1. White Christmas: Cedar Leaf & Fruity Clove, Glasshouse $54.95
We don't want a lot for Christmas... but we do want this and so will you! Notes of Cedar Leaf, Fruity Clove and Fir Balsam with transport you straight to Europe amongst snow-capped trees, while hints of Eucalyptus will remind you of everything that's magical about this time of year right here at home.
2. Gingerbread Cookies, Circa Home, $34.95
With a fragrance so close to the real deal, you'll swear you have a batch of these baking in the kitchen. Featuring sugar, spice and all things nice, this festive flame features notes of golden syrup, biscotti and brown sugar. Handmade in Australia using natural soy wax, high-quality fragrant oils and lead-free cotton wicks, it's simply scent-sational.
3. Fresh Pine Madison Candle, Ecoya, $44.95
It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas! Or it certainly will with the scent of fresh pine wafting through your home. The perfect remedy if you have an artificial tree or no tree at all, this soy wax candle has notes of fresh pine needles, enhanced with the richness of newly sawn forest woods and perfectly rounded with citrus and rosewood. Divine!
4. Christmas Pudding Candle, $36.95
Hand-poured and with 60 hours' burn time, this so-good-you-could-eat-it fragranced candle combines sweet spices, citrus peel and brown sugar with hints of brandy and rich raisins. Even if you're not a fan of the taste of Christmas pudding, you will be a fan of this fragrance.
5. Sugared Shortbread, Peppermint Grove, $39.95
'Tis the season for sugared shortbread but if you want to save your waistline for other treats, indulge in a candle that smells just like the baked goods. Buttercream, malt and maple cookie notes combine to produce the mouth-watering aroma of freshly baked, golden brown, deliciously warm and crumbly shortbread. Drooling forever.
6. Crushed Candy Cane, Voluspa, $54
It just wouldn't be the holidays without the warm buttery scent of fresh baked cookies and crisp peppermint wafting through the air. Featuring three wicks that ensure an even burn for 40 hours, this decorative candy cane tin can be used well after the the wax is gone.
7. Festive Favour Candle: Sparkling Mimosa, The Aromatherapy Company, $14.95
Nothing says Christmas like a Chris-mosa and with this candle you can have your citrus-y breakfast Champagne and smell the flowers that gave the drink its namesake too. Emitting sweet powdery floral notes of Mimosa blooms, this candle will transport you straight to Christmas morning with a glass of bubbles in hand.
8. Christmas Tinsel, Wavertree & London Australia, $36.95
Fizzy, fruity and fun, this candle is the 2020 Christmas party we'd love to have but which social distancing restrictions don't allow. Hand-poured in Australia and with a 60-hour burn time, this soy wax candle will be the gift that keeps on giving.
9. Spiced Chestnut, Williams Sonoma, $35
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire may be a popular Christmas tradition in northern hemisphere but that doesn't mean we have to miss out on the warm, buttery fragrance of chestnut essence, spiced up with aromatic cinnamon and clove, just because it's some 35 degrees outside!
10. Under the Mistletoe, Glasshouse $54.95
There will be no sneaky kisses with strangers under the mistletoe this year but this charismatic blend of cinnamon, apple and red berries will evoke the same exciting feeling. With fruity top notes of orange and mandarin followed by base notes of vanilla and sweet caramel, this fragrance has the feeling of Christmas all wrapped up.
