5 Affordable Dupes For Baccarat Rouge 540

There are certain scents that you can not escape. Your colleagues at work use it, your mom loves it, and it might even be your favorite influencer's fragrance of the day. One of these inescapable scents is the Baccarat Rouge 540, an ambery floral perfume that has reached cult-favorite status for its rich scent and exquisite notes.

Created in celebration of Baccarat's 250th anniversary in 2014, the Baccarat Rouge 540 is a spicy, ambery fragrance that features several potent floral and woody notes. At the top are notes of saffron and jasmine, which create the iconic spicy floral scent the perfume is known for. In the middle, amberwood and ambergris take charge. At the bottom is the beloved woody note of cedar, creating a potent mix of warm and spicy notes that smell great on both men and women. But there's a catch.

At $325 for 2.4 fluid ounces of perfume, even our cult-favorite lovers will undoubtedly agree that our pockets can't take the brunt. But not to worry, dupes are here to save the day. While it's hard to replicate Rouge 540's innate spiciness, other perfume alternatives, like Zara's Red Temptation, do an excellent job of recreating Baccarat on a budget.

If the concept of fragrance dupes were a brand, it would be Dossier. Dossier offers fragrance imitations that are identical to the original but much cheaper. Take Ambery Saffron, Dossier's version of Baccarat, but on a budget.

Ambery Saffron features many of the same notes as Baccarat Rouge 540, with saffron and orange blossom as the top notes. Right in the middle of the intoxicating Baccarat dupe are jasmine, plum, and cedarwood for that floral touch. And at the bottom, you have oakmoss, fir balsam, and amber to add spice. However, unlike Baccarat's $325 price tag, Dossier's Ambery Saffron retails at $49 for 1.7 fluid ounces of product, making this a perfect deal for the perfect imitation.

We're not alone in our love for this Dossier dupe as reviewers share their experiences with Ambery Saffron. One reviewer on Dossier's website stated: "This smells EXACTLY like the real thing! I have the real one, and I can't tell the difference. If you love MFK Baccarat 540, you're going to love this. Don't even hesitate."

From linen shirts to slingback pumps, Zara is our go-to for amazing deals in the beauty space. And it turns out that Zara fragrances are also a hit, as the Red Temptation Eau de Parfum proves. Like the Baccarat Rouge 540, Red Temptation contains top notes of saffron, bitter orange, and coriander, middle notes of praline and jasmine for flowery sweetness, and bottom notes of amber, moss, and musk that provide spicy earthiness once the perfume dries down.

Like the other dupes we've seen, Zara's Red Temptation is pocket-friendly at close to a tenth of the price of the Baccarat Rouge 540, retailing at $35.90 for 2.71 fluid ounces of product. But the price is not the only significant difference.

Where the Rouge 540 is considered floral and spicy enough to be a unisex fragrance, Red Temptation is regarded as a similar but more feminine variant. Still, several reviewers consider Red Temptation the closest dupe to Baccarat Rouge 540, with one mentioning on Fragrantica: "If you love Baccarat Rouge 540 but don't want to waste it every day, this is your solution ... It lasts and projects for well over 7 hours on me and is a HUGE compliment-getter. One of Zara's best fragrances."