Testimonials
"To me, the candle is holy. With the scent of frankincense, which I personally love, its light accompanies my most private moments. Reading, meditating, daydreaming. Exquisite!"
ELLE Magazin, Sabine Nedelchev, Chief Editor
"In my job, I need to have a sense for the unique, for the small, subtle details and, of course, a high taste level. In just a few minutes, Mel’s scent composition made of exotic herbs, fine woods and holy resin makes a wonderful, intimate mood and instantly transforms my Shanghainese home into an aromatherapy oasis."
Restaurant Jean Georges Shanghai, Jacky Goergler, General Manager
"For me the finest way to relax is to light my favorite scented candle, OLIBANVM. It has become a daily ritual for me because its indescribable, magical scent, in combination with “no phone – no mail” is the quickest way for me to enter the universe."
ESPRIT, Ursula Buck, Executive Director Licenses & Products
"The mood created by candles, music, flowers and scent is very important to me at home. The mystical composition in the scented candle OLIBANVM of hearty, deep essences and the angelic ephemeral quality give special moments a ceremonial quality that touches the heart."
Werner Baldessarini, Fashion Designer
"The gentle bouquet of the scented candle OLIBANVM has a delicate tenderness and sensuality while simultaneously being rich and complex. I feel a soulful kinship that I can’t describe with words…"
Winner of the European and World Cups for Hairdressers, Jochen Schätz
"For me, Mel and Cologne are like their enchanting scents. Spiritual and deliciously sensual, pure vitality and a rush of energy… mysteriously elusive and at the same time approachable. And it seems as if the Kölner Licht carries a healing energy inside itself."
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Alexandra Kamp, Actress
"Before I open the scented candle’s package… it makes me think “the designer, her personality, her character, her spiritual creativity, it’s her: the Mel I personally know.”
While I’m opening the scented candle’s package: I look at the outside of the package in black and elegant red, at its spiritual logo (I wonder “is it a sexy pair of lips?”). The painting of the cathedral represents the history of the designer’s birthplace… It represents the special qualities of her life and her love for the place…! When you take the candle out of its package, the glass has an elegant, shiny, creamy white quality that gives it the sense of searching for something with a nature that is simultaneously peaceful-minded and strong …I was thinking of lighting it. But I don’t want to do it until I have a special occasion because I feel like it’s not just a candle; it’s a designer’s heart and soul … and everything means just what she wants it to … I hope to meet her soon!"
Dream Overseas Melbourne, John Du, Managing Director
"The top note of elegant frankincense and enlivening fresh orange – which makes an incomparably fitting scent for our historical structure at Burg Satzvey. When I light a candle I feel as if the hectic pace of the day drops away… A wonderful gift for my soul and those with which I am joined. Thank you Mel Weisweiler for this soothing, bright light!"
Jeannette Gräfin Beissel von Gymnich, Burg Satzvey
"I am simply blown away by this captivating scent. Everyone who visits me in my N.Y. apartment is struck, and tells me so. I can hardly classify it; it is androgynous –Yin and Yang at the same time. Amazing!"
Kenneth Cole N.Y., Ingo Wilts, Creative Director
"The Kölner Licht accompanies me on all of my trips; it is my homey source of relaxation in my hotel room and my powerpoint when I’m doing yoga!"