I am a firm believer that you really cannot go wrong when gifting a luxurious candle, and as far as luxury candles go, Cire Trudon is top tier! Founded in 1643, they are best known for being the world’s oldest candlemaker. The Paris-based company is the candle of choice for many A-listers and designers around the globe, and is known to have supplied the Imperial court of France.

Elegant and exclusive, they rely on the olfactive pyramid to form the structure and architecture of their high-end scents. The olfactive pyramid includes 3 levels that tell you about the strength of each aroma in the candle. Head notes are made up of light and fleeting scents that you smell first. They quickly fade to reveal heart notes that contain the character and style of the candle. Finally, the experience finishes with base notes, the most intense and lingering aspects of the scent.

Read on to learn about the olfactive pyramids for the candles we have at Bellacara:

Bayonne (Spicy Chocolate) - Classic Candle ($135): “If cacao is an homage to Bayonne, chilli pepper is an homage to the neighboring town of Espelette, known for its Piment d’Espelette. Chilli pepper and Cocoa were imported from Latin America around the same period. The Bayonne Candle is also imagined by the joys of Christmas; the pine notes naturally paying homage to the end of year celebrations”

Olfactive Pyramid:

Head Notes - Cocoa

Heart Notes - Chilli Pepper

Base Notes - Pine

Abd El Kader (Moroccan mint tea) - Classic Candle ($125): “A gust of freedom blowing from the Mascara coast and the mountains picks up on its way the green scents of fresh mint, the rashness of fights, ginger’s hot and peppered air and the perfume of tea and tobacco from the Ouled Nail tribe…”

Olfactive Pyramid:

Head Notes - Blackcurrant Bud, Lemon, Clove, Ginger, Mint, Apple

Heart Notes - Jasmine

Base Notes - Vanilla

Fir (Christmas tree) - Classic Candle ($135): “From time immemorial, Christmas has been a sacred moment, a celebration to be remembered and collected. The perfect expression of Christmas, the Fir scented candle carries the tree’s religious and vegetal significance. The candle’s green and woody notes further represent nativity: hints of myrrh and incense absolute bring depth to the perfume’s headnotes - Siberian pine and fir tree. Fir scented candle welcomes the olfactory strength and very essence of the Christmas tree.”

Olfactive Pyramid:

Head Notes - Pine

Heart Notes - Cedarwood

Base Notes - Cistus

Ernesto (Leather and Tobacco) - Classic Candle ($125): “In a hotel of Havana, under the fixed sun of the Revolution: the fierce and partisan overtones of leather and tobacco meddle with the paneling’s waxen silence. In the cool dimness, fawn grimaces shimmer along with the smoke of cigars and the barrels of guns.”

Olfactive Pyramid:

Head Notes - Bergamot, Grapefruit, Rhum

Heart Notes - Oak Wood, Clove, Labdanum, Patchouli

Base Notes - Tobacco, Amber, Leather, Moss 

We invite you to stop in and sample these luxurious candles. Give the gift of elegance, perhaps to yourself.