Dolce far niente is the Italian phrase for the sweetness of doing nothing — and this is the rose candle Caftari built for that kind of evening.
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Rose essential oil leads the blend, which keeps the floral note soft and faintly green rather than the soapy rose most inexpensive candles land on.
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Warm rather than sharp, so it fills a bedroom or a bath without the sweetness turning heavy an hour into the burn.
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Poured into a glazed ceramic vessel rather than the usual glass jar, so the container is worth keeping as a pot or catch-all once the wax is spent.
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One of three scents in Caftari's signature range, each built around a different essential oil — pick by mood rather than by room.
Rose is the note most often overdone in candles: push it too far and a room smells like hand soap. Dolce Far Niente stays on the restrained side of it, which is what makes it burnable for a whole evening rather than twenty minutes. It suits a room you settle into rather than pass through — a bedroom, a bath, a reading chair. If you want the other ends of the Caftari range, Elixir is the bright citrus one and Scent of Nirvana is the smoky oud.
One container candle in a glazed ceramic vessel, sold individually. Also boxed with Elixir (bergamot) and Scent of Nirvana (oud) in the Caftari Signature Gift Set. Trim the wick to roughly a quarter inch before each burn, keep the wax pool clear of trimmings, and never leave a lit candle unattended. Caftari does not publish a wax type, a burn time, a net wax weight or the vessel's dimensions for this candle — contact us if you need any of that confirmed before ordering.
