Vol. 01 · Afterhours · MMXXVI

Afterhours.

For the part of the night you'll lie about tomorrow.

Limited 500 DFCE Vol. 01 Afterhours
N° 01MMXXVI
$96 8.5oz · delivered

The first one

Made for the part of the night
you'll lie about tomorrow.

Afterhours is the first one we ever finished. The candle that started this whole thing. The one we kept lighting when we wanted to know if anything else we made was working.

It was built for the slow second half of a night. The room after everyone leaves and the right person didn't. Smoke that won't apologize. Warmth that doesn't ask. Let it dwell.

We made 500 of them. We're not making more. When they're gone, we'll already be working on the next room.

60h
Burn
8.5oz
Wax
14d
Cure
500
Made
cotton
Wick
by hand
Poured

Listen with this

Light it. Press play.
Let the room finish itself.

The whole record

What this is for

The 1 a.m. that wasn't supposed to happen.

The exact volume where the song stops being background.

Telling someone the truth and not regretting it.

How to light it

  1. First burn: take it the distance. Let the wax pool to the edge before you blow it out (around 90 min). Skip this and it will tunnel.
  2. Trim the wick. Every time. 1/4 inch before each burn. Long wicks smoke, drip, and halve the candle's life.
  3. Don't go past four hours. After four hours the throw goes flat. Blow it out and come back later.
  4. When it's done, it's done. Retire it at about half an inch left. Vessel cleans up with hot water; keep it for pencils, or don't.

Hand-on-heart answers

You're going to ask, so:

Is it really only 500?
Yes. Each one is numbered. We made the run, signed it, and that's all there is. We don't do "limited edition" theater. When these are gone, we go pour the next thing instead of re-running this one.
Will Vol. 01 ever come back?
Probably not. The point of doing volumes is that each one belongs to a moment. If Afterhours earns a re-pour someday, you'll know. Plan on this being it.
What if I light it and hate it?
Send it back. Lit, half-burned, doesn't matter. 30 days, full refund, we pay return shipping. Details here. A real person reads the email.
Do I really have to play the music?
No. The candle works on its own. But this one was built around a specific feeling, and the playlist is how we tell you what feeling. Try it once. You'll see.