Had a great time making candles with 3 of my beautiful family members stretching over 3 generations! The step by step process was presented in a timely fashion and we were not rushed into making our own personal candles with hundreds of essential oil fragrance selections to choose from. We booked our session early enough so we could go back and pick up our finished candles! Great place for a girls night out! read more

Wonderful place with wonderful staff! Candle Fusion is such a fun and unique expierence. My husband and I attended on Valentine's day and had a blast. The pricing is so reasonable and worth it for the experience. The staff was SO helpful and friendly. I cannot wait to come again. read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

Candle prices are expensive for the size and almost all of them don't come with lids. I have made candles before where you can color the candle and you cannot do that here. It's a very simple process here and takes no time but you are paying $$$$. Fine activity but I don't think I will come back. read more

I love love love candles! The staff was friendly and very helpful! They made sure we were 100% satisfied with our scents. The ambiance was absolutely perfect for the event. The perfect place and space for creating your own custom candle! I would definitely recommend to people! The value was worth every dollar! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - The finished product - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

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My friend booked us a valentines package! The package included making two candles, a drink and a dessert. There was a band playing music as well. The studio was very clean and they give you great directions. You smell candles and pick you're top 3 mixes (you can do this five times) then you go over the the oils and grab your mixes and smell them together. After you pick your favorite combines 2-4 scents you pick out what candle jar you'd like. After this then you begin mixing oils until you get the scent you want. You then mix oil with candle wax. You also get to write you're own tag as well. You can pick up your candle the next day. It's a different but fun experience. We never use candles but we will be saving these. read more

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What a fun place for a quick craft day! When you enter, you get to smell and select various scents to make your candle. Then you select which type of candle you would like to make. You can also opt to make salt scrubs or air sprays. The staff guides you on how to mix your scents and create your candles. Reservations recommended on the weekends! Candles are a bit pricey but you must remember the experience is included in the price. This made for a great girls days out on Main Street! read more

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Would love to come back and create a candle. Looking forward to winter scents. Service was fantastic, friendly, and helpful. Vast selection of combinations. Worth the price for such a personalized scent. read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Cinnamon, campfire, and mahogany come together to make what reminds me of camping. Fragrant, personalized spa salts. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

Lots of scents, easy to make. Staff were kind if not fun. For the price it lacked a fun interactive experience. Coulda been accomplished by staff having even a splash more "personality". Ended up being less of a fun activity and more of a errand you could swing by and take care of on your way home from work. Candle smelled great but being soy they burned out extremely fast. read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Candle makin station - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

We came to the Foundry location after having made a reservation over a week prior. We were so excited and looking forward to this for a date night. Our reservation was for 4:00 pm, we showed up around 4:05 after having to deal with the parking situation (where we had to pay for parking.) Walked in where there were three workers tending to tables. We waited at the front for over 15 minutes without having a single worker even so much as look at us. I would be a lot more understanding if someone had said to us that it was going to be a minute before we could be helped, because of this we walked out at 4:20 due to how blatantly rude they were. I would consider hiring new workers who understand customer service. read more

I took my husband there for Valentine's Day! We got chocolates and two glasses of wine. Great music too! They squeezed us in even though they were really full and offered to mail our candles to us since we were from so far away! If John O'Leary loves them, you know they have to be amazing!!! read more

I'm super bummed that my previous review disappeared, but it was 5-star, too! Candle Fusion moved into great new space just down the block from their previous location. Everyone is masked and you're asked to wash your hands before you begin. I have been here 4-5 times and it is a fun experience. I'm not really a candle person, but I now have a collection that says otherwise! Initially it can be a little overwhelming, but everyone is patient, friendly, and helpful. I found my favorite scent is Old Books, I know right? Mix it with a dash of teakwood and grapefruit and I have a winner. Trust. It was easy to eliminate scents that aren't my cup of tea, like florals and foods, and concentrate on what I do like. But you should give most of them a sniff for the heck of it! I have been there with a friend or two and with a small work group. Everyone has a good time! read more

