The World of Luxury Scented Candles

Housewarming Gifts: The Candle Guide That Never Misses

A candle is the gift people reach for when they want to bring something to a new home and do not want to get it wrong. It travels well, it does not require knowing anyone's taste in furniture, and ...

The Candle Gift Guide for Dads Who Claim They Don't Like Candles

Americans spent $22.4 billion on Father's Day gifts in 2024, per the National Retail Federation, and the number has grown every year since, including 2026, with analysts expecting that trend to con...

Candle Color Meanings: A Guide to Ritual, Intention, and Symbolism

After twenty years of selling candles at Candle Delirium, our Los Angeles shop, we can tell you that candle color is the first question most thoughtful gift-givers and ritual practitioners ask, bef...

What are the Best Leather-Scented Candles for a Cozy Atmosphere?

Leather-scented candles balance rugged, earthy notes with warming accords like amber, tobacco, and sandalwood, and the best of them make a room feel cozy rather than just scented. At Candle Deliriu...

Diptyque, That Fancy French Candle Brand Nobody Can Spell

Walk into our store and ask for "that French candle brand with the oval labels," and we'll know exactly what you mean. We've seen every spelling variation of Diptyque imaginable - and honestly, it ...

The Best Luxury Candle Brands, Chosen by a 20-Year West Hollywood Curator

For more than two decades on the floor at our West Hollywood store, the gap between the best luxury candle brands and everything else has not narrowed. It has widened. The fragrance houses that dom...

8 Reasons Why I Use Room Sprays

Room sprays are the most underused product in luxury home fragrance. After more than two decades at our West Hollywood store, we have watched customers spend three figures on a candle while ignorin...

Top 3-Wick Scented Candles to Light Up Your Home

3-wick candles produce roughly three times the flame surface area of a single-wick candle, which translates to a fuller melt pool, a stronger fragrance throw, and the ability to scent a large room ...

A Guide to High-End Candles You Will Love

The defining difference between a high-end candle and a mass-market candle is fragrance oil concentration. Luxury candles run 8 to 12 percent fragrance load. Mass-market candles run 3 to 6 percent....

Pink is in the Air!

Boy Smells introduces a limited-edition version of their most popular candles dressed-up in their signature non-pink pink color. All candles are hand-poured with a blend of coconut and bees-wax, a...