My nostrils are exhausted. That's a sentence I never thought I'd say. Bath & Body Works [1] sent me its entire holiday collection [2], so I took it upon myself to have a sniffathon. Yes, I smelled all 39 new candles [3] and ranked them from my least to most favourite.
Whether you like freshly baked gingerbread or the smell of pine trees, there's truly a fragrance for every preference. Keep reading to get my thoughts on all the scents, then invest in a few for yourself. Make sure to click through all the candles so you can discover my no. 1 pick. Be right back, got to go get my lighter.
Blueberry Sugar
Blueberry Sugar 3-Wick Candle [5] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A sweet and sugary blueberry pie.
Peach on Earth
Peach on Earth 3-Wick Candle [6] ($17, originally $27)
What It Smells Like: Fresh peaches, more of a summer vibe.
Holiday
Holiday 3-Wick Candle [7] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A cinnamon stick explosion.
Frosted Cranberry
Frosted Cranberry 3-Wick Candle [8] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Cranberries dipped in sugar.
Salted Caramel Eggnog
Salted Caramel Eggnog 3-Wick Candle [9] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A big hot mug of eggnog, heavy on the caramel drizzle.
Snowflakes & Citrus
Snowflakes & Citrus 3-Wick Candle [10] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Fresh and light, perfect if you're not into heavily Christmas-type scents.
'Tis the Season
'Tis the Season 3-Wick Candle [11] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A big cherry-apple lollipop.
Pink Fairy Gumdrop
Pink Fairy Gumdrop 3-Wick Candle [12] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Those crystal gumdrops you stick on a gingerbread house.
Sugared Snickerdoodle
Sugared Snickerdoodle 3-Wick Candle [13] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A big bowl of freshly group spices and vanilla bean.
White Tea & Sage
White Tea & Sage 3-Wick Candle [14] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Fresh and clean, a good one for January.
Cinnamon Caramel Swirl
Cinnamon Caramel Swirl 3-Wick Candle [15] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: If cinnamon and caramel got married and had the sweetest little child.
Peppermint Sugar Cookie
Peppermint Sugar Cookie 3-Wick Candle ($15, originally $25, not available online)
What It Smells Like: Exactly as the title says, minty-fresh cookies.
Frosted Spearmint
Frosted Spearmint 3-Wick Candle [16] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: That feeling when you're chewing mint gum and then take a bing drink of ice water.
Caramel Drizzle
Caramel Drizzle 3-Wick Candle [17] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: If you were to swirl hot caramel and melted butter together.
Gingerbread Marshmallow
Gingerbread Marshmallow 3-Wick Candle [18] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Sweet with hints of spiced rum, which I especially appreciate.
Frozen Lake
Frozen Lake 3-Wick Candle [19] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: I love the faint notes of lavender. This is more wintery than holiday.
Merry Cookie
Merry Cookie 3-Wick Candle [20] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A freshly baked vanilla sugar cookie.
Hot Cocoa & Cream
Hot Cocoa & Cream 3-Wick Candle [21] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: An Ovaltine hot chocolate with extra marshmallows.
Evergreen
Evergreen 3-Wick Candle [22] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: White Fir and Cedarwood trees — so lush.
Fresh Winter Air
Fresh Winter Air 3-Wick Candle [23] ($17, originally $27)
What It Smells Like: It's truly like breathing in crisp, cold air with a peppermint twist.
Marshmallow Fireside
Marshmallow Fireside 3-Wick Candle [24] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Roasting s'mores while sitting on a log.
Spiced Apple Toddy
Spiced Apple Toddy 3-Wick Candle [25] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Sipping on the tastiest hot spiced cocktail while wrapped up in a blanket.
Mahogany Teakwood
Mahogany Teakwood 3-Wick Candle [26] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A very beautiful and cologned Hollister model.
Vanilla Balsam
Vanilla Balsam 3-Wick Candle [27] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: If evergreen trees could be sweet — does that even make sense? You have to smell it for yourself.
Tree Farm
Tree Farm 3-Wick Candle [28] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Taylor Swift [29] would for sure approve of this candle. It smells like spending a day picking out your perfect Christmas tree.
Vanilla Snowflake
Vanilla Snowflake 3-Wick Candle [30] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Subtle vanilla, but not too sweet. A perfect balance.
Eucalyptus Snowfall
Eucalyptus Snowfall 3-Wick Candle [31] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: This has an essential oils, clean aroma to it. I could light this regularly and never get sick of it.
Crushed Candy Cane
Crushed Candy Cane 3-Wick Candle [32] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: It's literally like if you took a hammer to a candy cane and got that fresh smell everywhere. The name is accurate AF.
Sparkling Icicles
Sparkling Icicles 3-Wick Candle [33] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A person fresh out of the shower. Nice and clean and soapy.
Fireside
Fireside 3-Wick Candle [34] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: If a lumberjack showed up in your log cabin and built you a fire.
Winter
Winter 3-Wick Candle [35] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: An addicting combination of pine needles and cloves.
Christmas Cider
3-Wick Candle [36] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: A hot spicy drink in a big mug. The cinnamon isn't too overwhelming.
Flannel
Flannel 3-Wick Candle [37] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Warm and fluffy laundry fresh out of the dryer.
Fresh Balsam
Fresh Balsam 3-Wick Candle [38] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: The most realist forest smell my nostrils have ever experienced.
White Eucalyptus and Sage
White Eucalyptus and Sage 3-Wick Candle [39] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Going to a spa on a snowy Swiss mountain top.
Mahogany Balsam
Mahogany Balsam 3-Wick Candle [40] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: This smells like luxury. I don't know if it's the hint of Juniper Berry or the wood notes, it just smells like it costs a lot of money.
Spiced Gingerbread
3-Wick Candle [41] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: Exactly as you hope it would. Like a classic, delicious gingerbread cookie.
The Perfect Christmas
The Perfect Christmas 3-Wick Candle [42] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: When I sniffed this I said "wow" out loud because all the fragrances in this candle truly embody the holidays — there's notes of pine, cinnamon, and toasted marshmallows.
Frosted Forest
Frosted Forest 3-Wick Candle [43] ($15, originally $25)
What It Smells Like: If you were to walk into the middle of a forest and chop down the most perfect tree, that's what this candle smells like. It's a myriad of evergreen scents wrapped into one candle. It's so nice, I'll be lighting it every single day of December.