Such a cute activity to do with your friends, significant other, or family! Book a reservation in advance because it can get busy, especially on weekends. When you arrive, the staff are super welcoming and walk you through the candle-making process step by step. It's beginner-friendly, so even if you've never done anything like this before, it's easy to follow along. There are tons of scents to choose from and you can mix and match a few to make something unique, or pick one signature scent you love. You also get to control how strong or subtle the fragrance is, which is a nice personal touch. The space itself is clean, well-organized, and smells amazing! Plan for about two hours total: the first hour is for scent choosing, instructions, and pouring your candle, and the second is for drying time. During that time, you can explore nearby shops or grab coffee in downtown Mountain View. When you come back, you can decorate your candle with labels or small touches to make it gift-ready or keep for yourself. Overall, it's a relaxing, creative experience that's perfect for date nights, small group outings, or even solo time if you want to unwind and make something special. Highly recommend checking it out if you're looking for a fun, hands-on local activity! read more

Had the pleasure working with Jackie to host my team holiday event making candles. From selecting our own based & learning the difference between why candles are expensive to how to light them & not ruin the wax itself. We got to play & test scents to build our candle & also decorate the tops as well. As a team we enjoyed it & it was nice and personal. But utmost Jackie made us feel at ease, comfortable & just allowed us to have fun in her space! I love my candle and lighting it up every chance I get:) read more

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Super fun date spot that doesn't take the entire day. You get to craft your ideal scent and decorate it to brighten your room up. Also located walking distance to downtown Mountain View so you can get a quick snack or meal while waiting for the candle to dry. read more

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A fun experience for a date night, team building, celebration where you reserve the space for a couple of hours while making a custom candle and waiting onsite for the finishing touches. Space is cute, bright with limited containers (unless you bring your own). Owner is friendly and quickly guides you thru a 15-20min process of: :: Choosing a container :: Pick your scent :: Add a wick Then off to the large melting pot station where the instructor will assist in adding melted wax into your vessel as you stir to distribute the scent. Yeah that quick! We had the option to hang out or come back in an hour for the wax to set. So we ventured to Downtown Mountain View to have dinner and kind of laughed how quick that class is. I know there's not much but I can see it being a great spot for hosting an event there where you hang out and nosh on your own goodies while you wait. After an hour it's about 10mins of adding embellishments of dry flowers, gems. Therapeutic and fun process along with seeing the resident Pom. So cute. Price: $55 for a custom candle. Book your class online, easy-peezy read more

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We recently did the candle-making workshop this past Sunday to celebrate my bestie's belated birthday. I first heard about this place last year when she was giving me of a couple options for what I wanted to do for my birthday celebration. It was pretty easy to book online, and then we had to change the day since she had her daughter's soccer game on the day that I originally booked. So she called to change the day, which was pretty easy. We chose the noon time slot, and we were walked through each step by this nice lady who was very knowledgable about candles. Haha... We ended up choosing two scents each for our candles. Mine was red currant + bamboo while hers was lavender + bamboo. They smelled really lovely! After we poured the hot soy wax, we went out to lunch to Vida which was about 15 minutes walk from there on Castro. We had a yummy lunch, and then we returned back after a couple hours to finish decorating our candles. Overall, it was a cute and lovely time to create our very own candles. If you're into candles, then this is a definitely a must for you! It would be a cute date idea or something to do a with friends/family. :) read more

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It was such a fun process to make our own candles! You get to choose your own vessel, create your own scent by mixing up to 2 scents, then mix in the hot wax with the scents you chose. While you wait for the candles to set, you can go walk around or get lunch in downtown Mountain View. It's in such a nice location since it's walking distance! It takes 1-2 hours for it to set. Then when you come back you can decorate your candle. It's approximately $55 per person, but it's a nice activity to do for a date night or nice occasion! read more

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HIGHLY RECOMMEND! We recently held a 13th birthday party for our daughter with a group of 17 friends, and we all had a great time! The owner, Jacqui, was so helpful and so sweet with setting up the event from start to finish. She was also amazing at guiding all of the girls into making their own candles. The space was clean, nicely decorated, and well lit from the natural light coming from the windows. Our party was for 2.5 hours which was more than enough time. We brought our own food and cake, so the girls got to hang out and eat as they waited for the wax to dry so they could decorate it. It was just a wonderful experience to create candles. I definitely would come back either for myself or for a group event. Thanks Jacqui for a beautiful, memorable event! read more

