Hi, I’m Rachael.  I’m a school kid living in Cockle Bay, Auckland.

Inspired by people I see on social media doing great things, I decided to try something myself.  So with the help of my parents, lots of research, business lessons, candle-making practice and testing, in May 2023 I started Mauve Candles.

Mauve sells amazing smelling scented candles in beautiful jars. They are hand-made and packaged by me, and quality-checked by Mum or Dad.  Some of my scented candles will appeal to adults and some will appeal more to teens. These might be a great gift idea for someone you know.  My friends love the Vanilla Cream Cinnamon Donut scented candle - a fragrance I dreamed up.  Other fragrances which are unique to Mauve Candles are Luxury Linen (influenced by Mum) and Italian Leather and Sandalwood, which was blended obsessively until "perfect" 🙂 by Dad.  You can view the full range here.

In case you have concerns about the quality of a candle made by a school kid, I made over 50 candles during all the testing I did before selling one and I've made over 100 since then, so I'm already pretty good at it.  And Dad is always hanging around keeping an eye on things. But if you're still not sure, Mauve offers a money back guarantee with only a couple of conditions. 

I stumbled along through the first year, but it went well enough for my parents to let me add perfumes. This was exciting for me as my friends had become very interested in personal fragrances. So after six months of preparation, I launched the first of our perfume range in June 2024.

Mauve roll-on perfume oils are alcohol-free and made from ingredients that are moisturising and light on the skin. We source our favourite perfume oil fragrance from various suppliers and blend it with a combination of ingredients that achieves a delicate, moisturising finish we hope you’ll love. They are individually hand-bottled and packaged for you to enjoy. 

Each of our perfumes have been inspired by a perfume from a famous brand.  So we might have a perfume with a similar smell to one of your favourites!   We compare our perfumes to well-known perfumes to help customers understand the fragrance they are purchasing, since Mauve is an online store only.  You can view our range of perfume here.

We'll deliver anywhere in New Zealand and we offer free delivery for locals - customers in Cockle Bay and surrounding areas. It might be me on my bike!  When you type in your delivery address at check-out you’ll see if you qualify.

We try to do every little thing we can to minimise impact to the environment.  Below are some things we do:

1. We only use 100% natural soy wax. Soy wax is plant based and is derived from the fast growing Soybean plant. It is renewable, sustainable and is naturally biodegradable.
2. We reuse as much of the packaging our supplies arrive in as possible to ship orders to our customers. This minimises waste and reduces costs for Mauve Candles.
3. We offer a scented candle refill service to local customers so they can use their favourite candle jars over and over again (we offer this for any candle jars, not just Mauve candle jars).  A great option that minimises waste and saves customers money.

I hope you enjoy a Mauve candle or perfume one day.