Maison Louis Marie
No. 04 Bois De Balincourt Scented Candle
This Maison Louis Marie No. 04 Bois de Balincourt scented candle is an 8.5 oz soy wax candle with a burn time of 50-60 hours. It features a woody-spicy fragrance with top notes of sandalwood and cedarwood, heart notes of vetiver, nutmeg, and cinnamon, and base notes of amber wood. The product is vegan, cruelty-free, free of parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, and made in the U.S.
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Home Fragrances > Candles
Specifications
- Material
- Soy wax: Soy
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Home & Garden > Decor > Home Fragrances > Candles
Product Insights
No.04 Bois de Balincourt is the creamy sandalwood anchor of Maison Louis Marie's woody trio, named after the founder's family estate and inspired by her childhood forest walks, making it the brand's flagship scent available in every product format and a retailer-confirmed best-seller. The candle delivers a strong, clean hot throw that fills a standard room, burning 50–60 hours on a soy wax base that produces up to 90% less soot than paraffin and uses phthalate-free fragrance for pure scent projection, though it requires careful wick trimming and an initial two-hour burn for even performance, and the fragrance is a natural-and-synthetic blend rather than pure essential oils.
Verified claims
- Scent profile
- No.04 is the creamy sandalwood anchor in Maison Louis Marie's woody trio, contrasting with hinoki No.02 and citrus No.09.
- Flagship status
- No.04 is the only scent in the collection offered simultaneously in six formats — EDP, perfume oil, candle, body wash, body lotion, and body oil — and independent retailer Friends NYC calls it one of their best-selling scents.
- Brand story
- No.04 is named after founder Marie du Petit Thouars' family estate and inspired by her childhood forest walks.
- Hot throw
- Fills a standard 10x12 room with complex woody scent that persists through entire burn.
- Even burning
- Soy wax burns slowly and evenly for a consistent melt pool over the 50-60 hour burn life.
- Clean burn
- Phthalate-free fragrance and low-soot soy wax yield a clean, pure scent projection.
- Burn care
- First burn 2 hours and trim wick to ¼ inch before each use.
- Wax properties
- Soy wax burns slowly and evenly, confirmed by reviewers.
- Wick
- The candle uses a cotton wick; trimming it to ¼ inch before each use helps prevent black smoke and soot.
- Burn performance
- First burn 2 hours, sessions ≤3 hours for even burn.
- Burn consistency
- The candle is made from soy wax and burns 50–60 hours with even scent release.
- Clean air
- Produces up to 90% less soot than paraffin and is phthalate-free, reducing indoor air pollutants.
- Scent purity
- Phthalate-free fragrance uses a modern alternative to phthalate-based fixatives, allowing a pure sandalwood-cedarwood-amber expression.
- Indoor air quality
- Phthalate-free formulation paired with soy wax base reduces both chemical and soot indoor pollutants.
- Fragrance blend
- The fragrance is not 100% natural essential oils; available product information points to a blend of natural and synthetic components, but exact composition is not published.
- Phthalate-free
- Vegan and cruelty-free, free of phthalates, parabens, and sulfates, yet delivers a strong hot throw.
- Retail validation
- Friends NYC identifies No.04 as one of its best-selling scents.
- Repurposing
- Glass vessel repurposable; clean by freezing or hot water.
- Lid
- Based on product images and descriptions, the candle does not appear to come with a lid; some gift-box versions may include a box but no lid.
- Fragrance notes
- The candle has warm woodsy notes of sandalwood and cedarwood, plus amber, vetiver, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Product record
- Title
- No. 04 Bois De Balincourt Scented Candle
- Brand
- Maison Louis Marie
- Price
- 54 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Buying Guide
1 comparison · 9 sourcesUses
A gentle earthy-woody scent for a calm living space
Customer reviews describe this candle's fragrance as subtle and non-cloying, with an earthy-woody character that some say makes small rooms feel more open and peaceful — a fit for quiet, meditative moments at home. Reviewers also note the scent matches the brand's No. 04 fragrance, and one review compares it favorably to Le Labo Santal 26. As a caveat, at least one buyer reported receiving a candle with oddly colored wax.[1]
A gift for home fragrance lovers
This candle is a pick for gifting to someone who enjoys home fragrances. According to customer feedback, its minimalist jar and arriving in perfect condition give it an understated, luxury feel as a present.[1]
Product comparison
Compared within this brand.
