About Us

Hi! Thanks for being here. Collier's Candle Co. is a small family business based in Yorktown, NY. We proudly hand pour each of the thousands of candles that we produce in our 1,200 sq ft basement studio. The set up works for us logistically and we like to remind other small business owners that you do not have to have a storefront or huge warehouse to be successful. 

Collier's Candle Co. was born as an idea in 2011 after wondering why candles left soot in strange areas of a friend's home. As a firefighter I knew that soot was the byproduct of incomplete combustion and also not healthy to breathe. 

I quickly found that many products used in candles that are widely available in stores are known carcinogens and toxins. In addition most candles available were made with petroleum based paraffin wax. I knew there had to be a better way.

My goal was to make a candle that people could feel good about burning in their homes, not having to worry about soot, toxins, carcinogens, or other harmful ingredients. After many hours of research and experimenting I made my first candles in 2013. They weren't that great, but I didn't stop trying.

In 2015 I launched Collier's Candle Co. and candles were flying off my shelves faster than I could keep them in stock. Just when I felt I was picking up a lot of momentum another opportunity I had been working towards came to fruition. I was notified that I was selected to begin the New York City Police Academy beginning in January. As a rule of the NYPD I was no longer allowed to own a business for at least the first two years of my employment. 

Fast forward to 2020, still a police officer, I was now working closer to home. I still had people asking for candles and my passion for creating clean burning candles was as strong as ever with two young children at home. I re-launched Collier's Candle Co. in the Winter of 2020 and am proud to say that beginning in Spring 2021 every candle we have produced is made with fragrance oils free from carcinogens, mutagens, phthalates, dye, uv stabilizer, organ toxins, acute toxins, and reproductive toxins. To learn more about our product visit the About Our Candles page.

2022 and 2023 brought immense change and growth to our lives and Collier's Candle Co. We moved into our new home, welcomed our third daughter, tripled the size of our candle studio, and I left my job as a police officer to be home with my family while growing this business.

We can be found locally at farmers markets, craft fairs, street fairs and festivals throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond. We are always adding new events, Take a look at our In Person Events page to see our monthly schedule. Thank you for your support on the journey this business has taken me. The opportunities that I have had, the places I have traveled to, the people I have been able to meet, and those I have been able to give back to are all because of you, our customers. 

Follow along on Instagram @collierscandleco for everyday life moments, easy DIY's, facebook marketplace finds, and small business owner life as a mom of 3.

I am so thankful for your support, each purchase means the world to my family and I.

- Amanda Collier