1. Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Soy Candle will make your entire apartment smell as good as a fresh pile of laundry, no matter what your hamper looks like.
2. Pet House Candle completely eliminates odors from your beloved — but stinky — furry friends, leaving you with a refreshing smell like bamboo watermint or evergreen forest.
3. Wax & Wick's scented soy candle looks like it would be right at home in a Brooklyn loft, or better yet, *your* home!
4. Capri Blue's "Volcano" candle is a reviewer-favorite combination of tropical and citrusy scents packaged in a super chic glass jar.
Promising review: "I am a candle snob and I can say without a second thought that Capri Blue are my favorite candles of all time. I have one in the living room, bedroom, and bathroom. I gift them often for housewarming (pun intended) gifts or just because. They're the perfect addition to a home and they SMELL SO GOOD, Y'ALL. Absolutely recommend these candles to everyone." –Jennifer
Price: $24+ (available in four container colors and three sizes).
5. Pyropets start out endearing and take a macabre turn once you light them up.
6. Lulu Candles' tobacco, spice, and vanilla candle takes inspiration from all the spicy-smelling pipe-smoking grandparents we grew up with.
7. Gerrard Larriett's candles deodorize and relieve stress so you can take a breather after chasing your mud-covered dog around the house.
8. Decorative cactus candles make it look like you finally learned how to keep a plant alive. Just make a *point* not to light them in front of anyone you're trying to impress with your green thumb skills.
9. Chesapeake Bay's Mind and Body Candle Collection uses essential oils to create relaxing smells inspired by Maryland's shoreline.
10. A dark rum and oak scented La Jolie Muse candle that will add the perfect amount of warmth and depth to any room.
11. Or a La Jolie Muse lavender candle in a gorgeous, textured glass jar that makes a statement of its own (the relaxing scent is just a bonus!).
Promising review: "The candle smells very nice. Warm and comforting without being 'too much' for the sensitive sinuses in our home. It lasted a couple of months after being burned for a few hours a night. The container is beautiful and I justify paying a little extra for these candles because the jars make excellent little vases." –Bette Noir
Price: $36+ (available in seven scents).
12. Boy Smells candles is a must-have for anyone who looking for a more musky and complex scent over the usual vanilla and sugar options out there.
13. Yankee Candle's Midsummer's Night candle will give you ultimate nostalgia vibes and make you wish that you were back at summer camp sleeping under the stars.
14. A lavender scented wax candle that'll provide the perfect amount of tranquility and calm.
15. A Homesick candle that's quite honestly the exact remedy needed for when you're feeling homesick. Each one is crafted with a specific state in mind, so you can be transported home each time you burn this candle.
16. A value pack of unscented tea lights that are ideal to have on hand for both power outages and emergency ambient lighting crises.
Promising review: "These are by far the best tea light candles I have purchased. They burn for hours (I have burned them for 5 hours so far). The holders are also sturdier and the taller than others I have bought. These are also great if you are burning candles when having company. You won't be running around replacing them with new ones in an hour or two." –Greg
Price: $12.79+ (available in packs of 50, 100, 200, and 300)
17. Benevolence Los Angeles makes premium soy scented candles with a cause, as their matte black jars are designed to shine a light on serious subjects.
With each purchase of a candle by Benevolence L.A., a donation is made to ZOE International, which helps victims of human trafficking.
Promising review: "I’m very picky when it comes to my candles and these are by far the best candles on Amazon. My favorite is the Bergamot and Jasmine. The scent fills the entire room. I find that other brands tend to be a bit too light for me. I like strong scents and this is the best." –Rachel H.
Price: $17.99+ (clip the coupon on the product page to save $1; available in 11 scents)
18. Some fun bubble cube candles for anyone that thinks their living space is in need of some whimsical decor.
19. A Hemlock Park candle scented with essential oils, made from coconut wax, and with a crackling wood wick to finish off your self care sanctuary, be it your bedroom, bathtub, or any other place you like to ~unwind~.
