If there is one thing to have a stock pile of this summer for hostess gifts, it is this candle from Carrière Frères. Truthfully, I am not a big scent person, however the subtle, elegant smell of this ripe tomato candle is absolutely divine and the epitome of summer. Since discovering it (when it was gifted to moi!), I’ve been burning it in my kitchen for two months and have already restocked a few times. I love that it’s 100% vegetable wax.

If you’re local, Homeport in Newport, Rhode Island stocks it and if you’re near the Hudson Valley, Orangerie in Millbrook, New York carries it too.

Long live summer!