Maison Margiela By the Fireplace
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- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
By the Fireplace by Maison Margiela is built to feel like a winter evening by an open fire: warm, smoky and a little sweet. Cloves, orange blossom and pink pepper open it, spiced rather than floral. Chestnut, guaiac wood and juniper settle into the heart, roasted and resinous, while cashmeran, Peru balsam and vanilla close it out soft and warm. Released in 2015, it's worn as unisex, a natural pick for anyone wanting a cosy scent through the coldest months. Voters keep it for winter and autumn, and firmly for night-time wear. On skin, most wearers call it long-lasting, and most also rate the sillage strong, so it holds a room without much effort. A 3ml decant is enough to test a few fireside nights before you commit to more.
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The community verdict
Warm, smoky and sweet, By the Fireplace opens with cloves and pink pepper, moves through chestnut and guaiac wood, then settles into vanilla. Most find it long-lasting with strong projection. It fits winter nights, with autumn working too, and suits anyone drawn to cosy, woody scents.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Chestnut
- Guaiac Wood
- Juniper
- Brand
- Maison Margiela
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Maison Margiela By the Fireplace, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Roasted chestnuts, clove and vanilla beside crackling logs in winter.
Main accordswarm spicy, sweet, smoky, woody, vanilla
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Chestnut
- Guaiac Wood
- Juniper
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity
Most voted: 52%Long lasting
Sillage
Most voted: 55%Strong
Season
Most voted: 53%Winter
Time of day
Most voted: 73%Night out
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Longevity, 250 votes
- Very weak2%5 votes
- Weak8%20 votes
- Moderate24%60 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)52%130 votes
- Eternal14%35 votes
Sillage, 220 votes
- Intimate7%15 votes
- Moderate25%55 votes
- Strong (Most voted)55%120 votes
- Enormous14%30 votes
Season, 300 votes
- Spring5%15 votes
- Summer2%5 votes
- Autumn40%120 votes
- Winter (Most voted)53%160 votes
Time of day, 150 votes
- Daytime27%40 votes
- Office0%0 votes
- Evening0%0 votes
- Night out (Most voted)73%110 votes
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Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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Maison Margiela By the Fireplace in plain words
What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.
What it smells like
Like a crackling hearth: cloves and pink pepper give a warm spark, then roasted chestnut and smoky wood. It rounds off into soft vanilla and a creamy, balsamic sweetness that lingers.
How it wears
The perfume community reports that it lasts a long time and projects strongly, so a little goes a long way.
When to wear it
Wearers find it fits winter best, with autumn next. It is mainly a night scent, though some do wear it in the daytime on cold days.
Who it suits
Suits anyone who loves cosy, woody and smoky scents, women and men alike. It is a warm, enveloping choice that rewards a light hand.
Similar perfumes at 10ML
- Giorgio Armani Stronger With You Sandalwood: shares the chestnut and vanilla
- Goldfield & Banks Silky Woods Elixir: shares the Peru balsam and guaiac wood
- Fugazzi Sugardaddy: shares the cloves and cashmeran
Sizes and price per ml
At 10ML, Maison Margiela By the Fireplace comes as 3ml for €8.01 (€2.67/ml), 10ml for €25.11 (€2.51/ml) and 30ml for €62.10 (€2.07/ml).
Frequently asked questions
What does Maison Margiela By the Fireplace smell like?
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace opens with Cloves, Orange Blossom and Pink Pepper. The heart brings Chestnut, Guaiac Wood and Juniper. It dries down to Cashmeran, Peru Balsam and Vanilla. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as warm spicy, sweet, smoky, woody and vanilla.
Is Maison Margiela By the Fireplace long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (52% of votes), and 66% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (55% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Maison Margiela By the Fireplace good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 2% of season votes.
Is Maison Margiela By the Fireplace good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 53% of season votes.
Is Maison Margiela By the Fireplace for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 73% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 27% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Maison Margiela By the Fireplace to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 0% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Maison Margiela By the Fireplace?
By the Fireplace is made by Maison Margiela. It was launched in 2015.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace?
A 10ml decant of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Maison Margiela perfumes can I try?
Besides Maison Margiela By the Fireplace, 10ML has Jazz Club, Coffee Break and Autumn Vibes from Maison Margiela, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Maison Margiela By the Fireplace decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Maison Margiela By the Fireplace decant is filled by hand from an original Maison Margiela bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
Is Maison Margiela By the Fireplace sweet?
Yes, in a warm and smoky way: chestnut and vanilla add a toasted sweetness, while cloves and woods keep it from tasting like dessert.
Is Maison Margiela By the Fireplace fresh or warm?
Warm, without question. Spice, smoke, chestnut and vanilla make it a cold-weather scent with no fresh edge.
Where can I buy Maison Margiela By the Fireplace as a decant?
At 10ML: Maison Margiela By the Fireplace comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €25.11 (€2.51/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.