Fragrance is such a personal thing. Some people like sweet, some citrus and some musky. I am a citrus person myself but I do love cinnamon at Christmas. You should be worried about the oil and smoke. Many candle makers (including the big ones) use paraffin in their candles and this is highly toxic. There is no law that states that a candle maker has to declare the actual ingredients so many of the 'soy' candles you buy have paraffin in them. For a 100% natural soy candle in a beautiful fragrance try UAINE candles made in the Hunter Valley NSW. They have an online shop and a store in Morpeth.

Vanilla. With vanilla even the cheaper ones are nice. I do like some of the top brands rose fragrance, but any of the cheaper ranges smell sickly sweet and artificial.

I don't like lavender as a general rule but L'Occitane have a pure lavender candle which smells clean and good!!

I like the L'Occitane lavender candle too and the ironing spray (boring I know) but my favourite candle at the moment is UAINE's Hunter Shiraz. It is a rich grape fragrance with a bit of berry thrown in. Really exotic but not too sweet. It is truly delicious.

Agree @brennz citrus always makes things smell fresh

I love anything with a citrus and/or sandalwood (Dusk do some brilliant scents) - I avoid the sweeter flowery scent (rose, geranium are all avoided) and find most candles with vanilla are a bit too sweet for me. I prefer good quality essential oil scented soy candles from either artisan candle makers or Dusk.

Did you know that aerosol room sprays - the kind a lot of people stash in bathrooms for "those times when needed" - have some pretty nasty chemicals in them - some are carcenogenic while others can provoke allergies and asthma and cause headaches and Eczema.

I need my candles to be of a strong scent like lemongrass, musk or my absolute favourite, the scent of clean linen/fabric softener... Sounds odd, smells great!