Tamale Season
Meet the scent of a Southwest Christmas Eve: warm, steamed masa rising from the pot, green chiles roasting over an open flame, and that unmistakable cozy, festive kitchen warmth. “Tamale Season” smells like stepping into a home filled with tradition, laughter, and holiday anticipation. One smell and you’ll swear someone is rolling masa at the counter.
This limited-edition candle is hand-poured in small batches inside a sleek black ceramic jar, crafted with our signature Hemp + Coconut clean-burn wax and 100% cotton wicks. No soy. No paraffin. No toxins. Purely artisan, goodness inspired by tradition.
Whether you grew up with tamales on Christmas Eve or you simply want to experience a true taste of southwestern heritage — this is the candle everyone will be talking about.
A Unique, Southwestern Scent — steamed masa, corn husks, and green chiles, capturing the scent of homemade tamales in the southwest.
Artisan-Crafted — Hand-poured in small batches with our unique hemp + coconut wax blend for a clean, sustainable burn.
Eco-Friendly Elegance — Matte Black jar, cotton wick, and a hemp paper label designed with the earth-friendly in mind.
A Limited Release — This candle is part of the Southwestern Fiesta Collection - a limited winter edition release. be sure to get yours before it's gone!
🔥 We’re an artisan, family-owned & operated candle studio where every scent is curated with intention and soul.
🌵 Rooted in a love for the raw, unspoiled beauty of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, we are committed to CLEAN, sustainable ingredients & earth friendly practices.
Here at The Modern Sonoran, our candles are designed to do more than scent a room. They’re made to make you feel. From peace of mind through our clean, toxin-free ingredients to the grounded warmth or sense of calm & connection a fragrance evokes, every detail is intentional. We believe home should be a place of beauty, safety, and meaning. Our hope is that each candle invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and feel truly at home.
Earthy. Elevated. Desert. Inspired. And hand poured with love by our family... for yours. 🌵💕
✨ Come experience the difference a clean, intentional candle makes.
We’re so glad you’ve asked! We’re an artisan, family-owned & operated candle studio where every scent is curated with intention and soul. Rooted in a love for the raw, unspoiled beauty of Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,
We are committed to CLEAN, sustainable ingredients & earth friendly practices.
Our candles are made with our own Hemp + Coconut wax - always free from soy, paraffin, phthalates, carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxins, and endocrine disruptors found in most candles.
Here at The Modern Sonoran, our candles are designed to do more than scent a room. They’re made to make you feel.
From peace of mind through our clean, toxin-free ingredients to the grounded warmth or sense of calm & connection a fragrance evokes, every detail is intentional.
We believe home should be a place of beauty, safety, and meaning. Our hope is that each candle invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and feel truly at home.
We want you to be completely happy with your purchase. If something isn’t right, email help@modernsonoran.com within 30 days of receiving your order. Products must be unused and in original packaging to be eligible for return.
If your item arrives damaged or defective, please contact us within 48 hours with photos and details so we can assist you promptly.
We offer $7.99 flat rate shipping anywhere in the United States.
Orders are processed and shipped within 2–4 business days. Please allow extra time during major sales or holidays.
Once picked up by our carrier, most U.S. orders arrive in 3–10 business days depending on location. Alaska, Hawaii, and outlying territories may take longer. You’ll receive a tracking number as soon as your order ships. While we do everything possible to ensure smooth delivery, once a package is with the postal service, final delivery is out of our hands.
Let customers speak for us
Love it!!! I’m a recent transplant from AZ so this fragrance made me feel at home again. Thank you!
We received the candle very quickly. Our neighbor makes his own candles and he recommended we light it and let it burn for about two hours to create a dish in the wax.
The smell was perfect! Whenever I returned to our townhouse in Chandler from working in coastal California, a rainstorm had usually occurred and I would open the fresh air vent and roll the windows down to smell the wet creosote bushes. I would inhale deeply.
After the candle burned for a little while, I would come in the house from outside and inhale deeply. Same smell, same feelings.
Thank you for doing a great job capturing and packaging that smell!
Shopping was quick and easy online. They sent a same smell of another scent (Arizona Orange Blossoms) which I also loved so I bought that one as well!
My only complaint is that this candle is too small! I was born and raised in AZ and moved away a few years ago. My favorite scent in the whole world is the desert after the rain and this candle brings that special piece of home to me on the East coast. I love it so much- I will be a forever customer.
I bought the Arizona Monsoon candle as a Christmas gift. So it's not for me, but I smelled it as soon as it came in. And yes it has all the smells of a desert monsoon. I know the person that is getting it will love it! And I am putting one for me on my Christmas list!!!
Loved it wish it was a little bit bigger
My husband grew up in Mesa at a time when sheep was actually brought down from the tribes each year. He was one of the last people to actually mine with the old timers in the Superstitions as a youth. He no longer lives in Arizona and he always talks about missing the fragrance of the creosole after a monsoon rain. I hope this gift renews those moments.
I bought this for my daughter who moved from AZ to MO. She told me she really missed the smell of the rain in Az so when I saw it, I had to get it for her. She loved it! I may have to order her more! Thank you for letting me get her a little piece of home.
I love the spray to freshen a room. It smells amazing!
Purchasing these candles, although I wasn’t sure what they would smell like, but after reading the reviews decided to go all in, best decision I made. Great candles. They smell awesome remind me of home. The lid closure with the burnt cactus on it is awesome. Just makes me feel like I’m in Arizona back in the day before the EXTREME growth and when orange groves existed before making way to development. Even though I don’t live there anymore, these remind me of a simpler time growing up in Az.
