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Candles that smell like Byredo Bibliotheque

Bibliotheque renders old paper and binding leather through stone fruit, so it smells like a library without smelling like dust. It is a strange, specific composition and very little comes close.

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How they compare

Byredo Bibliotheque compared with its closest matches
CandlePriceSizeBurnPer hour
Byredo Bibliotheque8.4 oz60 hrs

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The original

What Bibliotheque actually smells like

Top
Peach, Plum
Middle
Peony, Violet
Base
Leather, Patchouli, Vanilla
The matches

How close each one gets

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    What should a Bibliotheque alternative actually have?
    Stone fruit over leather. A leather candle without the peach and plum will smell like a jacket rather than a library, and a fruity candle without the leather base will smell like a bath product. The tension between the two is the scent.

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