If You Were a Scented Candle, What Would You Smell Like?

“I think a Jeff Goldblum scented candle. That’d probably smell real majestic.”

(Sam Gehrke)
By Sam Gehrke

"Chocolate ganache. You can't beat that."

"Unicorn farts!"

"The smell of home. Like the feeling you get after traveling and you get home—the smell of familiarity."

"Those true beeswax candles, because they're so calming."

"I would say winter pine, because it's beginning to feel like Christmas."

"I think a Jeff Goldblum scented candle. That'd probably smell real majestic."

(Note to all candlemakers: If a Jeff Goldblum candle is ever produced, our staff will take 50.)

"The '70s. Who knows what that would smell like, but I'd assume it'd be interesting."

"The smell of garbage, because no one would want to light me on fire and melt me."

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