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By the Fireplace bottle
Maison Martin Margiela ↗

By the Fireplace

Concentration not recorded

Woody · Vanilla · Balsamic.

4.21 / 5Rating · 25,322 votes
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Year2015
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerMarie Salamagne

Collection: Replica Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

By the Fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela has a listed woody, vanilla, balsamic profile, with notes of Cloves, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Chestnut, Guaiac Wood.

Based on listed notes and accords.

01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

Main accords

woody
100
vanilla
69
balsamic
67
warm spicy
59
amber
48
powdery
41
nutty
32
musky
23

Relative prominence on a 0–100 scale. Not ingredient percentages.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.40 / 5

13,782 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
280
2
1,074
3
6,187
4
5,344
5
897

Projection

2.21 / 4

13,573 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
1,432
2
8,431
3
3,125
4
585

Value perception

2.95 / 5

12,144 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
435
2
2,476
3
6,882
4
2,014
5
337

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

Season preferences

winter
14,425
spring
1,394
summer
863
autumn
13,110

Vote counts. Categories are not mutually exclusive.

Day or evening?

day
5,004
night
11,416

Preferences, not restrictions on when to wear it.

42,255Own it
7,891Previously owned
32,106Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
743
2
1,812
3
2,261
4
7,053
5
13,453

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does By the Fireplace smell like?

By the Fireplace by Maison Martin Margiela has a listed woody, vanilla, balsamic profile, with notes of Cloves, Pink Pepper, Orange Blossom, Chestnut, Guaiac Wood.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Marie Salamagne.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.40 out of 5, from 13,782 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define By the Fireplace?

Its listed notes include cloves, pink pepper, orange blossom, chestnut, guaiac wood, juniper, vanilla, peru balsam, cashmeran. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Try before you decide

Let your skin have the final say.

Save this fragrance to your sampling shortlist. Retailer stock and prices are not connected in this prototype.

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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD

By the Fireplace

Maison Martin Margiela

Maison Martin Margiela By the Fireplace
Leading accords
woody
vanilla
balsamic
warm spicy
amber
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Cloves · Pink Pepper · Orange Blossom · Chestnut · Guaiac Wood · Juniper

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