| No. 04 Bois De Balincourt Scented Candle: Choose this if you want a subtle, woody-earthy scent — sandalwood and cedarwood with nutmeg, cinnamon, and vetiver over amber wood — that reviewers report as gentle and never cloying, making small rooms feel more open and peaceful. The 8.5 oz soy wax candle burns an estimated 50 to 60 hours on a single wick, is vegan, cruelty-free, and formulated without parabens, sulfates, or phthalates, and its minimalist jar has been called gift-worthy. One caveat: at least one buyer reported the wax arrived with an odd tint, so appearance can vary between units.[1,2] | No. 04 Bois De Balincourt Diffuser: Choose this if you want an alcohol-free reed diffuser with a romantic woody scent blending sandalwood and cedarwood top notes, vetiver, nutmeg and cinnamon mid notes, and an amber wood base. The brand describes it as using exceptional-quality fragrance oils, and one fragrance commenter describes it as a creamy, clean sandalwood-and-amber scent that they perceive as softer and more feminine than Santal 33. Expect roughly 3 months of fragrance from the 250 ml (8.5 oz) bottle, with a boost from flipping the reeds occasionally; note that synthetic ingredients are a central component of the brand's formulations.[3,4,5,6,7] | No.13 Nouvelle Vague Scented Candle: Choose this if you want a fresh, springtime coastal scent: an 8.5 oz soy-wax-blend candle in a clear glass tumbler with citrus (lemon, coconut water), Tuscan fig, tonka, and agave notes over a warm vetiver, amber, and sandalwood base. The vegan, cruelty-free formula is made in the U.S. and offers an estimated 50 to 60 hours of burn time from a single wick. Note that care requires trimming the wick to 3 to 5 mm and limiting burns to 3 hours at a time to preserve the scent.[8,9] |
Image Analysis
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Product
A cylindrical clear glass candle jar containing off-white solid wax with a single centered lit wick; small black printed product name on the jar front.
- Jar shapeCylindrical clear glass vessel with straight vertical sides, thick glass base and a smooth rolled rim at the top.
1 region
x 0.42 · y 0.31 · w 0.36 · h 0.47 (high) - Wax appearanceOpaque off-white solid wax filling the jar up to just below the rim; wax surface is smooth with a visible shallow melt pool around the wick.
1 region
x 0.45 · y 0.33 · w 0.32 · h 0.28 (high) - Wick and flameSingle centered wick with a small lit flame visible above the wax surface.
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x 0.60 · y 0.29 · w 0.04 · h 0.06 (high) - Front label text on jar“Maison Louis Marie”
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x 0.53 · y 0.49 · w 0.20 · h 0.06 (high) - Glass reflectionsSpecular highlights and reflections along the jar sides and base including a vertical rectangular highlight on the left side of the jar and bright highlights near the thick base.
1 region
x 0.46 · y 0.57 · w 0.28 · h 0.18 (high)
Packaging
A rectangular cream-colored box sits to the left rear of the candle with printed descriptive text and small column headings; box texture appears matte with subtle shadowing.
- Box formatRectangular cuboid box with visible front and top panels, positioned behind and to the left of the candle.
1 region
x 0.09 · y 0.36 · w 0.32 · h 0.28 (high) - Brand and product line text on box“Maison Louis Marie”
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.39 · w 0.20 · h 0.05 (high) - Product name line on box“No.04 — Bois de Balincourt”Partial
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.44 · w 0.24 · h 0.05 (medium) - Column headings and scent notes“Three small column headings 'TOP', 'MID', 'BASE' with short ingredient/notes lines beneath each column; some note words are legible only in part and the block is small.”Partial
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.49 · w 0.22 · h 0.10 (medium)
Other
Studio-style product shot with neutral gray background, strong directional lighting from the right creating hard-edged shadows and highlights; product sits on a white rectangular pedestal surface.
- Background and surfaceSmooth neutral gray vertical backdrop and a white horizontal pedestal surface that the candle and box rest on; visible corner and shadow cast to the right.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (low) - Lighting and shadowDirectional light from the right produces a bright highlight on the pedestal near the jar and a long soft shadow extending rightward from the jar and box.
1 region
x 0.46 · y 0.61 · w 0.46 · h 0.20 (high) - Shot compositionFrontal three-quarter composition placing the candle slightly right of center and the box behind left, photographed at roughly table height.
Colors
off-white· waxblack· jar textcream· box exteriorPackaging#B3B3B2- Jar shapeCylindrical clear glass vessel with straight vertical sides, thick glass base and a smooth rolled rim at the top.
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No. 04 Bois de Balincourt Soy Candle
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Customer Reviews
9 total9 reviews · out of 5
great items!
great items!
My appartement with this parfume
My appartement with this parfume candel is like so peaceful the smell subtile open my space so much everything is absolutely perfect.!
So impressed!
So impressed!
It smells just like the
It smells just like the perfume
Luxurious Scent
The candle was a gift and has not yet been used, but it arrived in perfect condition, and the texture and scent are luxurious.
Odeur parfaite
Odeur parfaite
Un parfum frais, unique. Belle trouvaille!
J'apprécie sa présentation sobre qui fait place à l'unicité du contenu de son parfum. Je ferme les yeux, hume son odeur et me retrouve instantanément dans une parfumerie en France. L'ai recommandé autour de moi.
Odeur trop forte.
Cire de couleur bizarre. Trop onéreuse pour la qualité recherchée,
Amazing scent!
This is my 2nd purchase of this same candle very woody, earthy scent. Close to the much more expensive Le Labo SANTAL 26 from NYC!