New York Post I don’t think every home needs a $50 candle. I do think most homes need one good candle.
The SALT & STONE Scented Candle is that one for me. It’s the candle you keep on the coffee table because it looks as beautiful as it is intentional.
If you haven’t had the pleasure yet, allow me to wax poetic about SALT & STONE’s scent profiles.
Santal & Vetiver is inarguably the most popular. It’s dry, woody, slightly smoky, and grounded. I usually can’t do sandalwood (or “santal”) without something that brightens it up, and vetiver is perfect here. There’s no sweetness hiding in the background, no synthetic vanilla trying to soften the edges. It smells like polished bark, warm skin, and clean air. If you like your home to feel put together without smelling like a bakery, this is it.
The SALT & STONE Scented Candle is made from a coconut and soy wax blend with a cotton wick and offers approximately 55 hours of burn time. It’s housed in a substantial frosted glass vessel that’s reusable once finished. Available in multiple elevated scent profiles, it sits at $50 on Amazon and competes directly with prestige home fragrance brands.
Bergamot & Hinoki is lighter but still structured and my personal favorite for warmer days. The bergamot gives it a crisp opening, but the hinoki keeps it from turning too citrusy or sharp. It reads clean, almost spa-adjacent, but not in a sterile way — more reverent. It’s what I’d burn during late spring afternoons with the windows cracked.
Black Rose & Oud leans darker…and it’s my favorite for it. It’s floral, yes, but restrained. The oud adds weight and depth so it never tips into a sort of powdery territory. It’s the one I’d light at night when I want the room to feel finished (especially when the evening isn’t).
Beyond the scents themselves, the execution of these candles is solid (as it were). The coconut and soy wax blend burns evenly, the cotton wick doesn’t sputter, and you get roughly 55 hours of burn time. The frosted glass vessel is substantial and minimal, which means when it’s done, you don’t toss it. You reuse it. In fact, my brother’s modern minimal apartment is full of them, cleaned and ready for mixed drinks at his next dinner party. For $50 on Amazon, it competes directly with the prestige candles people usually buy in person, but without the guesswork.
This article was written by Kendall Cornish, New York Post Commerce Editor & Reporter. Kendall, who moonlights as a private chef in the Hamptons for New York elites, lends her expertise to testing and recommending cooking products – for beginners and aspiring sous chefs alike. Simmering and seasoning her way through both jobs, Kendall dishes on everything from the best cookware for your kitchen to chef-approved gourmet meal kits to the full suite of Ninja appliances. Prior to joining the Post’s shopping team in 2023, Kendall previously held positions at Apartment Therapy and at Dotdash Meredith’s Travel + Leisure and Departures magazines.
