Meep Meep sent me candles and room spray for review and inclusion in my holiday gift guide. All opinions are my own.
Somehow, I made it into my 30’s without having a very good grasp on what fragrances I do and don’t like in candles. I had always just smelled a bunch in a local store and bought one that I liked. Over the years, I find myself buying more and more online, and not knowing exactly what I do and don’t like in candles has made it hard to buy them online.
When Meep Meep reached out about their candles, I was quickly smitten with the concept of this little candle brand. The name “Meep Meep” drew me in because it’s cute in a weird way (exactly my style, haha) and the logo of a big black cat did me in. Unless this is the first post of mine that you’ve seen, then you already know that I have a floofy black cat named Pepperoni that I adore. Plus, my husband and I have said “meep!” to each other for years. I have no idea how or why we started this…but here we are. The combination just felt like this brand was speaking directly to us. And of course, we are cat lovers, too.
Meep Meep hand pours their candles in small patches in California. They use a plant-based olive oil blend, and they are vegan and cruelty free. Meep Meep promises that their candles are made with non-toxic, pet-friendly ingredients.
I spoke to soomeone at Meep Meep and described what I knew about my fragrance preferences as well as I could. I like candles that I perceive as fresh and clean, but not in a “laundry soap” kind of a way. I also knew that I liked a sense of “spice” quite a bit, too.
We decided to try three candles. Toasty Toe Beans, as it’s a spicy scent, and Cat Mom and Cat Dad because they’re both different types of fresh/clean fragrances.
I like all three of these fragrances, but Toasty Toe Beans is definitely my favorite. It describes itself as:
Top notes: Apple, ripe pear, orange
Middle notes: Cinnamon, clove, nutmeg
Base notes: Vanilla, musk, amber.
This candle definitely has a fruitiness to it, but the “spice” part hits stronger (or first?) before the fruity smell does, so it strikes me as primarily a spicy fragrance which is exactly what I like. It doesn’t give that overly-sweet “want to eat it” type of smell that some fruit based candles can have, due to the spices, I think.
I have to admit that I don’t know what cypress, ambergris or white musk are. My totally unrefined explanation for this candle is it comes across as creamy yet salty, and somehow fresh, too. It does not give the overly soapy scent that I worry about with some candles that are promoted as ‘fresh’ or ‘clean’ scents. I find this to be a great “everyday” kind of candle that just makes your home have a fresh and clean vibe.
Finally, the cat dad candle! This is descibed as:
Top notes: Vanilla
Middle notes: Lavender
Base notes: Smoky woods, musk
And again, my totally unrefined description would be, it’s definitely got bits and pieces of the common fragrances found in men’s body washes or men’s deodorants, but in a GOOD way. Often boy body sprays or body washes are overwhelmingly strong, and this candle is not overpowering like that. It takes those fresh, clean, slightly woody fragrances, but balances them (I think it’s the vanilla portion that helps balance, maybe?) in a generous way that I find genuinely pleasant, while I found many male body washes too strong.
I was also sent a room mist in the “cat dad”fragrance, and of course, it matches the scent of the candle. I don’t often buy room sprays, but I find it to be a nice one that makes our room feel fresh. Our living room is small, but just one to two sprays is enough to carry the scent throughout the room, so I expect the bottle to last us quite a while! If you enjoy room sprays, check out Meep Meep as they have a whole line of those if you aren’t a candle person. They also have stickers for cat lovers!
Naturally, the “cat mom” and “cat dad” candles would be great gifts for cat moms and cat dads! Meep Meep also has some holiday-themed candles available right now. And, my overall favorite is the toasty toe beans, so I’d strongly recommend that one as well.
In addition to genuinely enjoying these candles, and the brand’s marketing, I also love how purchasing from the Meep Meep brand supports shelter animals with every purchase, because they give back to rescues.
Win it: Meep Meep is generously offering a candle to one lucky winner. The winner will be able to choose between Home Is Where the Toe Beans Areor True Crime Obsessed. These are two of Meep Meep’s best selling candles, but they have quite different scent profiles so the winner will be able to choose which one is more their jam. this giveaway is open to the US and will end 11/28/2026 at 11:59pm EST. Enter using the GT form below.
Hi there! I am Emily Evert, the owner of Emily Reviews. I am 28 and live in a small town in Michigan with my boyfriend Ryan and our two pugs. I have a large family and I adore my nieces and nephews. I love reading memoirs, and learning about child development and psychology. I love watching The Game of Thrones, Teen Mom, Sister Wives and Veep. I like listening to Jason Isbell, John Prine, and other alt-country or Americana music. I created Emily Reviews as a creative outlet to share my life and the products that I love with others.
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