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    Instant Crush vs. Baccarat Rouge 540

    Strikingly similar
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    Instant Crush rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Instant Crush vs. Baccarat Rouge 540
    Instant CrushBaccarat Rouge 540
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20192015
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerPierre MontaleFrancis Kurkdjian
    Best seasonWinterFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Instant Crush

    Woody
    Warm Spicy
    Amber
    Vanilla
    Powdery
    Citrus
    Fresh Spicy
    Metallic

    Baccarat Rouge 540

    Woody
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Metallic
    Fresh Spicy
    Aromatic
    White Floral
    Animalic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    SaffronGingerMandarin OrangeSicilian MandarinBergamotSicilian Bergamot
    SaffronJasmine
    Heart
    AmberwoodRoseMoroccan RoseEgyptian JasmineJasminePatchouli LeafIndonesian Patchouli Leaf
    AmbergrisHedione
    Base
    Madagascar VanillaVanillaWhite MuskSandalwoodOakmoss
    AmberwoodAmbroxanCedarSugarOakmoss

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Instant Crush vs. Baccarat Rouge 540
    Instant CrushBaccarat Rouge 540
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

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    Real talk

    Built for people who've already decided. Not tentative, not polite. The saffron makes a statement in the opening; the vanilla earns its keep in the drydown.Instant Crush
    This fragrance generates polarized reactions. The saffron note is polarizing on its own, but the ambergris and ambroxan combination creates a warm, almost hyperreal quality that some find synthetic.Baccarat Rouge 540

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Instant Crush vs. Baccarat Rouge 540
    Instant CrushBaccarat Rouge 540
    0.27 oz$18.19fragrancenet$46.19fragrancenet
    0.37 oz$217.71ecosmetics
    2.5 oz$380.80ecosmetics
    6.8 oz$575.00ecosmetics

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