Room 315 · The Guest Rooms
Log walls, a red lamp on the nightstand, and the fire turned low.
Great Northern Candle Co.
Smells like
"Cashmere and cedar, a quiet and grounding hush."
CashmereCedarwoodSandalwoodCypressIf you love…
…you'll love burning Margaret the Oracle. Want to wear it too? Try the matching The Oracle Perfume, starting at $10 for a 2ml Discovery Vial.
Comparisons describe scent style only. Great Northern is an independent perfumer and candle maker, not affiliated with these brands.
Scent profile
Burn it for: Fall and winter nights, dinner parties, and a bath with the lights low
Our Margaret the Oracle fragrance doesn’t hit with a generic blast of fragrance. It settles in with an grounding, quiet blend of sandalwood, cypress, and cedar. It feels less like a candle and more like stepping inside a remote timber cabin at dusk, where the fireplace has settled into embers and the forest feels heavy, close, and protective just beyond the glass.
Deep inside, a slender thread of wild climbing rose begins to open. We stripped away traditional, powdery sweetness here. Instead, it feels atmospheric and lived-in, like a resilient vine growing against weathered wood, or the faint trace of an old perfume clinging to a heavy wool coat.
As it burns, tonka and cashmere ground the base. They leave behind a soft, velvety warmth that hangs in the air long after the flame is put out.
This is a scent for anyone who knows that silence is rarely empty. It belongs in the quiet corners of your routine,paired with a midnight cup of coffee and long walks under a heavy canopy of firs, or that strange, lingering feeling that the trees around you are keeping secrets.
Pair it with the matching The Oracle Perfume. Scent your space and yourself together and it becomes a memory.
4 oz | 118 mL: a sweet way to try a new scent, and great for bathrooms and desks. 8 oz | 237 mL: the everyday favorite for bedrooms and offices. 16 oz | 473 mL: made for living rooms and open spaces, and the best value per ounce.
On the first burn, let the wax melt all the way to the edge (about 1 hour per inch of width). This prevents tunneling and gives you the strongest scent throw. Trim the wick before every burn (about 1/8 inch for our wood wicks), and burn no more than 4 hours at a time.
Every order of $65 or more gets a surprise sample, hand-picked by us from our fragrance library. You don't choose it. That's half the fun, and it's how many customers find their next favorite.
Every order is made by hand in and shipped from the West Hills of Portland, OR. Current processing time is 4–5 business days (Mon–Fri) before your order ships.