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Best scented candles for this holiday season
It’s beginning to SMELL a lot like Christmas!
With Christmas only 10 days away, we have no doubt many will want to stay inside, cozy in a warm blanket, watching their favorite movies and enjoying Christmas cookies. The houses are already glistening with Christmas lights, and the trees have been decorated. But could one be fully immersed in the holiday spirit without a couple of scented candles lit in the background?
For that very reason, we have our suggestion of the best-smelling scented candles for every taste to help you relax this holiday season.
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First on the list is a candle by a new brand, founded this year, in Borneo, Malaysia. Colugo Candles brand is committed to preserving the planet and global ecosystems. The glass containers of the candles are made from reused bottles, and Colugo candles are crafted using soy wax. This particular candle has a fresh smell with sweet undertones, and considering its main notes are cinnamon and mint, it’s perfect to make your room or your house wrapped in a scent resemblant of a warm, homemade cinnamon roll served with a cup of spearmint tea. It’s priced at £21.99 GBP on the official Colugo Candles website.
Diptyque is a luxurious Parisian brand founded by 3 friends, an architect, a painter and an heir to the British noble family, in the 1960s. This brand is on the expensive side, and their candles are often recommended by the likes of celebrities like Kim Kardashian. They innovated the scented candle market, turning candles into sensory objects.
The Pomander one is a testament to that, being one of their classics and the candle of this December on their website. Burning time is around 50 hours, and the scent is on the spicy, fruity side, orange being its main undertone. It’s priced at $74.
Described as festive and woody, this scent by NEST New York is perfect for this holiday season. Main notes are pomegranate, pine, clove, and mandarin orange. Considering the pine and clove in its notes, it’s a great choice while you’re enjoying a night inside the house within a warm blanket and a sparkling Christmas tree in the background. It’s free from formaldehyde, parabens, and phthalates and it has a reusable glass holder since the brand is moving towards a more sustainable future.
It can be found at a price of $50 on the official website.
Another pine-scented candle, this one smells like picking out the perfect Christmas tree with a warm cider in hand, as described by Bath & Body Works. Apple and cedar are also two of the main notes. The candle has 3 wicks, and it’s currently priced at $16.95.
The smell of pine trees may evoke nostalgic memories of your childhood when you went with your parents to a Christmas tree farm to pick out the perfect tree and later decorate it with your favorite ornaments. Just light it and see.
We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to recommend another candle by an ethically conscious brand such as Colugo Candles. This premium candle features a wick woven from natural fibers recycled from orangutan enrichment toys. If you prefer a fresh scent instead of the typical sweeter, spicier ones most people go for during the holidays, this is the best pick for you.
This Californian brand offers a variety of scents and choices no matter the budget you set for your candle shopping. The candles can be pricey, so we have a great affordable choice from Voluspa, especially for vanilla lovers. For those who want their home to smell like cupcakes without putting in the work and baking them, this is the right choice.
Voluspa makes candles from unique coconut wax and natural ingredients. Their name comes from an ancient Norse poem, meaning beauty created from chaos, but now it’s a global brand celebrating the art of scent.
The last on the list is another suggestion from Bath & Body Works with a scent that is not spicy, sweet, or woody, like the usual choices for the holidays. This smell will remind you of ice skating in the winter while Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You blasts from the speakers somewhere. Fragrance notes are lavender leaves, cool eucalyptus, and juniper berries and will make your home smell clean and floral.
Christmas is close, and we can only hope this list simplifies your choice of the best scented candle to help you relax during the holidays and truly have a merry, aromatic season.
