How they compare
| Candle | Price | Size | Burn | Per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maison Margiela REPLICA By the Fireplace | — | 5.8 oz | 40 hrs | — |
| Pinon (P.F. Candle Co)Best value | $24.00 | 7.2 oz | 40 hrs | $0.60 |
Burn hours are as stated by each maker. Where a Burn Lab test exists we publish the measured figure instead and say so on the page. A dash means we have not verified that price ourselves yet.
The original
What REPLICA By the Fireplace actually smells like
- Top
- Pink pepper, Orange flower, Clove oil
- Middle
- Chestnut accord, Guaiac wood, Cade oil
- Base
- Vanilla, Peru balsam, Cashmeran
The matches
How close each one gets
Pinon
P.F. Candle CoPine and fir balsam over amber and black pepper, closing on vanilla, cedarwood and cinnamon. The maker publishes those tiers. It is sweeter and more resinous than a pure conifer, and the vanilla is the tell.
Questions
What people ask about this scent
- Is the candle the same scent as the fragrance?
- It is the same accord interpreted for a room, which is not the same thing as the same formula. Note lists published for a candle describe what the maker built for wax, and burn behaviour changes which notes dominate.
- Why is the stated burn so much shorter than a jar candle?
- It is a 5.8 oz vessel, less than half the fill of a mass-market jar. Small prestige candles almost always lose badly on cost per hour, which is worth knowing before comparing sticker prices.
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