Baccarat Rouge 540
Baccarat Rouge 540 by Maison Francis Kurkdjian is an unisex eau de parfum from 2015 in the luxury price tier. It opens with saffron and bitter orange, moves into jasmine and amber and dries down to cedarwood, ambroxan and musk. Expect around 11 hours of wear, and it projects very strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Bitter Orange Marmalade without the sugar. Sour and slightly medicinal.
Heart
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
Dry-down
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Ambroxan Clean, mineral, skin-like warmth. The engine behind most modern 'beast mode' scents.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
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