Picture the Fall season in your mind's eye. Did you think of changing leaves, warm blankets, or maybe Halloween? Odds are, candles popped up somewhere in your autumnal fantasy, because something about cozy nights spent burning candles and watching movies perfectly captures the season. We think of candles during Fall, too, which is why we asked a variety of companies to send us their best seasonal offerings for the ultimate Autumn-candle sniff-athon.
Dozens of shipments and countless editor reviews later, 45 scents reigned supreme when put to the POPSUGAR test. Here are our honest reviews of Fall candles under $50, so that you don't have to spend hours in the candle aisle . . . unless you want to. (We don't judge!)
Rituals Black Oudh ($45) with notes of the Oriental, woody perfume of black oudh.
Illume Woodfire ($24) with notes of seductive cedarwood and smoke accords, mixed with heady patchouli leaves and warm vanilla.
Bath & Body Works Flannel ($23) with notes of autumn air, bergamot, mahogany, and soft musk.
Malin + Goetz Neroli ($16) with notes of bitter orange and lemon, neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain, iris and musk.
Paddywax Tobacco and Moss ($20) with notes of rich tobacco and wild moss.
Yankee Crisp Fall Night ($20) with notes of brisk earthiness, lavender, and woodland.
P.F. Candle Co Orange Cardamom ($18) with notes of citrus and black tea spiced with ginger, peppercorn, clove, and cardamom.
Falling Into Place Sweet Wilderness ($24) with notes of plum, spruce, grapefruit, mandarin, cinnamon, and clove.
Bath & Body Works Mahogany Teakwood ($23) with notes of mahogany, oak, and frosted lavender.
Paddywax Bergamot and Mahogany ($37 in large copper jar) with notes of bergamot and rich wood.
Linnea's Lights Hearth ($34) with notes of smoky cedar, sweet amber, and leather.
Yankee Vanilla Cardamom ($28) with notes of warm vanilla and cardamom, with a swirl of sugar and cream.
Soap & Paper Co. Farmacie Red Rose & Saffron candle ($25) with notes of roses, saffron, and tonka bean.
Jonathan Adler Bourbon Pop ($42) with notes of davana, cognac, plum, leather accord, birch tree, and cedarwood.
Bath & Body Works Cinnamon Sugared Doughnut ($23) with notes of crushed cinnamon, sugar crystals, and homemade doughnuts.
Bath & Body Works Autumn ($23) with notes of red gala apple, juicy fig, eucalyptus leaf, and fir balsam
Yankee Candied Pecans ($28) with notes of warm pecans glazed with caramel, sugar, and vanilla.
Linnea's Lights French Pear ($34) with notes of Anjou pear, green apple, and honey.
Sabon The Spell ($26) with notes of dry, earthy-woodiness and sweet tones.
Falling Into Place Black Currant Tea ($24) with notes of currant, white tea, and enchanting floral overtones.
Rituals Holy Smoke ($45) with notes of smoky rosewood.
Sabon Sweet Vanilla ($30) with notes of romantic French vanilla and decorated with a hint of cinnamon.
Bath & Body Works Sweater Weather ($23) with notes of sage, juniper berry, eucalyptus, and fresh woods.
Illume Santal Fig ($24) with notes of sweet fig, Persian Galbanum, milky-white flowers, and creamy coconut with a lightheartedness of sandalwood and earthy amber.
The 125 Collection Well Groomed ($32) with notes of earthy woods and men's cologne.
Clean White Woods ($30) with notes of crisp bergamot leaves, sparkling mandarin, creamy-vanilla orchid, sandalwood, praline musks, and a dash of black pepper.
Illume Blackberry Absinthe ($20 from High Fashion Home) with notes of blackberries, sweet orange, and green leaves with crimson rose, Egyptian jasmine petals, peppery anise, black sandalwood, liquid amber, and earthy patchouli.
Bath & Body Works Honeycrisp Apple ($23) with notes of golden honeycrisp, apple blossoms, and fresh sugarcane.
Molton Brown Coco and Sandalwood ($49) with notes of Filipino coconut, jasmine, and sandalwood.
P.F. Candle Co Frankincense & Oud ($18) with notes of frankincense and resinous oud, complimented by notes of fir, patchouli, and juniper.
Bath & Body Works Warm Apple Pie ($23) with notes of baked Granny Smith apple, melted brown sugar, and flaky, homemade crust.
Illume Pumpkin Peppercorn ($22) with notes of decadent pumpkin, sweet peppercorn, roasted cinnamon bark, a twist of tangy citrus peel, earthen oak, molten amber, and black vanilla bean garnished with a touch of smoked chestnut.
Jonathan Adler Absinthe Pop ($42) with notes of anise, eucalyptus, fennel, and patchouli..
Malin + Goetz Cannabis ($16) with notes of fresh lemon, orange, fig, pepper, oakmoss, sandalwood, and amber-patchouli.
Jonathan Adler Earl Grey Pop ($38) with notes of black tea leaves, citrus, yuzu, jasmine, earl grey, and sandalwood.
Paddywax Vanilla Bean and Cinnamon ($18) with notes of sweet vanilla and spicy cinnamon.
Yankee Autumn Air ($28) with notes of apple, cinnamon, and a little toasted marshmallow.
Olivina Men Bourbon Cedar ($35) with notes of rich red cedar with smoky vanilla.
Linnea's Lights Vetiver ($34) with notes of earthy grass, sandalwood, and petitgrain.
Rituals Incense ($45) with notes of the smoky incense is used in religious ceremonies, traditional purification, aromatherapy, and meditation.
Falling Into Place Vanilla Amber ($24) with notes of vanilla, musk, sandalwood, jasmine, lavender, and orange.
Rituals Woody Vanilla ($45) with notes of divine wood with a hint of sweet vanilla.
P.F. Candle Co Spruce ($18) with notes of forest, blue spruce, and cedar.
Sabon Fireplace ($26) with notes of the woods and exotic sweet spices.
Paddywax Wild Fig and Cedar ($20 in an enamel camp cup) with notes of figs and alpine cedar.