Boy Smells: A review of Instagram's favorite candle brand

 

I am a huge scented candle person. I love Bath and Body Works as much as the next person, but I wanted to try something a little more premium. Boy Smells is a company I had seen on Instagram, but never purchased. As a treat myself moment, I bought three candles for summer and wanted to share my thoughts with you. 

Italian Kush

This candle has a lot of herbal notes including oregano and basil along with a "kush" scent. It doesn't smell like straight up smoke, more like someone was smoking in an italian garden of herbs. It leans more nighttime than daytime scentwise for me, but I love it for the summer. It is fresh and unique without being too heavy. Of the candles I bought, this has the best throw for me and is easy to smell when it isn't burning. They have other candles in their "kush" line, I think Cowboy Kush is the one I'd like to try next (let me know your thoughts on it if you've tried it!)

Smell Ting

Sky Ting is my favorite yoga studio and I do their online classes often. This candle is another really unique scent. It is sweet, but also has a little zing (almost citrusy to my nose) from the sichuan peppercorns and a subtle smoke to it. This is a beautiful summertime day scent. It also has really good throw both cold and when burning, although less than the Italian Kush candle. When you purchase this candle it comes with a one month trial to Sky Ting TV, which I adore (and is a great reason alone to purchase!)

Slow Burn

This is their collaboration candle with Kacey Musgraves. It has the most stunning ombre glass with a metallic pink label and pink wax. This is a very sweet scent and definitely feminine smelling. I would die for a perfume that smells like this candle. It is sweet with a little musk and definitely smells like incense, so if you're not a fan this isn't the candle for you. I adore the smell of this candle, but probably wouldn't repurchase because the throw is not great even when it's burning. 

Final thoughts: I don't know if Boy Smells lived up to the hype. The candles really tunneled (a little foil over the top fixed it, but you'd think a $40 candle would be better) and there are other companies that give more bang for their buck. This company makes really unique smelling candles and I love every scent that I got, but I am more likely to buy this for a friend as a present than for myself. 

Let me know if you've ever tried Boy Smells and what your thoughts are below!