“I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME IT’S LIKE THE BIGGEST LEAP OF FAITH I’VE EVER TAKEN.” KERNITA BUTLER HEARD, OWNER
All of the products at Almost August are made by hand and toxin free.
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Kernita Butler Heard opened Almost August in August 2022. (Photos by Peyton MacKenzie/Community Impact)
Almost August Locally owned shop celebrates 1 year of bringing self-care to Conroe K ernita Butler Heard said she worked in BY PEYTON MACKENZIE
4 STEPS TO MAKING A CANDLE Almost August o ers group candle-making classes where customers can make their own candles. Classes are o ered in the shop at limited capacity or at a location of the customers’ choice.
1. Select a fragrance
her time into toxin-free self-care. “I tell people all the time it’s like the biggest leap of faith I’ve ever taken,” Heard said. “Being a business owner, there’s so much unknown. One month does not look like the other.” Heard said despite the risk, the business has been worth it. She said overall, the personal and profes- sional growth she has experienced has been worth it. Heard said by opening the business, she has had the ability to be more involved in her family’s lives, which she was unable to do while working a corporate job. “I went everywhere with my laptop. ... Even if I was physically present, I was never mentally present,” Heard said. Further, she said downtown Conroe has wel- comed her business, and she said she loves getting to know other businesses and spending her lunch and dinner breaks dining in nearby restaurants. “I love being at the store, the community. ... Everybody wants to grow,” Heard said.
a corporate job for the majority of her professional career. In 2022, she left the corporate world and opened Almost August. “I feel like God moved me this way,” Heard said. “It was a great opportunity, a chance to grow, and so I took it.” Almost August is a one-stop shop for self-care needs. Heard said she is particular about what she puts on her skin and wanted to provide Conroe residents with the ability to pamper themselves. The shop features handmade products, such as soaps, linen sprays, bath bombs and candles. The business also o ers group candle-making classes for customers to blend their own candle. Heard said she started making soaps in 2016. Originally just making soaps for family members, Heard said soap making became a hobby. Over the years, she said she tried balancing soap making as a small business but realized she wanted to put all
2. Select a candle jar
3. Melt wax and add fragrance
4. Pour the mixture into a candle jar and set aside to allow it to solidify
Almost August 227 N. Main St., Conroe 832-715-2838 www.facebook.com/ seeyouinaugust Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Sun.-Tue.
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