Paddywax Relish Pomegranate + Spruce, 9.5 oz

The same 9.5 oz ribbed Relish jar in the scent worth lighting from September onward: tart pomegranate over green spruce, which keeps it from collapsing into the cinnamon-and-clove cliche most autumn candles settle for. It is the highest-rated candle on this page by some margin, and the fruit-plus-evergreen structure means it carries straight through from harvest suppers to Christmas without ever smelling explicitly festive.

Good to know: Spruce is a divisive note — if pine reads as cleaning product to you, go for the Lavender + Thyme instead. Like the rest of the Relish line it is a close-range candle rather than a room-filler.

As featured in our guide The Best Cottagecore Candles for a Cozy Kitchen.