How to Make Sure Your House Smells Like Christmas
From that pine tree aroma that takes you back to bringing your Christmas tree home each year, to the cinnamon spice scents that have all those cozy fireside feels, making sure your home has the right Christmas fragrance can be the ultimate finishing touch to your decor. And the best way to do it? Christmas candles.
While Christmas candles come in many different forms, the best ones are chic and subtle, elegantly diffusing a bit of a festive feel into your home without overpowering it. And it’s more than just the aroma, as well, with that candlelit vibe really helping you romanticize a dark winter evening. Pop a few in your living room, turn the lights off, and you’ll be set for peak coziness.
Knowing which Christmas candle to buy, however, is a whole other situation. The fragrances are as diverse as normal scented candles, ranging from pine and spruce scents to sugary and sweet ones, and then to the classic festive spice. 1864 Candle Co recommends popping a few different ones in your basket to set the tone for different days – but plenty of the decisions will also come down to personal preference at the end of the day. We're confident you'll be more than happy with our selection below, just make sure you pair it with a dreamy Christmas tree, some garlands and maybe a wreath.
What are the best Christmas candles for 2024?
The best Christmas candle: Olde Traditions
A classic holiday scent that tells the story of a cozy holiday night spent sipping wine in front of the fireplace. Olde Traditions Soy Candle fragrance combines orange spice notes from the kitchen, fir and pine notes from the Christmas tree, and an earthy smokiness from the fireplace. It's Christmas Eve, in a candle, any time.
This fragrance is infused with natural essential oils, including orange, cinnamon, clove, vetiver, and pine.
The best pine-scented Christmas candle: Cypress Berries
Cypress Berries Soy Candle fragrance is an enchanting blend of fresh evergreens and fruits. Cooling camphor, airy ozone, and a hint of citrus start off this complex winter scent. Middle notes of deep red berry balance the woody pine and juniper notes. The fresh evergreen notes are reinforced by eucalyptus, fir needle, and cedar leaf essential oils. Our candles, melts and diffusers made with this classic holiday fragrance create a warm and nostalgic atmosphere. Hang our diffuser from your artificial tree to create an instant fresh cut Christmas Tree scent. Simply tip the bottle upside down for 1 – 2 seconds so that the fragrance absorbs into the wooden lid before company arrives!
This fragrance oil is infused with natural essential oils including eucalyptus, fir needle, lemon, cedar leaf, clove leaf, and galbanum.
The best Christmas Cookie candle: Baking Day
A tasty treat with a characteristically cracked surface and cinnamon-sugar flavor, Baking Day Soy Candle fragrance reminds you of baking Christmas cookies with Grandma or your Nana. In keeping with the heart of these light and delicious edibles, our Baking Day fragrance candle has notes of sugar, cinnamon, honey, and butter, rounded out with a smooth base of creamy vanilla.
The best Christmas Dessert candle: Caramel Nougat
Break through the crunchy caramelized sugar crust into this classic dessert scent turned fragrance oil. Caramel Nougat features top notes of lightly torched sugar and a hint of coconut before giving way to a rich creamy custard heart. A dash of rum elevates the vanilla and maple base. Indulge your senses with Caramel Nougat candles and wax melts.
This fragrance oil is infused with natural essential oils including vanilla absolute, and styrax resin.
We hope these candle selections really help you make your house smell like Christmas.
When your home smells good (and festive), it makes you enjoy being there more.
Enjoy the holiday season, and all the Christmas nostalgia, cookies, desserts and tree smells that go along with it!