After Dark
Dark · Spiced · Warm
₹799.00
₹899.00
MRP incl. of all taxes
- Wax
- Natural soy wax
- Wick
- Cotton wick
- Burn time
- 30–35 hours
- Vessel
- Reusable glass jar
The scent, in full
Opens dark and spiced — pepper and cumin — softening through nutmeg and a touch of rose before settling on a sweet, smoky base of patchouli and vanilla. Warm and a little sensual, the kind of scent that suits late nights and low light. Spiced rather than sweet, with just enough vanilla to round the edges.
- Top Notes: Pepper, Cumin
- Heart Notes: Nutmeg, Rose
- Base Notes: Patchouli, Vanilla
Scent Family: Spicy — pepper and cumin lead, nutmeg and rose warm the middle, and a patchouli-vanilla base gives it a smoky-sweet depth. The spice is what defines it.
Spiced and smoky from the first moment, with a soft sweetness underneath — it makes a space feel intimate and grown-up, the warmth of a room lit low at the end of a long day.
Shipping & returns
Hand-poured in small batches in Pune, so each order is packed and sent by an actual person.
Processing Time: 1–3 business days (longer during launches and festival weeks - we'll flag it).
Delivery after Dispatch: 3–5 days metros, 5–8 days tier 2 & 3, 7–10 days remote.
Shipping: Free on Prepaid Orders above ₹1,500, flat ₹99 below. COD up to ₹3,000 with a ₹99 handling fee.
Tracking via email and WhatsApp within 24 hours of dispatch.
Returns accepted for damaged, defective, or wrongly delivered items within 7 days - not on used candles or fragrance preference. Damaged on arrival? Unboxing video within 48 hours and email support@pavos.in.
A Note on Heat: In Peak Summer wax can arrive slightly soft or marbled - cosmetic only, it sets again as it cools.
Full policyCandle care
Light it right and it'll burn clean and even:
First Burn: Let the wax melt all the way to the edges, about 2–3 hours. This sets the candle's memory and prevents tunnelling.
Trim the wick to ¼ inch before every burn - long wicks cause smoke and uneven burning.
Don't burn more than 4 hours at a stretch; past that the wax overheats and the fragrance dulls.
Stop when ½ cm of wax is left to protect the jar.
When you're done, the jar's yours - scoop out the leftover wax (warm water helps), peel the label, reuse it.
Read the Burn RitualNotes
The scent opens in three parts.
Top notes
Pepper · Cumin
Heart notes
Nutmeg · Rose
Base notes
Patchouli · Vanilla
The top notes are the first impression. The heart is the body of the scent. The base is what stays longest.
When to light it
For late nights when the day has finally gone quiet..
9pm onwards, when the world outside has gone quiet.
Why this hour
- This one belongs to the night.
- After Dark fills the room with something warm, spiced, and a little smoky — the kind of scent that suits low light and no plans.
- Not a fresh-start candle; a settle-in, wind-all-the-way-down one for when the day's noise is finally behind you.
Atmosphere
What it changes in the room.
“A candle for the last hour you're awake.”
Spiced and smoky from the first moment, with a soft sweetness underneath — it makes a space feel intimate and grown-up, the warmth of a room lit low at the end of a long day.
Cold throw · Hot throw
In the jar. In the room.
A candle has two scents — the one waiting in the jar, and the one that fills the room once it burns. Every Pavos batch is tested for both.
Cold throw
The first impression before the flame.
What you smell when the lid comes off — on the shelf, in your hands, before the flame. The opening notes, cool and unburned, hinting at where the candle will go once it's lit.
Hot throw
The scent once the wax begins to melt.
The full character of After Dark, carried across the room by a warm wax pool. As the wax melts, the scent opens to its complete depth and reaches well beyond the jar — and it holds from the first burn to the last, not just the first ten minutes.
Tested through the whole burn - so it's still there when the room actually needs it.
Composition
What it's poured with.
The same jar, the same wax, the same standards — every candle, every batch.
01
Natural soy wax
Clean-burning, slow, and kind to the air.
02
Cotton wick
No lead. No shortcuts.
03
Vegan
Nothing animal, ever.
04
Phthalate-free
Fragrance without the fine print.
05
IFRA-compliant fragrance oils
Held to the standard perfumers hold themselves to.
06
Reusable glass jar
When the wax ends, the jar begins again.
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