The Blueprint Guide
Blueprints are independently created fragrance oils, crafted by Candle Shack's perfumery team. They are not made by, licensed by, endorsed by, or affiliated with any of the reference brands or their parent companies. Each Blueprint is a distinct fragrance in its own right - inspired by, but not identical to, the scent it references. Candle Shack has no connection to any brand named on this page. As scent is subjective, we always recommend sampling before committing to larger quantities.
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Acqua di Parma - Colonia You probably love its joyful, sun-drenched citrus opening - the kind of classic Italian cologne that feels effortlessly refined without trying too hard. |
Imperial We've captured that same bright, clean character with lavender, rosemary and moss giving it structure and longevity. A different route to the same place. Lemon, Bergamot, Lavender, Rose, Rosemary, Cedar, Moss |
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Cire Trudon - Abd el Kader You probably love the way cool, fresh mint sits against something warmer and more complex underneath - aromatic and alive rather than sweet. |
Mint, Ginger and Tobacco We've built a remarkably balanced formula with seven materials at equal weight, so no single note dominates. The mint is bold and multi-faceted - three different mint materials working together. Mint, Ginger, Tobacco, Clove, Spices, Green Tea |
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Cire Trudon - Ernesto You probably love its bright, aromatic freshness - unusual for a tobacco fragrance, with citrus up top and sophisticated smoke underneath. |
Cigar Lounge We've taken that same fresh-yet-smoky direction and pushed the clove harder than anywhere else in the range, with a unique triple-pillar opening that's brighter and more aromatic than most. Clove, Bergamot, Patchouli, Moss, Leather, Smoky Wood, Spice |
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Cire Trudon - Gabriel You probably love the way it wraps around you - warm, woody and cocooning, like the best kind of cold-weather fragrance. |
Cashmeran We've constructed that same enveloping quality through an extraordinary dual-pillar base, with a four-cedar cluster giving it genuine woody depth and real moss underneath. Cashmere Wood, Cedar, Moss, Musk, Clove, Woody Amber |
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Cire Trudon - Madeleine You probably love its mysterious, powdery complexity - iris and leather moving through something deep and substantial. |
The Dark Masquerade We've captured that iris-leather duality through powdery violet set against a deep woody-amber backbone. Complex and layered, with heliotrope and cashmeran adding warmth underneath. Woody Amber, Violet, Iris, Cedar, Bergamot, Heliotrope, Cashmeran |
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Cire Trudon - Rose Poivrée You probably love the way rose gets a warm, spiced edge - floral but never soft, with something that bites back slightly. |
Pink Pepper & Rose We've used the simplest formula in the range to achieve the highest rose concentration - a five-material rose accord with genuine depth, lifted by clove warmth. Rose, Musk, Clove-Spice, Green Floral, Cedar |
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Creed - Aventus You probably love its bold confidence - fruity and smoky at once, with a dry, woody base that lingers all day. |
Maximus We've built a lean, strategic formula where every one of the 13 materials works overtime. Birch-smoke comes from natural terpenes and genuine oakmoss grounds the base, just as it should. Bergamot, Patchouli, Birch, Smoke, Oakmoss, Musk, Fruity |
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Diptyque - 34 Blvd Saint Germain You probably love its botanical complexity - the way it shifts and evolves, spiced and floral and woody all at once. |
Blackcurrant & Tuberose We've mirrored that complexity with 35 materials including an exceptional four-cedar cluster and a rich spiced floral heart. Tonka in the base adds warmth that carries it forward. Cedar, Tuberose, Blackcurrant, Spices, Amber, Bergamot, Jasmine |
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Diptyque - Ambre You probably love the way it balances warmth and intrigue - resinous and balsamic without feeling heavy, with that subtle aniseed thread underneath. |
Ambre We've built on the same amber-vanilla heart with a bergamot opening and a gentle aniseed signature running through it. Warm, unhurried and deeply comforting. Bergamot, Aniseed, Amber, Vanilla, Tonka, Patchouli, Musk |
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Diptyque - Baies You probably love the way blackcurrant and Bulgarian rose intertwine - fruity and floral at once, with a cool, slightly earthy undertone. |
Baies Sauvage We've given the rose extraordinary depth through four different rose materials, with genuine moss character underneath. The blackcurrant is constructed through a carefully crafted accord. Rose, Blackcurrant, Green Leaves, Moss, Musk, Clove |