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My friend easily made online reservations for a group of 5 for Sunday at 12pm and prepaid. When we arrived, we were surprised that this beautiful shop was tucked in a residential block but it made for such a pleasant experience. Plenty of street parking on the tree-lined block. We were immediately greeted when we entered. Jackie [Jacky?] the owner was phenomenal! She's so sweet, a great conversationalist and patient with our group explaining how everything works. There were multiple small parties (2-4 people) so we patiently waited for our turn to be guided. I liked how Jackie took the time to address groups separately rather than doing a mass meet and greet overview. We never felt rushed. You get to pick your own candle container, you can pay the difference if you want to upgrade your container to some cute vessels. At your station, you'll get some candle wicks (wooden wicks might be available if you check in with Jackie), a lovely CA warning sticker (Jackie's totally by the books, which we love), a Popsicle stick to use and additional candle making tools. You get to pick and concoct your own formula with the scents available (Jackie rotates by the season) with 2 scents. Once you've made your signature scent, you get to go to the soy wax station to mix in your fragrance. You'll need to prepare yourself about 1-2 hours for your candle dry and return for designing/decorating. My group headed over to Cafe Terrace, a few blocks over for a late lunch, and returned to find our table with florals, mini designed candle pieces and stones to use. Jackie heated up the top of your candle for you to add your decorations. She also walked us through how to burn our candles for the best burn. Looking back, we spent triple the time mixing our scent vs designing. Great fun group experience! read more

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If you love candles and crafting, this is an awesome place to check out! Very easy to book a class on their website. Parking is on the street so come early to find a spot. The place is very cute and organized. I loved their selection of glassware and the scent wall had all the scents I enjoy. The instruction explained the process very well and gave good advice on how to select and create your scent. It was so fun to put it all together. read more

*First time review* My coworkers wanted to do a fun team building event and we decided to do candle making and grab dinner after! As a few folks mentioned, it is 1.5 hours for your candles to dry. There's plenty of things to do near by while you wait. Parking is awesome here! While it's next to downtown, there is plenty of street parking. Ok! About the candles and experience. First things first, the owner Jacqui is totally a rock star! So fun to chat with, loves what she's doing and set her store up so cute. She walked us through the process and we had fun smelling all of the scents! I highly recommended mixing pomegranate and red currant. Despite having a big group of 9, we were all given attention and care when here. The variety of candle vessels is always amazing!!! She has something for everyone. I'd also like to call out the wood wick, that's really neat and cute. I can't wait to bring my mom here and my friend! read more

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It was my daughter's bday so i booked a candle making workshop for four of us. The Mountain View Candle Co is in a lovely neighborhood in Mt View within walking distance to downtown Mountain View. There is a small parking lot next to the building and plenty of street parking. First thing we did was choose a container for our candle n then we went to choose our scent. The owner had many scents to choose from like French vanilla, lemon, ginger n spice, etc. Each person can choose up to two scents for your candle and then u add the hot wax and pour into your container. After the wax hardens, about an hour, you can add embellishments to the top. We added things liked dried flowers, wax hearts, wax flowers etc. The owner was very knowledgeable about making candles and gave us plenty of time to choose our scents and add embellishments. While you wait for the wax to cool there are plenty of places to eat in downtown Mt. View. We had a great time n I would come back to do more candles n the owner also has classes on making your own perfumes/fragrances. read more

Recently came on a Friday evening after reserving a spot on their website! No other parties were there when we came so it felt like a private class. Street parking nearby (usually not crowded). Space was super cute, clean, and spacious!! The lady who helped us was really nice and explained everything perfectly! Picked out a jar for the candle with a bunch of options on the wall. Then she had us stick the wicks in (2 wick candles to ensure even burn). Picking out the scents was the funnest part!! She showed us how to smell a mix of 2 scents too- that was interesting! I personally thought the sangria and sandalwood was the best combo if you want a mix of fruity and a little warm depth! Then we had to mix the scents and wax together. Was told to come back in 30-45 mins to add the final decorations to our candles. After 30-45 minutes, our candles were pretty much set and we had to preplan our design on the table. Then we put everything in place after the lady melted the top of the candle with a torch. This was also the fun part where you get to be creative! There's a wall of samples to get some inspiration. Overall, really enjoyed this experience!! Would definitely recommend (: read more

