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It’s hard to smell a Glasshouse Tahaa Affair candle and not fall completely, head over heels in love with its rich caramel and vanilla scent. Until you look at the price tag! But fear not, Kmart has done it again with an affordable dupe that has customers raving.

Tahaa Affair is one of, if not the most, popular candle fragrance in the Glasshouse range – and it’s pretty easy to see (or smell) why. If you’ve ever walked into a Peter Alexander store you’ll know its sweet aroma well. It’s described as: ‘Ambrosial with heavenly caramel and coconut’ that will ‘transport you to the beaches of Tahaa’.

Tahaa Affair Kmart Dupe

Tahaa Affair Kmart Dupe

But the kicker is the triple-scented soy Glasshouse Tahaa Affair candle retails for $99.95 for 760g. As a devotee of this candle, I can hand on heart say it’s worth it – the smell is strong and lasts right down to the last drop of wax. But, if spending a hundred bucks on a candle isn’t your style, Kmart’s got your back.

TikTok user Georgia Wiley shared a video of what she believes is the perfect Tahaa Affair dupe, the $15 Kmart Extra Large Tahitian Vanilla Fragrant Candle. Not only is it a fraction of the price, but it’s bigger, and according to Georgia, is just like the Glasshouse version.

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“I went to Kmart today and I’m pretty sure they have the recipe for Tahaa Affair by Glasshouse,” Georgia explains. “This bad boy cost me $15. Didn’t cost me my organs to buy it and it smells bloody identical. It’s literally the same thing just with different labelling. It’s three wick. And it’s huge.”

The video attracted a huge amount of interest, but there was one common concern. Does it actually smell just as good when it’s burning?

According to Georgia, it smells ‘really good’ while burning, and others who have tried it agreed.

“It even leaves that long lasting smell like the glasshouse one too!” commented Harvey.

“This smells amazing! I bought it for work and every single person compliments the smell,” added
Laura Jolly.

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  • I already have lots of candles so won’t buy another one for a while, but I do want to sniff a Tahaa candle (or the KMart equivalent) just for curiosity.

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  • I would never pay $99 for a candle no matter how good it smelt but I am now interested in buying the Kmart version just so see what all the hype is about.

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  • I don’t burn candles in my home but that’s because I’ve been told it’s not good for your animals. I’d love to use them because I do like the fragrance but won’t take that gamble it may hurt my pets.


    • Oh, I never knew it’s not good for your animals !

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  • Figuring these may be hard to come by now the word is out ..but will give it a try.
    Also the Glasshouse candle is soy while this Kmart version is Wax: Paraffin and palm but willing to give it the burn if I can get my hands on one.

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  • I wonder whether the smell lasts as long as the Glasshouse one. Sometimes the cheaper ones have similar smell but they don’t last as long. That’s my experience with diffusers.

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  • I love Tahaa Affair by Glasshouse I currently have it in my living room and a definite yes!!! I’ll be trying this at home.

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  • Yes! I think I’ll head to Kmart today to try it out…….. sounds amazing. I couldn’t justify spending $100 on a candle but $15 I’ll do.

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  • I love that Kmart gives us these great options. Who really would want to buy a candle for $99 as opposed to $15! I certainly could not afford to burn $100 for just a candle!

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  • I would certainly not pay a 100 bucks for a candle lol ! I’ve banned all candles from our house as I’ve kids who can’t cope with it.

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  • Kmart is simply magic

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  • I’ve stopped buying candles for myself as I don’t have money to waste on them but this is a great buy. Kmart has alot of identical items with lower price tags

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  • That looks lovely- will have to check it out!

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  • Glasshouse candles leave the whole house smelling divine. Wonder if kmart candle has the same effect

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  • Running to Kmart ????????????????

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  • I’d take the budget version anyday. When I had my first pregnancy my work bought be a massive glasshouse candle… didn’t know they were that costly ha.

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  • That’s a good dupe if its true! Great for the price too

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  • Even $15 sounds a lot for a candle, for me.

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  • I’ll have to check this out. Glasshouse candles are amazing but so expensive!

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  • I personally not into scented candles I just find the smell too overpowering

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  • I haven’t actually tried any glasshouse candles, might have to make a Kmart run this month.

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