Native Texan Teri Johnson traveled to more than 70 countries before making New York City’s Harlem neighborhood her home. She was inspired by her love of fragrance, jazz, figures in music like Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington. Teri began crafting candles in her kitchen that evoked the richness and magic of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and ’30s while creating a brand that honored African- American culture and history.

*Featured in Oprah's Favorite Things with the "Purple Love" candle.