The New Rouge

Never did I ever think I'd smell a nice 'cotton candy' style fragrance but here we are. Walked around the store with it and ended up grabbing a mini for the rest of winter/the cold midwestern spring. Smells downright cozy. Sweet, woody, a little vague and synthetic for sure, but not in a cleaning products way, more in a "expensive, loud music bumping store at the mall" type of way. As far as the sweetness goes, I grew up with those Walgreens clones of Angel that could knock your @ss out cold, and this *is* reminiscent of those, but in a buttoned up, downright inoffensive way. 'Angel' and 'inoffensive' shouldn't compute to my nose, personally and historically, but this somehow does. Yeah, cotton candy can be tolerable, maybe even enjoyable for someone in their 30s. Who knew? Obligatory "never have I ever smelled BR540" stamp, but this still smells remarkably nice and lasts long, for the price.

I recommend for men! (The mist) Its smells like the EDP of BR 540 without all the girly florals in the opening. It’s goes right into the woody dry down smell and focuses more on being more sweet and woody than floral. Reminds me of armaf untold more than BR 540 but still not quite. For the price...there is no reason to sit here and knit-pick something i payed less than $15 for. Its does more than get the job done. Don’t wear it if you don’t like attention and you have no game lol People will notice you! Spray on clothes if you want it to stick around all day. It also layers notice with others. Its pretty much a steal for the price, and in air it does smell just like BR 540 dried down. Get the mist, no need for the perfume

Not exactly BCR, but close enough for anyone looking for an affordable dupe. I compared to a sample of the original, while this has that tiny bit of powder in it, it's still great. It dries down with a bit less sweetness on my skin. I smell if for hours and am very happy with the FB I blind bought. This is similar to Phur Amber Haze (which I also own and like), but New Rouge has less of the bandaid smell to me (although Phlur is still good, the bandaid is only there there deep down). I would say either are good if you don't have 300 bucks to spend on a FB of BCR. (I do not have 300 bucks for this, and only have the sample).

Yup, Baccarat 540 all the way. I went to Target and they happened to have a tester for this . I didn’t have any idea that Finer’y has a BR540 clone but when I saw that the notes included saffron - I was intrigued and the first spray (all the way home) made me think of Baccarat Rouge 540 in a really pleasing and inoffensive way. To be honest, I also own Ariana Grande’s Cloud perfume and it can be really cloying. Finer’y ’s fragrance is smooth and has amazing longevity - with the DNA not changing as hours passed by. I didn’t buy a bottle. I have a full Baccarat 540 at home but if I didn’t , I will purchase this VS Cloud.

For anyone wondering, the notes are: Golden Saffron, Amber Resin, and Sandalwood. I've never smelled Baccarat, but I can see where the Cloud comparison comes from. This is sort of like a dark Cloud with a resinous spice. In fact, the Cloud aspects are more in the background. Imagine being seated in front of a fire in a lodge late at night, a warm spiced sweet drink in hand. I really like this. I also like Cloud, and they're different enough to suit different feelings and occasions. Cloud is frothy and creamy. The New Rouge is dark and smoked. Both are sweet.