L'absinthe 10 Oz Classic Candle

A 10 oz candle from Penn Chemists, hand-poured in a glass vessel using a blend of soy wax, coconut oil, and organic beeswax with a cotton wick. The fragrance structure moves from green anise and Florence fennel at the top through a middle of white hyacinth and cyclamen, settling into a base of grand wormwood and musk. Burn time is not specified by the vendor; wick should be trimmed to 1/4 inch before each lighting, and the wax allowed to melt fully to the edges on each burn.

The candle takes its name and concept from Edgar Degas' 1876 painting L'Absinthe, a canvas defined by its mood of urban detachment and muted, interior light. The scent profile follows that logic — botanical and slightly medicinal at the open, softer and floral in the middle, with a dry, resinous finish. It reads as neither overtly sweet nor aggressively green.

This is a candle that suits a desk, a reading corner, or a dinner table where the conversation warrants something more considered than a generic floral. The anise-forward opening is direct enough to register in a room without being disorienting; the beeswax and musk base keeps the burn from going sharp. Glass vessel and cotton wick make disposal and recycling straightforward.