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Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

Every fragrance in the catalogue is evaluated against this one on its own merits. Each answer is a trajectory over a wear day, not a single score, because two sprays are two films on skin with different evaporation curves rather than one blend.

Recommended

Both fragrances stay present through the day, something in the pair actively works, and no material is pushed far enough past its dose threshold to damage the blend. Any threshold that is crossed at all is still listed on the card.

Le Labo

Santal 33

Recommended
  • amber-woods and musk extend each other into one continuous skin base
  • musk and orris both sit close to skin and share the same register
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Le Labo Santal 33

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron creamy-wood
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar skin-musk (flipped)
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.85 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • iso e super — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.25 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: ambroxan, iso e super, cedarwood, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Glossier

You

Recommended
  • amber-woods and musk extend each other into one continuous skin base
  • musk and orris both sit close to skin and share the same register
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Glossier You

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  2. 1 hour Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  3. 3 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  4. 6 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Glossier You is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.75 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.9 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.
  • iso e super — caused by layering. Combined load 0.75 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.

Shared materials: ambroxan, iso e super, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Workable with care

These hold together, but something about them needs watching. The caveat is stated on each.

Tom Ford

Tobacco Vanille

Workable with care
  • ethyl maltol is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read cotton-candy syrup, suffocating and inescapable.
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) hay-almond
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) hay-almond
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) hay-almond
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) hay-almond

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ethyl maltol — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.9 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads cotton-candy syrup, suffocating and inescapable.

Shared materials: ethyl maltol, cedarwood.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Yves Saint Laurent

Black Opium

Workable with care
  • ethyl maltol is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read cotton-candy syrup, suffocating and inescapable.
  • jasmine absolute is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read overripe, indolic, airless.
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) roasted-bitter
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) roasted-bitter
  3. 3 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) skin-musk (flipped)
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar (flipped) skin-musk (flipped)

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ethyl maltol — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.05 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads cotton-candy syrup, suffocating and inescapable.
  • jasmine absolute — caused by layering. Combined load 0.65 against a threshold of 0.42. Above this it reads overripe, indolic, airless. Threshold lowered here because indole reads dirtier over a dry amber base than it does over green or citrus.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: ethyl maltol, jasmine absolute, galaxolide, benzyl salicylate.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Chanel

No. 5

Workable with care
  • jasmine absolute is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read overripe, indolic, airless.
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Chanel No. 5

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood narcotic-floral (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) soapy-lift
  2. 1 hour Both, roughly even

    Both openings are still present and roughly balanced.

    dry-amberwood narcotic-floral (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar
  3. 3 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Chanel No. 5 is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk (flipped) narcotic-floral (flipped) burnt-sugar
  4. 6 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Chanel No. 5 is still readable.

    dry-amberwood skin-musk (flipped) burnt-sugar narcotic-floral (flipped)

Dose thresholds crossed

  • jasmine absolute — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.85 against a threshold of 0.42. Above this it reads overripe, indolic, airless. Threshold lowered here because indole reads dirtier over a dry amber base than it does over green or citrus.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: jasmine absolute, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Tom Ford

Oud Wood

Workable with care
  • amberwood is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read scorched mineral, screeching, inescapable.
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Tom Ford Oud Wood

Ratio: 1 spray each. Neither is loud enough to need holding back.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron creamy-wood
  2. 1 hour Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  3. 3 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Tom Ford Oud Wood is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar leather-saffron
  4. 6 hours Both, roughly even

    Both are still contributing in similar measure.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) creamy-wood burnt-sugar resin-animalic

Dose thresholds crossed

  • amberwood — made worse by layering. Combined load 1.3 against a threshold of 0.3. Above this it reads scorched mineral, screeching, inescapable.
  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.

Shared materials: amberwood, ambroxan, cedarwood.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Yves Saint Laurent

Libre

Workable with care
  • jasmine absolute is pushed past its usual dose here and starts to read overripe, indolic, airless.
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
  • caramelised sweetness flattens dry herbs
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Yves Saint Laurent Libre

Ratio: 1 spray of Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 to 2 sprays of Yves Saint Laurent Libre.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) narcotic-floral (flipped) vanillic-sweet skin-musk (flipped)
  2. 1 hour Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) narcotic-floral (flipped) vanillic-sweet skin-musk (flipped)
  3. 3 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) vanillic-sweet skin-musk (flipped) narcotic-floral (flipped)
  4. 6 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Yves Saint Laurent Libre is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk (flipped) vanillic-sweet burnt-sugar

Dose thresholds crossed

  • jasmine absolute — caused by layering. Combined load 0.7 against a threshold of 0.42. Above this it reads overripe, indolic, airless. Threshold lowered here because indole reads dirtier over a dry amber base than it does over green or citrus.
  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.8 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • galaxolide — caused by layering. Combined load 0.75 against a threshold of 0.65. Above this it reads laundry-detergent flatness that deadens the blend.

Shared materials: ambroxan, hedione, jasmine absolute, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Chanel

Bleu de Chanel

Workable with care
  • amber-woods bury a citrus opening within the first hour, so the citrus is decoration rather than a layer
Spray first Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540
Spray second Chanel Bleu de Chanel

Ratio: 1 spray of Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 to 2 sprays of Chanel Bleu de Chanel.

How it moves over the day

  1. 10 minutes Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron skin-musk
  2. 1 hour Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-sugar leather-saffron skin-musk
  3. 3 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) burnt-sugar skin-musk leather-saffron
  4. 6 hours Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540

    Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 is ahead but Chanel Bleu de Chanel is still readable.

    dry-amberwood (flipped) skin-musk burnt-sugar pencil-wood

Dose thresholds crossed

  • ambroxan — made worse by layering. Combined load 0.9 against a threshold of 0.35. Above this it reads metallic salt-dry, throat-catching, flattens everything beside it.
  • iso e super — caused by layering. Combined load 0.95 against a threshold of 0.7. Above this it reads flat, deadening, grey.

Shared materials: ambroxan, iso e super, cedarwood, hedione, galaxolide.

Based on material values interpolated from material class. Treat as indicative.

Not recommended

Listed with the reason, because a rejection you cannot inspect is indistinguishable from a bug.