Merch & Entertainment
Custom candles for merch drops, tours and premieres.
We manufacture branded candles for artists, labels, studios, festivals and brand launches, printed directly onto the glass in full color, or laser engraved so the artwork glows from inside the flame. Made to order in Los Angeles from 50 units, in 10–15 business days.
Made to be lit.
Custom wax colors, your artwork on the glass, made to order in Los Angeles. See custom prayer candles →
Why candles
The only merch item with no size curve.
Every apparel order is a forecast. You buy a size curve, you guess the ratio, and you eat whatever is left, usually the XXLs and the smalls, usually at the end of the run when the tour is over and the demand is gone.
A candle has one size. One SKU, one pack-out, one sell-through rate. Nothing is stranded because nobody's body was the wrong shape for it, and nothing gets marked down to clear a bin.
It also does something a t-shirt cannot: it stays out in the room. A shirt lives in a drawer between wears. A heavy-walled glass vessel with your artwork fired into it sits on a shelf, gets used up, and gets kept afterwards.
The prayer candle, made for your artwork.
The tall devotional candle is already a merch language: portraits, iconography, inside jokes, tour dates down the side. We print the full wrap of the glass in high-definition color, so the artwork is the candle rather than a label wrapped around one. Eleven wax colors, and the glass is clear enough that the lit wax reads through the print.
16 oz. Prayer Candle
The full-height format. Full-wrap print, 11 wax colors.
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5 oz. Mini Prayer Candle
The merch-table price point, boxed.
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3 oz. Mini Signature Candle
A small glass that is easy to pack, ship and give away.
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12 oz. Signature Candle
A thick-walled glass tumbler with a crackling wooden wick.
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14 oz. Luxury Candle, Engraved
The VIP and premiere tier. The engraved mark glows when it burns.
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9 oz. Classic Candle, Printed
Full-color direct-to-glass printing at an approachable price.
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5 oz. Mini Prayer Candle
Small enough to sell at the door, bright enough to film.
A 5 oz. glass printed with your artwork, in 11 wax colors and its own custom-printed gift box. From 100 units. See the Mini Prayer Candle →
Decoration
Two ways to put the artwork on the glass.
Direct-to-glass printing. Your artwork is printed onto the vessel itself in one to four colors or full-color gradient, up to a complete wrap. We PMS-match, so the blue on the candle is the blue on the album cover. There is no label, no seam and nothing to peel, which matters when the object is going to be photographed and posted.
Laser engraving. The mark is etched into the glass. Unlit it reads as a quiet debossed logo; lit, the etched line catches the flame and glows from inside the candle. It is the version people film.
Both are permanent. Both are done in our own facility in Los Angeles, on our own equipment, which is why the turnaround is measured in days rather than months.
What a drop actually costs.
Published per-unit pricing, decorated, before shipping and any add-ons. No log-in, no “contact us for pricing”. Boxes, PMS matching and bespoke fragrance development are quoted separately.
| Product | Minimum | At minimum | 100 | 250 | 500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 oz Mini Signature Candle | 100 | $14.50 | $14.50 | $13.50 | $12.50 |
| 5 oz Mini Prayer Candle | 100 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $15.25 | $14.00 |
| 16 oz Prayer Candle | 50 | $27.00 | $25.00 | $24.00 | Quoted |
| 9 oz Classic, printed | 50 | $24.00 | $22.00 | $21.00 | Quoted |
| 9 oz Classic, engraved | 50 | $26.00 | $24.00 | $23.00 | Quoted |
| 12 oz Signature Candle | 50 | $32.00 | $30.00 | $28.50 | Quoted |
| 14 oz Luxury, printed | 50 | $34.00 | $32.00 | $31.75 | Quoted |
| 14 oz Luxury, engraved | 50 | $36.00 | $34.00 | $33.75 | Quoted |
Runs above 500 units are quoted directly. Send the quantity and the on-sale date. Adding logo bath bombs or bar soap to a drop starts at 250 and 100 units respectively. Every quantity break for every product is published here, and drops that run under your own label rather than ours are private label.
