Every Candle has a story -

Here is mine…

My story begins in the mud- The challenges, the setbacks, the moments that tested me. From those tough places, I started creating candles and jars that tell a story of resilience and light.Each piece is handmade with purpose ,a symbol that beauty can rise from any situation and still shine.

So take a moment to stop and smell the candles while I tell you my story the girl behind Nevelles Nest.

Nevelles Nest creator Working on a batch of Nevelle's Nest candles.

I Spent hours Apon hours learning the art of candle making. Each candle has a special meaning connected to my journey.

My name is Tasha Nevelle Holland. I was Born and raised in Northern California.Thinking back….Had I of known then what I know now I would not have the honor of owning my very own candle business. Growing up in the age of perfection where everywhere we look the pressure to be “PERFECT” is a cancer that doesn’t seem to go away. I fell into the pressures of society saying how I was created was not good enough. So, at the age of 29 I decided to get breast implants…. Yes, that’s right big ole silicone implants…To be honest I enjoyed them for a couple of years. By year 3, I became very sick, I began to gain a lot of unexplained weight and couldn’t drop a pound if my life depended on it, my hair started falling out, had autoimmune, gut, and thyroid issues. I could go on and on. To sum it up I became a shell of my former self. Daily I would look in the mirror and not recognize the poor sad girl looking back at me. I reached out to many doctors in search of the issue, praying for answers so I could get back to the light again. Every doctor told me I was fine. That I needed more vitamins or to be on a better diet.

I gave up, a couple more years past I continued down this path of self-hate and one day while scrolling through Instagram I came across a woman telling her Mirical story of how she healed herself after she had her Breast implants removed. A light went off in my mind…Could that be my health issues ? I joined a Facebook group that saved my life “Breast Implant Illness and healing” By Nicole. I read thousands of stories just like mine. I cried as I read the sad stories and cried as I read the results after explant. I then made it my mission to get as much information as possible. 8years after getting them in it was finally my day!! I explanted September 20, 2021 when I tell you I felt immediate relief it felt like I was 10 years younger. All of my symptoms went away. I lost 30 pounds in 8 months my body was thanking me for saving it from those toxic bags.

While healing from my explant surgery I took 6 weeks off from work and had a lot of downtime and did so much research on products we use that are not good for us and can even become toxic to our bodies. Candles was one of them. Most of the large manufacturer’s mass produce cheap and unsafe candles. With my love for candles and art and my mission to make a clean safe and beautiful candle Nevelles Nest was then born. I spent countless hours hand making the candle jars you all love and choosing organic wax and clean scents non toxic scents. These candles became my peace when I couldn’t find it elsewhere. They are little jars of hope that one day this small-town California native girl can live her dreams doing what she loves.

Most of all these candles are my way to spread the word of Breast implant Illness and if I can help even one woman gain her life back then it will all be worth it. Thank you for supporting my small business.

Tasha Holland