“It’s so hard for me to be able to pick just one candle, but this is probably up there with my all time favourites. It’s vanilla and tobacco and musk laced with a bit of creamy caramel. To me it smells really sexy and mysterious but cosy and homely at the same time; plus it fills the room so beautifully and lingers for hours. I cannot get enough of it.”

YSL Beauty Le Vestiaire des Parfums Caban Candle, £70

Lucy Partington, beauty editor

“With top notes of cinnamon and black pepper on a base of oud, leather and tobacco, this candle smells like nothing I’ve ever experienced before: wood-smoky and leathery, with exactly the right amount of velvety, grown-up sweetness to stop it feeling macho. It’s sexy and cosy without being the slightest bit OTT, and although it’s definitely more of a winter scent, I’ve still been lighting it on chilly early spring evenings.”

Evermore North Candle, £30

Moya Crockett, contributing women’s editor and Stylist Loves deputy editor

“There is something just so deliciously decadent about a chai latte. I don’t drink coffee, so it’s my version of a hot, creamy, frothy comfort drink and Byredo has captured its essence perfectly in this candle. It’s light, a tiny bit sweet, but mainly smells like fresh tea, so it works equally as well in the summer months, as it does in the depths of winter.”

Byredo Chai, £59

Shannon Peter, beauty director

“I’m very particular when it comes to home scents. I do not like to walk into a room (any room) and be overpowered by a dark heavy oudy woody smell. It’s spring, the home should not smell like a country pub. I also don’t want my safe space to smell like M&M World or the flower section in a supermarket. As I type this I am burning a single wick rhubarb candle. To me, it’s perfect. It’s fresh and zingy yet slightly unusual, it’s comforting and homely. The jar is also a really nice pink shade which is perfect to reuse in the bathroom for storage.”

Molton Brown Delicious Rhubarb & Rose, £39

Tom Gormer, photography and special projects director

“I smelt it when I went into a cool little fashion store in New York’s Lower East Side called Mayle. It was pre-Diptyque and Byredo – it remains one of the best still, when I smell it I go straight back to that moment in time. It’s all sharp green leaf and red berry, it really lights up my nose.”

Votivo Red Currant, £28

Hannah Moore, acting executive fashion director

“It’s not the most exciting of scents, but it makes my bedroom smell like a fresh summer’s day, so that makes it a 10/10 in my books. Plus, the scent doesn’t diminish as soon as you blow it out, so you’ll have hours of fresh cottony bliss to enjoy.”

Yankee Candle Clean Cotton, £23.99

Lauren Geall, junior digital writer

“I keep the travel-sized version of this candle on my desk at work to inhale in times of stress – my former editor used to call it my “emotional support candle”. The bigger version lives in my room, and I light it whenever I need a bit of a boost. Bright and green, with juicy citrusy notes, it’s perfect if you’re not into feminine floral scents but still want something springy.”

Urban Apothecary Vine Tomato Candle, £35

Moya Crockett, contributing women’s editor and Stylist Loves deputy editor