Currently Obsessed: Tobacco Scented Candles

ByKaitlin Madden 09/01/201403/13/2023

A couple of months ago I was on set for a photo shoot at a home in Nashville. The house itself was gorgeous, but as soon as I walked in the door, all I could focus on was how good it smelled in there. It was this sophisticated, earthy, calming scent that I couldn’t pinpoint. So, when no one was looking, I flipped over the candles in the house and found out it was….tobacco! Totally not what I was expecting, but awesome just the same.

Since that time, I’ve been obsessed with tobacco-scented products, like the candle in the above picture, which was I found at Home Goods. If you haven’t encountered the scent yet yourself, I know it sounds strange, but give it a shot. You’ll probably be as pleasantly surprised as I was.

1. Chandler Candle Co. candle

2. Archipelago Botanicals fragrance diffuser, at Nordstrom

3. South Carolina Candle in Sweet Pipe Tobacco

4. Smells Like Canada Toronto Smoke Salve, on Etsy

5. Portland General Store Tobacco Beard Oil

6. Decoware Richly Scented Candle in Warm Tobacco Pipe

Kaitlin Madden

Hi, I’m Kaitlin Madden. I’ve been a writer for home decor, shelter and interior design publications since 2012.

Some of the publications and brands I’ve written for include: Homes & Gardens, RealHomes.com, Architectural Digest, Martha Stewart Living, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, Freshome, Long Island Pulse, Modern Luxury Interiors, Refinery 29, Haute Living, and Chicago Magazine, along with Conde Nast, Amazon, Decorist, Cloth & Company, The Design Network, White Leaf Provisions, Maya Romanoff, Maisonette and 1stDibs.

In my time as a writer and editor I’ve also worked at Wayfair, New England Home magazine, Modern Luxury Media, and Homes & Gardens. I’ve covered everything from paint colors, to emerging trends, to project costs, DIY methods, celebrity house tours, and more.

In addition to my professional experience, I've practiced what I've learned as a design editor extensively on my own homes. Since 2013, I've lived in and fixed up/decorated eight homes.