Is Arabiyat Prestige Hypnotic Oud a dupe of Maison Margiela By the Fireplace?

Close match Widely recommended as a substitute, and most people who compared them agree.

Arabiyat Prestige Hypnotic Oud is a close match to Maison Margiela By the Fireplace. Of 22 independent sources that compared them, 19 say it is near-identical or close, 3 say it is similar or inspired by it and 0 disagree. It appears on 1 community dupe list. Hypnotic Oud costs $44.99 for 100 ml at Triple Traders ($0.45/ml); By the Fireplace costs $165.00 for 100 ml at Scent Split ($1.65/ml), so the alternative costs 73% less per ml. Prices are checked every 20 minutes. These figures last changed on Oct 27, 2026.

Accords
	Maison Margiela By the Fireplace	Arabiyat Prestige Hypnotic Oud
Price	$54 30 ml	$44.99 100 ml
Per ml	$1.80	$0.45
Verdict		Close match of By the Fireplace
Woody
Sweet
Vanilla
Resinous
Warm spicy
Gourmand
Amber
Fresh spicy
Notes shared notes are marked
Top notes	Cloves Pink pepper Orange blossom	Clove Saffron Orange blossom
Heart notes	Chestnut Guaiac wood Juniper	Caramel Akigalawood Cashmeran
Base notes	Vanilla Peru balsam Cashmeran	Vanilla Amber Canada
Buy	See prices	See prices

The evidence

22 independent sources: 21 on Reddit, 1 dupe lists

Say near-identical 2
Say close 17
Say similar or inspired by 3

When people said it: 20 in the last two years

Confidence: 88%. It combines how many independent sources agree, how strongly they word it, how recent they are and how many disagree. 1 account was left out as likely promotion. How confidence works

In their words 15

Hypnotic Oud by Arabiyat Prestige is a By the Fireplace clone with better performance than the OG.

A Reddit comment, Oct 2025, 4 points
Arabiyat hypnotic Oud - By the fireplace clone - Top Notes: clove, pink pepper, orange blossom Middle Notes: chestnut, guaiac wood, juniper Base Notes: vanilla, Peru balsam, cashmeran

A Reddit comment, Sep 2024, 3 points
Haven’t laid my nose on it, but Arabiyat Hypnotic Oud is an inspo.

A Reddit comment, Oct 2025, 2 points
Arabiyat prestige hypnotic oud is apparently the best by the fireplace clone, haven't had the chance to test it myself yet.

A Reddit comment, Aug 2024, 2 points
Review: Arabiyat Prestige Hypnotic Oud (Maison Margiela By the Fireplace Clone).

A Reddit post, Jan 2025, 2 points
Arabiyat Prestige Hypnotic Oud, it's smokier than the original, but it has the same vibe

A Reddit comment, May 2025, 1 point
I give you directly the best & superior clone of it , superior to the Orginal and all clones , Arabiyat Prestige Hypnotic Oud , sometimes on sale for under 30 bucks , get that and thank me later 👌👍

A Reddit comment, May 2025, 1 point
They absolutely have a similar DNA as BTF.

A Reddit comment, Sep 2025, 1 point
I haven’t tried Dossier, but I just purchased Hypnotic Oud by Arabiyat Prestige that is supposed to be good clone of By the Fireplace.

A Reddit comment, Dec 2023, 1 point
Arabiyat Prestige - Hypnotic Oud ✨ wonderful inspiration of by the fireplace

A Reddit comment, Apr 2025, 1 point
Hypnotic oud by arabiyat is very close to by the fireplace

A Reddit comment, Jun 2024, 1 point
I’m thinking about picking up Hypnotic Oud which is a clone of By the Fireplace.

A Reddit comment, Feb 2025, 1 point

All 15 quotes

And hypnotic oud smells just like by the fireplace….

A Reddit comment, Oct 2024, 1 point
Quality is very good, performance not as nuclear as the brother of the line Hypnotic Oud (by the fireplace clone) that's nuclear.

A Reddit comment, Jun 2025, 1 point
I have Hypnotic Oud (By the Fireplace clone) and Nayel Queen (Babycat clone), and they are two of my favorite scents in my collection.

A Reddit comment, Sep 2025, 1 point

Community dupe lists

Lists Arabiyat Prestige Hypnotic Oud as an alternative to Maison Margiela By the Fireplace.

A community dupe list, Middle Eastern Clones 2024

How the verdict is worked out is on the how it works page.

Among the alternatives to By the Fireplace

By the Fireplace and its 17 alternatives: dupes and close matches on the inner ring, inspired by it in the middle, similar outside. Thicker lines mean more agreement., strongest first.