The Best Candles on Amazon That Our Editors Have Burned for Hours

Allow us to let you in on a little secret: The best candles on Amazon are some of the best candles, period. Yep, right alongside your everyday essentials and (not-so-essential) impulse purchases, are some seriously good scented candles. Whether you’re looking to boost your mood, enhance your energy, or calm your stress, there’s a scent for you. Even better? Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is live right now, and in many cases, your perfect candle can be on your coffee table and ready to be lit in no time—for pennies on the dollar.

The Best Candles on Amazon at a Glance:

• Best Candle Overall: Capri Blue Volcano Scented Candle, $34
• Best Spicy Candle: Malin+Goetz Cannabis Candle, $64
• Best Smoky Candle: LEOBEN Company Cigar Lounge, $45
• Best Musk Candle: Phlur Missing Person Scented Candle, $45
• Best Clean Candle: NEST Fragrances Linen 3-Wick Candle, $88 $79
• Best Floral Candle: SALT & STONE Black Rose and Vetiver Scented Candle, $49
• Best Citrus Candle: LA JOLIE MUSE Yuzu & Neroli Blossom Scented Candle, $22 $19
• Best Sensual Candle: Boysmells Slow Burn Candle, $48
• Best Solar Candle: Good Chemistry Lime + Sunshine Reusable Glass Candle, $17
• Best Green Candle: Lake & Skye Verbena & Velvet Moss Candle, $48 $34
• Best Summer Candle: Glasshouse Fragrances The Hamptons Candle, $55
• Best Bedtime Candle: Beia Lavender Lust Candle, $52 $42
• Best Morning Candle: Friday Collective Wake-Up Call Candle, $18
• Best Sustainable Candle: Esker Terazzo Plantable Candle, $85
• Best Candle for Gifting: Homesick Let’s Toast Scented Candle, $30

Best Candle Overall: Capri Blue Volcano Scented Candle

There’s a reason why this crowd-pleasing candle has shirked its cult-fave status and gone mainstream: It’s fragranced with a blend of tropical fruits and florals that will take you on a mini mental beach vacation—even when, in reality, you’re parked at your desk in the middle of a sweaty city—and is beloved for its 85 hours of burn time (another area where it bests the rest of the picks on this list). Those with an eye for design are in luck: The candle comes in four colored jar options to choose a match for whatever room you’re trying to scent.

Best Spicy Candle: Malin+Goetz Cannabis Candle

Spending $64 on a cannabis-scented candle may feel silly, considering you can step onto any New York City street and get a whiff of the real stuff for free, but it really is worth the investment. It has the same earthy scent as actual cannabis but transforms it into something truly intoxicating with the addition of peppery amber-patchouli, woody hinoki, and sandalwood. Minus the high, that is.

Best Smoky Candle: LEOBEN Company Cigar Lounge

Lulu Candles keeps it simple, using quality soy-blend wax, cotton wicks, and essential oils. In that sense, it has much in common with plenty of other candles on Amazon, but with one noticeable difference that earned it the best-of status: It’s not overpriced.

Best Musk Candle: Phlur Missing Person Scented Candle

Phlur’s Missing Person perfume is one of the most viral fragrances of all time, and it’s even better in candle form. It’s hard to describe the scent, because it somehow smells like everything and nothing all at the same time—it’s more of a feeling than a scent. Overall, it’s meant to evoke the same emotions you feel when you miss someone you love and does so with notes of skin musk and delicate florals. It’s the type of candle you’ll light when you’ve got someone coming over who you’re trying to impress, but you may find that you love it so much you want to save it all for yourself.

Best Clean Candle: NEST Fragrances Linen 3-Wick Candle

We’ve all got that one candle we light when our space needs a quick pick-me-up (read: the clothes chair has reached its peak, and you don’t have time for a deep clean), and if you don’t, this is the one worth investing in. It smells like crisp, clean laundry—plus a subtle hint of apple blossom and white orchid—and its three wicks guarantee that it’s got enough power to fill a large, sorta stinky space with something much more palatable.

Best Floral Candle: SALT & STONE Black Rose and Vetiver Scented Candle

Rose, in all its forms, is a floral candle staple, but the black rose notes used to create this scent profile are decidedly different than many powdery versions of the flower that are typically used. It’s got the same intoxicating sweetness but in an extremely subtle way, and deeper tones of musk, spice, and earthiness make it feel darker and more complex. Vetiver, the other main character in this aromatic mix, adds to its rugged masculinity with a touch of leather and smoke.