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Diptyque - Feu de Bois You probably love the way it smells better than an actual fire - atmospheric and enveloping, smoky without being sharp. |
Cedar & Ashes We've co-dominated cedar and woody-amber at equal weight to create the same intense, wrapping quality, with genuine moss and cashmeran adding depth underneath. Cedar, Smoke, Musk, Moss, Woody Amber, Cashmeran |
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Diptyque - Figuier You probably love the way it captures the whole fig tree - green and milky and woody at once, not just the fruit. |
Black Fig & Vetiver We've built it the same way - leaf, fruit and wood each represented separately, with a milky-fig sweetness and green aldehydes giving it that distinctive leaf character. Fig Leaf, Green Notes, Woody Amber, Cedar, Moss, Creamy Fig |
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Diptyque - Roses You probably love its purity - a rose that actually smells like roses, not like something rose-adjacent. |
Roses We've used eleven different rose-building materials to create the most authentic, multi-faceted rose in the range. A true soliflore - nothing competing, nothing distracting. Rose, Green Leaves, Dewy, Musk |
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Fornasetti - Flora You probably love its lush, almost overwhelming floral generosity - white flowers done with real confidence and depth. |
Aurora We've built an extraordinarily floral-forward formula where rose and jasmine together exceed 30% of the composition, lifted by lily of the valley and iris. Rose, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley, Iris, Green Leaves, Musk |
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Jo Malone - Blackberry & Bay You probably love the way it feels genuinely natural - like actually walking past a hedgerow rather than smelling a product. |
Blackberry & Bay We've used a unique three-pillar architecture that gives it an unusually balanced, naturalistic feel. The bay leaf is authentically present - not an impression, the actual material. Blackberry, Bay Leaf, Green Hedgerow, Cedar, Rose, Grapefruit |
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Jo Malone - English Pear & Freesia You probably love the way it captures the exact feeling of early autumn - ripe, dewy and quietly beautiful. |
Pear & Freesia We've constructed the freesia from two salicylate esters and the pear from a specific fruit ester. No Iso E Super or Galaxolide - the character comes entirely from the floral and green materials themselves. Freesia, Rose, Pear, Green Floral, Dewy Freshness, Musk |
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Jo Malone - Lime Basil & Mandarin You probably love its fizzy, sparkling freshness - the way the basil stops it from being just another citrus and gives it something to think about. |
Lime, Basil & Mandarin We've used the most citrus-dominant formula in the range, with basil present via Estragole - the actual molecule that makes basil smell like basil. Lime, Basil, Mandarin, Thyme, Green Herbs, Moss |
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Jo Malone - Myrrh & Tonka You probably love the way it feels like a warm embrace - balsamic and sweet, but never cloying. |
Effete We've reconstructed that same warmth with genuine heliotrope, real moss and Vanillin leading the sweetness. Every note has a reason to be there. Lavender, Heliotrope, Amber, Tonka, Vanilla, Moss |
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Jo Malone - Peony & Blush Suede You probably love the way soft florals sit against something warmer and more tactile - the suede quality that makes it feel grown-up rather than just pretty. |
Peony & Blush Suede We've achieved that suede character through four different ionone materials - a sophisticated technique that creates a velvet-powdery depth you can feel as much as smell. Rose, Peony, Violet, Iris, Suede, Apple, Jasmine, Musk |
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Jo Malone - Pomegranate Noir You probably love its darkness - the way the fruit is smoky rather than sweet, with a woody depth that keeps it serious. |
Black Pomegranate We've nailed that dark, smoky-fruity heart with genuine guaiacwood and rich patchouli. The clove concentration is one of the highest in the range, keeping it bold and unapologetic. Spiced Fruits, Guaiacwood, Patchouli, Amber, Clove, Musk, Violet |
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Jo Malone - Velvet Rose & Oud You probably love the way dark rose meets something smokier and more mysterious underneath - opulent without being obvious. |
Velvet Peony & Oud We've reconstructed the oud through woody-amber materials and built the rose from four separate ingredients. A macrocyclic musk adds an unexpected velvety, milky texture. Rose, Woody Amber, Musk, Sandalwood, Violet, Bergamot |
