This week, candle making entrepreneur and friend to the stars, Hannah Chapman, is excited to announce the opening of her first retail outlet, within Meadowhall, Sheffield, as she continues to build her brand and her business, with a new product range.
As many businesses are retracting fearful of the impact of recession, Hannah, 27, who recently relocated from Hampshire to Mexborough, Yorkshire; is instead choosing to invest in building her brand through experiential in person connection and is excited for this new chapter, which includes launching a new product range including a limited edition Mother’s Day fragrance and eco friendly packaging.
Hannah first started her candle-making side-hustle in her kitchen four years ago, in July 2018. She started as a hobby to supplement her full time job at a social media agency, but within a couple of months, she was able to quit her corporate job to begin her entrepreneurial endeavour full time. Hannah said she has social media to thank for her success.
With 235K followers on social media, not only has Hannah’s business grown in popularity, but so has Hannah’s own profile, becoming a part of the online entrepreneurial space and often seen at parties and business influencers events alongside the likes of; Stacey Soloman, Mrs Hinch and Mario McKnight.
Hannah said; “I am so excited to be stepping into retail and selling my products in real life. I’ve been working really hard behind the scenes with my team to create our new five bespoke fragrances, with my core scents. I know I’m bias but they are all gorgeous – each one is very different and unique too. I’d like to think there’s something for every taste in the range. With our new packaging, it has meant that with this range we have also been able to ditch the plastic too – in our commitment to continually become more eco-friendly and sustainable.
“The site at Meadowhall is stunning and I can’t wait for all my Ava May Aroma customers to see it. It’s defo worth a trip to Sheffield for!”
The Ava May Aromas Kiosk at Meadowhall will stock Hannah’s new five bespoke fragrances, as well as her limited edition Mother’s Day fragrance, which is a blend of Champagne, Passionfruit and Vanilla.
Across the five fragrances the entire range is available from a single wax disc, to the wax disc box (4 discs), wax melt tin (6 discs) to the new style candle with stainless steel lid, they are also available in room spray and aroma oil.
Hannah concludes; “Please let me know via Instagram if you try any of the scents – so far Bergamot, Coconut & Tonka seems to be the favourite!
Ava May Aromas Kiosk is at Meadowhall in the main entrance, located between Omega & Breitling.
