Thank you to everyone who ordered some of the Smart Bitches candles! I’m so happy that so many of you are enjoying them!
The candles are a limited time only event, and will not be available after January 4. So if you’d like to get one or both, this is your moment to order some Smart Bitches limited candles!
Wax Cabin Candle Company, an independent small chandlery, has been SO FAST with shipping, too. It’s frankly alarming.
And please allow me to share some of my more goofy promotional images because Photoshop and I had a rollicking good time.
You saw this one – she had to order three, one for each hand.
And of course, Decadent.
(Why Decadent? It’s only the most famous, and most NSFW work review ever written. SRSLY NSFW!)
But even The Very Virile Viking was ready for some candles!
As was The Reluctant Viking, who chose one of the 20th anniversary candles!
Not to be outdone, Kushiel’s Avatar ordered both. Balance is important!
John de Salvo needed some light for the piglets, so a 20th Anniversary candle was the perfect choice:
Is this book the prequel to The Three Little Pigs?
And even Beloved Rogues love the Bad Decisions Book Club candle!
I really love how the absurd Photoshop, and the candles themselves turned out. I wanted the scents to be mellow and pleasant. I was going for ‘warm and elegant,’ and I think I hit it.
Amanda Matta even compared the scent to the As Ever signature candle which knocked me flat on the floor. (Thank you!!)
The Smart Bitches 20th Anniversary candle is an 11 ounce hand poured soy candle with notes of sea salt, book pages, sandalwood and jasmine.
The Bad Decisions Book Club candle, also 11 ounces, is designed to be the perfect pairing for late night reading, with scents of sweet tobacco, book pages, leather, rose, and sandalwood.
Each candle is $28, or $50 for both in a gift set, with free shipping on orders over $70. The candles are hand-poured with 100% soy wax, and each is in a glass jar that you can reuse or refill. They should burn between 60 and 70 hours.
So if you’re looking for the perfect gift for yourself or the book lovers in your life, the 2025 Smart Bitches Candle Collection will be available now for a very (very!) limited time.
You can shop small, support the site, and spread light and warmth this year. Thank you for your support, y’all, and thank you for being a light in my world.
