The Scents I Renamed (and Why)

A few of my favorite scents got new names in this relaunch. Not because I got tired of them, but because I wanted every name on my shelf to actually sound like something you'd want to light in your home. Here's the full story behind each one.

Apple Orchard → Golden Apple
This scent went also through a few names before landing here. Crisp apple, golden pear, vanilla bean. It's one of my top sellers, and it's now moved out of the seasonal fall lineup into my year-round collection, because honestly, it deserves to stick around all year. It's also one of my absolute favorites.

Grandma's Kitchen → Sweet Nostalgia
This one had a lot of names during my thought process: From Grandma's Kitchen to Sweet Nostalgia, there were about 4 other names I considered! Caramelized banana, brown sugar, nutmeg, tonka bean. Every version of the name was chasing the same feeling: the family kitchen, the sweet memory. Sweet Nostalgia is the one that finally said it plainly.

Euphoria → Garden Terrace
Cool aloe, golden agave, chrysanthemum, wild florals, patchouli. I almost retired this scent entirely. Garden Terrace felt like a better fit for what it actually smells like: fresh green, garden calm, earthy warmth. Like opening your window to the floral goodness outside.

Morning Dew → Veiled Petals
Gardenia, lemon peel, tuberose, green floral, jasmine, and powder. I loved this scent from the start, but the old name never captured how romantic and soft it actually is. Veiled Petals felt closer to the truth: gentle blooms with a soft floral essence

Mid Day Rain → Rainstorm
Fresh green leaves, garden rose, lily of the valley, sandalwood, fresh air. Simpler name, same feeling: the quiet that follows a storm.

Lemon Sorbet → Sugar & Rind
Sugared lemon, lemon peel, lemon verbena, soft musk. Another one that almost didn't make it back, and another one saved because of feedback I received. Sugar & Rind captures the bright citrus and sun-warmed sugar without sounding like a dessert menu item.

Outdoorsman → Stone & Sage
Hill country sage, orange, grapefruit, lavender, amber, tonka bean, oakmoss. Grounded, earthy calm, quiet strength. Stone & Sage says it better than the old name ever did. Outdoorsman was a scent available in the earlier days of Soul of a Home, but I never absolutely felt that the name captured the scent. Now, I do.

Beloved → Steadfast
Warm mahogany, aged teakwood, white cedarwood. This one is named in honor of my husband, and the notes haven't changed one bit. Steadfast just felt truer to who he is: steady warmth, devotion, coming home.

Distinguished → The Study
Bergamot, coriander, golden honey, amber, aged tobacco, oud. I renamed this one to The Study because that's exactly the feeling I wanted: a quiet place where you can read, a room that's just books, quiet, and you.

Everything Nice → Clove & Cream
Warm clove, Ceylon cinnamon, sweet cream, vanilla. Everything Nice was a sweet enough name, but it didn't say anything about what the scent actually is. Clove & Cream does, and it gives you the two notes that carry it: the spice and the cream that settles it. The comfort that arrives right when fall does.

Frosted Cranberry → Crimson & Pine
Tart cranberry, black currant, fresh pine. Turns out "Frosted Cranberry" is already a trademarked name, something I didn't realize until after the fact. Crimson & Pine gave this one a name that's fully mine.

Winter Chill → December Morning
Tart cranberry, peach, and wild berries open this one up bright and a little tart, before cool peppermint and violet leaves settle in alongside a touch of warm clove. It finishes on tonka bean, vanilla, and soft musk, so what starts crisp ends up soft and settled. December Morning captures the scent well: that first cold morning of the year, when the air outside is sharp but everything inside still feels warm. It releases in November along with the rest of the Winter edition of Seasons + Moments.

Every one of these scents is still available in candle, tumbler, wax melt, or room mist, so however you like to bring a scent into your space, it's there for you.