With beautiful scents all around, from cut flowers and clean linen to garden herbs and wet grass, what’s your favourite fragrance for the home?
This summer why not invest in a new fragrance for your home, maybe a candle for your living room or diffuser for your bedroom. Whatever your preference we’ve highlighted some stunning home fragrance options below.
You will find well-known brands and independent makers, plus British products and those from further afield. Furthermore, we think there’s something for everyone within our home fragrance collection.
Candles
Lower Lodge Candles, Botanical Collection
Hand-poured using a blend of mineral and vegetable wax, these scented botanicals are the perfect candle for gently filling the home with fragrance. They have a soft wax core and hard wax outer which means that only the inside of the candle will burn leaving the outside intact. Moreover, choose from Cashmere which incorporates aloe, rose and jasmine or Lemongrass & Verbena with notes of citrus, verbena, orange blossom and musk. Priced at £25 (1-wick), or £35 (3-wick) from Lower Lodge.
WoodWick, Hypnofloral Candle
A rare and mystical white flower, one that only blooms under the light of a full moon, has the power to hypnotise and enchant all who smell its radiant petals. Fall under the spell of its alluring aroma with notes of night-blooming jasmine, pear, and tonka bean. In addition, they come complete with exclusive, patented wooden wick, which creates the sound of a crackling fire. Priced at £24.99 (medium hourglass), £32.99 (large hourglass), and £34.99 (ellipse candle), from WoodWick.
Maison Louis Marie, No.12 Bousval Candle
Inspired by Marie’s enchanted summers, this scent has nuances of Valencia oranges which are joined with Italian bergamot and bold white cardamom. Moreover, a signature heart of ginger flower is complimented with eucalyptus and earthy notes of oakmoss. Equally, undertones of rich, sultry woods add to misted musk for a modern aroma. Priced at £35 from Maison Louis Marie.
Summer Home Fragrance
ESPA, Soothing Candle
A hand-poured natural soy wax candle to soothe and relax through the power of essential oil aromatherapy. Firstly, it features a signature blend of heady rose geranium. Secondly, warm frankincense follows. Thirdly, an after of mellow myrrh leaves the room with a heavenly scent. In a white glass vessel for a beautiful stylish finish. Priced at £37 (200g), from ESPA.
Baobab Collection, Fety Candle Collection
Fety is a collection that has been hand-crocheted by the women of Madagascar, Raphia is an endemic plant species harvested every year. Furthermore, the leaves are dried, then cut into long strips for dyeing and crocheting. Additionally, the colours and bayadère stripes of this year’s Raphia was inspired by the South of France, and the colourful deck chairs that line the riviera. Fety Velona, Fety Mandihy, Fety Milalao, and Fety Anjara. Each candle scent nods to the breezy, aquatic, sunny and warm scents of the region. Priced from £115 (1.3kg) to £645 (10.35kg), from Baobab Collection.
Diffusers
Airy Fragrances, Blissful Harmony Diffuser
Kanazawa Gardenia and Green Tea make this diffuser graceful and green, like a breeze through garden leaves on a bright spring morning. Made exclusively in Japan, it is cruelty free and alcohol free. Uniquely, it offers scents of gardenia, jasmine, vanilla, bergamot, hoary leaf, green tea, and muget for a transformative fragrance. Priced at £42.99 from Airy Fragrances.
Yankee Candle, Amber & Sandalwood Reed Diffuser
A secluded beach welcomes you with sun-warmed sand and the relaxing scents of driftwood, cardamom, and amber. At the same time, a sweet and spicy fragrance with notes of pepper, caramel, lavender, cedarwood, vanilla and patchouli are left behind. Priced at £16.99 (and £12.99 for refill), from Yankee Candle.
The Yorkshire Soap Company, Afternoon Tea Diffuser
Created in Yorkshire and inspired by the county, this reed diffuser is blended with vegan friendly ingredients. Filled with luxurious fragrance oils leaving your home beautifully scented. Equally, a blend of fresh leaf tea, just baked scones, and delicious berry jam, leaves a relaxing scent with light, fruity and herbaceous notes. Priced at £25, from The Yorkshire Soap Co.
Best Home Fragrance For Summer In The UK – Words by Rachel McAley @LadyRach
