Cloud and Baccarat Rouge 540

What do they smell like?

Both are sweet. Cloud smells of burnt sugar and vanilla; Baccarat Rouge 540 smells of white flowers, burnt sugar and dry woods.

Cloudburnt sugar · vanilla · sweet · creamy

Baccarat Rouge 540white flowers · burnt sugar · dry woods · sweet · dense

Is the cheaper one close enough?

Cloud shares the burnt sugar of Baccarat Rouge 540 for about 8¢ a spray against 71¢. It leaves out the white flowers and dry woods, and wears half a work day against morning to night.

Wearers who know both say

“Cloud is more gourmand/sweet while Baccarat is more airy or crystalline, if that makes sense.”

Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2021 · 19 votes

Which lasts longest?

Baccarat Rouge 540 lasts longest: morning to night.

CloudHalf a work day 4–6 hours

Baccarat Rouge 540Morning to night 12 hours or more

Which will others notice?

Baccarat Rouge 540 carries furthest: across a room.

CloudSomeone beside you arm’s length

Baccarat Rouge 540Across a room across a room

When do they suit?

Cloud: the office and every day, in spring, fall and winter; Baccarat Rouge 540: special occasions.

CloudOfficeEvery daySpringFallWinter

Baccarat Rouge 540Special occasions

Which costs least to wear?

Cloud, at about 8¢ a spray. Baccarat Rouge 540 costs about 9 times as much.

Cloud8¢ a spray $75 for 100 ml

Baccarat Rouge 54071¢ a spray $495 for 70 ml

Who do they suit?

Cloud suits younger wearers; Baccarat Rouge 540 suits men and women alike.

CloudYounger wearers

Baccarat Rouge 540Men and women alike