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Woody Chestnut
meets By the Fireplace.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Cloves · Pink Pepper · Orange Blossom · Chestnut · Guaiac Wood · Vanilla · Peru Balsam

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with woody; Eau de toilette leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Dossier Woody Chestnut bottle
Dossier

Woody Chestnut

Concentration not recorded

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By the Fireplace bottle
Maison Martin Margiela

By the Fireplace

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originUnited StatesFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20212015
Leading accordswoody · warm spicy · balsamicwoody · vanilla · balsamic
Notes unique to this recordCedarwoodJuniper, Cashmeran
Longevity / 53.30 · 47 votes3.40 · 13,782 votes
Projection / 42.17 · 48 votes2.21 · 13,573 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Limonene
  • Eugenol
  • Geraniol
  • Isoeugenol
  • Linalool

Listed only on Woody Chestnut

  • Water
  • Parfum/perfume
  • Cinnamaldehyde
  • Cinnamyl alcohol

Listed only on By the Fireplace

  • Parfum / fragrance
  • Aqua / water
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • CI 15985 / yellow 6
  • CI 19140 / yellow 5
  • Bht
  • CI 17200 / red 33
  • CI 60730 / ext. violet 2

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Woody Chestnut

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol, Water, Parfum/perfume, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl cinnamate, Cinnamaldehyde, Cinnamyl alcohol, Limonene, Eugenol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Linalool.

Source: Dossier official US product page · Checked 2026-09-21

By the Fireplace

Eau de toilette · US listing · 7 mL miniature in the Fall/Winter discovery set

Alcohol, Parfum / fragrance, Aqua / water, Benzyl alcohol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Linalool, Isoeugenol, Benzyl benzoate, Eugenol, Limonene, Benzyl cinnamate, CI 15985 / yellow 6, Geraniol, CI 19140 / yellow 5, Bht, CI 17200 / red 33, CI 60730 / ext. violet 2

Source: Maison Margiela official US individually named miniature label · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 875655 10 / C179346/1

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

Start here if the listed woody and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.