The votives ahead hold reviewer nose-approved autumn aromas, from falling leaves to wood fires and sophisticated (subtle!) pumpkin spices. Don't live in fear of the season's infamous scent explosions — instead, celebrate all the evocative sweater-wearing, red wine-sipping, and apple-picking notes it has to offer.
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Le Labo Santal 26 Candle
Whether you can sniff out a signature Le Labo scent in a lineup of 20 different samples or are unfamiliar with this fragrance empire, we'd like to think this candle is a universal crowd-pleaser. For $78, you get a small-yet-mighty 100% soy wax candle with warm notes of Amber, cocoa, vanilla, cedar, spices, musk, sandalwood. Happy customers say, "Earthy, woody, warm. Rooms immediately enveloped in transcendent scents. Enrapturing. the senses. Will be a regular burn."
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Le Labo SANTAL 26, $, available at Nordstrom
Homesick Autumn Adventures Bundle
Homesick makes candles infused with nostalgia, hence the brand name. If you're yearning for the fall feelings of youth, opt for the Autumn Adventures bundle. Fans love Homesick's Fall scents, including one happy reviewer who exclaimed, "This candle holds has all my fond memories of fall and holds all the excitement this autumn has to bring. I love it! It has such an incredible scent. I love the fact that it’s healthy and has a long burn time too."
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Homesick Autumn Adventures Bundle, $, available at Homesick
(MALIN + GOETZ) Leather Scented Candle
Malin + Goetz has a plethora of delicious-smelling candles but this one takes the cake, noted by a new fan: "I was at a client's house and could not imagine what this smell was. Finding this candle burning in the next room was amazing. It permeates everywhere! The smell is clean, organic, and calming."
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(Malin + Goetz) Leather Candle, $, available at Nordstrom
Brooklyn Candle Studio Santal Noir Candle
With rich scents of cedar and pine, you'll be instantly transported to a cozy cabin retreat. "I don't know how you layer the scents the way you do but this is enchanting. I love it. You have a lifelong customer," one pleased fan posted.
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BROOKLYN CANDLE Studio Santal Noir Candle, $, available at Nordstrom
World Market Sandalwood Tobacco Apothecary Candle
"These scents create the warmest, homiest fragrance that everyone should have in their house come fall. I use it on my bar area for a little accent and touch of color," an avid reviewer says of this highly rated candle, filled with hand-poured sandalwood, cedar, tonka bean, and tobacco scented wax.
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Sandalwood Tobacco Apothecary Filled Jar Candle, $, available at Cost Plus World Market
Byredo Apocalyptic Candle
Handmade in France, this luxury candle infuses the enticing scents of fire, iron, black raspberry, wood, and papyrus — resulting in an aroma that one reviewer describes as, "one of those fragrances that you come back and keep sniffing...This smells like the woods and a campfire but also it smells high end - maybe it is what a rich person would smell like if they went camping - in any event it is woody, smokey, fresh and earthy all at the same time...you must smell in person, it's like nothing else."
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Byredo Apocalyptic Scented Candle, $, available at Net-A-Porter
Anthropologie Apple Embers Library Card Glass Candle
Anthropologie is putting an academic spin on the classic fall candle — each scent (Vanilla Bourbon, Apple Embers, and Pumpkin Chestnut) comes with a library book cover card label and brings its own unique story into your living space.
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Anthropologie Library Card Glass Candle, $, available at Anthropologie
Diptyque Ambre Scented Candle
It totes a premium price tag, but with 4.7 out of 5 stars and $5,000+ reviews on Google this spicy autumn scent in a hand-blown and amber-tinted glass container is worth the seasonal investment.
As one reviewer gushed: "This is one of my all-time favorite candles from Diptyque. It has a really nice woody, spice scent that is beautiful in autumn and winter. I really like the beautiful colored glass of the bigger jars, which makes it even more special when it's out on display. I find that even when the candle isn't lit you can smell it faintly in a room which I really like."
