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Candles that smell like NEST Bamboo

Bamboo is NEST's signature and one of the most recognisable green florals in home fragrance: white flowers, a lot of stem, and a citrus lift that keeps it from turning soapy.

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How they compare

NEST New York Bamboo compared with its closest matches
CandlePriceSizeBurnPer hour
NEST New York BambooNot observed8.1 oz60 hrs—
Tomato Leaf (Brooklyn Candle Studio)[ Not shown ]7.5 oz50 hrs—
Sunday Morning (Brooklyn Candle Studio)[ Not shown ]7.5 oz50 hrs—
Love Potion (Brooklyn Candle Studio)[ Not shown ]7.5 oz50 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: NEST New York Bamboo — Price not observed; Tomato Leaf — Price not shown — basis not established; Sunday Morning — Price not shown — basis not established; Love Potion — Price not shown — basis not established.

The original

What Bamboo actually smells like

Top
First impression, fades fastest
  • Sparkling citrus
Middle
The body of the scent
  • White floral
  • Green stem
Base
What lingers in the room
  • Jasmine
  • Sandalwood
The matches

How close each one gets

  • Tomato Leaf

    Brooklyn Candle Studio

    Tomato leaf and parsley over soft woods. The green stem note that keeps Bamboo from turning soapy, with no florals at all.

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  • Sunday Morning

    Brooklyn Candle Studio

    Pear and bergamot over jasmine and gardenia. The white-floral half, warmer and fruitier than the original.

    Where to buy

  • Love Potion

    Brooklyn Candle Studio

    Mandarin, lavender and jasmine. Sweeter and more perfumed, but it lands the citrus lift and the florals together.

    Where to buy

Questions

What people ask about this scent

Is the 8.1 oz classic the right size to compare against?
It is the size most people buy and the one NEST states a burn time for, so it is the row we use. NEST also sells larger multi-wick vessels whose stated burn times are not directly comparable.

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