When our Editor-in-Chief dropped something from an Instagram ad into our work chat this morning, I was a little worried he might have gotten sucked into a pyramid scheme over Thanksgiving. But nope, it looks like fuel-scented candles are real and ready to make your apartment smell like a race track or runway.
The Billington Farms Candle Company seems to have made wacky-but-distinctive smell-flavors its schtick. Their catalog includes olfactory delicacies like Permanent Marker, Maple Syrup and Spaghetti(?), and Saw Dust.
Actually, that last one actually perks my ears up … but Billington’s fuel-scented candle collection is most pertinent to our interests. Options include:
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- E85
- 2-stroke (oil and gasoline)
- Race fuel (super high-octane gasoline)
- 100LL (aviation fuel)
- JP-8 (jet fuel, often used by the military)
The description of each includes a disclaimer along the lines of “…doesn’t smell exactly like JP-8 jet fuel (has a slightly tart and smoky aroma to replicate exhaust) it is as close to it as we could get while providing a candle that can be enjoyed by the masses!”
Which, yeah, that makes sense. I rolled my Scout into my workshop (a room in our house) and the entire domicile reeked of gasoline shortly after … not much longer after that, the truck was banned from our house because it produces a pretty offensive (and not particularly healthy) odor.
Billington claims its candles are eco-friendly and soy-based, though, so the candles called out above should let you enjoy the general vibe of your favorite fuel without poisoning the air in your house and/or creating an explosion hazard. Yay!
I don’t know much about the candle biz but Billington’s About Us page has me pretty optimistic about the execution of these. It appears to be a company that actually attempts to make quality products as opposed to a nameless Amazon retailer shilling gag gifts, which would have been my assumption about an outfit selling diesel-flavored candles.
We’re going to order some to test them out. Meanwhile, looks like a strong contender for gifting as Christmas comes around.
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