This Candle Bar Business is a Game Changer (Behind the Scenes with Cork & Candles)

Candle maker OR candle consumer, you will love this!
Ever been to a candle bar? Experience this one with us here at Cork & Candles with Kenny (co-owner).
Fun, unique, educational! Be part of the experience with us from start to finish. And, for you fellow makers, we chat candle making, candle business, and other behind the scenes topics as well including wicking, testing, fragrance, and so on.
00:00 - Cork & Candles
00:38 - Candle Bar - How it works
03:11 - Making our candles (the candle bar experience)
15:00 - BTS: Scent selection
20:50 - BTS: Process/experience
22:49 - BTS: Candle wick testing
26:41 - BTS: Why candle bar
28:28 - BTS: Materials, business & goals
34:17 - Candle Business Tips
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[@lynneaverill1684]

Thanks Wade, I’ve been making candles since the 70’s and the inventiveness of we humans still amazes. Share the Joy…Enjoy the Journey!

[@BlackTieBarn]

Thanks!

[@travismelkonian9152]

Thats pretty cool. I love the idea of giving candle buyers not only a chance to create their own scent, but also kinda get a peek behind the curtain of candle making.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Yes!

[@s44577]

This was so fun! Thanks for letting us all tag along!

[@BlackTieBarn]

You are so welcome!

[@sallyradcliffe-hh6ud]

Fabulous concept. Can't wait to follow your journey

[@BlackTieBarn]

Welcome aboard!

[@MBDesignsTexas]

Great video, did he mention what wick/size he used? I am a beginner and I am confused how they pick 1 wick to go with all those different fragrance oils.

[@chaos_planet]

Could you please make a video on taxes and tax forms that are best for online candle businesses?

[@archerfire7668]

Bring me a franchise in the northeast ❤ this seems like a dream come true ❤️

[@BlackTieBarn]

❤️

[@shannonisa2670]

Great video!!! Loved my Candlefish experience!!!

[@mmegwen]

Awesome video. Love the way you put it together- from the experience to the interview. Super informative and easy to watch. Thanks for sharing, Wade! And good luck to Corks and Candles - best candle bar business model I’ve seen out there.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@leslie-annjulien6184]

Thanks Wade, this is an awesome idea. Great information. I watch a few of your videos twice and this will be one of them

[@wendyduf]

I live about 20 minutes from King of Prussia. I’m totally going. Thanks for sharing.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@tandi4201]

Thisss is sooo dopee , am inspired thanks Wade for bringing us great content!

[@BlackTieBarn]

My pleasure!!

[@cassie1728]

This is a beautiful concept. Love it so much. Thanks for this video!

[@BlackTieBarn]

You're so welcome!

[@doracavalcanti1940]

What a great idea. Tks to bring that Wade.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Any time!

[@mariaromatica]

Love it. Thanks for sharing

[@ginvi1]

Thank you again for the great video. It is great seeing other candle businesses. Awesome business.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Thanks for watching!

[@jamiebrown-nugent9120]

I needed this info, thank you!

[@BlackTieBarn]

You're so welcome!

[@Michele-Renea]

I LOVED watching this ! Very interesting ! Also loved her shirt, I just looked it up and ordered one ! Lol 😝 thank you for sharing this going to watch it again ! ❤️

[@BlackTieBarn]

🤣😁

[@kimrowe7554]

Thank you for the information, I also have a candle bar in Illinois, I LOVE IT! Enjoy the interactions with customers!

[@BlackTieBarn]

Awesome. Email me and maybe I can come by yours sometime as well!

[@marthagichia]

That was cool!! Thanks for sharing

[@BlackTieBarn]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shopwildvenus]

What a great video! I love this entrepreneurial drive and the fact that Cork and candles isnt afraid to put their goals out there like that. Good luck with the second store and with setting up the franchises.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Agreed!

[@newtoncavalcanti6414]

Wade, I'm sure it's gonna bem great. I'll watch It right away, here from Brazil. Thanks a lot!

[@BlackTieBarn]

Thanks!

