![]() ![]() The “Slow Burn” candle isn’t eternal, because the best things in life aren’t meant to be. When Golden Hour won the Grammy for Album Of The Year in 2019 it cemented what longtime Kacey fans already knew - this woman is special, silly and wise, and her music is eternal. The “Slow Burn” candle is named after the song that kicks off an album that was deemed the best record of the year by the most prominent tastemakers in the music industry. ![]() The candle almost looks like it will be basic due to the current prevalence of rose gold, but the ombre shift in the packaging adds an air of elegance instead. This candle has the delicate, wispy look of cotton candy on the outside, but instead of smelling pink and floral it veers black and velvet, musky and silky like the best kind of late night mood. Hey, I had to get to that free shipping, and besides, my jealousy would’ve been too intense. Luckily, right then, elbow-deep in a box full of pots and pans, I got to tell her that I’d bought it for her. And this might sound pathetic to some people but fuck it, buying this candle for a good friend’s birthday was one of my top five purchases during this whole nightmare year. Rummaging around in my storage unit, where everything I own currently sits because the pandemic has been hard and my living situation has been precarious at best, my friend actually mentioned how much she wished she could throw practical budgeting to the wind and spend $40 on this candle. I’ve been a fan of Boy Smells for a while - one, I like supporting queer-owned businesses with my dollar, and two, they understand that a candle is not a practical purchase but an emotional one. But I’ve never encountered it in a candle before, until Kacey’s collaboration with the trendy, queer candle brand Boy Smells I put it on everything and sometimes ground a little in my palm just to rub it around between my fingers. ![]() Fresh ground, or packed into those tight little tins with three different types of openings - spoon, dash, or sprinkle - there’s always been something refreshing, exciting and comforting about that smell to me. Firstly, ever since I can remember I’ve been obsessed with the smell of black pepper. Paying $40 for a candle is not usually something I would do, but when Kacey Musgraves makes a candle, it’s about as far from “usual” as these things can get. ![]()
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