First and largest Philippines inspired scented candles in the USA. Bringing the beauty of the Philippines, one scent at time.

Manila Candle's story began in 2018 when owner, Vernon, went to the Philippines for a three-weeks vacation. Upon returning from the Philippines, Vernon wondered how he can bring parts of the Philippines in the United States to combat home-sickness.

Vernon had couple challenges that he faced when opening the business. First, business name. Second, making candles. Third, bringing the concept together.

Making the candle was the easy part since I knew how to make candles. I had a candle business back in 2014 but closed it down due to returning to school.

Business name took me the longest since I want people to easily recognize what I do and what I sell. Vernon came up with Manila Candle to make it easier for people to know what we are about.

Now that I have a business name, bringing it all together was a task! I have a name, now what? I went through hundreds of candle scents just to figure out how and what to name the candle.

"Sampaguita" was a no brainer, it is actually the first scented candle that I made and named. Almost all Filipinos know what Sampaguita is, one sniff and it'll take you back to the Philippines.

Currently, Manila Candle offers: Sampaguita, Gumamela, Serenade, Tito Boy, Tita Baby, Jun Jun, Tagaytay, Palawan, Boracay, Buko & Mangga. With many more in the works!

 

Manila Candle is a one-man team, Vernon. Vernon was born in the Philippines that migrated to the U.S at a young age.

Vernon's goal is to show what the Philippines and Filipinos can offer to the world. There are beauties all over the Philippines - from over 7,000 islands to the wittiness of each Filipinos.

Manila Candle wants to show what the Philippines and the Filipinos are all about through candles, one scent at a time!

 

As seen on:

VoyageLA - 4/21/2021

kcet.org - 5/12/2021

 

 

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