About
Hellooo! I'm Noelle, a Canadian expat living in Amsterdam. When I moved to the Netherlands 5 years ago, I noticed a scarce availability of natural wax candles and a lack of general knowledge about the harmful effects of normal paraffin wax. Thanks to my mom, I learned from a pretty young age that burning candles with paraffin wax, which is what most standard candles are made of (from bath and body works, ikea, etc), can cause a very toxic environment in your home. If you love to burn candles like I do, regularly burning paraffin candles in your house means you are breathing in chemicals like acetone and benzene, which can have an effect on your lungs similar to that of cigarettes. So after not having much luck finding nice-looking or reasonably priced natural wax candles in my new city, I decided to start making my own, and quickly came up with the idea to make them more widely available in my area. And thus, Bonki, named after my cat, was born!! :)
In addition to being a candle lover, I get very excited about perfume and the part it plays in memory formation, so I wanted to get creative with the scent potions to make the most delicious-smelling candles ever. Not too strong, but something that will set the vibe of your environment. When you come home at the end of the day, or when you have guests over, the amazing smell of your house will welcome you in and help you relax. All of our senses play a role in how we experience the world around us, and the scents we encounter, whether it be your perfume, the smell of your partner, or a candle, have an amazing ability to encapsulate an era of your life in your memories. When I smell oct.3, I am transported back to my teenage bedroom where I always had a similar smelling candle burning, and I hope that these candles can have a similar effect on your life as we go through change and make new memories.
