EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF BLYTH INDUSTRIES, INC. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT/U.S. OTHER NAMES UNDER WHICH SUBSIDIARY DOES BUSINESS STATE/COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION 1. Aromatic Industries, Inc. California 2. Candle Corporation of America Valley Candle Mfg. Co. New York Old Harbor Candles Colonial Candle of Cape Cod Original Recipe Carolina Designs, Ltd. 3. Candle Corporation Worldwide, Inc. Delaware 4. Endar Corp. California 5. Fabrica de Velas Borinquen, Inc. Illinois 6. Fragrance Solutions, Inc. Delaware 7. FVB, Inc. Delaware 8. Jeanmarie Creations, Inc. JMC, Inc. Oklahoma 9. JMC Holdings, Inc. Delaware 10. New Ideas International Inc. Delaware 11. PartyLite Gifts, Inc. PARTYLITE Delaware SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT/INTERNATIONAL - -------------------------------------------- 20. Adam Gies Gmbh Germany 21. Asp-Holblad A/S Denmark 22. Blyth Industries, Ltd. Barbados 23. Candle Corporation Europe BV Netherlands 24. Candle Corporation of America Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong 25. Candle Corporation UK Limited England 26. Candle Corporation Worldwide Sweden AB Sweden 27. Candlelight Holding AG Switzerland 28. Candlelight Holding Gmbh Germany 29. Carolina Designs, Ltd. England 30. CCW Manufacturing Limited England 31. Colony Private Label Limited England 32. Colony Gifts Corporation Limited England 33. Colony SARL France 34. Endar de Mexico SA Mexico 35. Fragrant Memories Ltd. United Kingdom 36. Gies Kerzen Gmbh Germany 37. Gies Natura Handelsgesellschaft mbH Germany 38. Ingena/Nordlicht Gmbh Germany 39. J. Becker & Co. AG Switzerland 40. Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB Sweden 41. Natures Scents Ltd. United Kingdom 42. PartyLite BV Netherlands 43. PartyLite Gifts, Ltd. Canada 44. PartyLite Gmbh Germany 45. PartyLite Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. Austria 46. Partylite Oy Finland 47. PartyLite SA Switzerland 48. PartyLite S.r.l. Italy 49. PartyLite Trading SA Switzerland 50. PartyLite U.K., Ltd. England 51. Promol SA Portugal The Registrant also owns 75% of the capital stock of Colony Italy, S.r.l., organized under the laws of Italy, 63% of the capital stock of Wax Lyrical Limited, organized under the laws of England and 50% of the capital stock of PT Gies Natura, organized under the laws of Indonesia.