Baccarat Rouge 540 Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2016 Eau de Parfum

This perfume is divine. I didn't want to like it since it's so expensive but I tried a sample and it was love at first sniff. I was worried it would be too sweet and I don't usually love gourmand scents, but this Fragrance has the right balance and is not cloying at all. I smell a burnt sugar (or should I say very deep caramelized sugar) with jasmine and cedarwood. It's beautiful.

I must add a warning and advise you to buy your perfume from a reputable seller, MFK website, or Department store. I purchased three 5 ml samples online and only one was genuine. The two I purchased from eBay were fakes, but being sold as 100% genuine products. They each had a medicinal or very strong alcoholic smell like I was at a hospital or dentist and the genuine Baccarat Rouge 540 does not have that medicinal/alcoholic smell at all.

I suspect some sellers are mixing the genuine Baccarat Rouge with an alcohol base to stretch and sell more products. When I smell all three samples, I'm astounded at the difference between the two of them. The other difference is longevity.

The genuine EDP lasts on me for sometimes 2 days and on my clothes, even longer. The fake samples I received only lasted a couple of hours.