[@teannahairston5729]

This was an awesome video, I love that concept. Thanks for bringing us along and showing how expansive the candle world really is.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Thanks so much!

[@kirstencorby8465]

What a fun concept. I hope it franchises successfully, I'd like one in my town.

[@vintagejules]

Love this idea 💡 wish they had some thing like this in our town

[@megk.161]

Very cool! Awesome that they are working on expanding (franchising) so early in their business endeavors. Thanks for sharing! That palo santo blend has me eager to test out some palo santo variations myself, for winter candles.

[@BlackTieBarn]

I agree!

[@SweetScentsations6130]

This was so inspiring and just what I needed to engage our customers more on site.

[@BlackTieBarn]

❤️👍

[@alejandraflores7370]

This is such a cool concept! I love the bar feel this shop gives it reminds me of home for sure haha! Can’t wait to see this company grow!

[@BlackTieBarn]

❤️💯

[@lel7940]

This is wonderful 😍

[@BlackTieBarn]

Thank you! 😊

[@OutsideTheBoxMelts]

Love this type of video ❤

[@BlackTieBarn]

Thanks!

[@eileenoconnor1768]

Still trying to get out of the gate with candles and this was a very inspiring video. Thanks for sharing.

[@BlackTieBarn]

No problem!

[@karenMQSoapery]

Such a cool place I love that idea

[@BlackTieBarn]

❤️

[@ayyyeeeitskels3711]

This is awesome

[@BlackTieBarn]

😁

[@sallymoore6920]

Congrats to them love the concept ..I’ve been approached to doing something like this along with my store..wish I had the time ..maybe in the future !

[@BlackTieBarn]

❤️

[@enlightentheoccasion]

Great video!!

[@BlackTieBarn]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@belzagoddess]

that is an awesome idea. i have been dying to do something like this with making soap.

[@BlackTieBarn]

❤️

[@The1HWIC]

I have to wonder how they cure it so quickly?! Great concept! I was just working on something close to this! ❤❤❤

[@BlackTieBarn]

They have a system for it that sends info home with customer and also a reminder system.

[@The1HWIC]

@BlackTieBarn Interesting!! Would have loved a beh8nd the scenes!! Great post Wade!!

[@quimilroyriggs1537]

Yoooooo I had this idea. And I still have a similar idea that I think ppl would love. And That’s in King of Prussia??? Wow, ima stop by there in the next couple days.

[@BlackTieBarn]

👌

[@kimmom7785]

I came to Lawson to buy candles from you. But I could t find the shop. I have family there. I can’t wait to get your saddle candle again!

[@BlackTieBarn]

The new physick store isn't open yet. This fall. :)

[@kimmom7785]

@@BlackTieBarn darn I am coming back for the family reunion beginning of August. Maybe I’ll see ya the follow trip! Good luck with the store launch. We love your candles 🕯️!

[@seajam01]

Loved this video! I’m only an hour from KoP so I will definitely check them out. I’m so curious to see how they cool the candles so people can take them in 30 minutes. I use coco/apricot wax and it can take two hours or more to set.

[@BlackTieBarn]

Yah certain waxes just flat out won't work. Lol

[@MsSecretabundance]

VERY interesting video to show different avenues of candle making, the behind story and business model. How was the hot throw when burned? Interesting how the mix and pour happened. He uses soy blend at 170. Is it PB600 or IGI6006?

[@BlackTieBarn]

It's neither but fairly close to 600

[@anitamarskamp1866]

WoW This was great to watch!! I have This wick question. IT looks like THE wicks were allready in THE jars. Do all THE fragrances get THE same wick? Thans from THE Netherlands. Btw Lets open à bar overhere 💫👌

[@BlackTieBarn]

They have done a lot of testing. He said most get the same yes. If it's too different they probably wouldn't use that FO

[@lisaguzzardi]

This is an awesome concept. I do have one question. Is the customer free to pick any oil? What happens if a customer picks a very dense oil combination, how do they know the wicking will work?

[@BlackTieBarn]

It could happen but with their testing of all their oils I believe the majority or all work with what they have and have tested

[@dianachau7857]

Where do you locate? Sound like fun. What's your website?

