Nigerian-Korean Bronx Native (27) Makes „Musical“ Candles To Help Your Anxiety, Insomnia and Sex Life

New York’s Lani Faloye started her own business in the winter of 2020 at the cusp of the pandemic that would sweep across her beloved Harlem and the Bronx within weeks to come. „A Flare of Home,“ her luxury candle company, pairs R&B playlists curated by Faloye with homemade, artisanal candles. The New Yorker’s products are inspired by singers like Jhené Aiko or Snoh Aalegra — both of whom Faloye found before their charts breakthrough.

The 27-year-old makes her products from scratch in her tiny Bronx apartment kitchen. Her home lab is stuffed with a chalk board, tin and glass cans, wicks, wax and aroma oils.

Faloye’s background as the daughter of a Korean immigrant mother and a Nigerian-American father spun her destiny. On social media, she goes by „A Pinch of Seoul,“ a tribute to her mother’s influence (her mother has had on and off health problems and did not raise Faloye).

The young artist entrepreneur has deep roots in West Harlem, a neighborhood her family unfortunately had to leave when Faloye was in middle school due to the financial fallout of local gentrification.

Faloye wants to change how you feel in your home. She also wants to change how you listen to music. And she wants to help upcoming artists get more streams — by the power of a whiff of lavender, cardamon or musk that will lead your nose to her playlists.