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There’s nothing that sets the vibe quite like lighting a delicious-smelling scented candle. If you’re looking to unwind after a long day or create a romantic ambiance for an at-home dinner date, a candle can easily enhance the mood of a room.
You can think of lighting candles at home a bit like accessorizing an outfit. Although the decor and colors may be what first captures your attention, the fragrance of your home can help create a cohesive aesthetic throughout or give each room its own distinct personality.
Regardless of how you’re hoping to use candles in your home, it’s important to know about the different kinds of candle scents and how you can choose the best one for your space. In this guide, we’ll dive into six distinct kinds of candles and break down how you can find the perfect candle for each room in your home.
What Are the Main Types of Candle Scents?
This section is going to take a close look at the six main types of candle scents. From calming, grounding scents to bright and fresh fragrances, there’s something for everyone on this list.
1. Calming
For those moments when you want your home to be a complete haven of tranquility, the Off the Grid candle is here to set the mood.
This amber candle features lily of the valley, moss, cypress, and tuberose. These earthy scents are balanced by the rich depth of cedar, cistus amber, and sandalwood. The combination of these scents makes for a soothing scent that will help you unwind and unplug at home.
2. Sweet
Don’t be afraid to let your sweet tooth make the decisions when it comes to choosing a candle for your home. Big Flirt is a chocolate and strawberry candle that blends the sweet and fruity scents of chocolate ganache, wild strawberry, and vanilla milk.
To give it a luxurious twist, champagne, jasmine sambac, and patchouli gayo are mixed in. As soon as you light this candle, you just might find yourself craving one more bite of dessert.
3. Earthy
Way With Woods will allow you to connect with nature from the comfort of your own home. With a combination of white tea, mandarin, sandalwood, amber woods, vetiver, and musk, this woodsy candle is invigorating while still being subtle enough for you to be able to burn your candle for hours and never get tired of the smell.
4. Fresh
If you’re looking for something light and airy to freshen up your home, look no further than the Birds and The Breeze candle. Floral scents like mimosa, jasmine, cyclamen, and orchid mix with earthy scents like galbanum, musk, and cedarwood.
When lit, this jasmine candle will feel like a breath of fresh air for any space, instantaneously creating a clean, energizing environment in your home.
5. Sultry
Sweet Ash should be your go-to when you’re trying to create a romantic, sultry mood at home. Without being overwhelming, this candle is sweet and mysterious at the same time.
Sweet Ash features juniper, bergamot, fir balsam, tonka, vanilla bean, white moss, and patchouli. Known for being devilishly addicting, this sweet candle will help you turn any dinner date at home into a fine dining experience.
6. Cozy
One of the most common reasons people light a candle at home is to create a comfy, cozy vibe. If that’s what you’re looking to do, Instant Karma will make it a little bit easier.
Spicy, dreamy, and delicious, this warm and cozy candle features cardamom, cinnamon, and vetiver. Its creaminess comes from cedarwood and black tea, and the floral, fruity twist comes from nashi pear, black plum, and vetiver.
How Can You Choose the Right Candle?
You’re now well-versed in the different types of candles, which means it’s time to choose the right candle for your space. Here are some tips to help you narrow down your decision and make it easier to find the right fragrance for your home.
Where Are You Placing It?
When you’re trying to decide what candles you want for your home, it’s crucial to consider placement. The room you’re putting a candle in can tell you a lot about the type of candle you’ll need.
For example, for a bathroom or laundry room, you’ll likely want a calming or fresh candle. Given that these are spaces that you use for cleaning and grooming, you want the fragrance in them to match your purpose.
You may even want to consider having multiple candles in your bathroom if you’re someone who likes to take long baths or relaxing showers. In that case, having a calming candle on hand may be a great way to help you set the mood when you want to unwind after a hectic day.
In your kitchen, you may want to go for a sweet, gourmand scent. This will help set the culinary vibe and inspire you while baking. In general living areas, a more subtle, earthy candle can be nice because it will likely be lit daily, so you don’t want too bold of a scent.
Last but certainly not least, you might want to save your cozy and sultry candles for your bedroom and living room. Anywhere that you want to dedicate completely to rest and quality time deserves a candle that will help you create an atmosphere of total relaxation.
What Feeling Do You Want To Create?
Along with placement, it’s also important to consider the feeling you want to create in the different areas of your house.
Keep in mind that some of the strongest memories you have are olfactory memories — this means that the scents you smell at home can call you back to different feelings, memories, and associations.
Use this to your advantage by lighting calming or cozy candles in the spaces you want to use to relax. In the rooms where you’re hoping to work and get things done, consider lighting fresh or earthy candles. Remember that everyone’s associations with scents are different, so let your own personal experience guide your choices.
What Scents Do You Already Love?
Another concept to consider when you’re choosing candles for your home is to think of the scents you already love.
Usually, you’ll find similar scents in fragrances as you do in candles. If you know the scents you love in your favorite fragrances, look for them in candles to bring your signature scent home.
Burn, Baby Burn
Now that you know about all of the different types of candles and how you can choose the best one for your space, the only thing left to do is light one, sit back, and watch it work its magic. From the sweet, indulgent fragrance of the Big Flirt candle to the undeniable freshness of Birds and The Breeze, there’s a candle to match every mood and every room.
When you’re choosing fragrances for your home, consider where you’ll place the candles, the feeling you want to create in each room, and the scents you already love. At Snif we believe there’s a signature scent out there for every home and every person, and it’s just a matter of finding the right match.
Sources:
(PDF) Cedar Wood Oil — Analyses and Properties | ResearchGate