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10 Warm And Cozy Fall Candles We're Loving Now

The scents that never miss.
10 Warm And Cozy Fall Candle's We're Loving Now
By Jamila Stewart · Updated September 5, 2022
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If you’re always noticing subtle hints while out and about that holiday shopping is just around the corner, and you’ve already begun working on the plaid section of your wardrobe, there are simply no better tale-tell signs that fall has arrived. The reasonable thing to do next is to set the mood at home with the best fall-scented candles, because sometimes, the best way to set your intentions for the season starts within your own place of peace. 

There simply isn’t such a thing as a candle lover who doesn’t thrive during the fall, as that’s when brands come out with their best scents, and sometimes (with the popularity of the season in mind), their biggest collections. If you’re overwhelmed with the number of options there are to sift through (and there are, indeed, a lot), some of the key classic fall scents to keep an eye out for are pumpkin, cinnamon, nutmeg and woody scents, for starters. To fill your home with a truly unique fall smell, you may want to also explore the overlooked realm of leather scents. Of course, we’ve rounded up all of that and more ahead. Keep scrolling for the best-smelling, and cutest-packaged candles of the season.

01
01 NEST New York Bamboo Scented Classic Candle

Delivered in the most sophisticated candle vessel to ever exist, Nest takes a forest-inspired approach to fall with this candle — A bamboo scent is strongest, with hints of citrus underneath.

Available at Amazon
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02
02 Bath & Body Works Spiced Pumpkin & Patchouli

Bath & Body Works’ 3-wick candles know how to fill a room — this time, with delectable hints of sweet, warm, pumpkin.

Available at Bath & Body Works
17 Originally $27 Shop Now
03
03 H&M Scented Candle

Things we don’t sleep on: H&M’s candles. This one is ripe with the joys of the scent of sandalwood, and it has every other candle beat on display appeal.

Available at H&M
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04
04 Voluspa Spiced Pumpkin Latte Candle

This candle scent is quintessential fall time. Beyond notes of pumpkin and cinnamon spiced brûlée, there’s also that hint of marshmallow to evoke the smell of childhood.

Available at Voluspa
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05
05 Wax Buffalo Driftwood Candle

With Wax Buffalo’s Driftwood candle filling the room with hints of musk, cedar or sandalwood, you can literally feel fall coming.

Available at Wax Buffalo
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06
06 COOLGiRLthebrand Close To You Candle

Call this comfort in a hand-poured candle. It’s impossible not to be at ease with this candle filling your room with the smell of amber and black plum.

Available at Etsy
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07
07 Le Labo Santal 26 Classic Candle

We love pumpkin and spice for the fall, but leather is an autumn-ready fall scent forgotten all too often, and what brand better to deliver such a sophisticated scent that Le Labo?

Available at Nordstrom
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08
08 Frères Branchiaux Cinnamon

This candle is packed with essential oils, so you can reap the benefits of a diffuser and your new favorite fall candle at once — Talk about multi tasking.

Available at Frères Branchiaux
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09
09 Yankee Candle Autumn Wreath Candle

A photo says a thousand words, but when it comes to shopping for the best fall candles for your sanctuary, 50,000 five-star reviews on Amazon, which this candle would know a thing or two about, says more.

Available at Amazon
18 Originally $28 Shop Now
10
10 Forvr Mood No Wahala Candle

If there’s anyone you can trust to create a candle to help you set the mood for the season, it’s vibe queen, Jackie Aina. If you’re one to pull out fall home decor as well, this one comes with art created by Nigerian designer Claude Kameni, and it’s ready to complete any other rustic, gold tones in your home.

Available at Forvr Mood
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