Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait de Parfum

The house describes the extrait through the three auras of the eau de parfum, inspired by crystal-making, which it rearranges around new materials. Grandiflorum jasmine, placed in the heart notes, supports the aura of air; the house evokes a flower picked early in the morning, with sunny and fruity facets.

The aura of fire rests on ethyl maltol, a note with gourmand accents, complemented by the subtle scent of bitter almond. Saffron, which the house names among the notes, is reproduced in perfumery with safranal, bitter and slightly metallic, with a leathery facet.

The mineral aura, built on an ambergris accord carried by Ambroxan, softens in contact with a musky, ambery, woody accord. The house names Cashmeran, a synthetic cashmere wood that combines the dry, musky facet of cedar with a warmth close to musk.

In the notes published by the house, bitter almond and saffron form the top, jasmine and cedar the heart, ambergris, musk and woody notes the base, with Ambroxan and Cashmeran in support.

What the label declares

The ingredient list for the 35 and 70 ml bottles names bitter orange peel oil, jasmine extract, limonene, linalool, eugenol, benzaldehyde and pinene. It includes an ultraviolet filter, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, and declares no colorant; the list for the 200 ml bottle differs.