33 Glorious Scented Candles to Gift, Including Some from Oprah’s Favorite Things (2024)

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  Best Holiday Scented Candle

  Snif Old Saint Wick Christmas Scented Candle

  $129 at Amazon

  $129 at Amazon

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  Best Scented Candle on Amazon

  Chesapeake Bay Candle Reflection + Clarity Scented Candle

  $24 at Amazon

  $24 at Amazon

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  Best Floral-Scented Candle

  Rifle Paper Co. Jardin de Paris Glass Candle

  $36 at Rifle Paper Co

  $36 at Rifle Paper Co

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  Best Seasonal Scented Candle

  White Barn Flannel 3-Wick Candle

  $19 at Bath and Body Works

  $19 at Bath and Body Works

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  Most Elegant Scented Candle

  Voluspa Moso Bamboo Candle

  $36 at Amazon

  $36 at Amazon

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  Best Overall Scented Candle

  Flamingo Estate The Three Sisters Candle Set

  $174 at flamingoestate.com

  $174 at flamingoestate.com

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  Most Decorative Scented Candle

  Capri Blue Volcano Mercury Glass Jar Candle

  $11 at Anthropologie

  $11 at Anthropologie

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  Best Luxury Scented Candle

  Diptyque Baies Classic Candle

  $74 at Diptyque

  $74 at Diptyque

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  Best Coffee-Scented Candle

  Malicious Women Candle Co. Boss Lady, Expresso Yo' Self

  $14 at Amazon

  $14 at Amazon

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  Most Uplifting Scented Candle

  Homecourt Mandarin Basile Limited Edition Candle

  $65 at homecourt.co

  $65 at homecourt.co

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This festive scented candle truly smells like Christnas, making it perfect for lighting during the holidays. The scent is Siberian pine, apple blossom (like a semi-dry cider), rosemary, jasmine, fir balsam, sandalwood, and cedarwood. Highlighted on the Favorite Things list of 2022, “Pine and sandalwood combine with balsam and apple blossom for a scent that will fill the house with cheer. The 8.5-ounce version gives you 50-plus hours of burn time, while the 50-ounce one gives a whopping 200-plus hours.”

One simple way to achieve balance and harmony in your home is through Chesapeake Bay's Mind & Body collection. The combination of eucalyptus, lavender, and sea salt with hints of sage blend perfectly here, emitting a light aroma and providing a sense of calm. Plus, it's 100 percent recyclable in partnership with TerraCycle.

Like a Parisian garden, but in the comfort of your own home. This soy wax candle features notes of peony, white tea, gardenia, and sandalwood, and it comes in an artful—and readily giftable—package.

Oprah Daily beauty editor Genesis Riveras claims this as her favorite candle of all time! It features notes of fresh bergamot and heirloom mahogany, and Rivas says, "It's the perfect balance of cozy and crisp."

Taking inspiration from Japanese art, this candle's bowl features an eye-catching embossed pattern. The candle emits a blend of moso bamboo, black musk, and Japanese cypress that truly is a breath of heaven. Free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, and made with a coconut wax blend.

Ignite your senses each evening with euphoric Rosemary, calming Sage, and the blissful, transportive Roma Tomato. Oprah chose these candles in her 2021 Favorite Things list, saying, "I take pride in growing some pretty impressive tomatoes. There’s a tomato-scented candle in this kitchen-friendly trio, along with herbaceous rosemary and cleansing sage. For each one purchased, a tree is planted."

This jar candle is one of the retailer's most popular for good reason—it not only comes in a gorgeous mercury glass jar but also smells divine. The fresh scent called Volcano is filled with hints of tropical fruits, sugared oranges, lemons and limes, and lightly exotic mountain greens. Just call your home paradise.

What's a scented candle wish list without this celebrated French brand? Reminiscent of a bouquet of roses, currant leaves, and berries, there's a reason why Baies reigns as the most popular scent among editors (including ours!) and enthusiasts alike. This is the foolproof candle gift for the luxury lover in your life. Rivas says, "This is my post deep-apartment-clean candle because it smells so fresh and lively."

This 100 percent organic soy candle is infused with the wonderful scent of freshly roasted coffee with hints of caramel, vanilla, and a little bit of attitude, straight from a female-owned business. Buy one for all the boss ladies in your life—including yourself!

Oprah Daily beauty director Kate Sandoval Box hand-selected Homecourt's unique and uplifting candles that will leave your guests asking about the scent. With notes of sparkling mandarin, spiced ginger, fresh green basil, and ripe fig, the scent brings to mind a refreshing and comforting garden walk.

With a burn time of 90 hours, this clean-burning candle will perfume your home with the heady aroma of freshly picked gardenias and orange leaf. Or choose from the plethora of other scents available, too.

Feel that ocean breeze even in the comfort of your home with this heavenly scent from the popular candle brand. Combining the essence of a gentle ocean mist with hints of sea salt, white tea, and coconut, the candle has a burn time of 20 hours.

Bask in a unique twist to a classic rose-scented candle with the more masculine notes of sandlewood found in this candle. The candle strikes a lovely balance with garden floral scents of rose and peony blossom with woody sandalwood, amber, and musk as middle and base notes.

If you've ever walked into a SoulCycle studio and immediately taken note of the light scent of grapefruit, you can thank these gorgeous candles that'll fit perfectly whether in your home gym or as a statement piece in any room of your house.

Whether it's time to rid your space of stale energy or start anew, this handmade soy wax candle has notes of soothing scents like palo santo and sage. It brings a calming warmth to any room of your house.

Few things in life are better than snuggling into a bed complete with fresh sheets, partly because of the clean smell. With this candle, you’ll be able to enjoy that scent not only in your sheets but throughout your home.

Warming and inviting, Spice Ash is essentially a cozy holiday in a candle. It features gorgeous aromas of toasted cinnamon sticks, clove buds, vanilla spice, and sandalwood. This generous handcrafted candle is made from natural coconut wax blend that's vegan, paraben, phathalate, and cruelty free. It has a burn time of 40 to 50 hours, and five percent of proceeds support the Trust for Public Land.

Le Labo's Santal 26, one of the most iconic scents of all time, gets a pink lift thanks to a collaboration with the beloved restaurant group Sant Ambroeus. This match made in New York heaven makes for a foolproof gift.

Looking for a gift that's as gorgeous as Mom? Celebrated Homesick Candles made this from natural and sustainable materials. The scent has top notes of bergamot, lavender, and sage, and base notes of sandalwood and lily. The perfect token of your appreciation.

The husband-and-wife-duo behind Makana, meaning “gift” in Hawaiian, started hand-pouring small batches of candles using simple and clean ingredients. This bestselling Banyan scent has notes of violet lead, fig, cedarwood, sandalwood, coconut, and vanilla, with 60 hours of burn time.