Bundle Up Your Gift List 🎁

Three bundles, three stories. One for the coffee shop regular, one for the off-duty ballerina, and one for the holiday rom-com lead.

Your Downtime Awaits

This limited edition set includes 3 holiday candles in our first ever glass vessels. Plus, it's now the ONLY way to get the beloved scent, California Christmas.

Early Light is Back... and 50% OFF ☕

These candles have the same scent you know and love, just with a few surface level imperfections.

WE ARE queer, women-owned | indie fragrance | artisan techniques | born in brooklyn | handmade just for you in the USA *

Did you know? If you smelled a new scent every minute of every day, you’d never smell the same thing twice.

We're here to bring you scents as unique as you are. Crafted to bring comfort to your everyday moments, our fragrances fit effortlessly into busy routines.
WE ARE queer, women-owned | indie fragrance | artisan techniques | made in Brooklyn, NY *

The New Savant

curious + original + independent

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"Nilsen and Anderson are invested in nurturing and educating their growing community by decoding the olfactory experience in equal parts innovative and personal ways." read more

“After retiring from YouTube, Ingrid Nilsen got to work creating her new candle line The New Savant…” read more

“The first collection went up for sale on December 3, 2020. It sold out in seven minutes!” read more

"...the candle’s inspirations, including femme identity, lesbian pulp fiction and Ms. Nilsen’s favorite cocktail, the rosy-hued Clover Club." read more

“These sales are happening without any sales or marketing on Nilsen's YouTube channel and minimal mentions on Instagram.” read more

"They talk about capturing uncommon notes like desert air and pignoli cookies, and tell the story of the high school fantasy that inspired one of their most popular candles." read more

“The New Savant is a candle company worthy of stock-piling. Considering how involved the founders are with the brand, each The New Savant purchase evokes a sense of community.” read more

"...try lighting up a scent like The Usual and not being instantly transported to a delightful cafe filled with the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee and just-out-of-the-oven chocolate cake" read more

"The queer, women-owned brand brings imaginative scents (specially co-created with master perfumers from a storied Swiss fragrance house) into homes, inspired by personal experiences past and present." read more

"Nilsen and Anderson are invested in nurturing and educating their growing community by decoding the olfactory experience in equal parts innovative and personal ways." read more

“After retiring from YouTube, Ingrid Nilsen got to work creating her new candle line The New Savant…” read more

“The first collection went up for sale on December 3, 2020. It sold out in seven minutes!” read more

"...the candle’s inspirations, including femme identity, lesbian pulp fiction and Ms. Nilsen’s favorite cocktail, the rosy-hued Clover Club." read more

“These sales are happening without any sales or marketing on Nilsen's YouTube channel and minimal mentions on Instagram.” read more

"They talk about capturing uncommon notes like desert air and pignoli cookies, and tell the story of the high school fantasy that inspired one of their most popular candles." read more

“The New Savant is a candle company worthy of stock-piling. Considering how involved the founders are with the brand, each The New Savant purchase evokes a sense of community.” read more

"...try lighting up a scent like The Usual and not being instantly transported to a delightful cafe filled with the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee and just-out-of-the-oven chocolate cake" read more

"The queer, women-owned brand brings imaginative scents (specially co-created with master perfumers from a storied Swiss fragrance house) into homes, inspired by personal experiences past and present." read more

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Meet the Founders

Ingrid and Erica founded The New Savant in December 2020. After spending the better part of their careers making things for the Internet, they set new sights on creating analog joy through the powerful sense of smell.

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