A new luxury candle brand has hit the hot fragrance market. Control + Chaos is a family affair that embraces the paradoxes and contrasts in life, consisting of a collection of six scented candles: Gridlock + Seaspray, Whine + Grind, Paranoia + Peppercorn, Dropped + Mopped, Tryst + Forgiveness, and Bed + Breeze. The range hit the shelves just in time for the holidays with a Space NK exclusive in the UK.The mastermind behind the concept is Stacia Prince, who spent 13 years as the international buying director for Cult Beauty, joining the team when it was a nascent start-up and guiding the merchandising assortment to become one of the most definitive in beauty. Prince left the retailer after the sale of Cult Beauty to THG in late 2021, but she has not been sitting on her laurels.Prince joined forces and pooled resources with her brother Spencer Sheridan and cousin Darren Gayer to launch Control + Chaos. She shared the journey of bringing the brand to life with BeautyMatter.After building a career as a merchant, what was the impetus for launching Control + Chaos?For quite a while, my brother and cousin had said it would be huge fun to do something together. I had resisted their desire to start a beauty business because my entire career had been totally focused on championing and nurturing brands, and I saw how hard it was on that side of the fence!Ultimately, the name came first when I was thinking of a name for a piece of graphic art that my husband and I share to hang over the desk. The words control and chaos came to mind, followed by a eureka moment that it was the perfect name for a candle brand.