Agnes + Cat Herb Garden Candles – Clove

A 210g aromatherapy soy candle scented with pure clove essential oil and finished with a crackling wooden wick. Clove is the warmest, most spice-forward scent in the Herb Garden range — rich, slightly sweet, and immediately evocative of autumn kitchens, mulled drinks, and cold-weather comfort. What You Will Notice Clove essential oil is warm, dense, and slightly numbing — that distinctive tingle you get from biting into a clove is present in the scent itself as a kind of aromatic depth. It fills a room differently from the green, herbaceous scents in this range. Where mint and rosemary freshen, clove envelops. The scent has a natural sweetness without any added sugar or vanilla. It is the sweetness of the spice itself — woody, slightly fruity, with a faint bitterness that stops it from becoming cloying. As the candle burns, the warmer, more resinous base notes become more prominent, giving the scent real staying power. Clove is the Herb Garden candle that leans most strongly into autumn and winter. It feels seasonal in the best sense — not artificially festive, but genuinely suited to shorter days, heavier blankets, and rooms where you want the air to feel warm and close rather than light and fresh. Same format as the full range: 40 hours burn time, ceramic jar, metal stand, gift-boxed, pure essential oil, wooden wick. The Scent in a Room Clove has a rich, full throw. The eugenol — the compound that gives clove its characteristic warmth — is potent, so even as a pure essential oil candle (subtler than synthetic fragrance), clove fills a room confidently. In a living room on a cold evening, it creates an atmosphere that feels genuinely warmer than the thermostat suggests. In a kitchen, it blends naturally with cooking scents rather than competing with them, especially during baking season. A note of honest context: clove is the most polarising scent in this range. People who love warm spice will find it deeply satisfying. People who prefer fresh, green, o