Boss Lady Soy Candle - Clear Jar - 9 oz (Spa Day)

For the woman who runs the show — and forgets to sit down.

Here's the quiet joke of this candle: the jar says Boss Lady, but the scent says take a breath. Spa Day is Sweet Water Decor's most calming blend — sea salt and jasmine up top, warm wood in the middle, soft cream underneath. It smells like the spa appointment she keeps meaning to book. Which makes it the rare "congrats on the promotion" gift that's actually about her, not her job.

Hand-poured in Pittsburgh from a clean-burning soy wax blend with a 100% cotton wick. No phthalates, no synthetic dyes. The clear jar with a gold lid looks right at home on a desk, a nightstand, or the corner of a bathtub.

What It Smells Like

Fresh sea salt and jasmine open it. Warm wood grounds it. A soft cream base rounds it into something that reads clean, calm, and a little luxurious — the scent equivalent of a robe and a closed door.

Fragrance notes:

• Top: Sea Salt, Jasmine
• Middle: Wood
• Base: Cream

The Gift That Says Both Things

New job. Promotion. First year of the business she built from her kitchen table. Boss's Day, a work bestie's birthday, or the friend who just survived her busiest season yet. This candle congratulates her and hands her permission to rest in the same breath — which is more than most gift-shop candles manage.

When the wax is gone, the gold-lidded jar keeps working: pens on the desk, cotton rounds on the counter, or a few stems by the window.

Candle Details

• Size: 9 oz | 208 g | 2.75" x 2.75" x 3.5"
• Burn time: 40+ hours
• Wick: 100% cotton (lead & zinc free)
• Wax: Proprietary soy-based blend | Vegan, Non-GMO, Kosher
• Clean standards: Gluten-free, phthalate-free, non-toxic
• Made in: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Candle Care

Trim wick to ¼" before each lighting. On the first burn, let the melt pool reach the edge of the jar so it burns evenly going forward. Burn no more than 4 hours at a time. Stop use when less than ½" of wax remains. Keep away from drafts, open windows, hot surfaces, children, and pets — and never leave a burning candle unattended.

Ideal For

Promotion and new-job gifts that don't feel like an afterthought. Boss's Day, work anniversaries, and the colleague who trained you and never got thanked properly. Desk candles for the home office — the spa scent earns its keep during long afternoons. Anyone whose calendar is full and whose bathtub is lonely.

She holds a lot together. This is a small way of saying someone noticed.

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