Bath and Body Works Wicked Vanilla Woods Is Not a Dupe for Replica By the Fireplace
Word is going around Tiktok that the new Bath and Body Works Wicked Vanilla Woods is a dupe for Replica by the Fireplace. Should I slam my head against my desk now or later? I hate the viral dupes with a passion. I remember a few years ago everything was a dupe for everything and that trend has been returning full force on Tiktok and I find it crazy annoying because the dupes presented are so inaccurate. I watched the Tiktok below and it basically expressed my exact feelings about dupes! LOL!
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It just drives me crazy when people are putting out completely wrong information about products just to gain views. “This looks identical to this and it’s only two dollars!” meanwhile, they are comparing apples to oranges. I feel for this recently when someone said that Bath and Body Works Wicked Vanilla Woods smelled exactly like Replica By the Fireplace. By the Fireplacehappens to be one of my favorite scents from Replica and reminds me quite like Bath and Body Works Marshmallow Fireplace. Before watching the Tiktok describing this as a dupe I had been at Bath and Body Works and purchased Candy Potion but put down Wicked Vanilla Woods after a little sniff taste as I’m not a big fan of woodsy vanilla fragrances.
After getting home I was flipping through Tiktok and Bath and Body Works Wicked Vanilla Woods popped up on my feed and a Tiktoker described it as being an identical scent to By the Fireplace. Hmmm…what?! I remembered smelling it in the store and it smelled NOTHING LIKE that. Did I miss something? I quickly made my way back over, purchased it, got it home, and used it for one week straight with the body lotion layered on.
And I can confirm.
It smells NOTHING LIKE Replica By the Fireplace.
I can’t tell you how this evoked rage in me. Like dude, why are you saying things are a dupe for each other and they smell nothing alike? I will say, it’s a nice fragrance if you like sweet woodsy vanilla fragrances. I was convinced I somehow missed the By the Fireplace thing because I didn’t spray the scent on in store and I thought, “Hey! Maybe it needs to dry down!” but nope, nothing like it. By the Fireplace is more a toasty, very smoky, and slightly sweet blend whereas Wicked Vanilla Woods lacks the smokiness and goes heavier on the wood note and sweeter on the vanilla. And I did take body chemistry into consideration here…I realize some people are going to say, “Well, it might smell like By the Fireplace on some whereas it doesn’t on others!” No, it won’t. The notes are completely different.
The notes consist of vanilla, amber wood, and pink pepper. I personally get all woods and vanilla from it. The vanilla is a sweet affair that mixes with the woods giving it a warm, cozy finish. It’s a very nice fragrance but it lacks the smokiness and toasty marshmallow vibe I get from By the Fireplace. It’s not bad by any means and it’s quite a nice scent as I said above. It’s a perfect Fall or cooler weather blend.
And hey, check the awesome bottle! It’s one of two scents that were released with the Bath and Body Works Halloween 2022 Collection and it features a very cute bat print against a starry purple sky.
Bath and Body Works Wicked Vanilla Woods is great for fans of warm, woodsy vanilla but please, don’t listen to anyone saying this is a By the Fireplace dupe! Sadly, it is not.
Do share your thoughts on this scent if you purchased it.
Bath and Body Works Wicked Vanilla Woods is available now!