Why is the comparison table empty?

Every row on this site carries an observed price and a manufacturer-stated burn time. Until a match clears both, it does not go in the table.

What should I look for in a Wood Sage & Sea Salt alternative?

Ambrette seed is the tell. It is what gives the original its dry, slightly musky finish. Dupes that substitute a generic marine note smell fresher and thinner, and they fade faster in a room.

Candles that smell like Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt

How they compare

Jo Malone London Wood Sage & Sea Salt compared with its closest matches
Candle	Price	Size	Burn	Per hour
Jo Malone London Wood Sage & Sea Salt	Not observed	7.05 oz	45 hrs	—
Sea Salt + Surf (Brooklyn Candle Studio)	[ Not shown ]	7.5 oz	50 hrs	—
Fern + Moss (Brooklyn Candle Studio)	[ Not shown ]	7.5 oz	50 hrs	—
Wild Herb Tonic (P.F. Candle Co)	[ Not shown ]	7.2 oz	40 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 Wood Sage & Sea Salt — Price not observed; Sea Salt + Surf — Price not shown — basis not established; Fern + Moss — Price not shown — basis not established; Wild Herb Tonic — Price not shown — basis not established.

The original

What Wood Sage & Sea Salt actually smells like

Top: Sea salt
Middle: Sage
Base: Ambrette seed

The matches

How close each one gets

Sea Salt + Surf
Brooklyn Candle Studio
Sea salt and bergamot over marine sage, on Australian sandalwood and moss. Both halves of the name, from a maker who priced it at a third.
Where to buy
Fern + Moss
Brooklyn Candle Studio
Sage and oakmoss with spruce and pine. It carries the sage and the damp minerality, and adds a conifer the original does not have.
Where to buy
Wild Herb Tonic
P.F. Candle Co
Crushed thyme and eucalyptus over lemon balm and orange rind. Herbal rather than mineral, and drier than the ambrette base.
Where to buy

Questions

What people ask about this scent

Why is the comparison table empty?: Every row on this site carries an observed price and a manufacturer-stated burn time. Until a match clears both, it does not go in the table.
What should I look for in a Wood Sage & Sea Salt alternative?: Ambrette seed is the tell. It is what gives the original its dry, slightly musky finish. Dupes that substitute a generic marine note smell fresher and thinner, and they fade faster in a room.

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