VELA NEGRA Candle
Meet VELA NEGRA, your new favorite candle line. Each candle is individually hand-poured in Washington, DC using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks. The black wax is a symbol for elegance and power, and the unique fragrances and their namesakes are inspired by the maker's Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage.
Fragrance Notes:
Ashé: This fragrance captures a cleansing palo santo and sage blend, grounded by chinotto, cedarwood and blackwood to bring a bit of ashé into your home.
Azúcar: This scent blends alluring fragrances of sweet honey balanced with notes of tamarind, clove, and brown sugar.
Flor: A celebration of Latin America, summer things and new beginnings! This scent blends gardenia, jasmine, tonka and sandalwood.
Mima: Inspired by the maker's grandmother, Carmelda Ufronia, an Afro-Cuban woman with Jamaican and Panamanian roots. This fragrance is a beautifully delightful blend of hibiscus and rosewater.
Papi: Inspired and dedicated to the maker's Guyanese father, Leon Lloyd and his appreciation of fine cologne, and the perfect tie and shirt combo, Papi is a rugged blend of amber, ginger, musk, and palo santo.
- 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wick
- 10 ounces
- Approximate burn time: 60 hours
- Handmade in Washington, DC
About the maker: VELA NEGRA founder Dr. Aisha Z. Cort is a first generation Cuban-Guyanese-American, full-time lecturer of Spanish at Howard University, an entrepreneur, podcast host and newly, a candle maker.
VELA NEGRA is her latest + most personal business baby. These vegan, coconut, black soy wax candles are both luxurious and fierce. The signature fragrances are inspired by various elements of her Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage. Each candle is handmade in her DC home, using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks for an environmentally conscious, clean burn that soothes the senses.
Meet VELA NEGRA, your new favorite candle line. Each candle is individually hand-poured in Washington, DC using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks. The black wax is a symbol for elegance and power, and the unique fragrances and their namesakes are inspired by the maker's Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage.
Fragrance Notes:
Ashé: This fragrance captures a cleansing palo santo and sage blend, grounded by chinotto, cedarwood and blackwood to bring a bit of ashé into your home.
Azúcar: This scent blends alluring fragrances of sweet honey balanced with notes of tamarind, clove, and brown sugar.
Flor: A celebration of Latin America, summer things and new beginnings! This scent blends gardenia, jasmine, tonka and sandalwood.
Mima: Inspired by the maker's grandmother, Carmelda Ufronia, an Afro-Cuban woman with Jamaican and Panamanian roots. This fragrance is a beautifully delightful blend of hibiscus and rosewater.
Papi: Inspired and dedicated to the maker's Guyanese father, Leon Lloyd and his appreciation of fine cologne, and the perfect tie and shirt combo, Papi is a rugged blend of amber, ginger, musk, and palo santo.
- 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wick
- 10 ounces
- Approximate burn time: 60 hours
- Handmade in Washington, DC
About the maker: VELA NEGRA founder Dr. Aisha Z. Cort is a first generation Cuban-Guyanese-American, full-time lecturer of Spanish at Howard University, an entrepreneur, podcast host and newly, a candle maker.
VELA NEGRA is her latest + most personal business baby. These vegan, coconut, black soy wax candles are both luxurious and fierce. The signature fragrances are inspired by various elements of her Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage. Each candle is handmade in her DC home, using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks for an environmentally conscious, clean burn that soothes the senses.
Meet VELA NEGRA, your new favorite candle line. Each candle is individually hand-poured in Washington, DC using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks. The black wax is a symbol for elegance and power, and the unique fragrances and their namesakes are inspired by the maker's Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage.
Fragrance Notes:
Ashé: This fragrance captures a cleansing palo santo and sage blend, grounded by chinotto, cedarwood and blackwood to bring a bit of ashé into your home.
Azúcar: This scent blends alluring fragrances of sweet honey balanced with notes of tamarind, clove, and brown sugar.
Flor: A celebration of Latin America, summer things and new beginnings! This scent blends gardenia, jasmine, tonka and sandalwood.
Mima: Inspired by the maker's grandmother, Carmelda Ufronia, an Afro-Cuban woman with Jamaican and Panamanian roots. This fragrance is a beautifully delightful blend of hibiscus and rosewater.
Papi: Inspired and dedicated to the maker's Guyanese father, Leon Lloyd and his appreciation of fine cologne, and the perfect tie and shirt combo, Papi is a rugged blend of amber, ginger, musk, and palo santo.
- 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wick
- 10 ounces
- Approximate burn time: 60 hours
- Handmade in Washington, DC
About the maker: VELA NEGRA founder Dr. Aisha Z. Cort is a first generation Cuban-Guyanese-American, full-time lecturer of Spanish at Howard University, an entrepreneur, podcast host and newly, a candle maker.
VELA NEGRA is her latest + most personal business baby. These vegan, coconut, black soy wax candles are both luxurious and fierce. The signature fragrances are inspired by various elements of her Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage. Each candle is handmade in her DC home, using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks for an environmentally conscious, clean burn that soothes the senses.
Meet VELA NEGRA, your new favorite candle line. Each candle is individually hand-poured in Washington, DC using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks. The black wax is a symbol for elegance and power, and the unique fragrances and their namesakes are inspired by the maker's Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage.
Fragrance Notes:
Ashé: This fragrance captures a cleansing palo santo and sage blend, grounded by chinotto, cedarwood and blackwood to bring a bit of ashé into your home.
Azúcar: This scent blends alluring fragrances of sweet honey balanced with notes of tamarind, clove, and brown sugar.
Flor: A celebration of Latin America, summer things and new beginnings! This scent blends gardenia, jasmine, tonka and sandalwood.
Mima: Inspired by the maker's grandmother, Carmelda Ufronia, an Afro-Cuban woman with Jamaican and Panamanian roots. This fragrance is a beautifully delightful blend of hibiscus and rosewater.
Papi: Inspired and dedicated to the maker's Guyanese father, Leon Lloyd and his appreciation of fine cologne, and the perfect tie and shirt combo, Papi is a rugged blend of amber, ginger, musk, and palo santo.
- 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wick
- 10 ounces
- Approximate burn time: 60 hours
- Handmade in Washington, DC
About the maker: VELA NEGRA founder Dr. Aisha Z. Cort is a first generation Cuban-Guyanese-American, full-time lecturer of Spanish at Howard University, an entrepreneur, podcast host and newly, a candle maker.
VELA NEGRA is her latest + most personal business baby. These vegan, coconut, black soy wax candles are both luxurious and fierce. The signature fragrances are inspired by various elements of her Afro-Cuban and Guyanese heritage. Each candle is handmade in her DC home, using 100% vegan coconut soy wax and ethically sourced wooden wicks for an environmentally conscious, clean burn that soothes the senses.