Fragrance lovers are flocking to buy an Amazon perfume which they insist smells 'just like' £335 Selfridges designer label scent Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Baccarat Rouge 540. Amazon customers insist the £15 perfume 'smells expensive', and can be smelled for hours after it's first sprayed.
But while 100ml of Maison Francis Kurkdjian's Baccarat Rouge 540 would cost £335.71, based on a full-size 70ml bottle at Selfridges, Amazon's Barakkat Rouge 540 by Fragrance World is far more budget friendly, costing just £15.39. Having been slashed down to £15 from £32.99 in Amazon's Black Friday sale, the perfume is £320.32 less than the designer scent.
The £15.39 Amazon perfume boasts notes of jasmine, almond, ambergriss, cedarwood, rose and musk. The designer scent it's inspired by has top notes of saffron and jasmine, middle notes of amberwood and ambergris and a base of fire resin and cedar.
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Although it's not a note for note match, beauty buffs are raving over it due to the value for money and 'expensive smell'. It's said to last 10 hours once sprayed so a little goes a long way.
One shopper said: "Smell expensive but could not be to everyone's taste. Love it. Beautiful packaging and oriental scent. Dupe of very expensive Bakarat rouge 540. Will buy again."
A second wrote: "Smells very expensive. At first smelling it I was on the fence but once it settled after an hour or so well wow I love it I only spritz 2 sprays on my wrist - it's strong. Already had 2 compliments on how nice it smells. Also may I add the bottle itself is lovely design and the box it comes in is also really nice tbh... I sprayed 2 sprays on wrist around 10.30am .. its now 9pm and its still as strong now as it was then... well worth £15."
A third penned: "I’ve had so many compliments when wearing this, even hours after using. If you’re a fan of strong scents, you’ll love this!"
A fourth added: "THIS IS A MUST HAVE! I’ve been trying to search for this perfume for a very long time but i just now found out! This perfume smells exactly like the £215 Maison Francis perfume on Selfridges!!
"The smell makes you stand out so much!! It makes people want to ask where i got the perfume from! It last long too! Specially when you spray it together with oil perfume or Vaseline! I will not be ordering any other perfume rather than this! AMAZINGG!"
Away from Amazon, The Fragrance shop has slashed the price of some of its most popular perfumes. Originally £65, 30ml bottles of Yves Saint Laurent Mon Paris Floral Eau De Parfum is down to £36.20.
At Boots, YSL Black Opium Neon Eau de Parfum 75ml is £52.50 instead of £105. And at the Perfume Shop, huge 200ml bottles of PACO RABANNE 1 Million have been slashed from £123.50 to £69.99, with a free minature scent for those who buy it.
