Skip to main content

    Side by side

    By the Fireplace vs. III

    Very similar
    III by VLH bottle

    III

    VLH
    Eau de Parfum2020
    New comparison

    By the Fireplace rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: By the Fireplace vs. III
    By the FireplaceIII
    ConcentrationEau de ToiletteEau de Parfum
    Launched20152020
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerMarie SalamagneLesya Volkhonskaya
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    By the Fireplace

    Woody
    Balsamic
    Vanilla
    Warm Spicy
    Amber
    Nutty
    Powdery
    Soft Spicy

    III

    Woody
    Nutty
    Sweet
    Warm Spicy
    Coffee
    Tobacco
    Cinnamon

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    ClovesPink PepperOrange Blossom
    HazelnutCinnamon
    Heart
    ChestnutGuaiac WoodCade OilJuniper
    BiscuitCoffeeOrchid
    Base
    VanillaPeru BalsamCashmeran
    CedarwoodSaffronTobacco

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: By the Fireplace vs. III
    By the FireplaceIII
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Built for the hours you want to stay in. Not the ones you need to leave. The smoke leans Intimate, warm, woody, close. It doesn't fill the room. It earns it.By the Fireplace
    Sweet enough to draw you in. Spiced enough to keep you there. III doesn't announce itself, it lingers, close and warm, the kind of presence that gets remembered long after you've left the room.III