Best Citrus Candle: LA JOLIE MUSE Yuzu & Neroli Blossom Scented Candle

When looking for a citrusy scent on Amazon, you can’t go wrong with one of Mrs. Meyers’ $9 Lemon Verbena classics, but for a more sophisticated option, try this yuzu and neroli scent from La Jolie Muse. Yuzu, a Southeast Asian fruit that toes the line between a lemon and a grapefruit, combines the best parts of these more common notes. It’s sweet, tart, and slightly floral. It hits your nose with a vibrant burst of uplifting energy—which is only made more sensually stimulating with the addition of grapefruit and orange blossom. Spearmint and basil are also in the mix, along with subtle floral undertones, creating a refreshing and uniquely layered scent that will brighten up any space.

Best Sensual Candle: Boysmells Slow Burn Candle

Kacey Musgraves is known as an artist who has no skips on her albums, and the same sentiment stands for her scents. Her first collaboration with Boysmells, which launched in 2018 alongside her Golden Hour album, was an instant classic. It’s spicy and woody, with notes of black pepper, incense, raspberry, and cedarwood that feel altogether very sexy. As one reviewer puts it, it’s the perfect scent to slowly burn as you sip red wine and see where the night takes you.

Best Colar Candle: Good Chemistry Lime + Sunshine Reusable Glass Candle

“Solar” scents that are meant to evoke a feeling of being drenched in the sunshine have recently become a thing in the fragrance world, and this candle smells like what you would get if you bottled up a summer afternoon. Subtle fruity notes like pineapple, melon, and raspberry serve as the base for a lot of lime—all you have to do is add the margarita.

Best Green Candle: Lake & Skye Verbena & Velvet Moss Candle

Green fragrances run the gamut from airy and light to deep and earthy, and this scented candle will give you the best of both worlds. The richness of the velvet moss creates a solid base beneath the zestiness of verbena and eucalyptus. Rounding out the scent profile are cedarwood and sandalwood, which add a hint of subtly sweet warmth.

Best Cummer Candle: Glasshouse Fragrances The Hamptons Candle

Live the life of the Hamptons elite—without having to schlep out to Long Island—with this candle, inspired by iconic beach towns. The scent is as special as the location it’s meant to emulate, with light woody base notes layered underneath fig, light florals, lemon verbena, and an unexpected green cognac. Cocktails behind the hedges have never felt so within reach.

Best Bedtime Candle: Beia Lavender Lust Candle

This pick is perfect for bedtime in more ways than one. First and foremost, it smells like lavender, which can aid in sleep and relaxation. Sleep will be the last thing on your mind, though, because when this candle melts down, it turns into a sensuous “intimacy oil” that can be used for massages or whatever else you’ve got on your sexy-time menu (just no internal use, please).

Best Morning Candle: Friday Collective Wake-Up Call Candle

Wake up and smell the coffee—and I mean that as literally as possible—with this energizing candle. It basically smells like an $8 latte, with notes of coffee and cold brew, along with a few gourmand accents like whipped vanilla, brown sugar, caramel, and foamed milk. It’s sweet but not disturbingly so—the richness of the coffee makes for a nice balance.

Best Sustainable Candle: Esker Terazzo Plantable Candle

The natural elements are hard at work here, thanks to the aromatic notes that make up this candle’s scent. Cedar, rose, and palo santo essential oils—used in aromatherapy to reduce stress, clear your mind, and boost your mood—come together to form a scent profile that’s woody, sweet, and musky all at once. The best part, though, is that each candle comes with seed paper and a soil pod, which means that when the candle burns out, you can repurpose its vessel as a planter.

Best Candle for Gifting: Homesick Let’s Toast Scented Candle

Candles make for an A+ gift for a host or hostess, and Homesick’s cheeky line is filled with options that will make a last-minute purchase (thanks, Amazon Prime) feel genuinely thoughtful. This “Let’s Toast” scent is perfect for any occasion, but you can also go for something more personalized based on the recipient’s zodiac sign, favorite city, or whatever event they’re celebrating. With 80 hours of burn time, these candles are truly the gift that keeps on giving.