Gilded Pear

The last hour of light in a pear orchard, poured into a candle.

Late in the season, when the leaves have thinned and the afternoon sun comes in low through the branches, every pear still on the tree turns gold on the side that faces the light. Gilded Pear is that hour. It is crisp and quietly luxurious, a fragrance for rooms where you want to slow down.

The scent opens delicately crisp and juicy, a ripe pear just lifted from the branch, surrounded by the lush green of leaves and cut grass. As it settles, a light musk and soft woods come forward, with just a touch of sweetness at the finish. There is nothing syrupy or candied here. This is the elegant, understated side of fruit: clean, fresh, and warm at the edges.

Hand-poured in small batches with clean-burning soy wax and a cotton wick, Gilded Pear scents a room gently and evenly. Light it for a quiet morning with coffee, an autumn dinner with the windows cracked, or the long gold hour before the lamps go on.

Every candle comes with a story

Scan the code on the label to read Gilded Pear, an original novella set in a stone house on a river bluff the week before Thanksgiving. A gold-leafed heirloom vanishes from a mantel where it sat for sixty years, a housekeeper is suspected, and a private investigator has to decide what her report will say. A mystery about what we keep and what we give back. Read it by candlelight.

Fragrance notes

• Top: crisp, juicy ripe pear, green orchard leaves
• Heart: heady pear, fresh green notes, a touch of sweetness
• Base: light musk, soft woods

Details

• 10 oz. soy wax candle, hand-poured in Pennsylvania
• Cotton wick, phthalate-free fragrance
• Approximate burn time: 50 to 60 hours
• Part of the Gilded Season collection

Candle care

Trim the wick to 1/4 inch before each lighting. On the first burn, let the melt pool reach the edge of the vessel to prevent tunneling. Burn no longer than four hours at a time, keep away from drafts, and never leave a lit candle unattended.

Pairs with

Wicked Orchard, the first story in the Gilded Season collection, for a fall that begins wicked and ends warm.