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Made in Canada: Pumpkin spice is nice, but have you tried banana bread? Five seasonal scents to fall for

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Ward, L. (2026, September 22). Made in Canada: Pumpkin spice is nice, but have you tried banana bread? Five seasonal scents to fall for. National Post. https://nationalpost.com/life/made-in-canada-fall-scents

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National Post · collected 2026-09-22 · by Lindsey Ward

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The article highlights five seasonal scented products from Canadian brands that capture the essence of fall. These include Verde & Co.'s "Hello Fall Candle," Lighthouse Fragrance Co.'s banana bread wax melts, The Scented Market's apple cider fragrance oil, Ollie & Co.'s earthy "Whispering Hollow Candle," and Prairie Creek Candles' Sunday morning coffee reed diffuser. Each item offers a unique blend of autumnal aromas designed to evoke warmth and nostalgia during the cooler weather months.
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The National Post featured Verde & Co's Hello Fall Candle, a coconut soy wax candle with fresh greens, crisp apples, and juicy berries as its top notes, tea rose, chrysanthemum, clove, cinnamon, and birch wood in the middle, and cedar and musk at the base. Hand-poured in Montreal by Verde & Co., each candle costs $31.95 and burns for about 30-35 hours. The article also highlights a Banana Bread Wax Melt from Lighthouse Fragrance Co, which captures the scent of banana, walnut, nutmeg, butter, and vanilla, hand-poured in their home studio in Blaketown, Nfld., for $8 each. These seasonal scents offer cozy autumn ambiance, enhancing the fall experience through aromatherapy.

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Lindsey Ward
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Topics

Hello Fall Candle Montreal Prairie Creek Candles Verde & Co Verde & Co.

Subjects

Prairie Creek Candles ORG · 2× Verde & Co. ORG · 2× Blaketown GPE · 1× Hello Fall Candle ORG · 1× Lighthouse ORG · 1× Lighthouse Fragrance Co. ORG · 1× Lighthouse Fragrance Co.’s ORG · 1× Montreal GPE · 1× Nfld. GPE · 1× Verde & Co ORG · 1×

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With notes of white sage, amber, vetiver (a perennial bunchgrass), sandalwood and tobacco leaf, B.C. brand Ollie & Co’s Whispering Hollow candle sets an earthy stage for a cosy Halloween night.
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Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

We independently select everything we recommend. asserted
we → select → everything
Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. uncertain
which → buy → work
We always know when fall is in the air because, well, we can smell it. asserted
we → know → it
Crisp apples, spicy cinnamon, warm nutmeg and (dare we say it) pumpkin spice — does any other season deliver the aromas quite like autumn? asserted
season → say → autumn
We think not. asserted
We → think → ?
Here are five fragrant ways to keep your home on theme. asserted
ways → keep → theme
Fresh greens, crisp apples and juicy berries quickly come to mind when you get a first whiff of this coconut soy wax candle in the cutest acorn jar from Verde & Co. asserted
you → come → Verde
Mid notes of tea rose, chrysanthemum, clove, cinnamon and birch wood and base notes of cedar and musk make it the perfect cooler weather blend. asserted
it → make → cedar
Montreal’s Verde & Co hand-pours each of its candles, so no two are exactly the same. asserted
two → pour → candles
Expect the cotton wicks to burn for about 30-35 hours. asserted
wicks → expect → hours
‘Tis the season to seek warmth. asserted
‘ → ‘ → warmth
Hand-poured in Lighthouse Fragrance Co.’s Blaketown, Nfld., home studio, these seasonal melts bring notes of banana, walnut, nutmeg, butter and vanilla. asserted
melts → pour → banana
Lighthouse founder and CEO Shannon Campeau’s favourite response from customers is, “OMG, that actually smells exactly like what it’s called!” asserted
it → smell → customers
It’s Fall Y’All Fragrance Oil The Scented Market $17.99 Fresh apple cider takes on a highly concentrated fragrance oil form in one of The Scented Market’s handcrafted fall offerings. asserted
cider → ’ → offerings
Founded in Guelph, Ont., by Kristy Lynn Miller, TSM’s priorities are quality, sustainability and artistry. asserted
priorities → found → Miller
With notes of white sage, amber, vetiver (a perennial bunchgrass), sandalwood and tobacco leaf, B.C. brand Ollie & Co’s Whispering Hollow candle sets an earthy stage for a cosy Halloween night. asserted
candle → set → night
Made with soy wax and a cotton wick and packaged in a reusable food grade glass vessel, this haunted offering won’t scare off those in search of vegan, cruelty free ingredients. asserted
offering → make → ingredients
Vancouver’s Jeannie Leung founded this fragrance and lifestyle brand with the goal of using scents “to reminisce people, places and moments that matter the most.” asserted
that → found → people
We don’t want to find out. asserted
We → want → ?
This fragrance oil blend from Emerald Park, Sask.’s Prairie Creek Candles brings the java, along with apple and a hint of warm maple butter for added Canadiana. asserted
blend → bring → Canadiana
If flames aren’t your thing, the reed diffuser format is a safer, long-lasting (we’re talking six months) way to fill your abode with the aforementioned scents. asserted
we → last → scents
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