Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait de Parfum 70 ml

That shimmering force field comes from Akigalawood , a Givaudan captive that perfumer Quentin Bisch favors—a patchouli fraction with woody warmth and a peppery edge. Here, it’s used at architecture-level dosage, lending a dry, vibrating presence that refuses to fade. The other structural pillar is ambroxan, which amplifies and diffuses the perfume’s sweetness, and ethyl maltol, the cotton-candy molecule that lends an airy crispness to the amber accord. Together, they create an amber woody-mineral gourmand hybrid, sweet but not edible, crystalline rather than creamy. It’s elegant and gentle on first inhale, yet its projection and longevity defy all logic.

er wordt een flinke korting aangeboden maar de te betalen prijs ligt nog veel te hoog; zelfs op de officiële webshop van Maison Francis Kurkdjian liggen de prijzen fameus lager ! Wat mij betreft een totale rip-off

I read about BR540 years ago on one of the frag forums I subscribe to. I made up my mind to never go and sample it, because of its obscene cost. Fast-forward to two weeks ago. A customer was browsing the racks where I work, and she walked by me and my brain lit up. She smelled DIVINE. I told her she smelled incredibly good, and she said "It's Baccarat Rouge 540," coyly, like she was embarrassed. ARGHHH!!! "Oh no! I can't afford that!" I cried. She said she couldn't either, but her husband bought it for her. People keep telling me there are lots of dupes, but I don't want to smell SIMILAR to her, I want to smell EXACTLY like her. After work I went to the nearest department store and procured a sample in a little spritzer. What are there, like five sprays in it? I was amazed to find MFK has dozens of perfumes, and I sniffed most of them, but none of them fire my synapses like BR40. DANG IT. Maybe if I win the lottery I'll buy a bottle LOL.

I'm not going to repeat what previous reviewers already have said. I've had this scent for several years now, I do like the smell but not on me. Its just too cloying and doesn't smell very natural but more like synthetic man-made scent.

Seriously is now my favorite scent. I first smelled it in the air, and after the second time, I was obsessed. After a lot of hunting and misses, I found it. On me, it is sweet, lasts for at least 6 hours, and apparently leaves a sillage. But the thing that personally gets me is that is reminds me of my childhood in the 70's - the memory of my parents coming back home after a dinner party, wafting in the smell of sophisticated perfume and nicotine. Tobacco... cigarette? Strange but I associate it that way. However, I get nose blind! But I'm assured that they can still smell it. And when I smell my clothes or my hair the next day...there it is again - warm, huggy, sweet, happy smell.