15 things that will make your home smell amazing that you'll find in the sales - 'it makes sense to stock up now'
Take advantage of the sales and make your home smell incredible - here's what we're buying
I'm a prolific candle buyer, and you'll always find me making the most of the sales to stock up my supply. But if your goal is to make your home smell amazing, scented candles aren't the only option.
So, while you're shopping the candle sales, keep an eye out for these other buys that are just as useful in providing a passive, ambient fragrance for your home. Ask anyone with a great-smelling home and they'll tell you - it's all about layering, and you need more than just candles to do that.
These are the things I recommend you shop for the best-smelling home, and the best deals you'll find on them right now.
Best oil diffuser deals
Price: $86
Was: $123
This popular diffuser brand can be filled with your choice of scent, fragrancing your home with all natural essential oils. When not in use, it's ceramic, sculptural form looks like a piece of stylish pottery.
Best room spray deals
Price: $22
Was: $38
Boy Smells is one of my favorite home fragrance brands, for it's unusual and interesting scent selection and good looks. Cedar Stack is a scent I've tried (and enjoyed) before as a candle, and this deal on a room spray is too good to miss.
Price: $24
Was: $32
I've seen many people swear by Floral Street's scents for making their home's smell amazing, so I was excited to spot this deal on at Nordstrom on the brand's offering, including room sprays.
Price: $18.20
Was: $26
If you're looking for a festive fragrance for the holidays, this budget-friendly buy from Anthropologie is my pick. It's not your standard festive scent. It's a bit softer and more cozy, and less pine/balsam-heavy than you might expect from a Christmas scent.
Best reed diffuser deals
Price: $93.50
Was: $110
Jo Malone isn't exactly a well-kept secret for those with beautiful smelling homes, but it is rare to find it on sale. Bloomingdale's has the best Black Friday deals this year if you're looking for a new diffuser.
Price: $31.95
Was: $39.95
My favorite reed diffusers are ones that look more like decor, and this one from CB2 is probably the chicest one I've seen. Get it now while it's on sale.
$70 off
Price: $69.99
Was: $140
This deal from Saks might be the best price drop I've found in the home fragrance sales this year with 50% off the list price of this Qualitas reed diffuser.
Best smart fragrance deals
Save 30%
Price: $34.99
Was: $49.99
For a smarter approach to home fragrance, Pura is one of the best budget-friendly options. Through the Pura app, you can create scent schedules and make sure your home smells good exactly when you need it to.
Price: $149.98
Was: $299.95
While it's more of an investment piece, reviews of this smart fragrance product say it fills your home with beautiful scents quickly and effectively. And at half price this Black Friday, I could definitely be convinced to give it a try.
Best scented candle deals
Price: $20
Was: $48
I've said it once before, Boy Smells is one of my fragrance favorites, but with this generous a Black Friday discount, it's a good excuse for any first-timers to try out its scents too.
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Hugh is Livingetc.com’s editor. With 8 years in the interiors industry under his belt, he has the nose for what people want to know about re-decorating their homes. He prides himself as an expert trend forecaster, visiting design fairs, showrooms and keeping an eye out for emerging designers to hone his eye. He joined Livingetc back in 2022 as a content editor, as a long-time reader of the print magazine, before becoming its online editor. Hugh has previously spent time as an editor for a kitchen and bathroom magazine, and has written for “hands-on” home brands such as Homebuilding & Renovating and Grand Designs magazine, so his knowledge of what it takes to create a home goes beyond the surface, too. Though not a trained interior designer, Hugh has cut his design teeth by managing several major interior design projects to date, each for private clients. He's also a keen DIYer — he's done everything from laying his own patio and building an integrated cooker hood from scratch, to undertaking plenty of creative IKEA hacks to help achieve the luxurious look he loves in design, when his budget doesn't always stretch that far.
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