Scent Library

Five we always make,
and one for the season

Every scent starts somewhere real on this coastline. Here is what is in each one, and what it is actually like in a room.

Foggy Morning candle by By the Sea Alchemy

Signature

Foggy Morning

The marine layer still sitting low over the water, an hour before the sun gets through. Cool, damp, and completely still. It is the scent people buy when they want a room to feel calm rather than lively.

The notes

Top  Bergamot & grapefruit

Heart  Clary sage, rosemary, coriander seed

Base  Rosewood, guaiacwood, juniper berries

Made as: Candle · Room spray · Diffuser oil

Signature

Golden Hour

The half hour when the sun drops toward the Pacific and everything turns amber. Herbaceous at the top, deep and grounding underneath. The one to light when the working day ends.

The notes

Top  Clary sage, rosemary & bergamot

Heart  Juniper berries, coriander seed

Base  Patchouli, guaiacwood, cedarwood

Made as: Candle

Golden Hour candle by By the Sea Alchemy
Santo by the Sea candle by By the Sea Alchemy

Signature

Santo by the Sea

Dry, sunbaked earth meeting salt air. Bright florals up front that give way to something woody and resinous. Our most ceremonial scent, and the one people describe as grounding.

The notes

Top  Orange blossom, pink pepper & neroli

Heart  Clary sage, palo santo, cedarwood

Base  Aged patchouli, amber, coastal musk

Made as: Candle · Room spray · Diffuser oil

Signature

Endless Weekend

A coastal garden with everything in bloom at once. Creamy gardenia, sweet honeydew, and a long warm finish. The most floral thing we make, and the one that sells fastest in summer.

The notes

Top  Italian mandarin & lemon blossom

Heart  White gardenia, neroli, honeydew

Base  Egyptian jasmine, sandalwood, heliotrope

Made as: Candle · Room spray · Diffuser oil

Endless Weekend candle by By the Sea Alchemy
Walking on Sunshine candle by By the Sea Alchemy

Signature

Walking on Sunshine

Citrus with the sharpness taken out of it. Bright and clean at the top, honeyed in the middle, soft sandalwood at the end. It makes a room feel like it has just been cleaned and the windows opened.

The notes

Top  Lemon blossom, Italian mandarin & Florida orange

Heart  Neroli petals, orange blossom

Base  Sandalwood

Made as: Candle

Seasonal — Fall 2026

White Cardamom & Sweet Clove

Once a year the shop starts smelling like a spice drawer that has been left open in a warm kitchen. That is this one.

White cardamom is the lighter, greener side of the spice — less heat than the black pods, more of a soft citrus edge. Sweet clove sits underneath it and does the warming. Together they land somewhere between a harvest table and a cold afternoon that wants an excuse to stay indoors.

It is spiced without being sharp, and sweet without tipping into dessert. If the usual autumn candle is too much pumpkin and too much sugar for you, this is the alternative.

Arriving this fall as a candle, a room spray and a diffuser oil. Same coconut apricot wax, same cotton-core wick, same clean spec as everything else we pour.

The notes

Top  White cardamom

Heart  Warming autumn spice

Base  Sweet clove

Seasonal scents are poured in one batch and are gone when they are gone. If you want some, come by early or ask us to set one aside.

Find your one

Every scent is made in more than one form. Candles, room sprays, diffuser oils and botanical mists.