Sized for a nightstand, bathroom shelf, or small altar, this 3-inch soapstone lamp carries intricate cut-out detailing that lets a lit tealight's glow shine through the carved base. The cut-out pattern is what separates it visually from a plain, solid soapstone piece, and it pairs well with the deep blue finish carried across the rest of the design.
It's a two-piece design, hand-carved, painted a rich blue, and polished, with a removable oil bowl made of glass or soapstone depending on the batch, so slight variation between pieces is normal. The polished finish helps the blue tone catch the light even when the tealight underneath isn't lit.
Like the rest of our soapstone lamps, it runs on nothing more than a tea-light candle: water and a few drops of essential oil go in the bowl, the candle goes beneath it, and the stone gently warms the mixture. Because soapstone holds heat evenly, the fragrance tends to release at a steady pace rather than in sudden bursts.
Because the bowl lifts free of the base, cleaning it or switching to a new scent takes only a minute once everything has cooled. That makes it easy to keep a rotation of two or three oils on hand without much extra effort.
Its compact size and cut-out design make it a good fit for a small altar or a bathroom shelf, and it packs easily as a gift alongside a bottle of essential oil. Because it's hand-finished, each lamp carries small individual differences that make a gifted piece feel personal rather than off-the-shelf, so no two lamps on a shelf will look quite identical.
Shop oils to pair with it in our Essential Oil collection or Fragrance Oil collection.