From The Island

Chez Shea luxury candle in a green vessel beside a pink peony on a sun-lit windowsill with palm trees in the background

Beautiful Isn't Enough

Beautiful is the beginning. What comes after beautiful is the real work. Here's what I've learned about selling a sensory product in a visual world.

Beautiful Isn't Enough

Beautiful is the beginning. What comes after beautiful is the real work. Here's what I've learned about selling a sensory product in a visual world.

What your mood wants to smell

Burning Through My Moods

Ask me how I'm feeling, and I might not tell you. But look at what I'm burning, and the answer will be clear. From focus to celebration, comfort to joy...

Burning Through My Moods

Ask me how I'm feeling, and I might not tell you. But look at what I'm burning, and the answer will be clear. From focus to celebration, comfort to joy...

Collage of candle notes

Which Chez Shea Scent Are You?

Every person has a scent that's theirs. Most people just haven't found it yet. Twelve Palm Beach Collection scents, twelve personalities — read through and find yours.

Which Chez Shea Scent Are You?

Every person has a scent that's theirs. Most people just haven't found it yet. Twelve Palm Beach Collection scents, twelve personalities — read through and find yours.

Beautiful Palm Beach Living Room with orchids and Chez Shea luxury candle in green glass

How to Scent Your Home, Room by Room: The Palm ...

In Palm Beach, fragrance is not an afterthought. It's part of the architecture. Here's how to scent your home room by room — with intention, with luxury, and entirely in...

How to Scent Your Home, Room by Room: The Palm ...

In Palm Beach, fragrance is not an afterthought. It's part of the architecture. Here's how to scent your home room by room — with intention, with luxury, and entirely in...

Green glass vessel with pink peony with palm tree

The MBA I Didn’t Realize I Was Earning

Building a luxury candle brand while working full-time is an education nobody warns you about. Chez Shea founder Carolyn shares the real story — the grit, the Zen, and the...

The MBA I Didn’t Realize I Was Earning

Building a luxury candle brand while working full-time is an education nobody warns you about. Chez Shea founder Carolyn shares the real story — the grit, the Zen, and the...

My father and me

There Are No Shortcuts in Yes

Thirty years ago, a car hit me and broke both legs. My father leaned over me in the ER and said: 'Looks like you're going to have to rely on...

There Are No Shortcuts in Yes

Thirty years ago, a car hit me and broke both legs. My father leaned over me in the ER and said: 'Looks like you're going to have to rely on...