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Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Baccarat Rouge 540

2015OrientalEDPFrance

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Editorial notes

  1. 01

    A saffron-amberwood with ambroxan that became one of the most influential fragrances of the 2010s, the radiance template flooding subsequent niche releases.

  2. 02

    Originally commissioned by the Baccarat crystal house for its 250th anniversary in 2014 as a numbered limited edition of 250 hand-numbered Baccarat crystal flacons.

  3. 03

    Released as a permanent MFK fragrance in 2015 after the anniversary edition sold out. The 540 refers to the 540°C temperature at which gold fuses into Baccarat's signature red crystal.

  4. 04

    Composed by Francis Kurkdjian in 2015 around saffron and jasmine over an amberwood-ambergris heart with a cedar-fir resin-ambroxan base.

Dossier

Edition · 000

Status · Active. Bestseller.

A saffron-amberwood with ambroxan.

Composed by
Francis Kurkdjian
Founder
Francis Kurkdjian
Country
France

The pyramid

Top
saffronjasmine
Heart
amberwoodambergris accord
Base
cedarfir resinambroxan

The brief

Originally commissioned by the Baccarat crystal house for its 250th anniversary in 2014; released as a stand-alone Maison Francis Kurkdjian fragrance in 2015.

Name'540' refers to the 540°C temperature at which gold fuses into Baccarat's signature red crystal.

Why it mattered

  • Among the most influential fragrances of the 2010s, popularising the high-radiance saffron / amberwood / ambroxan combination that flooded subsequent niche releases

The flacon

Tall pale-clear flacon with a deep-red top half and a stamped 540 logo; the original 2014 anniversary edition was housed in a numbered Baccarat crystal box designed by Georges Chevalier.

Footnotes

  • The original 2014 commission was released as a numbered limited edition of just 250 hand-numbered Baccarat crystal flacons before becoming a permanent MFK fragrance in 2015.

The Curator's Note

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