Festina Lente Home Luxe Candle – Casa

Subtle scent of fresh laundry and blue skies in a luxe porcelain container / 14 oz 

Festina Lente’s Casa candle is the one that grants all your wishes for a home scent that’s subtle, beautiful, and clean — reminiscent of fresh laundry on a balcony. With a top note of lemon blossom, heart of white rose and iris, and base note of white musk, it’s one of those rare scents that’s unique, yet crowd-pleasing. The phthalate-free fragrance was developed by Italy’s most renowned nose, then blended into GMO-free soy wax with a cotton wick. 

Festina Lente’s creator, Marta, describes Casa this way:
“A fresh and gentle fragrance, this scent evokes laundry drying, when the blue sky is crossed by swallows flying and the flowers open up among vases of herbs. The wind moves the cotton linens and linen towels and eyes close, savoring this beauty.”

Festina Lente’s beautiful luxe container was created by the Milan design house Taitù to turn this lovely candle into a decorative object. Festina Lente’s symbols of the crab and butterfly — taken from coins minted by Caesar Augustus, who is said to have first adopted the motto “festina lente,” or “make haste slowly” — are brought to life in vibrant color. 

The gorgeous container can be cleaned after you burn down the candle (it lasts about 90 hours) with a little vinegar, baking soda, dish soap, and hot water. Check out our blog for specific instructions. Perfect for reuse as a holder for makeup brushes and cotton balls, but beautiful enough to warrant a place on your mantel to hold matches, too.