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we visited during a quick anniversary trip this past month. we thought it would be cool to creat a candle in honor of our anniversary. The whole experience was fun and the lady the helped us was great. W really enjoyed the scent we came up with ( combination of bourbon, blackberry, volcano, goji berry). Did not like the fact that we had to make another trip to pick up our creation the next day. A few weeks later we decided to burn our candle...this is not a clean burning candle! There is a constant stream of black smoke coming from the flame. The scent isn't too strong. Due to the unclean nature of how the candle burns, we will not return. if you just want the experience and not a quality candle then go for it. If you are expecting a quality burning candle then Isuggest looking elsewhere. read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Candle burning - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

I had a good time candle making. Really awesome choices of scents. The girls here were all so nice and helpful. Pretty good price to make candles also. Very clean and very fresh! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

Had date night planned with wife for a while. Posted hours for the City Foundry location showed till 7pm on Friday. Bought gift certificates to use and when we arrived at 5:15 they were closed and locked up tight. No messages on social media stating that this would be the case. Very disappointing and no clue as to when we will be able to attempt to go again due to our schedules. I guess be sure to call ahead to make sure they are honoring their posted hours. read more

I originally gave them 5 stars bc the whole experience of making the candles was enjoyable, but once I went back to pick them up and burned them, I knew I had to change my rating. You can just barely smell the candle while it is burning. I even lit my candle in my bedroom, closed the door, came back a few hours later, and I still could barely smell it. (My bedroom is the size of a walk-in closet) Its really very disappointing because it was alot of fun to make, but what's the point if they don't smell when you burn them. read more

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My significant other and I were looking to a different date activity for our day off. We had a lot of blast making our own custom candle scent. We ended up going for the buy 3 and get 1 deal. I'm so glad we went during the week day because there was zero foot traffic. To make your choice less overwhelming, you're given a clipboard to list out all your favorite scent. It was pretty fun to smell all the different candle scent that they offered. Once we have our list, we were prompt to narrow our list down. Ellie helped us the whole time. She was so patient, sweet, and accommodating. Pro tip: Make sure to do this first and kill time around main street while you wait for your candle wax to harden. I highly recommend this if you're looking for a date night activity, weekend activity, birthday party, bachelorette. Not only do they offer custom candles, you can also make your own room spray, body mist, and bath salts. read more

Both my girlfriend and I are candle connoisseurs (haha)- we did the Valentine's Day event and absolutely loved it!! The concept was well thought out and the transition between steps was fluid. We started off by smelling dozens of scents, and narrowing down which ones we are interested in. Once we had several scents picked, we were given the oils and allowed to mix and match which scents in particular we would like to mix. Once the scents were picked, they were mixed in with the desired jar and wax. After several hours, they packaged the candle up nicely (as depicted below) and you are free to go home! The whole process was a lot of fun, and the staff definitely made the experience more enjoyable. Check this place out!! read more

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Delightful location and unique concept to create your own scents. Bring your girlfriends, boyfriends, family, and dogs. Family friendly, but for responsible kiddos as you will be dealing with scented oils. They offer 4 oz, 8 oz, and 16 oz candle size options, with a variety of shapes/sizes. Bath salts and scented sprays are additional options. Curated to the scent that you desire.. If you're into the crafting nature then I would highly recommend this, they just opened recently in December of last year. I imagine this would be an excellent bachelorette, birthday, or just gathering place for small parties. A great unique experience to custom make your own scent. You start by picking up a clipboard and 'scent' sniffing all the different aromas. Once you decide your favorites and document them, you are taken over to the 'scent' bar where you can smell the concentrated scents and mix them into your combination as desired. I will be picking up my candle later this week and am so excited. (I will add my last star once I receive my candle!) The service was nice and flow of the process of picking scents, mixing, labeling and pick-up all seemed very easy. Lastly, the cost is reasonable given that they are sox wax candles and you get to choose your own scents. They also sell matches ($1) with cute slogans like " You light me up", etc Pro Tip: If you snapchat/instagram/FB /or Yelp check in your first visit you get 10% off. They also have a birthday club you can sign up for, you can make an 8 oz candle for free! read more

