This fragrance arrived as a little sample with my very first supplier order. She included it because, among all the elaborate fragrances she carried, this wonderfully simple one was her favourite.

I put it aside for almost a year because I assumed pie crust was meant to be blended. Blueberry pie, perhaps. Maybe strawberry rhubarb. Then I smelled it again and had one of those, “Wait a minute, let me smell that again,” moments.

It did not need fruit, spice or anything else competing for attention. It simply needed the chance to be exactly what it was.

Creamed butter, flour, milk and vanilla come together like the golden, flaky edge of a pie warming in the oven. There is no filling and very little sweetness. It just adds a soft, buttery pastry warmth to the air.

This is a wonderful candle to burn while company is over or through supper. It creates a warm, welcoming atmosphere without competing with the meal. It is also one of my easiest candles to give as a gift because it is familiar, comforting and difficult not to like.

The fragrance itself feels light, but the throw is Soft and Room Filling. It gently travels throughout the space like real pastry baking in the oven, minus the work and the hydro bill.

FRAGRANCE SNAPSHOT

Fragrance family: Buttery Bakery

Scent throw: Soft and Room Filling

Scent personality: Delicate, warm, buttery and familiar

Best rooms: Kitchen, dining room, living room or open concept space

Mood: Pie crust warming in the oven while everyone slowly gathers in the kitchen

FRAGRANCE NOTES

Top: Creamed Butter

Middle: Flour, Milk

Base: Vanilla

YOU’LL LOVE IT IF

• The crust is secretly your favourite part of the pie

• You prefer bakery scents without loads of sugar or spice

• You want fragrance in the room without it taking over supper

• You need a thoughtful hostess or housewarming gift

• You believe the simplest things are sometimes the very best

Sometimes less really is more. Trust the crust. It knew what it was doing all along.