Ace

this is a signature for me during the winter :) the margiela is in my price range but i dont think the price tag was justified for the poor performance i got on my skin, so i picked this up instead after hearing it was the most accurate clone. in terms of accuracy, this gets extremely close to the real thing; id say its 95% of the way there, its only ever so slightly less smoky. you get the spicy smoky burning wood in the opening with the light and fluffy vanilla, then it dries down to a chestnutty woody scent, not much vanilla. for me the smoky spicy marshmallow smell faded away quite quickly which upsets me because its my favourite part of the fragrance but the drydown still isn't bad at all, just a bit uninteresting. now i will say that performance is better than the margiela, but still not very good. ive only had this about a month or two and i do definitely think its getting better but for me ive personally had to wait 6-8+ months for these clone fragrances to reach their full potential. by around hour 5-6 its a skin scent and it stays on skin for another 2-3 hours before its completely gone, and this is with me layering it with iso e super in an attempt to boost the performance. i really do love how this smells but i was expecting better performance, im hoping it gets alot better in the coming months as i have to spray this more than 8 times just to get some sort of good performance, but i do expect this to get better overtime. performance aside, this smells amazing and is extremely close to the original with similar, if not slightly better performance so i dont see a reason to get the original over this :)

A great alternative to "Maison Margiela's: By the Fireplace" The smokiness in this is toned down and not as strong compared to BTF, and is replaced with a sweeter smelling scent rather than that smokiness. It is still there, just less. The first spray smells like the remanence of marshmallows that fell into the fire after you've tried to roast them, but you went just a little overboard. After about 15-30 minutes, it projects as almost a spicy fragrance. Sometimes it has almost a BO smell, however I found that only once and it did go away after about 15 minutes. The scent profile is beautiful, many people love this, both boys and girls, as a matter of fact many of them wanted to try it on themselves. I wear this as a daily and whenever I want, it is a sweet, vanilla, inoffensive smell that many people enjoy. The complement factor is high on this one, and the longevity is a solid 6-8 hours, with it projecting for about 1.5m for about the first hour, and then the rest of the day still leaving a good bubble around you. I would say this is about 80-85% similar to BTF, and for the price (I picked mine up for 30 CAD), It is an AMAZING deal! The bottle is decent, I like the design and the box even comes with a deck of cards, however my ONLY COMPLAINT is that the atomizer is ATROCIOUS. Like it's really bad, like it just kinda pisses out of the bottle. Overall: Scent: 8.4/10 Longevity: 7.2/10 Price: 10/10 Would definitely pick up

I love this fragrance on me and I'm a female. I can smell the smokiness of woods, chestnut, fresh juniper, and marshmallow in the fragrance. It's as it describes its duping "By The Fireplace" by Replica Maison Margiela. This is perfectly unisex but it does leans a bit masculine ladies. So, if you are a lady who only enjoys sweet, fruity, gourmand fragrances......then please bypass this one. It has a smoky incense vibe that is very prominent once you spray it on your skin, then it turns into a sweet ginger, warm marshmallow. It almost as if you are sitting outside at night with your friends and love ones in the middle of fall where the air is cool and crisp and you all are wearing sweaters/hoodies outside having fun and sharing conversations while sitting around the fire pit roasting marshmallows on a stick and having Graham Crackers and a chocolate bar to make gooey smores. Ace by Fragrance World is better suited for the fall and winter seasons. Also, if you have Kismet Angel or Angel Shares by Killian they are in that same DNA range with "Ace" and they are great to be layered together. I should know, because I layered my Kismet Angel and Ace together and it blew me away. I also have a small vile of Angel Share by Killian that I had a small amount left from Sephora and layered that with Ace too. I was met with the same results :). Get your hands on Ace by Fragrance World when you have a chance ladies and gentlemen.

Another winner from Fragrance World if you want By the Fireplace for WAY less this is going to be for you as the notes are literally identical and honestly from what I have heard from reviewers this lasts maybe a little longer then the actual real thing (I don't have By the Fireplace but based off of the note breakdown from both this is literally the same fragrance.) Some people have also said this is sweeter and I couldn't say if it is or not but at least from my bottle the sweetness and smoke are literally perfect but I would say it's a little bit more sweeter then smokey which is honestly a plus in my opinion and it honestly smells like you are roasting marshmallows over a campfire. If you want a intimate mainly winter but fall works too scent that lasts for a pretty decently long time and smells absolutely incredible this is 100% for you and you will NOT be disappointed (it WILL get even more close to the real thing the longer you have it.) Overall my honest rating is a solid 9.5/10 if you love By the Fireplace save your money and get this you won't regret it.

Its good stuff. It comes with a deck of cards too. It smells so good. It has two spices that compliment the chestnut and marshmallow scent. The Pink pepper lingers throughout the day with vanilla undertones with a hint of cloves. I think the spice makes it much better than the scent offered by Lattafa. The longevity is around 5 hours ,afterwards it becomes a skin scent. I'm not a seasonal fragrance wearer , but it worked well in summer. Id rate it 9/10 for the scent but will bring it to a 10/10 for the cool deck of cards that comes with it. The bottle is pretty cool too. I will buy this again once it runs out.