Hey! I'm Soney pronounced like Renee with "S"!

Candle Marker, Fragrance Designer and the Founder of Pretty Little Drips

I know what it feels like to struggle with hot throws.

I was there just a few years ago....

Just like you, I wanted to create my own signature scent.

I’ve spent countless hours experimenting with candle fragrance, testing different oils, combinations, and wax types to understand why some candles smell incredible while others fall flat. Along the way, I made many of the same mistakes most candle makers make, including wasting money on fragrance oils that didn’t perform the way I expected.

My Story...

started like many others: experimenting with wax, fragrance oils, and endless burn tests trying to create candles that smelled just as beautiful when burning as they did in the jar.

But along the way, I realized something important. Most candle makers are taught how to make candles, but very few are taught how to design the fragrance inside them.

That discovery led me down a path of studying fragrance structure, scent families, and how fragrance behaves in natural wax.

Over time, I developed a simple framework to help candle makers understand scent design in a much clearer way.

Who would have thought...

That framework became S³ Fragrance Architecture™, a method that helps candle makers design stronger, more balanced fragrances using three key principles: Structure, Saturation, and Synergy.

I believe that every candle maker can learn to design their own fragrance blends

And that's exactly why I want to help you. Luxury brands don't guess their fragrance blends. They design them. And so can you.

After testing, experimenting, and learning how fragrance actually behaves in candles, I now teach the insights I wish I had known when I first started...

In addition to running Pretty Little Drips and Candle Fragrance Academy, I also created www.mywickjournal.com, a tool designed to help candle makers document their testing process and refine their formulas more effectively.

Today, I help other candle makers avoid the same trial-and-error process and start designing better candle scents with more confidence.

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Download the Signature Candle Scent Planner:

A simple worksheet to help you start thinking about candle fragrance design.

If you've ever struggled to decide which scents to combine or how to start designing a candle fragrance, this planner will help you begin organizing your ideas.