Born from the relationship between Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Baccarat to celebrate the crystal manufacturer’s 250th birthday, Baccarat Rouge 540 is a very special perfume, carefully crafted with very special ingredients. And it will cost you a pretty penny—$325 worth if we’re being exact.
“The woody scent releases a poetic alchemy, a highly condensed and graphic olfactory signature,” the brand muses on its website. “Breezy jasmine facets and radiant saffron boost the ambergris mineral notes and the woody tones of freshly-cut cedar. Bright and sleek, Baccarat Rouge 540 Eau de Parfum caresses the skin like an amber and woody floral whisper.”
I mean, who doesn’t want to be caressed by an amber and woody floral whisper? Even though I highly recommend MFK Baccarat Rouge 540 as a very worthy investment at some point in your life, $325 isn’t a realistic price point to foist on you like it’s nothing. (If I weren’t a beauty editor, I would have never had access to such a treasure.) So if your budget doesn’t allow that kind of splurge at the moment, I’ve gone ahead and done the good deed of finding 10 very similar contenders—dupes, if you will—that give off the same expensive and wonderfully poetic vibes sans sticker shock. In fact, not one clocks in at more than $185. You’re welcome! Keep scrolling for the best Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 dupes money can buy without sacrificing an inch of luxury.
