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Candle Bar Carlsbad

4.8 (55 reviews)
Open 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Rocks & pebble options-lots of colors and variety
Yvette S.

My family had a good time here celebrating Mother's Day. We had a reservations for 5 and were set-up once our entire party was present. Our candle gal was nice, she reviewed the process and provided us steps to complete our candles. They have an entire wall of scents on both sides of the store and several workstations to complete the candle making. Their variety of candle vessels was great...I mean I wanted so many of them!!! The choosing was very difficult haha. Loved that you can comeback and fill your scents for a discount. I will be doing that. Excited to return and do this with my little girl. First time candle maker and really enjoyed the process. Our candles were ready in 2-3hours which we picked up later in the day.

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Essie K.

Love! Love! Love! I had a great experience at Candle Bar from start to finish. It was very easy to book a reservation online. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by the young lady in the store. She explained the process, we got seated, and within an hour we were walking out of the store with our beautiful candles! The candles run from $24-36 each plus $4 if you'd like to add gems and stones on top. For customizable candles, the great customer service and advice, and the variety of options they have, the price is fair. They have every color available for your vessel and there are over 20 scents to mix and match. If you bring back your empty vessel, you can pick another scent and wax for 50% off! They even include free of charge a personalized candle label to put on the front of your candle! Note: after you mix your scent, you will have to wait 30-60 min for your candle to solidify in the freezer. But there are so many restaurants, stores, and the beach within walking distance, you'll have plenty of things to do while you wait. There are many 3 hr free street parking options nearby. A fun and cute option for date night, friend get together, play date for kids, celebration, or even a small party!

Michael W.

This is our second trip to the candle bar. We love coming out here to make custom made candles. The scents are absolutely amazing, the process is super smooth, and the atmosphere is fun. We love the candle bar. It's got great service and is a good value for how long the candles last.

Black particles around top of candles is what's blowing into air causing soot
Caroline L.

So I had gotten a gift card from my bfs family to come and make candles here . I took my mom and we had a good time picking awesome scents and fun candle holders to make our candles. The main downside I'm experiencing is soot from the candle. I've been lighting the candle for the past two days for a couple hours during the day, and today is the second day I've had it lit. My bf and I go to blow our noses and we have black snot (TMI) and our apartment is super smoky. We haven't cooked today so we were so curious why we had this colored snot. I did some research and found out it can be due to poor quality wax and long candle wicks. I'm just coming on here to warn some people about it because soot is inhaling tiny carbon particles can be bad for the lungs. I'm a little disappointed because it was on the pricier side of candles and I was really looking forward to enjoying it more

Jessica L.

First time here and it was such a great experience!!! Shoutout to Hanna, Alicia, and Sofia who were so patient with us and made sure we had a good time. They have tons of scents to choose from (including Anthropologie's volcano scent! Iykyk). Everything was extremely customizable from the jar, the scents, and even a label you could add to the jar. Would make a great personalized gift for a friend! Highly recommend this as an affordable activity to do with a friend while you're in Carlsbad. The best part is it's walkable distance from the beach so while you're waiting for the candle to set (~1 hr) you can take a nice stroll on the beach and come back to pick up your candle and/or decorate it with stones :) Each 4 oz candle was $14. To add stones is $4 and if you want to bring your jar back to make another candle it's 50% off!

Candles with customized labels
Julia V.

Such a cute and fun activity to do with friends/family! There are so many great vessel options, sizes, and scents to choose from.

Summer B.

What a fun experience! I brought my daughter and her two friends here to celebrate her 17th birthday. They loved picking out their vessels, choosing scents, designing labels, and adding stones and shells at the end! The space wasn't crowded at all, and Sophia was amazing and super sweet throughout the entire process. While the candles set, we had an hour to go explore the village and grab some ice cream. The girls had such a great time and are already looking forward to returning.

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Alicia K.

It was a super fun experience! We all love our final product. My family and I went for my birthday today. You pick a vase/container for the candle, pick your smells, and then have the option to put stones on top and make a custom label! Only thing we wished was that we had more direction from the worker throughout the process.

Carmen L.

I didn't know it is a big thing to make your own candles in SD; saw so many places have unique candles and this place offers making your own; you can pick from different sizes, scents, filling, topping etc...the combination is endless! The girl who helped us was very nice and patient and explained to us how things work and giving us suggestions. My kid was having a good time making her own candle as a souvenir.

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