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Candle Fusion takes a really neat concept and does it right. Their staff is helpful and upbeat, they have a vast array of fragrances and style options, and the candles end up being quite fragrant! A favorite candle had run its course at home, so we decided to make a date out of replacing the old candle. We spent about an hour in the studio, choosing our fragrances, mixing and matching scents, and pouring the oil into the wax. The first time we visited, I'd say we were there a bit longer-- maybe closer to an hour and a half. Our candle helper, Jacqueline, was energetic and encouraging. She walked us through the process with a great attitude. We ended up with two candles-- 16oz. & 8oz. Because I had a February birthday boy with me (who had signed up with his birthday on our first visit), we got the 8oz. candle free! The only downfall is the candles can take up to 2 hours for the wax to set. Be ready to spend some time in the neighborhood if you can't easily return for your candles at a later time. Also, I have found their hours to be a bit odd. Overall, a fantastic experience! Makes a great date activity, girls day, or personalized gift! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

Service/Staff = 4 stars Experience = 3 stars Wish I could give a 3.5, but that's not avail, so I gotta round down, sorry. The first steps are going through the plethora of scents to find the ones you like. Then, you'll chose the size candle you want. I guess I was somewhat disappointed because I thought we were actually gonna make the wax. LOL! What you really do is mix in your scent with the hot wax. What we didn't know was that these things have to sit/set for at least 2 hours, so you can't leave with them. Being that we came in at 6p and they close at 8p, we had to make arrangements to come back and get them another day....we weren't ready for that tidbit. Overall, I did enjoy the experience. I would do it again. read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

I liked the concept of making your own candle, so I decided to bring my boyfriend here to check it out. You start off by smelling various candles and writing down a list of the scents that you like. There's quite a selection, so it may take a while. The second step is to pick a container for your candle. Most, if not all, are buy 3 get 1 free. We decided to go with the 4 oz containers for $10 each. The last step is to experiment with the scents you've selected and form your ideal candle. I was a bit disappointed because you only get to play around with the scent, not necessarily make the whole candle (such as the wax). Also, the place seemed a bit understaffed for the number of customers, and we felt a bit neglected. At the end of the experience, they let you fill out a form to join their candle club (or something of a similar name). The benefit of this is that you get a free 8 oz candle during your birth month (with a $10 purchase). We opted not to do this, as we didn't think we would be in STL anymore. I did ask if we could utilize it today, as my boyfriend's birthday is tomorrow. However, we were told that we had to sign up before the 1st of the birth month in order for their system to register it. Once you're done, you have to wait a few hours before you can get your candle since the wax needs to set. Fortunately we live close by, but it might be a hassle for those that don't. In theory, it was a cute idea, but the execution wasn't that great. Also, I overheard a sales associate saying that you get 1 chance to redo your concoction. Otherwise, if you don't like your creation, you get charged a fee/you are stuck with it. I don't really remember the details, and I understand the policy to a certain extent, but it's still a little off-putting. Bonus: You can score a 10% discount if you check in on yelp! read more

What a fun experience! Over 100 scents to choose from, there is the perfect combo for everyone. Our friends and I tried it out for a girls day, and had a great time designing our candles. A couple of us made fall scents, and a couple made summer scents, we were all happy with our results! Picked up our candles that same day. They also last 60 hours. We're already looking forward to our next visit! read more

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I was so excited and planned a date night for my boyfriend at the Foundry Location. We arrived at 5:12p Friday and one of the two staff members stated that they are no longer taking any customers for the candle making, but said we can smell scents and come back another time... The way she spoke to us so condescending, not an apology or anything. I stated the website says you all close at 6pm, and she stated that they stop doing candle making an hour before close because it takes 45 minutes. The website does not state that at al!! As I collected my thoughts I went to the other staff member and asked are you the manager, and the other member said "we both are". I professionally expressed my frustration and they were like yeah we we'll let management know, again in a very condescending demeanor!! This is really unfortunate, because I was very excited to do this but I truly would not feel comfortable going back to this establishment. read more

This is a fun candle- and bath salts-making adventure. decided to do this with my daughter over Christmas break because she loves all things scents, candles, etc. We had to wait a few minutes to be seated for social distancing purposes, but the staff is super friendly and my daughter had a great time smelling all the scent choices. They have a buy three, get one free deal so we made one candle, one wax tarts and two bath salts for less than $50. You get 10 percent off if you tag them in an Instagram post. read more

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Attempted to go to the City Foundry location, and their website says that they close at 8:00pm and the process takes about 30 minutes. Arrived at 6:30 and was told they actually close at 7:00 on Saturdays and 3:00 on Sundays. Told we missed the cut off and could not make candles. Need to change online hours on website and create hours on google maps. Disappointed for sure. read more

