The Best Candles
at Any Price Point

Best candles for men in 2023 Best candles for men in 2023

The Best
Candles at
Any Price Point

How to find the right flame
for your style (and budget)

Fall is a season of contradictions. Yes, it's about hunkering down and getting work done, but it's also a time for slowing down and relaxing. You might embrace the outdoors with hikes and a campfire, or simply embrace the opportunity to stay in and curl up with a good movie and a cocktail. Whatever vibe you're after this autumn, there's a candle to match your mood.

These flaming fragrance disseminators come in all shapes and sizes and—most importantly—price points. Depending on how you like to burn yours, you can pick up a luxury candle that you only burn for special occasions and important guests or you can grab a reasonably priced jar that you light up as soon as you get home every night. Whatever you choose, the act of lighting the flame of a candle in your home 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.

Right now, I want to be in a stylish A-frame cabin, tucked under a canopy of towering trees with a crackling fire burning in the fireplace. But maybe you're feeling more like a sleek city apartment with a leather sofa and a well-stocked bar. 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 the time you spend at home a whole lot more enjoyable. We've pulled together our favorites and arranged them by price.

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Under $40

Editor’s Pick »

Bring the outdoors indoors with this candle. The Cali brand's Sequoia fragrance is bold and spicy with warm amber and tobacco notes accented with spicy, smoky patchouli.

Sequoia camp candle,
$38 by Taylor Stitch

Taylor Stitch Sequoia camp candle

Editor’s Pick

Bring the outdoors indoors with this candle. The Cali brand's Sequoia fragrance is bold and spicy with warm amber and tobacco notes accented with spicy, smoky patchouli.

Sequoia camp candle,
$38 by Taylor Stitch

P.F. Candle Co. pinon candle

Piñon candle,
$24 by P.F. Candle Co.

Hearth & Hand Cashmere and suede candle

Cashmere and suede candle,
$6.99 by Hearth & Hand

True Hue woods candle

Woods candle,
$30 by True Hue

Boy Smells ash candle

Ash candle,
$38 by Boy Smells

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From $45 to $70

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There's no better smell for the cooler months than orange peel dotted with clove buds and fresh cinnamon. The scent is nestled in a unique handblown glass vessel for a rich, warm glow.

Spiced pomander candle
$50 by LAFCO

LAFCO Spiced pomander candle

Editor’s Pick

There's no better smell for the cooler months than orange peel dotted with clove buds and fresh cinnamon. The scent is nestled in a unique handblown glass vessel for a rich, warm glow.

Spiced pomander candle
$50 by LAFCO

Byredo Tree House candle

Tree House candle,
$45 by Byredo

Parachute Dusk scented candle

Dusk scented candle,
$49 by Parachute

Glasshouse Fragrances Arabian nights oud candle

Arabian nights oud candle,
$50 by Glasshouse Fragrances

Trudon Ernesto cigar smoke candle

Ernesto cigar smoke candle,
$52 by Trudon

Flamingo Estate night blooming candle

Night blooming candle,
$58 by Flamingo Estate

MALIN + GOETZ tobacco candle

Tobacco candle,
$60 by MALIN + GOETZ

Buck Mason lone pine candle

Lone Pine candle,
$68 by Buck Mason

Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace candle

Replica By the Fireplace candle,
$70 by Maison Margiela

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$75 and Above

Editor’s Pick »

Diptyque's newest candle is the legendary French brand's first refillable candle. This one has a fragrance inspired by a Japanese mountain temple—think aged wood, green moss and the faint scent of incense.

Temple des Mousses candle,
$285 by Diptyque

Diptyque Temple des Mousses candle

Editor’s Pick

Diptyque's newest candle is the legendary French brand's first refillable candle. This one has a fragrance inspired by a Japanese mountain temple—think aged wood, green moss and the faint scent of incense.

Temple des Mousses candle,
$285 by Diptyque

19-69 Villa nellcote candle

Villa nellcôte candle,
$75 by 19-69

Nette Another Life coffee candle

Another Life coffee candle,
$78 by Nette

Le Labo Pin 12 candle

Pin 12 candle,
$84 by Le Labo

Tom Ford Tobacco vanilla candle

Tobacco vanilla candle,
$99 by Tom Ford

Aesop Cedar and cypress candle

Cedar and cypress candle,
$110 by Aesop

Tom Dixon fire candle

Fire candle,
$165 by Tom Dixon

Essential Candle Tools

Ash & Fir candle snuffer

Snuffer

Forget blowing out your candle and risking hot wax spilling on a coffee table or your walls. Extinguish your candles by “snuffing” them, which creates the least amount of smoke possible.

$10 by Ash & Fir

Saiveina candle wick trimmer

Wick Trimmer

It’s always recommended that wicks are trimmed to ¼” length prior to lighting and this pragmatic tool will reach deep into jars to help maintain the wick. Plus, it catches the sooty snipped remnants so you can easily discard it.

$5.99 by Saiveina

VEHHE electric lighter

Electric Lighter

This handy, adjustable lighter doesn’t mess with flames or fuel. It uses an electric current to ignite a candle’s wick quickly and the adjustable head allows it to reach deep into any jar.

$7.99 by VEHHE

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