Sunset In Heaven

oh baby! When i saw Parfums Vintage were making a clone of BR540 I was like "I'm getting it asap!" and I did. I already have Interplay by aF and Casino Royale & Casino Royale Nights by Duo (the dua stuff was a notch above) but I just KNEW PV would bring the heat and they did! Yes the price is basically Designer price for Niche Scent / Quality and if you know Niche pricing you have to take this as a HUGE effing win! I spent about 120+ Shipping USD for this and i feel like it's a pretty good deal tbh. For me Parfums Vintage is probably my 3nd favorite house behind Chanel and Dior and those are 2 pretty amazing Designer houses, anything they drop I take interest in and anything PV makes i take interest in because they have a really nice way of not just "cloning" a fragrance but really giving that quality to the fragrance that (sorry to do this) ARMAF just doesn't do, I swore i wouldn't touch that trash again and I strictly deal with PV if i want something top notch (followed by DUA). Flat out this is a superb fragrance, great scent and longevity and it's crazy the quality PV puts out like literally this smells like it was a big name niche house that put it out (like MFK for example). If you are looking for quality product with honestly the most accurate cloning / inspiration of BR540 then this is literally the KING of all! Parfums Vintage is THE 'clone/inspired by' house, if they make it then you can bet its just really great quality and a step above everything else. This is tbh probably their best fragrance if i'm being as straight up as i can be. Well worth the price and if you like BR540 then you can buy a 100mL of this for 120 like i did and enjoy rocking it! Still a beast fragrance, needs 1-2 sprays and lasts 9-10 hrs with good projection and sillage. Staple to my rotation now and i'm never disappointed in the quality of PV p.s. the orange really pops in this opening (stays very juicy throughout and very beautiful) which is saying quite a bit considering orange is kind of a tough one to really do without smelling like breakfast but that orange jasmin blend in the opening is something special imo this is the PV sort of 'twist' on BR540 for anyone wondering what exactly makes this different (and imo a little more wearable during warmer climate) it's that really juicy orange

Ok, so first off I'm not one for clones, but I made an exception for this one. I had a bottle of MFK Baccarat rouge 540 edp and gave it to my son about a year ago, a few months ago he came to visit and was going out one night and he had it one and I could smell it, I was instantly filled with regret for giving it to him, long story short, I wanted the scent again but couldn't find any good deals at the time so I bought the new version of sunset in heaven and I actually think I like it more. It's just Slightly less sweet, has this very very mild orange note added, Slightly smoother and I don't seem to go as nose blind from it. It projects very well, 6ft. Has a beautiful sillage, very much the same DNA but seems to be more wearable in warm or hot weather. I put on about 6 sprays, went to the grocery store and had the lady behind the deli counter ask what I was wearing and gave a me a great compliment. It almost scared me because I didn't realize how much it was projecting off my skin. As this one heats up it really projects a beautiful scent. Possibly the orange citrus helps? I'm not sure. But I think this scent had been improved upon from PV first iterations of it. I have worn it many times now and I'm hoping they keep this version as is because I will definitely buy it again. Not many frags I buy twice. Tom ford oudwood is the only fragrance I have bought 3 bottles of and I will never be without it. This might be in that same category for me.

So I first got my hands on this through a split on one of the Facebook groups. I bought this for the mrs to try, who'd sampled BR540 in stores and really liked it. The second she put this on, she fell in love with it. I'm usually told to stop waving my hands in front of her asking her to smell all the frags I sample and buy and in this case, it was her doing the same, but she didn't need to - this thing projects! So you're probably wanting to know how it compares with BR540. Let me first start by saying that BR540 is a fantastic frag, so this has all the make up to be a winner in my eyes. The opening is the biggest difference that sets them apart with BR540 having a sweeter smell to it and slightly more rounded, whereas I get more orange and a woody note coming through with this one. Once it's dried down, the difference are less noticeable, but Sunset in Heaven just projects and smells fantastic. It didn't take long for me to start 'borrowing' this one on occasion as it really is that good. I bought her 100ml soon after for her birthday and my sister who wears BR540 straight away couldn't believe how good and how strong this is. Well worth a purchase and stands on it's own irrespective of BR540 and IMO, I prefer this one! Don't hesitate to buy or sample

I own this and Baccarat Rouge 540 from MKF and lemme tell you, if you don't have $321 then this is the way to go because I can't smell differences between the two unless I go back n forth 50 times between my arms trying to smell the SUBTLE difference. I actually think this has better sillage then BR540. Longevity is the same, the compliments are the same, how sexy and confident I feel when wearing this or BR540 is the same. It's very versatile for everyday wear, although I probably wouldn't wear this in extreme heat as it is very sugary sweet. I wear it in the office and the ladies love it, perfect for dates, definitely a scent that'll have someone thinking about you after you've left their home... If you know what I mean! ;) If you're a fan BR540 because can't afford to use it everyday as your signature scent then Sunset is your 98% match affordable alternative

The initial scent from the spray is alcoholic and sharp. I had to divert my nose and wait for the alcohol smell to dry off. Only the next most recent reviewer and I wrote about the alcohol-ness so maybe it's the recent batch that smells alcoholic (Jan 2020)? After that, it settles into a predominantly orange note. After about 30 minutes, the smell becomes lovely and well rounded and smells like Baccarat Rouge 540. At this point, I am in love with the scent and can't stop sniffing my arm. It gives me a well rounded, ethereal, and sweet vibe. FYI, I don't own Baccarat Rouge 540, but I've tried it before. TL;DR Opening note is soo alcoholic, so you know it isn't a real niche fragrance. That being said, the dry down is amazing and worth it.