About Us

Nostalgic Candles-“Scents that will take you back” are hand-poured with love in Jonesborough, TN with 100% soy wax. Based on the psychology of nostalgia!

Serving the Tri-Cities and more!

From a young age, I fell in love with my sense of smell. Family and friends always teased me because I literally would smell EVERYTHING. So much of our experience as humans can be linked to our olfactory senses. I am always taken to magical places simply by smelling something. For example, when I smell cotton candy, I am reminded of being at the county fair as a child with my mother, riding rides, feeling adventurous. I experience such nostalgia I can hear the laughter and excited screams, hear the whirring of rides, feel the warm summer air, and overall experience a sense of joy-just from a scent. Growing up in the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee, I have been molded by values of place, family, community, nature, and experiences, which have heavily influenced my adult life. I am hoping these values can be obvious by lighting my candles. These candles I am creating are based on my own nostalgia and will hopefully create similar nostalgic experiences for you. I am also open to new ideas and would love to create candles based on your nostalgia, but would not be able to guarantee a timeline because of creating each candle in small batches by hand. I am a full time psychologist so please be patient if something you want is out of stock because I will make them as soon as possible. Check out my blog for interesting and/or nostalgic content.

Quality Over Quantity

Because I value quality, all ingredients are of the highest quality and ways to improve are always being researched. Each candle and wax melt will be hand poured, which takes more time to create the products, but results in better quality. 

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100% Soy Wax

Nostalgic Candles uses 100% soy wax. The products are vegan and cruelty free. 

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Intentional

All products are made by hand, poured individually, and then labeled in small batches. Re-usable/recyclable containers are used for candles and Nostalgic Candles is always trying to find more ways to be eco-friendly.

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High Quality

Fragrances are a combination of essential oils and fragrance oils. All of our fragrances are phthalate-free and adhere to RIFM and IFRA standards for safety and purity of fragrances. Nostalgic Candles uses metal free, cotton wicks. 

Our Team

Savannah is a healer by day, creator by night. She is the dreamer behind the brand. She is the candle maker and the founder. Bryan has a degree in graphic design. He is the artist, web designer, and photographer for Nostalgic Candles. Kermit is an Italian Greyhound who loves to sniff everything. He spends time cuddling and making funny faces, which is helpful when life gets stressful. He’s the team cheerleader. Skippy is an Italian Greyhound who also loves to sniff. He’s Savannah’s shadow and supervises everything. He also alerts everyone if he hears something unusual. 

Savannah LeBarre, Founder

Bryan LeBarre, Co-Owner

Kermit LeBarre, Sniff Tester

Skippy LeBarre, Sniff Tester