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Raquel Isalguez
Written by Raquel Isalguez

The Beginning

Raquel Isalguez
Written by Raquel Isalguez
The Beginning
My name is Raquel and I take immense pleasure in introducing you the face of leSucre; a luxury, fine fragrance, candle company that was created to “celebrate love and romance through scents”!  Fragrant Candles tap into the sensory mechanism with scents with aphrodisiac properties to get you in the mood! Yes, that's right; certain aromas are proven to trigger your arousal, your emotions and set the overall tone for your day or night.

To give you a little back story on how leSucre came to be. New Year’s Day, January 2020; I woke up just like the rest of the world wanting to restart the new year off right with new goals, hopes and dreams. Through a series of unfortunate events in my personal life, I was left with no other options than to trust God!  I made a last minute move to NYC for a fresh start, celebrated my birthday, within the same month lost my new job on March 14th, and simultaneously lost all other streams of income due to Covid closures. Like the majority of Americans,  I filed for unemployment but since I was a new resident; can you believe it took 3 months to kick in?
I couldn’t even get a job at your local CVS due to the high amounts of application that was sent in because of layoffs. Those three tumultuous months made me lose the little I had to the point of going homeless. Depression began to kick in and I was sinking into deep in debt ridden waters BUT my faith and the support from some of my followers kept me going. A very good friend let me stay with her until I can get back on my feet. In late May of 2020; I had gotten one of the biggest job offers in the state of New York so you could say things were looking up. However, my heart at the time couldn’t do it anymore and it was best to leave.  I decided to go back to my roots and leave NY behind and go to my birth place of FL.

As soon as I made that move; my life changed for the better.  God sent me an incredible creature that has a heart beat and a name that did not judge me for the little I had but pushed me to become the person I truly knew to be. Motivated me, loved me, and encouraged me and invested in me spiritually, socially and financially to follow my dreams.  Held my hand every step of the way to put my dreams into reality!  My dream was what you see, leSucre. I spent days crafting leSucre to be better than the rest. Countless trial and errors to perfect something amazing! I worked very hard behind closed doors and put a piece of my heart into every bit of leSucre.  It’s finally here! I can’t wait for you to celebrate love with leSucre.  2020 for some was the worst year in their professional, social, financial and romantic lives. A lot of people didn’t make it, but I did and you did too. I hope you use my trial to triumph to inspire you to keep pushing and follow your dreams! Don’t give up!
 
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Raquel Isalguez
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Thank you!

Raquel Isalguez
Written by Raquel Isalguez
Thank you!
I am pleased, honored, and humbled to announce that leSucre Candles has been named The Best Candle Company on Tampa’s Magazine’ 2021 Best of the City list.

In less than a year, you’ve all welcomed leSucre with open arms and continued to support this woman owned business when you didn’t have to. I’d like to say thank you for every compliment, complaint, purchase and critique of our brand. It really is ours, and you’ve helped shape the scents, direction and attention to detail that has gone into the curation of what you see today.

leSucre nominated and won, “Best Candle Company of 2021” in Tampa, FL in our first year of business. It’s surreal. We’re humbled and inspired. Thank you to each and everyone of you for your continued support & big thank you to Tampa Magazines for bringing the best to Tampa

2022 will be our biggest year ever!

Raquel
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Raquel Isalguez
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Best Candle Company, Best of the City Winner, Homegoods, leSucre Candles, Luxury Candles, Scented Candles, Tampa, Tampa Magazine

TAMPA Magazines 2021 Best of the City: Best Candle Company

Raquel Isalguez
Written by Raquel Isalguez
TAMPA Magazines 2021 Best of the City: Best Candle Company

TAMPA (Sept. 20, 2021) — leSucre Candles was named the best Candle Company on TAMPA Magazines’ 2021 Best of the City list.

 

More than 200,000 votes were cast from July 26 through Aug. 9 to determine the winners in 81 categories. In addition to winners, the list also included runners-up and businesses voters also loved. For the first time, the list was published in TAMPA Magazine, South Tampa Magazine, Tampa Downtown Magazine and Tampa Digest Magazine.

“Tampa has such a strong small business community, and TAMPA Magazines’ Best of the City winners give a glimpse into what our city has to offer,” said Shawna Wiggs, group publisher of TAMPA Magazines. “We hope this list inspires readers to patronize even more local shops and restaurants.”

 

The full 2021 Best of Tampa list is now available in the October 2021 issue of TAMPA Magazine, South Tampa Magazine, Tampa Downtown Magazine and Tampa Digest Magazine. It will also be published online at tampamagazines.com/best-of-the city-tampa-2021.

 

About TAMPA Magazines

TAMPA Magazines is the parent company of TAMPA Magazine, Tampa Downtown Magazine, Tampa Digest Magazine and South Tampa Magazine. The Tampa Magazines team has been telling the city’s story since 2003, highlighting the best that Tampa has to offer in arts and culture, food and drink, home and garden, business, history and personalities. Keep up with the latest on social media @tampamagazine, @southtampamagazine and @tampadowntown and online at tampamagazines.com.

 

 


 

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