Yankee Candle is one of the most well known and well loved candle companies, and with good reason. They have over 200 different fragrances to choose from and there is no wrong choice with their fragrances.
In this article, I will explore the best fragrances Yankee Candle has to offer to make choosing a fragrance slightly less daunting.
Choosing a fragrance that is perfect for you shouldn’t be difficult. But choosing from over 200 different fragrances can make this task challenging. This post will help make your choice a lot easier.
1. Lilac Blossoms
Kicking off this list, we have Lilac Blossoms. This fragrance combines the scent of lavender with that of white and purple lilacs. This candle will make you feel like you’re in the middle of a field of flowers.
There are three different fragrance layers to this candle. Your first impression of the candle is the top layer fragrance. The scent impression you’re left with is the middle and base layers.
The top layer in this candle is made of dewy greens, water lily, and bergamot. The middle layer has notes of lilac, hyacinth, and tulip bulbs. Finally, the base layer is composed of cedarleaf, vetiver, and moss.
This purple candle is the perfect for someone who loves floral candles.
2. April Showers
April showers is a great fragrance to create a soothing atmosphere no matter where you light your candle. This candle has notes of citrus that are mellowed out by vanilla.
The top note of this candle is lemon zest. The middle layer of this candle has notes of lemon leaf as well as melon. To finish off your scent impression, the base note of this candle is vanilla.
This candle has a fresh smell to it making it perfect for burning during the springtime or during winter when you’re anxious for spring to come.
3. Pink Sands
Pink Sand is the fragrance for you if you are wanting to feel like you’ve escaped to an exotic island where there’s citrus fruit on every tree, beautiful fields of flowers, and winds that spread the slight spice of vanilla. This is a floral candle but is also perfect for people who are craving that island adventure or just a tropical getaway.
Your first impression with this candle is the scent of citrus, along with berries and melon. Your next impression is the scent of the plant osmanthus. Finally, the impression you are left with is the spicy scent of vanilla mixed with musk and notes of woody scents.
4. Midsummer’s Night
Midsummer’s Night has more of a masculine smell than the other candles sold at Yankee Candle. This one is a great choice for someone who loves the smells of cologne and musk. This is a fresh and clean smelling candle so it’s perfect for people who like to fragrance their home to make it smell like it’s always clean.
The top note of this candle is a mixture of several scents including citrus, wood, bergamot, lime, and herbaceous. Next, the middle layer of this candle is a combination of lavender and pine floral sage. Finally, the base note of this candle is made up of cedarwood, juniper berry, clary, sage, moss, and vetiver. There are many different scents that go into this candle. Together, they make up a rich blend of clean scents to freshen up your home.
5. Sun & Sand
Sun & Sand is another tropical fragrance that will surely make you feel like you’re on the beach somewhere. Burning this candle will turn your home into a mixture of citruses and lavender, with a hint of musk. This floral candle is perfect for anyone who wants to transform their home into an island oasis.
This candle’s top note is composed of orange flower and other citrus scents mixed with the scent of freshness. The middle note of this candle is made up of more orange flower, elemi, eucalyptus, and lavender. Finally, the base note of this fragrance is a mixture of neroli and musk with a powdery smell. This is the perfect candle for someone looking for a floral fragrance as well as someone looking for a bit of an escape through the scent of their candle.
6. Autumn Wreath
Autumn Wreath is the perfect candle to welcome fall into your home. This candle perfectly envelopes the warm, spicy scent of fall leaves and cinnamon apples. You can easily bring a warm, welcoming feeling to your home with the spice this candle has to offer. This scent is fruity so, while it’s great to welcome in fall, it’s also great for people who enjoy fruity candles.
The first impression you’ll get from this candle is green leaf and apple. Next, you’ll begin to smell the spicy fragrances of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. Finally, the impression you’ll be left with is notes of a woody scent as well as vanilla. These fragrances all mixed together make the perfect fall candle for any home. No matter if you love fruity candles or just want to welcome in the fall season, this candle will make your home smell wonderful.
7. Autumn Leaves
Autumn leaves combines the fragrance or maple and birch leaves with fruity smells of pomegranate, juniper berry, and orange blossoms. The overall tone of this candle is a woody fragrance. This is a great candle to burn during the fall season. It will bring a warmth to your house while you burn it.
