In 2016, Boy Smells began as an experiment in candle-making in the Los Angeles kitchen of co-founders and real-life partners Matthew Herman and David Kien. Herman and Kien–both fashion veterans who worked in design (Herman) and product development (Kien)–began by making the things they’d want to use on a daily basis, products that were fluid and essential.

APRICOT, CARDAMOM, CHERRY, GREEN APPLE, ROSE, COPAIBA BASIL, TOBACCO LEAF, JASMINE, SUEDE, LABDANUM, OUD, CISTUS, GUAIACWOOD AND PERU BALSAM

• Coconut and beeswax blend
• Braided cotton wick
• Orange painted glass tumbler
• Printed apricot at back
• 8.5 ounces, roughly 50hr burn time