The Forest Hues 280g is a large woody candle built for rooms where the cardamom, musk and nutmeg need space to settle. Warm and spiced at the open, deep and earthy by the base. The same grounding character as the 200g, with more wax and enough fragrance throw to carry across an open living space.
Hand-poured in Melbourne, 280g natural soy wax, FSC certified wood wick. The large spiced candle in the Renaissance range for rooms that face the evening.
About the Forest Hues 280g
Woody and earthy candles behave differently in large rooms than fruity or citrus ones do.
Fresh scents tend to read even in a small amount of wax. Deep, spiced scents need volume. A 200g musk candle works well in a bedroom or study. In an open living area, the cardamom and earthy base notes can get lost before they reach the far end of the room. The 280g solves that.
The wider ceramic diameter creates a larger melt pool as the soy wax burns. More melt pool means more fragrance released at once, which is what lets the cardamom, nutmeg and earthy musk carry properly across a large space rather than staying close to the flame. At this size, Forest Hues does what a large woody candle is supposed to do: it changes the whole room, not just the corner it sits in.
The fragrance is unchanged from the 200g. Cardamom and nutmeg open it with warmth and spice, present and deliberate without being heavy. Violet in the heart softens the transition, adding a quiet, slightly powdery floral note that keeps the spice from closing in on itself. The earthy musk base is what the 280g is built around. Grounding, persistent and warm, it settles into a large room over the course of a burn and stays there.
This is the grounding home candle for people who find most candles too sweet or too light. For rooms that need weight rather than brightness. Developed in-house by founders Suji and Jeeva, IFRA certified, cruelty free, poured by hand in Melbourne.
Scent notes
Top: Cardamom, Nutmeg Heart: Violet Base: Earthy Musk
Reading the notes
Cardamom — warm and aromatic in the opening, with a spiced edge that reads as depth rather than kitchen spice. At 280g, the cardamom carries further into a room before the heart takes over.
Nutmeg — woody and dry alongside the cardamom, adding a quiet spice that stops the opening from reading as purely warm. It is what makes Forest Hues feel like a large spiced candle rather than just a musk one.
Violet — soft and slightly powdery in the heart. The note that sits between the warm spice opening and the deep musk base, giving the fragrance a quieter middle phase before the earthy base settles in.
Earthy musk — the note that defines Forest Hues and the reason the 280g exists. Deep, grounding and persistent, it fills a large room gradually and stays present long after the candle is out.
Why 280g
Musk and earthy base notes need a wide melt pool to carry properly. A narrow melt pool releases fragrance close to the flame. A wide one releases it across the full surface of the wax, which is what pushes the scent into the room rather than keeping it at the source.
The 280g ceramic is wider than the 200g, so the melt pool forms across a larger surface from the first burn. For a large earthy candle in an open living room or dining area, that is what makes the fragrance work at room scale rather than at candle scale.
The 200g Forest Hues ceramic suits bedrooms, studies and mid-size rooms. The 280g suits open living areas and larger spaces where the cardamom and musk need to reach further. For smaller rooms or gifting, the 115g travel tin carries the same fragrance at a lighter scale.
How to use
Burn the 280g for at least two to three hours on the first light. The larger ceramic takes longer to build a full melt pool, and getting it right on the first burn sets the pattern for every burn after that.
Trim the wood wick to around 5mm before each use. Snap off any charred tip before relighting to keep the flame height steady and the crackle consistent.
Keep the candle away from draughts and direct sunlight when burning and when stored.
