The Spring Scent Swap
Winter scents do their best work with the doors shut. Smoky woods, amber and resin suit long evenings in, but once the windows are open and the afternoons stretch out, those same notes can start to feel heavy. Spring calls for something lighter: citrus, sea salt, green herbs, the smell of the coast drifting in.
It's also one of the easiest seasonal changes you can make. No new furniture, no repainting, just a new scent in the rooms you use most.
Start where the day starts
The Citrush Candle by Boy Smells is citrus with an edge: Italian lemon, juicy pomelo and a crack of black pepper, cooled by mint and mandarin before a clean, musky finish. It's the kind of scent that makes a kitchen feel awake before you are, and with around 50 hours of burn time, that's a lot of mornings for one candle.
Bring the coast inside
For something more sculptural, the Lunara Candle in Coastal Wilderness by Studio McKenna opens with lemon, grapefruit and coriander, moves through jasmine, lavender and sage, and settles on a warm base of amber, cedarwood and tonka. It's poured into a hand-thrown ceramic vessel made in Melbourne, so no two are quite the same, and the vessel stays on long after the candle is finished, as a home for a small plant or a dish for keys by the door.
Something closer to home
Addition Studio's essential oil candles are designed and made in Melbourne and scented only with natural essential oils. Blue Gum and Lemon Myrtle is the bright one, pairing two Australian natives with may chang and a touch of cedarwood and cypress, which makes it a good match for a home office or study. Cedarwood, Geranium and Lavender is softer and more settling, with clary sage and chamomile, and suits the bedroom at the end of the day.
For evenings on the verandah
Once the days warm up, evenings move outdoors. The Beso De Luz Candle by Beso Beach takes its cue from Ibiza and Formentera: grapefruit and ginger with a thread of frankincense up top, fig and warm woods at the heart, and oakmoss and vetiver underneath. Made in Spain from vegetable wax, it brings a little of the Mediterranean to a table on the coast.
A small change that goes a long way
Of all the ways to mark a new season, scent is one of the smallest, and one of the first things people notice when they walk through your door. And with the gifting season not far off, a good candle is rarely the wrong answer.
Find candles for the new season in-store at Peregian Beach or online at Bedouin Traders, with free shipping on orders over $250.
