The best candles to light your wintery room

Unique, comforting and meeting all your cosy season requirements - here are the best candles to check out now
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words Lucy O'Brien
Winter isn't just coming, it's here. The days are getting shorter while nights are becoming darker and longer, and so comes the welcome return of our staying-in era. Yes, we will be raising a glass to party season, but for the majority of us, most of our time in the coming months will be spent happily wrapped up indoors, embracing all the cosy vibes winter has to offer. But it wouldn’t be a proper night-in without the right ambiance: I’m talking the best candles, to light up your home.
Choosing the right candle scent to set the vibe of your winter sanctuary can be a hard task. Gone are the days of fresh lemon, pink sands or morning breeze; we want smoky, warming, broody and mysterious. We want to feel warm and toasty while we immerse ourselves in the comforting, dark aesthetics of Twilight or Wednesday. Well, our carefully curated list of wintery candles are here to deliver just that.

From Christmas-inspired aromas filled with chai and cinnamon to the more earthy feels of bergamot and patchouli, we’ve got something for everyone. While our friends over at Wavey Casa have fun and unique candles ready to sit proudly on your bookshelf, other brands like Holistic London create candles filled with wellness-oriented ingredients that not only set the mood, but help to boost it. Be it a gift for yourself or someone you love, you can simply never go wrong with a candle.
CHAI LATTE, PLEASE
Chai Latte Natural Soy Candle
£19.99
Autumn this year was all about pumpkin spice. Winter? We’re switching up our beverage order for a chai latte. This UpCircle candle is lovingly hand-poured in the UK and is infused with repurposed chai spices (perfect if you love a Christmas market!)
SUMMER REMINISCING
Jardin De La Lune Candle
£50.00
Inspired by travelling, this candle is a nod to the gardens of Grand Trianon, Versailles. The scent is a luxurious combination of deep tuberose, paired with top notes of blackberry leaf and bergamot against a base of heady and aromatic cade.
NAP TIME
NEROLI + CHAMOMILE SCENTED CANDLE
£26.00
Both neroli and chamomile are powerful essential oils to help with relaxation and sleep. This scent helps to make you feel calm, relaxed and ready to rest. Light this handcrafted candle when sleep evades you – it's perfect to set the scene for a good kip.
SAGE LOVER
INDONESIAN PATCHOULI + CLARY SAGE SCENTED CANDLE
£19.00
Reach for this handcrafted candle when the tension begins to rise and its blend of Indonesian patchouli and clary sage will help ease your mind and soothe your soul. Patchouli essential oil is popular for providing feelings of relaxation and helping to ease stress or anxiety. Combined with clary sage, this is the perfect soothing scent.
FRESH LINEN
Fresh Linen Candle
£19.00
The scent that never gets old. Is there a more soothing fragrance than that of freshly laundered linen, drying outside in the breeze? This fresh linen-scented candle brings this to mind, with its pure, clean scent of rose petals, lily, musk and sandalwood. Enjoy some of the sensation of clean sheets, without having to do the laundry (we won't tell).
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