to make a different scent or scent combo so we could all trade. I chose to make Vanilla but also traded for Orange, Orange Chocolate, and Spearmint Eucalyptus. To make the lip balms we combined Beeswax, Shea or Coconut Butter, and our choice of Avocado Oil, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, or Grapeseed Oil. These all have different benefits so I choose Avocado for mine because it is super moisturizing and boosts collagen in the lips. You can then add 6 drops of any combination of scents you wish. I chose to do all 6 vanilla because I used Coconut Butter and this created more of a chocolate vanilla scent. You can also add Vitamin E oil to add shine if you want and I of course said yes. Once these are all combined, we melted the concoction in the microwave and poured into our tubes. I loved that the tubes were twist up and not a pot where I had to stick my finger in. While I let these cool I again got to create my own labels for the tubes. I chose to name mine Chanstick…funny I know. Once my labels were on the balms were complete!
