Where It All Began

Hi, I’m Tammy — and I’m really glad you’re here. 🤎

In Good Scents started because I missed something I couldn’t quite explain at first… until I realized it was the smell of home.

I grew up in a military family, and after my dad retired after 20+ years of service, we finally settled in Kansas. It was wide open and simple in the best way. You could smell honeysuckle and pine, and summers felt endless. I spent my days playing out in the fields, making little wildflower bouquets just because. At night, I’d fall asleep to the sound of crickets—and sometimes I’d even fall asleep outside, stretched out on the trampoline in our backyard, staring up at the sky like the world had nowhere else to be.

Those smells and moments stuck with me.

And then life changed.

After my father passed—being the daddy’s girl I am—there were suddenly a lot of things that just… weren’t the same. No more fishing trips. No helping him cut grass. No cutting wood for winter and smelling that fresh-cut oak in the air. And if you’ve ever lost someone who was your person, you know what I mean when I say: it’s not just the big things you miss. It’s the everyday ones.

Later, we moved to Idaho, and it was a whole new world of scent—mountains, trails, crisp air, forest notes that made you feel like you could finally breathe again. It was beautiful. It felt grounding.

The Face Behind The Scents 🤎

I took this photo in Idaho—right before I packed up and moved to Florida. I didn’t know it then, but I was already chasing the same thing I always have: that calm, familiar feeling you get when the air smells like home.

Now I pour candles + blend scents for people who miss a place, a person, or a season—because I do too.

From Missing It… To Making It

Then I moved one last time—now in my 30s—to Jacksonville, Florida, to help my mom when the forest fires in Idaho started affecting her health. Florida has its own kind of magic. The beach air really does smell amazing. But I still found myself missing Kansas wildflowers… and Idaho’s forests… and all those scents that made me feel like me.

And that’s where In Good Scents was born.

I decided to stop wishing I could go back — and instead try to bring those scents back in a way I could actually enjoy every day.

This brand started in my little two-bedroom apartment, with me pushing myself way outside my comfort zone. I’ve been rigorously testing waxes, wicks, fragrance blends, and everything in between—because I’m not interested in making “just another candle.” I want something that feels special, burns beautifully, smells incredible, and is made with care.

Honestly? I’m making what I would buy myself… because let’s be real — I’m absolutely burning my own candles when I’m not working.

But more than anything, I want this to be a brand that feels like a memory.

Because I know I’m not the only one who misses a place, a person, or a time in life… and wishes they could feel close to it again, even for a second.

So yes, I’m creating scents I love — but I also want to recreate scents other people are missing, too. The ones that bring back a memory so clearly it almost feels like you’re there again.

That’s what In Good Scents is really about.

Thanks for being here, truly.
I can’t wait to share what I’ve been building.

With love,
Tammy 🤎
Founder, In Good Scents