Built around your on-sale date.
Premieres, tour legs and album releases have dates that do not move. Overseas production quotes eight to sixteen weeks and then asks you to hope. We pour, decorate and pack in one building in Los Angeles.
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Artwork & proof
Send vector artwork or a layered file. You get a digital proof, and a physical sample in 3–5 days if you want to hold it before committing.
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Production
10–15 business days from approved artwork. Rush is sometimes available. Tell us the date up front rather than after the order.
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Ship or split
Bulk to a fulfilment center, split across venues or tour stops, or shipped individually to a talent and press list from one spreadsheet.
Who we make these for.
Artists, labels & managers
Tour merch, album-release drops, D2C store exclusives, VIP and meet-and-greet packages. One SKU, no size curve, and a unit that photographs well enough to sell itself online.
Film, TV & premieres
Premiere gifts, wrap gifts, press and awards mailers, FYC packages. Engraved glass reads as a keepsake rather than a giveaway, and we are a short drive from most of the industry.
Brands, festivals & agencies
Product launches, activations, pop-ups, influencer seeding and collaboration drops. PMS-matched to the campaign, delivered on the campaign's timeline.
Made in Los Angeles
Made in Los Angeles, which is the point.
Everything is designed, poured, printed, engraved and packed in our own facility here. Nothing is brokered out, so when a date moves or a quantity changes we can answer the same day instead of relaying it across twelve time zones.
It also means you can come see it. Approve a print color in person, watch the engraving, change the wax color while the run is still on the floor. For anyone working in entertainment that is a drive, not a flight.
Custom Candles L.A. is a certified woman-owned business, which is worth noting if your production has supplier-diversity reporting to file.
Questions merch buyers ask.
What is the minimum order for merch candles?
50 units on the 16 oz prayer candle, the 12 oz signature, both 9 oz classic candles and both 14 oz luxury candles. 100 units on the 5 oz mini prayer candle and the 3 oz mini signature candle. If you are testing a design before a full run, order a single physical sample first.
How much does a custom merch candle cost per unit?
$12.50 to $36.00 per candle decorated, depending on size, decoration method and quantity. The full published table is above. Gift boxes, PMS matching and bespoke fragrance development are quoted separately.
Can you print a photograph or full-color artwork on the glass?
Yes. We print directly onto the vessel in full color including gradients and photographic artwork, up to a complete 360° wrap. Send vector where you have it; we will tell you honestly if a raster file will hold up at print size.
Can you match our brand or album colors?
Yes. We PMS-match on printing, and match wax and packaging color where the format allows. There are 11 signature glass colors and 11 prayer candle wax colors to start from.
How long does a merch candle order take?
10–15 business days from approved artwork. Physical samples ship in 3–5 business days. Tell us your on-sale or premiere date when you request the quote. Rush production is sometimes available and it is easier to arrange before the order than after.
Can you match a specific Pantone or brand color?
Yes. We print direct to glass in one to four colors with PMS matching, so the candle carries your exact brand color rather than an approximation. Send your brand guidelines with the artwork and we will match to them.
Can you drop-ship to venues, tour stops or a press list?
Yes. Send a spreadsheet of destinations and we pack and ship individually from a single order, with one proof and one invoice. That covers venues on a routing, regional fulfilment centers, or a talent and press mailing list.
Is the artwork a sticker or a label?
No. It is printed directly onto the glass, or laser engraved into it. Nothing peels, nothing bubbles in a hot van, and the engraved version glows from within when the candle is lit.
Can we reorder mid-tour if a design sells through?
Yes, and the artwork stays on file so a reorder skips proofing. Reorders run on the same 10–15 business day production window, and per-unit pricing is set by the quantity of each order rather than cumulative volume.
Are these made in the USA?
Yes. Designed, poured, decorated and packed in our own Los Angeles facility. Custom Candles L.A. is a certified woman-owned business.
Tell us the date and the quantity.
Send the on-sale date, the run size and the artwork you have. We will come back with per-unit pricing, a production schedule that works backwards from your date, and an honest answer on whether the artwork will print the way you want it to.