Perfumes Like MFK Baccarat Rouge 540: Arabian Alternatives in Canada

Arabian alternatives to Baccarat Rouge 540 share part of its saffron, jasmine, amber and woody notes. Lattafa Ana Abiyedh Rouge is the community favourite and shares ambergris and oakmoss. Lattafa Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst, an editors' pick, shares jasmine and adds rose and oud. Qadr by Sara Sakina shares only saffron and amberwood, and is darker and spicier.

What does Baccarat Rouge 540 smell like?

Baccarat Rouge 540 is a fragrance for women and men from Maison Francis Kurkdjian, created by Francis Kurkdjian and released in 2015. Its published notes are saffron and jasmine on top, amberwood, ambergris and hedione in the heart, and fir resin, cedar, sugar, ambroxan and oakmoss in the base (Baccarat Rouge 540 note list). The list points to saffron and jasmine over a sweet amber and woods base. Alternatives usually keep the saffron and jasmine, or the amberwood and ambergris.

Which Arabian perfumes are similar to Baccarat Rouge 540?

Sources disagree on this one, so the table sticks to published notes: what each perfume reviewers name, plus our own Qadr, shares with Baccarat Rouge 540.

Lattafa Ana Abiyedh Rouge: the community favourite

Ana Abiyedh Rouge is the alternative fragrance communities favour for Baccarat Rouge 540, and community reviewers rate it close. ScentVerdict's matching tool ranks it much lower and puts Armaf Club de Nuit Untold, not currently stocked, in first place. By published notes, Ana Abiyedh Rouge shares ambergris and oakmoss. It opens with Nashi pear, kumquat and bergamot, has caramel and geranium in the heart and musk in the base, and lists no saffron or jasmine. Choose it if community opinion matters most to you. It is an eau de parfum in a 60 ml bottle.

Lattafa Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst: jasmine with rose and oud

Editors at Scento rank Bade'e Al Oud Amethyst first among Arabian alternatives in their guide to the Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait and Eau de Parfum. By published notes it shares jasmine. It adds pink pepper and bergamot on top, Turkish and Bulgarian rose beside the jasmine, and oud, amber and vanilla in the base, so it leans more on rose and oud than Baccarat Rouge 540 does. Choose it if you want a rose and oud perfume with a sweet amber base. It is an eau de parfum.

Lattafa Oud Mood: saffron with oud

Scento's guide also lists Oud Mood. By published notes it shares saffron with Baccarat Rouge 540. Around the saffron sit oud, rose and other floral notes, caramel, incense, pimento, patchouli, resins, amber and musk, so it is a much heavier oud perfume. Choose it if saffron is the part of Baccarat Rouge 540 you love most and you also enjoy oud. It is an eau de parfum in a 100 ml bottle.

Armaf Club de Nuit Milestone: fresher, with ambroxan

Scento lists Club de Nuit Milestone in the same guide. By published notes it shares ambroxan with Baccarat Rouge 540, and it adds bergamot, red fruits, violet and marine notes over sandalwood, vetiver, white wood and musk. That makes it the freshest perfume on this page. Choose it if you want the ambroxan in a lighter, fruity and marine scent. It is an eau de parfum in a 105 ml bottle.

Qadr by Sara Sakina: darker and spicier

Qadr is our own perfume, so we will be plain about it: its overlap with Baccarat Rouge 540 is minor. The two published lists share saffron and amberwood, and nothing else. Qadr adds cardamom, boozy notes, smoky cade, cistus, suede, benzoin, coffee, tonka, vanilla, labdanum and guaiac wood, and it has no jasmine, cedar or oakmoss. That makes it a darker, spicier perfume. Choose it if saffron and amberwood are what you love and you want them in a warmer, smokier setting. It is an extrait de parfum with our 10 to 12 hour longevity guarantee, and there is a 5 ml tester.