Holiday candle scent recommendations

[Killearn Kitties]

Well, I think you should break down and get a real tree. Nothing else smells like it!

(Please forgive this post if I have missed a reason as to why you can't get a real tree.)

[pomtzu]

I have a Yankee Candle reed diffuser in Balsam and Cedar, and it smells exactly like a fresh Christmas tree is in the room.

[kuhio98]

Well, I think you should break down and get a real tree. Nothing else smells like it!

(Please forgive this post if I have missed a reason as to why you can't get a real tree.)

This is the first year (since I got out on my own) that I haven't had a real tree. Bobcat had major back surgery last month and is still slowly recovering. Neither of us felt up to wrestling a real tree up all the stairs. I got a fake tree. It's beautiful, but nothing can compare to a real one.

I might go to one of the Christmas tree lots and see if they can give me some shavings or bark and try to make my own potpouri.

[Karen]

Even the title of the thread makes me cringe, as scented candles usually are pretty deadly for me. I hold my breathe and run past candle stores in malls. That's why I suggested the pine cones!

I bet the lot would sell or let you take away some of the branches they trim from the trees they sell!

[Killearn Kitties]

Best wishes to Bobcat! I hope his recovery continues to go well. That is a big problem with real trees, they are so unwieldy.

I'll bet you could make lovely pot pourri. It's got to be worth a try.

[cassiesmom]

Thoughts and prayers for Bobcat!!

I love Thymes candles.

I got a good one at Kohl's yesterday, called "winter berries". It was $9.99, on sale for $3.99, and because I used my Kohl's credit card, I got an extra 15% off. They also have one called "spiced cider" which is sort of a tangerine/orange color and smells just like spiced cider. They're in round glass jars.