Candles get unfairly thrown into the category of things you buy people if you don’t know them at all—but we would argue the best candle gifts are actually quite personal. If you’ve found one they’re eager to burn when guests come over, we’d say you actually know them pretty well, and you should go forth with confidently gifting them a new winter candle or two. There’s as much excitement in a kitschy launch from Bath & Body Works as in a new luxury blend from Diptyque.