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Our CEO, Alejandro Buxton, was featured in Parents and Yahoo Life on July 17, 2024
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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
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
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
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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
Smell of Love Candles was featured in Washingtonian Magazine on March 21, 2023
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
Smell of Love Candles was featured in Nice News on January 9, 2023
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.