Candle Chats

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 our low-stake intentions for 2023. What we’re burning Diane: Frama St. Pauls Ashley: Overose Almond Croissant Ashley’s Low-Stake Goals: Two solo outings a month Read two books a month Limit candle purchases Embrace my cringe Post like it’s 2006 Find a signature lip color Shut down anything that makes me feel bad - intrusive thoughts, mean messages from strangers, accounts I no longer align with Make an effort to shop local Diane’s Low-Stake Goals: Establish a concrete skincare routine - I bounce around a lot Walk more outside Spend more time in “discovery” mode vs. consuming mode Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/candle-chats Join the Facebook Group. Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 season Goal 2: D: To explore more A: to travel Goal 3: D: Intentionally fill my creative cup A: learn a new skill Goal 4: D: Work less A: Figure out a new revenue stream. Goal 5: D: Consume more intentionally A: Invest in art and the weird things that would make our home unique. Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/candle-chats Join the Facebook Group. Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 book you read: D: A Good Girl’s Guide Series A: Book Lovers, Every Summer After, Tender Is The Flesh Best show you watched: D: Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath A: Six Feet Under, Severance Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/candle-chats Join the Facebook Group. Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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: Les Bois Mar Mar: Lovers Only Tusk: only available at Tusk in Portland Diane: Nette: Sunday Chess, Fete August & Piers: Eccentric Hellcats USA: Rosemary & Smoke  Lola James Harper: The Guitare Shop Denmark Street Roen: Nocturne Dyad: You + Yours Listener Best Burns: Nette: Queen, Barbie Dream Land East York Street: Oakmoss & Sage Roen: 29 Palms Stevie: Venus Burke & Hare Co  Malin + Goetz: Leather Mar Mar: Saint Martin Living Thing: Kyoto Harlem Candle Co: Seneca Hotel Lobby: Holiday candles Voluspa: French Cade & Lavender Mala the Brand: Cereal If you’re enjoying our podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review. It’s an easy, free way you can help spread the word about Candle Chats. Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/candle-chats Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/candlechatsbst  Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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: Scent Lab - use the promo code ASHLEY10 to save 10% Ordinary Habit Puzzles - use the promo code ASHLEYHOSMER10 to save 10% Piecework Puzzles - no promo code but this is an affiliate link and we love these puzzles Cozy Picks Comfort Reads: A: The Little Book of Hygge D: Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen: A Tale in Seven Stories, The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories  Comfort music: Spotify playlist If you’re enjoying our podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review. It’s an easy, free way you can help spread the word about Candle Chats and we’d SO appreciate it. Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/candle-chats Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 Glossier - $45 Homecourt - $60 Liis - $65 Obelisk - $69 Nette - $82 Loam - $33 Yield - $38 Roen - $28-30 Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/candle-chats Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 + Yours - $40 Roen: Les Bois - $54 Nette: Into the Forest, Sunday Chess $82 LAFCO: Feu de Bois - range from $20-375 PF Candle: Spruce - $24 Antica Farmacista: White Spruce - $48 Liis: Snow on Fire - $65 Homecourt: Balsam Fireplace $65 Unofficial Sponsor: Vitruvi - use the promo code ASHLEYHOSMER20 to save 20% on vitruvi.com, we love the scent slow dance that’s limited edition. Roen: CANDLECHATS20 saves you 20% on roencandles.com Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/candle-chats Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 save 15% Wick dipper Candle lamp Cozy socks Puzzles: Piecework, Ordinary Habit: code ASHLEYHOSMER10 to save 10%, Le Puzz Vintage matchbooks Mini candle gift sets: Otherland, Bohēme (ASHLEY15 to save 15%), August & Piers Candles that make great gifts: Roen - use the promo code CANDLECHATS20 to save 20% on roencandles.com Otherland - can’t beat the packaging Diptyque - classic, great candles Nette - fox luxury lovers Click here for our list of candle promos and sales happening in November 2022. Friend of the pod plug: Gee Thanks, Just Bought It host Caroline Moss has made a shop hub full of promo codes that includes exclusive offers for candle brands like Hotel Lobby, Nest, Joocier and more! Follow Caroline on instagram @geethanksjustboughtitpod and sign up for her newsletter for access to her shop hub. Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 after the last burn, the different kinds of wax and so much more. We also share two of our favorite candle companies with our fall scent picks and listener submitted fall favorites. We hope you find your next great burn! Unofficial Sponsors: Vitruvi - use the promo code ASHLEYHOSMER20 to save 20% on vitruvi.com, we love the scent slow dance that’s limited edition. PF Candle - use the promo code HOSMER to save 15% on pfcandleco.com Friend of the pod plug: Gee Thanks, Just Bought It host Caroline Moss has made a shop hub full of promo codes that includes exclusive offers for candle brands like Hotel Lobby, Nest, Joocier and more! Follow Caroline on instagram @geethanksjustboughtitpod and sign up for her newsletter for access to her shop hub. Links: Wick Trimmer - use code HOSMER for 15% off Wick Dipper Candle Lamp Video tutorial for cleaning out a candle vessel Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 Bisou East York Street - favorite scents: Tomato & Tobacco Leaf, Rosemary & Oud, the entire limited Wes Anderson collection - fingers crossed Hannah makes more! PF Candle - favorite scents: Teakwood & Tobacco, Swell, Dusk Borough Home - favorite scent: Night Fever Unofficial Sponsor: PF Candle - use the promo code HOSMER to save 15% on pfcandleco.com Ashley’s favorite PF Candle items: large Teakwood & Tobacco candle, incense cones, hand & body wash Diane’s favorite PF Candle items: Dusk & Moonrise candles from the Sunset collection And a huge shoutout to friend of the pod, Dominique, for helping name our candle rating system. We will be reviewing candles based on our Triple Wick theory. This looks at the overall aesthetics (which includes the vessel, packaging, branding and unboxing experience), the quality (ingredients, throw, how well it burns, and scent complexity), and lastly the price point - is it affordable, mid tier or luxury - to determine how many wicks get awarded to each candle. So a candle that just has one thing going for it will have small wick energy, a candle that has two out of the three will have big wick energy and a candle with all three will be our elusive magnum. Thank you so much Dominique for helping us name this! Give Dominique a follow on instagram @dommdotcom. Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 but goes bold with her hair color which is currently blue and purple. Diane is currently watching: What We Do in the Shadows, Six Feet Under, American Horror Story Reading: Dead Beat by Jim Butcher Snacking on: Sriracha Sticky Rice Chips And THE candle that got her into candles was: Boy Smells Cedar Stack  Ashley: Ashley is 34 living in Portland with her husband and dog. She is slowly decorating her home with bold colors and lots of wallpaper, she’s plus size and doesn’t wear pants. Ashley is currently watching: Abbott Elementary, Handmaid's Tale, Bad Sisters and Fleabag Reading: The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary Snacking on: gummy candy And THE candle that got her into candles: Overose Nudesse Unofficial Sponsor: DedCool - use the promo code ASHLEY15 to save 15% on DedCool.com Ashley’s favorite DedCool scent: Madonna Lilly Diane’s favorite DedCool scent: Taunt in everything, even the laundry detergent. Send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise

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 principle: triple constraint. The basic concept is that there are three ways things can be done: fast, good and cheap, you can have two of the three but not all three. The same is true of candles. We’ll be looking at the overall aesthetics, price point and characteristics of the candle (how it burns, the throw, what it’s made out of) but that same principle holds true: you will likely only find a candle with two of those characteristics when shopping. We need help naming this principle for candles. If you have any suggestions, send us an email at candlechats@gmail.com or send us a message over on instagram @candlechats. We want this podcast to be community driven. Have a burning question? A candle rec? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram: @candlechats @ashleyhosmer @dianezeise