By the Fireplace
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- 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
- 2015
- 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.
Longevity250 votes
Most voted: 52%Long lasting
24%Moderate
Sillage220 votes
Most voted: 55%Strong
25%Moderate
Season300 votes
Most voted: 53%Winter
40%Autumn
Time of day150 votes
Most voted: 73%Night out
27%Daytime
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Longevity250 votes
- Very weak2%5 votes
- Weak8%20 votes
- Moderate24%60 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)52%130 votes
- Eternal14%35 votes
Sillage220 votes
- Intimate7%15 votes
- Moderate25%55 votes
- Strong (Most voted)55%120 votes
- Enormous14%30 votes
Season300 votes
- Spring5%15 votes
- Summer2%5 votes
- Autumn40%120 votes
- Winter (Most voted)53%160 votes
Time of day150 votes
- Daytime27%40 votes
- Office0%0 votes
- Evening0%0 votes
- Night out (Most voted)73%110 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Maison Margiela
Maison Margiela is the Paris fashion house that Belgian designer Martin Margiela set up in 1988, known for taking clothes apart and rebuilding them in unexpected ways. Its perfume line, Replica, arrived in 2012, and each bottle sets out to capture one remembered scene: a place, a season, an hour of the day. The range swings between two moods. One is fresh and clean, with bergamot, white musk and a soapy, watery lift. The other is warm and spiced, built on vanilla, benzoin, patchouli and a curl of smoke. Start with Under the Stars, spicy woods with a leather edge. Jazz Club is sweet and smoky, the one for evenings in. When the Rain Stops is cool and aquatic, with a floral hint. Every one of them is unisex, so choose by the moment rather than by the label.
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 at 3 sprays a day. 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 Autumn Vibes, Beach Walk and Bubble Bath 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.
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.