Candle Chats
Long-distance friends Ashley Hosmer and Diane Zeise sit down weekly to discuss, you guessed it, candles. Tune in every Tuesday for new episodes!
Episodes
January is a loaded month, it feels like we need to start fresh and declare new goals and intentions and seemingly overnight morph into a better version of ourselves. December was a really hard, long, sad month and the pivot into fresh start has been hard BUT we’ve taken time to sit down and really consider what a better, more meaningful life looks like and it’s a series of better and more meaningful days. So here are some of...
What we’re burning
Diane: L:A Bruket No 149 Black Oak
Ashley: Maison Louis Marie No. 4
This episode is airing the first week of January so we decided to take a moment to set some intentions for the upcoming year. Neither of us are big on resolutions but we have goals for 2023 so we’re going to chat about them.
Goal 1:
D: Mindful journaling through the Five Minute Journal
A: To enjoy every ...
In this week’s episode we are looking back on 2022 and recapping some of our favorite things of the year, like how Ashley got her house in Portland, Oregon.
What we’re burning
Diane: Tatine Stars are Fire Pine
Ashley: St. Rose Terre Rouge
Best luxury purchase:
D: fine gold jewelry from Mejuri and Awe Inspired
A: my wallpaper and the original art I have started to collect
Best bo...
This episode is dedicated to the best burns of 2022. These are our favorite candles that we’ve discovered in 2022 plus a healthy dose of off topic conversations - let’s get chatty!
What we’re burning
Diane: Borough Home: Hearth Fire
Ashley: Hotel Lobby Cabin
Best Burns of 2022
Ashley:
- Homecourt: Steeped Rose
- Nette: Magician
- East York Street: Wes Anderson collection
- Roen:...
This week we are pivoting from candles and focusing on all things cozy and comforting leading up to the holidays. Join us as we chat through our winter comfort movies, shows, music, books, food, activities and more.
What are you burning
Diane: Scent Lab 1223
Ashley: Nette x @BarbieStyle A Malibu Holiday and Otherland Fallen Fir
Unofficial Sponsor:
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In episode 6 we chat through our initial thoughts to some new candles we’ve purchased and been gifted.
What we’re burning:
Diane: Piecework Puzzles: Fire for One
Ashley: The Kathari Atelier: Amber + Dahlia
Cold Reactions
We’ll be giving our first impressions to some new candles we’ve purchased and received recently
Join us for an in-depth chat about our favorite holiday candles and some new holiday scents we’ll be lighting this year.
What we’re burning:
Diane: Joocier - Page Master
Ashley: Boy Smells - Grace
Holiday Candles:
Thymes: Frasier Fir - range from $16-104
Otherland: Fallen Fir, Kindling - $36
The New Savant: California Christmas - $38
Dyad: Pins + Needles, You + Y...
Episode 4 of Candle Chats is centered around gifting and sales. Shop from some of our favorite brands below.
What we’re burning:
Diane: Salt & Stone - Saffron & Cedar
Ashley: Mythologie Candles - Tudor House Library
Exclusive promo codes:
Roen: CANDLECHATS20 saves you 20% on roencandles.com
Gifts for candle lovers:
- Ceramic coasters
- Snuffer
- Wick trimmer: code HOSMER to sav...
New to candles or looking to learn more? You’re in the right place. In episode 3 we chat through common candle terms like throw, tunneling and the meaning of top, mid and base notes. We run through common candle accessories and whether or not we think they’re worth the investment and we get down to basics with some candle care 101 tips like: the importance of trimming your wicks, correcting tunneling, how to clean out a vessel afte...
In episode two we chat about our current favorite candle brands under $30 with the disclaimer that we are two women in a world with thousands of candle companies - we haven’t even scratched the surface yet so consider this our first of many chats about affordable candle brands we love.
In this episode we chat about four companies we’ve tried and wholeheartedly recommend.
- Roen - favorite scents: Ojai Nuit and Bisou Biso...
The first official episode of Candle Chats, we’re doing the damn thing! Get to know your hosts, Ashley and Diane through a series of burning questions.
What we’re burning this week:
Ashley: Mar Mar Other Desert Cities
Diane: August & Piers Muse
Diane:
Diane is 32, currently living in Florida with her dog and cat and working on moving to London. She’s plus size, doesn’t wear dresses, loves neutrals and earth tones ...
Welcome to the introductory episode of Candle Chats, we are so happy to have you here!
Candle Chats is a weekly podcast hosted by long-distance friends Ashley and Diane. Sparked by a shared love of candles and long phone calls, we decided to make our own podcast. Expect bursts of giggles, a fair bit of oversharing, some sass and a healthy dose of candle puns.
We’ll be rating candles based on our own revised version of the marketing...
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