The top note of this candle is a mixture of pomegranate, orange blossom, and white pine needles. Next, the middle note is composed of blackberry, rosemary, and juniper berry. Finally, the base note of this candle is made up of the scent of leaves from birch and maple trees as well as dried leaves from persimmon trees. With the woody notes in this candle, it is the perfect way to celebrate the fall season.
8. Christmas Cookie
Christmas Cookie will bring a buttery vanilla sugar cookie scent to your home. This candle is the perfect way to enjoy the Christmas season. If you aren’t an avid baker, burning this candle is an amazing way to make sure your house smells like you’ve been baking cookies all day.
The first impression this candle gives you is a creamy scent of vanilla bean. Your next impression is the sweet scent of sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The final impression from this candle is the buttery goodness sugar of Christmas cookies mixed with vanilla and the fragrance of baking. Whether you bake or not, your house can always smell full of freshly baked Christmas cookies with this delicious candle.
9. Apple Pumpkin
With another fall fragrance, Apple Pumpkin is an amazing scent to fill your home with during the fall season. The scent of home-grown apples and pumpkins are mixed together with the spicy smells of ginger and clove. This will bring a warm, fruity scent to your home, perfect for any room you choose to put it in.
The top note of this candle is fruity and is composed of apple, orange, fresh greens, butter, and yellow fruits. The middle note of this candle brings in the pumpkin and red fruit scent along with the spices of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and fresh ginger. The final base note is a sweet mixture of vanilla, caramelized sugar, cream, and baked pie crust, and is finished off with the scent of musk.
10. Lemon Lavender
If you’re looking for an amazing citrus candle, Lemon Lavender is the perfect candle for you. This candle brings a fresh powdery mixture of the tangy citrus from lemons and the sweetness from lavender flowers. This candle will bring a sweet citrus fragrance to your home.
The first impression you are given from this candle is the citrus from lemon and tangerine mixed with the sweetness from lavender. The next impression you’ll get is a combination of fruity notes, especially orange, as well as petitgrain and the sweetness of eucalyptus. The impression you are left with are some hints of spice as well as the fragrance of vanilla. While this candle has tangy citrus factors to it, they’re balanced by with sweetness.
11. Lavender
The Lavender candle is the perfect floral candle to create a luxurious smelling atmosphere while providing a soothing feeling as well. This is the perfect candle for someone who enjoys floral fragrances and wants to create a calm, luxurious atmosphere in their home.
The top note of this candle is sweetness from eucalyptus, as well as sage and fresh ozone. The middle note is composed of lavender and the spices of rosemary and thyme. The final base note is cedarwood, vetivert, and moss. This floral candle can be the perfect addition to your home if you are looking for a candle to bring a soothing, luxurious feeling into the space you choose.
12. Fresh Cut Roses
If you’re looking for a floral scent to spruce up your home, Fresh Cut Roses is the perfect candle for you. Lighting this candle will make you feel like you’re in a garden filled with heirloom roses. This intoxicating smell will make anyone who steps in your home love the fragrance you’ve filled it with.
Your first impression from this candle will be with the fruity scents of apple peel, green leaf, and citrus. The next impression you’ll be supplied with is floral and composed of red roses and geraniums. Finally, the impression you’re left with is soft powder and musk. Bringing this candle into your home will bring with it the fragrance of a garden filled with roses that is perfect for any room you choose to light your candle in.
13. Chocolate Layer Cake
Chocolate Layer Cake is a delicious way to bring the smells of cocoa and chocolate mousse into your home. This sweet and spicy cake brings baking smells into your home even if you don’t bake. Lighting this candle will transform your home with the smell of chocolate cake that will make anyone hope there is really cake in the kitchen.
The top note of this candle is filled with the sweet fragrances of chocolate mousse pudding and cocoa. The middles note is the fruity fragrance of cranberries. The base note leaves you with the scent of vanilla to balance everything out. The sweetness of this candle balanced with the spice of the vanilla makes this candle perfect for anyone that loves the smell of delicious chocolate cake.
14. Clean Cotton
Clean Cotton is composed of a combination of sun dried cotton with green notes and white flowers, followed by a hint of lemon. This fresh and clean candle is the perfect way to make your home smell lovely and pure. It is such a versatile scent that you can put it in any room that needs to a good fragrance.
