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.

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Australian Native Botanicals

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

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Handmade in Newcastle

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

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Design-Led and Gift-Ready

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

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Telling Australian Stories

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

More Than Candles, Clare Makes:

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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

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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.

  • Australian Botanical Gift Hamper with room spray, body oil, tea lights, and Littlehoothoot card in a white box – Clare Makes
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Australian Botanical Gift Hamper: Open Top Self Care Set

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Room Sprays - 100ml (Scent)
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