What If Your Kitchen Could Smell Like Bacon All The Time?

I don't know how many times I've had the following conversation with Puddin':

You know what they need to make? Candles for guys.
Totally. With scents that guys like.
Yeah, you know, like leather, cut grass, shit like that.
Man, if I ever found something like that, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

And that's exactly what I did.

Last Friday, managed to catch a video on CNN.com about just such a product: The Manly Man Candle Company (not to be confused with Mandles; the Manly Man Candle Company is for real). I was floored. Could there really be such a product? Is this proof that there really is a God? I went to the site and immediately placed an order.

I didn't want to go overboard right off the bat, so I decided that this first order would just be a handful of "small" sizes, with the intent that if they were awesome (and I totally expect them to be), I would go back and buy the larger sizes (I should note that the "Sample Packs" were not available at the time if my order, not that I would have gone that route anyway). After reading all the candle descriptions, I placed the following order:

-Cedar Forest
-Coffee Shop
-Frozen Mountain Air
-Leather
-Wild Alaska
-Yardwork

[Note: Apparently, I was not the only person who saw this piece on CNN. After the story aired, they apparently got slammed with orders and my purchase was delayed due to them running out of supplies. Normally I'd be bothered by this, but I appreciate what they're doing so much, I can't get angry at them. They sent out an e-mail explaining the delay, and I expect my candles this weekend.]

I am ridiculously stoked for these candles, I can't even explain. I'm not certain which one I am looking forward to the most. They've added 4 new scents since I placed my order last Friday: Sports Injury, Dad's Gum, Manilla, and Bob's Eucalyptus. I'm definitely going to have to check out Manilla, seeing as vanilla is the only "normal" scent I can stand. And while there's no Bacon yet (as the title of the post would imply), they assure on their blog that one is in the works. Tell me you wouldn't buy a bacon-scented candle, I dare you.

Now, they seems to have a good range of scents available, but there's always room for more. Someone on the blog suggested Lumber, which would be awesome. One of my favorite scents in the world is that of freshly baked bread; I'd buy a candle of that any day. And taking a cue from the fake Mandles site, I'd love to see Campfire, Grill Out, or Charcoal (which, perhaps, could be merged with Grill Out). Fried Chicken would be awesome, too.

I will have a full review of all the candles I ordered once they arrive. This could honestly be the greatest product ever invented. I applaud this guys wholeheartedly for their efforts. Truly, they are "real men of genius."