About the maker

 Our products are based around childhood nostalgia. I've always felt as if fragrance was a big thing. Whether it's in offices, bedrooms, cars or in homes. Scents bring you comfort and good memories. Before you enter a space and close the door the first thing that catches your attention is smell. That's why I figured it would be a fun idea to create scents you don't usually see on shelves. We spend weeks and months on extensive testing and research so that you're provided nothing but the cleanest burning, best smelling products. Watching people be able to smell our products and get excited about them is what KK's Kandlez is all about. 

The Start 

     Hey there, my name is Kayla and I'm a Black 18-year-old Entrepreneur. When I was about 12, I sold handmade slime and candy. I used to ask my dad to order me little 4oz containers to put my slime in so that it looked professional. Even beads and snow so that slime could have different textures. I would go into Walmart with my little allowance and have a field day taking pictures of the supplies I had to come back and buy. I made sure to have enough glue, popsicle sticks, glitter, and borax. White glue for plain slime and clear glue for jelly slime. Yes, this was a thing. You know the whole shabang.

     Throughout the years I've also sold a variety of products like sunglasses, air pod cases, and even handmade phone cases. So, you could say I've always had that Entrepreneurial drive in me.

Taking Ideas off of Paper 

     In 2020 I had ideas and written notes about making candles, soap, lotions and everything under the sun to give as gifts. But I didn't have the resources to go through with it. In 2022 I saved enough and decided to take my plans off of paper and put them in front of me. October 2022, KK's Kandlez was born.

The Result 

     Candles to start was the vision. Clamshell wax melts were the plan b, but they ended up funding the candles. Clamshells started selling and that got me even more pumped to make candles. Now aside from candles we offer a variety of home and car fragrances! 

     I've always been a giver. So handcrafting products brings a different type of joy knowing that I'm using my two hands to gift something to you.