Scent behaves differently depending on the room it sits in — its size, its temperature, and crucially what it already smells of.
Living rooms: go warm and big
Living rooms are usually the largest space and the one guests notice first. You want something with real throw: Amber & Oud or Golden Hour. In anything over 200 square feet, reach for a three-wick — a single wick will scent a bubble around itself and nothing more.
Kitchens: cut, don’t cover
Kitchens already smell of dinner. Layering vanilla on top of fried onions helps nobody. Use something sharp and green that cuts through instead — Lemongrass & Basil is the one we keep by the hob.
Bedrooms: quiet and low
You’ll be lying a metre from the candle for an hour before sleep, so restraint wins. Sandalwood & Cedar or White Tea & Pear settle a room without following you into your dreams.
Bathrooms: small, so smaller
Bathrooms are tiny and hold humidity, which amplifies everything. A 90 g travel tin is plenty; a 340 g Grande in a small bathroom is genuinely too much.
Desks and studies
Anything gourmand will make you hungry by 4 p.m. Stick to something clean and slightly bitter — Coffee & Cocoa if you like the association, White Tea & Pear if you’d rather not think about it at all.