Fannish Candles

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A fannish candle sold by Otaku Scents, themed for the character Yuri Plisetsky from Yuri!!! on Ice. Label artwork is by jeannetheart.

Fannish candles are candles made by/for fans using scents, colors, decorations, etc. to make the candle represent a fandom, a character, a ship, a fanwork, a trope, or some other fannish concept. Fannish candles may be made for personal usage or to be sold online or at cons.

Examples include the "Fandom Trope" candles by Space Coyote Crafts:

There Was Only One Bed: Clean Cotton & Lavender

Enemies to Lovers: Spicy Orange & Vanilla

Coffee Shop AU: Fresh Coffee & Cinnamon[1]

Kanpai Creations sells a host of fannish candles such as "Deku's Hospital Bed" (lemon, linen, and florals), "Titan Blood" (incense and patchouli), etc.

Otaku Scents is another fan-run small business, selling candles and other scent products inspired by a wide range of characters from Aang to Zhongli. All Otaku Scents products use commissioned fanart on their labels.[2]

A fannish candle sold by Coraura Candles/PillowDS, representing Asui Tsuyu from Boku no Hero Academia.

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