AFTER MIDNIGHT
“The fighting is over. Neither of you is sleeping.”
This is the chapter after the chaos.
The weapons are finally put down. Rain taps softly against the window. The rest of the world has disappeared, and for the first time, neither of you has anywhere else to be.
After Midnight was created for the quieter moments in the stories we love. The ones that don't need battles, villains, or grand declarations to completely wreck us.
Moonflower opens soft and ethereal before melting into white musk and the cool freshness of rain. Foggy woods create a misty, atmospheric heart, while warm amber, oud, and tonka settle underneath, bringing a beautiful skin-like warmth to the cooler notes above.
It feels like rain against the windows and tangled sheets. Bare skin and whispered conversations. His fingers tracing circles against your back while you both pretend morning isn't coming.
Because sometimes the most intimate chapter isn't the one where they finally give in.
It's the one afterward.
When there's nothing left to prove. Nothing left to hide.
Just two people awake after midnight.
Soft. Atmospheric. Intimate. Hauntingly warm.
🖤 SCENT NOTES
Moonflower • White Musk • Rain • Foggy Woods • Warm Amber • Oud • Tonka
Fragrance Profile: Atmospheric • Floral • Musky • Woody • Warm
VELVET AFTER DARK
After Midnight is part of Velvet After Dark, a bookish fragrance collection by Southern NovelScents created for the stories we probably shouldn't love nearly as much as we do.
Dark romance. Dangerous obsession. Forbidden desire. Morally questionable decisions.
No specific character. No specific book. Just the tropes that keep us turning pages long after we should have gone to sleep.
AVAILABLE IN
Candle
Hand-poured using our proprietary apricot-soy wax blend with a 100% cotton wick for a clean, even burn and beautiful fragrance throw.
Wax Melt
Hand-poured in small batches using 100% natural soy wax for a clean, long-lasting melt and excellent fragrance throw.
Diffuser Oil
A concentrated fragrance blend made for continuous scenting in your favorite diffuser.
Room & Linen Spray
A quick burst of fragrance for rooms, linens, bedding, curtains, and other fabric-safe surfaces. Perfect when you want your favorite scent without lighting a candle.
MADE BY SOUTHERN NOVELSCENTS
Every Southern NovelScents fragrance is custom created and blended in-house to capture the character, story, trope, or world that inspired it.
After Midnight's fragrance blend is exclusive to Southern NovelScents, and each product is handcrafted in small batches with carefully selected, high-quality ingredients.
Our fragrance oils are phthalate-free and selected for safe use in their intended applications when products are used as directed.
Because our wax products are handcrafted using natural wax, slight variations such as frosting, texture changes, or minor surface imperfections may occur. These are completely normal and do not affect fragrance performance.
CANDLE CARE
For candle purchases only:
Your first burn matters. Allow the melted wax to reach the edges of the vessel during the first burn to help establish an even burn pattern and prevent tunneling.
• Trim wick to approximately ¼ inch before each burn
• Allow a full melt pool to form on the first burn
• Do not burn longer than 4 hours at a time
• Keep away from drafts, children, and pets
• Never leave a burning candle unattended
PROCESSING & SHIPPING
• Each item is handcrafted by Southern NovelScents
• Please allow up to 2 weeks for processing, although most orders ship much sooner
• Tracking information will be provided once your order ships
• Orders may be cancelled within 24 hours of purchase. After that time, production may have already begun.
