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.

Candles that smell like Replica By the Fireplace

How they compare

Maison Margiela REPLICA By the Fireplace compared with its closest matches
Candle	Price	Size	Burn	Per hour
Maison Margiela REPLICA By the Fireplace	Not observed	5.8 oz	40 hrs	—
Pinon (P.F. Candle Co)	[ Not shown ]	7.2 oz	40 hrs	—
Havana Vanilla (Capri Blue)	[ Not shown ]	19 oz	85 hrs	—
Palo Santo (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: Maison Margiela REPLICA By the Fireplace — Price not observed; Pinon — Price not shown — basis not established; Havana Vanilla — Price not shown — basis not established; Palo Santo — Price not shown — basis not established.

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 Co
Vanilla, cinnamon and cedarwood under pine and fir. The sweet-smoke axis at a quarter of the cost per hour, minus the chestnut.
Where to buy
Havana Vanilla
Capri Blue
Vanilla with smoky tobacco underneath. The gourmand-and-smoke balance that makes the original work, in a far larger vessel.
Where to buy
Palo Santo
Brooklyn Candle Studio
Palo santo, cedar and cypress on sandalwood and amber. Drier and more resinous, closer to the cade oil than to the chestnut.
Where to buy

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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