It doesn't smell like marshmallows nor sugar, just a softened ambers that lingers in the space like remains of a ghost. For being a gourmand, it's not tooth-aching and I like it very much. But yes, I have to admit it's giving a bit of Yankee Candle too, I can't lie. The only thing that bothers me it's a warm scent - I imagine ectoplasm and everything ghost-related to be wayyyy colder.