Create the Ultimate Sanctuary With the Best Decorative and Scented Candles
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One of the best ways to create a relaxing ambiance in your home, office or other space is by lighting a candle. Not only do they help make a room smell amazing, but nowadays candles come in a variety of stunning containers and designs that make the perfect decorative touch.
Lighting candles in my home has become part of my daily ritual every morning — I’ll choose different fragrances depending on my mood whether it’s a sweet gourmand, fragrant floral, uplifting citrus or relaxing herb scent.
Candles also make great gifts for others (and yourself!), so the next time you’re ready to draw a bath, read a book on a rainy day or just curl up in bed with Netflix, check out some of our favorite decorative and scented candles that will transform any space into a soothing sanctuary.
Albisa Candles Cuban Bread Candle ($29)
This candle features the savory aroma of fresh baked Cuban bread, so good that you can almost taste the salty crackling crust and doughy buttery center! Burn time of 40 to 50 hours. Albisa Candles was founded by Cuban-American Isabel Alvarez and is a line of hand-poured, premium soy candles that were inspired by her desire to bring her Hispanic heritage and the nostalgia of Cuban culture into modern-day life.
Antica Farmacista Aperol Spritz Candle ($48)
This stunning hexagonal 9 oz candle comes in signature soft white glass, filled with the brand’s soy-paraffin wax blend, resulting in 60 hours of beautifully scented illumination. The fragrance features a glowing fusion of zesty orange and sweet sparkling prosecco. Its unmistakable citrus spectrum—featuring bitter orange, grapefruit, and tangerine—meets a cheery floralcy balanced with a dash of bitters. Each decorative box includes a set of Antica’s signature matches.
Archipelago Botanico de Havana Letter Press Candle ($58)
Part of Archipelago’s Botanica de Havana collection, this luxury candle features a stunning hand-tooled leather wrap that is cruelty-free with a soft, cushioned sole. It has been carefully hand-poured with a soy wax blend and contains two safe, lead-free cotton wicks. Fragrance key notes include bergamot, ylang ylang, and tobacco flower.
Blueme Candles ($45- $175)
These textured ceramic candles will add the perfect touch to any space, and are available in multiple sizes ranging from small to giant. Their fragrances are infused with science-based formulas and beautifully layered notes, resulting in a wide range of emotional and physiological benefits and a sophisticated aroma. Each soy wax blend candle is housed in a pedestaled, handcrafted vessel that can be reused with refillable candles, or simply as an elegant décor piece in your home.
Diptyque Baies/Berries Candle ($70)
Considered the holy grail of candles, Diptyque is an iconic Parisian brand known for their stunning designs, exceptional quality and unique fragrances. One of their most popular scents, Baies (berry) combines the tangy coolness of freshly picked blackcurrant berries with lively flowery accents of rose. Guaranteed to make a statement in any space. For the complete experience, check out their candle lid ($30), candle stand ($30), and we’re also fans of their stunning candle holders, which are available in a variety of styles.
L’or de Seraphine Ares Candle ($36 to $48)
Housed in a beautiful and reusable ceramic vessel featuring the brand’s unique take on a camouflage print that pays homage to the leopard, this candle features notes of sage, cedarwood, papyrus, eucalyptus, patchouli, and rosemary. It has a 100% organic cotton wick, is formulated with essential oils and RSPO certified palm wax, and is free of synthetic dyes, parabens, and phthalates. It makes the perfect addition to any space!
Nest New York Driftwood & Chamomile 3-Wick Candle ($74)
Part of NEST New York’s Wellness Collection, this stunning candle features blue-tinted wax housed in a glass vessel of the same color etched with elegant frosted stripes. The calming and comforting notes of chamomile, driftwood, sandalwood and vanilla bean will prepare your mind and body for a peaceful night’s sleep.
Maison Margiela Replica ‘Beach Walk’ Scented Candle ($62)
Beach Walk combines fresh and radiant notes of bergamot, coconut milk, lemon, pink pepper, and musk to evoke a familiar but forgotten moment—a walk along a sandy beach. Features more than 30 hours of burn time.
Nightwork Candle Chelsea Hotel ($36)
This chic candle makes the perfect addition to any space—from your office desk and vanity counter to the bedside armoire. Chelsea Hotel includes notes of Lily of the Valley, dark plum, vanilla, leather, musk and smoke.
Nightwork candles were created to inspire and delight and feature the highest-quality, paraffin-free coconut soy wax blend with lead-free cotton wicks and oils that are free of parabens and phthalates. The brand is also Peta certified vegan and cruelty free.
White Barn Endless Weekend 3-Wick Candle ($26.50)
Part of White Barn’s stunning new Neutral Collection for Bath & Body Works, this candle smells like: a sweet, sun-soaked weekend you wish would never end. Features fragrance notes of fresh summer mandarin, sun-kissed magnolia and blue coconut water. Comes with a decorative lid and made with a patented soy blend with natural essential oils and quality lead-free wicks, offering amazing quality from beginning to end.
SAINT Candles Cajetan Saint of Good Fortune and Employment ($65)
These stunning modern prayer candles are named after various patron saints of the Catholic church and each saint candle is associated with a specific aspect of human life. Created with pure and clean ingredients, they are made from food grade wax with a soy coconut blend and are free of harmful chemicals.
Saint Cajetan is the saint of good fortune and employment who encourages all those looking for work to grow in understanding of God’s unfailing care for them and helps increase in them the gifts of ingenuity, courage, and persistence. Check out the rest of their collection here, which includes candles for the Saint of Breast Cancer, Saint of Animals, and more.
Skylar Pink Canyon Candle ($45)
Welcome the awe-inspiring brilliance of sunset into your most cherished spaces with this beautiful candle that is made from sustainable soy coconut wax and is free of paraffins or phthalates. Features notes of juicy citrus blended with grounding, calming cedar. Hand-poured in Los Angeles and has over 45 hours of burn time.
Boheme Tahiti Candle ($49 each)
Transport yourself to the islands of Tahiti with Boheme’s Tahiti Candle from their Wanderlust Collection. The clean, all-natural candle is made from sustainable natural wax and is vegan. Features top notes of sea salt, ozone and hibiscus leaf; middle notes of frangipani, tiare, strawberry, gardenia and coconut; and base notes of driftwood, white amber and musk.
Curie Candles ($32 each)
Curie has captured the essence of their best-selling self-care products with their line of premium-scented coconut soy wax candles. Available in all three Curie signature scents: Grapefruit Cassis, Orange Neroli, and White Tea. Offers 55 hours of clean burn.
Anecdote Candles x Prose Candle with a Cause Duo ($48)
Anecdote’s limited-edition Prose collaboration features two fresh new scents that celebrate beauty and wellness: Good Hair Day (rosemary and cassis) and Individualism (mandarin blooms and white jasmine). Good Hair Day. Anecdote Candles is donating $10 of every purchase of this bundle to the Loveland foundation, an organization committed to showing up for communities of color in unique and powerful ways, with a particular focus on Black women and girls.
Deep Blue Med Spa Signature Scent Candle ($38)
The spa’s one-of-a-kind signature scent has been fashioned into a candle and includes key notes of sea salt, bergamot, green, air, geranium, lavender and musk. Features a burn time between 50 to 75 hours.
Kamala Kirk is a University of Southern California graduate and has been an editor/writer for more than a decade. She has written for E! Online, Total Beauty, TravelAge West, Malibu Times Magazine, and many more. She resides in Los Angeles and is a proud pug mom. Follow her on Instagram: @kamalakirk