Scented candles are no longer just sold in gift shops.  They can be purchased everywhere from drug stores to grocery stores.  With candles available in so many varieties and brands, which brand offers the best scented candles?  In my opinion, Yankee Candles.

Whether it's a jar candle, a tart, or a basic votive, Yankee candles of a good range of scents for everyday (or special-occasion) use; and based on my experience, I believe Yankee candles have a more long-lasting, more noticeable, scent.

Since my favorite is the Yankee candle tart (for tart burners), my familiarity with a vast number of available scents has been gained through tarts.  Jar candles and votives, of course, come in the same scents as tarts; so room-scenting doesn't have to be limited to one tart burner.

The less expensive scented candles tend to come in only the most basic scents; and from my experience, many of them may as well not be scented at all and instead just be used as "hurricane" candles.

Better-brand candles often do come in scents that may be nicer than many of the Yankee candle scents, but many of those have a tendency to lose their scent more quickly than Yankee candles do.  A nicer scent doesn't do a room much good if it fades too soon.

There are candles that are fancier than Yankee candles are, but (and this is just me) I am reluctant to burn beautifully handcrafted candles that are more pieces of art than home-scenting treats.

Yankee Candle candles are consistent in shape and scent.  The scents range beyond just the usual, basic, scents.  With a wide variety of florals, spices, fruits, mints, herbals, baked goods, natural elements, and combinations of any of these; Yankee candles offer a good selection of products that will not lose their scent too soon.

With some brands, one may get only one or two uses from something like tarts.  I keep the same Yankee tart in my kitchen burner for weeks.  I may light the burner for a couple of hours, and I occasionally let it run a little longer.  One tart will scent morning coffee time for a couple of weeks before I have to replace it.

Votives, jar candles, and tea lights have a similar long-lasting trait (although less than tarts). 

Although Yankee does retire some scents from time to time, many of their classic scents have been available for years.   They offer a wide selection of seasonal scents, which is, of course, nice.  They're always bringing out new scents, as well.

My favorite scents happen to be Buttercream, Rain Forest, Spa Fresh, and Sage and Ginger.  Classics I like are, of course, Vanilla and Eucalyptus.  Rain Forest makes a great Spring morning, kitchen, scent.  Buttercream is a great cooler weather, kitchen scent.

Although the world is full of nice, scented, candles; my leaning toward Yankee is attributed to the fact that the scents are long-lasting, consistent, and readily available.  I've probably never met a scented candle I don't like; but it is Yankee candles that have accompanied my morning coffee and kitchen-window sunshine for years.