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Tried out this candle making class with a group of friends and had a great time! It was pretty much empty when we went which made it feel like it was a private event for us! The candle making process took about 2 hrs total. They first had us choose our candle holder. They had a pretty big selection and 2 different sizes. Then they had us choose/mix scents. It was fun to be able to choose between a lot of different scents and they had classic and special holiday flavors! Once we mixed our scents we poured the wax into the candle and set the wicks. There was then about an hour of waiting during which we left to grab some food and came back. We then got to decorate the top with cute florals/crystals. Overall it was a fun and fairly simple process. Definitely a great activity for a group of friends! Everything was very clear and organized as well! read more

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So much fun creating our own personalized candle! We were greeted by the friendly hostess who walked us through choosing a vessel, placing the wicks, personalizing our scents etc. Be advised that the wait between pouring the candle to drying is around 1.5hr, so we walked into town (4-5blocks) and grabbed a late lunch to kill time. read more

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We spent an afternoon at the Mountain View Candle Company to celebrate my daughter's 14th birthday and we already can't wait to go back! I reached out to schedule the party about 6 weeks before and Jacqui responded right away with information about the timing for the party, pricing, and availability. We selected a date and Jacqui sent an invoice via PayPal to secure the date. We arrived early on the day of the party and were able to set up snacks and desserts on a free table. We loved how the store was decorated, it was so festive in there! While there were other guests who stopped in to pick up candles, we basically had the space to ourselves for the entire period. Jacqui was such a gracious hostess and did a great job leading us all through the process. She answered all of our many questions with patience and she was very helpful. There were many options for the glass vessels for the candles. I love that Jacqui uses higher quality soy wax and clean essential oils. I also appreciate that she encouraged us to exercise restraint with the essential oils by limiting the girls to two scents. It was a very hands-on process, as we measured the essential oils and mixed them into the wax to perfect the scent before pouring our own candles. Jacqui gave us a lot of helpful tips about burning the candles. While the candles set, we had time to enjoy the snacks and cupcakes we brought in, and my daughter opened her gifts. I love that we had this option as it would have been a little difficult to herd ten girls around otherwise. It was wonderful to chat with Jacqui as well, she is such a sweet person and we are happy to support her business. Before leaving, everyone decorated their candles and Jacqui bagged them up to go home. Thank you, Jacqui, for all of your help and your hospitality! We appreciate you! read more

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We had a fantastic time taking our friend here for her Birthday Celebration! Thank You Jackie for making it a fantastic and fun day of learning how to make our own scented candles! :0) I highly recommend MV Candle for your next fun outing by yourself or with Friends and Family. Beautiful items and variety of scents to choose from. Relaxing, bright and welcoming studio! Once you set up your candle, you can run errands or eat out for 1hr while the wax sets, when you return, you need to choose your decorations of tiny flowers and/or mineral stones. Don't add too many, you don't want to start a fire upon using your candle! :0) Can't wait to return! Thank You for this fantastic, fun and memorable activity! :0) read more

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My team and I had so much fun making candles at Mountain View Candle Company! The materials are very high quality and we loved being able to mix our own scents. The store is about a 10 minute walk from downtown Mountain View so we got to enjoy dinner and drinks while our candles dried. Overall a wonderful experience! read more

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** class length can vary depending how long you take to choose your scent and create the top decor. Candle Making Class took us about 3hrs total (includes 1hr wait in between - see breakdown below) because we were taking our time. Easily booked appointment online! East street parking available - few blocks from downtown Mountain View! Our instructor, Jackie, was amazing! So kind and knowledgeable. Gave clear instructions Enjoyed the process of making my candle. Great jar selection! Depending how big of a jar you choose you would be doing a single or double wick candle. 1. Choose Jar and put in wick(s) 2. Choose scent 3. Make your scent mix 4. Pour in wax / stir Wait around an hr; Jackie (instructor) will tell you what time to come back 5. Choose your decor 6. Place your decor on candle Then you can take your awesome creation home!! Will definitely be back for another class since it looks like they have other classes besides candle making. They also sell candles they make as well. read more