[@sharfrancis6829]

❤

[@melindaduncan3073]

This would be so much fun to attend even though I make candles. I don’t sell them. I feel like I haven’t found the wax, wick combo yet. I have plenty of vessels and plenty of wax.

[@BlackTieBarn]

❤️

[@vivianspears9969]

Do you have the customer add there own wax? If so do you have them sign a waiver

[@beautyandbeyond0602]

thank you for this video, But I am wondering how come customer will mix different oils of his preference and the wick is their already, and I am learning now that different oil might need different wick

[@BlackTieBarn]

The short answer is that he has ashtray tested the oils and using oils that work well with the same wick. Yes... different fragrance oils CAN change the such size but not always. Just sometimes. :)

[@kamizle2000]

Hi Wade, I love the vlog. May I ask how are they accelerating the wax coming process? Are they putting them in a cool water bath or in a fridge? Or is it because they use a soy & praffran blend?

[@BlackTieBarn]

The blend itself cools fairly quickly but also on a shelf with fans

[@libbyrumary4939]

I thought paraffin is a bad wax to use because it’s a petroleum product. It’s not clean.

[@Kkboseman]

What size is the jigger?

[@cyannepeppermint9242]

How much to start this business!! How much with all the products?

[@JourneyRaineCandles]

I've never seen candles set so fast. 15min😮

[@BlackTieBarn]

It's accelerated on purpose. And vertain wax types can handle it

[@hilaryquinn8673]

I’m curious how they accelerate it? I use 464, which take forever to cool.

[@sadiaahmad209]

I wonder how they manage their inventory?

[@sportsmanblade]

Currently in our second year as a family business and struggling to scale up to keep up with demand

[@BlackTieBarn]

Well that's a great problem! :)

[@libbyrumary4939]

What is the cost? Ty

[@shareekascreen6346]

Candle cooled in 15 mins 😮😮😮 How??

[@mynaturalperfume828]

In Europa they say you should not mix fragrances on your own as you do not know how the chemicals interact... 😮

[@BlackTieBarn]

I think that is meant more for mixing raw materials fragrances and developing your own. These ate just blending pre-made oils. They also test these . :)

[@mynaturalperfume828]

@@BlackTieBarn Okay, I understand! 🌹 In any case, he has a beautiful space and it s a brilliant idea 💡! 🌹 ❤️ Thank you for showing us!

[@leithleith83]

Q tips and an empty jar/container would seem to be a better way to measure the ratio. Just saying. Great concept though.

[@jacquemcdonald7215]

But doesn’t this concept go against nearly everything we know to do to properly test a fragrance, in our wax of choice with wicks that produce a fantastic result???

[@BlackTieBarn]

Not really. They do ample testing. And that's why there is a specific set of oils, jars, and wax used. Yes someone could do some craY unexpected ratio that might make it not 100% ideal but if that's the case the ratios of each don't make a huge overall impact. Plus, this is more of an experience than making luxury candles for a boutique ya know. Like a painting party with friends vs real painting lessons. There might be an occasional bust but that can be addressed or replace I imagine. I also imagine it's rare. :)

[@shopwildvenus]

I dont think this concept would work in the uk (sadly) because each candle would need a warning label relating to each fragrance oil blend used. But it seems like C+C do a fair amount of testing to make sure the candles will burn well.

[@DiscreetPerson-vd1km]

Can we talk about how cute and hot the owner of Cork & Candles is?!?! 😉😘🥰

[@BlackTieBarn]

🤣🤣🤣 I'm sure his wife thinks so as well. 🤣🤣

[@lynnettemaldonado2863]

New camera man please

[@BlackTieBarn]

Don't have one. This was just done on the fly by ourselves with what we had. Aren't professionals with video.cjust doing this for fun and to help out. :)

[@newtoncavalcanti6414]

Wade, I'm sure it's gonna bem great. I'll watch It right away, here from Brazil. Thanks a lot!

[@BlackTieBarn]

Thanks!