The lobby of the grandhotel1847 in Point Clear, Alabama, has a distinctive scent, thanks to a variety of bath and spa products created just for the beloved 176-year-old hotel on Mobile Bay. Now guests can take that smell home with them! 🕯️
Get more good news about Alabama delivered straight to your inbox every Friday.in Point Clear, Alabama, has a distinctive scent, thanks to a variety of bath and spa products created just for the beloved 176-year-old hotel on Mobile Bay. Now guests can take that smell home with them by purchasing a hand-poured candle sold exclusively at the Grand’s Oak & Azalea gift shop.re-created the fresh scent using white tea, fig tree and other essential oils.
“It was something we’d been looking for for some time,” says Pringle. The candlemaker perfected the scent, and the candle became available in mid-April. “Our guests have enjoyed being able to take it home,” Pringle says.“It was definitely an honor” to create a signature scent for the Grand Hotel, says John Monet, who started making soy candles a few years ago out of his own frustration with the ones that were on the market.
“I’m just a big candle junkie,” he says – and a romantic at heart who likes to relax in a candlelit bathtub. But he noticed that some of his favorite brands were losing their scents and leaving an outline of black soot behind. With a young son and a toy Pomeranian at home, John decided he could create a healthier alternative.John Monet and his son John celebrated the opening of Monet Candle Co.'s first retail location in 2019.
John started out selling candles to those curious neighbors. “Every time I opened the door, they were spending money,” he says. He realized he was on to something and started providing the candles to gift shops and boutiques. “Once my candles got in 40 or 50 stores,” he says, “they started taking over my bedroom and my son’s bedroom.”
Now more than 300 stores nationwide carry Monet Candle Co. products. In addition to candles, Monet makes wax melts, bath bombs, soaps, lotions, sprays and more.
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