Shaun White swears by a cult-favorite candle with an elevated design – and it's the perfect hostess gift for 2025

The candle recommended by the snowboarder follows in the footsteps of the many celebrities who swear by the brand – it's the gifting hack you need this year

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Home is where the little luxuries are. Though an enchanting design and comfortable furniture are important, it's the details, like a signature fragrance, that truly gives that cozy ambiance you desire at this time of the year. Pair this fact with the predictions that 2025 is going to be the year of the House Party, and you have the perfect recipe for candles to grow in popularity. Shaun White is starting the trend off strong with his proclivity for the Diptyque Baies Classic Candle.

The snowboarder shared his favorite home fragrance with Forbes, stating: 'A Diptyque candle is such a great holiday gift—it’s simple and makes any room feel instantly cozier. The scents are amazing and add that warm, festive vibe everyone loves this time of year. It’s one of those gifts that you really can’t go wrong with.'

Although the holidays are over, the effectiveness of one of the world's best candles as a gift is far from over. In a recent piece for The Atlantic, Ellen Cushing wrote about how 'although 84 percent of Americans enjoy birthday parties, only 59 percent had attended one in the previous year.' She uses this statistic to urge everyone to invite more people over for social gatherings. Through the etiquette rule of reciprocity, she argues, this will lead to everyone attending more parties, effectively halting the loneliness epidemic. Personally, I'm all for it. However, if this shift is to occur, gifts for hosts will become all the more popular.

Though a bottle of wine was once the expected contribution for dinner party attendees, this convention is shifting as the culture around drinking and alcohol changes. In the wake of this shift, polite guests are searching for new gifts under $100 to bring their gracious hosts. Given its mass appeal as a brand with a cult following, I think a Diptyque candle is the perfect answer for this deficit.

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Whether it's the berry scent beloved by Shaun White or the Jasmine fragrance championed by Kim Kardashian, your friends and family are sure to love the candle just as much as their celebrity counterparts.


Sophie Edwards
News Editor

Sophie is a London-based News Editor at Homes & Gardens, where she works on the Celebrity Style team. She is fascinated by the intersection of design and popular culture and is particularly excited when researching trends or interior history. Sophie is an avid pop culture fan. As an H&G editor, she has interviewed the likes of Martha Stewart, Hilary Duff, and the casts of Queer Eye and Selling Sunset. Before joining Future Publishing, Sophie worked as the Head of Content and Communications at Fig Linens and Home, a boutique luxury linens and furniture brand. She has also written features on exciting developments in the design world for Westport Magazine. Sophie has an MSc from the Oxford University Department of Anthropology and a BA in Creative Writing and Sociology from Sarah Lawrence College.