Candles Archives - Island Contessa

The scents of the islands

There are MANY wonderful things about living on an island but I confess one of my favorites is the lush smell of island flowers. My mother's favorite flower was the gardenia and how surprised (and pleased) was I to find out it was a common flower here in the tropics. ...

Gardenia candles and Mother’s Day

Gardenias were my mother's favorite flower. I'm pretty confident that each of us (her daughters) had it in our wedding bouquets. It is a smell that reminds me of her but since my move to the island, it has also reminded me of the wonderful memories I'm making here. It...