I have been here twice and each time i have enjoyed it. First thing...if you are going to have a big group, call in advance. Second...if you are wondering about the body mist...DO IT. I made a bottle and I have never received more compliments in my life. Now, i know i picked out the scent and did the mixing and what not but i was sure that it was going to be a quick mist and then be done by the end of the hour but nope. Not true. This last for EVER! I was at a bar and a lady with a cig was sniffing me and tossing compliments my way. Needless to say, I will be going back to remake that scent and make it in as many forms as they allow. When you walk in there is a wall of smells. So many smells. So, the first time you go, allow yourself to be taken over by the smells. But there are little coffee bean things floating around so you can clear up the nostrils. Once you pick your smells, you then have to pick your candle, or body spray, or room spray, or wax melt, or all of them. Then you take the paper you wrote your smells on along with your whatever you picked to the counter. This is where the magic happens. You mix and formulate and badaboom badabing, you got yourself a product that will turn all nostrils your way. Unless what you made smells putrid...but hopefully you will bring a friend that has super smell senses and will help you. Overall, you should go and bring a friend. read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Girls night :) - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

Big shout out to the sales lady who helped me today: Gail! I'm in St. Louis on a business trip and I wanted to get my kiddo something personal, meaningful and local. This was the perfect place. I entered the store 10 mins before they were scheduled to close. I explained my plight to the lady and she stayed I could do either a body mist or bath salts in a short period of time. I started smelling the various candles they had - arranged in an alphabetical order. I steered towards floral notes as my little girl loves flowers. I was given a little clipboard with pen and paper to jot down my favorite scents. Once I had my favorites, I asked if I could smell the top 3-4. They start by having you smell one scent at a time and then combine three and smell them together. You can either pour equal parts or any other ratio of the oils into a measuring cup. Then pour the entire contents into a funnel. They added a base and shook it up. I loved that I could creat my own label for the most as well. I can't wait to surprise my kid! What an amazing experience and service. So nice of Gail to keep the store open for a few minutes longer. Thank you!! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Mixing the oils for the body mist. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

After walking past the studio, I couldn't stop thinking about how fun it would be to make my own candle here. Fast forward to a few nights later...my husband and I came here for a date night activity. Since we wanted to come on a Friday night, we called to reserve a time. The gentleman working, Don, was very kind and enthusiastic and helpful and guided us through the scent combination process. So the set-up is pretty easy. The front of the store has all the scents, and you write your favorites on the provided clipboard. Next, you choose your container. They have a variety of jars, bath scrubs, room sprays, and wax melts to choose from. And then the fun part-cultivating your scents into your signature blend. Don was very helpful when we were struggling with how to move our fragrances to what we wanted them to be. I've attached pictures of the building process. Make sure you have adequate time to wait for your jar to cure (check out all the nearby places for a drink or two while you wait). The curing process is about 1.5 hours. We actually have to go back and get our finished candles, so I will have to update my review when I get them. I think the pricing is very fair, especially given that it's the CWE. This is a great place for a date night, girls day, or even bachelorette event. I can't wait to make another candle! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Scents added! Now we wait! - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

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What a fantastic girls night out at The Candle Fusion Studio! The staff was so welcoming and helpful to walk you through the process. They have 100 scents to choose from and they give you a clipboard to keep track of your favorites. From there they help you narrow them down and mix custom scents for your candles. I chose to make the wax tarts since we use wick less at home. The candles take 90 minutes to set which is no problem in this block of the CWE! We went next door and had dinner at Mission Taco and Ice Cream at Jeni's. The finished product smelled great we will definitely be back again! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Mixing my scents for my wax tarts - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

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Wouldn't give me my candle ten minutes early even though I told them I needed to pick my kids up. Lack a fragrance options, you could easily create this same experience for less than a tenth the price they are charging. Don't waste your time. read more

This place is so great. Such a good concept and affordable! They had buy 3 get one free and so I got 3 of the 4oz tins (30 hour burn time each) and then got an extra free for only $27! It felt like a steal. Basically, you walk in and all around the room there are candles you can smell the scents of. You then get a card and write down which ones are your favorite and then the professionals help you narrow down a good scent mixture. You mix it all up yourself and you have a fancy soy based candle that is perfect to your own nose! I'd recommend: Mango & Mint, Fig & Eucalyptus, Yuzu & Lavender read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

