Amber Oud Ruby Edition Al Haramain 2022

My first day with Ruby is coming to an end, and now I sit here at the keyboard reflecting on the last 30 hours. The opening (I decided on three sprays today) was quite piercing, saffron took over my room, my nose, and my entire surroundings. I personally only noticed the almond and wood notes a good while later. With each passing hour, the almond and wood notes became more pronounced and, in my opinion, balanced out the very strong saffron, resulting in an almost perfect balance after a few hours. The sillage and longevity are out of this world, really. Now to the most important question: Similarity/parallel to Baccarat Rouge 540 Extrait: To get to the bottom of this question, I took a deep sniff of the BR 540 Extrait nine hours after applying the Al Haramain Ruby and came to the conclusion (subjectively): A match of at least 95 percent with indescribable sillage and longevity. The only difference: BR 540 is somewhat "more balanced" from the start, whereas Ruby has a slight (slightly piercing) saffron surplus to report. All in all: Another episode of the genius of Al Haramain.