A FIRST-EDITION THERMOCHROMIC CANDLE SET

Most candles are finished before you light them.

APPARITION is a three-candle gift set with matte black thermochromic jars. When the glass warms, hidden illustrations appear through the surface — then disappear again as it cools.

Three candles · Three symbols · Three hidden artworks
Apparition gift set revealed
Specimen 01 / Eye 28°C — sealed
Thermochromic Glass Hand-Poured Wax FIRST EDITION Repeatable Reveal
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The secret is not printed for you.
It waits for heat.

At room temperature, each jar is matte black and almost silent. Light the candle, and the glass begins to warm. The coating turns transparent. A hidden illustration appears beneath the surface. When the candle cools, the image disappears again.

STATE 01 22°C
Sealed candle
STATE 02 52°C
Heated candle
STATE 03 68°C
Revealed candle

"A thin vertical heat-line moves across the candle as it warms. The artwork resolves piece by piece."

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What if the gift had three secrets?

Inside the black presentation box are three matte candles: Eye, Key, and Moon. Each one carries a single gold sigil on the outside and a hidden illustration underneath the surface. The front stays minimal. The story appears only when the candle is used.

Included in the box

  • Thermochromic candle jars×3
  • Eye, Key, Moon gold sigilsSET
  • Hidden heat-activated artwork3 / 3
  • Rigid black presentation box×1
  • Black foam insert×1
  • Interior reveal card×1
Open gift box — top-down studio shot
Eye — revealed artwork
I / III SCENT NOTE

The Eye

For watching, noticing, and seeing what was already there.

Key — revealed artwork
II / III SCENT NOTE

The Key

For locked rooms, private thresholds, and the pleasure of access.

Moon — revealed artwork
III / III SCENT NOTE

The Moon

For cycles, night logic, and things that only appear in darkness.

Who is this for? Someone who already has enough ordinary candles.

APPARITION is made for desks, shelves, nightstands, reading corners, and the kind of rooms where small objects carry weight. Unlit, it is quiet and black. Lit, it becomes part of the room.

Open gift box on dark table · vertical
Lit candle beside open book
Candle on writing desk

This is not a candle you explain with fragrance notes on the front of the box. It is a gift that creates a moment: opening, lighting, watching, discovering.

— I

Gift-ready box

No extra wrapping required. The presentation is the packaging.

— II

Repeatable reveal

The artwork returns each time the candle warms. Every burn is the first burn.

— III

Object-first design

Minimal when cold. Atmospheric when lit. Always part of the room.

Final hero — open box or three states

Ready to see what the flame reveals?

APPARITION

Gift Candle Set · First Edition
FROM $89.00

Three heat-revealed candles in a rigid black presentation box.

  • Three matte black thermochromic candle jars
  • Hidden illustration inside each candle
  • Gold sigils: Eye, Key, Moon
  • Premium black gift box with foam insert
  • Artwork appears with heat, disappears as glass cools
Gift-ready packaging · Limited first edition · Designed for repeated reveal

"Nothing appears until the flame is lit."

APPARITION

A first-edition candle set built around one transformation: a sealed jar that yields its image only to heat. Hand-poured, small batch, limited release.

© MMXXVI APPARITION · All rights reserved Made for collectors of small dark objects
APPARITION Three candles · Three hidden artworks · $89.00
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