Summer is here and the warm weather has finally arrived. This month we've been thinking about fresh, fruity scents to freshen up the home. Read on to find out the best products to get your home summer-ready!

As the days get longer and temperature rises, our senses crave the light, bright fragrance of citrus! Citrus is one of the most popular and refreshing scents of the season. Whether its lemon, orange, grapefruit or bergamot, these zesty home fragrances bring a clean vibe that perfectly compliments summer.

When it comes to lemon scents, we have plenty to choose from and one of our bestsellers is the Sicilian Lemon reed diffuser from Ashleigh & Burwood. It comes in a 150ml glass bottle in its own zesty yellow presentation box, making it a perfect gift. Need to top it up? Check out the 150ml refill (now called Fresh Lemon). 

If you're looking for a citrus scent for a mist diffuser or melt warmer, Ashleigh & Burwood also do a 10ml fragrance oil in the same citrus scents as their main range. Our picks for summer are Sicilian Lemon, Lime & Basil, and Ylang Ylang & Neroli. Fragrance oils not your thing? Why not try one of our Freckle Face wax melts in your melt warmer? These little beauties are small but mighty and pack 20 hours of fragrance into each one! Our summer favourites are Orange, Lime & Basil, Grapefruit & Mangosteen and Bergamot Verbena. 

More into candles? Check out our Potters Crouch candle tins. These fab little candles pack a punch when it comes to scent. Check out fresh, citrus scents such as Malabar Lemongrass, Indian Flowers (a floral candle with citrus notes. This one's a staff favourite!) or Basil, Pomelo and Orange. 

Yankee Candle also have some fantastic citrus scents in their Signature collection. The new design has two wicks for a more even burn. Don't forget to trim them after each use! (You'll need some of our wick trimmers for this!). Our picks are Vanilla Lime, Black Tea & Lemon, and Sage & Citrus (this ones a great scent for kitchens!). 

If grapefruit scents are your thing, you absolutely need to try the Aroma Energy (Sparkling Zest) bouquet (reed diffuser) from Maison Berger! This a fab scent for kitchens or bathrooms and contains pure essential oils so it really has a grapefruit kick to it! It has a stylish frosted glass design and comes with willow reeds too. We also stock the refills for this in 200ml and 400ml bottles. 

For the Maison Berger superfans, you may have seen us mention the summer 2025 collection in our last blog, but we love it so much we're going to say it again! Plus it features a rather lovely grapefruit scent too- Fresh Spirit. This scent starts off citrus-sy fresh with grapefruit and ginger, but has base notes of leather and amber to give it a warm and energising finish. This scent comes with all the items in the summer collection including the fragrance lamp gift set and the triopack of summer scents.

As the summer sun fills our days with warmth and energy, there’s no better way to bring that same vibrant feeling indoors than with a citrus-infused home fragrance. Whether it's the bright zing of lemon, the juicy sweetness of orange, or the refreshing tang of grapefruit, citrus scents awaken the senses and instantly uplift any space. So, as you open your windows to let the summer breeze in, let your home reflect the season’s joy with a fragrance that’s as light, fresh, and invigorating as summer itself.

You can find all of these products in store (46 Market Street, Barnsley) and online at www.bigwicks.co.uk