July 28, 2026

Photo: Tembe Denton-Hurst 

Tembe Denton-Hurst is our resident candle obsessive. She’s been sniffing out the best-smelling  candles for years and knows how to pick the right scent for any occasion. (She also knows that when it comes to fragrance, “good” is subjective and often comes down to a matter of preference.) That said, she knows affordable candles that smell nice are increasingly difficult to find. So when Quince launched its line of candles, Tembe set out to smell every one. While she had great things to say about them all, her favorite is Golden Amber. “At $24, it’s one of the best candles I’ve tested at this price point,” she says. Read her full review here.

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Michael Zhao, the Strategist’s resident picky guy, is always here to answer your questions about men’s style, highly specific appliance hunts, impossible gifting assignments, and whatever else you need a picky guy’s take on. This month, he helps some readers find “wide-leg, pleated, and slightly dressy linen trousers that are nicer than J.Crew but less than $400” and affordable C-shaped, single-drawer nightstands, plus he catches us up on everything he’s wearing and buying right now. Have a question for next month? Send him an email at [email protected].

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