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The 21 Best Fragrance Gifts to Add to Your Holiday Shopping

Best Fragrance GiftsWith the holidays approaching, it's time to get your holiday shopping lists in order. One of the most underrated gifts to give and receive is fragrance gifts, especially for those who love and appreciate discovering a beautiful new perfume, indulging in a trendy candle, or unwinding at the end of the day with a luxurious room spray. That's why we curated this fragrance gift guide consisting of all our top picks, which will impress and excite everyone you are shopping for—even yourself!

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1. Glasshouse Fragrances Christmas 3x60g Candle Trio

Make the holiday season last all year long when you gift your loved ones this trio of triple-scented candles. These beautifully glass-encased candles, brimming with festivity, feature the epitome of Christmas scents with notes of clove, sugar plum, and fir.

2. NEOM Cosy Nights 3 Wick Candle

$59.00

Nothing conjures up the idea of a cozy, comfy night more than the perfect candle. This one, which contains a rich blend of pure essential oils such as sandalwood, frankincense, and nutmeg, is the most sophisticated fragrance gift for a relaxing, stress-free night in.

3. NEOM Christmas Wish 1 Wick Candle

The perfect hostess gift this holiday season is a soothing candle with a natural holiday-esque fragrance. This beautiful red-striped Christmas candle is formulated with a blend of comforting essential oils, along with hints of mandarin, cinnamon, and tonka bean notes, giving way to the scents of freshly baked Christmas desserts.

4. Carrière Frères Winter Flower Candle

This beautiful vegan wintery candle presents three of the most familiar scents of the cold season: winter forest, winter fire, and winter flower. Made in France, the woody floral blend, housed in a pretty, partly recycled glass holder, is the perfect fragrance gift to usher in the holiday season.

5. Glasshouse Fragrances Winter Wonderland Diffuser

There's always that certain someone on the holiday shopping list who has everything and picking out that just-right gift for them is super difficult. So, make life easy by giving them a little something that they're sure to have a place for and need, like this nostalgic diffuser that echoes the scent of freshly cut fir and space, replete with a beautiful Christmas-themed bottle.

6. TRUDON Bougie Parfumee Serdar Candle Gloria

Part of Trudon's limited-edition Christmas candle collection, the Gloria version is a warm, woody fragrance blended with spicy notes. If someone on your holiday shopping list loves the scent of a room full of burning firewood, this is the perfect gift for them, thanks to notes of patchouli, vetiver, and cedarwood with a hint of cinnamon and clove.

7. Carrière Frères Winter Forest Candle

A compilation of woody notes that ushers in the feelings of the winter season settling in, this beautiful candle features an aromatic woody accord that reveals fresh top notes of fir, juniper, and eucalyptus, deepened by notes of cedar and moss.

8. Maison Louis Marie No.04 Eau de Parfum Gift Set

A full-size and travel-size version of their favorite scent is the perfect fragrance gift for the avid traveler. This best-selling perfume is romantic in emotion yet features notes of sandalwood, cedarwood, and a spicy cinnamon nutmeg complex for a bold yet beautiful scent that easily goes from day to night.

9. NEOM Perfect Peace 3 Wick Candle

Fill your home with this modern vibe scent for a bright and uplifting feeling. We like that this limited-edition fragrance gift features uplifting scent notes of pine, myrrh, zesty lime peel, and 22 other essential oils. Each time you light this fresh, piney candle, it will bring you back to the smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree.

10. Glasshouse Fragrances Christmas Night Before Christmas

If you love the feeling of the holidays and want to evoke them for longer than December, you'll want to pick up this blackcurrant, plum, and musk home diffuser, which will keep the magic of Christmas alive all year long.

11. TRUDON Bougie Parfumee Serdar Candle Arosa

Gorgeous and opulent, this Christmas-inspired candle borrows inspiration from the ultra-lavish Versailles Palace and the famous balls and masquerades once held at the chateau. Featuring feminine rose notes and an amber scent, this truly woody bouquet is a unique mix that's somewhat sweet and rich but equally beautiful and a pleasant delight.

