The dark one in Caftari's signature trio — agarwood oud, warm and faintly smoky, for the end of the day rather than the start of it.
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Built on agarwood (oud) essential oil — a resinous, woody note that reads warm and slightly sweet rather than sharp, and holds its character as the candle warms.
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The heaviest scent in the range, so it carries across a larger room than the citrus or the rose — useful in a living room, a lot in a small bathroom.
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Poured into a glazed ceramic vessel instead of a glass jar — the container is worth keeping once the wax is spent.
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Sold as a meditation candle because oud is the scent traditionally burned for it — a habit and a marker, not a mechanism.
Oud is an expensive note and an acquired one. It is closer to incense and old wood than to anything floral, and it lingers — a room still smells of it the next morning. That persistence is the point if you are lighting a candle to mark the end of a day, and the reason to pick Dolce Far Niente or Elixir instead if you want something that clears. Caftari's range is three scents built around three different essential oils; this is the one people either love immediately or don't get at all.
One container candle in a glazed ceramic vessel, sold individually. Also boxed with Elixir (bergamot) and Dolce Far Niente (rose) 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.
