Everyone loves candles and they’re not just for the winter months. Summer scented candles are just as popular.

We already know that candles have been around for many years and have many uses.

Summer scented candles

Summer sees the BBQ lit, garden parties, windows and doors open and pretty garden lights around the edges of flower beds. There’s a real chilled vibe sitting in the garden, listening to the birds and feeling the breeze on our skin.

Outdoor candles have their uses to keep pesky insects at bay. You’ve just spent time preparing food, eventually sit down and before you’ve even taken the first fork full, a fly appears!

Citronella is popular for keeping the insects off your food.

Candles also make our homes smell gorgeous and during the hot weather, we want our home to smell fresh and cool.

Whenever we think of summer, we think of fresh smelling flowers, citrus and fruity scents.

Days at the beach or on holiday, sitting by the pool with an ice-cold drink or just relaxing in the garden, listening to the birds and wildlife is the perfect way to relax.

When the temperature starts to rise and we feel like we have reached our summer season, we start to look for lighter fragrance candles to match our environment.

Seasonal candle scents

We don’t want the heavy scents such as cinnamon or spices such as nutmeg or ginger. These are much more suited to winter and Christmas time with their strong and crisp fragrance.

So what type of scents should we be shopping for when the weather is sunny and hot ?

There’s lots of fresh, summer scents to choose from for the perfect blend of candle.

Fragrances notes such as lavender, lemon, floral, citrus and fruit make a lovely combination.

Sometimes we are at risk of purchasing scents that are too overpowering, even when we buy summer candles.

If you have one burning in a small room at home, a candle that gives off strong fruits or is very floral, could potentially be a little too much.

We don’t want an overload of sweetness. This becomes sickly and unpleasant.

Larger rooms suit stronger fragrances so that they have space to disperse their scent more evenly.

Just like perfumes and aftershave, their scents bring back memories, happy times and make us feel good when wearing them.

The same principle fits for scented candles. They can uplift us and make us feel good with their scent floating in the air.

Burning a summer candle will definitely export you to a tropical place even when you’re sitting at home.

Why do we use candles in the summer ?

Apart from keeping pesky insects away when we’re eating outside, scented candles are great for masking unwanted scented in and outside the home.

Everyone loves entertaining friends and family during the summer months.

Having a BBQ is always popular when the weather gets warmer but the smells from cooked BBQ food or food waste bin can linger afterwards.

Masking these will make inside an outside more pleasant to sit and entertain as you head into the evening sunset and glass of wine.

We don’t need to spend a fortune to get a great fragrance candle and just a couple of hours burn time will give enough of a scent to last for a few hours.

Colonial Candles

Colonialcandle.com have a beautiful collection of summer candles, ranging from lavender, blood orange, bergamot, raspberry, spearmint, pink peony and lily.

A wonderful selection of fragrances that bring a true feel of summer to our homes.

Along with stunning scents, their candles are also made with vibrant colours to give colour to any room or brighten up the garden.

They have a premium candle collection and a summer scents collection.

Lavender sprig

Deco Collection

Whenever we smell the scent of lavender, it automatically transforms us to open fields, a gorgeous purple and hot summer days.

Lavender grows wild wherever it’s planted and seeing it’s true bloom in open fields, or in the middle of woods, is not only a pretty picture but also gives off a wonderful, delicate scent.

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Pop of colour collection

Blood Orange

This unique collection really does live by its name. The pop of colour in this large selection of candles.

Blood Orange gives a vibrant colour along with its citrus scent.

Combined with wild basil and pomelo leaf, this candle gives a zest of colour and energetic aroma.

There are 25 different vibrant candle scents to chose from. Take a look here.

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