A little bit aromatherapy is one of the most affordable luxuries, and science has proven that certain scents can alter your mood – like citrus or peppermint for energy, and lavender or vanilla for a calming effect. Your sense of smell is closely associated with memory – it’s fun to keep this in mind when selecting scented candles for your home or as a gift. Love the scent of freshly cut grass or burning leaves?  The seaside in summer, evergreens & firesides in winter, the smell of cakes baking, peppermint hot chocolate, pumpkin pie & spices? There are candles for them all. And the manufacturers know well that it’s important that our scented candles make a style statement as well – you can pick any look you like, ranging from baroque and gilded…. to so clear and unadorned as to fade completely into the background of your decor. Many come in vessels that you will want to save and repurpose after the candle has burned out.
So as we start spending more time indoors this fall and winter, why not make it a pleasant experience? We found some amazing new scents and old favorites in the stores – like vanilla orchid & almond, pinebark, cinnamon hazelnut latte, and lemon drop. Find yours and indulge your senses this season.
COTTAGE CHIC
ARCHIPELAGO 3 Scents Candles ($28, $13) and Diffusers ($49, $28), KOBO Pure Soy in 6 Scents ($38, $13), AQUIESSE in 6 Scents, 3 Sizes ($24, $40, $6) and Diffusers ($48)Holiday Candles Nest Holiday and Birchwood Pine ($35), Himalayan Mercury Glass Candy Jars in 2 sizes Mistletoe and Red Current ($37), Mountain Forest and Campfire ($31)Lafco House and Home Collection in Art Glass ($60), Simpatico Hobnail Glass in 10 Scents ($30)Library of Flowers travel sized in 2 scents ($17), MOR candle tins ($20), TOKYOMILK Travel Tins ($12), and The Beehive Lulu Lemon Drop and Alice Blue ($14)NEST Candles ($35) and Diffusers ($39) The NEST Passion candle supports the Breast Cancer Research Foundation ($31)Skeem ($24), Himalayan ($20) and Pre de Provence ($28)
NORDSTROM
diptyque ‘Feu de Bois’ Large Scented Candle $275.00 at NordstromSet of 10 diptyque candles (Nordstrom Exclusive) $130.00New Orange Chai, Pine Bark, Indian Incense diptyque candles at Nordstrom $68 eachNew Jo Malone Dark Amber & Ginger Llly and Oud & Bergamot Candles at NordstromNew Jo Maloneâ„¢ ‘Blue Spruce’ Deluxe Candle (Limited Edition) $195.00 at Nordstrom New Acqua di Parma ‘Woods Berries’ Candle $95.00 at Nordstrom
LUNA IN PHILLIPS PLACE
Red flower candles from LunaRed flower candles from LunaTocca candles from Luna
BEDSIDE MANOR
Sir Elton John Woodside Garden Candle from Bedside ManorNest Candles – Vanilla Orchid & Almond from Bedside ManorNest Candles- Bamboo from Bedside ManorNest Candles- White Narcisse from Bedside ManorNest Candles-After Midnight 3 o’clock from Bedside ManorSir Elton John Fireside candle from Bedside ManorSir Elton John Holiday candle from Bedside Manor
POST & GRAY
Assouline Boutique Candles $49- now 50% off from Post & GrayCalvin Klein Candles- available in an assortment of sizes $25-89 from Post & GrayThe Vintage Nest Soy Candles made in Mt. Holly, NC- $12 each from Post & Gray
ALEXANDER SCOTT INTERIORS
THE BOULEVARD AT SOUTH END
Fleur de lis candles $17-$24- Roasted Espresso, Cinnamon Hazelnut Latte, Pumpkin Vanilla, Vanilla Pound Cake from The BlvdMandles $15-$30 from The BlvdPetal Pot candles $11- $22 in Roasted Espresso, Cinnamon Hazelnut Latte, Pumpkin Vanilla, Vanilla Pound Cake from The Blvd
MONKEES OF CHARLOTTE
Tocca candle from Monkees
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