Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 Sparkling Body Oil

Warning; the product featured here costs an arm and three legs. But we feel it is more than worthy of our attention because Baccarat Rouge 540 has now become one of the bestselling fragrances on the planet, and we know so, so many fans. Some of those fans MIGHT want to put this straight at the top of their ‘Dear Santa’ list, and hope that they’ve been very, very good indeed.

Jo was at the launch of Baccarat Rouge 540, at The Connaught Hotel, a few years back, hosted by perfumer Francis Kurkdjian himself. (Francis, the most charming and generous of souls, is now also resident perfumer at Dior – and we have to say we cannot wait to smell what he gets up to, there.) The fragrance she first smelled then is now the most Googled on the planet, with over 6 million searches, and 200,000 Instagram posts dedicated to it. It’s risen to the Top 10 of fragrances sold in the US,

And now – ta-dah! – it’s available as the most beautiful, silky, gilded body oil, infused with real particles of 24-carat gold suspended in a blend of macadamia, argan and apricot oils.

Shake before use and a few drops will glisten skin, while veiling it in Baccarat Rouge 540, a scent that really doesn’t smell like anything else at all, with its mysterious swirl of jasmine, amber, cedar and saffron, with the touch of luminosity which is Francis’s scented signature. (‘Addicted’ is how we’d describe many of our friends’ relationship with Baccarat Rouge.)

So yes, an arm and three legs. But (in time for the party season), those arms and legs are going to sparkle beautifully, and smell downright gorgeous…

£195 for 200ml – buy here

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