It’s May 4, aka Unofficial Star Wars Day, because “May the fourth” sounds enough like “May the Force (be with you)” that it’s become a running gag for Star Wars fans. Every year, May 4 sees a small, enthusiastic wave of new Star Wars coverage (and we certainly aren’t immune), new teases for upcoming Star Wars projects, and especially new Star Wars merchandise.
We’ve mostly ignored the wave of Star Wars Day product launches (apart from checking to see whether Dr. Squatch has any new weird Star Wars soaps, because we’re still intrigued by the idea of literally bathing in Darth Maul’s anger), but one caught my eye: Homesick’s Star Wars scented candle and air freshener selection. It’s intriguing for a few reasons. There’s a candle that’s meant to smell like Tatooine (why is everyone so damn obsessed with Tatooine?), which we all know would mostly smell like baked sand and bantha funk, not “Bergamot, Agave, [and] Manak Leaves.” Another candle smells like the Death Star, with a recipe that actually sounds pretty accurate — the scent notes include cement, tobacco, “forged steel,” and leather. The Endor candle actually sounds nice, and also pretty accurate to the likely smell of Endor, given all the plant, leaf, and wood notes listed on the label.
But I just can’t let the Grogu air freshener stand without comment. According to Homesick’s site, this is the scent recipe for The Mandalorian’s former Baby Yoda:
Top Notes: Lavender, Rosemary, Marine Mid Notes: Gardenia, Mineral Amber Base Notes: Patchouli, Vetiver, Sea Moss
That’s an awful lot of floral notes for a little dude who almost never bathes, spends a lot of time in spaceships, rarely hangs out in natural settings for long, and has been wearing the same little loose sack
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