Promising review: "My absolute favorite candle! Smells sooo good. Was looking for a good quality cedar candle and the bergamot is was an added bonus! My two favorite scents. When I first opened it a smelled it, it was a very subtle smell, and didn't seem like anything special...Soooo glad I decided to light it to see if it made a difference, because it did! If you love the smell of cedar, get it!" –Anna protsenko
Price: $24.95+ (available in two sizes and 25 scents)
20. Craft & Kin wood wick candles that'll *snap, crackle, and pop* as they waft earthy scents into your chosen at-home sanctuary.
Promising review: "These candles are amazing. Nice natural scent, beautiful presentation, and great value. The scent is great – strong enough to fill my room, but not so overpowering that I feel like I can taste it. I was so blown away with the candle after I ordered my first one that I bought a second three days later. I can't wait to get more and try different scents!" –Amazon Customer
Price: $17.99+ (available in 12 scents and two styles)
21. A Votivo candle to make your place feel all the more cozy and sophisticated, especially the Red Currant scent.
Promising review: "Smell was just as strong & beautiful as years ago when I purchased my first Votivo candle! The Red Currant is the best! Only takes a few minutes of burn time, and the scent fills the air!" –SummerLove 247
Price: $32 (clip the coupon on the product page to save $4)
22. A coconut-scented candle that is actually and factually inside of a coconut shell. Once the candle is completely burned, you can hang onto its polished shell for decor, to use on a coconut bra, or to repurpose into another candle (might I suggest a lime-scented blend so you can ~put the lime in the coconut~?).
23. A set of tiny strawberry candles that'll have you singing "I want more berriessssss and that summer feelinnnnng" a la Harry Styles each time you light one — and who could blame you?! They're freakin' adorable.
Check out a TikTok of the strawberry candles in action.
Promising review: "These are just the cutest little candles and ever so summery! Their size, appearance, and scent are just like real strawberries. Perfect as little take-home favors or decorations for a backyard picnic!" —M. Milton
Price: $8.99+ (available in red and pink)
24. A Star Wars–inspired Homesick candle, in case you've always wondered what The Death Star smells like. It'll also be a perfect addition to your plans to marathon all of the films from start to finish (again).
Promising review (for The Death Star scent): "This candle is so unique. After smelling it at a Barnes and Noble, my husband and I considered whether or not the price was worth is as it’s quite high but decided to go for it and WOW!! It is a crazy unique smell of being on the Death Star (or any Star Wars spaceship really) with its smells of forged steel, leather, and smoked amber!! 5/5 stars, genuinely awesome, otherworldly candle!!" —Alexa
Get it from Amazon for $44+ (available in six scents).
25. A "warm and cozy" candle, because the name of the scent alone sounds like it’ll wrap you up in a plush throw blanket and direct you to the couch to have the best snuggle sesh of your life.
This candle features notes of orange, cinnamon, clove, vetiver, and pine. It has a lovely minimalist design that'll look great with all of your home decor! It's made by Sweet Water Decor, a small business based in Pennsylvania.
Promising review: "I love this candle...love it, love it, love it! I just wish it was bigger! I really prefer larger three wick candles, so this one being so small is a bit of a bummer but the scent definitely makes up for it. With the slightest hint of fireplace smoke combined with winter, pine, and a bit of citrus, you can't beat it. The snow is falling outside my window but I'm inside under a blanket, warm and cozy, with my Warm & Cozy candle making me smile. :)" —K.M. Helm
Price: $20 (available in four scents/designs).
26. A WoodWick candle to bring the crackling, soothing sounds of an actual fire into your life in case you (like me) live in an apartment that simply isn't conducive to a fireplace.
27. Dripless taper candles so you can light up the dinner table without worrying about dripping wax on tonight's cuisine.
28. Or some dip-dye taper candles for anybody who wants to add a little color to their decor but don't want to commit to something more permanent.
29. A yogurt bowl smoothie candle so convincing, you might be tempted to have it for breakfast. It looks and smells like the real thing!
30. A coffee table candle that'll light up the room and make it stylish, too. Reviewers love that you can use the dough bowl after the candle is burned through!
