Maison Francis Kurkdjian · 2014 · Francis Kurkdjian

Baccarat Rouge 540

VersionEau de Parfum

Maison Francis Kurkdjian says

You’ll smell Hedione, Ambroxan and saffron.

More from Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s description

It also mentions jasmine flowers, an accord evoking ambergris, dry woody tones and ethyl maltol.

The house’s page

The drawn Baccarat Rouge 540 bottle

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Baccarat Rouge 540’s scent picture, a draft: hedione, ambroxan, saffron, ethyl maltol, sweet orange drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Baccarat Rouge 540, top notes: Sweet orange

Heartthe first hours

Baccarat Rouge 540, heart: Hedione

Dry-downhours later

Baccarat Rouge 540, dry-down: Ambroxan, saffron, Ethyl maltol

On the label

What’s inside it

4 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender1 florals

Citrus2

Bitter orange oilLimonene

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals1

Jasmine

Not for the smell6

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl benzoateYellow 5Red 4

Named by Maison Francis Kurkdjian, never on a label

Ambroxan (ambergris)SaffronAn accord evoking ambergris, not in Ingredients yetEthyl maltol (spun sugar)

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

How far it carries

Perfumers call it sillage.

Close to the skin

An arm’s length

Across a room

Not researched yet. We gather wearers’ reports for the most popular perfumes first.

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Counted from the printed lists: 4 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.