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There's nothing like coming home after a long day (or if you're still on WFH mode, making the evening pilgrimage from your desk to the couch) and lighting your favorite candle. Those first few notes of scent that fill the air instantly bring peace and relaxation to your day. According to the experts, we're not alone.

“In the midst of a very frenzied life, there is something about a candle...you can’t rush it,” candle expert and curator Kudzi Chikumbu, also known as Sir Candle Man, told House Beautiful. “Candles bring us that mindfulness and stillness we all need from time to time."

Whether you're reinventing your wellness routine or just want to discover a new favorite scent, we're here to help. There's an abundance of options out there, so we dedicated our time to finding the best candles available on Amazon Prime (after all, what's easier than free two-day shipping?). To sleuth through our Amazon favorites, we tried the best-selling candles out ourselves and read through countless reviews to sort out exactly which candles are worth your buck.

Before you start shopping, know that a candle needs a lot more than a pleasant scent to be considered truly great. The most important aspect we considered is "throw," or how far the fragrance travels. If it doesn't fill the whole room with an abundance of fragrance, it's not on this list. They should also burn slowly and evenly! With these key tips in mind, here are the very best candles of all shapes and sizes you can get on Amazon. While scented candles and jar candles get all the love, we also included some mood-setting classic tapered and pillar candles, as well as some decorative candles.

You don't know throw until you know Nest. No matter how large or small your room, Nest candles, especially their supersize three-wick, will reach the far corners. Nest is known for their bright, fresh fragrances, and this juicy, citrusy grapefruit scent is an all-time favorite.

This is one of the best-selling candles on Amazon and for good reason: the scent is highly concentrated, it's affordable, and it's packaged beautifully (perfect for gifting!). All of Benevolence LA's scents are lovely, but I'm partial to the rose and sandalwood. It's much punchier than your standard soft floral fragrance.

The dark rum fragrance in this powerful candle is quite unique—perfect if you're looking to try something new. It's strong yet balanced with notes of spiced rum and star anise at the forefront, but with a surprisingly sweet vanilla finish. It also burns slowly and evenly, with no tunneling insight.

Harlem Candle Company's brand new 2022 fragrance, Renaissance, is bold yet delicate. The fragrance carries notes of fresh tea leaves, yuzu, cardamom, and tobacco. It has an impressive 80-hour burn time (from just one single wick). Plus, all the candles from Harlem Candle Company are handmade in New York City.

Introducing your January-March BFF. This candle from internet-favorite and Kasey Musgraves-approved brand Boy Smells will keep you cozy through the coldest of winter nights. The woodsy and peppery fragrance creates a warm, earthy aroma while skipping out on the pine scent so associated with the holidays.

This is the perfect amber candle. The intoxicating blend of amber, vanilla, and sandalwood give it an unmistakably warm, rich, sweet, and powdery aroma. No wonder it's one of beloved candle brand Voluspa's—known for their intricately detailed glass jars—most popular scents.

Whether or not you hail from Hawaii, this vibrant pineapple, coconut, sugar cane, and saltwater fragrance will have you longing for a tropical getaway. In case you missed it: Homesick makes a candle for every U.S. state and major city, and lots of other locales.

You know you've won when your candle gives off a nice scent and makes for pretty tabletop decor. Each heirloom glass candle from Laguna Candles is hand-blown to order before being filled with natural citrus and verbena-infused soy-blend wax. The best part: once the candle is fully burned (within 180 hours) the glass vessel is reusable.

Another candle-as-art option, these sculptural soy candles make an eye catching addition to any shelf or tabletop. The set comes with one body candle and one bubble candle, and they have a delicate, clean fragrance.

This $13 relaxing aromatherapy candle will transport you to the nearest spa, complete with calming vibes and fresh fragrance notes of water lily and pear. Don't take our word for it—just check out some of the 32,000+ 5-star reviews on Amazon.

The smell of a fresh-brewed cup of coffee is a universally-loved scent, but apparently, it's hard to recreate in a candle. Thankfully, this espresso bean fragrance by Lulu Candles smells exactly like a coffee shop. It maintains the delectably bitter aroma of bold, dark roasted espresso beans.

If you love a good kitchen candle as much as I do, you're in luck. The herbaceous fragrances of sage and lavender will compliment any dish you're cooking while keeping your kitchen smelling fresh and clean long after the job is done. Plus the scents layer beautifully and they're a total steal—only $18 for the set!

Sweet Water Decor's candles are one of my go-to's for gifting. Their quote candles have messages with scents tailored to every occasion, from a simple "thank you" to "omg! you're engaged!". Their happy birthday candle has a sweet, sugary scent of vanilla and buttercream, reminiscent of your favorite birthday cake flavored treats.

This white tea candle from La Jolie Muse smells just as good as it looks. It has a pungent vetiver base, topped with soft notes of tea leaves and lemon. When you're done burning it, the tin will make a great catchall for trinkets or keys.

If natural is what you're looking for, opt for a beeswax candle. Bluecorn Beeswax handcrafts their candles in Colorado entirely from raw beeswax, which means they have that distinct pure honey scent and golden hue. They come in pillars, pictured here, as well as tapers, votives, and tea lights.

Don't get so caught up in scented candle mania that you forget about the originals. This set of taper candles will set the mood at your next dinner party, and they come in lovely complimentary shades of orange, green, or pink.