Burning Candles Is My Favorite Hobby—These 18 Luxury Buys Are Worth Every Penny

If I could be any animal, I would without a doubt be a hermit crab. Much like the aptly named crustacean, I too find great joy in curling up at home and, if I had the chance, would love to live permanently in such a state. Sadly for me, my job as a beauty editor requires quite a lot of running around from appointment to appointment, and so it’s not very often I find myself with masses of time at home.

But it’s because of this that I have developed a penchant for buying items that really level up my time at home. More specifically, I have become somewhat obsessed with buying and collecting luxury scented candles. The first thing I do when I get home is light a candle. I want my entire apartment to be filled with a luxurious, mind-soothing aroma.

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This brings me to my next point. While a great candle is without a doubt the one beauty-and-lifestyle product that has the ability to lift my mood the most, a candle that has great promise but yields little results leaves me feeling immensely let down—especially when said subpar candle has a bulky price tag. As a general rule, I believe that you get what you pay for with candles. The more expensive they are, the more luxurious and room-filling the scent. Now, that's not to say there aren't some luxury candles that leave me feeling let down. To ensure you're purchasing candles that deliver the most bang for their buck, keep scrolling for the 18 best luxury candles I would buy on repeat (if my paycheck allowed for it).

1. Byredo Tree House

2. Boy Smells Hinoki Fantôme

3. Diptyque Feu de Bois

4. Cire Trudon Joséphine

5. Aromatherapy Associates Deep Relax

6. Sana Jardin Tiger by Her Side

7. La Montaña Galán de Noche

8. Le Labo Santal 26

9. Dior Eden-Roc

10. Jo Malone London Lilac Lavender & Lovage Townhouse Candle

11. Neom Organics Perfect Night's Sleep

12. Sunspel Oak Wood

13. Jo Loves Fig Trees

14. Evermore London North

15. Nest New York Wild Mint & Eucalyptus

16. Jo Malone London Iris & Lady Moore

17. Malin+Goetz Otto

18. Keys Soulcare Sage + Oat Milk

This post originally appeared on Who What Wear UK and has been updated.

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Shannon Lawlor is the beauty director at Who What Wear UK. With over ten years of experience working for some of the beauty industry’s most esteemed titles, including Marie Claire, Glamour UK, Stylist and Refinery29, Shannon’s aim is to make the conversation around beauty as open, relatable and honest as possible. As a self-confessed lazy girl, Shannon has an affinity for hard-working perfumes, fool-proof makeup products and does-it-all skincare.