Less Than Ladylike Candle Co. Blog

Ahhhh, Halloween. Every college student’s favorite excuse to dress up in ridiculously inappropriate costumes, get shwasted, and eat too much candy. (Really that last thing is pretty much everyone’s favorite thing about Halloween.) As we get older, however, the appeal of costumes like slutty nurse, slutty bee, male pregnant nun, or….whatever this is...wears off. (For the first two, I just googled “nurse costume” and “bee costume” because the patriarchy is strong with Halloween. But that’s a blog for another time.) But some of us are not ready to segue into the realm of boring, normal Halloween costumes. We want to...

It’s that time of year again. In Ohio, the leaves are changing. The temperatures are dropping. And cohabiting couples everywhere are entering into another standoff over “who turned on the damn heat again?? ISN’T THIS WHY WE HAVE 1,000 BLANKETS??”  It’s time to indulge in the over-marketed, slightly misunderstood Scandinavian concept of “hygge.” If you believe the hype, chunky knit blankets, thick socks, and a roaring fire is all you need to ride out the winter months with nary a care. Candles have become a key part of the hygge-aesthetic. Their cozy glow illuminating your cozy scene for that perfect...

Thanks to all of you fucking wonderful people, Less Than Ladylike Candle Co. has donated $26,000 $34,500 to Senate campaigns across the country. We're also on track for a $20,000 donation to the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU! We never expected the overwhelming response to this idea and this product. We were unprepared for the outpouring of love and support for RBG and her legacy. But we are LOVING every minute of it. Because of the massive amount of donations we’ve received, we’re running into a wonderful problem: too much money to give away. We’ve expanded our donation list...