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Awakening Candle – in collaboration with Bright Black.

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$22.5 $45 In stock

Category: Merch

Created in collaboration with Bright Black, Awakening is a scent tribute to the landscapes where coffee thrives. Designed to be transportive and atmospheric, it evokes the lush vegetation and earthy calm of high-elevation coffee regions. Notes of amber, oakmoss, palo santo, and red cedar mingle with spice and resin—cardamom, turmeric, myrrh, tobacco leaf, and tonka—for a grounding, aromatic experience that lingers like the memory of a perfect cup.

  • 10 oz black matte vessel contains 7.5 oz wax
  • 100% coconut + soy waxes
  • Natural cotton wick
  • 70–80 hours burn time
  • Handmade, and scent designed by Bright Black. In Durham, NC

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Riley G. ★★★★★

Lighting this during my morning coffee ritual genuinely feels like stepping into a misty highland grove; the earthy, vegetation-heavy scent is transportive without being overpowering. Burned it for about two hours last night and the whole room still carries that lush, atmospheric warmth.

Daniel ★★★★★

The scent really does transport you—one whiff and I'm standing in a misty coffee-growing valley surrounded by wet leaves and rich soil. It's atmospheric in a way most candles never manage, and the burn has been even and steady all week.

Ryan K. ★★★★★

Lit this before bed and the earthy green notes really do pull you into a coffee-growing landscape. The burn is even and slow, and the room still carries a soft hint of it the next morning. I've already ordered a second one.

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