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Our CEO, Alejandro Buxton was feature in Voyage Baltimore on March 18, 2024

Check Out Alejandro Buxton's Story

Our CEO, Alejandro Buxton, was featured in Voyage's Bold Journey Series on February 9, 2024

Meet Alejandro Buxton 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on DC News Now, Living Local DMV on February 1, 2024

13 Year Old Entrepreneur Starts Smell of Love Candles 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on Good Morning Washington on November 8, 2023 

Vienna, VA Teen turned candle maker honored by Drew Barrymore & Shark Tank's Daymond John 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on Yahoo News on November 8, 2023

A 13-Year-Old Candle Company Founder Just Got A $10K Check for His Biz On 'The Drew Barrymore Show'

Our CEO, Alejandro was featured in Yahoo Finance on November 7, 2023 

12-Year-Old Alejandro Buxton Receives $10K For His Candle Business And Advice From Fellow Entrepreneur Daymond John 

Alejandro was featured on FFX Now on November 2, 2023

Vienna candle-maker gifted $10,000 check on Drew Barrymore's talk show 

Alejandro was featured on The Drew Barrymore Show with Daymond John on November 1, 2023

Smell of Love Candles was featured in Northern Virginia Magazine on September 21, 2023

Find Cozy Fall Candles at These 5 NOVA Shops 

Alejandro was featured in Scholastic Math Magazine in their May/June 2023 Magazine 

Kidpreneur Files: Alejandro's Candles 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on Canvas Rebel on May 22, 2023

Meet Alejandro Buxton 

Smell of Love Candles was featured in Washingtonian Magazine on March 21, 2023

7 Cherry Blossom Products to Celebrate Peak Bloom--Cherry blossom candles, mugs, tote bags, and more from DC-area small businesses. 

Smell of Love Candles was featured in the series Ones to Watch by Fox 5 DC on February 24, 2023

Ones to Watch: Young entrepreneur's DC area candle business burns bright with success

On February 23, 2023, Delegate Holly Seibold put forth a commending resolution in the Virginia House of Delegates to celebrate the success of Alejandro and his business. Alejandro was recognized by the General Assembly. 

Read the full text of the resolution here

Smell of Love Candles was featured on Voices of America on February 10, 2023

With the help of his mother, an 11-year old learns how to make candles using natural and organic ingredients, becoming the CEO of his own company, The Smell of Love Candles.

Smell of Love Candles was featured in Nice News on January 9, 2023

12-Year-Old Started Making All-Natural to Candles to Help His Mom - Now He has his own shop and donates to charity 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on WTOP News on November 25, 2022

Advice from a 12-year-old entrepreneur at Tysons Corner Center on Black Friday 

Smell of Love Candles was featured in the Washington Post, KidsPost on November 10, 2022

Boy's bright idea to help mom turned into his own candle business

Smell of Love Candles was featured on Telemundo on October 18, 2022

Nino de Fairfax se destaca al tener su propio negocio de velas veganas a los 12 anos 

Smell of Love Candles was featured in the Washington Business Journal on October 4, 2022

12-year old 'kidpreneur' opens Tysons kiosk, eyes big growth for candle business

Smell of Love Candles was featured in Northern Virginia Magazine on September 30, 2022

This 12-Year-Old CEO Is Now the Youngest Leaseholder Ever at Tysons Corner

Smell of Love Candles was featured on Good Morning Washington on September 21, 2022

Small Business Spotlight: Kid entrepreneur open Smell of Love Candles in Tysons

Smell of Love Candles was featured on DC News Now on September 6, 2022 

12-year-old Virginia boy opens candle store in Tysons Corner Center

Smell of Love Candles was featured on ABC 7 on September 1, 2022

Fairfax County Entrepreneur, just 12 years old, opens candle store in Tyson's Corner

Our CEO, Alejandro, speaks with WJLA on September 1, 2022

Kid Entrepreneur at Tysons Corner

Smell of Love Candles was featured in the Vienna Patch on September 1, 2022

Vienna 12-Year-Old's Candle Business Ramps Up Production in Mall Space 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on WTOP News on August 26, 2022

12-year old entrepreneur's candle business setting up shop at Tysons Corner Center

CEO, Alejandro was Fox 5 DC's Junior Reporter on their Zip Trip to Tysons on August 26, 2022

Watch the segment here

Smell of Love Candles was featured on FXX Now on August 25, 2022

Vienna kid's candle making business is coming to Tysons Corner Center 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on WUSA 9 on August 24, 2022

12-Year Old Becomes Youngest Leaseholder in Tysons Mall

Smell of Love Candles was featured in the Vienna Patch on August 23, 2022.

Vienna-Based Kid Entrepreneur Is Opening Space In Mall

Smell of Love Candles was featured in Tysons Today on August 23, 2022

A Local Kid-Entrepreneur To Open Space at Tysons Corner Center

Smell of Love Candles was featured in the April 2022 issue of Northern Virginia Magazine

This Organic Candle Company is Taking Off -- Thanks To Its 11-Year Old CEO

Smell of Love Candles was featured in the Fairfax County Times on December 10, 2021

Fairfax County 11-year old entrepreneur creates homemade candles with love

Smell of Love Candles was featured on ABC 7's Good Morning Washington on December 8, 2021

Kidd Around Town: Smell of Love Candles at Downtown Holiday Market 

Smell of Love Candles was featured on WUSA 9 on December 1, 2021

Fairfax County Kidpreneur's Candle Business Booms, Catches the Eye of Vice President Kamala Harris 

Visit from Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, at the DC Holiday Market on November 27, 2021

Smell of Love Candles was featured on WDVM/DCW50 on December 25, 2020

Fairfax fifth-grader starts candle business to give back to those in need

Smell of Love Candles was featured on ABC 7/WJLA on December 18, 2020

Fairfax 5th grader starts candle business to help homeless, save money for college

Our business is now listed on dcshopsmall.com and we were featured on Buy Black Tuesdays on Majic 102.3/92.7, week of November 30, 2020 - December 4, 2020. 

 

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