your new candle obsession starts here

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS

We’ve been casting them in wax since 2020. Still life, reimagined and ready for you to collect them all.

We take celebrations very seriously

That’s why we have a full collection of candles dedicated to celebrating. Whether it’s a birthday, a new job, a new house (anything new actually!) or it’s a Thursday and you want to use all the fine china.

We believe in celebrating all the wins, no matter the size. Explore or collect the whole collection now.

SHOP THE BIRTHDAY COLLECTION

Birthday’s have never looked so good!

The Mini Blackberry Birthday Candles - 10 Pack

$64.00

The Mini Cherry Tomato Birthday Candles - 8 Pack

$64.00

The Mini Pear Candles

$75.00

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Featured Products

The Mini Mixed Berry Birthday Candles - 15 Pack

$75.00

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The Jumbo Heirloom Tomato Candle

$165.00

NEW LIMITED EDITION: The Egg Candles - 6 Pack

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NEW LIMITED EDITION: The Egg Candles - 6 Pack

$129.00

The Mini Strawberry Birthday Candles - 8 Pack

$64.00

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WORLD BRANDS.

FATHER RABBIT.

AUCKLAND MUSEUM.

WORLD BRANDS. FATHER RABBIT. AUCKLAND MUSEUM.

Our Stockists

You can find us around Auckland and Wellington at WORLD, Father Rabbit and Auckland Museum. Coming to Queenstown very soon.

Welcome to Scented Fable

I’m Kathryn, and I have a love of creating hyper-real sculptural wax objects that blur the line between art and illusion. Still life reimagined. Exquisitely crafted (and I hope, irresistibly clever!) each piece is luxuriously made and deliciously deceptive.

Since 2020 I’ve been creating candles that exist to deceive the eyes! I love to ask, can it candle? Most importantly though, each and everyone is made by hand using the finest, natural and safe ingredients. From our custom made molds (that we make or design) to the blend of wax and colours. Every single candle is beautifully unique.

Discover our story

The Citrus Collection

The Little Lemon Candle

$74.00

The Lime Candle

$74.00

The Orange Candle

$74.00

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The Giant Lemon Candle

$172.00

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FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD!

Fruit and veg, recast as objets d’art.

Sun-drenched orchards, baskets of ripe citrus, vegetables lifted fresh from the soil. Familiar shapes, recast as sculpture, each candle molded from the real thing, skin, stem, seed and all. These are pieces to surprise and to delight: the everyday made extraordinary. For those who crave more, our oversized works bring drama to the table and theatre to the room.

A wicker basket filled with yellow lemons sitting on a concrete surface next to a white wall with garlic bulbs hanging on it.

Female owned

Made in NZ

Cruelty Free

Safe & Non-toxic

Coming Soon

We love candles, and we love to ask, will it candle! Here is your sneak peek at what is coming next.

Coming Soon!

A fork holding a piece of chocolate cake with white frosting, topped with a raspberry birthday candle

Love Notes From the Scented Fable Community

"I found your candles through Hercules Noble and I have bought 6 since getting my first lemon candle! They are what I buy everyone for gifts. I love them!! Ps. The Butter is incredible!

Julia W. Auckland
“Um, can I just say that I LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVED the Tarot workshop. It was awesome and I will 100% be at the nexr one”

Tracy. M. Auckland
I will be honest, I was sure about the tarot workshop, I was a +1 invite. But I am now converted. It was so much fun and I was surprised that it was based on science and not spooky! I would recommend to anyone”

Charlie .Auckland
“Lighting this candle became the start of my evening ritual. It’s not just scent—it’s sanctuary.”

Emma R. Wellington
“I never thought a candle could help me slow down. But every time I light it, I breathe deeper. It’s become my little anchor in the chaos.”

Rachel V. Wellington