Some scents tell you exactly what they are. Curiositeas prefers to keep you guessing. Dark, smoky, spicy, and unexpectedly comforting, this is a fragrance that reveals itself slowly, with one intriguing layer leading to another. It's the kind of scent you notice from across the room, then find yourself smelling again because you're still trying to decide exactly what you like about it.
Lapsang Souchong brings a distinctive smoky tea character, reminiscent of pine smoke drifting through cold air. Copaiba adds a smooth, subtly balsamic warmth with a hint of caramel-like sweetness, softening the darker edges of the composition. A medley of dry spices builds complexity without turning the fragrance into a traditional holiday spice blend, while petitgrain adds a bright, green citrus quality that cuts through the smoke and keeps everything feeling unexpectedly fresh.
The result is bold and brooding without becoming heavy. Smoky but not ashy. Warm but not sugary. Spiced but not predictable. Curiositeas lives somewhere between a dark tea room, a wood-burning fire, and an intriguing spice cabinet you probably shouldn't be opening without supervision.
It's a fragrance designed to comfort and intrigue in equal measure. Light it on a cold evening when you want the house to feel warm and atmospheric, or burn it when friends are over and you want something a little more interesting than the usual crowd-pleasing fragrance.
Top notes: petitgrain and dry spice
Middle notes: lapsang souchong
Base notes: copaiba and dry spice
Fragrance family: woody, smoky, spicy, aromatic, citrus
Scent profile: smoky, spicy, woody, alluring, complex, mysterious
The 10-ounce candle comes in a beautiful deep amber glass vessel with a white label and black metal lid. Estimated burn time is 60 hours. Packaged in a foil-embossed box for easy gifting.
All Poured New York candles are handmade in Upstate New York using the finest quality, single-note origin perfume oils sourced from around the world. They are vegan, phthalate-free, non-toxic, and are IFRA-certified. Made with a plant-based, additive-free soy and coconut wax blend that's paired with eco cotton wicks for a clean, even burn. Their packaging is created using traditional embossing techniques in original designs that mimic the fragrance's personality.
