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Best Scented Votive Candle
NEST Fragrances Votive Candle in Ocean Mist & Sea Salt
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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.
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Best Purple Candle
Harlem Candle Company Luxury Purpe Love Scented Candle
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Celebrating the new musical interpretation of The Color Purple, this fragrant candle comes from the Black-owned business, Harlem Candle Co. Picked as one of Oprah's Favorite Things, this beautiful candle captures the essence of roses and sandalwood. Oprah said, “This hand-poured candle was created just for us and gives off a lush rose scent, with elements of sandalwood and clove.”
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Best Aromatherapy Candle
Lamarion's Bazaar Palo Santo & Sage Handmade Soy Candle
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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.
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Best Overall Scented Candle
Flamingo Estate The Three Sisters Candle Set
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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."
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Most Elegant Scented Candle
Voluspa Moso Bamboo Candle
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Taking inspiration from Japanese art, this candle's container 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.
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Best Coffee-Scented Candle
Malicious Women Candle Co. Boss Lady, Expresso Yo' Self
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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!
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Best Scented Candle on Amazon
Chesapeake Bay Candle Reflection + Clarity Scented Candle
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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.
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Best Luxury Scented Candle
Diptyque Baies Classic Candle
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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."
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Most Uplifting Scented Candle
Homecourt Mandarin Basile Candle
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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.
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Most Refreshing Scented Candle
Spoken Flames Fearless Cedarwood Citrus Candle
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Spoken Flames launched as a BIPOC female-founded and -run company looking to reimagine candles as an immersive, inspiring, and personal experience. The Fearless dual wooden wick candle is crafted from a vegan, nontoxic, and phthalate-free natural coconut wax blend with 50+ hours of burn. You'll be transported by the aroma of orange peel, neroli blossom, cedarwood, and amber.
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Best Clean Scented Candle
Dirty Labs Limited Edition Signature Candle
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Enjoy this luxe, warming candle with notes of magnolia, bergamot, and cedar made from biobased and biodegradable ingredients. Dirty Labs is celebrated for science-backed home products that are thoughtfully made with nontoxic ingredients and sustainable materials.
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Best Scented Candle Gift Set
Boojee Candle & Vessel Starter Set
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Boojee brilliantly sells reusable ceramic vessels that can be refilled with its signature fragranced candles. Each candle is made with high-quality ingredients and clean fragrances, like the bestselling Cycladic Native, with notes of freesia, fig tree, and sandalwood. This set comes with one vessel and two candles—all of which can be customized.
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Best Candle Gift for Mom
Homesick Thank You, Mom Bergamot, Lavender, and Sage Candle
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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.
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Most Transportive Scented Candle
Boheme Fragrances Amalfi Mini Tin Votive Candle
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Bring a touch of Mediterranean serenity to your space with Boheme's Amalfi scented candle. Featuring notes of bergamot, lemon, lavender, and cedarwood, this handmade candle offers 15 hours of burn time.
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Best 60-Hours-Burn-Time Candle
Makana Banyan Classic Candle
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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.
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Best Candle Gift for Book Lovers
FlyPaperProducts The Library Scented Candle
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There's nothing like a nostalgic scent to bring back good memories of reading your favorite books. This library candle does just that, with its warm notes of eucalyptus and lavender. It'll smell like you just cracked open a classic novel and makes a great gift for bibliophiles.
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Best Floral-Scented Candle
Rifle Paper Co. Jardin de Paris Glass Candle
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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.
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Best Inspirational Candle
Candier Girl, Make Waves and Turn the Tide Candle
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Get yourself (or your best friend) a candle with a side of inspiration. The playful labels make for a motivational piece of decor that comes with a relaxing seaside scent.
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Best Contemporary Candle
Apotheke Charcoal Classic Candle
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One of the brand's bestselling candles is this charcoal one, and for good reason. Evoking top notes of burnt maple, raspberry, and unripened tomato skin, this uniquely scented candle will add character to any room.
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Best Garden-Scented Candle
Loewe Small Mushroom Candle
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You may be familiar with the brand's statement bags and glamorous runway shows, but do not sleep on Loewe's fragrances. Hyperrealistic scents bring the garden straight into your home. Case in point: this rich, earthy portobello mushroom one.
Sara Klausing covers all things fashion and style for Oprah Daily. Follow her on Instagram.
Gaby Keiderling is a New York–based writer working on fashion, lifestyle, travel, and sports features. She also covers celebrity style for Esquire's “Get Ready with Me” franchise. Her work can also be seen in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and more. Sometimes you can spot her around the West Village, out on a walk with her dog, Sneakers.
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