The first impression you get from this candle is the scent of ozone along with leafy greens and bergamot. The next impression you’ll get is the floral scents of lily and rose. To finish it off, the impression you are left with is vetiver, cedar, musk, and notes of wood scents. If you want your candle to make your house smell fresh and clean, then this mixture of fragrances makes this the perfect candle for you.
15. Macintosh
Macintosh is a fruity candle that brings the apple orchard into your home. This candle is so accurately scented that you will almost taste the apple as if you were taking a bite out of it. This is the perfect fragrance to use year round and can be lit in every room.
The top note of this candle is apple peels and crisp greens. For the middle note, there’s a fruity blend of macintosh apples and grapefruit. In the base note, you are given more of a spice scent with clove bud and musk. Together, this makes the perfect apple scent that will leave your house smelling like it’s in the the middle of an apple orchard.
16. A Night Under the Stars
A Night Under the Stars is a fresh and clean fragrance that is made up of the fragrances of rose, leather, and driftwood. This is a great candle to make a home full of a wood and spice and make you feel like you’re actually spending the night under the stars.
The first impression you’ll get from this candle will be the scents of leather, driftwood, and spice. Next, the impression you’ll get is of clove, saffron, and rose. Finally, you’ll be left with the impression of frankincense, patchouli, and cedarwood. This is a great candle for every room in your home and will definitely give you a spicy fragrance while still smelling fresh and clean.
17. Collecting Leaves
Collecting Leaves is a different candle offer than the normal Yankee Candle. Instead of coming in a jar, you can choose between a special edition tumbler or a 3-wick tumbler. No matter which tumbler you choose, this candle is perfect to bring fall into your home. This candle brings the scent of fall leaves together with the fragrance of cinnamon to completely encompass the fall season.
The top note of this candle is a mixture of bergamot, geranium, and clary sage. The middle note is a composition of lavender, clove, cinnamon, and patchouli. Finally, the base note of this candle is made up of vanilla, musk, cedarwood, and sandalwood.
18. Crisp Campfire Apples
This candle is the perfect way to make you think of a night spent around the campfire. Crisp Campfire Apples brings together the scents of the campfire and of apples being cooked. This is a great summer and fall candle for any room.
The first impression this candle gives you is of the sweetness of apple mixed with the spice of clove along with mandarin leaf. Next, you’re given the impression of cinnamon sticks and oak leaves. Finally, the impression you are left with is that of tonka and the woods. This is a great fruity candle for any household that loves the feeling of being around a campfire and the fruity smell of apples.
19. Fallen Leaves
Fallen Leaves is a great fragrance for people who love the smell of fall because of the leaves falling from the trees. This fragrance brings together the best aspects of tobacco flowers, citrus, and amber. This candle is perfect for any room in the house that you want to bring the smells of fall to.
The top note of this candle is a composition of the nature scents of bergamot, spice, and pinecone. The middle note is made up of tobacco flower, the flower chrysanthemum, and suede. Finally, the base note is a mixture of sandalwood, musk, and amber. Lighting this candle in your house is an amazing way to bring all of these amazing scents into your space.
20. Grapevine & Saffron
Grapevine & Saffron is a fruity candle that will bring a sunny vineyard along with a field of golden saffron and sandlewood into your home. This is the perfect summery fragrance to burn in your home.
The first impression you’ll get from this fragrance is the spice of anise and pink pepper mixed with the sweetness of blackberry. The next impression you get is the fruity scents of grape, blueberry, and cranberry. Finally, the impression you’re left with is saffron, vanilla, and sandalwood. This mixture of fragrances makes this fruity candle perfect for your home in the summer.
21. Harvest
Harvest is a sweet and spicy way to celebrate fall in your house. This fragrance blends together the best aspects of cinnamon, cloves and musk and then adds a few final touches with a bit of sweet apple and pumpkin to really give it the fall feeling.
The top note of this candle is the spicy hot of fragrance of cinnamon. Underneath that in the middle note, you will pick of the scents of cinnamon leaf. Beneath that in the base layer, you are left with the fragrance of vanilla and musk. The mixture of these fragrances captures the essence of fall and would be perfect to burn in your house during this season.
