Fall is a season full of hope. It's about hunkering down inside, getting cozy and just relaxing. At least that's the vibe we're promised. But life is busy. Somehow we rarely find the time to go pick apples and then come back and bake a pie. As much as I'd like to sit around a campfire, it's had to make those Fall fantasies come true. That's why I want my place to smell like a autumnal fever dream come this time of year.

Lighting the flame of a good scented candle is an act of self-care. It's about the ritual of setting an intention and making your home a place you want to be. It literally changes the air in the room and everyone around that flame is instantly better—they look better, they feel better. And right now, I want to be in a stylish A-frame cabin, tucked under a canopy of towering trees with a crackling fire outside. This isn't about a cloying candle that smells like a syrupy pumpkin spice latte. No, this Fall's best candles offer a spectrum of olfactory escapes—from sweet bourbon and warm spices to charred woods and dried leaves. They're the subtle, sophisticated fragrances that set the mood and convey to visitors that this is the home of a man who takes care of himself. And makes your time at home a whole lot more enjoyable.