Want to uplift your space for the new season with refreshing summer scents? With brighter days (mostly) and the opportunity to finally host guests, wake up up the aroma of your space with some new summer scents. From floral scented candles to hints of spice, here are the best home summer scents to make your space more inviting.
Best Home Summer Scents
With up to 18 weeks use, take in the heady scents of Lavender, reminiscent of the aesthetic of the beautiful British countryside. With a subtle herbal blend, take in the notes of eucalyptus, lavender, violet and lily.
Shop Kenneth Turner Lavender Garden Reed Diffuser – £15
Jasmine was once used as medicine to perk spirits up (and even as an aphrodisiac), but now it’s cemented its place as a popular scent. Enlightening the mind and soul, Bahoma’s candle includes hints of jasmine and amber, completed with a delicate veil of musk and amber.
Shop Bahoma Pearl Candle Jasmine – £10
Embrace the tropical feel of summer (even from the UK) with this coconut-scented diffuser from WoodWick. With lush scents of juicy pineapple blended with creamy coconut, it evokes the aroma of a tropical retreat. Plus, you can count on Woodwick’s appealing bottles to fit into your home.
Shop WoodWick Core Reed Island Coconut – £12
Keep things fruity with this Parks London candle (best enjoyed with a mojito in tow). The scents of lime combine with peppery basil, thyme and mandarin. There are also aromatherapy elements to this candle, calming the health of body, mind and spirit – and it comes presented in a luxury gift box, a great treat for yourself or a loved one.
Shop Parks London Vintage Aromatherapy Lime, Basil & Mandarin – £12
For something different, look to this reed diffuser from Fired Earth. With bright on-trend notes of bergamot softened with green tea, this unique combination is pretty delightful. Clary sage and lemon essential oils add a sweet and sharp twist.
Shop Fired Earth Large Ceramic Reed Diffuser Green Tea & Bergamot – £26
Fashionistas, were you aware that Anya Hindmarch has an ultra-chic candle line? Their chewing gum scent includes fresh mint and wild raspberry – inspired by memories of back to school thrills. The notes of mint, Madagascan pink pepper, thyme, cherry, cassis pulp, wild raspberry, heliotrope flower, ground almond and cashmeran blend with music lessons and scratchy uniforms in this herbal scent.
Shop Anya Hindmarch Chewing Gum – £25
Fill your living space with the earthy fragrance of the Oliver Bonas Seagrass & Amber Scented Candle. This calming candle includes top notes of heather, seagrass and green mandarin, tempered with elements of woody amber and warm sand. It also comes a tinted olive green glass votive, ideal for some well-deserved (self) gifting.
Shop Oliver Bonas Seagrass & Amber Metallic Candle – £13
Finally, we couldn’t not include the iconic Molton Brown. Beautifully packaged in a pastel pink box, these fresh blossom scents will take your space to full bloom. Embark on a journey through the orange groves of Seville, and take in the fragrance of bergamot, mandarin and blackcurrant, and bases of neroli and musk. The perfect pick.
Words: Maria Loizou