22. Lantern Walk
Lantern Walk is a perfect candle for every season. The fragrance holds notes of sandalwood, jasmine, and tobacco flower. The mixture of these fragrances creates a sweet scent but doesn’t give you too fruity or too floral of a fragrance.
This fragrance will be perfect for anyone and any room in your house. The tobacco scent is subtle but noticeable and blends very well with the other fragrancees.
23. Mandarin Cranberry
Mandarin Cranberry is a citrus fragrance that brings together the tangy flavor of cranberries with the sweet, citrus of oranges. This is the perfect candle for someone that wants to bring a sweet and tangy citrus fragrance into their home. This would be especially a good candle to burn in your kitchen.
The first impression you’ll get from this candle will be notes of fresh greens mixed with orange peel. Next, you’ll notice the tangy cranberries along with mandarin, cherry, and a fruity rose fragrance. Finally, you’ll be left with a powdery fragrance with vanilla musk. Burning this candle in your home will fill it with the sweet, tangy scent of citrus, which is perfect for any time of the year.
24. Pecan Pie Bites
If you’re looking for a candle that will bring the fresh baked scent of pecan pie to your home, then Pecan Pie Bites is the perfect candle for you. It brings together the sweet and spice of pecan pie filling and gives off a hint of toasted pecans.
The first note in this candle is the spice of cinnamon leaf along with the sweet of raw honey and burnt sugar. In the middle note, you have a nutty mixture of white hazelnut and pecan along with the bittersweet scent of dark chocolate. The base note in this candle you are given the spice from clove mixed with oak wood and smoked cedar. This mixture of warm fragrances is perfect to burn during the fall and winter.
25. Cookies for Santa
Another deliciously scented candle is Cookies for Santa. Burning this candle will bring the joys of Santa’s visit to your home by making it smell like vanilla sugar cookies that just came out of the oven mixed with a little bit of spice.
The first impression you’re given in this candle is the deliciously sweet fragrance of vanilla cookies. Next, you’re given the impression of spicy cardamom, cinnamon, and clove. Finally, you are left with the impression of vanilla mixed with sweet sugar crystals and cedarwood. This candle will surely bring Christmas joy to your house whenever you burn it.
26. Seaside Woods
Seaside Woods is a woody candle that can bring a coziness into your home. This candle combines the fragrances of driftwood with some citrus and floral notes to provide you with an ocean side escape.
The top note of this fragrance is a tangy mixture of cool citrus and orange blossoms. Next, in the middle layer, you are given notes of sweetness from alyssum and acacia. The final base note in this candle is a woody mixture of cottonwood and driftwood.
27. Toasted Pumpkin Treats
Toasted Pumpkin Treats is a new fragrance from Yankee Candle. This candle is sweet with a little bit of spice. It contains a wonderful mixture of s’mores as well as pumpkin pie with caramel. This scent is designed to make you feel like you’re eating this delicious treat outside by a campfire.
The top note of this fragrance is composed of the sweet, smokiness of toasted marshmallows mixed with sweet cinnamon. In the middle note you are given a combination of sweet melted chocolate, graham crackers, and pumpkin spice. In the base note, you have the creaminess of vanilla mixed with malt and clove. This is the perfect fragrance to burn during the fall to make you think of the end of summer nights coming into fall.
28. Ciderhouse
Ciderhouse is all about creating an atmosphere to make you think of the best fall drink around, apple cider. It combines the fragrances of freshly pressed apples with spices to make it smell like you have a hot cup of apple cider right next to you.
The first impression you’ll get with this fragrance is the sweet, crisp scent of Fuji apple and the sweetness of golden honey. Next, you’ll smell the spice of cinnamon bark, clove, and nutmeg. Finally, you’ll be left with the fragrance of clove bud, cedarwood, and vanilla. If you believe apple cider is a fall staple, this fragrance is the perfect addition to your home.
29. Sweet Pea Madeleines
Sweet Pea Madeleines is designed to make you think of eating madeleines that are drizzled with an icing composed of citrus zest, powdered sugar, and a little bit of cardamom. This is the perfect candle for someone who likes a little bit of sweet and citrus.
