Since opening in early March, Wax & Wine has hosted two bridal showers and a few birthday and just-because gatherings. You can walk in and make a candle, or you can rent out the back room for a party. It costs $30 to make one eight-ounce candle ($45 for two and $50 for three), about the same it costs to buy a 14-ounce Yankee Candle.
On a recent evening, 12 women in their late 20s and early 30s arrived at Wax & Wine, wearing long coats, long hair, and with wine in hand.
— Anyone else remember those DIY fragrance blending bars at Garden Botanika? (I think they all closed in 2001.) What they were missing was wine. Read more about the DIY candles at Philadelphia's Wax & Wine in How your nose might lead you to your next girl's night out.
I do remember Garden Botanika and their B&M shops. I never made my own blends, but I do recall sniffing at the blending bar.
They made a perfume that was green in color and green in smell that I wore (pre-rabbit hole, obvs) every day until I used up the entire bottle. I don’t recall the name, but it may not have had one and was just called Garden Botanika.
The hairbrush I use is from Garden Botanika and amazingly, still has the brand’s stamp on it (!)
I’d imagine wine would make just about every business more successful
This being PA, you have to bring your own wine, but still, totally agree!