Are those the maker's note tiers?

No. The maker publishes these notes as a flat list without a top, middle and base. The grouping shown here is ours, arranged to make the accord readable, and it should not be read as the maker's own structure.

Is Pink Sands a tropical scent?

Only at the top. The melon and citrus read tropical, but the osmanthus and spiced vanilla underneath are closer to a floral oriental, which is why it works indoors year round.

Candles that smell like Yankee Candle Pink Sands

How they compare

Yankee Candle Pink Sands compared with its closest matches
Candle	Price	Size	Burn	Per hour
Yankee Candle Pink Sands	Not observed	22 oz	150 hrs	—
Love Potion (Brooklyn Candle Studio)	[ Not shown ]	7.5 oz	50 hrs	—
Sunday Morning (Brooklyn Candle Studio)	[ Not shown ]	7.5 oz	50 hrs	—
Sweet Grapefruit (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: Yankee Candle Pink Sands — Price not observed; Love Potion — Price not shown — basis not established; Sunday Morning — Price not shown — basis not established; Sweet Grapefruit — Price not shown — basis not established.

The original

What Pink Sands actually smells like

Top: Bright citrus
Juicy melon
Middle: Osmanthus
Sweet florals
Base: Jasmine
Spicy vanilla

The matches

How close each one gets

Love Potion
Brooklyn Candle Studio
Mandarin, lavender and jasmine. Florals over citrus in the same shape, with lavender where the original has osmanthus.
Where to buy
Sunday Morning
Brooklyn Candle Studio
Pear and bergamot over jasmine and gardenia on amber woods. Fruit, florals and a warm base, which is the Pink Sands structure.
Where to buy
Sweet Grapefruit
P.F. Candle Co
Peach and pink grapefruit over mandarin, on musk and vanilla. The fruit half with a vanilla base, and none of the spice.
Where to buy

Questions

What people ask about this scent

Are those the maker's note tiers?: No. The maker publishes these notes as a flat list without a top, middle and base. The grouping shown here is ours, arranged to make the accord readable, and it should not be read as the maker's own structure.
Is Pink Sands a tropical scent?: Only at the top. The melon and citrus read tropical, but the osmanthus and spiced vanilla underneath are closer to a floral oriental, which is why it works indoors year round.

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