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A Good-Smelling Candle Is Your Home’s Best Accessory

Take a sniff of Team SG's favorites
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by Megan Collins Updated: February 18, 2025

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100% of Team SG members agree that entering a man’s home to find a candle burning is very, very sexy. (A waiting drink doesn’t hurt, either.)

On a coffee table, in the kitchen, the bathroom…it doesn’t matter. A guy who thinks to light a candle before a woman comes over? HOO BOY. I would swear to you they are a prince-who’s-not-telling-people-he’s-a-prince in a Hallmark TV movie.

It’s classy with a capital C.

When women spot a lit candle in a man’s home, she thinks he probably can name all the world capitals. And isn’t afraid to cry when he listens to The National. That he can cook better than Stanley Tucci. Maybe, she hopes, he just likes to have a candle lit all the time, and she’s lucky enough to be simply drafting off his #lifestylemoves.

Here’s the catch, though. There are certain candle brands that we ought to…outgrow by the time we reach adulthood. You know the ones. They smell like cinnamon rolls, or gingerbread men, or apple pie.

Items you’re supposed to bake – not burn.

That’s why it’s time for you to embrace the flickering flames, the soothing scents, and the undeniable allure of ambiance. Ready to shop Team SG’s favorite candle scents for men? Let’s set your senses on fire.

Best Candle on a Budget

Target olive leaf and oud candle, favorite candle scents for men
Threshold Olive Leaf and Oud Candle, $10 | shop at Target

When lit, olive leaf and oud mix with notes of amber, rose and geranium for a warm, dreamy scent. This jar candle also looks good, with a black label glass design and a sophisticated metallic lid.

Best Candle(s) for Indecisive Shoppers

boy smells best selling votive set
Boy Smells votive candle bundle, $98 | shop on Boy Smells

One of our favorite brands. This votive pack includes our favorite Cowboy Kush, with—you guessed it—notes of cannabis, suede, white musk, tulip and amber.

Burn ’em all until you find your favorite; then buy the full size.

Best Long-Burning Candle

commodity fragrances milk candle
Commodity Fragrances concrete candle in “Milk,” $85 | shop on Commodity

Burning for a whopping 90 hours, this black soy wax candle emits the clean scent of one of our favorite fragrances for guys, a mix of rich mahogany and warm tonka bean.

Best Splurge Candle

hotel lobby candle sitting on a coffee table book next to an elegant gold wick trimmer
Hotel Lobby ‘Paris Nuit’ candle, $58 | shop on Neiman Marcus

Did you think I was going to recommend Diptyque? I mean, sure, it’s a classic, but there’s other ways to spend your money.

Instead, check out Hotel Lobby Candle, a female-founded company inspired by fragrances from fancy five-star hotels around the world. Luxe, without a price tag that makes you go, “How much for a f*cking candle?!?”

When it comes to Team SG’s favorite candle scents for men, their “Paris Nuit” is at the top of our olfactory-loving list.

Megan Collins

I started Style Girlfriend to help guys look, feel, and act their best.

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