I came here for a work outing and what a great experience! The owner and the employee working today were very helpful and so nice! There are so many fragrances to choose from and then you choose your glass to burn your candle in. I can't wait to go back!! read more

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Well, I finally got to make it in! The shop is small and cozy, and I love that! You have the chance to get close and personal with the staff while you're creating, and I love that. You aren't just another guest here, you're treated as if you're the only one in the store. Candle process: They give you a little clipboard, and tell you to smell as many scents as you'd like (i'm sure there are at least 100) and write down your favorites. Then, you pick out the size of candle you want, (8oz. was $22) and you start going through all of your scents, smelling them all together, alone and grouped up to find the match that smells best to you. Don't worry about if the scents seem weird together, because you might make something awesome! We used Straight Razor, Absinthe, Bourbon, Bacon, Cedar, and Mahogany and OMG, it smells like the sexiest man you've ever seen, coming out of the woods eating bacon all smoky smelling, with a glass of whisky. Haha, it was amazing and I can't believe we were able to create something so wonderful. The candle making process can take as long as you want, and the staff is so helpful in helping you find what's good, what you like and offers great advice in finding something that YOU will enjoy. They don't rush you out either. I couldn't believe the price once we were done either- it was literally just the price of the jar! The only down side to my visit was that after you made your candle, it had to set for 2 hours before you are able to take it home. This is really inconvenient for us, as we are from 2 hours away and had to basically wait around for 2 hours until it was ready to be picked up. If she hadn't told us this, we would have went back home and not ever picked it up. Maybe in the future they will create a process to help it set faster, or even offer shipping. Otherwise, I love this place and I will be stopping by to make a new candle everytime i'm on Main Street! read more

Really cool candle making experience. Everyone loved it from tweens to grandma. You get to pick and blend up to 4 scents into a candle. Staff was very attentive and helpful. They truly love what they do. Great outing for a group or just flying solo. Note - candles take 2 hours to set so you will have to come back and pick them up. read more

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Amazing smells and a great vibe, you can't go wrong for a date activity, or some self care!! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - Amazing smells, great vibe! - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

My sister and I visited this place while vacationing in St. Louis. We both love candles and were very excited for the opportunity to mix our own scents. Sydney was very helpful and walked us through the process. I forgot the other employee's name, but she was super sweet. We had lots of scents to choose from and mix to our liking. We chose to buy 3 get 1 free and split it so we'd each get 2 products a piece. After developing the scents, we designed labels for our products. The staff gave us suggestions for other activities and the local nightlife. I wish we lived close so we could visit regularly! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - The labels we drew for our wax melts. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

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Had the most wonderful afternoon making my grapefruit ginger ale scented candle. Keith, the owner was so pleasant. Definitely coming back!!! read more

The Candle Fusion Studio - wall of wonderful essential oils - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - St. Charles, Missouri

Very unique experience to come be a part of making your own candle. Great for a date night.

This is now my favorite business in the CWE. My boyfriend and I came for the Valentine's Day event this past weekend and loved our experience. We picked a bunch of our favorite smells from the wall and eventually made it down to 3, which we blended to our own desired ratios. The results were great and we have similar candles, yet the scents are perfectly tailored for us. The space is beautiful and open, and what really strikes me is the owner's enthusiasm. You can tell she loves what she does and that reflects in the quality of the product and in the event we attended. I'll definitely come back and make some candles again, and also pick up a few of the pre-made ones. There's something for everyone here and this is a fantastic business! read more

This is probably one of the coolest ideas I have seen in a long time. My daughter and I were looking for a fun activity to do together on a Saturday afternoon. We were considering one of those over priced pottery painting place when I stumbled upon The Candle Fusion Studio on Yelp. I am so glad I did! The studio is warm and inviting and the staff was welcoming. There are many, many scents to choose from when making your own custom candle, body mist or fragrance oil. Prices are reasonable for the whole experience. The studio is in a lovely area of the city and we found a nearby ice cream Shoppe and bookstore to entertain us while we waiting for our candles to set. We will definitely return, with friends! Keep in mind, if you are overly sensitive to smells, this wonderful place might be overwhelming to your olfactory glands. read more