12. Glasshouse Fragrances Winter Wonderland Candle

Any good tablescape deserves to be outfitted with the perfect Christmas candle, and this one perfectly fits the bill. Inside its beautiful green and red artistic jar, a double wick releases notes of spruce and fir for the ultimate holiday scent, making it a fragrance gift anyone will be happy to receive.

13. Carrière Frères Winter Fire Candle

With 40 to 45 hours of burn time and a red marbleized glass vessel, this wintery candle is the perfect stocking stuffer gift. Its woody-aromatic accord features cedar and fir balsam notes, with fir and cashmere over a base of amber and incense.

14. TRUDON Bougie Parfumee Serdar Candle Fir

This ultra-luxe single-wick candle is as good as it gets when it comes to the perfect fragrance gift. With hints of incense, myrrh, pine, and fir, think of this scent as Christmas wrapped up in a glass jar. Even the candle vessel is lavish, with royal décor outfitted with gold details.

15. Glasshouse Fragrances Christmas Morning Candle

Channel your inner childhood and the feeling of waking up to Christmas each time this gorgeous candle burns. Brimming with notes of blood orange, bergamot, clove, cinnamon, pine, and warm musk, this is one of those fragrance gifts to give to friends and family while buying one for yourself—it's that good!

16. Glasshouse Fragrances Christmas Candle - White Christmas

For a fun, warm, and festive feeling, this beautifully ensconced fragrant candle is sure to do the job. Hints of cedar leaf, fruity clove, and eucalyptus make your space instantly feel like a welcoming wintery escape, no matter the weather outside or the time of year. This fragrance gift is a no-brainer for those who love the Christmas spirit every day of the year.

17. kai Room Linen Spray

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$58.00

A good, classic home fragrance is a must, and this one, which doubles as a linen-safe spray, is a welcome addition. Just a few sprays into the air or onto pillows and bed sheets instantly transform any space into a blend of white flowers and gardenia, sure to uplift the senses and spirits while evoking a sense of calm.

18. TRUDON Bougie Parfumee Serdar Candle Angelo

This beautiful holiday-themed scent evokes the spirit of the warmth of the holiday season thanks to its woody-amber notes blended with orange and cinnamon for a hint of a gourmand experience. With up to 120 hours of burn time, we love the idea of this candle as a gift for the avid scent collector, especially with home fragrances and scented candles.

19. Caswell-Massey Almond Eau de Toilette Discovery

Discovery fragrances encased in smaller bottles for more of a test-and-try approach are the perfect gift for stocking stuffers and younger noses inching their way into the world of scent. This tart, sweet, and slightly intoxicating almond gourmand fragrance is the perfect addition to any fragrance collection and makes smelling good on the go that much easier, thanks to its small, portable size.

20. Juliette Has a Gun Not A Perfume Body and Hair Mist

A unique take on a fragrance gift, this simple, environmentally-friendly mist can be used on its own on the skin and throughout the hair or to amplify the scents of your favorite perfume. The antioxidant-rich formula works to balance pH levels in hair and skin to reinstate shine to hair while bringing radiance to the skin.

21. Veronique Gabai Booster Eau Du Jour Eau de Parfum

This soft, woodsy scent is the perfect sunny, joyful perfume for the fragrance enthusiasts in your life. It has remarkable staying power. Plus, they can layer over any other fragrance to add a boost and make it smell fresher.

The Bottom Line

Fragrance gifts from the heart are a unique way to let someone on your holiday shopping list know what they mean to you. Whether it's perfume, a home scent, or a fragranced candle, these gifts can be a feel-good way to treat yourself to something nice this season. No matter who ends up receiving a treasured pick from our fragrance gift guide, making a meaningful scent part of a beauty routine is a tried-and-true way to evoke that feel-good feeling.

Elise Minton Tabin
Elise Minton Tabin Writer and expert

Elise Minton Tabin is an award-winning beauty journalist, editor, and beauty expert with more than 16 years of experience. She previously held the title of Executive Beauty Editor at NewBeauty magazine, where she reported on beauty, plastic surgery, anti-aging, health and wellness. She was also instrumental in the launch of the beauty supplement brand Hush & Hush. A self-professed beauty junkie and retinol and sunscreen pusher, Elise knows what’s new, what works and who’s the best to go for every procedure under the sun. Follow Elise on Facebook, Instagram, and on her beauty blog, elisetabin.com

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