EDITOR'S PICK:Aura Cacia Candy Cane Aromatherapy Mist

Few things bring me back to grade school faster than the smell of candy canes. I'm suddenly 6 years old, wearing itchy wool tights and a red OshKosh B'Gosh jumper, and whittling my candy cane to a sharp point, oblivious to the holiday mayhem around me. I may have outgrown the taste, but there's no smell that says "holiday" as clearly to me. In a season filled with cloying candles and overly perfumed home mists, Aura Cacia's Candy Cane Aromatherapy Mist ($7; auracacia.com) stands out for its clean scent of peppermint, sweet orange, spearmint, wintergreen, and vanilla essential oil—perfect for conjuring up memories or freshening a room for a grown-up holiday party.

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