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Sharon Cuneta to launch scented candle business

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Raine Musñgi

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ny0oC6fhvw?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>She lit up the screen for over four decades; now she wants to light up homes.</p><p>Megastar Sharon Cuneta is turning her longtime passion for scented candles into a business, revealing on &quot;Beyond the Exchange with Rico Hizon&quot; that she’s preparing to launch a two-tier candle brand, with both luxury and fun lines.</p><p>“I think I have decided to turn it into a tiny business,” Cuneta told ANC’s Rico Hizon. “Time is not what I have a lot of… when I’m able to and I make my candles, it’s a special time. It’s therapeutic for me.” </p><p>Cuneta said she’s personally crafting the products in her condo — now packed with wax, wicks, and fragrance oils — as the family prepares to move into their “forever home” before Christmas. She describes the endeavor as part therapy, part legacy, and a full-circle moment from her childhood. </p><p>“My mother has always liked things to be mabango,” she shared. “We always had scented candles.” </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752555911413Sharon.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screen grab: YouTube/ANC</em></span></span></span></div><p>She plans to roll out two lines — a “fun” line in tin cans, and a “luxe” line in designer jars, possibly for retail in boutiques or department stores nationwide. No launch date has been set, but she says her children are excited and she hopes to debut products by the holidays.</p><p>The Department of Trade and Industry has recently urged more Filipinos to support MSMEs, noting that 99.59% of businesses in the Philippines are micro, small, and medium enterprises, many of them women-led. Cuneta’s move from music icon to artisan entrepreneur could inspire more women to take the leap.</p><p>“While I have the time,” she smiled, “I&#x27;m preparing for my own personal gift-giving this Christmas… I&#x27;m making my own gifts.”  </p><p>Catch the full interview with Sharon Cuneta on &quot;Beyond the Exchange with Rico Hizon,&quot; exclusively on the ABS-CBN News Channel.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WOZ9gsrJqp8?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/npiGU8Ye2ro?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jIw8OeOAzVM?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sharon Cuneta is turning her love for scented candles into a personal passion project and budding business, crafting her own “fun” and “luxe” lines straight from home, just in time for the holidays.</p>

Sharon Cuneta is turning her love for scented candles into a personal passion project and budding business, crafting her own “fun” and “luxe” lines straight from home, just in time for the holidays.

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From Megastar to maker: Sharon Cuneta to launch scented candle business

Raine Musñgi,

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Published July 15, 2025 01:28 PM PHT

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