Have you tried these Yankee Candle vanilla candles, from Yankee Candle Rainbow Shake and Christmas Cookie to Coconut Splash? We seek out the best vanilla scented candles, including the scents you might not know contain vanilla notes.
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Why Are Vanilla Candles So Popular?
Vanilla candles are an enduring favourite because of their nostalgic scent but researchers have found a scientific reason why we connect with the spice.
Originating in South and Central America, vanilla came over to Europe as a flavouring for hot chocolate. By the 18th Century it was appearing in French cuisine, where it was noticed by Thomas Jefferson and made its way to America.
The spice’s centuries-long popularity and incredibly wide appeal actually has a scientific basis. Apart from its delicious scent, of course.
Some studies have shown that vanilla can have a calming effect. It’s partly down to the scent’s essential chemical makeup, but it’s also down to the happy childhood memories they invoke.
French Vanilla was one of the first Yankee Candles, appearing in the earliest scented jar candles launched in 1974. And the delicious scent has been blended into many, many scents since then, from bakery-scented Vanilla Cupcake candles to adding a touch of sweetness in citrus and florals.
Warming, welcoming vanilla candles are here to stay.
Yankee Candle Vanilla
A soft and creamy vanilla fragrance, simple and lovely. It’s a great way to bring a little sweetness to your home – the scent has a huge following, making it a crowd-pleasing favourite.
If it’s your signature scent, choose Yankee Candle Vanilla tealights. That way, you can always have some on hand to top up candle holders in different rooms of your home.
Yankee Candle Christmas Cookie
Some Christmas traditions are in it for the long haul, and it looks like this Christmas scented candle is one of a them. Yankee Candle Christmas Cookie has been scenting our homes like delicious holiday treats since 1998.
It smells like an American sugar cookie, all about buttery dough and sugary sweetness – with plenty of vanilla, of course.
Yankee Candle Rainbow Shake
Freakshakes swap sundae glasses for large jars, as Yankee Candle Rainbow Shake rocks up in June 2020.
Like the indulgent milkshake treat, this vanilla scented candle plays up to the spice’s sweeter variant. Rainbow Shake promises notes of berry syrup and whipped cream for a true freakshake scent experience.
Yankee Candle Vanilla Cupcake
A sweet and delicious vanilla scented candle, Yankee Candle Vanilla Cupcake launched in 2006. The hint of lemon balances out those warm sponge cake and buttercream flavours.
Again, this is a beloved fragrance you might want to blend in as a real part of your home’s atmosphere. Yankee Candle Vanilla Cupcake tealights will let you light up a few candle holders with baked goodness.
Yankee Candle Rainbow Cookie
If you thought you couldn’t smell colours, think again. Peach makes this popular Yankee Candle smell ever so slightly pink, with sugary sweetness bringing the joy of sprinkles to this cookie scented candle.
Rainbow Cookie is a sweet one, but it’s balanced out by a touch of citrus to make it moreish.
Yankee Candle Sweet Honeycomb
The Garden Hideaway summer 2020 range is all about mixing food and floral scents. One of those is worth checking out if you like vanilla scented candles.
Sweet Honeycomb is a caramel vanilla fragrance. Honey and macadamia top notes are balanced out by sandalwood base notes, for a richer scent.
Yankee Candle Vanilla Lime
Some citrus scented candles are clean and clear. This one’s a warming vanilla scent with a little bit of a kick, like a key lime pie.
Kaffir lime and lemon zest bring the citrus, sugar cane and vanilla sweeten it into a delicious dessert-like scent. There’s a reason why this popular candle has been around for years.
As another treasured scent that’s been around for well over a decade, Vanilla Lime has appeared as everything from votives to lip balms. Yankee Candle Vanilla Lime tealights make an ideal standby to bring freshness to your home.
Yankee Candle Sweet Nectar Blossom
A change from the classic formats, Yankee Candle Elevation Collection Sweet Nectar Blossom is a floral vanilla Yankee Candle. It blends vanilla with soft lily and coconut scents.
If you’re new to the range, here’s how Yankee Candle Elevation Collection works. Remove the lid and fit it to the base of your candle – it should fit perfectly. Then, light the cotton wick (or double wick in the larger jars) to melt the soy blend wax and wait for the aroma to fill the room.
Yankee Candle Grilled Peaches & Vanilla
Bring the cafe to you – because baking scents don’t just remind us of home. Yankee Candle Summer Brunch Collection’s sweet contribution is a peach and vanilla scented candle with an extra level of detail.
To take it from a fruit sorbet scent to the brunch menu, Yankee Candle have infused it with golden honey and caramelised sugar notes.
Launched in 2019, the Yankee Candle Sunday Brunch Collection brought delicious weekend treats to our homes.
“Whether you prefer a stack of Belgian waffles oozing with maple syrup, or a chilled Bellini while catching up with friends over a leisurely weekend get together, our new range of brunch-inspired fragrances add an extra special touch to your table no matter what you’re toasting.”
Hannah Jenkins, EMEA Marketing Director for Yankee Candle
Yankee Candle Belgian Waffle is another vanilla-scented candle from the range, this time with pecan and burnt butter.
Yankee Candle Coconut Splash
Take your favourite vanilla candle fragrance into summer! Vanilla and sandalwood base notes underscore the coconut, melon and mango freshness.
Here’s the Coconut Splash large jar, but you can enjoy this scent in so many ways. It’s available in most sizes.
Add Yankee Candle Coconut Splash tealights to a storm lantern candle holder for the ultimate summer feeling.
Yankee Candle Sweet Nothings
The translucent purple wax of Yankee Candle Sweet Nothings jar candles really does shimmer like the surface of a bubble. It’s novel colour that makes this new addition instantly appealing as a gift for scented candle lovers.
Expect a soft, powder-like scent with a hint of all things sweet. A light touch of musk joins vanilla in the base notes, with sweet barely-there garden florals in the top notes.
If vanilla is all about nostalgia, Sweet Nothings is playing up to your sweetest memories of home.
It’s hard to know if Yankee Candle fragrances are only available in a large jar, since not every product is carried in every outlet. But yes, you can add little bubbles of scent to a low-key candle holder with Sweet Nothings tealights.