Less Than Ladylike Candle Co. Blog

It may be because I've been stuck in a house with three dudes since March. It may be because I'm in Ohio and my oldest girlfriends are in Virginia. It may be because it's only the best day ever. Whatever the reason, I am ready as hell to celebrate Galentine's Day this year. That's why I'm buying all my bestest besties excellent gifts to celebrate since we can't get together to eat waffles and indulge in bottomless mimosas. (But if you think for a fucking second that's not how I'm celebrating by myself while fending off my husband and sons...

Ok, so not all non-soy candles are made with shitty waxes. There are a ton of waxes that can be used in candlemaking but this article is going to focus on the most popular: soy and paraffin (aka the shittiest of waxes).  Why do you say paraffin wax is shitty? So maybe paraffin wax isn’t technically a shitty wax. It just really doesn’t even come close to the queen of waxes: soy. That said, there are a handful of reasons to avoid paraffin wax in your candles and lots of consumers are starting to avoid paraffin candles because of them....

Y’all. I am done. D. O. N. E.  This year has worn me the fuck out. The togetherness has become overwhelming. The stress of living in a pandemic has pushed me to my parenting limits. I literally had one kid sitting on my lap and one laying against me from the minute I came down this morning. And I know I’m not alone. I know there are other parents out there that just need a little break. A little respite. A little time behind a locked door with some self-care items.  If the parent in your life has run their...

Teachers are goddamn saints, especially this year. For example, here is a real life example from a math teacher friend of mine: “Today I had a Geometry class in-person with virtual students joining on google meet. Once they got started on their work, I had a pair of kids from Pre-Algebra call in on zoom to get extra help on a lesson they were struggling with. I had a white board propped up on my desk chair and air pods in my ears to work with the zoom kids, while watching over the in-person class to make sure they were...