Dupe review · Zara
Vanilla
Vanilla is Zara's answer to Maison Margiela By the Fireplace.
- Smells like
- Maison Margiela By the Fireplace
- Price
- —
- Size
- —
- Per 100ml
- —
- Original per 100ml
- $170
- Made by
- Zara
Worth a try
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Vanilla scores 5.4 out of 10 on paper — worth a try territory for anyone chasing By the Fireplace.
Zara sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is By the Fireplace's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Zara publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is cloves, pink pepper and orange blossom at first, chestnut, guaiac wood and juniper at its heart and vanilla, peru balsam and Cashmeran at the end. Zara set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- cloves
- pink pepper
- orange blossom
Heart
- chestnut
- guaiac wood
- juniper
Base
- vanilla
- peru balsam
- Cashmeran
For the one who craves a crackling winter hearth, roasting chestnuts and smoky wood wrapped in creamy vanilla warmth on cold nights.
How it ranks against the other twins
- 01 Lattafa Ameer Al Oudh Intense $20/100ml
- 02 Lattafa Raghba Wood Intense $30/100ml
- 03 The Essence Vault By The Fireplace $32/100ml
- 04 The Essence Vault The Essence Vault $32/100ml
- 05 Blossom Perfumery 550 $34/100ml
- 06 The Dupe Spot By The Fireplace #283 $36/100ml
- 07 Dossier Woody Vanilla $64/100ml
- 08 Dossier Woody Chestnut $64/100ml
- 09 Oakcha Melting Embers $66/100ml
- 10 ALT Fragrances Fireside Marshmallow $75/100ml
More from Zara
Every Zara fragrance →- G Golden Decadesmells like Yves Saint Laurent Libre
- G Gardeniasmells like Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
- W Waterlily Tea Dresssmells like Byredo Gypsy Water
- I I'm Most Gratefulsmells like Byredo Mojave Ghost
- L Light Aestheticsmells like Byredo Blanche
- E Elegant Tokyosmells like Byredo Blanche
- T Tobacco Collection Intense Darksmells like Carolina Herrera Bad Boy
- F Femmesmells like Chanel Coco Noir
The community
What people say about Vanilla
Rating
—How close to By the Fireplace
—Would buy again
—Longevity
Projection
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Start a discussion →Questions
What does Zara Vanilla smell like?
It is built to smell like Maison Margiela By the Fireplace — cloves, pink pepper and orange blossom up top, chestnut, guaiac wood and juniper in the heart, vanilla, peru balsam and Cashmeran in the base.
Is Zara Vanilla a dupe of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace?
Yes — Zara sells it as its version of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace.
Where can I buy Zara Vanilla?
We do not have a shop link for it today. Every other twin of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace is listed on its page.