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Amazing time from start to finish!! Met a friend here and loved how we were able to spend time chatting while doing a fun activity we can take home and remember the lovely day with. read more

Super nice owner and such a great experience. Will definitely come back. Variety of scent and great decor pieces provided. read more

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This is THE spot to host any special occasion whether it be birthdays/bachelorettes/bridal showers - you name it! The Insta paid ads were hard at work and was immediately hooked. You just book a reservation online and you can cancel within 24 hours of your reservation time to avoid a charge. It's $50 per person. When you come in, your party will be assigned your own table which comfortably seats about 4 people. Then, you get to pick out your candle jar and are given wicks to stick to the bottom of the jar. Next is the fun, sciency-part, where you get to test and mix different essential oils on the tester blotter sheets to see what you'd like to concoct. It's common to combine two scents but no more than three. You first add your wax and then stir in your ratioed scented oils. We had to wait for about 1.5-2 hours for the wax to dry. This spot is conveniently located a short 10-15 minute walk to downtown Mountain View where you can grab lunch or coffee to pass the time. The last part of the process is being able to decorate your candle with dried flowers, fruits, foliage, and decorative stones - all 100% optional. The decorations totally give your candle personality and charm. Overall the whole process from start to finish took about 3 hours. The owner, Jackie, was so awesome, friendly, and knowledgeable during the experience. It made the process fun and smooth. Street parking is conveniently available out front. I'd recommend checking out their website to see if there are any other DIY workshops aside from candle making! read more

My boyfriend and I came on a Sunday morning and had such a great time. We got to pick the candle jars, scent, and decorations on our candles. We were the only two people in the studio, so we were able to take as much time as we wanted picking out our scents and trying different combinations. Jackie, the owner, was also so helpful and nice. While the candles were cooling, we walked to Downtown Mountain View, as she suggested, and visited the Farmer's Market on California+Castro, and then later got some lunch. When we got back, our candles were so fun to decorate! We had a great time and the candles smell great at home too. We've been recommending Jackie's class to all our friends, it's a perfect date idea and would also be great for larger group events. read more

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This was so fun and very nice decor! Person in charge was so patient and nice ! I would come back again !

Overall, it was a good experience. I loved spending time with my girls while trying to be crafty & artistic. However, I was expecting a more engaging experience. The owner/instructor barely spoke to us. Given, the class consisted of just me and my 2 girlfriends, I just wish she interacted with us more. Maybe a a tad friendlier? She seemed a bit stressed out and didn't speak to us unless it was to give us directions. Maybe if we were a larger group it would've been more fun and interactive. Customer service needs improvement (no matter what size of a class!) Otherwise, it was ok but for the price you pay, I expected more. read more

Such a cute little candle-making shop an experience! We came for my friend's birthday and we had so much fun making our candles. Would definitely recommend for a chill, cute birthday celebration. You get to pick out your container + color, scents, and decorations! The best part is it's close to Downtown Mountain View so you can walk to shops, bars, and restaurants while you wait for your candle to be ready. read more

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Booked a 13 person candle making class for a birthday and was blown away at how awesome and unique this experience was. Will definitely be coming back! read more

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Went with a friend for a fun girls night and we were both so happy with our adventure! From the beginning we felt welcomed and encouraged to make the experience special to us. We picked our own vessels, placed our own wicks, picked out and individualized our fragrances to our own taste and then poured our wax. The value for the cost was great especially considering that high quality candles are expensive on their own - with these we knew they were high quality and we handcrafted them ourselves! So fun! While our candles cooled and hardened, we had a lovely dinner in downtown Mountain View which is just a few blocks away. When we came back we were able to decorate the tops of our candles and left with beautiful pieces of art which have been lovely to light and enjoy at home. Would highly recommend for a fun experience! read more

Such a fun activity and cute place. We were guided through the whole process and able to walk out with our candles within the same day. Would definitely recommend this place, the owner was amazing! read more

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Went with my boyfriend to try it out and had so much fun. Candles last a super long time and do actually have a potent scent like bath and body works candles. I came in september and the owner said they are going to change the scents for the holiday season! I'm coming back again for my birthday this month read more

Fun to make your own candle or purchase one already made. Great atmosphere and variety of choices.

I came here with a group of friends and had a great time. The process was simple and fun. Our candles turned out great! Definitely will come back. read more