By the Fireplace
meets Big.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Orange Blossom · Vanilla
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Eau de toilette leads with woody; Concentration not recorded leads with white floral. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Maison Martin Margiela By the FireplaceEau de toilette Explore fragrance ↗ |  Lush BigConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Eau de toilette | Concentration not recorded |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | France | United Kingdom |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2015 | 2019 |
| Leading accords | woody · vanilla · balsamic | white floral · citrus · sweet |
| Notes unique to this record | Cloves, Pink Pepper, Chestnut, Guaiac Wood, Juniper, Peru Balsam, Cashmeran | Neroli |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.40 · 13,782 votes | 3.29 · 191 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.21 · 13,573 votes | 2.32 · 186 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.
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
- Parfum / fragrance
- Linalool
- Limonene
- Geraniol
Listed only on By the Fireplace
- Alcohol
- Aqua / water
- Benzyl alcohol
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
- Isoeugenol
- Benzyl benzoate
- Eugenol
- Benzyl cinnamate
- CI 15985 / yellow 6
- CI 19140 / yellow 5
- Bht
- CI 17200 / red 33
- CI 60730 / ext. violet 2
Listed only on Big
- Alcohol denat
- Water (aqua)
- Glycerine
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Neroli oil (citrus aurantium amara)
- Mandarin oil (citrus nobilis)
- Vanilla absolute
- Orange flower extract (citrus aurantium amara)
- Anise alcohol
- Citral
- Coumarin
- Farnesol
- Hydroxycitronellal
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.
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
Big
Body Spray · US listing · 6.7floz bottle
Alcohol denat. , Water (aqua) , Fragrance , Glycerine , Alpha-isomethyl ionone , Neroli oil (citrus aurantium amara) , Mandarin oil (citrus nobilis) , Vanilla absolute , Orange flower extract (citrus aurantium amara) , *Anise alcohol , *Citral , *Coumarin , *Farnesol , Geraniol , *Hydroxycitronellal , *Limonene , *Linalool
* Occurs naturally in essential oils.
Source: Lush official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22
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 verdictEau de toilette
Start here if the listed woody and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Concentration not recorded
Start here if the listed white floral and citrus direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.