The top note of this candle is composed of tangy citrus zest and almond extract. Next, the middle note is a mixture of sweet pea petals and cardamom. Finally, the base note of this candle is a combination of the sweet scent of powdered sugar and vanilla. When mixed together, this makes the perfect citrus and sweet candle.
30. Blush Bouquet
Blush Bouquet is a floral scent perfect to put as a centerpiece on your table. This beautiful bouquet fragrance is a delicate balance of peonies, lilies, and citrus blossoms.
The first impression you’ll get when smelling this candle will be cherry blossoms. After that, you’ll begin to smell notes of peony, sweet pea, and lily. The final impression you’ll be left with is the scent of amber. With this delicate balance a fragrances, you will be guaranteed to have a lovely fragrance to make your house smell a bit more luxurious.
31. Balsam & Cedar
Balsam & Cedar is one of the most popular fragrances from Yankee Candle, and for good reason. This woody scented candle is composed of juniper berry, balsam, and cedar wood in order to give you a forest scent that you can tell is fresh.
The top note of this candle is composed of herbs mixed with red berry and the crisp scent of citrus. The middle note you will smell is pine balsam, cedar, and sandalwood. Finally, the base note of this candle is vanilla, warm amber, and musk. If you’re looking for a good woody candle to make you think of the forest, this fragrance is perfect for you.
32. Red Apple Wreath
Red Apple Wreath is a great fragrance to bring the holiday spirit into your home. To do this, they’ve combined the sweet fragrances of apples and maple syrup with the spicy fragrance of cinnamon along with the nuttiness of walnuts.
When you smell this candle, you will first be aware of the fragrance of apples, cinnamon leaf, and cloves. Next, you’ll begin to smell apple peels, cracked walnuts, and the sweetness of brown sugar. The final scent you’ll be left with is melted butter, amber, maple syrup, and vanilla. This combination of scents makes the perfect holiday fragrance for you home.
33. Coconut Beach
Coconut Beach is a wonderful blend of fruity and tropical beach feelings. Warm coconut is combined with the sweet scent of pineapple and vanilla to make you feel like you’re on the beach of a tropical island.
The first impression you’ll get from this candle is the fragrance of salty ocean air and the sweet scent of pineapple. Next, you’ll smell the fresh scent of coconut along with lei blossoms. Finally, you’ll be left with the impression of airy musk and vanilla. This is a perfect summer candle but is also a great candle for someone longing to be on a beach.
34. White Strawberry Bellini
White Strawberry Bellini is a fruity blend of fragrances meant to mimic the scent of a beloved brunch beverage. The combination of fragrances come from mango, pineapple, and strawberries.
When you smell this candle, the top note you’ll smell is a fruity composition of strawberry, pineapple, and orange. Next, you’ll smell the middle note, which is made up of mango, peach nectar, and champagne. The base note you are left with is the fragrance of sugar. This fruity composition is perfect to burn during the late morning of summer.
35. Golden Sands
When you burn Golden Sands, you are using the scent to transport your mind to a beach where time isn’t necessary and all you need to care about are the breezes on the shoreline mixed with scent of sandalwood, orange flower, and tonka beans.
The top note in this candle is a mixture of the citruses from lemon zest and mandarin combined with the sweetness of a ripe peach. Next, the middle note is a floral blend of white rose, orange flower, and jasmine. To finish it off, the base note is a combination of sandalwood, vanilla, and tonka bean. This is a great summery floral scent but is also perfect for when you’re missing the warm beaches.
36. Kitchen Spice
Kitchen Spice is the perfect candle for someone who wants their kitchen to smell sweet and spicy. This candle is composed of the perfect blend of the sweetness of orange and the spice of clove, ginger, and cinnamon.
The first impression you’ll get from this candle is the spicy scents of cardamom and clove mixed with the sweetness of orange. Next, you’ll smell the spice of ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Finally, you’ll be met with the fragrance of almond and musk. This mixture creates the perfect fragrance for any kitchen.
Final Thoughts
Yankee Candle doesn’t disappoint with their fragrances. No matter which fragrance you choose, you’ll be met with a candle you’ll love. With over 200 different fragrance choices, the decision can be difficult to make. Thankfully, this list has broken down the top fragrances so you have an easier time choosing.
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