A Violet Candle for the Longest Evening of the Year
Scents: Citrus · Violet · Clover · Hand-poured in: North Carolina, USA · From: $11.99 (wax melts)
This violet candle is a field at dusk when the light refuses to go — citrus still hanging warm in the air, violet coming up powdery from the grass, and clover underfoot every time you move.
It belongs to woodland chapters, mistaken identities, and the sort of summer night where the rules of the story quietly stop applying. Like every Aarka Origins candle, it is truly handmade: hand-poured in small batches in North Carolina from 100% pure soy wax, with no paraffin and no blends.
Scent Notes
CITRUS · VIOLET · CLOVER
Fragrance family: Floral & Green
Why Book Lovers Choose Midsummer's Dream
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Truly handmade — poured, wicked, and checked by hand in North Carolina, not run off an industrial line with an "artisan" label added later.
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100% pure soy wax — no paraffin, no blends; a clean, even burn through long reading sessions.
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Non-toxic — phthalate-free, dye-free, vegan, cruelty-free fragrance oils; safe to burn in bedrooms, nurseries, and small reading nooks.
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Lead-free cotton wick — a steady, quiet flame that will not compete with the story on the page.
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Honest pricing — wax melts from $11.99, while comparable bookish candles elsewhere often run $18–30+.
Violet is a strange note to work with: get the dose wrong and it turns to face powder. The counterweight here is clover, a green, slightly honeyed base that grounds the violet and keeps it botanical instead of cosmetic. The citrus on top stops the whole thing from feeling old-fashioned. Poured, wicked, and checked by hand in North Carolina from 100% pure soy, one of 280+ book-inspired scents.
Midsummer's Dream — Frequently Asked Questions
Is the violet candle powdery?
Only slightly, and by design. The violet candle keeps a green clover base under the flower and a citrus lift over it, which holds the powder in check — it reads as a summer meadow rather than a vanity table.
Is this a good gift for a fantasy reader?
It is a strong one for anyone who reads faerie, folklore, or woodland fantasy, and it is gentle enough to give to someone whose taste you do not know well. Wax melts from $11.99 make it easy to pair with a book.
Is this candle handmade and 100% soy?
It is. Midsummer's Dream is hand-poured in small batches at Aarka Origins' North Carolina shop from 100% pure soy wax — no paraffin, no wax blends, no dyes, and a lead-free cotton wick. The fragrance oils are phthalate-free, vegan, and never tested on animals.
Trim the wick to 1/4" before each burn and keep burns to about two hours at a time for the cleanest, most even melt pool. Browse the full book lover soy candle collection.
