When Darby and I started the search for our "signature scent" for both our selves and our homes — I decided that I wanted my home to forever smell like palo santo. There's something about the light and peaceful scent that just feels homey to me, so I want to be hit with it the second I open the front door. Naturally, I set up little burn stations all over the apartment. One in the bathroom, one in the bedroom, the living room — you get the idea. But, nothing made the smell so

Ever since we found out about Palo Santo, we've been interested in trying out similar incenses. We have smelled incense before and honestly didn't love them. Sometimes we find the scents overpower the room and make the space seem just too smoky. But since Palo Santo is technically classified as an incense and it doesn't do that, we are wanting to test out unique incenses. There are so many incense kits these days. You can see if sage is more your style or even test out diffe

If you follow along with the blog at all, you know we are all about taking time for yourself. Whether that's curling up with a good book or taking a bubble bath– we say do it! It's so important to relax throughout the week and try not to let all the stresses get to you! We enjoy a bubble bath from time to time. And it got us thinking what would the perfect bath be like to us? First we thought we would want a bath desk to hold our books and all of our bath-time snacks. The sna

Darby and I recently popped into a café that’s themed to be exactly as they are in Paris. Now, we’ve never actually been to France, but the destination is definitely on our bucket list! We imagine a Parisian café to be the most perfect experience, and this faux experience certainly came very close to how we imagine the actual thing to be — minus a view of the Eiffel Tower! There are a few key elements that made the café distinctly French-feeling. The ambiance was a big part o

Photo: Urban Outfitters Your bedside table is pretty important. It's the last thing you see every night before you go to sleep and also the first thing you see every morning! That being said, it has to hold all of your essentials! What everyone's bedside table holds can be different. It may have a few lip balms, lotions, your favorite books, etc. We thought it would be fun to share what exactly what we keep at our bed's at all times and what we wished we currently woke up to

When we think of fall—we think of brightly-colored leaves, scarves, our favorite pairs of worn-in boots and apples! Apples are the fruit of fall so whether you’re picking them straight out of the orchard, enjoying a mug of cider or eating them while they’re covered in caramel and pecans—there’s no wrong way to enjoy them this season. Although, some methods are better than others, and one of our personal favorites is having them dipped in caramel and other wonderful toppings.

It's easy to get caught up with your routine and forget about taking care of yourself. It happens to the best of us. You're busy and the last thing you have time to do is relax. However that is one of the most important things to cross of your to-do list. Taking care of yourself, and getting enough sleep is just as important as school or work. Here are some steps we like to take in order to live a more stress-free lifestyle. We admittedly need to do more of these steps on a w

Fall weather makes cuddling up in doors preferable to basically anything else. And one of the best ways to make your home a little more cozy is to have a candle burning. A roaring fireplace would be nice, too, but hey, until you’re in your dream house— these candles will definitely do. From Applewood to clove, you’re going to want these smells in your home all season long. Get to shopping these scents as soon as possible. Then, get a blanket, some slippers and settle in on th

With it officially being fall, The Labels and Lacquer girls are fully embracing the new season from fall home decorating with throw pillows just to give the home a little seasonal touch to now buying the perfect scented candles to really bring in autumn. We recently saw Ariana Grande instagram about how many pumpkin candles she has already bought. That inspired us to do a roundup of the best pumpkin candles and other fall scents. We also need to buy a “copious amounts of pump