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Maison Margiela REPLICA By the Fireplace fragrance bottle
Maison Margiela

Maison Margiela REPLICA By The Fireplace

$169.15
Bottle size 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz

Woody, Smoky, Warm Spicy, Sweet, Vanilla.

Key Fragrance Notes:

  • Top: Pink Pepper Essence, Orange Flower Absolute, Clove Oil
  • Heart: Chestnut Accord, Guaiac Wood Oil, Cade Oil
  • Base: Vanilla Accord, Peru Balsam Resinoid, Cashmeran

By the Fireplace opens with pink pepper, orange flower, and clove before roasted chestnut, guaiac wood, and cade create a smoky heart. Vanilla, Peru balsam, and cashmeran make the base warm, sweet, and enveloping without losing the charred-wood character. The profile is smoky, woody, spicy, and gently gourmand. It suits shoppers who enjoy fireplace smoke, roasted chestnut, vanilla, balsams, and warm woods.

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Scent Pyramid

Top
Pink Pepper Essence, Orange Flower Absolute, Clove Oil
Heart
Chestnut Accord, Guaiac Wood Oil, Cade Oil
Base
Vanilla Accord, Peru Balsam Resinoid, Cashmeran

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About the Fragrance

REPLICA By the Fireplace is Maison Margiela’s warm and spicy Eau de Toilette inspired by chestnuts roasting beside a crackling winter fire. Pink pepper, orange flower, and clove open the fragrance before chestnut, guaiac wood, and cade create the smoky heart. Vanilla, Peru balsam, and cashmeran form the warm enveloping base. The fragrance launched in 2015.

Quick Facts

Brand
Fragrant Nest
Release year
2015
Concentration
Eau de Toilette
Fragrance family
Woody, Ambery
Expected wear
Moderate
Projection
Strong
Strength
Strong
Scent profile
Woody, Smoky, Warm Spicy, Sweet, Vanilla
Full bottle size
100 mL / 3.4 fl oz
Availability
Available

Production Status

Production status
In Production

Notes & Composition

Top
Pink Pepper Essence, Orange Flower Absolute, Clove Oil
Middle
Chestnut Accord, Guaiac Wood Oil, Cade Oil
Base
Vanilla Accord, Peru Balsam Resinoid, Cashmeran

Scent Profile

Primary profile: Woody, Smoky, Warm Spicy, Sweet, Vanilla

The profile leans sweeter and more rounded, with vanilla or gourmand facets contributing warmth and richness.

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When to Wear It

Best seasons
Fall, Winter
Best for
Date Night, Evening, Casual
Day / night
Night
Mood
Cozy, Warm, Comforting

Sweeter, richer facets give Maison Margiela REPLICA By The Fireplace a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Strong projection and a 4–6 hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its cozy, warm, comforting character suits date night, evening, casual.

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Summary

By the Fireplace is a smoky woody Eau de Toilette built around roasted chestnut, burning woods, spice, balsams, and vanilla. Pink pepper brightens the opening while orange flower adds a subtle floral lift and clove creates the first charred-spice effect. Chestnut makes the heart warm and nutty, with guaiac wood and cade reinforcing the sensation of a crackling fire. Vanilla softens the drydown, Peru balsam adds resinous warmth, and cashmeran gives the base a smooth woody-musky texture. Maison Margiela launched the fragrance in 2015 to evoke a winter evening beside a fireplace. It should suit shoppers who enjoy smoke and woods but want sweetness for balance. The overall effect is cozy, enveloping, and strongly cold-weather oriented.

About the Brand

Maison Margiela’s REPLICA fragrance collection translates recognizable places, moments, and atmospheres into scent. Introduced in 2012 as the house’s first fragrance collection, REPLICA Eau de Toilette centers on collective memories, with names such as Beach Walk and Lazy Sunday Morning designed to evoke specific experiences rather than traditional perfume archetypes. The broader fragrance line now includes REPLICA Eau de Parfum fantasies and newer high-concentration concepts, but the EDT memory collection remains core. Maison Margiela presents the scents as universally appealing and largely unisex, pairing detailed location-and-period storytelling with perfumer-led compositions, familiar materials, and the line’s apothecary-inspired bottles and fabric labels.

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