These 14 Best Scented Candles Will Make Your Home so Soothing

Lighting a candle is one of the quickest ways to transform a room. The right scent can make you feel relaxed, energized, romantic, or cozy almost instantly. Depending on the room and the mood you want to evoke, a candle can help you create just about any atmosphere. To help you pick out the best scented candles, we've rounded up 14 unique options.

Boy Smells LES

Boy Smells Les Scented Candle $32

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Blackcurrant, peach blossom, jasmine rice, Asian pear, coconut, cardamom, and white cedar comprise the fragrance composition of this beautiful candle. Made of coconut and beeswax and fitted in a minimal black tumbler, this candle looks almost as good as it smells.

Voluspa Lavender

Voluspa Large Embossed Glass Jar Candle $30

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If you're a fan of lavender, this candle belongs in your home. It features scents like French cade wood, verbena, and Bulgarian lavender for a wholly fresh and relaxing smell sure to transform any room into a serene, zenlike respite from reality.

Homesick Books

Homesick Books Scented Candle $30

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For the uninitiated, the candle brand Homesick creates nostalgic scent combinations meant to transport you to another time or place. You can find candles that smell like everything from your hometown to a backyard barbeque and this one is designed to smell just like cracking open a book. It offers notes of leather, cedar, sandalwood, balsam, and vanilla to create the familiar smells of leatherbound books in a sun-drenched library.

Le Labo Palo Santo 14

Le Labo Palo Santo 14 Vintage Candle $65

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The vintage tin container makes this great smelling candle even more intriguing. You'll get notes of cedarwood, labdanum, incense, and patchouli for a fresh fragrance to enjoy at home in the rooms where you spend the most time relaxing.

Byredo Cotton Poplin

Byredo Cotton Poplin Scented Candle $85

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If you haven't yet indulged in the soothing scents of a Byredo candle, prepare to be delighted. This Cotton Poplin scent comes in the brand's signature black, minimalist holder. You'll pick up on notes of blue chamomile, crisp linen, white cedarwood, and just a touch of sweet musk. Overall, it's a fresh scent that won't overpower the room.

Cire Trudon Ernesto

Cire Trudon Ernesto Scented Candle $105

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Do yourself a favor and bring this scented candle into your home. It uses hints of Rhum, Bergamot, clove, leather, and amber to create an intoxicating scent meant for a relaxing night in. It also looks classic thanks to the brand's signature gold plaque and handblown glass holder.

Fornasetti Nuvola Mistero

Fornasetti Nuvola Mistero Scented Candle $210

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Meant to last, this luxe candle will burn for up to 240 hours. Although it's a pricer item, the candle was designed by famous fragrance house Robertet in the French town of Grasse and its luscious scent is worth the cost. You'll detect notes of pink pepper, cypress, labdanum, laurel, cedarwood, sandalwood, and musk.

Tom Dixon London

Tom Dixon Eclectic London Scented Candle $75

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Why book a trip to London when you could light this delicious candle from Tom Dixon? Meant to capture the scents of the city, it smells of spicy black pepper, oud wood, vetiver, cedarwood, and patchouli. You'll recognize the smell of the city's parks and the river Thames.

Jo Malone Orange Blossom

Jo Malone London Orange Blossom Scented Home Candle $67

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This Jo Malone candle smells like an entire garden. It's replete with scents of clementine, orange blossom, orris, and balsamic vetiver. Fill your home with flowers without the worry of keeping them alive.

P.F. Candle Co. Amber and Moss

P.F. Candle Co. Amber Jar Soy Candle $20

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From Los Angeles-based P.F. Candle Co., this item comes in a warm amber glass jar to mimic the scents it releases when lit. It smells of violet leaf, marine patchouli, cashmere rose, sandalwood, and musk.

Le Labo Santal 26

Le Labo Santal 26 Classic Candle $75

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A 100 percent soy wax candle, this fragrant product will warm up any room in an instant. It boasts amber, cocoa, vanilla, cedar, spices, musk, and sandalwood scents to create a cozy, welcoming atmosphere.

Nest Fragrances Bamboo

Nest Fragrances Bamboo Scented Candle $42

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For a lighter scent, go for this bamboo scented candle from Nest Fragrances. It creates a refreshing atmosphere with hints of bamboo, white florals, light citrus, and a blend of greenery.

Diptyque Roses

Diptyque Roses Scented Candle $36

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Perhaps the most well-loved scent of them all, roses seemingly burst out of this yummy candle from Diptyque. It's a simple smell, but it won't disappoint. When lit, it's like having a fresh bouquet of roses in any room in your home, perfect for setting the mood for romance.

Tom Ford Fabulous

Tom Ford Fabulous Candle $132

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Not only is this one of the best smelling candles available right now, but the sassy name is also sure to bring a smile to your face every time you light it up. It creates a rich aroma with notes of leather, sage, almond, vanilla, and lavender. Finally, you'll detect a hint of tonka bean, amber, and blond wood for a scent that's almost creamy.