Why I started hand-pouring candles in Amsterdam.

I didn’t set out to create a candle brand.

I was working on an art project when I accidentally ordered 10 kilos of the wrong wax. At first, I felt that old voice of self-criticism creep in - What were you thinking? But then something softened. I thought, Maybe I’ll just make gifts for friends for the next ten years.

Around the same time, I was deep in personal therapy. I was learning how to feel without judgment. How to soften my inner voice. One day, my therapist said: "You don’t need fixing. You need acceptance." That line cracked something open. It made me ask: What do I need to hear today?

That’s when Unundone began.

I started blending scent with words - creating candles that weren’t just beautiful, but intentional, grounding, and emotionally resonant. Each one became part of my healing process: a quiet ritual, a sensory anchor, a small invitation to return to myself.

Scent is powerful like that. It bypasses logic and goes straight to memory. Just like a song can pull you back to a chapter of your life, a certain smell can bring you home to a feeling - peace, stillness, joy. That’s what I wanted these candles to become: emotional anchors. You light one while telling yourself something you need to hear. And over time, the scent remembers it for you. So even if you forget the words, your body remembers the feeling.

Every Unundone candle is hand-poured in Amsterdam, using sustainable rapeseed wax - a locally sourced, eco-conscious alternative to soy or paraffin. I choose each ingredient with care: safe, tested, and responsible. Not just "natural" for the label, but honest in purpose.

Unundone isn’t just a candle brand. It’s a space for softness. For reflection. For unlearning what no longer fits and reconnecting with what’s always been true.

You don’t need to be perfect. You don’t need to have it all figured out. 

You just need space to feel. And maybe a little light to guide you. Because candles can’t fix your life - but they can light the way back to yourself.

Polina