Capri Blue and Me

Anyone else have a love affair with candles? Color me happy when I'm surrounded by sweet scents in beautiful packaging. Capri Blue candles are the perfect mix of fashion and fragrance and I'm excited to share with you my love story.

Thank you to Capri Blue for kindly sponsoring this post. All opinions are 100% honest & completely my own.

I got my first apartment in Manhattan when I was 23 - and after growing up in a household of nine (yep, I'm one of seven kids) I was thrilled to finally have my own space. My queen sized white metal framed bed and my air conditioner were my first two purchases, and then I went on to fill my studio with lots of girlie bits a pieces like picture frames, flowers and candles. Yes, I am a secret girlie girl. I wouldn't say it looked like a unicorn threw up in my place, it was more like English countryside with florals and lots of feminine details. And it was all mine. For five years I spent weekends with my BFF adding inexpensive Swedish furniture and knick knacks to my perfect little apartment.

And then I got married. My husband had an apartment in Queens but I just couldn't leave the City. Eventually I convinced him to move into my place and little by little all my pink and girlie started to disappear. When we started to have kids, little by little, we replaced tables and futons with cribs and toys. And all my pretty picture frames and candles were boxed up and stored away.

I've been in suburbia for about 5 years now and despite my husband's aversion to my pretties, little by little, I've been adding flowers here, candles there - and infusing my home with pieces of me. So when Capri Blue approached me to collaborate, I'm sure you can guess my answer was an overwhelming yes. You've probably spotted their gorgeous products when browsing in Anthropology - every time I'm there I can't help but stop to smell them all. Their line includes beautifully scented (and packaged) candles, lotions, soaps, diffusers and room sprays. I recently scoured their website and put together the perfect candle combo of pinks and girlie-ness that I just had to share.

Candles pictured clockwise from top; Citrus & Violet Haze Gilded Faceted Jar, Volcano Pink Signature Jar, Modern Mint Watercolor Signature Jar, Citrus & Violet again and Paris Watercolor Signature Jar.

When we get overnight visitors, my poor son often loses his room. And yes, that's my old bed frame LOL. I pull out all the boy in his room and replace his sports themed bedding with more neutral florals, and create little girlie nooks. My parents are currently visiting from out of the country so once again Akiva has been ousted. In an effort to make it smell a little less boy I added a few flowers and a few of my favorite Capri Blue scents. Ella has since decided she wants his new and improved room and I keep catching her trying to take over the space.

Candles always take me to my happy place. I'd have to say that hands down, the tropical fruit and sugared citrus scent of Volcano is my favorite. And of course, they had me at hot pink.

Do you have a Capri Blue favorite? What kinds of scents do you look for when shopping for candles? And the real question is, do you shop by packaging or scent? I confess I do a little of both.

XO

Michelle

PS Check out my previous post for my weekly NYC sample sale picks and an amazing GIVEAWAY!