Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait de Parfum, signed by Francis Kurkdjian for Maison Francis Kurkdjian, was released in 2017. Bitter almond and saffron make up the top, jasmine and cedar the heart, ambergris, musk and ambroxan the base, animalic and woody.
Bitter almond, sweet and evoking cherry, occupies the top with saffron, spicy and leathery; the fruity sweetness of one contrasts with the spicy register of the other.
Jasmine, warm and wild, sits in the heart alongside cedar, woody and evoking pencil shavings: an assertive floral register meets a dry, woody facet.
Ambergris, musk and Ambroxan® come together in the base on a shared woody character, while ambergris and Ambroxan® also share a common amber note.