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Jo Malone - Wild Fig & Cassis You probably love its Mediterranean warmth - tangy and sun-soaked, the kind of scent that feels like it belongs somewhere hot. |
Cassis and Fig We've built it on a warm woody-amber foundation with authentic cedar, and the fig quality comes from a creamy lactonic material that captures that same ripe, sun-warmed character. Fig, Cedar, Woody Amber, Violet, Cassis, Creamy Sandalwood |
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Le Labo - Calone 17 You probably love the way it captures open sea air - genuinely aquatic rather than just fresh, with a floral warmth stopping it from feeling cold. |
Marine We've used Calone itself - the molecule literally named in the reference - to create the aquatic signature, alongside an unusually strong floral backbone that gives it body. Marine, Aquatic, Floral, Cedar, Amber, Musk, Lily |
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Le Labo - Encens 9 You probably love its dark, smoky intensity - incense done in a modern way, with a spiced warmth that feels bewitching rather than religious. |
Aphrodite We've reconstructed the frankincense via its terpenic signature with clove as the ignition point, and a modern diffusive amber carrying it forward. Clove, Frankincense, Dark Amber, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Incense |
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Le Labo - Santal 33 You probably love its quiet, addictive quality - leathery and woody and soft all at once, the kind of scent people ask you about. |
Bois De Santal We've kept it deliberately minimal - around 12 materials, each essential. Cashmeran provides the cashmere-soft quality that gives the original its pull. Sandalwood, Cedar, Iris, Violet, Leather, Spice, Musk |
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Lily Flame - Fairy Dust You probably love its light, sparkly magic - powdery and bright without being heavy, the kind of scent that just makes you feel good. |
Fairy Dust We've used the highest Linalool concentration in the range to create that same effervescent sparkle. Low Iso E Super keeps it airy and delicate, with violet and iris underneath. Bergamot, Rose, Vanilla, Musk, Violet, Iris, Citrus |
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Lush - Snow Fairy You probably love its unashamed sweetness - candy-pink and playful, the scent equivalent of a good time. |
Snow Queen We've used Isoamyl acetate - the pear-drops molecule that gives Snow Fairy its signature - paired with a triple-ionone cluster for powdery, icy sparkle. Only 9 materials, every one essential. Violet, Iris, Peach, Jasmine, Sweet, Candy, Musk |
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Penhaligon's - Halfeti You probably love its rich, woody mystery - oriental without being old-fashioned, with a luxurious softness that makes it linger. |
Sahara We've used the highest Cashmeran concentration in the range to deliver that same fabric-soft warmth, over a triple sandalwood base that adds creaminess and depth. Sandalwood, Woody Amber, Cashmeran, Violet, Patchouli, Musk |
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Sol de Janeiro - Brazilian Bum Bum Cream You probably love its warm, addictive creaminess - sun-kissed and tropical, the scent equivalent of actually being on holiday. |
Solaris Blanc We've led with sandalwood as the dominant note and used Coumarin to deliver that signature tonka sweetness. Warm, creamy and genuinely transportive. Sandalwood, Tonka, Creamy, Nutty, Coconut, Vanilla, Warm Amber |
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The White Company - Seychelles You probably love its bright, tropical freshness - clean and uplifting without being sharp, with a warmth that stops it feeling cold. |
Paradise Beach We've captured the same bright bergamot opening and jasmine warmth, with Floralozone providing the aquatic beach-air quality that makes it feel like open sea. Bergamot, Jasmine, Vanilla, Musk, Ozonic, Fresh, Amber |
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Tom Ford - Lost Cherry You probably love its indulgent, almost edible quality - the way the cherry is dark and boozy rather than sweet and innocent. |
Forbidden Cherry We've nailed the cherry-almond opening via Benzaldehyde, with dark tonka at a very high concentration and triple sandalwood for luxurious creaminess underneath. Cherry, Almond, Rose, Tonka, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Peru Balsam |
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Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather You probably love its bold, unapologetic leather - the way it smells like a character rather than just a note. |
Tuscan Leather We've built the most complex formula in the range - around 31 materials, no solvent. Leather here is an impression constructed from trace materials, which is exactly how the great leather fragrances work. Woody Amber, Cedar, Rosin, Balsamic, Bergamot, Tonka, Herbal |