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Best summer candles to brighten up your home in 2024

Source: Bottega Veneta

Summer is synonymous with a very specific scent palate.

In the home scenting space, citrus and floral notes tend to dominate this time of year with compositions bursting with the fresh notes of lemon, orange blossom, bergamot, jasmine and rose.

These lighter ingredients are designed to not overpower your olfactory when the mercury rises. When you catch a whiff of their uplifting aroma, they will have a mood-boosting effect, rather than feeling too heavy, cloying or oppressing.

But fragrance houses have got creative over time and while these blooming bouquets in bougie form are ever popular, there is a new crop

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