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.

CYPRESS, BLACK PEPPER, OLIBANUM, TOBACCO LEAVES, ORRIS, CEDARWOOD ATLAS, HINOKI, FIR BALSAM, PATCHOULI, OAKMOSS, SMOKED LEATHER, CYPRIOL, CISTUS

• Glass bottle
• Tinted black perspex topper
• 65mL