The heart of our studio is a pot of beeswax.
The scent of honey fills the air.
Wax touches everything.
Beeswax begins colorless and scentless.
Varying golden hues are infused over time
based on the pollen and nectar
collected by the honey bee.
We work with New York beekeepers to source fresh local beeswax.
Our candles are hypoallergenic and feature a vibrant color and scent.
How is beeswax made? At fifteen days old, female honey bees engorge on honey which causes wax to secrete from their belly. They sculpt the wax to shape the hexagonal honeycomb—which stores food and babies. A New York State beekeeper collects beeswax up to three times per year, as a byproduct of the honey harvest.
just beeswax and a cotton wick.
candlelight GUIDE:
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Long-burning candlelight over multiple sittings.
Dipped Taper, 6-9hrs
Mirth Pillar, 40hrs
Glass Pillar, 75hrs
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Quick-burning candlelight for one sitting.
Twin Flame, 2hrs
Chime, 2hrs
Tea Light, 4hrs
handcrafted since 2017
More simplicity. More light.
Candlelight leaves little to nothing behind. Our packaging matches this vanishing act. We use materials like biodegradable tape, cotton string and uncoated paper for low-impact compostable waste.
Send candle scraps. Get recycled candles.
Alysia Mazzella is an artisan candlemaker based in upstate New York. She began in 2017 with the dipped taper. Beeswax Candles by Alysia Mazzella underlines candlelight as both: sacred and ordinary.
