Why we exist.

Coffee Table Diaries began with a simple idea: the moments we return to at home matter. As a community of 140,000 we shared bowls, light, scent and stillness — and noticed how many beautiful homes were spoiled by ugly candle jars, paraffin smoke and the quiet shame of throwing half-burned candles away. So we built the opposite. One sand. One vessel of your choosing. Endless refills. No jar graveyard. No mystery chemicals. A candle that adapts to you — not the other way around.

Behind Alura.

Alura is made in small batches from a plant-based blend of coconut oil, shea and cocoa butter, and 100% certified sustainable palm oil. Every order is poured, packed and inspected by hand. We tested 14 wax formulas before choosing this one — and we share exactly what's in it because the only way we'd buy a candle is if the brand told us first.

Endless

Buy once, burn forever.

Clean

Plant-based, paraffin-free, phthalate-free.

Yours

Your vessel, your scent, your mood.

Safe

Self-extinguishing. Safe around kids, pets and pregnancy.

Endless

Buy once, burn forever.

Clean

Plant-based, paraffin-free, phthalate-free.

Yours

Your vessel, your scent, your mood.

Safe

Self-extinguishing. Safe around kids, pets and pregnancy.

Where the 5% goes.

Coffee Table Diaries donates 5% of every order to Trees for the Future (treesforthefuture.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit working with smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa to restore forest and farmland. We publish the donation total annually on this page.