Bay Area Edition | October 2024

Business

BY ASIA ARMOUR

Iris Ochoa was encouraged by another woman business owner to open The Chandlery Candle Bar, she said.

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The Chandlery Candle Bar aims to create lasting memories in League City Iris Ochoa combined her love for teaching and her candle-making business, Luz De Luna, to create The Chandlery Candle Bar in League City, she said. September marked the one-year anniversary for the business, which oers classes to create custom scents from over 80 options.

How it works Ochoa encourages guests to “let their nose be their guide” as they navigate various fragrances, dyes, glitter and crystal combinations. Ochoa said the mixture of creosote plants and petrichor—or the way it smells after it rains— reminds her of her childhood home in El Paso. In this way, Chandlery provides a space where guests can draw on good memories from their past. “We even had a couple who wanted to create a scent for their wedding,” Ochoa said. “They combined creme brulee and annel and put them in gold tins with labels. So when you go home, you burn it and remember.”

The inspiration Ochoa was encouraged to open her business after the owner of Soulfreak coee shop asked her to sell her candles at the shop’s monthly market. That’s why she keeps products from other local entrepreneurs in Chandlery’s gift shop. Through her connection with other woman-owned, small businesses, she said she has gained mentorship, friendship and a new perspective. “Bringing people together for the same reasons, being a part of something bigger and having the support of other women who have your back and you have theirs ... it’s just really important to have that sense of community,” she said.

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