While the days are gradually beginning to stretch, we still find ourselves looking for new ways to cosify our homes to see out the final weeks of winter. And nothing can bestow your rooms with hygge-appeal quite like scented candles.
Let’s be honest: If there was ever a time for bringing a little extra zen into our households, it’s probably now as we’re hunkering down (in more ways than one). Needless to say, it’s challenging to separate your work and home spaces or switch off your mind when you need to—something that is made all the more difficult with the dark nights. But something simple like lighting your favourite candle can be an easy way to change the vibe of a room and get you to that happy place. We all have our little routines, whether it’s having a daily bubble bath or doing an at-home yoga session. And after you’ve switched off your laptop or TV after a long day, lighting a candle goes a long way in accessing that much-needed self-care moment.
We thought, then, that we’d round up the best-smelling, calm-inducing candles out there. Some are cult fragrances that will make you feel like you’re in your favourite spa immediately (hello, Diptyque Baies), and some are our insider favourites that smell way more expensive than their high-street price tags. Keep scrolling to shop…
With contrasting peppery, woody notes and lighter notes of orange flower petals, vanilla, and vetiver, there’s something beautifully nostalgic about this scent.
This is a favourite of Joy Montgomery, WWW UK’s shopping editor. Rich and velvety.
This candle is a delight for all the senses.
This candle’s scent is reminiscent of springtime showers. Beautiful.
This candle is comprised of a scent with notes of sandalwood, orange blossom, and smoke.
Conscious is a soy wax candle scented with geranium, a scent which is said to aid stress, anxiety, and fatigue. We also love the plantable seeded label.
Sweet but not sickly so, this candle blends scents of cherry, almond, vanilla, sandalwood, and cedar seamlessly.
We couldn’t not include Byredo’s hero fragrance.
With sweet notes of honeysuckle, rose, jasmine, and lilac, burn this and your home will smell like the most exquisite garden.
Surprisingly fresh, the scent of this candle is inspired by the French countryside.
The calming qualities of green tea, jasmine, and amber are undeniable.
This heavenly smell will send you right off to sleep. Just be sure to blow it out first!
Clean and fresh with slightly savoury notes, this is a great all-rounder.
It may have a higher price-point but rest assured Loewe’s scented candles live up to the hype.
Of course, we had to include Diptyque. Is this the best-smelling candle in the world? We think so.
All of Jo Loves’s scents are lovely, but this zesty and calming one is our personal favourite.
All of Miller Harris’s scents are winners for us, but this fruity, tangerine smell will help you take on the day.
You might not be able to travel freely at the moment, but the scent of this candle (blended by Jo Malone CBE no less) will remind you of heady evenings spent abroad.
An independent brand based in East London that produces some of the most interesting-smelling candles—you can’t go wrong.
Fresh green foliage mixed with Greek figs, patchouli, Icelandic woods, water jasmine, galbanum, and Tibetan roses come together in this divine candle, the smell of which is as impressive as its packaging.
Every fashion girl’s favourite perfume in a candle. What’s not to love?
You’ve probably seen Bella Freud’s candles on Instagram at some point, but have you smelled them? Now’s the time.
A potent blend of basil, green fig, and warm hay.
If you haven’t got a garden, this is a great way to bring the scent of a fresh spring day inside.
Aromatherapy has proven effective in calming the mind and relaxing the body. This is the ultimate bedtime routine candle.
Another fresh spring scent that will bring the outdoors in.
If your mood is having ups and downs, this spa-ready scent will restore some balance after a few inhales.
This post was originally published at an earlier time and has since been updated.
