Scents That Tell Stories & Smell Like Home

Clare Makes candles, body oils, room sprays, diffusers, tea lights and more. All inspired by Australian native botanicals. Our certified Australian Made range is designed to scent your space and celebrate the beauty of home.

Candles are named after figures from Australian history and made with high quality fragrance blends. Body oils and other self-care products use essential oils for a natural, skin-friendly scent.

With over 100 five-star reviews, Clare Makes is your go-to for home fragrance and self-care, made right here in Australia.

Explore the collection, try a tea light sampler or take the quiz to find your perfect scented candle.

Take The Quiz

Shop Now

1 6
1 4

Thanks for organising my friend’s housewarming gift! She loves them both and her house is smelling amazing thanks to the candles and diffusers you recommended (and approved by her husband’s sensitive nose!). The order also arrived super quick! Thank you so much for your help! I’ll definitely be coming back for more gift ideas in the future :)

- A recent review from Jess in Sydney

Christmas 2025 Shipping Deadlines

To shop in person, check out Instagram for dates and market locations, as well as the "Find a Stockist" tab in the top heading bar.

For Sendle, refer to the image. For Australia Post, check out the cut off dates on their website. Orders are shipped from Newcastle, NSW which is treated as a metro area for most services.
Please note that we always try to get your order out on the same day if it's placed before 12pm but once it's with the carrier, it's out of our control, and we appreciate your patience. I always recommend using the AfterShip app to track all your parcels.
Follow Clare Makes on Instagram
🪴

Australian Native Botanicals

Every scent is inspired by our unique landscape, bringing the outside in, through lemon myrtle, eucalyptus, wattle, boronia and more.

🖐

Handmade in Newcastle

Small-batch production ensures exceptional quality, made with care and intention (by me!)

🎁

Design-Led and Gift-Ready

From colour palettes to scent names, everything is designed to be beautiful, meaningful, and deeply personal.

💡

Telling Australian Stories

Each product captures a memory, a place, or a person, offering more than fragrance, but connection.

More Than Candles, Clare Makes:

1 4

Clare Makes Is...

Me! I’m Clare, a former beauty blogger turned candle maker who started pouring during lockdown, craving the scent of wild native blooms over mass-produced blends. I was married under a eucalyptus tree, and I’ve been chasing that grounded, unmistakably Australian scent ever since.

Clare Makes began as a creative lifeline and became a love letter to Australian botanicals, culture, and identity. Every product is handmade in Newcastle using native ingredients, bold design, and a dose of storytelling. No filler, no shortcuts, just thoughtful home fragrance made with care.

I’m not a gardener, but I am a homebody. I want your home to smell like the outside: lush, personal, and meaningful. Think of me as your scent guide, always sharing styling advice, storytelling, and what’s actually worth your time.

🔥

Clean, Consistent Burn

Each candle burns evenly from edge to edge with soy wax and an all-cotton wick - no tunnelling, no wasted wax.

🌿

True-to-Life Fragrance

Blended to calm and refresh, the balanced notes in each scent fill your space with a clean, restorative aroma.

🇦🇺

A Brand You Can Trust

Proudly Australian-made, Clare Makes celebrates native botanicals with products loved nationwide - each scent tells a story of home.

🕯️

Worth Every Burn

Handcrafted in small batches with premium ingredients, designed to last longer and scent stronger than mass-produced candles.