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Diptyque Ambre / Amber candle, $, available at Diptyque
Otherland Rattan Candle
The praise for this stylish votive — filled with hand-poured soy and coconut wax and scented with an autumnal blend of sandalwood, amber, and moss notes— is lofty. As one reviewer put it: "[I] Cannot say enough good things about this candle. I have raved about it to so many people and absolutely intend to buy more. The scent throw is impressive and the packaging is exceptional. This product is such a great value for money!"
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Otherland Rattan, $, available at Otherland
D.S. & Durga Portable Fireplace Candle
This luxury candle — filled with notes of pine to cedar, ash oak, and birch wood — as one Amazon reviewer frankly put it, "really does smell like a wood fire."
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D.S. & Durga Portable Fireplace Candle, 7 oz, $, available at SSENSE
Himalayan Handmade Candles Driftwood Tray Candle
Choose between a sweet & earthy grapefruit pine aroma or a ginger sandalwood scent for a refreshing take on the classic fall candle. According to one reviewer, it's, "rustic and unique and a beautiful piece," while another happy customer says it's, "perfect for her coffee table," and worth every penny.
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Himalayan Handmade Candles Driftwood Tray Candle, $, available at Anthropologie
P.F. Candle co. Amber Jar 12.5 oz Soy Candle
This natural soy wax candle is infused with cozy notes of musk, amber, lavender, sage, and orange that make for the perfect refreshing fall candle. One reviewer claims they'll, "buy many more," and that they're, "...super sensitive to scents, but this one didn't give [them] a headache."
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P.F. Candle Co. Amber Jar 12.5 oz Soy Candle, $, available at Urban Outfitters
Linnea's Lights Harvest Pumpkin Candle
Crafted from soy wax infused with pumpkin and herb fragrance oil, one repeat purchaser describes this candle as a "Great fall candle," that has, "such a soft pumpkin/spice/warm scent without being overwhelming."
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Linnea Harvest Pumpkin, $, available at Terrain
Blomus Fraga Fig Scented Candle
The pretty fig candle boasts rave reviews such as, "Simple and sleek," and, "The scent is divine. It looks just as it appears online. Quality made and handsomely designed."
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Blomus Fraga Fig Scented Jar Candle, $, available at AllModern
Etsy Hello Fall Hand-Poured Candle
This hot cider and cinnamon-scented candle is handmade in the U.S. with premium fragrance oils, soy wax, and a cotton wick — the entire shop also boasts over 9,120 reviews on Etsy with fall-obsessed customers raving, "I’m so happy I purchased the Hello Fall candle. Smells amazing, just like Fall, and beautiful jar. The shipping was lightning speed, and [the seller] Melissa was super helpful with my questions. I also love that this candle is handmade with soy wax. I can’t wait for Fall!"
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SweetWaterDecor Hello Fall Candle 9oz, $, available at Etsy
LAFCO Amber Black Vanilla Foyer Candle
LAFCO wanted to craft the ultimate cozy candle, and they did just that with this clean-burning soy option. As one reviewer exclaimed: "I always have this candle burning at home - it has a warm, vanilla, and brown sugary smell that instantly relaxes me when I get home."
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Lafco Amber Black Vanilla Foyer Candle, $, available at Bloomingdale's
Oliver Bonas Cedarwood & Lavender Scented Candle
For some, autumn is all about pumpkin patches, crunchin' leaves, and enjoying the light & airy transitional weather outside — for others it's time for a relaxing hibernation indoors. If you prefer the latter, then you'll get a kick out of this candle's, "beautiful", "high-quality", and "long-lasting" lavender-infused aromas.
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Oliver Bonas Cedarwood & Lavender Scented Candle, $, available at Oliver Bonas
Boy Smells CASHMERE KUSH
This darker candle is a smokier, more sensual remix of the brand's best-selling Kush candle. Its notes of pot flower, cashmere wood, white amber, vetiver, tulip, and powdery musk combine to create a relaxing and lovely aroma that will ease you through autumnal equinox. One reviewer says, "the scent is strong enough to radiate even when cold."
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Boy Smells CASHMERE KUSH, $, available at Nordstrom
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