Why do citrus dupes smell sweeter than the original?

Because sweetness is cheap and basil is not. Lime and mandarin on their own drift towards candy as they warm; the peppery basil and white thyme are what hold them dry, and they are the first thing a cheaper composition drops.

Is there a price for the Jo Malone candle here?

No. We had not observed one when this page was written, so the cell is empty rather than filled from a third-party listing.

Candles that smell like Jo Malone Lime Basil & Mandarin

How they compare

Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin compared with its closest matches
Candle	Price	Size	Burn	Per hour
Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin	Not observed	7.05 oz	45 hrs	—
Sweet Grapefruit (P.F. Candle Co)	[ Not shown ]	7.2 oz	40 hrs	—
Wild Herb Tonic (P.F. Candle Co)	[ Not shown ]	7.2 oz	40 hrs	—
Tomato Leaf (Brooklyn Candle Studio)	[ Not shown ]	7.5 oz	50 hrs	—

[ Not shown ] is a figure we hold and are withholding. Not observed is one nobody here has recorded. Hover or focus either for the reason.

Burn hours are as stated by each maker, never measured by us. Where a shop publishes a different figure we record both and say so. “Not observed” means nobody here has ever recorded a price for that row. “Not shown” means we hold one and are withholding it, because its source page or its pricing basis was never recorded, and a sale price set against a list price produces a wrong answer from correct arithmetic. The reasons per row: Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin — Price not observed; Sweet Grapefruit — Price not shown — basis not established; Wild Herb Tonic — Price not shown — basis not established; Tomato Leaf — Price not shown — basis not established.

The original

What Lime Basil & Mandarin actually smells like

Top: Lime
Mandarin
Middle: Peppery basil
White thyme
Base: Amberwood

The matches

How close each one gets

Sweet Grapefruit
P.F. Candle Co
Pink grapefruit and peach over yuzu, orange and mandarin. It lands the citrus and the mandarin, and carries no herb whatsoever.
Where to buy
Wild Herb Tonic
P.F. Candle Co
Crushed thyme and clove leaf over lemon balm and orange rind. The savoury herbal half the citrus dupes all miss.
Where to buy
Tomato Leaf
Brooklyn Candle Studio
Italian parsley and mandarin over tomato leaf. Green-herbal and citrus together, which is structurally the closest of the three.
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Questions

What people ask about this scent

Why do citrus dupes smell sweeter than the original?: Because sweetness is cheap and basil is not. Lime and mandarin on their own drift towards candy as they warm; the peppery basil and white thyme are what hold them dry, and they are the first thing a cheaper composition drops.
Is there a price for the Jo Malone candle here?: No. We had not observed one when this page was written, so the cell is empty rather than filled from a third-party listing.

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